1994-03-09                     House Journal                      Page 2674
HB 339                                                                       
The Judiciary Committee has considered:                                        
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 339                                                            
"An Act relating to the use in public schools of historical                   
documents without alteration or removal of religious or secular                
references when the references are a part of the text of the                   
document; providing that the use of historical documents does not              
constitute the advocation of partisan, sectarian, or denominational            
doctrine; and providing that public school teachers and                        
administrators may not be disciplined or otherwise acted against               
for using historical documents; requiring the Department of                    
Education to distribute copies of the law; and providing for an                
effective date."                                                               
                                                                               
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
	CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 339(JUD)                                                
"An Act relating to the use of historical documents in public                 
schools; and providing for an effective date."                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative Porter, Chair, with the                
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (4):  Kott, James, Porter, Phillips                                    
                                                                               
No recommendation (1):  Nordlund                                               
                                                                               
The following fiscal note applies to CSHB 339(JUD):                            
                                                                               
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Education, 2/17/94                                  
                                                                               
HB 339 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                
calendar.