As Passed by the House 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Am. 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
HARTNETT-FLANNERY-HOOPS-WOMER BENJAMIN-PETERSON-SMITH- 13
OGG-GARDNER-BARRETT-WINKLER-GOODMAN-CAREY-SALERNO-MOTTLEY- 14
DePIERO-LUCAS-D.MILLER-VERICH-JERSE-CATES-NETZLEY-BATEMAN- 15
BOYD-CLANCY-GOODING-TERWILLEGER-COUGHLIN-LOGAN-CORE- 16
BARNES-SUTTON-GRENDELL-MAIER-AUSTRIA 17
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A B I L L
To amend section 3313.602 of the Revised Code to 21
require school districts to devote time on
Veterans' Day to an observance that would convey 22
the meaning and significance of that day.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 24
Section 1. That section 3313.602 of the Revised Code be 27
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3313.602. (A) The board of education of each city, 36
local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district 37
shall adopt a policy specifying whether or not oral recitation of 38
the pledge of allegiance to the flag shall be a part of the 39
school's program and, if so, establishing a time and manner for 40
such recitation.
(B) In the development of its graded course of study, the 42
board of education of each city and exempted village school 43
district and the governing board of each educational service 44
center shall ensure that the principles of democracy and ethics 45
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are emphasized and discussed wherever appropriate in all parts of 46
the curriculum for grades kindergarten through twelve. 47
(C) Each city, local, exempted village, and joint 49
vocational school board shall adopt policies that encourage all 50
certificated and noncertificated employees to be cognizant of 51
their roles in instilling ethical principles and democratic 52
ideals in all district pupils.
(D) THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF EACH CITY, LOCAL, AND 54
EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL REQUIRE EACH DISTRICT 55
SCHOOL TO DEVOTE TIME ON VETERANS' DAY TO AN OBSERVANCE THAT 57
CONVEYS THE MEANING AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT DAY. THE AMOUNT OF 58
TIME EACH SCHOOL DEVOTES TO THIS OBSERVANCE SHALL BE AT LEAST ONE 59
HOUR OR, IN SCHOOLS THAT SCHEDULE CLASS PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE 60
HOUR, AT LEAST ONE STANDARD CLASS PERIOD. THE BOARD SHALL 61
DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES TO CONSTITUTE THE OBSERVANCE IN 63
EACH SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE SCHOOL'S 64
ADMINISTRATORS. IF SCHOOL IS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE IN SESSION ON 65
VETERANS' DAY, THE OBSERVANCE PRESCRIBED BY THIS DIVISION SHALL 66
BE HELD ON THE SCHOOL DAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING VETERANS' DAY. 68
Section 2. That existing section 3313.602 of the Revised 70
Code is hereby repealed. 71