After the Elections: What’s Next for Special Education in Washington & Springfield? Myrna Mandlawitz Shannon Miller Bellini Kevin Rubenstein Legislative Consultant, Legislative Consultant, Director of Student Services, Council of Administrators of Illinois Alliance of Lake Bluff ESD 65 Special Education (CASE) Administrators of Special President, IAASE Education (IAASE) Policy & Legislative Chair, CASE Myrna Mandlawitz Shannon Miller Bellini Kevin Rubenstein Legislative Consultant, Legislative Consultant, Director of Student Services, Council of Administrators of Illinois Alliance of Lake Bluff ESD 65 Special Education (CASE) Administrators of Special President, IAASE Education (IAASE) Policy & Legislative Chair, CASE Agenda 1. What to Expect from Washington 2. What to Expect from Springfield 3. Questions and Answers Springfield – Governor’s Office Who’s Out? Who’s In?

• $750M toward Evidence Based Funding • Continued focus on Evidence Based • $75 Million Tax Credit for Private Schools Funding? • Budget Stalemate • Repeal of $75 Million Tax Credit for Private Schools • Higher Education and Early Childhood Governor’s Office – The Transition •Governor-Elect Pritzker has appointed several educators to his Education Success Committee • Chairs of Committee Kathy Griffin, President, Illinois Education Association Janice Jackson, Chicago Public Schools CEO State Senator Andy Manar State Representative Chris Welch

• Special Education / Disability Focused Zena Naiditch, CEO/ President, Equip for Equality Dr. Kevin Rubenstein, President, IAASE

• Other K-12 Educators: Dr. Brent Clark, IASA; Dr. Carmen Ayala, Berwyn North SD 98; Dr. Christine Benson, Retired Superintendent; Dr. Jennifer Garrison, Vandalia CUSD 203; Dr. Kevin O’Mara, Retired Superintendent; Gloria Trejo, Principal Governor’s Office – Day One Issues •Budget Proposal and funding for year three of Evidence Based Model •Pensions •$6 Billion Bill backlog •Five vacancies on the Illinois State Board of Education (three of which will be filled by educators). ISBE – Transition Ahead? •5 Vacancies on the Board coming open in January •Dr. Tony Smith’s contract expires in January • Possible scenarios: • Contract renewal • New superintendent, but same staff • New superintendent, new staff •Lots of special education issues in 2019 • IDEA Flow Through change • CPS Oversight and continued issues • Educator shortages • ESSA Year Two – Changes? • Part 401 Rules? • Updated rules related to medication distribution? The Legislature – Illinois House of Representatives •Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives • Increased majority and now hold a veto proof, super majority of 74 members •Republicans hold 44 seats – smallest number of Republicans in the House in Illinois history •Both parties have held internal meetings and have re-elected their leaders: • Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) will continue as Speaker of the House (longest serving speaker in United States History) • (R-Western Springs) will continue as Republican Leader •Neither party has named leadership teams as of yet The Legislature – Illinois House of Representatives

Fred Crespo Hoffman Estates North Chicago East Hazel Crest Villa Park Elementary & Elementary & Appropriations- Secondary Education: Secondary Education: Elementary & Mental Health School Curriculum & Licensing & Oversight Secondary Education Committee Policies Committee Committee Committee The Legislature – Illinois State Senate •Democrats maintained control of the Senate • Increased majority and now hold a veto proof, super majority of 40 members (had been 37) •Republicans hold 19 seats •Both parties have held internal meetings and have re-elected their leaders: • John Cullerton (D-Chicago) will continue as President of the Senate • Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) will continue as Republican Leader •Neither party has named leadership teams as of yet The Legislature – Illinois State Senate

Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant Andy Manar

Plainfield Bunker Hill

Education Committee Appropriations II Committee Legislative Goals •Our legislative team has focused its efforts into several areas for the 2019 Spring Legislative Session •Legislative Team is headed by Melissa Taylor and Judy Hackett •Meets regularly while legislature is in session •Advised by Shannon Miller Bellini •Representatives from every region of the state •Meets with representatives from other groups (IASA, IASBO, IPA, IASB, etc.) to attempt to build coalitions •Committed to fighting unfunded mandates and those bills that go further than IDEA Legislative Goals •Big Issue – Funding •Continued funding under the Evidence Based Model •Placement neutral funding for students with disabilities* •Medicaid Reimbursement for Teletherapy Legislative Goals •Other Legislative Priorities •Cooperative withdrawal bill (held over from this year) •Educator shortages •IMRF and Cooperative Retirement Rules •Changes to due process section of school code Questions?