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HB313 • 2025

Education; authorize and require all public elementary and secondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in multiple locations

Education; authorize and require all public elementary and secondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in multiple locations

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Sponsor
Dunahoo, Emory
Last action
2025-02-11
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary confirms the intent to provide specifications but does not describe what those rules are (e.g., size, material).

HB313: Displaying the Ten Commandments in Public Schools

This bill requires all public elementary and secondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in multiple locations.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires every public elementary and secondary school to post displays of the Ten Commandments.
  • Mandates that these displays appear in more than one location within each school building.
  • Provides specifications for how such displays must be made or look.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Public elementary schools
  • Public secondary (middle and high) schools

Limits and Unknowns

  • The provided text does not list the specific details of the display specifications.
  • No effective date is listed in the provided summary.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-11 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Education; authorize and require all public elementary and secondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in multiple locations