Sub. H.B. 184

126th General Assembly

(S. Education)

Requires a school district, educational service center, or community school to accept and display donated copies of the U.S. and Ohio mottoes only if the copies (1) are printed on durable, poster-quality paper or displayed in a frame, (2) have dimensions of at least 8½ inches by 11 inches, (3) contain no words other than the motto and language identifying the motto as the motto of the United States or Ohio, and (4) contain no images other than appropriate representations of the U.S. or Ohio flag.

Grants the governing body of each school district, educational service center, or community school the option of complying with the design specifications described above or adopting a resolution describing alternative design requirements for the acceptance and display of donated copies of the mottoes.

Exempts Internet- or computer-based community schools ("e-schools") from the requirement to accept and display donated copies of the mottoes.

H0184-126.doc/ss 05/10/06