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ND HB1145

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Hoverson

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Origin

House of Representatives

69th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires the State Board of Higher Education and all public school district boards to display the Ten Commandments in a prominent location in cafeterias at each campus and school, with discretion to add displays in other locations

  • Mandates specific display requirements: minimum size of 11x14 inches, printed in large easily readable font, with prescribed text as the central focus

  • Permits professors, instructors, and K-12 teachers to display the Ten Commandments in their assigned classrooms without seeking prior approval from administrators or boards

  • Requires displays to be funded through donated funds or donated displays rather than public appropriations

  • Authorizes private law firms to provide pro bono legal defense for constitutional challenges to the law, including representing the State Board of Higher Education or educational institutions

Legislative Description

Displays of the ten commandments in state educational institutions and public schools.

Last Action

Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 38 nays 53

2/12/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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