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11  Representative(s) Melvin, Arza, and Baxley offered the

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14         Substitute Amendment for Amendment (202033) (with title

15  amendment) 

16         On page 1, lines 12-27

17  remove:  all of said lines

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20         233.062  Permitting study of the Bible and religion;

21  permitting brief meditation period; display of motto and

22  constitution.--

23         (1)  The school board may install in the public schools

24  in the district a secular program of education including, but

25  not limited to, an objective study of the Bible and of

26  religion.

27         (2)  The school board may provide that a brief period,

28  not to exceed 2 minutes, for the purpose of silent prayer or

29  meditation be set aside at the start of each school day or

30  each school week in the public schools in the district.

31         (3)  The superintendent of schools in each school

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  1  district shall provide for the display in a prominent location

  2  within each school under his or her supervision of the motto

  3  of the United States of America, "IN GOD WE TRUST," on an

  4  appropriately framed background with minimum dimensions of 11

  5  inches by 14 inches.

  6         (4)  The superintendent of schools in each school

  7  district may provide for the display in a prominent location

  8  within each school under his or her supervision of s. 1, Art.

  9  IX of the Florida Constitution providing for public education:

10  "The education of children is a fundamental value of the

11  people of the State of Florida. It is, therefore, a paramount

12  duty of the state to make adequate provision for the education

13  of all children residing within its borders. Adequate

14  provision shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe,

15  secure, and high quality system of free public schools that

16  allows students to obtain a high quality education and for the

17  establishment, maintenance, and operation of institutions of

18  higher learning and other public education programs that the

19  needs of the people may require." The display of s. 1, Art. IX

20  of the Florida Constitution shall be posted in a separate

21  place from the display of the national motto and shall be on

22  an appropriately framed background with minimum dimensions of

23  11 inches by 14 inches.

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27  And the title is amended as follows:

28         On page 1, line 6 after the semicolon,

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31         authorizing the display of s. 1, Art. IX of the

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