While stymied on a budget, Illinois legislators addressed issues including abortion, book bans and south suburban airport during spring session
Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune.State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, a Chicago Democrat, speaks during the legislative session at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on May 19, 2023.
Beginning with the 2027-28 school year, Illinois school districts would be required to offer a full day of kindergarten, pending a signature from Pritzker. “Full-day kindergarten benefits all parties, giving children more time to learn, teachers more time to educate, and working parents more accessible and affordable sources of child care,” said state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, a Democrat from Arlington Heights and the bill’s main House sponsor.
Other measures from the secretary of state’s office include legislation barring police from stopping motorists solely because they have smallThere were also bills focusedTwo bills would increase access to drug-testing supplies, including those for the powerful opioid fentanyl, and a third would require that school districts provide instruction about the dangers of the drug. Another bill mandates schools to maintain a supply of an opioid antagonist like Narcan.
The Illinois Department of Human Services under new legislation would be authorized to collect data to determine how frequently a government-funded program that provides food for low-income households is defrauded. Beginning in January, the agency would be required to report how often benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are stolen annually amid many concerns about identity theft.
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