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Title AN ACT relating to voluntary student expression of religious viewpoints in public schools.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 21
Sponsors M. Henley, R. Crimm, C. Embry Jr., B. Housman, S. Santoro
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 158.183 to permit students to voluntarily express religious viewpoints in school assignments free from discrimination and organize prayer groups, religious clubs, or other religious gatherings before, during, and after school to the same extent that students are permitted to organize other noncurricular student activities and groups; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require each board of education to adopt and implement a policy regarding voluntary student expression of religious viewpoints and to establish a limited public forum for student speakers at all school events at which a student is to publicly speak, including graduation; designate procedure for selection of student speakers; require subject of speech to be relevant to event; require district disclaimer indicating nonendorsement of the content of voluntary expressions by students.
Index Headings of Original Version Children and Minors - Religious viewpoints, student expression of
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Religious viewpoints, student expression of
Teachers - Religious viewpoints, student expression of
Religion - Religious viewpoints, student expression of

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06/19/08
  • Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
06/26/08
  • To: Interim Joint Committee on Education
01/06/09
  • introduced in House
01/07/09
  • to Education (H)


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