You are hereAntievolution bills in Tennessee advance
 Tennessee's House Bill 368 was passed by the House Education Committee on March 29, 2011, and referred to the House Calendar and Rules Committee, while its counterpart, Senate Bill 893, is scheduled to be discussed by the Senate Education Committee on March 30, 2011. Antievolution bill in New Mexico dies
 New Mexico's House Bill 302 died in committee on March 19, 2011, when the legislative session ended. Creationism in the Alabama standards?
 A spokesperson for the Alabama Department of Education claims that creationism is presented in the state education standards. Reactions to the antievolution bill in Florida
 Florida organizations concerned about the integrity of science education are expressing their opposition to Senate Bill 1854, which would, if enacted, amend a section of Florida law to require "[a] thorough presentation and critical analysis of the scientific theory of evolution" in the state's public schools. Antievolution bill in Tennessee progresses
Tennessee's House Bill 368 was passed on a 9-4 vote, with no testimony or discussion, at the House General Subcommittee of Education meeting on March 16, 2011. Opposition to antievolution bill continues in TennesseeAs a third subcommittee hearing on Tennessee's House Bill 368 approaches, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Tennessee Science Teachers Association, and the executive director of the ACLU of Tennessee are expressing their opposition to the bill. Antievolution bill dies in Kentucky
 When the Kentucky legislature adjourned sine die on March 9, 2011, House Bill 169 died in committee. "Intelligent design" legislation in Texas
 "Disingenuous efforts by creationists to portray themselves as persecuted in mainstream academia for their anti-evolution beliefs are getting a boost from a Texas lawmaker," reported the Texas Freedom Network in a March 9, 2011, post on its blog. Antievolution legislation in Florida
Senate Bill 1854, introduced in the Florida Senate on March 5, 2011, would, if enacted, amend a section of Florida law to require "[a] thorough presentation and critical analysis of the scientific theory of evolution" in the state's public schools. Antievolution bill apparently dies in Oklahoma Senate
Senate Bill 554, a hybrid of the "academic freedom" antievolution strategy and the flawed Texas state science standards, appears to have died in committee on February 28, 2011, when a deadline for senate bills to be reported from committee passed.Pages
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