忘却からの帰還〜Intelligent Design

州法案	Texas Bill 4224 , 81 Regular Session
提案者	Wayne Christian (共和党District9) Leo Berman (共和党District6) David Swinford (共和党District87) Charles Anderson (共和党District56) Linda Harper-Brown (共和党District105)
提案	2009/03/13
状況	2009/03/24 第1読会, 公教育委員会へ送付 会期切れ廃案

テキサス州教育委員会に「理論の強いところと弱いところ」という記述を理科教育標準に復活することを求めるものだった。案文上は「進化論」に言及していない。

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Texas 2009 HB4224

relating to the teaching of science in public schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 28.0027 to read as follows:
Sec. 28.0027. STUDY OF SCIENCE.
(a) As part of the essential knowledge and skills of the science curriculum under Section 28.002(a)(1)(C), the State Board of Education by rule shall establish elements relating to instruction on the scientific hypotheses and theories for grades 6-12.
(b) Instructional elements for scientific processes: thestudent uses critical thinking and scientific problem solving to make informed decisions. The student is expected to analyze, review, and critique scientific explanations, including hypotheses and theories, as to their strengths and weaknesses using scientific evidence and information;
(c) Students may be evaluated based upon their understanding of course materials, but no student in any public school or institution shall be penalized in any way because he or she subscribes to a particular position on scientific theories or hypotheses;
(d) No governmental entity shall prohibit any teacher in a public school system of this state from helping students to understand, analyze, review, and critique scientific explanations, including hypotheses and theories, as to their strengths and weaknesses using scientific evidence and information.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010 school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2009.

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