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91_HB3854
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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by adding Section
2 27-21.5.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
6 27-21.5 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/27-21.5 new)
8 Sec. 27-21.5. Historical documents, writings, and
9 records.
10 (a) A school board may allow a teacher or administrator
11 of a school district to read or post in a public school
12 building, in a public school classroom, or at a public school
13 event all or any portion of the following:
14 (1) the Magna Carta;
15 (2) the Mayflower Compact;
16 (3) the national motto;
17 (4) the Declaration of Independence;
18 (5) the Bill of Rights in the Constitution of the
19 United States;
20 (6) the Preamble to the Constitution of the State
21 of Illinois;
22 (7) the writings, speeches, documents, or
23 proclamations of the founding fathers or the Presidents
24 of the United States;
25 (8) the national anthem;
26 (9) the Pledge of Allegiance;
27 (10) opinions of the United States Supreme Court;
28 or
29 (11) Acts of the United States Congress, including
30 the published text of the Congressional Record.
31 (b) There shall be no content based censorship of
32 American history or heritage based on any religious
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1 references contained in these documents, writings, and
2 records.
3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
4 July 1, 2000.