Bill Text: IL HB2177 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that, upon request, the school board of a school district that maintains grades 10 through 12 may posthumously award a diploma to any service member who was killed in action while performing active military duty in the armed forces of the United States if he or she: (1) resided in an area currently within the district; (2) left high school before graduating to serve in the armed forces of the United States; and (3) did not receive a high school diploma. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-07-26 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0131 [HB2177 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB2177-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 101-0131 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
22-27 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/22-27)
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Sec. 22-27. World War II, Korean Conflict, and Vietnam | ||||
Conflict veterans; service member killed in action; diplomas.
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(a) Upon request, the school board of any district that | ||||
maintains
grades 10 through 12 may award a diploma to any | ||||
honorably discharged veteran
who:
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(1) served in the armed forces of the United States | ||||
during World War II,
the Korean Conflict, or the Vietnam | ||||
Conflict;
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(2) resided within an area currently within the | ||||
district;
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(3) left high school before graduating in order to | ||||
serve in the armed
forces of the United States; and
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(4) has not received a high school diploma.
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(a-5) Upon request, the school board of a school district | ||||
that maintains grades 10 through 12 may posthumously award a | ||||
diploma to any service member who was killed in action while | ||||
performing active military duty with the armed forces of the |
United States if all of the following criteria have been met: | ||
(1) He or she resided in an area currently within the | ||
district. | ||
(2) He or she left high school before graduating to | ||
serve in the armed forces of the United States. | ||
(3) He or she did not receive a high school diploma. | ||
(b) The State Board of Education and the Department of | ||
Veterans' Affairs
may issue rules consistent with the | ||
provisions of this Section that are
necessary to implement this | ||
Section.
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(Source: P.A. 96-88, eff. 7-27-09.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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