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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 372

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill  372  on  page  1,
 3    line  5,  by replacing "Section" with "Sections 27-22.3 and";
 4    and

 5    on page  1,  immediately  below  line  5,  by  inserting  the
 6    following:

 7        "(105 ILCS 5/27-22.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22.3)
 8        Sec. 27-22.3.  Volunteer service credit program.
 9        (a)  A  school district may establish a volunteer service
10    credit program that enables secondary school students to earn
11    credit towards graduation through  performance  of  community
12    service.  This community service may include participation in
13    the organization of a high school or community blood drive or
14    other  blood  donor  recruitment  campaign.  Any  program  so
15    established shall begin with students entering grade 9 in the
16    1993-1994 school year or later.  The amount of  credit  given
17    for  program  participation  shall  not exceed that given for
18    completion of one semester of language arts, math, science or
19    social studies.
20        (b)  Any community service performed as part of a  course
21    for  which  credit  is  given  towards  graduation  shall not
22    qualify  under  a  volunteer  service  credit  program.   Any
 
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 1    service for which a student is paid shall not qualify under a
 2    volunteer  service  credit  program.   Any   community   work
 3    assigned  as a disciplinary measure shall not qualify under a
 4    volunteer service credit program.
 5        (c)  School districts that  establish  volunteer  service
 6    credit   programs   shall   establish  any  necessary  rules,
 7    regulations and procedures.
 8    (Source: P.A. 87-1082.)".