HB 62

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1 Bill Summary
2 Bill Actions
3 Bill Text
4 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors

Nathaniel Ledbetter

Session

Regular Session 2019

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 5, 2019	H	Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy

Bill Text

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