| 1 | The Military & Veteran Affairs Committee recommends the |
| 2 | following: |
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| 4 | Council/Committee Substitute |
| 5 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
| 6 | A bill to be entitled |
| 7 | An act relating to Veterans' Day; requiring school |
| 8 | districts to observe Veterans' Day; prohibiting holding |
| 9 | classes on that day; providing exceptions; providing for |
| 10 | an alternate day on which to observe the holiday; |
| 11 | providing an effective date. |
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| 13 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 15 | Section 1. Each school district must observe November 11 |
| 16 | of each year as the Veterans' Day holiday. Classes may not be |
| 17 | held on such holiday for any reason except to make up for |
| 18 | classes that were previously cancelled due to inclement weather, |
| 19 | for the protection of the health, safety, or welfare of students |
| 20 | or faculty, or as a result of a declared state of emergency. If |
| 21 | November 11 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, a school holiday may |
| 22 | be observed on the weekday immediately following or preceding |
| 23 | that weekend. |
| 24 | Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2006. |