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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
HC0029 Introduced , by Rep. Martin J. Moylan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| | Proposes to amend Section 1 of Article X of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the amount appropriated to the State Board of Education to provide funding to school districts may not be reduced in a given fiscal year from the previous fiscal year without the concurrence of three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. Effective upon being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 4 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
| 5 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the |
| 6 | | electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general |
| 7 | | election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of |
| 8 | | this resolution a proposition to amend Section 1 of Article X |
| 9 | | of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
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| 10 | | ARTICLE X
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| 11 | | EDUCATION
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| 12 | | (ILCON Art. X, Sec. 1)
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| 13 | | SECTION 1. GOAL - FREE SCHOOLS
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| 14 | | A fundamental goal of the People of the State is the |
| 15 | | educational
development of all persons to the limits of their |
| 16 | | capacities.
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| 17 | | The State shall provide for an efficient system of high |
| 18 | | quality
public educational institutions and services. |
| 19 | | Education in public
schools through the secondary level shall |
| 20 | | be free. There may be such
other free education as the General |
| 21 | | Assembly provides by law.
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| 22 | | The State has the primary responsibility for financing the |
| 23 | | system of
public education. Notwithstanding Section 8 of |