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92_HB2258

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning the Illinois commemorative quarter.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 1.  Short title.  This Act may be  cited  as  the
 5    Illinois Commemorative Quarter Act.

 6        Section  5.   Purpose.  Under the State Quarters Program,
 7    the United States Mint is to issue a quarter in 2003 with  an
 8    Illinois  design  to adorn the reverse side.  The Governor is
 9    in charge of  officially  selecting  the  design.   This  Act
10    governs which design is selected.

11        Section  10.   Selection  of  design.  The Governor shall
12    submit 5 design concepts to the United  States  Mint.   After
13    the  United  States Mint has created the designs and returned
14    them to the State for the final selection process, the  State
15    Board  of  Education shall implement a voting system in which
16    all students in this State in kindergarten through 12th grade
17    are given the opportunity to vote to choose which  of  the  5
18    designs  is to be the final design officially selected by the
19    Governor.  The Governor shall officially select as the  final
20    design  whichever  design  receives  the most votes and shall
21    submit this design to the  United  States  Secretary  of  the
22    Treasury for final endorsement.

23        Section  90.   Rules.   The  State Board of Education may
24    adopt any rules necessary to carry out  its  responsibilities
25    under this Act.

26    Section  95.   Repealer.   This Act is repealed on January 1,
27    2004.
 
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 1    Section 99.  Effective date.   This  Act  takes  effect  upon
 2    becoming law.

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