Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed 35 bills Friday, including measures impacting education, driving and public safety retirement.
Beginning Jan. 1, certain members of law enforcement can retire at the age 55 instead of 60.
Among the bills Pritzker signed Friday are measures that reduce the number of professional development hours for an educator license and allow a school district to waive the evaluation requirement of certain educators if they were rated “excellent” or “proficient” previously.
Another measure pertaining to schools prohibits districts from withholding a student’s grades, transcripts, or diploma because of an unpaid balance on school accounts.
Starting Jan. 1, a measure requires various state agencies to establish programs to receive reports from the public about possible self-harm, criminal acts or potential harm directed at school students, employees or schools.
Effective immediately is a measure that requires grocery stores or supermarkets to display both the regular price and discounted price of an item.
Several measures deal with driving. One measure starting Jan. 1, 2023, prohibits “street sideshows on any street or highway of the state.” A separate measure permits people with a suspended driver’s license due to failure to pay child support to obtain a school bus driver permit “under a new set of circumstances.”
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