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NY A09246
Bill
Status
11/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
David DiPietro
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AI Summary
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Directs the Education Commissioner to establish regulations for elective social studies courses on the Hebrew Scriptures, Old Testament, New Testament, or a combination of these texts
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Courses would teach biblical content, characters, poetry, and narratives as prerequisites for understanding contemporary society, culture, literature, art, music, and public policy
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Students cannot be required to use a specific translation and may use a different Bible translation than the one chosen by their school district
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Courses must maintain religious neutrality, accommodate diverse religious views, and cannot endorse, favor, promote, or show hostility toward any particular religion or nonreligious perspective
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School districts may authorize display of historic artifacts, monuments, symbols, and religious texts when used as instructional material appropriate to the course's educational purpose
Legislative Description
Relates to authorizing Bible literacy courses in public schools; directs the commissioner to promulgate regulations establishing an elective course of studies in Hebrew scriptures and the New Testament of the Bible to teach 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.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026