Kentucky Senate Bill 56 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 10 2011 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-14 - to Education (H)
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

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 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.

AN ACT relating to Bible literacy courses in the public schools.

Sen. Joe Bowen [R]

Sen. Jerry Rhoads [D]

Sen. John Schickel [R]

Sen. Mike Wilson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-14		to Education (H)
2011-02-10		received in House
2011-02-09		3rd reading, passed 34-1
2011-02-09		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 9, 2011
2011-02-03		reported favorably, to Rules
2011-02-02		returned to Education (S)
2011-02-02		2nd reading
2011-02-02		taken from Education (S)
2011-02-01		returned to Education (S)
2011-02-01		1st reading
2011-02-01		taken from Education (S)
2011-01-06		to Education (S)
2011-01-05		introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/SB56.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/SB56/bill.doc