Anti-science education legislation in 2019 Oklahoma Legislature

Oklahoma’s Senate Bill 14 by by David Bullard, which would empower science denial in the classroom, was prefiled in the Oklahoma legislature. Styled “the Oklahoma Science Education Act,” the bill is standard Discovery Institute talking points. The bill has been assigned to the Senate Education Committee.  More at NCSE, the Journal Record, and the Sensuous Curmudgeon.  The bill was defeated at the February 12 Senate Education meeting by a vote of 6-9.  Thanks to all who contacted committee members.  Please thank the committee members who voted No on the bill:

J.J. Dossett, 405-521-5566, dossett@oksenate.gov
Tom Duggar, 405-521-5572, dugger@oksenate.gov
John Haste, 405-521-5602, haste@oksenate.gov
Carri Hicks, 405-521-5543, hicks@oksenate.gov
Allison Ikley-Freeman, 405-521-5600, Ikley-freeman@oksenate.gov
Chris Kidd, 405-521-5563, kidd@oksenate.gov
Roland Pederson, 405-521-55630, pederson@oksenate.gov
Dewayne Pemberton, 405-521-5533, pemberton@oksenate.gov
Paul Scott, 405-521-5522, paul.scott@oksenate.gov
Jason Smalley, 405-521-5547, smalley@oksenate.gov

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