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HB 942 School boards; reasonable access by certain youth groups.

Introduced by: Tony O. Wilt | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

School property; reasonable access by youth-oriented community organizations. Requires school boards to provide reasonable and appropriate access to school property to youth-oriented community organizations, such as the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, and their volunteers and staff, to distribute and provide materials to encourage participation in such organizations. The bill prohibits such access from interfering with instructional time and provides that such access may also include after-school sponsored activities.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

School property; reasonable access by youth groups federally listed as patriotic and national organizations. Requires school boards to provide reasonable access to school property to any youth group listed as a patriotic and national organization in 36 U.S.C. Subtitle II, Part B, such as the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, and their affiliated groups, councils, staffs, and volunteers in the Commonwealth, to provide written materials and speak to students at times other than instructional time during the school day to encourage such students to participate in the activities and programs provided by such organization.