HB62/SB14

Education Policy and Funding

HB62/SB14 - Education, public schools, grades 6 to 12, allow elective courses on the study of the Bible and display artifacts, monuments, symbols, and text related to the study of the Bible, State Board of Education to implement rules and policies

Sponsor(s):
HB62: Representative Ledbetter
SB14: Senator Melson

Synopsis and Analysis: This bill would allow public schools to offer elective courses focusing on the study of the Bible in grades six to 12. This bill would also allow public schools to display artifacts, monuments, symbols, and texts related to the study of the Bible if displaying these items is appropriate to the overall educational purpose of the course, and would require the State Board of Education to adopt rules and policies to implement the requirements of the bill.

Providing Bible study in the public schools, even as an elective course, blurs the line between church and state. It would not present a balanced view of religion, but instead present a singular view.

League Action and Justification: Monitor. The League of Women Voters holds no position on the issue affected by this bill.

Bill Progress in Legislature

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Calendar Date

Body

Amd/Sub

Matter

Committee

Nay

Yea

Abstain

Vote

03/05/2019

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy

Go here to get more information about SB14 and changes in the bill as it progresses through the legislature.

Calendar Date	Body	Amd/Sub	Matter	Committee	Nay	Yea	Abstain	Vote
03/05/2019	S		Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy	ED
03/20/2019	S		Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 2 amendments		0	10
03/21/2019	S		Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
03/21/2019	S	198119-1	Education Policy Amendment Offered
03/21/2019	S	198123-1	Education Policy Amendment Offered
03/21/2019	S		Melson motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 33					Roll 33
03/21/2019	S		Melson motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 34					Roll 34
03/21/2019	S		Melson motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
04/02/2019	S		Third Reading Passed
04/02/2019	S	198250-1	Smitherman Amendment Offered
04/02/2019	S		Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 90					Roll 90
04/02/2019	S		Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 91					Roll 91
04/03/2019	S		Engrossed
04/03/2019	H		Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy	EP
05/15/2019	H		Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
05/23/2019	H		Third Reading Passed
05/23/2019	H	201962-1	Drummond Amendment Offered
05/23/2019	H		Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 933					Roll 933
05/23/2019	H	201634-1	Allen Amendment Offered
05/23/2019	H		Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 934					Roll 934
05/23/2019	H		Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 935					Roll 935
05/28/2019	S		Concurrence Requested
05/28/2019	S		Marsh motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 1176 P&PO appoints Melson, Chesteen and Beasley					Roll 1176
05/28/2019	H		Conference Committee Requested
05/28/2019	H		Ledbetter motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 1096 House appoints Ledbetter, Rowe and Grimsley					Roll 1096
05/29/2019	S		Conference Committee Appointed
05/30/2019	S		Conference Report
05/30/2019	S		Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1365					Roll 1365
05/30/2019	H		Conference Report concurrence requested
05/30/2019	H		Ledbetter motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1201					Roll 1201
05/30/2019	S		Concurred in Conference Report
05/30/2019	S		Enrolled
05/30/2019	H		Signature Requested
05/30/2019	H		Rafferty intended to vote "Nay"
	S		Delivered to Governor at 5:58 p.m. on May 30, 2019
	S	202111-1	Conference Committee on SB14 2019RS first Substitute Offered

Bill passed both houses of the legislature. Delivered to the Gov. for signature on 5/30/19.

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