KY HB650 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 22 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-29 - to Education (H)
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Amend KRS 158.197 to permit school-based decision making councils to offer Bible literacy courses to students in grade seven and above, permit such courses to count as language arts courses; amend KRS 156.162 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations permitting Bible literacy courses as language arts courses, require the Kentucky Department of Education to create guidelines for schools in developing and implementing Bible literacy courses; EMERGENCY.

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Title

AN ACT relating to Bible literacy courses in the public schools and declaring an emergency.

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History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-29Houseto Education (H)
2024-02-22Houseto Committee on Committees (H)
2024-02-22Houseintroduced in House

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