HOUSE AMENDMENT

    hbd-38                                      Bill No. CS/HB 915

    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)

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

12  following:

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14         Substitute Amendment for Amendment (852093) (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 historical

22  documents.--

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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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

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    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)





  1  district shall provide for the display in a prominent location

  2  within each school under his or her supervision the following

  3  items each on an appropriately framed background:

  4         (a)  The motto of the United States of America, "In God

  5  We Trust."

  6         (b)  The Federalist Paper No. 34.

  7         (c)  The Preamble to the Constitution of the United

  8  States.

  9         (d)  The Declaration of Independence.

10         (e)  The Bill of Rights.

11         (f)  Washington's Farewell Address.

12         (g)  The Gettysburg Address.

13         (h)  The Magna Carta.

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17  And the title is amended as follows:

18         On page 1, lines 4 and 5,

19  remove:  all of said lines

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22         schools to provide for the display of various

23         historical documents in a prominent location in

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