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1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
4 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
5 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the |
6 | | electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general |
7 | | election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of |
8 | | this resolution a proposition to amend Section 1 of Article X |
9 | | of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
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10 | | ARTICLE X
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11 | | EDUCATION
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12 | | (ILCON Art. X, Sec. 1)
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13 | | SECTION 1. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT
GOAL - FREE SCHOOLS
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14 | | A fundamental right
goal of the People of the State is the |
15 | | educational
development of all persons to the limits of their |
16 | | capacities.
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17 | | It is the paramount duty of the
The State to
shall provide |
18 | | for a
an
thorough and efficient system of high quality
public |
19 | | educational institutions and services and to guarantee |
20 | | equality of
educational opportunity as a fundamental right of |
21 | | each citizen . Education in public
schools through the secondary |
22 | | level shall be free. The State has the
preponderant financial |
23 | | responsibility for financing the system of public
education.
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