Tennessee HB1197 allows local education agencies and public charter schools to offer nonsectarian Bible courses.
Tennessee HB1197 amends Tennessee Code to allow local education agencies and public charter schools to offer nonsectarian, nonreligious academic study of the Bible. The bill mandates that any Bible course must be approved by the local board of education or the public charter school governing body and comply with state academic standards. The Department of Education must list schools offering approved Bible courses and the academic standards on its website. Local education agencies and public charter schools must also make their approved Bible course curricula available online.
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