Bill Text: IL HB0165 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act. In a provision allowing students in the public schools to voluntarily engage in individually initiated, non-disruptive prayer, provides that such praying may take place at any time during the school day. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-7)
Status: (Passed) 2015-08-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0410 [HB0165 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB0165-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 099-0410 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 20/5)
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Sec. 5. Student prayer. For purpose of this Section, | ||||
"noninstructional time" means time set aside by a school before | ||||
actual classroom instruction begins or after actual classroom | ||||
instruction ends. In order that the right of every
student to | ||||
the free exercise of religion is guaranteed within the public
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schools and that each student has the freedom to not be subject | ||||
to
pressure from the State either to engage in or to refrain | ||||
from religious
observation on public school grounds,
students | ||||
in the public schools may , during the school day, during | ||||
noninstructional time, voluntarily engage in individually or | ||||
collectively initiated, non-disruptive prayer or | ||||
religious-based meetings, including without limitation prayer | ||||
groups, B I B L E (Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth) | ||||
clubs, or "meet at the flagpole for prayer" days, that,
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consistent with the
Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses of | ||||
the United States and Illinois
Constitutions, are is not | ||||
sponsored, promoted, or endorsed
in any manner by the school or |
any school employee.
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(Source: P.A. 92-832, eff. 1-1-03.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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