Mississippi House Bill 60 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Be Known As The "religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act" Or "schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act"; To Prohibit Local School Districts From Discriminating Against Students Based On Their Expression Of Religious Viewpoints On Otherwise Permissible Subjects; To Require School Districts To Adopt A Policy That Establishes A Limited Public Forum For Student Speakers At School Events And To Require School Districts To Publish A Disclaimer Stating That The Students' Views Do Not Reflect Those Of The District; To Clarify That Students May Express Their Beliefs About Religion In Homework, Artwork And Other Assignments; To Authorize Students To Organize Prayer Groups, Religious Clubs And Other Religious Gatherings To The Same Extent That Students Are Permitted To Organize Other Noncurricular Student Activities And Groups; To Require School Districts To Adopt A Policy Regarding Limited Public Forums And Voluntary Expression Of Religious Viewpoints; To Provide A Model Policy On Student Expression Of Religious Viewpoints And Student Speakers Which School Districts May Adopt; To Amend Section 37-13-4.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Section 37-13-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That Teachers And School Administrators May Permit The Voluntary Participation By Students In Prayer, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-13-161, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That Local School Boards May Allow References To Religion In The Public Schools When The References Do Not Constitute Aid To Any Religious Sect Or A Sectarian Purpose, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act/Schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act; create.

Rep. Mark Formby [R]

Rep. Philip Gunn [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-04		Referred To Education;Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0060.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0060IN.htm