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LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 178
Introduced by Erdman, 47; Halloran, 33.
Read first time January 09, 2023
Committee: Education
1 A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to schools; to require display of the national
2 motto; to authorize contributions; and to provide duties for the
3 Attorney General.
4 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,
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1 Section 1. (1) On and after the effective date of this act, each
2 school board shall prominently display the national motto of the United
3 States, "In God We Trust", written legibly in English, in each classroom
4 or in another prominent place in each school building where each student
5 is able to see and read it each day school is in session.
6 (2) A school board may accept contributions to defray the costs of
7 implementing this section.
8 (3) Upon the filing of an action seeking to invalidate this section
9 in any state or federal court, the Attorney General shall intervene on
10 behalf of any school board and any other party named as a defendant for
11 their role in implementing this section.
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