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| | HB5710 Engrossed | | LRB099 19676 NHT 45048 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 22-28 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/22-28 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 22-28. High school equivalency certificate recipient; |
| 8 | | diploma. |
| 9 | | (a) Upon request of an alternative higher learning |
| 10 | | institution, the school board of Rockford School District 205 |
| 11 | | may award a diploma to any person who: |
| 12 | | (1) has not received a high school diploma but has |
| 13 | | received a high school equivalency certificate under |
| 14 | | Section 3-15.12 of this Code from the alternative higher |
| 15 | | learning institution if the certificate was issued after |
| 16 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th |
| 17 | | General Assembly and the institution is acceptable to the |
| 18 | | school board; and |
| 19 | | (2) meets any other requirements that the school board |
| 20 | | may establish, including any course prerequisites. |
| 21 | | (b) The State Board of Education and the Illinois Community |
| 22 | | College Board may adopt any rules necessary to implement this |
| 23 | | Section.
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