Oppose the Scientific Education and Academic Freedom Act

The Common Education Committee of the Oklahoma House of Representatives will consider House Bill 1674 on Tuesday, February 19 at 10:30 a.m. Here I make it easy for Oklahomans who use a mail application to contact the committee members. Those of you who contacted the Senate Education Committee regarding the Oklahoma Science Education Act (Senate Bill 758) can quickly modify your note to apply to HB 1674. (Do please oppose SB 758, which has not yet been scheduled for consideration.)

The National Center for Science Education has provided background information on both the Senate and the House bills. The Oklahomans for Excellence in Science Education have analyzed HB 1674 [PDF].

My characterization of how the bills are related: SB 758 is essentially HB 1674 stripped of motivation, indications of legislative intent, examples of "scientific controversy," and the requirement that students learn what is in the curriculum. The author of HB 1674, Rep. Gus Blackwell, has in fact become a coauthor of SB 758.

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House Common Education Committee

Clicking on a link below creates an email note that begins with a personalized salutation, e.g., "Dear Representative Coody." You need only paste in the rest of the note, and then send it. (Contact Rep. Blackwell only if you live in District 61.) Please be brief and respectful. Include your full name and street address.

HT: Oklahomans for Excellence in Science Education.

Name	Position	Phone	Email
Ann Coody	Chair	557-7398	anncoody@okhouse.gov
Dennis Casey	Vice Chair	557-7344	dennis.casey@okhouse.gov
Gus Blackwell	Member	557-7375	gusblackwell@okhouse.gov
Ed Cannaday	Member	557-7375	ed.cannaday@okhouse.gov
Donnie Condit	Member	557-7376	donnie.condit@okhouse.gov
Doug Cox	Member	557-7415	dougcox@okhouse.gov
Lee Denney	Member	557-7304	leedenney@okhouse.gov
Dale DeWitt	Member	557-7332	daledewitt@okhouse.gov
Curtis McDaniel	Member	557-7363	curtis.mcdaniel@okhouse.gov
Jeannie McDaniel	Member	557-7334	jeanniemcdaniel@okhouse.gov
Jason Nelson	Member	557-7335	jason.nelson@okhouse.gov
Jadine Nollan	Member	557-7390	jadine.nollan@okhouse.gov
Dustin Roberts	Member	557-7366	dustin.roberts@okhouse.gov
Jason Smalley	Member	557-7368	jason.smalley@okhouse.gov
Todd Thomsen	Member	557-7336	todd.thomsen@okhouse.gov
Emily Virgin	Member	557-7323	emily.virgin@okhouse.gov