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Committee advances substitute to require display of founding documents only when funded by donations

3031242 · April 8, 2025
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Summary

A substitute to Senate Bill 34 clarifies that school districts must display founding documents only if they receive donated funds or donated displays; the substitute also renames the bill and sets a compliance deadline for districts that receive donated displays.

The Senate Education Committee advanced a substitute version of Senate Bill 34 that narrows when school districts must post specified founding documents in classrooms, and it changes the bill’s title to reference “founding documents of historical significance.”

Senator Kaler offered the substitute, saying the change “clarifies that we're displaying founding documents in the class room rather than any historical document” and that the substitute “further clarify[ies] that the use of state funds is not required for compliance and districts are only required to post displays if they receive sufficient donated funds or displays.”

Senator Kaler…

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