SLS 15RS-634 ENGROSSED
2015 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 69
BY SENATORS LONG, ALARIO, AMEDEE, BROWN, BUFFINGTON, CHABERT,
DONAHUE, ERDEY, JOHNS, LAFLEUR, MARTINY, MORRISH,
NEVERS, PEACOCK, PERRY, GARY SMITH, JOHN SMITH,
TARVER, THOMPSON AND W ARD
STUDENTS. Expresses support of Louisiana students to assemble for religious expression
and to express their religious beliefs in public elementary and secondary schools and public
postsecondary education institutions.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To express support of Louisiana students to assemble for religious expression and the
3 freedom to express their religious beliefs in public elementary and secondary schools
4 and public postsecondary education institutions.
5 WHEREAS, the United States of America was founded on the precepts of freedom,
6 liberty, diversity, and the right of the people to acknowledge their personal faith according
7 to the dictates of individual conscience; and
8 WHEREAS, the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted
9 in 1791, specifically provides that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment
10 of a religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"; and
11 WHEREAS, the people's right to assemble and to recognize their religious beliefs
12 and traditions on public property, including schools, through Christmas programs and any
13 other traditional celebrations should not be infringed upon; and
14 WHEREAS, the Legislature of Louisiana supports the concept of voluntary prayer
15 in public schools and the right to assemble for religious expression, and traditions including
16 Christmas recitals, programs, and all other forms of religious observance in public
17 elementary and secondary schools and public postsecondary education institutions.
18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
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1 express its support of Louisiana students to assemble for religious expression and to express
2 their religious beliefs in all public elementary and secondary schools and public
3 postsecondary education institutions in the state of Louisiana.
4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
5 Department of Education and the governing authority of each public elementary and
6 secondary school and public postsecondary education management board.
The original instrument was prepared by J. W. Wiley. The following digest,
which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was prepared
by Linda Nugent.
DIGEST
SCR 69 Engrossed 2015 Regular Session Long
Expresses support of Louisiana students to assemble for religious expression and to express
their religious beliefs in public elementary and secondary schools and public postsecondary
education institutions.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Education to the
original bill
1. Specified that the right to religious expression includes all faiths and forms
of religious observance.
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