Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires each public school adopt a policy regarding expectations of personnel professional duties and performance.

Highlights:

• Requires the Board of Education to adopt a policy that does the following (Sec. 3): 

• Prevent policies that require affirmation of a specific belief or ideology by both students and faculty; 

• Prevent requirements of a specific beliefs, affiliation, ideals or principles being a part of employee evaluations; and

• Prevent requirements of a specific belief, affiliation, ideal, or principles for student academic evaluations.

• Specifies that nothing in this act will prohibit the following (Sec. 3): 

• Full implementation of state anti-discrimination laws; 

• Educators academic freedom; 

• Educators ability to write and research about specific topics related to political movements or ideologies; and

• Consideration of scholarships. 

• Requires each school district to make these policies well known (Sec. 3). 

• Specifies that nothing in this section shall require any protected legal communications (Sec. 3).

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