In 2017, the Kentucky General Assembly passed House Bill 128, which permits a school-based decision making council (SBDM) to offer an elective high school social studies course on the Hebrew Scriptures, Old Testament of the Bible, the New Testament, or a combination of the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament of the Bible.

The Kentucky Academic Standards for the Historical and Cultural Influences of the Bible Elective Social Studies Course were adopted at the August 2018 Kentucky Board of Education meeting and now are available for download and use.

For more information, visit the KDE KAS for Historical and Cultural Influences of the Bible Elective Social Studies Course webpage.