Key Votes
HCR 1009 - Urges Changes to the Public School Environmental Curriculum - Key Vote
South Dakota Key Votes
Stages
- March 1, 2010 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- Feb. 24, 2010 Senate Resolution Passed
- Feb. 17, 2010 House Resolution Passed
- Feb. 16, 2010 Introduced
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Note
NOTE: THIS IS A NON-BINDING CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. IT IS NOT SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR AND THEREFORE DOES NOT HOLD THE WEIGHT OF LAW.
Stage Details
Legislation-Resolution - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (37-33) - March 1, 2010 (Key vote)
Title: Urges Changes to the Public School Environmental Curriculum
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a resolution that urges public schools to teach "global climatic change" in an objective manner appropriate to the age and the academic situation of the student.
Highlights:
-Alleges that the evidence relating to "global climatic change" is subject to a variety of interpretations.
-Alleges that there are multiple factors that can influence global climate, and that how these factors interact and the significance of that interaction are largely unknown.
-Alleges that the political and philosophical debate surrounding the issue has influenced the scientific investigation into "global climatic change".
Legislation-Resolution - Resolution Passed (Senate) (18-17) - Feb. 24, 2010 (Key vote)
Title: Urges Changes to the Public School Environmental Curriculum
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a resolution that urges public schools to teach "global climatic change" in an objective manner appropriate to the age and the academic situation of the student.
Highlights:
-Alleges that the evidence relating to "global climatic change" is subject to a variety of interpretations.
-Alleges that there are multiple factors that can influence global climate, and that how these factors interact and the significance of that interaction are largely unknown.
-Alleges that the political and philosophical debate surrounding the issue has influenced the scientific investigation into "global climatic change".
Legislation-Resolution - Resolution Passed (House) (36-30) - Feb. 17, 2010 (Key vote)
Title: Urges Changes to the Public School Environmental Curriculum
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a resolution that urges public schools to teach global warming as a scientific theory rather than as a proven fact.
Highlights:
-Specifies that public schools should alter their curricula to teach the following:
- -That global warming is a theory rather than a fact;
-That there are multiple factors that can influence global climate, and that how these factors interact and the significance of that interaction are largely unknown; and
-That the political and philosophical debate surrounding the issue has influenced the scientific investigation into global warming.
Legislation-Resolution - Introduced (House) - Feb. 16, 2010
Title: Urges Changes to the Public School Environmental Curriculum
Sponsors
- Gene G. Abdallah (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- James W. 'Jim' Bolin (SD - R)
- James 'Jim' Bradford (SD - D)
- Corey Brown (SD - R)
- Thomas J. Brunner (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Justin R. Cronin (SD - R)
- R. Blake Curd (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis Feickert (SD - D)
- Brian G. Gosch (SD - R)
- Brock L. Greenfield (SD - R)
- Noel Hamiel (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeffrey K. Haverly (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles B. 'Charlie' Hoffman (SD - R)
- Roger W. Hunt (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ed Iron Cloud III (SD - D) (Out Of Office)
- Phil Jensen (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kent D. Juhnke (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark K. Kirkeby (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Don 'Pete' Kopp (SD - R)
- Gerald F. Lange (SD - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dan Lederman (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ryan M. Maher (SD - R)
- Nick G. Moser (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- David A. Novstrup (SD - R)
- Betty Olson (SD - R)
- Ryan P. Olson (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Carol A. Pitts (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- J.E. 'Jim' Putnam (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Valentine Bryce 'Val' Rausch (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lance S. Russell (SD - R)
- Todd Schlekeway (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis R. Schmidt (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jacqueline Sly (SD - R)
- Manford J. 'Manny' Steele (SD - R)
- Larry J. Tidemann (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles M. Turbiville (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill L. 'Billy' Van Gerpen (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Jon Verchio (SD - R)
- Dean Wink (SD - R)
