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

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Jurisdiction code

KY

Identifier

HB 128

Number

128

Title

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

Is law candidate

true

Current stage

enacted

Latest action at

2017-04-11T00:00:00+00:00

Official url

https://openstates.org/

Source updated at

2020-04-28T23:03:10.419173+00:00

First seen at

2026-08-19T17:11:43.543975+00:00

Last seen at

2026-10-04T09:00:54.006698+00:00

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Government level

state

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