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92_HB0012enr
HB0012 Enrolled 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 and Korean Conflict veterans;
8 diplomas.
9 (a) Upon the request, the school board of any district
10 that maintains grades 10 through 12 may award a diploma to
11 any honorably discharged veteran who:
12 (1) served in the armed forces of the United States
13 during World War II or the Korean Conflict;
14 (2) resided within an area currently within the
15 district;
16 (3) left high school before graduating in order to
17 serve in the armed forces of the United States; and
18 (4) has not received a high school diploma.
19 (b) The State Board of Education and the Department of
20 Veterans' Affairs may issue rules consistent with the
21 provisions of this Section that are necessary to implement
22 this Section.
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