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A.G. GancarskiMarch 14, 2017

Legislation that could extend the concept of religious expression in public schools cleared its second and final Senate committee, and now awaits a floor vote. The “Florida Student and School Personnel and Religious Liberties Act” [SB 436], carried in the Senate by Sen. Dennis Baxley, was passed along party lines by the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday. The […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 14, 2017

Legislation that could extend the concept of religious expression in public schools will have committee hearings in the Florida House and Senate Tuesday. The “Florida Student and School Personnel and Religious Liberties Act” [HB 303 / SB 436] is being carried on the House side by Democratic Rep. Kim Daniels and the Senate side by Sen. Dennis Baxley. […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 23, 2017

Last week, Jacksonville Democratic Rep. Kim Daniels filed House Bill 303, a measure intended to give religious and secular expression equal weight in public schools. This week, the bill found a Senate companion. Senate Bill 436 — the “Florida Student and School Personnel Religious Liberties Act” — would ban school districts “from discriminating against students, parents, & school […]

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