Bill Text: IA HF2282 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring display of the motto "in God we trust" by school districts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-18 - Subcommittee, Forristall, Fry, and Winckler. H.J. 273. [HF2282 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF2282-Introduced.html
House
File
2282
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2282
BY
ALONS
,
SHAW
,
FRY
,
SHEETS
,
GASSMAN
,
SALMON
,
HEARTSILL
,
WATTS
,
SCHULTZ
,
BRANDENBURG
,
and
LOFGREN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
display
of
the
motto
“in
God
we
trust”
by
1
school
districts.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.70
Display
of
motto.
1
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
shall
cause
2
to
be
displayed
the
motto
“in
God
we
trust”,
which
is
declared
3
in
federal
law,
36
U.S.C.
§302,
to
be
the
national
motto
of
4
the
United
States,
in
every
school
building
in
the
school
5
district
in
a
manner
which
may
include
but
not
be
limited
to
6
the
prominent
display
of
a
wall
plaque
or
artwork
that
results
7
from
a
student
contest.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
This
bill
directs
school
districts
to
display
the
motto
“in
12
God
we
trust”,
which
is
declared
in
federal
law
36
U.S.C.
§302
13
to
be
the
national
motto
of
the
United
States,
in
every
school
14
building
in
the
school
district
in
a
manner
which
may
include
15
but
not
be
limited
to
the
prominent
display
of
a
wall
plaque
or
16
artwork
that
results
from
a
student
contest.
17
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