HB 130 - Authorizes Public Schools to Offer Elective Bible Study Classes - Wyoming Key Vote
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Glenn Moniz voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Referred to Committee
- Feb. 1, 2013
- House Bill Passed
- Jan. 31, 2013
- Introduced
- Jan. 10, 2013
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Title: Authorizes Public Schools to Offer Elective Bible Study Classes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes school districts to offer elective credit courses in biblical studies, effective July 1, 2013.
Highlights:
- Authorizes school districts to offer religiously neutral elective credit courses on the Bible to students beginning in grade 9 which may include, but are not limited to, the following information (Sec. 1):
- The contents, history and literary style of the Old and New Testaments; and
- The Bible’s influence on laws, history, literature, and government.
- Prohibits a student from being required to use a specific translation as the sole text for the course (Sec. 1).
Title: Authorizes Public Schools to Offer Elective Bible Study Classes