Bill Text: AZ SB1036 | 2022 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Schools; flags; display; civil penalty
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-06-23 - Introduced in House and read first time [SB1036 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2022-SB1036-Introduced.html
PREFILED DEC 22 2021
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REFERENCE TITLE: schools; flags; display; civil penalty |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
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SB 1036 |
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Introduced by Senator Rogers
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AN ACT
amending section 15-506, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to school employees.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 15-506, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
15-506. Flag, Constitution and Bill of Rights display; recitation of pledge of allegiance; exemption; civil penalty
A. School districts and charter schools shall:
1. Acquire United States flags that are manufactured in the United States and that are at least two feet by three feet and hardware to appropriately display the United States flags.
2. For grades seven through twelve, acquire a legible copy of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights that is manufactured in the United States.
3. Display the flags in accordance with title 4 of the United States Code in each classroom and on or near the outside of the school building during school hours and at such other times as the school authorities direct.
4. For grades seven through twelve, place a legible copy of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights adjacent to each classroom flag.
5. Set aside a specific time each day for those students who wish to recite the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag.
B. Private schools, parochial schools and homeschools are exempt from this section.
C. A school district or charter school that violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. The attorney general shall impose and collect the civil penalties under this subsection.
