The Senate Education Committee met this morning to discuss Senate Bills 388 and 445, which relate to the Aitken Bible in public schools and the Learn and Earn Program.
SB388 would require public elementary and secondary schools to have the Aitken Bible accessible in designated classrooms.
The Aitken Bible will be in fourth-grade, eighth-grade, and tenth-grade social studies classrooms, in public and charter schools.
Following this discussion, the bill was reported to the Senate with the recommendation for passage.
The committee also considered SB445, which would add Potomac State College as an eligible institution for participation in the state’s Learn and Earn Program.
The Learn and Earn Program offers students paid, hands-on work experience while they continue their education. The bill would make the institution’s participation permanent rather than part of a temporary pilot.
After consideration, the bill was reported to the Senate with the recommendation for passage.
