Key Votes
HB 368 - Scientific Theories in the Classroom - Key Vote
Tennessee Key Votes
Michael Harrison voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
Read recent statements Michael Harrison made in this general time period.
Stages
- April 10, 2012 Passage
- March 26, 2012 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- March 19, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- April 7, 2011 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 9, 2011 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Passage (Executive) - April 10, 2012
Title: Scientific Theories in the Classroom
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (72-23) - March 26, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Scientific Theories in the Classroom
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that prohibits school authorities from limiting teachers' authority to help students critique scientific theories in the classroom.
- Prohibits the state Board of Education, school governing authorities, administrators, or principals from prohibiting teachers from helping students understand, analyze, critique, and review the strengths and weaknesses of existing scientific theories taught in the classroom (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that the provisions of this act only apply to the teaching of scientific information (Sec. 1).
- Requires the Department of Education to notify all directors of schools, and directors to notify all school employees, of the provisions of this act by the start of the 2012-2013 school year (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (25-8) - March 19, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Scientific Theories in the Classroom
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits school authorities from limiting teachers' authority to help students critique scientific theories in the classroom.
- Prohibits the state Board of Education, school governing authorities, administrators, or principals from prohibiting teachers from helping students understand, analyze, critique, and review the strengths and weaknesses of existing scientific theories taught in the classroom (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that the provisions of this act only apply to the teaching of scientific information (Sec. 1).
- Requires the Department of Education to notify all directors of schools, and directors to notify all school employees, of the provisions of this act by the start of the 2012-2013 school year (Sec. 2).
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (70-23) - April 7, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Scientific Theories in the Classroom
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits school authorities from restricting teachers' authority to help students critique scientific theories in the classroom.
- Prohibits the state Board of Education, school governing authorities, administrators, or principals from prohibiting teachers from helping students understand, analyze, critique, and review the strengths and weaknesses of existing scientific theories taught in the classroom (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that the provisions of this act shall only apply to the teaching of scientific information (Sec. 1).
- Requires the Department of Education to notify all directors of schools, and directors to notify all school employees, of the provisions of this act by the start of the 2011-2012 school year (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 9, 2011
Title: Scientific Theories in the Classroom
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- David Alexander (TN - R)
- Sheila Butt (TN - R)
- Joe Carr (TN - R)
- Jim Cobb (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jimmy A. Eldridge (TN - R)
- Joshua G. Evans (TN - R)
- Jeremy Faison (TN - R)
- Richard L. Floyd (TN - R)
- Joey Hensley (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Matthew Hill (TN - R)
- Andrew H. Holt (TN - R)
- Ron Lollar (TN - R)
- Debra Young Maggart (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gerald McCormick (TN - R)
- Don Miller (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Antonio ''2 Shay'' Parkinson (TN - D)
- Dennis H. Powers (TN - R)
- Barrett Rich (TN - R)
- Dennis Edward 'Coach' Roach (TN - R)
- Tony Shipley (TN - R)
- Mike Sparks (TN - R)
- Terri Lynn Weaver (TN - R)
- Mark White (TN - R)
