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HB2490 Engrossed                     LRB093 08839 AMC 09071 b

 1        AN ACT concerning schools.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The  School  Code  is  amended  by changing
 5    Section 27-22.3 as follows:

 6        (105 ILCS 5/27-22.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22.3)
 7        Sec. 27-22.3.  Volunteer service credit program.
 8        (a)  A school district may establish a volunteer  service
 9    credit program that enables secondary school students to earn
10    credit  towards  graduation  through performance of community
11    service. This community service may include participation  in
12    the organization of a high school or community blood drive or
13    other  blood  donor  recruitment  campaign.  Any  program  so
14    established shall begin with students entering grade 9 in the
15    1993-1994  school  year or later.  The amount of credit given
16    for program participation shall not  exceed  that  given  for
17    completion of one semester of language arts, math, science or
18    social studies.
19        (b)  Any  community service performed as part of a course
20    for which  credit  is  given  towards  graduation  shall  not
21    qualify  under  a  volunteer  service  credit  program.   Any
22    service for which a student is paid shall not qualify under a
23    volunteer   service   credit  program.   Any  community  work
24    assigned as a disciplinary measure shall not qualify under  a
25    volunteer service credit program.
26        (c)  School  districts  that  establish volunteer service
27    credit  programs  shall  establish   any   necessary   rules,
28    regulations and procedures.
29    (Source: P.A. 87-1082.)