VA SB556 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-01-16 - Incorporated by Education and Health
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Limited public forums for student religious viewpoint expression; school division policy. Requires each school division to adopt a policy to permit a student speaker to express a religious viewpoint at all school events at which a student is permitted to publicly speak. The policy shall declare each such school event to be a limited public forum, provide a neutral method for the selection of student speakers, and require each school principal to provide a disclaimer in advance of each such school event that the school division does not endorse any religious viewpoint that may be expressed by student speakers.

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Title

Student religious viewpoint expression; limited public forums, school division policy.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2014-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Education and Health (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-01-16SenateIncorporated by Education and Health
2014-01-08SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2014-01-08SenatePresented and ordered printed 14101986D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221203.3(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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