SB-0144, As Passed House, December 9, 2004                                  

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                              SUBSTITUTE FOR                                    

                                                                                

                           SENATE BILL NO. 144                                  

                                                                                

                     (As amended December 9, 2004)                              

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The revised school code,"                                                  

                                                                                

    (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1304.                             

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 1304.  (1) The board of a school district, local act                   

                                                                                

2   school district, or intermediate school district or board of                

                                                                                

3   directors of a public school academy shall ensure that [one or more of      

                                                                                

4   the following is offered each school day to public school pupils in the     

                                                                                

5 public schools it operates:

   

                                                                                

6          (a) The pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States.

    (b) The pledge of allegiance to the flag of Michigan.

    (c) The preamble to the Constitution of the United States.

    (d) The Bill of Rights.

    (e) The Gettysburg Address.

    (f) Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech.

    (g) Any of the Federalist papers.]                                          

                                                                                

7       (2) The board of a school district, local act school                        

                                                                                

8   district, or intermediate school district or board of directors             

                                                                                

9   of a public school academy may, at its discretion, provide that             

                                                                                

10  the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States or the            

                                                                                

11  national anthem, or both, as determined by the board or board of            

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   directors, is offered at after-school events, including, but not            

                                                                                

2   limited to, interscholastic athletic events, in at least grades 9           

                                                                                

3   to 12.                                                                      

                                                                                

4       (3) A pupil shall not be compelled, against the pupil's                     

                                                                                

5   objections or those of the pupil's parent or legal guardian, to             

                                                                                

6   recite the pledge of allegiance.