Bill Text: IN SB0251 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: School prayer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-09 - Senator Holdman added as coauthor [SB0251 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-SB0251-Introduced.html
Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 251
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 20-30-5-4.6.
Synopsis: School prayer. Allows the governing body of a school
corporation or the equivalent authority of a charter school to provide
for the recitation of the Lord's Prayer at the beginning of each school
day.
Effective: July 1, 2012.
Tomes
January 9, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
Introduced
Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)
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SENATE BILL No. 251
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 20-30-5-4.6; (12)IN0251.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 20-30-5-4.6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2012]: Sec. 4.6. (a) In order that each student recognize the
importance of spiritual development in establishing character and
becoming a good citizen, the governing body of a school
corporation or the equivalent authority of a charter school may
require the recitation of the Lord's Prayer at the beginning of each
school day. The prayer may be recited by a teacher, a student, or
the class of students.
(b) If the governing body or equivalent authority requires the recitation of the Lord's Prayer under subsection (a), the governing body or equivalent authority shall determine the version of the Lord's Prayer that will be recited in the school corporation or charter school.
(c) A student is exempt from participation in the prayer if:
(1) the student chooses not to participate; or
(2) the student's parent chooses to have the student not
(b) If the governing body or equivalent authority requires the recitation of the Lord's Prayer under subsection (a), the governing body or equivalent authority shall determine the version of the Lord's Prayer that will be recited in the school corporation or charter school.
(c) A student is exempt from participation in the prayer if:
(1) the student chooses not to participate; or
(2) the student's parent chooses to have the student not
participate.
