HB 1112 Summary

• Requires school districts to treat students' voluntary expression of religious perspectives the same as secular perspectives on otherwise permissible subjects and prohibits discrimination based on religious viewpoint.

• Mandates school boards adopt policies establishing limited public forums for student speakers at school events (football games, assemblies, graduation ceremonies) with neutral selection criteria and requires disclaimers that student speech does not reflect school district endorsement.

• Allows students to express religious beliefs in homework, artwork, and classroom assignments without penalty or reward based on religious content, and must be evaluated by ordinary academic standards.

• Permits students to organize prayer groups, religious clubs, and religious gatherings with the same access to school facilities and ability to advertise as non-religious student groups, without discrimination.

• Provides a model policy that school districts may adopt to demonstrate compliance with the act's provisions regarding religious student expression and limited public forums.