Education Law

Section Activities Summary

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Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.

Section Stats

Continuing Legal Education

Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2024–25 bar year, the Section sponsored the following programs:

  • Co-Sponsor LIVE WEB - Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Visa Options: What You Need to Know When Representing Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Clients Working in STEM Fields (11/15/2024)
  • Sponsor LIVE WEB - Campus Conversations: A Discussion About Free Speech in the Education Environment (12/05/2024)
  • Co-Sponsor LIVE WEB - Immigration Law 2025: Updates and Essentials under the New Administration (04/11/2025)
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ISBA Central Discussions

ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2024–25 bar year.

Education Law

  • Community members: 305
  • Total discussion posts: 1

Transactional

  • Community members: 24,715
  • Total discussion posts: 406

Litigation

  • Community members: 24,710
  • Total discussion posts: 1,251

Legislation

The Section Council reviewed 169 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:

  • House Bill 3037 creates the Right to Play Act.
  • Senate Bill 1519 amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, the State Board of Education shall require that each school district annually report the number of students who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official and the number of instances of referrals to law enforcement that students received. Provides that on or before January 31, 2029, and on or before January 31 of each subsequent year, the State Board of Education shall prepare a report on student referrals to law enforcement in all school districts in the State, including State-authorized charter schools. Requires a parent-teacher advisory committee to develop policy guideline procedures to establish and maintain a reciprocal reporting system between the school district and local law enforcement agencies regarding both criminal and civil offenses (rather than only criminal offenses) committed by students. Requires a memorandum of understanding between a local law enforcement agency and a school district for any school district that uses a school resource officer. Provides that a student must not be issued a monetary fine, fee, ticket, or citation as a school-based disciplinary consequence or for a municipal code violation on school grounds during school hours or while taking school transportation. Provides that school personnel (rather than a school district) may not refer a truant, chronic truant, or truant minor to any other local public entity, school resource officer, or peace officer (rather than only to any other local public entity) for that local public entity, school resource officer, or peace officer to issue the child a fine or fee as punishment for truancy.
  • Senate Bill 1718 creates the Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday Act.
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