Nearly 300 new laws, ranging from raising the minimum wage to allowing for students to take “mental health” days off of school, will take effect Jan. 1 in Illinois.
The Illinois Education Association is working alongside Reps. Fred Crespo (D-Hoffman Estates) and Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) on legislation focused on having school districts comply with requirements in the School Threat Assessment Law, which was sponsored by Crespo and McCombie and signed into law in 2019.