SB388

Requiring public elementary or secondary school make Aitken Bible available to certain classrooms

Chamber Passed·1/29/26
Intr Text

West Virginia SB388 mandates public elementary and secondary schools to provide the Aitken Bible to fourth, eighth, and tenth-grade social studies.

West Virginia SB388 requires public elementary and secondary schools to make the Aitken Bible available to fourth, eighth, and tenth-grade social studies classrooms. The bill allows schools to use private donations to meet this requirement, prohibiting the use of public funds. It also clarifies that the mandate applies to public charter schools.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the Senate · 30–4 · Jan 29
Current
Education Committee
Next
House floor vote

Sponsors

0
7
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

30 Yea

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4 Nay

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History

Feb 2

House

To Education then Judiciary

Jan 30

House

House received Senate message

Jan 30

House

Introduced in House