91st General Assembly
Summary of HB3854
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House Sponsors:
FOWLER-WOOLARD.

Short description: 
SCH CD-HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS                                                

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the School Code.  Provides that a school board  may  allow      
   teachers  and  administrators  to  read  or  post  certain  historical      
   documents,  writings, and records.  Prohibits content-based censorship      
   of American history or heritage  based  on  any  religious  references      
   contained in any of these documents, writings, and records.  Effective      
   July 1, 2000.                                                               
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Provides that a school board may allow a teacher or administrator      
   to read or post any historical document, writing, or record (not  just      
   those  documents,  writings,  and records that are listed).  Prohibits      
   censorship based on religious references contained in  any  historical      
   document,  writing, or record (not just those documents, writings, and      
   records that are listed).                                                   
          FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Board of Education)                       
          HB 3854, as amended by H-am 1, has no discernible impacts for        
          local school districts or SBE.                                       
          STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Board of Education)               
          Same as SBE fiscal note.                                             
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 01-01-09

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   0


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