Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2009	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 5/27-3

from Ch. 122, par. 27-3

105 ILCS 20/1

from Ch. 122, par. 771

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code and the Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act. Requires that the Pledge of Allegiance be recited prior to the observance of the required brief period of silence at the opening of each school day by pupils in elementary and secondary educational institutions supported or maintained in whole or in part by public funds (now, no time of day or order of recitation is specified). Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	105 ILCS 20/1

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning patriotism and the principles of representative government, the proper use of the American flag, the method of voting, and the Pledge of Allegiance.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/14/2008	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
2/14/2008	Senate	First Reading
2/14/2008	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/20/2008	Senate	Assigned to Education
2/28/2008	Senate	Held in Education
3/6/2008	Senate	Held in Education
3/11/2008	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
3/11/2008	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
3/11/2008	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/12/2008	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
3/12/2008	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/13/2008	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Education; 007-000-000
3/13/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008
7/1/2008	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
1/13/2009	Senate	Session Sine Die

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