As Passed by the Senate 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- 18
SENATORS GARDNER-SCHAFRATH-KEARNS-MUMPER-OELSLAGER-PRENTISS-
CUPP-LATTA-NEIN-WHITE-CARNES-SPADA-BLESSING-SHOEMAKER- 19
WATTS-HORN-HAGAN-DRAKE-WACHTMANN-ARMBRUSTER-LATELL-DiDONATO- 20
HOTTINGER-JOHNSON-RAY-BRADY-ESPY-FURNEY-HERINGTON-MALLORY-McLIN 21
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A B I L L
To amend section 3313.602 of the Revised Code to 26
require school districts to devote time on or
about Veterans' Day to an observance that would 27
convey the meaning and significance of that day.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 29
Section 1. That section 3313.602 of the Revised Code be 32
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3313.602. (A) The board of education of each city, 41
local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district 42
shall adopt a policy specifying whether or not oral recitation of 43
the pledge of allegiance to the flag shall be a part of the 44
school's program and, if so, establishing a time and manner for 45
such recitation.
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(B) In the development of its graded course of study, the 47
board of education of each city and exempted village school 48
district and the governing board of each educational service 49
center shall ensure that the principles of democracy and ethics 50
are emphasized and discussed wherever appropriate in all parts of 51
the curriculum for grades kindergarten through twelve. 52
(C) Each city, local, exempted village, and joint 54
vocational school board shall adopt policies that encourage all 55
certificated and noncertificated employees to be cognizant of 56
their roles in instilling ethical principles and democratic 57
ideals in all district pupils.
(D) THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF EACH CITY, LOCAL, JOINT 59
VOCATIONAL, CHARTERED COMMUNITY, AND EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL 61
DISTRICT, AND THE CLEVELAND SCHOLARSHIP AND TUTORING PROGRAM, 62
SHALL REQUIRE EACH DISTRICT SCHOOL TO DEVOTE TIME ON OR ABOUT 64
VETERANS' DAY TO AN OBSERVANCE THAT CONVEYS THE MEANING AND 65
SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT DAY. THE AMOUNT OF TIME EACH SCHOOL DEVOTES 66
TO THIS OBSERVANCE SHALL BE AT LEAST ONE HOUR OR, IN SCHOOLS THAT
SCHEDULE CLASS PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE HOUR, AT LEAST ONE 67
STANDARD CLASS PERIOD. THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC 69
ACTIVITIES TO CONSTITUTE THE OBSERVANCE IN EACH SCHOOL IN THE 70
DISTRICT AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE SCHOOL'S ADMINISTRATORS. 71
Section 2. That existing section 3313.602 of the Revised 73
Code is hereby repealed. 74