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  6. SB 391

SB 391

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Actions
  • 3 Bill Calendar
  • 4 Bill Text
  • 5 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Tim Melson
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Education, public schools, grades 6 to 12, allow elective courses on the study of the Bible and display artifacts, monuments, symbols, and text related to the study of the Bible, State Board of Education to implement rules and policies
Description

This bill would allow public schools to offer elective courses focusing on the study of the Bible in grades six to 12. This bill would also allow public schools to display artifacts, monuments, symbols, and texts related to the study of the Bible if displaying these items is appropriate to the overall educational purpose of the course, and would require the State Board of Education to adopt rules and policies to implement the requirements of the bill

Relating to education; to allow public schools to offer elective courses focusing on the study of the Bible in grades six to 12; to allow public schools to display artifacts, monuments, symbols, and texts related to the study of the Bible if displaying these items is appropriate to the overall educational purpose of the course; and to require the State Board of Education to adopt rules and policies to implement the requirements of the bill.

Subjects
Education

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
March 21, 2018 S Further Consideration
March 21, 2018 S Melson motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
March 21, 2018 S Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
March 20, 2018 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
March 13, 2018 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education and Youth Affairs

Bill Calendar

Type Date Location Description
Hearing March 20, 2018 **BILL ADDED**ROOM 316 at 13:30 Senate ED Hearing
Hearing April 26, 2017 Committee Room 325 at 10:30 Senate JUDY Hearing

Bill Text

Download SB 391 PDF

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text SB 391 - Introduced
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