Indiana 2022 Regular Session

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1	1	ES0011.1
2	2	February 17, 2022
3	3	ENGROSSED
4	4	SENATE BILL No. 11
5	5	_____
6	6	DIGEST OF SB 11 (Updated February 16, 2022 12:01 pm - DI 140)
7	7	Citations Affected: IC 4-20.5.
8	8	Synopsis: Display of historical documents. Provides that a document
9	9	of educational and historical significance with acknowledged religious
10	10	history (document) may be displayed on property owned by the state.
11	11	Provides that a display of a document may be accompanied by a
12	12	statement providing its context in American history. Provides that a
13	13	document may only be displayed if the document is: (1) donated; (2)
14	14	purchased with funds made available through voluntary contributions
15	15	to the Indiana department of administration (department); or (3)
16	16	reprinted from a document donated or purchased with contributions to
17	17	the department. Requires, upon request, the department to provide
18	18	certain documents to a state office, clerk of court, judge, or legislative
19	19	body.
20	20	Effective: July 1, 2022.
21	21	Kruse, Raatz, Tomes
22	22	(HOUSE SPONSORS — BEHNING, COOK, WESCO, BARTLETT)
23	23	January 4, 2022, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
24	24	Development.
25	25	January 27, 2022, reported favorably — Do Pass.
26	26	January 31, 2022, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
27	27	February 1, 2022, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 40, nays 9.
28	28	HOUSE ACTION
29	29	February 7, 2022, read first time and referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory
30	30	Reform.
31	31	February 17, 2022, reported — Do Pass.
32	32	ES 11—LS 6104/DI 110 February 17, 2022
33	33	Second Regular Session of the 122nd General Assembly (2022)
34	34	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
35	35	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
36	36	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
37	37	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
38	38	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
39	39	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
40	40	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
41	41	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
42	42	between statutes enacted by the 2021 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
43	43	ENGROSSED
44	44	SENATE BILL No. 11
45	45	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state
46	46	offices and administration.
47	47	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
48	48	1 SECTION 1. IC 4-20.5-21-4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
49	49	2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
50	50	3 1, 2022]: Sec. 4. (a) Subject to subsection (c), a document of
51	51	4 educational and historical significance with acknowledged religious
52	52	5 history may be displayed on property owned by the state, including
53	53	6 the following:
54	54	7 (1) The Mayflower Compact, written and adopted in 1620.
55	55	8 (2) The Declaration of Independence, adopted by the
56	56	9 Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.
57	57	10 (3) Articles I through VI of the Northwest Ordinance, enacted
58	58	11 by the Confederation Congress on July 13, 1787.
59	59	12 (4) Washington's Farewell Address, published September 19,
60	60	13 1796.
61	61	14 (b) A display of a document under subsection (a) may be
62	62	15 accompanied by a document entitled "Educational Documents for
63	63	16 Acknowledging America's Religious History" that reads as follows:
64	64	17 "Many historical documents pivotal to American law,
65	65	ES 11—LS 6104/DI 110 2
66	66	1 constitutionalism, and political theory have deep roots in
67	67	2 religion. Examples include the Mayflower Compact, the
68	68	3 Declaration of Independence, the Northwest Ordinance, and
69	69	4 Washington's Farewell Address, which collectively express
70	70	5 the American ideals of liberty, equality, personal
71	71	6 responsibility, and the rule of law. The purpose of this display
72	72	7 is to help the general public understand the role that religion
73	73	8 has played in the legal history of the United States and
74	74	9 Indiana.".
75	75	10 (c) A document may be displayed under subsection (a) only if
76	76	11 the document is:
77	77	12 (1) donated;
78	78	13 (2) purchased with funds made available through voluntary
79	79	14 contributions to the department; or
80	80	15 (3) reprinted from a document donated or purchased as
81	81	16 described in subdivisions (1) and (2).
82	82	17 (d) Subject to the availability of documents, funds, and
83	83	18 reprinted documents as provided under subsection (c), the
84	84	19 department shall, upon the request of a:
85	85	20 (1) state office (as defined in IC 3-5-2-48);
86	86	21 (2) clerk of court;
87	87	22 (3) judge; or
88	88	23 (4) legislative body (as defined in IC 36-1-2-9);
89	89	24 prepare and distribute to the state office, clerk of court, judge, or
90	90	25 legislative body a copy of a document listed in subsection (a)(1)
91	91	26 through (a)(4) for framing and display.
92	92	27 (e) The documents displayed under this section may be
93	93	28 displayed in a public location with other historical documents.
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95	95	COMMITTEE REPORT
96	96	Madam President: The Senate Committee on Education and Career
97	97	Development, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 11, has had the
98	98	same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
99	99	Senate with the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
100	100	(Reference is to SB 11 as introduced.)
101	101
102	102	RAATZ, Chairperson
103	103	Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 4
104	104	_____
105	105	SENATE MOTION
106	106	Madam President: I move that Senate Bill 11 be amended to read as
107	107	follows:
108	108	Page 1, line 14, delete "must" and insert "may".
109	109	(Reference is to SB 11 as printed January 28, 2022.)
110	110	YODER
111	111	_____
112	112	COMMITTEE REPORT
113	113	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Government and Regulatory
114	114	Reform, to which was referred Senate Bill 11, has had the same under
115	115	consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with
116	116	the recommendation that said bill do pass.
117	117	(Reference is to SB 11 as reprinted February 1, 2022.)
118	118	MILLER D
119	119	Committee Vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0
120	120	ES 11—LS 6104/DI 110