HB2275 Summary

• Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act to establish different impasse resolution procedures for three categories of educational employers: non-public school districts, public school districts not organized under Article 34, and Article 34 public school districts.

• Requires parties 90 days before the school year starts to notify the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board of bargaining status and mediation use; mandates collective bargaining commence within 60 days of certification and continue for at least 60 days unless a contract is reached.

• For non-Article 34 public school districts, establishes a public posting process where each party submits offers within 7 days of initiation, and the Board posts both parties' offers and cost summaries on its website within 14 days unless agreement is reached.

• For Article 34 public school districts, creates a mandatory fact-finding process with a qualified tri-partite panel that must issue advisory findings and recommended settlement terms within 75 days; recommended terms become binding unless either party rejects them within 15 days with a written rationale, which then triggers public disclosure.

• Specifies fact-finder qualification requirements including 10 years' membership in national arbitration organizations, prior experience with mediation rosters or interest arbitration awards, and establishes detailed criteria for fact-finding recommendations; repeals prior Section 4.5 addressing large city school districts.