As Introduced 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session H.B. No. 116 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES HARRIS-METZGER-TIBERI-THOMAS-CALVERT- 8
TAYLOR-BRADING-METELSKY-JOLIVETTE-OLMAN-VESPER- 9
PRINGLE-SULLIVAN-PATTON-VAN VYVEN-FORD-CORBIN- 10
DAMSCHRODER-BUCHY-BENDER-MYERS-ALLEN-SULZER-EVANS- 11
PADGETT-WILLAMOWSKI-YOUNG-JONES-WILSON-ROMAN-KRUPINSKI 12
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A B I L L
To amend section 3313.602 of the Revised Code to 16
require school districts to devote at least one
hour on Veterans' Day to an observance that would 17
convey the meaning and significance of that day.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 19
Section 1. That section 3313.602 of the Revised Code be 22
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3313.602. (A) The board of education of each city, 31
local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district 32
shall adopt a policy specifying whether or not oral recitation of 33
the pledge of allegiance to the flag shall be a part of the 34
school's program and, if so, establishing a time and manner for 35
such recitation.
(B) In the development of its graded course of study, the 37
board of education of each city and exempted village school 38
district and the governing board of each educational service 39
center shall ensure that the principles of democracy and ethics 40
are emphasized and discussed wherever appropriate in all parts of 41
the curriculum for grades kindergarten through twelve. 42
(C) Each city, local, exempted village, and joint 44
vocational school board shall adopt policies that encourage all 45
certificated and noncertificated employees to be cognizant of 46
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their roles in instilling ethical principles and democratic 47
ideals in all district pupils.
(D) THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF EACH CITY, LOCAL, AND 49
EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL REQUIRE EACH DISTRICT 50
SCHOOL TO DEVOTE AT LEAST ONE HOUR ON VETERANS' DAY TO AN 52
OBSERVANCE THAT CONVEYS THE MEANING AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT DAY. 53
THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES TO CONSTITUTE 55
THE OBSERVANCE IN EACH SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT AFTER CONSULTATION
WITH THE SCHOOL'S ADMINISTRATORS. IF SCHOOL IS NOT SCHEDULED TO 57
BE IN SESSION ON VETERANS' DAY, THE OBSERVANCE PRESCRIBED BY THIS 58
DIVISION SHALL BE HELD ON THE SCHOOL DAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING 60
VETERANS' DAY.
Section 2. That existing section 3313.602 of the Revised 62
Code is hereby repealed. 63