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Committee introduces RS 31972C1, a bill to allow sequential Bible reading in classrooms with conscience protections
Summary
Representative Jordan Redmond sponsored RS 31972C1, the "Bible Reading Act," to authorize sequential, non‑instructional Bible readings in public school classrooms and to provide conscience accommodations; the committee voted to introduce the RS for a full bill hearing.
Representative Jordan Redmond presented RS 31972C1, described in the hearing as the "Bible Reading Act," which would create a statewide policy permitting teachers to read sequential passages of the Bible in classrooms "without instruction or comment," while requiring reasonable accommodations for teachers and students with conscientious objections.
Blaine Kinzotti, identified in the hearing as president of the Idaho Family Policy Center and a presenter…
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