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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to public K-12 educational instruction; | ||
| 3 | amending s. 1003.45, F.S.; directing each district school | ||
| 4 | superintendent to provide for the display of the motto “IN | ||
| 5 | GOD WE TRUST” in a prominent location in public schools; | ||
| 6 | 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 1003.45, Florida Statutes, is amended | ||
| 11 | to read: | ||
| 12 | 1003.45 Permitting study of the Bible and religion; | ||
| 13 | permitting brief meditation period; requiring display of | ||
| 14 | motto.-- | ||
| 15 | (1) The district school board may install in the public | ||
| 16 | schools in the district a secular program of education | ||
| 17 | including, but not limited to, an objective study of the Bible | ||
| 18 | and of religion. | ||
| 19 | (2) The district school board may provide that a brief | ||
| 20 | period, not to exceed 2 minutes, for the purpose of silent | ||
| 21 | prayer or meditation be set aside at the start of each school | ||
| 22 | day or each school week in the public schools in the district. | ||
| 23 | (3) Each district school superintendent shall provide for | ||
| 24 | the display in a prominent location in each school under his or | ||
| 25 | her supervision of the motto of the United States of America, | ||
| 26 | “IN GOD WE TRUST,” on an appropriately framed background with | ||
| 27 | minimum dimensions of 11 inches by 14 inches. | ||
| 28 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. | ||