005.28.22 Ark. Code R. § 013 Rules Governing the Star-Spangled Banner Act
Library | Arkansas Administrative Code |
Edition | 2023 |
Currency | Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, December, 2023 |
Year | 2023 |
Citation | 005.28.22 Ark. Code R. § 013 |
Effective June 2022
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1.01 The Arkansas
State Board of Education's authority for promulgating these Rules is pursuant
to Ark. Code Ann. §§
and
6-10-136 and Act 958 of 2021. 6-11-105
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These Rules shall be known as the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary
Education ("Division") Rules Governing the Star-Spangled Banner
Act.
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- The State Board of Education ("State Board") notes that the Arkansas
General Assembly finds that:
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2.01 It
is of the utmost importance that Arkansas youth learn the importance of the
national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner";
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2.02 The regular playing of "The
Star-Spangled Banner" will foster patriotism and celebrate the common American
experience; and
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2.03 "The
Star-Spangled Banner" should be played in solemn observance and recognition for
the men and women who have sacrificed their lives in defense of the American
Experiment.
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3.01 Each school
district board of directors shall adopt a policy requiring each public
kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) school in the district to broadcast
"The Star-Spangled Banner" at the commencement of each school-sanctioned
sporting event.
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3.02 The policy shall also require each
public kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) school in the district to
broadcast "The Star-Spangled Banner" at least one (1) time each week during
school hours.
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3.03 The board
district, or school shall select for broadcast, any recording of "The
Star-Spangled Banner" that includes the lyrics from the first verse written by
Francis Scott Key or is the standard arrangement or standard instrumental
version used by U.S. military bands or similar arrangement or
version.
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