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Subcommittee clears bill aligning Bible study approval and LEA control
Summary
House Bill 1197 passed the Education Instruction Subcommittee and would clarify which state entity approves nondevotional academic study of the Bible and require LEAs to list approved courses on the Department of Education website to help smaller districts access materials.
The Education Instruction Subcommittee unanimously voted to advance House Bill 1197 to the full Education Committee, with the clerk recording five ayes.
Sponsor Chairman Kumar told the committee the bill seeks to align two prior laws and clarify that local education agencies (LEAs) will approve academic, nondevotional study of the Bible while the Department of Education will list the names of LEAs that…
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