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2014 SESSION
SB 556 Student religious viewpoint expression; limited public forums, school division policy.
Introduced by: Richard H. Black | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Limited public forums for student religious viewpoint expression; school division policy. Requires each school division to adopt a policy to permit a student speaker to express a religious viewpoint at all school events at which a student is permitted to publicly speak. The policy shall declare each such school event to be a limited public forum, provide a neutral method for the selection of student speakers, and require each school principal to provide a disclaimer in advance of each such school event that the school division does not endorse any religious viewpoint that may be expressed by student speakers.
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HISTORY
- 01/08/14 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 14101986D
- 01/08/14 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/16/14 Senate: Incorporated by Education and Health (SB236-Carrico) (13-Y 0-N)