CHAPTER 67
HB 1300 - FINAL VERSION
23Mar2016... 0539h
2016 SESSION
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HOUSE BILL\t1300
AN ACT\trelative to the content of patriotic exercises in public schools.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Hill, Merr. 3; Rep. Jones, Straf. 24; Rep. Potucek, Rock. 6; Rep. McLean, Hills. 15; Rep. G. Smith, Hills. 37; Rep. J. Ward, Rock. 19; Rep. Lachance, Hills. 8; Rep. H. French, Merr. 2; Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. LeBrun, Hills. 32
COMMITTEE:\tEducation
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill amends the requirement for patriotic exercises in public schools to include a discussion of the Pledge of Allegiance and the Star Spangled Banner.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23Mar2016... 0539h\t16-2322
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to the content of patriotic exercises in public schools.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t67:1 School Boards; Patriotic Exercises. Amend RSA 189:18 to read as follows:
\t189:18 Patriotic Exercises. In all public schools of the state one session, or a portion thereof, during the weeks in which Memorial Day and Veterans Day fall, shall be devoted to exercises of a patriotic nature, which shall include a discussion of the words, meaning, and history of the Pledge of Allegiance and the Star Spangled Banner.
\t67:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 5, 2016
Effective Date: July 4, 2016