Sen. Edward D. Maloney

Filed: 4/28/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3115

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3115 as follows:
 
3on page 2, line 9, by replacing "secular" with "selected"; and
 
4on page 2, line 10, after "textbooks.", by inserting "The
5textbooks authorized to be purchased under this Section are
6limited without exception to textbooks that have been
7preapproved and designated by the State Board of Education for
8use in any public school and that are secular, non-religious,
9and non-sectarian. The State Board of Education shall annually
10publish a list of the textbooks authorized to be purchased
11under this Section."; and
 
12on page 2, line 18, after "Section", by inserting "and to
13ensure the religious neutrality of the textbook block grant
14program, as well as provide for the monitoring of all textbooks
15authorized in this Section to be purchased directly by

 

 

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1State-recognized, nonpublic schools serving students in grades
2kindergarten through 12".