Rep. BEACH proposes the following Amendment No. to H.4025 as introduced by Ways & Means

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EXPLANATION: Placing the 10 Commandments in classrooms

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 305, after line 3, by adding an appropriately numbered proviso to read:

/ Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Education for Fiscal Year 2025-26, the department may design, produce, and distribute posters depicting the Ten Commandments in a clear and legible format. These posters shall be made available, upon request, to public school teachers for voluntary display in their classrooms. Teachers receiving such posters shall not be required to display them, and no penalty or incentive shall be imposed based on their decision to display or not display the posters./

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend totals and titles to conform.