Legislation

Title: Public Schools - Voluntary Nonsectarian Prayer at School-Sponsored Student Events
Sponsored by: Senators Salling, Bates, Currie, Eckardt, Hershey, Hough, Jennings, Norman, Ready, Serafini, and Waugh
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

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.

Committees

Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0955

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/21/2016 Legislative Date 1/22/2016 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/22/2016 Legislative Date 1/22/2016 Action Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/01/2016 Legislative Date 2/01/2016 Action Hearing cancelled Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/01/2016 Legislative Date 2/01/2016 Action Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	1/21/2016	1/22/2016	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	1/22/2016	1/22/2016	Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	2/01/2016	2/01/2016	Hearing cancelled
Senate	2/01/2016	2/01/2016	Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
1/22/2016	Text - First - Public Schools - Voluntary Nonsectarian Prayer at School-Sponsored Student Events

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