SB0072 Summary

• Prohibits the State Board of Education and Capital Development Board from requiring project labor agreements for school construction projects unless school boards voluntarily agree to them.

• Shifts teacher pension normal costs to local school districts incrementally starting in 2016 (0.5% of payroll), reaching 9% by 2025, but only if the State fully funds specific education mandates including school breakfast/lunch programs and special education requirements.

• Repeals the Driver's Education Act and removes related requirements from the Illinois Vehicle Code, eliminating mandatory driver education course standards.

• Prevents school districts from entering into collective bargaining agreements that restrict decisions on technology use, experimental programs, staffing, and class size.

• Voids existing class size regulations for general and special education classes unless the State Board of Education fully funds the additional teachers and staff required by those limits.