I cannot tell a lie… Representatives Justin Burr, John Torbett, Chris Whitmire, and Gary Pendleton have introduced legislation to place a picture of the nation’s first president in every public school in North Carolina.

House Bill 858 – titled the George Washington Back-to-School Grants – would earmark $500,000 from the state’s Education Lottery for the 2015-16 fiscal year, and another $500,000 in 2016-17 to purchase framed pictures of George Washington.

And sponsors specify in their bill that the likeness of the first United States President can’t be placed just anywhere.

The portrait must be “placed in a dignified location and manner so as to educate students about one of the most important figures in the nation’s history and an enduring model of character, leadership, and civic responsibility.”

Lawmakers suggest the program be administered by the Governor’s Office until the million dollars in funding is exhausted.

The bill has been referred to the Appropriations Committee for further consideration.