Inside the Spring 2026 Legislative Session - IPA Talk

April 30, 2026  27 min

Jason Leahy and Alison Maley break down the bills, budgets, and policy decisions shaping the spring 2026 Illinois legislative session. This IPA Talk covers Senate Bill 2914 on teacher arbitration, the proposed bell-to-bell cell phone ban, the work of the Mandate Reduction Council, and what school leaders should watch in the state and federal budgets.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Spring Session Overview
2:20 Teacher Arbitration Bill
9:39 Cell Phone Ban Update
17:22 Mandate Reduction Council
22:40 Federal Budget Concerns