| 1 | House Joint Resolution |
| 2 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 3 of |
| 3 | Article I of the State Constitution to provide that an |
| 4 | individual may not be barred from participating in any |
| 5 | public program because of choosing to use public benefits |
| 6 | at a religious provider and to delete a prohibition |
| 7 | against using public revenues in aid of any church, sect, |
| 8 | or religious denomination or any sectarian institution. |
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| 10 | Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | That the following amendment to Section 3 of Article I of |
| 13 | the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to |
| 14 | the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next |
| 15 | general election or at an earlier special election specifically |
| 16 | authorized by law for that purpose: |
| 17 | ARTICLE I |
| 18 | DECLARATION OF RIGHTS |
| 19 | SECTION 3. Religious freedom.-There shall be no law |
| 20 | respecting the establishment of religion or prohibiting or |
| 21 | penalizing the free exercise thereof. Religious freedom shall |
| 22 | not justify practices inconsistent with public morals, peace or |
| 23 | safety. An individual may not be barred from participating in |
| 24 | any public program because that individual has freely chosen to |
| 25 | use his or her program benefits at a religious provider. No |
| 26 | revenue of the state or any political subdivision or agency |
| 27 | thereof shall ever be taken from the public treasury directly or |
| 28 | indirectly in aid of any church, sect, or religious denomination |
| 29 | or in aid of any sectarian institution. |
| 30 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be |
| 31 | placed on the ballot: |
| 32 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT |
| 33 | ARTICLE I, SECTION 3 |
| 34 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.-Proposing an amendment to the State |
| 35 | Constitution to provide that an individual may not be barred |
| 36 | from participating in any public program because that individual |
| 37 | has chosen to use his or her program benefits at a religious |
| 38 | provider, and to delete the prohibition against using revenues |
| 39 | from the public treasury directly or indirectly in aid of any |
| 40 | church, sect, or religious denomination or in aid of any |
| 41 | sectarian institution. |