CHAPTER 67

HB 1300 - FINAL VERSION

23Mar2016... 0539h

2016 SESSION

16-2322

04/10

HOUSE BILL 1300

AN ACT relative to the content of patriotic exercises in public schools.

SPONSORS: Rep. 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: Education

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ANALYSIS

This 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: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

23Mar2016... 0539h 16-2322

04/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

AN ACT relative to the content of patriotic exercises in public schools.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

67:1  School Boards; Patriotic Exercises.  Amend RSA 189:18 to read as follows:

189:18  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.

67:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 5, 2016

Effective Date: July 4, 2016