Bill proposed to extend honorary degree eligibility

SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois House committee is reviewing proposed legislation that was inspired from a Vietnam veteran from Catlin.

State Sen. Mike Frerichs, D-Champaign, said he introduced Senate Bill 2682 – which would allow school boards to award high school diplomas to honorably discharged Vietnam veterans – after hearing about Raymond Collins' struggle to get his.

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