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92_HB0012eng

HB0012 Engrossed                               LRB9201109NTsb

 1        AN ACT to amend the School Code by adding Section 22-27.

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

 4        Section 5.  The School Code is amended by adding  Section
 5    22-27 as follows:

 6        (105 ILCS 5/22-27 new)
 7        Sec. 22-27.  World War II veterans; diplomas.
 8        (a)  Upon  the  request, the school board of any district
 9    that maintains grades 10 through 12 shall award a diploma  to
10    any honorably discharged veteran who:
11             (1)  served in the armed forces of the United States
12        during World War II;
13             (2)  resided  within  an  area  currently within the
14        district;
15             (3)  left high school before graduating in order  to
16        serve in the armed forces of the United States; and
17             (4)  has not received a high school diploma.
18        (b)  The  State  Board of Education and the Department of
19    Veterans'  Affairs  may  issue  rules  consistent  with   the
20    provisions  of  this  Section that are necessary to implement
21    this Section.

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