THE BILL ITSELF
CS/HB 371
Patriotic Displays at Public Schools
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to patriotic displays at public
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schools; amending s. 1003.44, F.S.; requiring, subject
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to legislative appropriation, each district school
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board to adopt rules to require the display of
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portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln at
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each public school in the district; requiring the
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Department of Education to select the portraits and
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make them available to each school district; providing
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an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 1003.44, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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1003.44 Patriotic programs; rules.—
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(4) Each district school board shall adopt rules to
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require:, in all of the schools of the district and in each
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building used by the district school board,
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(a) The display of the state motto, "In God We Trust,"
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designated under s. 15.0301, in a conspicuous place at each
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public school in the district and in each building used by the
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district school board.
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(b) Subject to legislative appropriation, the display of
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portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in a
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conspicuous place at each public school in the district. The
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Department of Education shall select the portraits and make them
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available to each school district.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.