Navigating residential placements can be complex, especially when considering factors such as student residency and district financial responsibility for educational services in a residential setting. We often get questions like, “Which district is responsible for providing or paying for educational services for a student who is placed in a residential setting by a state agency [...]
The U.S. Department of Justice recently issued a final Rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) addressing website accessibility requirements for K-12 public school districts and other governmental entities throughout the country to conform with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (commonly referred to as the WCAG 2.1 standards). Source: U.S. Department [...]
Our KB Team discussed Special Education in today's Friday Recap. Click here to view the PowerPoint presentation.
HB 3586 has been in effect for less than two weeks and the questions are pouring in! This newsletter is set up in Q&A format featuring your questions.
Marijuana legalization in Illinois means changes in schools at the start of 2020. Kriha Law breaks down what School Districts need to know as employers with recreational marijuana in our Recreational Newsletter. We also provide insight on the updates to Ashley's Law, which the governor signed into effect on August 12th. Get the Ashley Law [...]
The spring legislative session has resulted in significant changes related to special education mandates. This month's newsletter lays out changes of the bills and what to know in the upcoming school year.
The K12 Focus this month gives information for the mandated law enforcement drills that will take place this upcoming school year. Also this month, we provide insight on the new law that re-institutes the 5-hour school day and consequences of not paying attention to copyright laws.
Kriha Law is thrilled to announce that Sara Boucek is joining us on August 16, 2019 as a named partner in the firm. Please read our announcement here!
Along with New Years’ resolutions, 2019 brings a host of new laws that affect school districts. Summarized below are laws that go into effect January 1, 2019 and will likely require school districts to review and change their current practices. Of course, this list is not exhaustive of all new laws but provides a summary [...]
The General Assembly has added another notice requirement for IEP teams. Effective 8/20/18, IEP teams: Must provide written notice to parents that the IEP team is required to consider whether the child requires assistive technology to receive a FAPE. This notice must include the toll free phone number and website address for the IL AT [...]
