SCH-CD-DIPLOMA-VIETNAM VETERAN
Summary
Amends the School Code. Allows school boards to award high school diplomas to honorably discharged veterans who served in the armed forces of the United States during the Vietnam Conflict. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2009
Committee Review
May 2009
Senate Passage
Mar 2009
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 26, 2009
Last action Jan 12, 2011
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2009
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 48
Mar 26, 2009
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
2
Committee
6
May 8, 2009
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 26, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0-3)
senate
Mar 5, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 011-000-000
upper
Feb 25, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Feb 18, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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