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News & EventsFIRM NEWSJOHN IZZO testified in Springfield on March 2 and 3, 2010, before two committees of the Illinois General Assembly in support of legislation which he helped to craft. Senate Bill 3544 and House Bill 6041 were aimed at simplifying permanent transfers from school district working cash funds to the operating funds most in need. This legislation will save many districts from unjustified tax objections, and comes in response to last year's Appellate Court decision in G.I.S. Venture v. Novak. House Bill 6041 passed the General Assembly and was signed into law by Governor Quinn on July 26, 2010, as Public Act 96-1277. BILL GLEASON presented legal arguments before the Illinois Supreme Court on March 10, 2010, in the case of SPEED District 802 v. Warning (Case No. 108785).This case involves critical issues concerning the extent to which a school employer must permit teachers to have union representation at evaluation and performance conferences. Also in the news, partner TERI ENGLER was again selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer in the area of Schools and Education for 2010.
UPCOMING SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Teri Engler will be participating in a panel presentation at the ISBE's annual Special Education Directors Conference on July 30, 2010 on Recent Developments in Special Education Law and Litigation.
Teri Engler will be speaking again at the IAASE Annual Fall Conference in Tinley Park. Her presentation on September 23, 2010 will focus on Recent Case Law on Discipline of Students with Disabilities.
John Izzo will be co-presenting on Referendum in Recession at the October 4, 2010 Illinois Association of School Business Officials conference at the Double Tree Hotel in Arlington Heights, IL. His co-presenters are: Elizabeth Hennessy (William Blair & Associates), Shelley Clark (Assistant Superintendent at WInnetka School District 36), and Anne Kelly (former Board member at Winnetka School District 36).
Teri Engler will be co-presenting at the October, 2010 annual conference of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Ms. Engler's session at the AACAP Conference will address Legal Issues in the Education of Children with Autism.
On October 14, 2010, Teri Engler will be speaking at a Lake County CEC meeting on Recent Developments in Federal and State Special Education Legislation.
John Izzo will be speaking at the annual School Board Convention in November, 2010 with Todd Drafall and Ray Conye, on Property Taxes in Challenging Times.
Teri Engler and Cindy Baasten will also be speaking at the annual School Board Convention in November, 2010 on Recent Developments and Hot Topics in Special Education Law.
John Izzo will be presenting the Illinois School Finance Legal Update on February 2, 2011 for the Will County Chapter of the Illinois Association of School Business Officials at the Renaissance Center in Joliet, IL.
On April 7, 2011, Teri Engler will be providing a Special Education Legal Update to the Lake County Curriculum Council.
RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
John Izzo presented on Tax Cap Legal Developments at the Illinois Association of School Business Officials 59th Annual Conference at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, IL, on May 19, 2010.
Dan Boyle, Bill Gleason, Joel DeTella and Chris Petrarca conducted the firm's Spring Legal Breakfast Series on Student Discipline and Residency Overviews/Updates on April 21, 22 and May 3, 2010. John Izzo gave a presentation on Update Facility Use Policies and Remember to Include AED's at the DoubleTree Guest Suites & Conference Center, 2111 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove, IL on March 12, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:55 p.m. for the Illinois Association of School Business Officials.
John Izzo spoke on FOIA Amendments at the IASB Northwest Division Dinner Meeting at the Deer Valley Country Club, 3298 Hoover Road, Deer Grove, IL at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, 2010. Dan Boyle gave a presentation on An Overview of Laws, Rules, and Standards Applicable to Staff Misconduct and Ethics for the Illinois Administrator's Academy on February 4, 2010 at the Doubletree Guest Suites, Downers Grove, IL. Dan Boyle presented Legal Hot Topics to the Illinois Association of School Personnel Administrators at their 4th Annual Conference at the Lisle Hyatt, Lisle on January 29, 2010.
Teri Engler gave a presentation on Recent Case Law on Rtl and Eligibility Determinations and Cindy Baasten presented on FOIA and FERPA Updates at the IAASE Winter Conference at the Crowne Plaza, Springfield on January 22, 2010.
John Izzo did a presentation on Freedom of Information Act Amendments to the Homewood School District 153 on January 21, 2010.
Alan Sraga and Teri Engler conducted the firm's winter Legal Breakfast Series on Recent Developments in Special Education, Section 504, and FERPA, on January 20 & 21, and February 2, 2010. John Izzo and Dan Boyle presented Recent Legal Developments in Illinois School Finance to the South Suburban School Business Officials at the Double Tree Inn, Alsip on January 15, 2010. John Izzo presented on Recent Legal Developments to the Will County Association of School Business Officials at Joliet Junior College on January 6, 2010.
Teri Engler spoke on Transition Planning Issues at a seminar sponsored by MEDS/PDN on December 10, 2009 in Gurnee at the Vista Hotel & Conference Center. John Izzo did a presentation on Freedom of Information Act Amendments to the South Suburban Park Directors at the Tinley Park Recreation Center on December 7, 2009.
Alan Sraga and Teri Engler presented on Recent Developments in Special Education Law on November 21, 2009 at the annual IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Annual Conference at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Chicago.
Teri Engler gave a presentation on Recent Developments in Special Education Law to the Lake County Superintendents on November 18, 2009 at the Lake County Tech Campus in Grayslake.
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