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IN HR0023
Resolution
Status
2/19/2018
Primary Sponsor
Micheal Aylesworth
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AI Summary
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Urges Indiana school corporations to permit students to wear official military dress uniforms from any active or reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or National Guard during high school graduation ceremonies.
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Emphasizes Indiana's military heritage, including that three out of four eligible-age Hoosiers served in the Civil War and one out of ten Union Army soldiers enlisted from Indiana.
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Notes Indiana's significant veterans infrastructure, including the National Medal of Honor Monument, American Legion National Headquarters in Indianapolis, and the Indiana War Memorial Plaza Historic District with 24 acres of monuments.
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Affirms that authority to determine graduation dress codes remains with local school administrations, while encouraging schools to recognize and appreciate students' military service.
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Directs the Principal Clerk of the House to transmit a copy of the resolution to the Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Legislative Description
Urging Indiana school corporations to permit a student to wear a dress uniform issued to the student by any active or reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the National Guard while participating in the student's high school graduation ceremony.
Last Action
First reading: referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
2/19/2018