Bill Title: Prohibit school districts from using school or athletic team names, mascots, or nicknames that are determined to be racially derogatory or discriminatory.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-24 - House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Failed, YEAS 22, NAYS 46. H.J. 678 [HB1147 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Shawn Bordeaux [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-026	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Kevin Killer [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-027	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Steven McCleerey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Troy Heinert [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-026	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jim Bradford [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-027	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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