Filed April 7, 2026 in the House by
What it changes
AI summary This amendment removes requirements for distributing information both electronically and by regular mail and deletes several existing sections. It adds a rule that school district superintendents and charter school principals must distribute the most recent U.S. Department of Education guidance on prayer and religious expression to their respective boards, principals, and teachers.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- Page 1, line 5, by striking “distribute, both” and inserting “distribute”
- Page 1, line 6, by striking “electronically and by regular mail,”
- Page 1, by striking lines 11 through
- Page 1, line 15, by striking “(3)” and inserting “(1)”
- Page 1, by striking line
- Page 1, line 17, by striking “(5)” and inserting “(2)”
- Page 1, by striking lines 19 through
- Page 1, before line 26 by inserting: “b. Each superintendent employed by a school district that receives the electronic communication containing the most recent version of the United States department of education’s guidance related to constitutionally protected prayer and religious expression in public elementary and secondary schools shall distribute the guidance to each member of the board of directors of the school district, each principal employed by the school district, and each teacher employed by the school district. c. Each principal or head of a charter school employed by a charter school established under chapter 256E that receives the electronic communication containing the most recent version of the United States department of education’s guidance related to constitutionally protected prayer and religious expression in public elementary and secondary schools shall distribute the guidance to each member of the governing board of the charter school and each teacher employed by the charter school.”
- Page 1, line 26, by striking “b.” and inserting “d.”
- Page 1, line 31, by striking “c.” and inserting “e.”