HJR 55 -- Voluntary Prayer in Schools

Co-Sponsors:  Bearden, Mayer, Phillips, Cooper, Berkstresser,
Myers, Bartle, Reinhart

This proposed constitutional amendment adds a prohibition on
establishing an official religion and requires that the right to
pray and express one's religious beliefs on public property not
be infringed.  The proposed amendment also permits public school
pupils to pray privately, to meet voluntarily to pray on school
premises, and to pray at school-related events, subject to the
rules of order that govern any student's speech.

Missouri House of Representatives
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