Senate Bill 1108

PROPOSED

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO S.B.

1108

(Reference to Senate engrossed bill)


Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert:


"Section 1.


Title 15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by

adding sections 15-107 and 15-108, to read:


START_STATUTE15-107.


Declaration of policy


The legislature finds and declares that:


1. A primary purpose of public education is to inculcate values of

American citizenship.


2. Public tax dollars used in public schools should not be used to

denigrate American values and the teachings of western civilization.


3. Public tax dollars should not be used to promote political,

religious, ideological or cultural beliefs or values as truth when such

values are in conflict with the values of American citizenship and the

teachings of western CIVILIZATION.



START_STATUTE15-108.



Denigration, disparagement or encouragement of dissent from values of

American democracy and western civilization; prohibition; enforcement;

prohibition of race-based organizations; definition


A. A public school in this state shall not include within the program

of instruction any courses, classes or school sponsored activities that

promote, assert as truth or feature as an exclusive focus any

political, religious, ideological or cultural beliefs or values that

denigrate, disparage or overtly ENCOURAGE dissent from the values of

American democracy and western civilization, including democracy,

capitalism, pluralism and religious toleration.


B. This section does not prohibit the inclusion of diverse political,

religious, ideological or CULTURAL beliefs or values if the course,

CLASS or school sponsored activity as a whole does not denigrate,

disparage or overtly ENCOURAGE dissent from the values of American

democracy and western civilization.


C. On request of the superintendent of public instruction or the

superintendent's designee, a public school shall promptly provide

copies of curricula, course materials and course syllabi to the

superintendent of public INSTRUCTION. the superintendent of public

instruction, after providing appropriate notice and conducting an

appropriate hearing, may withhold a proportionate share of state monies

from any public school that violates subsection A. The superintendent

of public instruction may take reasonable and APPROPRIATE regulatory

actions to enforce this subsection. Nothing in this subsection shall be

construed to enlarge the authority of the superintendent of public


instruction to regulate the CONTENT of curriculum in public schools.



D. A public school in this state, a university under the JURISDICTION

of the arizona board of regents and a community college under the

JURISDICTION of a community college DISTRICT in this state shall not

allow organizations to operate on the CAMPUS of the school, UNIVERSITY

or community college if the organization is based in whole or in part

on race-based criteria.


E.


For the purposes of this section, "public school" means any of the

following:


1. A school district.


2. A school in a school district.


3. A charter school.


4. An accommodation school.


5. The arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind.


" END_STATUTE


Amend title to conform


RUSSELL K.

PEARCE