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On March 16, 2017, Bevin signed SB 17 into law, which restored freedom to student clubs and organizations in public schools by disallowing the schools from regulating those groups in ways such as forcing them to accept [[LGBTQ]] people as members.<ref>{{cite web | title=Gov. Bevin Signs SB 17, Protecting Religious Expression in Public Schools | url=http://www.wtvq.com/2017/03/20/lawmakers-ok-bill-protect-religious-expression-schools/ | date=March 20, 2017 | publisher=[[WTVQ-DT]] | accessdate=March 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Wilson | first1=Reid | title=KY Law Would Allow Student Groups to Discriminate Against LGBT People | url=http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/324793-ky-law-would-allow-student-groups-to-discriminate-against-lgbt-people | date=March 20, 2017 | publisher=''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'' | accessdate=March 22, 2017}}</ref> Also in 2017, Bevin signed bills into law making attacking a police officer a hate crime,<ref>{{cite web | last1=Watkins | first1=Morgan | title=Bevin Signs Contentious Blue Lives Matter Law | url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/22/bevin-signs-contentious-blue-lives-matter-law/99514820/ | date=March 22, 2017 | publisher=''[[The Courier-Journal]]'' | accessdate=March 30, 2017}}</ref><ref name="LatekMarch2017">{{cite web | last1=Latek | first1=Tom | title=Bevin Signs Planned Parenthood, Blue Lives Matter Bills Into Law | url=http://kentuckytoday.com/stories/gov-bevin-signs-planned-parenthood-blue-lives-matter-bills-into-law,6947 | date=March 28, 2017 | publisher=''kentuckytoday.com'' | accessdate=March 30, 2017}}</ref> placing Planned Parenthood at the end of the line for funding,<ref name="LatekMarch2017"/> and expanding charter schools in Kentucky.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Loftus | first1=Tom | title=Matt Bevin Signs Charter Schools Bill Into Law | url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-general-assembly/2017/03/22/matt-bevin-signs-charter-schools-bill-into-law/99489126/ | date=March 22, 2017 | publisher=''[[The Courier-Journal]]'' | accessdate=March 30, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Konz | first1=Antoinette | title=Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin Signs Charter Schools Bill | url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/34971417/kentucky-gov-matt-bevin-signs-charter-schools-bill | date=March 22, 2017 | publisher=[[WDRB]] | accessdate=March 30, 2017}}</ref>
On March 16, 2017, Bevin signed SB 17 into law, which restored freedom to student clubs and organizations in public schools by disallowing the schools from regulating those groups in ways such as forcing them to accept [[LGBTQ]] people as members.<ref>{{cite web | title=Gov. Bevin Signs SB 17, Protecting Religious Expression in Public Schools | url=http://www.wtvq.com/2017/03/20/lawmakers-ok-bill-protect-religious-expression-schools/ | date=March 20, 2017 | publisher=[[WTVQ-DT]] | accessdate=March 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Wilson | first1=Reid | title=KY Law Would Allow Student Groups to Discriminate Against LGBT People | url=http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/324793-ky-law-would-allow-student-groups-to-discriminate-against-lgbt-people | date=March 20, 2017 | publisher=''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'' | accessdate=March 22, 2017}}</ref> Also in 2017, Bevin signed bills into law making attacking a police officer a hate crime,<ref>{{cite web | last1=Watkins | first1=Morgan | title=Bevin Signs Contentious Blue Lives Matter Law | url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/22/bevin-signs-contentious-blue-lives-matter-law/99514820/ | date=March 22, 2017 | publisher=''[[The Courier-Journal]]'' | accessdate=March 30, 2017}}</ref><ref name="LatekMarch2017">{{cite web | last1=Latek | first1=Tom | title=Bevin Signs Planned Parenthood, Blue Lives Matter Bills Into Law | url=http://kentuckytoday.com/stories/gov-bevin-signs-planned-parenthood-blue-lives-matter-bills-into-law,6947 | date=March 28, 2017 | publisher=''kentuckytoday.com'' | accessdate=March 30, 2017}}</ref> placing Planned Parenthood at the end of the line for funding,<ref name="LatekMarch2017"/> and expanding charter schools in Kentucky.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Loftus | first1=Tom | title=Matt Bevin Signs Charter Schools Bill Into Law | url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-general-assembly/2017/03/22/matt-bevin-signs-charter-schools-bill-into-law/99489126/ | date=March 22, 2017 | publisher=''[[The Courier-Journal]]'' | accessdate=March 30, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Konz | first1=Antoinette | title=Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin Signs Charter Schools Bill | url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/34971417/kentucky-gov-matt-bevin-signs-charter-schools-bill | date=March 22, 2017 | publisher=[[WDRB]] | accessdate=March 30, 2017}}</ref>
In April 2017, Bevin signed into law HB 128, which required the Kentucky Board of Education to develop guidelines for Bible literacy classes so that any such class in public schools would have the same rules.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Gotera | first1=Jay | title=Kentucky Governor Signs Bill Authorizing Elective Bible Courses in Public Schools | url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/kentucky-governor-signs-bill-authorizing-elective-bible-courses-in-public-schools-181376/ | date=April 29, 2017 | publisher=''[[The Christian Post]]'' | accessdate=May 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=The Latest: Bible Literacy Bill Headed to Governor's Desk | url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/kentucky/articles/2017-03-29/the-latest-lawmakers-pass-criminal-justice-bill | date=March 29, 2017 | publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]] | accessdate=May 23, 2017}}</ref> Bevin signed another bill authorizing Bible classes in June 2017.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Chavez | first1=Aida | title=Kentucky Allows Public Schools to Teach Bible Classes | url=http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/340014-kentucky-allows-public-schools-to-teach-bible-classes | date=June 29, 2017 | publisher=''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'' | accessdate=June 29, 2017}}</ref>
In April 2017, Bevin signed into law HB 128, which required the Kentucky Board of Education to develop guidelines for Bible literacy classes so that any such class in public schools would have the same rules.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Gotera | first1=Jay | title=Kentucky Governor Signs Bill Authorizing Elective Bible Courses in Public Schools | url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/kentucky-governor-signs-bill-authorizing-elective-bible-courses-in-public-schools-181376/ | date=April 29, 2017 | publisher=''[[The Christian Post]]'' | accessdate=May 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=The Latest: Bible Literacy Bill Headed to Governor's Desk | url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/kentucky/articles/2017-03-29/the-latest-lawmakers-pass-criminal-justice-bill | date=March 29, 2017 | publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]] | accessdate=May 23, 2017}}</ref> Bevin signed another bill authorizing Bible classes in June 2017.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Chavez | first1=Aida | title=Kentucky Allows Public Schools to Teach Bible Classes | url=http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/340014-kentucky-allows-public-schools-to-teach-bible-classes | date=June 29, 2017 | publisher=''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'' | accessdate=June 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>Wise, Talia (June 30, 2017). [http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2017/june/kentucky-says-ok-to-teaching-the-bible-in-schools Kentucky Says OK to Teaching the Bible in Schools]. ''CBN News''. Retrieved July 2, 2017.</ref>
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