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Committee holds Good Friday holiday bill after tie; sponsor eyes amendment for school alignment
Summary
Senate Bill 193, which would make Good Friday a state legal holiday, was held in committee Feb. 13 after a tie vote. Sponsor Senator Stratton proposed an amendment to add educational alignment language allowing K-12 and higher education to use best efforts to schedule breaks around state holy days.
Senate Bill 193, a measure to designate Good Friday as a state legal holiday, was presented to the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Feb. 13 and held in committee after a tie vote.
Senator Stratton, sponsor of the bill, framed the proposal as recognizing historic references to religion in the nation's founding documents but emphasized inclusivity. He told the committee the bill, as drafted, would make the Friday preceding Easter a legal state holiday but…
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