HB0608 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0608

Introduced 01/31/11, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/30-16.1

from Ch. 122, par. 30-16.1

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Reserve Officer's Training Corps scholarships.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

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

Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 30-16.1 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/30-16.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-16.1)

Sec. 30-16.1. Purpose. The The General Assembly has found and hereby declares that it is essential for the national defense and for the defense of the State of Illinois that among those residents of this State receiving higher education, provisions should be made for Reserve Officer's Training Corps training, in order to provide officers for the several Armed Forces of the United States of America and to that end, that scholarships should be furnished to eligible residents, in order to encourage their participation in the Reserve Officer's Training Corps programs.

(Source: P.A. 79-768.)