Steve Balich Editors Note: The State of Illinois has a statute (Law) that unfunded mandates are not allowed. They constantly pass laws that require local government to find the money to pay for it. GOD BLESS YOU WILL COUNTY REPUBLICANS!!!!!!!!!! Let local School Boards decide on their Curriculum that needs to be in their own budget.
Will County State Republicans vote ‘No’ on LGBT education bill
The Illinois House passed a bill, along a largely party-line vote, requiring public school textbooks purchased with state money to highlight contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals to American history and culture.
Every member of the Republican caucus voted against the bill including local members Rep. Margo McDermed, R-Mokena, and Rep. Mark Batinick, R-Plainfield.
In her regular newsletter, McDermed explained most of the members of the General Assembly “have no teaching or school administrative experience, yet the number of school mandates imposed by this body has skyrocketed. … Schools and teachers already struggle to keep up. This legislation continues the troubling trend of telling schools how to do their jobs.”
