SB1954 Summary

• Removes special impasse resolution procedures from the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act that previously applied only to educational employers in cities with populations exceeding 500,000 (targeting Chicago).

• Repeals Section 4.5 of the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act concerning specific subjects of collective bargaining for that employer.

• Amends the School Code Section 34-3.5 to strike language requiring disputes under Section 4.5 to be resolved through a specific dispute resolution procedure with a rotating mediation panel.

• Establishes a general fact-finding and mediation process for public school districts organized under Article 34 of the School Code, including requirements for fact-finders' qualifications and specific criteria for recommendations.

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.