Amend HB 1034 (House committee printing) by adding the 
following SECTION, appropriately numbered, and renumbering the 
subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 25.082, Education Code, is amended by 
amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to 
read as follows:
	(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), the [The] board 
of trustees of each school district shall require students, once 
during each school day at each school in the district, to recite:
		(1)  the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag 
in accordance with 4 U.S.C. Section 4, and its subsequent 
amendments;  and
		(2)  the pledge of allegiance to the state flag in 
accordance with Subchapter C, Chapter 3100, Government Code.
	(c)  On written request from a student's parent or guardian, 
a school district shall excuse the student from reciting a pledge of 
allegiance under Subsection (b)(1) [(b)].
	(c-1) The board of trustees of each school district shall:              
		(1)  ensure that students are not coerced to 
participate in the recitation of the pledge of allegiance under 
Subsection (b)(2); and
		(2)  require a sign to be posted in each classroom near 
the state flag that states a student may not be coerced to 
participate in the recitation of the pledge of allegiance under 
Subsection (b)(2).