"Mississippi Open to Religion Act"; establish.

HB 1310, the "Mississippi Open to Religion Act," requires public school districts and nonsectarian public charter schools to adopt policies enabling daily, voluntary prayer and Bible/religious text reading sessions for students and staff. These sessions must include written parental/student consent forms acknowledging choice, waiving legal claims (including Establishment Clause challenges), and prohibiting participation without consent. The bill mandates safeguards like no public address system broadcasts, no substitution of instructional time, and physical separation from non-consenting individuals, with schools able to schedule sessions before school or in fully consented areas. It clarifies the policy doesn’t restrict individual prayer outside designated times or conflict with existing religious expression protections under state law or the First Amendment. The Attorney General would provide legal defense and model consent forms for compliant schools.