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Public Act 099-0410
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| HB0165 Enrolled | LRB099 00228 NHT 20232 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act is |
amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 20/5)
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Sec. 5. Student prayer. For purpose of this Section, |
"noninstructional time" means time set aside by a school before |
actual classroom instruction begins or after actual classroom |
instruction ends. In order that the right of every
student to |
the free exercise of religion is guaranteed within the public
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schools and that each student has the freedom to not be subject |
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pressure from the State either to engage in or to refrain |
from religious
observation on public school grounds,
students |
in the public schools may, during the school day, during |
noninstructional time, voluntarily engage in individually or |
collectively initiated, non-disruptive prayer or |
religious-based meetings, including without limitation prayer |
groups, B I B L E (Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth) |
clubs, or "meet at the flagpole for prayer" days, that,
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consistent with the
Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses of |
the United States and Illinois
Constitutions, are is not |
sponsored, promoted, or endorsed
in any manner by the school or |