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Senate committee hears bill to codify students' religious rights; sponsor agrees to clarify distribution method
Summary
Senate Bill 223 would compile and summarize existing religious-rights protections for students and employees and require distribution to school communities; the sponsor agreed to return with clarifications on distribution and scope.
Senate Bill 223 — described by sponsor Senator Johnson as a recodification and summary of existing constitutional and statutory protections for religious expression in public schools — was discussed at length and pulled from consideration pending clarification and an amendment.
Senator Johnson told the committee the measure "doesn't add any new rights or take away any rights" but would "recognize and recodify" rights so students, parents and employees understand existing protections. He said the bill would require public schools to…
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