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FL S0700

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/27/2011

Primary Sponsor

Gary Siplin

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • District school boards may adopt resolutions allowing inspirational messages, including prayers of invocation or benediction, at secondary school commencement exercises or other noncompulsory student assemblies

  • Use of prayers must be at the discretion of student government and delivered only by student volunteers

  • All prayers must be nonsectarian and nonproselytizing in nature

  • School personnel are prohibited from participating in or influencing any student's decision regarding whether to use prayers

  • Act takes effect July 1, 2011

Legislative Description

Education

Last Action

Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

5/7/2011

Committee Referrals

Education Pre-K - 122/9/2011

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