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2009 Idaho Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2009)

handle is hein.sag/sagid0008 and id is 1 raw text is: STATE OF IDAHO
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
LAWRENCE G. WASDEN
April 15, 2009
The Honorable Ben Ysursa
Idaho Secretary of State
STATEHOUSE MAIL
Re:   Certificate of Review
Proposed Initiative Petition Regarding Bible Curriculum
Dear Secretary of State Ysursa:
A proposed initiative petition was filed with your office on March 19, 2009, and received
by this office on the same day. Pursuant to Idaho Code § 34-1809, this office has
reviewed the proposed initiative and prepared the following advisory comments. This
office offers no opinion regarding any policy issues raised by the initiative; the opinions
expressed in this review pertain only to the legal issues raised by the initiative.
MATTERS OF SUBSTANTIVE IMPORT
Introduction
Titled Public Schools - Bible Curriculum, the initiative seeks to amend the Idaho
Constitution to allow elective courses on the Bible to be offered in the public school
systems of the state of Idaho.
Petitioner seeks to:
1. Amend the Constitution to permit the Bible to be taught as an academic elective
course in public schools; and
2. Accomplish this constitutional amendment through a proposed initiative
referendum.
P.O. Box 83720, Boise, Idaho 83720-0010
Telephone: (208) 334-2400, FAX: (208) 854-8071
Located at 700 W. State Street
Joe R. Williams Building, 2nd Floor

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