IL SB2043

State Board of Education excluded from definition of "agency" under the Sick Leave Bank Act, making it ineligible to participate in sick leave bank programs.

State Board of Education strategic plan refocused on equity in Illinois schools with three required topic areas: equitable resource allocation, social-emotional well-being of students, and attraction/retention of diverse teachers and leaders; eliminates 12 previous required topics.

State mandate reports revised to list only "new" state mandates applicable to schools and removes requirement to highlight mandates that first became effective in the current year.

Multiple educator licensure requirements simplified by removing English language proficiency test requirements for educators trained in other states or countries.

School discipline policies strengthened to require mental health agency consultation when mental illness may cause student expulsion or suspension, and to limit out-of-school suspensions and expulsions to necessary cases with documented consideration of alternative interventions.