Legislation

Title: 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.
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:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0955 Session: 2016 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/25/2017 Legislative Date 1/25/2017 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Schools - Voluntary Nonsectarian Prayer at School-Sponsored Student Events Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2017 Legislative Date 2/07/2017 Action Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	1/25/2017	1/25/2017	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Public Schools - Voluntary Nonsectarian Prayer at School-Sponsored Student Events
House	2/07/2017	2/07/2017	Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.

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