AN ACT relating to permitted uses of time during the school day.

What it does: On the version voted Mar 27, 2025: Requires a moment of silence or reflection at the start of each school day, sets a process for school boards to let students attend outside moral instruction, requires background checks for instructors and drivers, and counts those students as present for state funding. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Adopt House Committee Substitute 1

Amends the bill to set a process for school boards to permit pupils to attend moral instruction, with requests, background checks for instructors and transporters, attendance funding for participants, and repeal of six existing statutes. (AI-written)

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