DESCRIPTION
Illinois School Law Survey, written by attorney Brian A. Braun and published every other year by the Illinois Association of School Boards, is now in its Tenth Edition (2008). The book provides a convenient resource written in plain English for answering the legal questions of educators and laymen. A CD ROM version that accompanies the book provides rapid access to the laws governing Illinois public schools and represents an "all-in-one" legal resource.
Both the book and CD ROM present information in a question-and-answer format in 27 chapters on such topics as student discipline, the educational program, education of the handicapped, teacher employment, collective bargaining, school elections, public meetings, budgeting, property taxes and state aid. Answers are based on state and federal statutes and case law in force and reported as of January 1, 2008, and administrative rules and regulations current as of December 15, 2007.
In addition to an extensive Table of Contents, the book offers two other features that enable the reader to find information quickly:
• A Quick Reference Index provides a detailed listing of topics and sub-topics arranged alphabetically with a list of the questions where the matter is discussed in the book.
• Court cases are compiled in a table in alphabetical order by name of plaintiff. Each court decision is listed in the table with full legal citations and a note as to where the decision is referenced in the book.
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