GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2017 H 21 HOUSE BILL 965 Committee Substitute Favorable 6/5/18 Short Title:
Representatives Bert Jones, Johnson, Arp, and Shepard (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Education - K-12, if favorable, Appropriations May 21, 2018 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED ANACT TOREQUIREDISPLAYOFTHENATIONALMOTTOANDTHESTATEMOTTO IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
115C-47(29a)115C-47 reads as rewritten:
"(29a)"§ To115C-47. Require the Display of the United States and North Carolina Flags, the Display of the National and State Mottos, and to Require the Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
–Powers Localand boardsduties ofgenerally. education shall adopt policies to (i) require do the following:
a.In addition to the powers and duties designated in G.S.
Require115C-36, thelocal displayboards of theeducation Unitedshall Stateshave andthe Northpower Carolinaor flagsduty: in each classroom, when available, (ii) require available.
b.… (29a) To Require the Display of the United States and North Carolina Flags,Flags and of the National and State Mottos and to Require the Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Require– Local boards of education shall adopt policies to (i) require the display of the United States and North Carolina flags in each classroom, when available, (ii)(ii) require the display of the national motto, "In God We Trust," and the English translation of the State motto, "To Be Rather Than to Seem," in at least one prominent location of each school, such as an entryway,entry way, cafeteria, or other common area.area, (iii) require that recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance be scheduled on a daily basis, and (iii)(iv) provide age-appropriate instruction on the meaning and historical origins of the flag and the Pledge of Allegiance.
The display shall state each motto and, underneath thatmotto, designatewhetherit isthenational orState motto.
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Require that recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance be scheduled on a daily basis, and (iii) provide basis.
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Provide age-appropriate instruction on the meaning and historical origins of the flag flags, mottos, and the Pledge of Allegiance.
If flags are donated or are otherwise available, flags shall be displayed in each classroom."classroom. SECTION 3.
(29c) To Allow and Encourage the Reading and Posting of Documents on the History of the United States and With Historical Significance for the United States.
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Local In addition to the requirements of subdivision (29a) of this section, local boards of education shall allow and may encourage any publicschool teacheror administratorto readorpost in apublicschool building, classroom, or event excerpts or portions of writings, documents, and records that reflect the history of the United States, including, but not limited to:
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The preamble to the North Carolina Constitution.
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The Declaration of Independence.
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The United States Constitution.
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The Mayflower Compact.
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The national motto.
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The National Anthem.
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The Pledge of Allegiance.
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The writings, speeches, documents, and proclamations of the founding fathers and Presidents of the United States.
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Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Acts of the Congress of the United States, including the published text of the Congressional Record.
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Display of the United States and North Carolina flags flags, display of the national and State mottos, and the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
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*H965-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 The display shall state each motto and, underneath that motto, designate whether it is the national or State motto.
(3) Require that the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance be scheduled on a daily basis, and (iii) provide basis.
(4) Provide age-appropriate instruction on the meaning and historical origins of the flag flags, mottos, and the Pledge of Allegiance.
(b) A charter school shall not compel any person to stand, salute the flag, or recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
(c) If flags are donated or are otherwise available, flags shall be displayed in each classroom." SECTION 4.
G.S.
116-69.1 reads as rewritten:
"§ 116-69.1.
Display of the United States and North Carolina flags flags, display of the national and State mottos, and the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
(a) The school shall (i) display do the following:
(1) Display the United States and North Carolina flags in each classroom classroom, when available, (ii) require available.
(2) Display the national motto, "In God We Trust," and the English translation of the State motto, "To Be Rather Than to Seem," in at least one prominent location of the school, such as an entry way, cafeteria, or other common area.
The display shall state each motto and, underneath that motto, designate whether it is the national or State motto.
(3) Require the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance on a daily basis, and (iii) provide basis.
(4) Provide instruction on the meaning and historical origins of the flag flags, mottos, and the Pledge of Allegiance.
(b) The school shall not compel any person to stand, salute the flag, or recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
(c) If flags are donated or are otherwise available, flags shall be displayed in each classroom." SECTION 5.
G.S.
116-235(i) reads as rewritten:
"(i) The Display of the United States and North Carolina Flags Flags, Display of the National and State Mottos, and the Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
– The Board of Trustees shall adopt policies to require (i) the display the following:
(1) Display of the United States and North Carolina flags in each classroom classroom, when available, (ii) the recitation available.
(2) Display of the national motto, "In God We Trust," and the English translation of the State motto, "To Be Rather Than to Seem," in at least one prominent location of the school, such as an entry way, cafeteria, or other common area.
The display shall state each motto and, underneath that motto, designate whether it is the national or State motto.
(3) Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance on a daily basis.
(4) and (iii) the instruction Instruction on the meaning and historical origins of the flag flags, mottos, and the Pledge of Allegiance.
These policies shall not compel any person to stand, salute the flag, or recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
If flags are donated or are otherwise available, flags shall be displayed in each classroom." SECTION 6.
143C-5-2, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction the sum of twenty-fiveone hundred thousand dollars ($25,000)($100,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2018-2019 fiscal year to implement the requirements of this act, including to fund the purchase of supplies for students to create displays or to fund the purchase of mounted plaques.
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This act becomes effective July 1, 2018, and applies beginning Decemberwith 1,the 2018.2018-2019 school year.
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