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ND HB1222
Bill
Status
3/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Anna Novak
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AI Summary
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School districts must adopt a policy requiring each school to offer all students the opportunity to voluntarily recite the pledge of allegiance at the beginning of each schoolday
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Students cannot be required to recite the pledge, stand during the recitation, or salute the American flag
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Removes the previous discretionary school board power to "authorize" pledge recitation, replacing it with a mandatory offering requirement
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Passed the House 87-0 and Senate 44-3 in the 69th Legislative Assembly (2025 session)
Legislative Description
A requirement for public school students to have the opportunity to recite the pledge of allegiance each morning and immunity for liability stemming from the recitation of the pledge of allegiance.
Last Action
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/20
3/24/2025