Thomas Patton voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Requires Public Schools Adopt Policies On Expectations Related to Staff Member Professional Duties
Vote to pass a bill that requires each public school adopt a policy regarding expectations of personnel professional duties and performance.
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).
Title: Requires Public Schools Adopt Policies On Expectations Related to Staff Member Professional Duties