KY HB426 | 2014 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 22-14)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-24 - to Education (H)
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]
Status: Introduced on February 21 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-24 - to Education (H)
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]
Summary
Amend KRS 158.183 to permit students to voluntarily express religious viewpoints in school assignments free from discrimination and to 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.
Title
AN ACT relating to voluntary student expression of religious viewpoints in public schools.
Sponsors
Rep. Richard Henderson [D] | Rep. Keith Hall [D] | Rep. Lynn Bechler [R] | Rep. Johnny Bell [D] |
Rep. Regina Huff [R] | Rep. John Carney [R] | Rep. Hubert Collins [D] | Rep. Tim Couch [R] |
Rep. Robert Damron [D] | Rep. Mitchel Denham [D] | Sen. C.B. Embry [R] | Rep. Jim Gooch [R] |
Rep. Jeff Greer [D] | Rep. Mike Harmon [R] | Rep. Richard Heath [R] | Rep. Gary Herald [R] |
Rep. Kenny Imes [R] | Rep. Kenny Imes [R] | Rep. Thomas Kerr [R] | Rep. Thomas Kerr [R] |
Rep. Kim King [R] | Rep. Martha King [D] | Rep. Brian Linder [R] | Rep. Terry Mills [D] |
Rep. Brad Montell [R] | Rep. David Osborne [R] | Rep. Ryan Quarles [R] | Rep. Bart Rowland [R] |
Rep. John Short [D] | Rep. Kevin Sinnette [D] | Rep. Fitz Steele [D] | Rep. Jim Stewart [R] |
Rep. Wilson Stone [D] | Rep. Thomas Thompson [D] | Rep. Russell Webber [R] | Rep. Jill York [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-02-24 | House | to Education (H) |
2014-02-21 | House | introduced in House |
Kentucky State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB426.htm |
Text | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/HB426/bill.doc |