MD SB267 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 10-1)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-03 - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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.

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Title

Public Schools - Voluntary Nonsectarian Prayer at School-Sponsored Student Events

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-02-03SenateHearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.
2016-02-01SenateHearing cancelled
2016-02-03SenateHearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-01-22SenateFirst Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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Bill Comments

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