MD HB955 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 16-10)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-26 - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 10 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-26 - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means 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.
Title
Public Schools - Voluntary Nonsectarian Prayer at School-Sponsored Student Events
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-26 | House | Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2016-02-10 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
Subjects
Education, Boards of
Municipal Corporations
Primary and Secondary Education
Public Corporations and Instrumentalities
Public Schools
Religion
Sports and Recreation
Students
Municipal Corporations
Primary and Secondary Education
Public Corporations and Instrumentalities
Public Schools
Religion
Sports and Recreation
Students
