Sunday, February 17, 2013

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.


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.

NamePositionPhoneEmail
Ann CoodyChair557-7398anncoody@okhouse.gov
Dennis CaseyVice Chair557-7344dennis.casey@okhouse.gov
Gus BlackwellMember557-7375gusblackwell@okhouse.gov
Ed CannadayMember557-7375ed.cannaday@okhouse.gov
Donnie ConditMember557-7376donnie.condit@okhouse.gov
Doug CoxMember557-7415dougcox@okhouse.gov
Lee DenneyMember557-7304leedenney@okhouse.gov
Dale DeWittMember557-7332daledewitt@okhouse.gov
Curtis McDanielMember557-7363curtis.mcdaniel@okhouse.gov
Jeannie McDanielMember557-7334jeanniemcdaniel@okhouse.gov
Jason NelsonMember557-7335jason.nelson@okhouse.gov
Jadine NollanMember557-7390jadine.nollan@okhouse.gov
Dustin RobertsMember557-7366dustin.roberts@okhouse.gov
Jason SmalleyMember557-7368jason.smalley@okhouse.gov
Todd ThomsenMember557-7336todd.thomsen@okhouse.gov
Emily VirginMember557-7323emily.virgin@okhouse.gov

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