99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3918
 
Introduced , by Rep. Bill Mitchell
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
105 ILCS 5/27-3  from Ch. 122, par. 27-3

     Amends the School Code. In provisions that prohibit a student from receiving a certificate of graduation without passing a satisfactory examination upon the subjects of American patriotism and the principles of representative government and the proper use and display of the American flag, provides that the examination for high school students must include test questions that are identical to the test questions on the naturalization test used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and a pupil may not be considered to have satisfactorily passed the examination without correctly answering at least 75% of those questions.  Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
527-3 as follows:
 



6    (105 ILCS 5/27-3)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-3)



7    Sec. 27-3. 
Patriotism and principles of representative

8government - Proper use of flag - Method of voting - Pledge of 
9Allegiance.
 American patriotism and the principles of 
10representative government,
as enunciated in the American 
11Declaration of Independence, the
Constitution of the United 
12States of America and the Constitution of the
State of 
13Illinois, and the proper use and display of the American flag,

14shall be taught in all public schools and other educational 
15institutions
supported or maintained in whole or in part by 
16public funds. No student
shall receive a certificate of 
17graduation without passing a satisfactory
examination upon 
18such subjects. Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, the 
19examination for high school students must include test 
20questions that are identical to the test questions on the 
21naturalization test used by the United States Citizenship and 
22Immigration Services, and a pupil may not be considered to have 
23satisfactorily passed the examination without correctly 
 
 
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1answering at least 75% of those questions. 

2    Instruction shall be given in all such schools and 
3institutions in
the method of voting at elections by means of 
4the Australian Ballot
system and the method of the counting of 
5votes for candidates.

6    The Pledge of Allegiance shall be recited each school day 
7by pupils in
elementary and secondary educational institutions 
8supported or maintained
in whole or
in part by public funds. 

9(Source: P.A. 92-612, eff. 7-3-02.)

  
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
11becoming law.