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Law Alerts
Agendas for Public Meetings: “Just One More Thing”… or Two
By Robbins Schwartz |
Illinois’ oft-amended Open Meeting Act (OMA) has been amended again, this time to mandate more specific content for meeting agendas, and that they be made “continuously available for public review”…
Amendment to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act Makes College Employees and Coaches “Mandated Reporters”
By Robbins Schwartz |
On June 27, 2012, Governor Pat Quinn has signed an amendment to Illinois Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, Public Act 97-0711, to require “personnel of institutions of higher education”…
MBE and FBE Goals Applicable to School Construction Projects
By Robbins Schwartz |
On February 16, 2012, Governor Quinn announced that Illinois school districts statewide will receive more than $623 million for school construction. Under Public Act 96-1064, which became effective July 16,…
Illinois Supreme Court Accepts Case Challenging the Illinois Public School Funding System
By Robbins Schwartz |
On January 25, 2012, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s education funding system, Carr v. Koch, (2011) Ill. App.…
‘New Year’ Rings in Change to Salary Reporting Obligations for School Districts
By Robbins Schwartz |
Effective January 1, 2012, school districts have only one salary and benefits reporting obligation under The School Code.[1] Public Act 97-259 (the “Act”) repealed School Code Section 10-20.50, which required school districts to create a…
Attorney General: Disclosure of Certain Private Email and Cell Phone Records Required by FOIA
By Robbins Schwartz |
On November 15, 2011, the Attorney General issued a binding opinion examining what is a “public record” subject to request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In Public…
Further Guidance for Compliance with New Posting Obligations for IMRF Employers
By Robbins Schwartz |
In September we issued a Law Alert regarding Public Act 97-609 (the “Act”), which requires IMRF-covered employers to post the total compensation package (“TCP”)[1] for: (1) every IMRF-covered employee earning a TCP…
Amendment to The Code of Civil Procedure Allows Municipalities to Evict Tenants for Criminal Activities
By Robbins Schwartz |
The Illinois Code of Civil Procedure has recently been amended by Public Act 97-236 to provide municipalities with an important new tool to enforce crime free housing ordinances and to…
New Posting Obligations for IMRF Employers
By Robbins Schwartz |
Public Act 97-609, effective January 1, 2012[1], adds a new section to the Open Meetings Act (5 ILCS 120/7.3), creating two new posting obligations for IMRF employers: The total compensation…
New FOIA Amendments Ease Burden on Public Bodies
By Robbins Schwartz |
On August 27, 2011, Public Act 97-579 was signed into law, which amends FOIA by: (1) eliminating the “pre-authorization” process when asserting a denial under Section 7(1)(c) or 7(1)(f) of…