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The Illinois General Assembly went home last Friday without wrapping up Spring Session, and they'll be back at the Capitol tomorrow because there's no budget for Fiscal Year 2024 yet—and no decision on whether the Invest in Kids voucher program will end! Here’s what you can do… 
If your state rep and senator haven't heard from you this week, it's time to pick up the phone again to ask them to let the voucher program sunset.
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Here's what to say when you call:
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@louise_q10 Even worse actually—state regs say IL voucher schools *should* comply with "applicable federal & State laws prohibiting discrimination" isbe.net/Documents/425A… so it's possible they shouldn't be violating Title IX, IDEA, ADA, etc ("applicable" wording though makes it unclear! 🫤)
@louise_q10 It is clear that IL Human Rights Act applies to any non-religious schools, so secular schools taking voucher $$ shouldn't be discriminating—but religious schools aren't public accommodations, so ILHRA isn't applicable? (even tho they are taking public $$!)
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@louise_q10 From ISBE: "When you choose to place your child with a disability in a private school, your child does not have a right to receive any of the special education or related services he or she would receive if enrolled in the public school." isbe.net/Documents/nc_p…
IL public schools can't discriminate on the basis of religion, but via the Invest in Kids voucher program, public $$ are funding religious schools. Public funds should be for public schools that serve all children & families no matter their religion. #SunsetInvestInKids
