158.195 Display of national motto in public elementary and secondary schools --

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Reading and posting in public schools of texts and documents on American

history and heritage -- Posting of restrictions on child labor in public school

buildings that contain instructional space for students in grades six through

twelve.

(a)Local boards shall require each public elementary and secondary school to

display the national motto of the United States, "In God We Trust," in a

prominent location in the school.

(b)The display required in paragraph

(a)of this subsection may take the form of

but is not limited to a mounted plaque or student artwork.

(2)As used in this section, "prominent location" means a school entryway, cafeteria, or

common area where students are likely to see an item on display.

(3)Local boards may allow any teacher or administrator in a public school district of

the Commonwealth to read or post in a public school building, classroom, or event

any excerpts or portions of: the national motto; the national anthem; the pledge of

allegiance; the preamble to the Kentucky Constitution; the Declaration of

Independence; the Mayflower Compact; the writings, speeches, documents, and

proclamations of the founding fathers and presidents of the United States; United

States Supreme Court decisions; and acts of the United States Congress including

the published text of the Congressional Record. There shall be no content-based

censorship of American history or heritage in the Commonwealth based on

religious references in these writings, documents, and records.

(4)Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, local boards shall require each public

school building that contains instructional space for students in grades six

through twelve

(12)to conspicuously display in a prominent location, in both

English and Spanish, a printed abstract of KRS 339.210 to 339.450, a list of the

limited or prohibited occupations for minors, and a notice stating the working hours

per day for each day of the week permissible for minors to work. The same

information or display shall also be posted on a district's or school's website.