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HB0372
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2017 Regular Session
Entitled:
Public Schools - Voluntary Nonsectarian Prayer at School-Sponsored Student Events
Sponsored by:
Delegate Metzgar
Status:
In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
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Synopsis:
Requiring specified county boards of education to allow nonsectarian student-initiated voluntary prayer during mandatory and voluntary school-sponsored student events; providing that the Act does not diminish specified rights of specified individuals relating to free speech and the free exercise of religion; providing that the exercise of specified rights may not be construed as a specified support, approval, or sanction of the contents of a specified prayer; etc.
Analysis:
Fiscal and Policy Note
All Sponsors:
Delegate
Metzgar
Additional Facts:
Introduced in a prior session as:
HB0955
Session: 2016 Regular Session
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): July 1, 2017
Committee(s):
Ways and Means
  
Broad Subject(s):
Primary and Secondary Education
Narrow Subject(s):
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Education, Boards of
Human Rights
Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
Public Schools
Religion -see also- Churches
Sports and Recreation
Statutes:
Article - Education
(7-104.1)
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November 28, 2017 12:59 P.M.