Senate Bill sb0926

    Florida Senate - 2002                                   SB 926

    By Senator Wise





    6-591-02

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to public schools; amending s.

  3         233.062, F.S.; directing the superintendent of

  4         schools to provide for the display of the motto

  5         "IN GOD WE TRUST" in classrooms and other areas

  6         in public schools; providing an effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Section 233.062, Florida Statutes, is

11  amended to read:

12         233.062  Permitting study of the Bible and religion;

13  permitting brief meditation period; display of motto.--

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

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

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

17  religion.

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

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

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

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

22         (3)  The superintendent of schools in each school

23  district shall provide for the display in each classroom,

24  school auditorium, and school cafeteria under his or her

25  supervision, the motto of the United States of America: "IN

26  GOD WE TRUST" on an appropriately framed background with

27  minimum dimensions of 11 inches by 14 inches. As used in this

28  paragraph, the term "classroom" means any room in a public

29  school where instruction takes place.

30         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

31  law.

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    Florida Senate - 2002                                   SB 926
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  3    Directs the superintendent of schools in each school
      district to provide for the display of the motto "IN GOD
  4    WE TRUST" in classrooms and other areas in public school
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