House File 172

                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  DE BOEF, BODDICKER, BOAL, FREEMAN,
                                     MERTZ, HUSEMAN, HAHN, QUIRK,
                                     CHAMBERS, PAULSEN, HORBACH,
                                     TJEPKES, RAYHONS, KLEMME, SWAIM,
                                     WILDERDYKE, JENKINS, LUKAN,
                                     D. HANSON, S. OLSON, JONES,
                                     KRAMER, DENNIS, DOLECHECK,
                                     WATTS, BAUDLER, UPMEYER, DRAKE,
                                     HOFFMAN, B. HANSEN, GREINER,
                                     CARROLL, EICHHORN, ROBERTS,
                                     J. R. VAN FOSSEN, LALK,
                                     VAN ENGELENHOVEN, ARNOLD, RASMUSSEN,
                                     DANDEKAR, BOGGESS, ALONS, SANDS,
                                     STRUYK, J. K. VAN FOSSEN, DIX,
                                     and HEATON

    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring that public schools and nonpublic schools cause
  2    the pledge of allegiance to be recited at the beginning of
  3    each school day.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2148HH 80
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PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  Section 280.5, Code 2003, is amended to read as
  1  2 follows:
  1  3    280.5  DISPLAY OF UNITED STATES FLAG AND IOWA STATE FLAG ==
  1  4 RECITATION OF PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
  1  5    1.  The board of directors of each public school district
  1  6 and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall
  1  7 provide and maintain a suitable flagstaff on each school site
  1  8 under its control, and the United States flag and the Iowa
  1  9 state flag shall be raised on all school days when weather
  1 10 conditions are suitable.
  1 11    2.  The board of directors of each public school and the
  1 12 authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall cause the
  1 13 pledge of allegiance to be recited at the beginning of each
  1 14 school day unless the authorities in charge of a nonpublic
  1 15 school determine that this requirement conflicts with the
  1 16 school's religious doctrines.  Persons reciting the pledge of
  1 17 allegiance shall stand holding their right hand over their
  1 18 heart.  A student shall not be compelled, against the
  1 19 student's objections or those of the student's parent or
  1 20 guardian, to recite the pledge of allegiance, but shall be
  1 21 required to maintain a respectful silence.
  1 22                           EXPLANATION
  1 23    This bill requires the board of directors of each public
  1 24 school and the authorities in charge of each accredited
  1 25 nonpublic school to cause the pledge of allegiance to be
  1 26 recited at the beginning of each school day, unless the
  1 27 requirement conflicts with the nonpublic school's religious
  1 28 doctrines.  Persons reciting the pledge of allegiance must
  1 29 stand holding their right hand over their heart.  A student
  1 30 shall not be compelled against the student's objections, or
  1 31 those of the student's parent or guardian, to recite the
  1 32 pledge, but shall be required to maintain a respectful
  1 33 silence.
  1 34 LSB 2148HH 80
  1 35 kh/cl/14