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by Nicole Piscitani • Aug. 23, 2024

In June, the Senate Education Committee incorporated Senate Bill (SB) 49, which proposed the Religious Expression Days (RED) Act, requiring that each K-12 public school adopt a policy providing students with religious accommodations, into House Bill (HB) 214. HB 214 originally addressed public school staff members’ professional duties.

SB 49 was introduced in February 2023 and received numerous hearings before unanimously passing out of the Senate in April 2023. The House Primary and Secondary Education Committee held three…