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SB 258

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  • 4 Bill Votes
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Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Steve Livingston
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Edcuation, schools, pledge of allegiance, be conducted at the beginning of each school day, Sec. 16-43-5 am'd.
Description

Relating to public K-12 education; to amend Section 16-43-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to require that the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag be conducted at the beginning of each school day.

Subjects
Education

Bill Text

Note: Bills that change current law do not show the amended text correctly below. Please view Original PDF to see amended sections: SB 258 - Engrossed - PDF

Section 1

Section 16-43-5 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: "§16-43-5. "The State Board of Education shall afford pledge of allegiance to the United States flag shall be conducted at the beginning of each school day and all students attending public kindergarten, primary, and secondary schools shall be given the opportunity each school day to voluntarily recite the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag. A student who refuses to recite the pledge of allegiance may not be punished or penalized for that refusal.

Section 2

This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law. Senate Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy..................... 0.9-APR-19Read for the second time and placed on the calen- dar............................................... 1.6-APR-19Read for the third time and passed as amended .... 1.8-APR-19 Yeas 33 Nays Patrick Harris, Secretary.

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
May 2, 2019 H Pending third reading on day 16 Favorable from Education Policy
May 2, 2019 H Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
April 18, 2019 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
April 18, 2019 S Engrossed
April 18, 2019 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 314
April 18, 2019 S Figures motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 313
April 18, 2019 S Figures Amendment Offered
April 18, 2019 S Third Reading Passed
April 16, 2019 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
April 9, 2019 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy

Bill Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2019-04-18
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Figures motion to Adopt
2019-04-18
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Document Type Document Location
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/SB258-eng.pdf
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/SB258-int.pdf
Bill Amendments http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/199585-1.pdf

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