忘却からの帰還〜Intelligent Design

2006年のオクラホマ州議会は4本の反進化論州法案が提案された。その一つめがこのHB2107であり、いわゆる「進化論に対する学問の自由州法案」の形式をとっている。例示される州法の対象は「biological or chemical origins of life（生命の生物学的あるいは化学的起源）」である。通常は「biological evolution or chemical origins of life（生物進化あるいは生命の化学起源）」だが、「evolution（進化）」をドロップしてしまっている。

州法案	Oklahoma House Bill 2107, 2006 Regular Session
提案者	Sally Kern 州下院議員 ( 共和党District 55 )
提案	2006/02/06
州下院通過	2006/03/02 (77-10で可決)
廃案	2006/05/26 会期切れで州上院教育委員会で廃案

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[ Oklahoma 2006 House Bill 2107 ]

STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 50th Legislature (2006)
HOUSE BILL 2107 By: Kern

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to schools; creating the Academic Freedom Act; stating legislative finding and intent; providing rights and protection for public school teachers to present certain scientific views; providing employment protection for public school teachers who present certain information; providing academic protection for students who subscribe to certain scientific positions; clarifying application of rights under the act; providing for construction of the act; providing for codification; providing for noncodification; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11-115 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Academic Freedom Act".

SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
The Oklahoma Legislature finds that existing law does not expressly protect the right of teachers identified by the United States Supreme Court in Edwards v. Aguillard to present scientific critiques of prevailing scientific theories. The Legislature further finds that existing law does not expressly protect the right of students to hold positions regarding scientific views. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Academic Freedom Act expressly protects those rights.

SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11-116 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Every public school teacher in the State of Oklahoma, shall have the affirmative right and freedom to present scientific information pertaining to the full range of scientific views in any curricula or course of learning.
B. No public school teacher in the State of Oklahoma shall be terminated, disciplined, or otherwise discriminated against for presenting scientific information pertaining to the full range of scientific views in any curricula or course of learning.
C. Students may be evaluated based upon their understanding of course materials, but no student, in any public school shall be penalized in any way because the student may subscribe to a particular position on scientific views.
D. The rights and privileges contained in the Academic Freedom Act apply when topics are taught that may generate controversy, such as biological or chemical origins of life. Nothing in this act shall be construed as requiring or encouraging any change in the state curriculum standards for public schools.

生命の生物学的あるいは科学的起源のような論争をお紺す可能性のあるトピックを教えるときに適用される権利及び特権が、学問の自由州法に書かれている。この州法は、公立学校の州カリキュラム基準の変更を義務付けたり推奨したりするものではない。
E. Nothing in this act shall be construed as promoting any religious doctrine, promoting discrimination for or against a particular set of religious beliefs, or promoting discrimination for or against religion or nonreligion.

SECTION 4. This act shall become effective September 1, 2006.

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