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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION - OFFENSES PERTAINING TO SCHOOLS

     Introduced By: Senators Bates, Ottiano, and Hodgson

     Date Introduced: February 06, 2013

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 16-38 of the General Laws entitled "Offenses Pertaining to

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Schools" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     16-38-6.1. Restrictions on political activity and fundraising in public schools. – (a)

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No public school official or public school employee shall display or distribute to any pupil any

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campaign materials, including literature, paraphernalia, and buttons, relative to any campaign for

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election to public office, nor shall the same be sent home with pupils.

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     (b) No fundraising for any campaign for election to public offices shall be permitted in

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the building or on the grounds of any public school.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION - OFFENSES PERTAINING TO SCHOOLS

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     This act would provide that no campaign materials, including literature, paraphernalia,

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and buttons, relative to any campaign for election to public office be displayed or distributed on

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school property, or sent home with the pupils. It would further prohibit fundraising for political

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campaigns on school property.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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