An Act relative to student absences based on religiously held beliefs
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Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end the following:- Section __: Notwithstanding section 31A, no student shall be punished for an absence when such absence is the result of the observance of a meaningfully held religious belief.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end the following:- Section __: Notwithstanding section 31A, no student shall be punished for an absence when such absence is the result of the observance of a meaningfully held religious belief. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.