HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                               Bill No. CS/HB 1199
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Ryan, Gelber, Lerner, and Gottlieb offered
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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 
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16  remove from the bill:  all of said lines
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19         Section 1.  Public school students have the right to
20  pray individually or in groups or to discuss their religious
21  views with their peers so long as they are not disruptive.
22         (1)  In the classroom students have the right to pray
23  silently except when required to be actively engaged in school
24  activities (e.g., students may not decide to pray just as a
25  teacher calls on them).
26         (2)  In informal settings, such as the cafeteria or in
27  the halls, students may pray either audibly or silently,
28  subject to the same rules of order as apply to other speech in
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30         Section 2.  However, the right to engage in voluntary
31  prayer does not include, for example, the right to have a
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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                               Bill No. CS/HB 1199
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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 6  And the title is amended as follows:
 7         On page 1, line 2 through line 6,
 8  remove from the title of the bill:  all of said lines
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10  and insert in lieu thereof:
11         An act relating to education; explaining
12         freedom of religion in public schools;
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