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OK SB554
Bill
Status
2/7/2011
Primary Sponsor
Josh Brecheen
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AI Summary
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Requires State Board of Education to adopt curriculum standards mandating teaching of "all relevant scientific information on the biological origins of life"
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Prohibits schools and administrators from preventing teachers from providing information about "scientific strengths or scientific weaknesses" of controversial topics including biological origins and evolution
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Protects teachers from reassignment, termination, discipline, or discrimination for teaching scientific information in accordance with adopted standards and curricula
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Defines "scientific information" as knowledge derived from observation and experimentation, excluding information based solely on religious writings or doctrines
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Allows students to be held accountable for understanding taught material but prohibits penalizing them for adopting particular positions in scientific debates
Legislative Description
An act relating to school curriculum; requiring State Board of Education to adopt certain standards; requiring all relevant scientific information to be taught. Codification. Noncodification. Effective date. Emergency.
Education - Common
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Education
2/8/2011