SB 391

In Committee

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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 ADDEDROOM 316 at 13:30	Senate ED Hearing
Hearing	April 26, 2017	Committee Room 325 at 10:30	Senate JUDY Hearing