1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to education; authorizing individual |
3 | district school boards by resolution to allow an |
4 | inspirational message at specified secondary school- |
5 | related events; providing requirements; providing |
6 | legislative intent; providing severability; providing an |
7 | effective date. |
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9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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11 | Section 1. Any district school board is authorized to |
12 | adopt a resolution allowing the use of an inspirational message, |
13 | including an invocation or a benediction, at a secondary school |
14 | commencement exercise or a secondary school-related |
15 | noncompulsory student assembly. The resolution must provide |
16 | that: |
17 | (1) The use of an inspirational message shall be at the |
18 | discretion of the students. |
19 | (2) An inspirational message, if used, shall be given by a |
20 | student volunteer. |
21 | (3) School personnel shall not participate in or otherwise |
22 | influence the exercise of the discretion of the students in the |
23 | determination of whether to use an inspirational message. |
24 | Section 2. The purpose of this act is to provide for the |
25 | solemnization and memorialization of secondary school events and |
26 | ceremonies. This act is not intended to advance or endorse any |
27 | religion or religious belief. |
28 | Section 3. If any provision of this act or the application |
29 | thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the |
30 | invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of |
31 | this act that can be given effect without the invalid provision |
32 | or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are |
33 | declared severable. |
34 | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |