S.B. 21

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PATRIOTIC EDUCATION
2 2000 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Leonard M. Blackham
5 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; REQUIRING THE STATE BOARD OF
6 EDUCATION TO PROVIDE BY RULE FOR A PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION WITHIN THE
7 PUBLIC SCHOOLS RELATING TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES; AND
8 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
9 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
10 ENACTS:
11 53A-13-101.6, Utah Code Annotated 1953
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. Section 53A-13-101.6 is enacted to read:
14 53A-13-101.6. Instruction on the flag of the United States of America.
15 (1) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
16 State Board of Education shall provide by rule for a program of instruction within the public
17 schools relating to the flag of the United States.
18 (2) The instruction shall include the history of the flag, etiquette, customs pertaining to the
19 display and use of the flag, and other patriotic exercises as provided by Sections 36 U.S.C. 170
20 to 177.
21 Section 2. Effective date.
22 This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.

Legislative Review Note
as of 12-2-99 10:48 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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