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 1                       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
 2                      CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

 3        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
 4    NINETY-FIRST  GENERAL  ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
 5    SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall  be  submitted  to
 6    the  electors  of  the State for adoption or rejection at the
 7    general election next occurring at least 6 months  after  the
 8    adoption  of this resolution a proposition to amend Section 1
 9    of Article X of the Illinois Constitution as follows:

10                              ARTICLE X
11                              EDUCATION

12         (ILCON Art. X, Sec. 1)
13    SECTION 1.  GOAL - FREE SCHOOLS
14        A fundamental goal of the People  of  the  State  is  the
15    educational development of all persons to the limits of their
16    capacities.
17        The  State  shall provide for an efficient system of high
18    quality  public  educational   institutions   and   services.
19    Education in public schools through the secondary level shall
20    be  free.  There  may  be  such  other  free education as the
21    General Assembly provides by law.
22        The State has the primary  responsibility  for  financing
23    the system of public education and shall provide no less than
24    50%  of  the  funding  for  the system of public education in
25    order to reduce the reliance of  education  funding  on  real
26    estate taxes.
27    (Source: Illinois Constitution.)

28                              SCHEDULE
29        This  Constitutional  Amendment  takes  effect upon being
30    declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois
31    Constitutional Amendment Act.

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