Repeals existing law relating to certain restrictions regarding fraternities, sororities, and secret societies.
EDUCATION -- Repeals existing law relating to certain restrictions regarding fraternities, sororities, and secret societies.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Chapter 19, Title 33 prohibits the creation of fraternities, sororities, or secret societies in public schools and makes it unlawful to establish a fraternity, sorority or other secret society whose membership is comprised in whole or in part of pupils enrolled in the public elementary or secondary schools or to solicit students to become a member of such organization. Much of the language in this chapter is antiquated and outdated, additionally,federalregulationsprohibitthediscriminationofstudents,whichhistoricallythetypesofgroups this chapter was targeted at did, making this chapter no longer necessary. The proposed legislation would repeal this chapter of Idaho Code.
HOW THEY VOTED
House Third Reading
YEA (69)
NAY (1)
Senate Third Reading
YEA (34)
NAY (0)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
LATEST ACTION
Reported Signed by Governor on February 22, 2017 Session Law Chapter 33 Effective: 07/01/2017
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2017
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Feb 22, 2017