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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.