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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0393
Introduced 1/25/2005, by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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105 ILCS 5/27-12 |
from Ch. 122, par. 27-12 |
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Amends the School Code. Replaces provisions requiring teachers to teach students honesty, kindness,
justice, discipline, respect for others, and moral courage with provisions requiring teachers to teach character education, which includes the teaching of respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, trustworthiness, and citizenship. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB0393 |
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LRB094 06845 NHT 36951 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
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| 27-12 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/27-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-12)
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| Sec. 27-12. Character education.
Honesty, kindness, |
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| justice and moral courage.
Every public school teacher shall |
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| teach character education, which includes the teaching of |
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| respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, trustworthiness, |
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| and citizenship in order to raise
the pupils honesty, kindness,
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| justice, discipline, respect for others, and moral courage for |
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| the purpose
of lessening crime and raising
the standard of good |
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| character
citizenship.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-620, eff. 7-10-98.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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