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HOUSE AMENDMENT
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Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
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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
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20 233.062 Permitting study of the Bible and religion;
21 permitting brief meditation period; display of motto and
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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
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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
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27 And the title is amended as follows:
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31 authorizing the display of s. 1, Art. IX of the
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