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Evers Backing Bills on School Prayer, Right to Address Government

North Escambia - January 19, 2012

State Sen. Greg Evers is co-sponsoring two free speech bills — one guaranteeing the right to student-led prayer and one guaranteeing the right of citizens to speak publicly to governing bodies.

Evers’ co-sponsored Senate Bill 98 allows students to lead or participate in prayer at secondary school events. The bill has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, its second committee stop.

And Senate Bill 206 would give Floridians the right to make public comment at meetings of state local governments. The bill has passed the Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections and is now heading to the Senate Committee on Rules for its second committee stop.