Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 83 amends the Education Code to require a school district board of trustees to require students at each school in the district to recite the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags once each school day. The bill requires a school district to excuse a student from the required recitations on written request of the student's parent or guardian.

The bill also requires a school district board of trustees to provide for the observance of one minute of silence following the pledge recitations, during which period a student may reflect, pray, meditate, or engage in any nondisruptive silent activity, and it requires a teacher or other person supervising the students to ensure that each student remains silent and does not distract another student.