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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
SENATE BILL 1606 By: Dahm
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to public buildings and public works;
creating the Constitutional Herita ge and Legacy
Display Act; providing for display of certain items
in certain public buildings; requiring certain items
and images to be donated or purchased with voluntary
contributions; providing for noncodification;
providing for codification; and provid ing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
This act shall be known and cited as th e "Constitutional
Heritage and Legacy Display Act ".
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 230 of Title 61, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. If funds under subsection C of this section ar e available,
local school superintendents of the public schools in this state and
the administrative officials of state agencies shall place a durable
poster or framed image representing:
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1. The national motto of the United States, "In God We Trust";
2. An accurate representation of the United States flag, which
shall be centered under the national motto;
3. An accurate representation of the Oklahoma state flag;
4. The United States Declaration of Indepe ndence;
5. The United States Bill of Rights; and
6. The Constitution of the U nited States.
B. These items shall be displayed in each:
1. Public elementary and secondary school library and classroom
in this state; and
2. Public building or facility in this state that is maintained
or operated by state funds.
C. The items and ima ges authorized under this section shall
either be donated or shall be purchased solely with funds made
available through voluntary contributions to state agencies, local
schools, or local school boards. The items and images au thorized
under this section m ay be displayed as they are donated or
purchased.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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