71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
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LC 3308
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 746
                   Ordered by the Senate May 4
             Including Senate Amendments dated May 4
 
Sponsored by Senator STARR
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Allows object or document containing words of Ten Commandments
to be displayed in public school classroom or building or at
public school event if displayed with other objects and documents
of historical significance { +  as part of Foundations of
American Law and Government display + }.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to public school displays.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + A school district may display an object or
document containing the words of the Ten Commandments in a public
school classroom or public school building, or at any public
school event, if the object or document is displayed with other
objects and documents of historical significance as part of a
Foundations of American Law and Government display as described
in section 2 of this 2001 Act. A display of an object or document
containing the words of the Ten Commandments:
  (1) Shall be made in the same manner and appearance generally
as the other objects and documents;
  (2) Shall be provided for the primary secular purpose of
promoting a better overall understanding of the historical
founding of the United States; and
  (3) May not be presented or displayed in any fashion that
results in calling attention to the words of the Ten Commandments
apart from the other displayed objects and documents. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + A school district may display in a public
school classroom or public school building, or at any public
school event, a Foundations of American Law and Government
display that includes objects and documents that have formed or
influenced the legal and governmental systems of the United
States and the State of Oregon such as:
  (1) The Preamble to the United States Constitution;
  (2) The Declaration of Independence;
  (3) The Magna Carta;
  (4) The Justinian Code; and
  (5) The Ten Commandments. + }
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