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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.