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HOUSE BILL NO. 215 House Amendments in  [  ] – January 20, 2006 A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-202.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to comparative religion elective courses. ---------- Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate Tata ---------- Referred to Committee on Education ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 22.1-202.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 22.1-202.1. Comparative religion as elective course.

Local school boards The Board of Education shall authorize [ local school boards to offer ] , as an elective in grades nine through 12 with appropriate credits toward graduation, a comparative religion class that focuses on the basic tenets, history, and religious observances and rites of world religions.