Georgia House Bill 53 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-30 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for freedom of religious speech for students and faculty members in public schools; to provide for student protections in student expression, class assignments, organization of religious groups and activities, and limited public forums; to provide for model policies by each local school system on student expression; to provide for freedom of religious expression by faculty and employees of public schools while fulfilling the duties of their jobs; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Education; freedom of religious speech for students and faculty members in public schools; provide

Rep. Kasey Carpenter [R]	Rep. Wesley Cantrell [R]	Rep. Kevin Tanner [R]	Rep. Jason Ridley [R]
Rep. Micah Gravley [R]	Rep. Martin Momtahan [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-30	House	House Second Readers
2019-01-29	House	House First Readers
2019-01-28	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54337
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/179780