We previously shared our School Law Legislative Update, focused on new Illinois school-related laws that became effective January 1, 2023. From that update, our team at Franczek P.C. has compiled a narrower list of those laws applicable to charter schools in its Charter School Legislative Update, focused on new laws in effect in 2023.
For a refresher on other new laws affecting charter schools that went into effect for the 2022-2023 school year, please see our past alerts and webinars on various school law updates, including:
CURRICULUM
College and Career Readiness
Effective: 1/1/2023
This public act creates sections 10-20.83 and 34-18.78 of the School Code to address college and career readiness systems and makes related amendments to the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act of 2016. Under the Act, schools enrolling students in any of grades 6 through 12 are required to adopt and implement career exploration and career development activities for such grades by July 1, 2025. Such activities must be provided in accordance with a postsecondary and career expectations framework for each grade that substantially aligns to the model framework set forth in the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. The local framework must be available...
Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP advises Vistagen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTGN) investors that the firm is investigating potential legal claims arising from alleged false statements about Vi...