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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB1940
Introduced 2/23/2007, by Rep. Suzanne Bassi - William Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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105 ILCS 5/27-3 |
from Ch. 122, par. 27-3 |
30 ILCS 805/8.31 new |
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Amends the School Code. In a Section requiring patriotism and the principles of representative government to be taught, provides that instruction shall have a primary focus on how government functions and the impact government has on the daily lives of U.S. citizens and residents. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
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A BILL FOR
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HB1940 |
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LRB095 08396 NHT 32038 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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| 27-3 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/27-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-3)
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| Sec. 27-3. Patriotism and principles of representative
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| government - Proper use of flag - Method of voting - Pledge of |
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| Allegiance.
American patriotism and the principles of |
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| representative government,
as enunciated in the American |
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| Declaration of Independence, the
Constitution of the United |
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| States of America and the Constitution of the
State of |
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| Illinois, and the proper use and display of the American flag,
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| shall be taught in all public schools and other educational |
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| institutions
supported or maintained in whole or in part by |
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| public funds. No student
shall receive a certificate of |
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| graduation without passing a satisfactory
examination upon |
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| such subjects.
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| Instruction shall be given in all such schools and |
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| institutions in
the method of voting at elections by means of |
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| the Australian Ballot
system and the method of the counting of |
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| votes for candidates. Instruction shall have a primary focus on |
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| how government functions and the impact government has on the |