102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB0217

 

Introduced 1/22/2021, by Rep. Adam Niemerg

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/10-20.73 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.67 new

    Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board may allow the motto "In God We Trust" to be displayed in a conspicuous location inside or outside each school building.


LRB102 04275 CMG 14293 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB0217LRB102 04275 CMG 14293 b

1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
510-20.73 and 34-18.67 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.73 new)
7    Sec. 10-20.73. "In God We Trust" display. A school board
8may allow the motto "In God We Trust" to be displayed in a
9conspicuous location inside or outside each school building.
10Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require a school
11district to display the motto "In God We Trust" inside or
12outside each school building.
 
13    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.67 new)
14    Sec. 34-18.67. "In God We Trust" display. The board may
15allow the motto "In God We Trust" to be displayed in a
16conspicuous location inside or outside each school building.
17Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require the
18school district to display the motto "In God We Trust" inside
19or outside each school building.