HP0699
LD 944
Session - 129th Maine Legislature
 
LR 2188
Item 1
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

An Act To Ban Native American Mascots in All Public Schools

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §4013  is enacted to read:

§ 4013 Prohibition of Native American mascots

A public school may not have or adopt a name, symbol or image that depicts or refers to a Native American tribe, individual, custom or tradition and that is used as a mascot, nickname, logo, letterhead or team name of the school.

SUMMARY

This bill prohibits a public school from having or adopting a name, symbol or image that depicts or refers to a Native American tribe, individual, custom or tradition and that is used as a mascot, nickname, logo, letterhead or team name of the school.


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