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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 47.9 STUDENT POLITICAL AWARENESS
1 2 – SECRETARY'S DUTIES.
1 3 1. The secretary of state, in the secretary's capacity as
1 4 state commissioner of elections and state registrar of voters,
1 5 may sponsor, create, support, or promote student political
1 6 awareness. When participating in activities of, or making
1 7 presentations to, any student political awareness club,
1 8 association, or organization, the secretary of state shall do
1 9 all of the following:
1 10 a. When scheduled to speak at a school function, notify
1 11 political parties at least two weeks before the date of the
1 12 function.
1 13 b. When participating in activities or making a
1 14 presentation related to political awareness at a school
1 15 function, offer political parties an opportunity to
1 16 participate or make presentations related to political
1 17 awareness.
1 18 c. When planning to distribute information about, or
1 19 promote, a student political awareness club, association, or
1 20 organization, by mail or other means, notify political parties
1 21 of such plans.
1 22 d. When distributing information about, or promoting, a
1 23 student political awareness club, association, or
1 24 organization, include an equal amount of information from all
1 25 political parties.
1 26 2. For purposes of this section:
1 27 a. "Political party" means as defined in section 43.2.
1 28 b. "School" means a public or nonpublic institution
1 29 providing primary or secondary education.
1 30 EXPLANATION
1 31 This bill allows the secretary of state, in the secretary's
1 32 capacity as state commissioner of elections and state
1 33 registrar of voters, to sponsor, create, support, or promote
1 34 student political awareness. The bill requires the secretary
1 35 of state to notify political parties when the secretary is
2 1 scheduled to speak at a school function. The secretary is
2 2 further required to offer political parties an opportunity to
2 3 participate or make presentations at a school function at
2 4 which the secretary is participating or making a presentation
2 5 related to political awareness. The bill also requires the
2 6 secretary of state to notify political parties when the
2 7 secretary plans to distribute information about, or promote, a
2 8 student political awareness club, association, or organization
2 9 and requires that the information or promotion include an
2 10 equal amount of information from all political parties.
2 11 The bill defines "political party" and "school".
2 12 LSB 1182HH 80
2 13 sc/cl/14
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