HOUSE BILL 1531

Sponsored By:

Delegate Burns

Entitled:

Education - Public Schools and Institutions of Higher Education - Academic Freedom Acts

Synopsis:

Establishing the Teachers Academic Freedom Act and the Faculty Academic Freedom Act; providing for the application of the Acts; specifying teacher and faculty rights and protections relating to the expression of scientific views in applicable curricula and courts of learning; specifying protections relating to employment and against discrimination relative to the presentation of specified information; specifying student protections; specifying that the Acts shall be construed in a specified manner; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/16

First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

2/27

Re-referred Ways and Means

3/1

Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.

3/27

Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DISCRIMINATION

EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc

HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

STUDENTS

TEACHERS

WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Education

( 6-115 , 11-901 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered