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2019 SESSION
SB 1502 Public schools; electives on the Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament and the New Testament.
Introduced by: Charles W. Carrico, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Public schools; electives on the Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament and the New Testament. Requires the Board of Education to authorize local school boards to offer as an elective in grades nine through 12, with appropriate credits toward graduation, a course on the Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament of the Bible or the New Testament of the Bible or a combined course on both. The bill requires the Board of Education to develop Standards of Learning and curriculum guidelines for such courses. The bill provides that the purpose of such courses is to introduce students to biblical content, characters, poetry, and narratives that are prerequisites to understanding contemporary society and culture, including literature, art, music, mores, oratory, and public policy. The bill prohibits students from being required to use a specific translation of a religious text when taking the courses and provides that such courses shall maintain religious neutrality and shall not endorse, favor, promote, disfavor, or show hostility toward any particular religion or nonreligious perspective.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100931D pdf | impact statement
- 02/04/19 Senate: Printed as engrossed 19100931D-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100931D
- 01/08/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/16/19 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/31/19 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
- 02/01/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/19 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/19 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/04/19 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/04/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1502E
- 02/04/19 Senate: Printed as engrossed 19100931D-E
- 02/04/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/19 Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
- 02/06/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/19 House: Read first time
- 02/06/19 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/08/19 House: Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/13/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 4-N)
- 02/13/19 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/13/19 House: Reported from Education (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/13/19 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/13/19 House: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 02/19/19 House: Left in Appropriations