Bill Text: NY S01719 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of education to prepare an annual course of study of the history of the American flag to encourage participation therein by students and faculty and indicate that the pledge is taken in recognition of the sacrifices made by the men and women of the armed forces of the United States in defense of our country.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-09 - PRINT NUMBER 1719A [S01719 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S01719-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1719
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 11, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the  pledge  of  alle-
         giance
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  802  of  the  education  law,  as
    2  amended  by  chapter  601  of  the  laws  of 1996, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    1. It shall be the duty of the commissioner to prepare, for the use of
    5  the public schools of the state, a program providing for a salute to the
    6  flag and a daily pledge of allegiance to the flag,  and  instruction  in
    7  its  correct use and display which shall include, as a minimum, specific
    8  instruction regarding respect for the flag of the United States of Amer-
    9  ica, its display and use as provided by federal statute  and  regulation
   10  and such other patriotic exercises as may be deemed by him to be expedi-
   11  ent, under such regulations and instructions as may best meet the varied
   12  requirements  of  the  different  grades  in such schools. However, such
   13  instruction shall include, as a minimum, the provisions of sections  one
   14  hundred seventy through one hundred seventy-seven of title thirty-six of
   15  the United States Code.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALSO PREPARE, AS PART OF
   16  SUCH  PROGRAM, WHICH MAY BE USED BY SCHOOL AUTHORITIES, AN ANNUAL COURSE
   17  OF STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN  FLAG  THAT  ENCOURAGES  PARTIC-
   18  IPATION  IN  THE  PLEDGE  OF ALLEGIANCE BY STUDENTS AND FACULTY AND THAT
   19  INDICATES THAT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IS TAKEN IN RECOGNITION  OF  THE
   20  SACRIFICES  THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCES
   21  OF THE UNITED STATES IN DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY.
   22    S 2. This act shall take effect on September 1,  2011;  provided  that
   23  the  commissioner  of  education  is  authorized to promulgate any rules
   24  necessary to implement this act on or before its effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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