An Oklahoma lawmaker says he hopes new House leadership will support a better outcome for his resurrected bill to display the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Roland, has refiled the bill after it failed last year.

At issue is whether displaying the religious text violates the separation of church and state — or if it is merely an educational document of

House Bill 1006 would require a poster or a framed copy of the Ten Commandments to be posted in a conspicuous place in every public school classroom in Oklahoma.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued guidance Friday to public K-12 schools, colleges and universities on how to comply with a new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in classrooms.

First-term lawmakers don't usually carry much legislation, if at all, but Senator John Carley said it's important to recognize the historical significance of the Ten Commandments in U.S. history.