| Last Action | recommitted to Education (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to Bible literacy courses in the public schools. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 983 |
| Sponsors | R. Webb, D. Carroll, C. Embry Jr., S. Meredith, W. Westerfield, M. Wilson |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to establish an elective social studies course on the Hebrew Scriptures, Old Testament of the Bible, the New Testament, or a combination of the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament of the Bible; require that the course provide to students knowledge of biblical content, characters, poetry, and narratives that are prerequisites to understanding contemporary society and culture, including literature, art, music, mores, oratory, and public policy; permit students to use various translations of the Bible for the course; amend KRS 158.197 to permit a school council to offer an elective social studies course on the Hebrew Scriptures, Old Testament of the Bible, the New Testament, or a combination of the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament of the Bible. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Bible literacy courses, creation of Religion - Bible literacy courses, Kentucky Board of Education, creation of Teachers - Bible literacy courses, Kentucky Board of Education, creation of Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Bible literacy courses, Kentucky Board of Education promulgation regarding |
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