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92_HB3656

 
                                               LRB9210204NTpk

 1        AN ACT concerning schools.

 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 changing
 5    Section 27-3 as follows:

 6        (105 ILCS 5/27-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-3)
 7        Sec. 27-3. Patriotism and  principles  of  representative
 8    government  -  Proper use of flag - Method of voting - Pledge
 9    of Allegiance.  American patriotism  and  the  principles  of
10    representative  government,  as  enunciated  in  the American
11    Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of  the  United
12    States  of  America  and  the  Constitution  of  the State of
13    Illinois, and the proper use  and  display  of  the  American
14    flag,  shall  be  taught  in  all  public  schools  and other
15    educational institutions supported or maintained in whole  or
16    in   part  by  public  funds.  No  student  shall  receive  a
17    certificate of  graduation  without  passing  a  satisfactory
18    examination upon such subjects.
19        Instruction  shall  be  given  in  all  such  schools and
20    institutions in the method of voting at elections by means of
21    the Australian Ballot system and the method of  the  counting
22    of votes for candidates.
23        The Pledge of Allegiance shall be recited Each school day
24    by pupils in elementary educational institutions supported or
25    maintained  in  whole or in part by public funds shall recite
26    the Pledge of  Allegiance  or  participate  in  a  moment  of
27    silence.
28    (Source: P.A. 81-959.)

29        Section  99.   Effective  date.  This Act takes effect on
30    July 1, 2002.

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