Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§6061 School Prayer
Title 20 › CHAPTER 68 — NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM › SUBCHAPTER X — MISCELLANEOUS › Part A — Miscellaneous Provisions › § 6061
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Federal money provided under this chapter can't be used by state or local school agencies to make rules that ban students from praying or meditating on their own in public schools.
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Title 20, §6061
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No funds authorized to be appropriated under this chapter may be used by any State or local educational agency to adopt policies that prevent voluntary prayer and meditation in public schools.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original this “Act”, meaning Pub. L. 103–227, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 125, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 5801 of this title and Tables. Codification Another section 1011 of Pub. L. 103–227 was classified to section 6054 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–279.
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20 U.S.C. § 6061
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102