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H0655......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS - FLAG - Amends existing law to provide that the United
States flag shall be displayed in every public school classroom; to provide
that every public school shall offer the Pledge of Allegiance or the
national anthem at the beginning of each school day; and to provide that no
pupil who objects shall be compelled to participate in reciting the Pledge
of Allegiance or singing the national anthem.
02/22 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/23 Rpt prt - to Educ
02/29 Rpt out - to St Aff
03/07 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/08 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/13 3rd rdg - PASSED - 63-3-4
AYES -- Alltus, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bruneel, Callister,
Campbell, Cheirrett, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth,
Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23),
Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell,
Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery,
Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds,
Ridinger, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie,
Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood,
Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Hansen(29), Marley, Ringo
Absent and excused -- Barraclough, Barrett, Chase, Geddes
Floor Sponsor - Pearce
Title apvd - to Senate
03/14 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/23 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
04/03 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh,
Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner,
Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Richardson
Title apvd - to House
04/04 To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed
04/05 Pres signed - to Governor
04/17 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 468
Effective: 07/01/00
H0655
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 655
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AMENDING SECTION
3 33-1602, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE UNITED STATES FLAG SHALL BE DIS-
4 PLAYED IN EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOM, TO PROVIDE THAT EVERY PUBLIC
5 SCHOOL SHALL OFFER THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE
6 BEGINNING OF EACH SCHOOL DAY, TO PROVIDE THAT NO PUPIL WHO OBJECTS SHALL
7 BE COMPELLED TO PARTICIPATE IN RECITING THE PLEDGE OR SINGING THE ANTHEM
8 AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
10 SECTION 1. That Section 33-1602, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
11 amended to read as follows:
12 33-1602. UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION -- NATIONAL FLAG AND COLORS --
13 NATIONAL ANTHEM -- "AMERICA." a.(1) Instruction in the Constitution of the
14 United States shall be given in all elementary and secondary schools. The
15 state board of education shall adopt such materials as may be deemed necessary
16 for said purpose, and shall also determine the grades in which such instruc-
17 tion shall be given;
18 b.(2) Instruction in the proper use, display and history of and respect
19 for the American flag and the national colors shall be given in all elementary
20 and secondary schools. Such instruction shall include the pledge of allegiance
21 to the flag, the words and music of the national anthem, and of "America."
22 (3) Every school board of trustees shall cause the United States flag to
23 be displayed in every classroom during the school hours of each school day.
24 (4) Every public school shall offer the pledge of allegiance or the
25 national anthem in grades one (1) through twelve (12) at the beginning of each
26 school day.
27 (5) No pupil shall be compelled, against the pupil's objections or those
28 of the pupil's parent or guardian, to recite the pledge of allegiance or to
29 sing the national anthem.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 09965
Relating to courses of instruction in public schools; amending section 33-1602,
Idaho Code, to provide that the United States Flag shall be displayed in every
public school classroom. To provide that every public school shall offer the
Pledge of Allegiance or the National Anthem at the beginning of each school day.
To provide that no pupil who objects shall be compelled to participate in reciting
the pledge or singing the anthem and to make technical corrections.
FISCAL IMPACT
The flags have already been purchased by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, so there
would be no fiscal impact.
Contact: Rep. Monty Pearce (208) 332-1000
Idaho House of Representatives
T.C. Brock V.F.W. (208) 424-8387
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 655