(a)
- (1) 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.
- (2) If any part of two (2) or more school-sanctioned sporting events occur on the same day at the same school, a public school may choose to broadcast The Star-Spangled Banner at only one (1) of the events.
- (b) 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.
(c) The board, district, or school shall select for broadcast any recording of The Star-Spangled Banner that:
- (1) Includes the lyrics from the first verse written by Francis Scott Key; or
- (2) Is the standard arrangement or standard instrumental version used by United States military bands or similar arrangement or version.
(d) A school district board of directors may adopt a policy that allows the performance of The Star-Spangled Banner at school-sanctioned sporting events, at schools during school hours, or both:
(1) From original sheet music that:
- (A) Adheres to subsection (c) of this section; and
- (B) Is performed by a school-sanctioned band program;
(2) From original sheet music that:
- (A) Adheres to this subsection; and
- (B) Is performed by a school-sanctioned:
(i) Choral program;
(ii) Vocal group; or
- (iii) Vocalist; or
- (3) By the attendees of a school-sanctioned event led by a vocalist selected by the principal of the public school hosting the school-sanctioned event.