HB 650 Kentucky House · 2024 Regular Session

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

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.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Feb 2024

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Introduced Feb 22, 2024 Last action Feb 29, 2024

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Feb 29, 2024

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to Education (H)

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Feb 22, 2024

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Feb 22, 2024

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