Sen. Michael W. Frerichs

Filed: 4/2/2008

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2682

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2682 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
5 22-27 as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 5/22-27)
7     Sec. 22-27. World War II, and Korean Conflict, and Vietnam
8 Conflict veterans; diplomas.
9     (a) Upon request, the school board of any district that
10 maintains grades 10 through 12 may award a diploma to any
11 honorably discharged veteran who:
12         (1) served in the armed forces of the United States
13     during World War II, or the Korean Conflict, or the Vietnam
14     Conflict;
15         (2) resided within an area currently within the
16     district;

 

 

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1         (3) left high school before graduating in order to
2     serve in the armed forces of the United States; and
3         (4) has not received a high school diploma.
4     (b) The State Board of Education and the Department of
5 Veterans' Affairs may issue rules consistent with the
6 provisions of this Section that are necessary to implement this
7 Section.
8 (Source: P.A. 92-446, eff. 1-1-02; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.)
 
9     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.".