Revision: May 22, 2024, 9:18 a.m.
Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20
May 20, 2024
2024-2050s
08/02
Floor Amendment to HB 1014
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to instruction in government and civics, including information on election laws and voting and requiring certain educational institutions and local governments to use a holiday's statutorily designated title in official communications, publications, and documents.
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following and renumbering the original section 2 to read as 4.
2 New Paragraph. School Holidays; Required Designations. Amend RSA 288:4 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. Any school, college or university described in paragraph I, that adopts a holiday described in RSA 288:1 shall use the name for such holiday as designated in RSA 288:1 with respect to any official communication, publication, document, or calendars.
3 New Section; Holiday Designations. Amend RSA 31 by inserting after section 6 the following new section:
31:6-a Holiday Designations
Any municipality, town, village, or unincorporated place that adopts a holiday on a date indicated in RSA 288:1 shall use the appellation for such holiday designated in RSA 288:1 with respect to any official communication, publication, document, or calendars.
2024-2050s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill includes instruction on information on the laws governing elections and voting in the required instruction in national and state history and government and civics.
This bill also requires that certain educational institutions and all local governments use a holiday's statutorily designated title in official communications, publications, and documents.