Rep. COBB-HUNTER proposes the following amendment (LC-4762.WAB0014H):
Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 2, Section 59-1-485(B), by adding an item to read:
(6) No later than January 1, 2027, each public school governing authority shall display a document bearing all of the amendments to the United States Constitution in each classroom in each school under its jurisdiction. The nature of the display shall be determined by each governing authority with a minimum requirement that all of the amendments shall be displayed on a poster or framed document that is at least eleven inches by fourteen inches. The text of the amendments shall be the central focus of the poster or framed document and shall be printed in a large, easily readable font.Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, Section 59-1-485, by adding a subsection to read:
(D)(1) No later than January 1, 2027, each public institution of higher learning in this State shall display all amendments to the United States Constitution in each classroom on the institution's campus. At a minimum, these amendments together shall be displayed on one poster or framed document that is at least eleven inches by fourteen inches. The text of these amendments shall be the central focus of the poster or framed document and shall be printed in a large, easily readable font.(2) The text shall read as provided in subsection (B)(1). Statements intended to provide context to any text authorized to be displayed pursuant to this section are prohibited.
(3) This section does not require a public institution of higher learning or its governing board to spend its funds to purchase displays required under this subsection. In order to fund the displays free of charge, the institution or its governing body may:
(a) accept donated funds to purchase the displays;
(b) accept donated displays.
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.