House Amendment 2026


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend the amendment, H=1954, to Senate File 588, as
     1  2 amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as
     1  3 follows:
     1  4 #1.  Page 1, by striking lines 11 through 17 and
     1  5 inserting the following:  <cause the pledge of
     1  6 allegiance to be recited, and America the beautiful or
     1  7 the star spangled banner to be recited or sung, at the
     1  8 beginning of each school day.  However, if a student
     1  9 has a musical instrument, the student may play America
     1 10 the beautiful or the star spangled banner on the
     1 11 instrument in lieu of reciting or singing those songs.
     1 12 Persons reciting the pledge of allegiance and reciting
     1 13 or singing America the beautiful or the star spangled
     1 14 banner shall stand holding their hand over their
     1 15 heart, though a student playing America the beautiful
     1 16 or the star spangled banner shall be exempt from this
     1 17 requirement.  A student shall not be compelled,
     1 18 against the student's objections or those of the
     1 19 student's parent or guardian, to recite the pledge of
     1 20 allegiance or to recite or sing America the beautiful
     1 21 or the star spangled banner, but shall be required
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     1 26 R. OLSON of Polk
     1 27 SF 588.525 82
     1 28 kh/je/9793
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