House File 127 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  TYMESON


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring that public schools and accredited nonpublic
  2    schools cause the pledge of allegiance to be recited at the
  3    beginning of each school day.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1845YH 82
  6 kh/cf/24

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 280.5, Code 2007, 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.  Persons reciting the pledge of allegiance shall
  1 15 stand holding their right hand over their heart.  A student
  1 16 shall not be compelled, against the student's objections or
  1 17 those of the student's parent or guardian, to recite the
  1 18 pledge of allegiance, but shall be required to maintain a
  1 19 respectful silence.  A nonpublic school is exempt from this
  1 20 requirement if the authorities in charge of a nonpublic school
  1 21 determine that this requirement conflicts with the school's
  1 22 religious doctrines.
  1 23                           EXPLANATION
  1 24    This bill requires the board of directors of each public
  1 25 school and the authorities in charge of each accredited
  1 26 nonpublic school to cause the pledge of allegiance to be
  1 27 recited at the beginning of each school day.  Persons reciting
  1 28 the pledge of allegiance must stand holding their right hand
  1 29 over their heart.  A student shall not be compelled against
  1 30 the student's objections, or those of the student's parent or
  1 31 guardian, to recite the pledge, but shall be required to
  1 32 maintain a respectful silence.  A nonpublic school is exempted
  1 33 if the requirement conflicts with the school's religious
  1 34 doctrines.
  1 35 LSB 1845YH 82
  2  1 kh:nh/cf/24