| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to display of flags in educational |
| 3 | institutions; providing a popular name; amending s. |
| 4 | 1000.06, F.S.; requiring the flag of the United States to |
| 5 | be displayed in each classroom in public K-20 educational |
| 6 | institutions; providing for procurement of flags; |
| 7 | providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. This act shall be known by the popular name the |
| 12 | "Carey Baker Freedom Flag Act." |
| 13 | Section 2. Section 1000.06, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 14 | to read: |
| 15 | 1000.06 Display of flags.-- |
| 16 | (1) Every public K-20 educational institution that is |
| 17 | provided or authorized by the Constitution and laws of Florida |
| 18 | shall display daily the flag of the United States and the |
| 19 | official flag of Florida when the weather permits upon one |
| 20 | building or on a suitable flagstaff upon the grounds of each |
| 21 | public postsecondary educational institution and upon every |
| 22 | district school board building or grounds except when the |
| 23 | institution or school is closed for vacation, provided that, if |
| 24 | two or more buildings are located on the same or on adjacent |
| 25 | sites, one flag may be displayed for the entire group of |
| 26 | buildings. |
| 27 | (2) Each public K-20 educational institution that is |
| 28 | provided or authorized by the Constitution and laws of Florida |
| 29 | shall display daily in each classroom the flag of the United |
| 30 | States. The flag must be at least 2 feet by 3 feet and must be |
| 31 | properly displayed in accordance with Title 4 U.S.C. Each |
| 32 | educational institution shall acquire the necessary number of |
| 33 | flags to implement the provisions of this subsection. The |
| 34 | principal, director, or president of each educational |
| 35 | institution shall attempt to acquire the flags through donations |
| 36 | or fundraising for 1 year prior to securing other funding |
| 37 | sources or allocating funds for the purchase of flags. The |
| 38 | president of each state university or community college must |
| 39 | present to the governing board of the institution the results of |
| 40 | donations and fundraising activities relating to the acquisition |
| 41 | of flags prior to requesting the governing board to approve a |
| 42 | funding source for the purchase of flags. A flag must be |
| 43 | displayed in each classroom pursuant to this subsection no later |
| 44 | than August 1, 2005. |
| 45 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004. |