HB5188 Summary

• Amends the School Code by modifying sections related to school district emergency financial assistance, including loan limits of $4,000 per student and grants not exceeding $1,000 per student, with repayment terms set at 50% of the one-year Constant Maturity Treasury yield.

• Removes references to Section 1F-62 from provisions governing the Illinois Finance Authority's powers and school district tax levies, and eliminates language requiring applicants to furnish authorization for criminal history checks to regional superintendents in certain circumstances.

• Repeals multiple School Code sections including 1F-62, 2-3.33a, 2-3.123, 2-3.128, 2-3.171, 2-3.172, 18-8.10, 21-5e, and 34-83, which addressed various grant programs and educator certification requirements.

• Modifies the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act to clarify that Financial Oversight Panels and School Finance Authorities are educational employers, and removes references to Section 34-83 in the definition of "professional employee."

• Updates criminal background check provisions for school employees and student teachers to reference checks of the Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database, and removes a requirement that reference Section 34-83 regarding license issuance.