HB117

Enact The Pledge of Allegiance Act

Introduced·2/24/25
Introduced Text

Ohio HB117 requires city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school districts to adopt policies for daily recitation of the Pledge of.

Ohio HB117 mandates that the board of education in each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district adopt a policy for the daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. The policy must specify a time and manner for the recitation but cannot require any person to participate. It also prohibits altering the words of the Pledge. The policy must be made publicly available and posted on the district's website if available.

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Calendar

Jun 3, 2025

2:15 PM

House Education Brennan, 3rd Hearing, Prop/Opp/IP Testimony PV

May 20, 2025

2:45 PM

House Education Brennan, 2nd Hearing, Proponent Testimony

History

Feb 26, 2025

House

Referred to committee: Education

Feb 24, 2025

House

Introduced