Capitol Watch

Below you will find links to detailed information about the status of current education-related bills in the Legislature. Click on the bill number to access the Illinois General Assembly website containing full text and all actions associated with the bill. Those bills identified with an asterisk* are IEA initiatives.

Description	Position	Topic	Fact Sheet
Repeals the 3% salary limitation applied to TRS and SURS participants and reverts it back to the previous limit of 6%	Support	Other	Fact Sheet
Sets the minimum starting salary for a teacher in Illinois at $40,000	Support	Other	Fact Sheet
Re-inserts language that established the five-hour instructional school day	Support	Other
Provides that a school district's decision to allow a student to take a portion of a driver education course through a distance learning program must be determined on a case-by-case basis and must be approved by the student's driver education teacher and the student's parent or guardian; defines "distance learning program"	Support	Driver Education
Provides that on July 1, 2020, the State Charter School Commission is abolished and the terms of all members end. Provides that all of the powers, duties, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and pending business of the Commission are transferred to the State Board of Education on that date.	Support	Charter Schools	Fact Sheet
Sets the minimum starting salary for a teacher in Illinois at $40,000	Support	Other
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act	Support	Other	Fact Sheet
Creates the Family and Medical Leave Act	Support	Other
Creates the Paid Family Leave Act	Support	Other
Creates the Paid Family Leave Act	Support	Other
Repeals the 3% salary limitation applied to TRS and SURS participants and reverts it back to the previous limit of 6%. Removes the basics skills test (retains content area test) for licensure. Allows each school district to provide a salary to a student teacher employed by the district and fix the amount of that salary.	Support	Other	Fact Sheet
Provides that on July 1, 2020, the State Charter School Commission is abolished and the terms of all members end. Provides that all of the powers, duties, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and pending business of the Commission are transferred to the State Board of Education on that date.	Support	Charter Schools	Fact Sheet

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