HB3115sam001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Edward D. Maloney

Filed: 4/28/2011

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3115

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3115 as follows:

on page 2, line 9, by replacing "secular" with "selected"; and

on page 2, line 10, after "textbooks.", by inserting "The textbooks authorized to be purchased under this Section are limited without exception to textbooks that have been preapproved and designated by the State Board of Education for use in any public school and that are secular, non-religious, and non-sectarian. The State Board of Education shall annually publish a list of the textbooks authorized to be purchased under this Section."; and

on page 2, line 18, after "Section", by inserting "and to ensure the religious neutrality of the textbook block grant program, as well as provide for the monitoring of all textbooks authorized in this Section to be purchased directly by State-recognized, nonpublic schools serving students in grades kindergarten through 12".