Bill Text: IL HB0217 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board may allow the motto "In God We Trust" to be displayed in a conspicuous location inside or outside each school building.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 20-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-02-17 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie [HB0217 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB0217-Engrossed.html
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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 Sections | ||||||
| 5 | 10-20.73 and 34-18.67 as follows:
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| 6 | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.73 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 10-20.73. "In God We Trust" display. A school board | ||||||
| 8 | may allow the motto "In God We Trust" to be displayed in a | ||||||
| 9 | conspicuous location inside or outside each school building. | ||||||
| 10 | Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require a school | ||||||
| 11 | district to display the motto "In God We Trust" inside or | ||||||
| 12 | outside each school building.
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| 13 | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.67 new) | ||||||
| 14 | Sec. 34-18.67. "In God We Trust" display. The board may | ||||||
| 15 | allow the motto "In God We Trust" to be displayed in a | ||||||
| 16 | conspicuous location inside or outside each school building. | ||||||
| 17 | Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require the | ||||||
| 18 | school district to display the motto "In God We Trust" inside | ||||||
| 19 | or outside each school building.
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