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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 158.178: Ten Commandments to be displayed.

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  1. KRS Chapter 158

(1) It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, provided sufficient

funds are available as provided in subsection (3) of this section, to ensure that a

durable, permanent copy of the Ten Commandments shall be displayed on a wall in

each public elementary and secondary school classroom in the Commonwealth. The

copy shall be sixteen (16) inches wide by twenty (20) inches high.

(2) In small print below the last commandment shall appear a notation concerning the

purpose of the display, as foll ows: "The secular application of the Ten

Commandments is clearly seen in its adoption as the fundamental legal code of

Western Civilization and the Common Law of the United States."

(3) The copies required by this section shall be purchased with funds made available

through voluntary contributions made to the State Treasurer for the purposes of this

section.

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