| 1 | The Education Council recommends the following: |
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| 3 | Council/Committee Substitute |
| 4 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
| 5 | A bill to be entitled |
| 6 | An act relating to Veterans' Day; requiring school |
| 7 | districts to observe Veterans' Day; prohibiting holding |
| 8 | classes on that day; providing exceptions; providing |
| 9 | effective dates. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Each school district must observe November 11 |
| 14 | of each year as the Veterans' Day holiday. Classes may not be |
| 15 | held on such holiday for any reason except to make up for |
| 16 | classes that were previously cancelled due to inclement weather, |
| 17 | for the protection of the health, safety, or welfare of students |
| 18 | or faculty, or as a result of a declared state of emergency. |
| 19 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005, except |
| 20 | that for those school districts whose calendar for the 2005-2006 |
| 21 | school year was established prior to July 1, 2005, and cannot be |
| 22 | changed, this act shall take effect January 1, 2006. |