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| To enact section 3313.6013 of the Revised Code to | 1 |
| require that whenever an explanation for the | 2 |
| origins of life and its diversity is included in | 3 |
| the instructional program of a school district or | 4 |
| educational service center the instructional | 5 |
| program shall encourage the presentation of | 6 |
| scientific evidence objectively and disclose the | 7 |
| historical nature of origins of life science and | 8 |
| any material assumptions on which the explanation | 9 |
| is based. | 10 |
| Section 1. That section 3313.6013 of the Revised Code be | 11 |
| enacted to read as follows: | 12 |
| Sec. 3313.6013. It is the intent of the general assembly that | 13 |
| to enhance the effectiveness of science education and to promote | 14 |
| academic freedom and the neutrality of state government with | 15 |
| respect to teachings that touch religious and nonreligious | 16 |
| beliefs, it is necessary and desirable that "origins science," | 17 |
| which seeks to explain the origins of life and its diversity, be | 18 |
| conducted and taught objectively and without religious, | 19 |
| naturalistic, or philosophic bias or assumption. To further this | 20 |
| intent, the instructional program provided by any school district | 21 |
| or educational service center shall do all of the following: | 22 |
| (A) Encourage the presentation of scientific evidence | 23 |
| regarding the origins of life and its diversity objectively and | 24 |
| without religious, naturalistic, or philosophic bias or | 25 |
| assumption; | 26 |
| (B) Require that whenever explanations regarding the origins | 27 |
| of life are presented, appropriate explanation and disclosure | 28 |
| shall be provided regarding the historical nature of origins | 29 |
| science and the use of any material assumption which may have | 30 |
| provided a basis for the explanation being presented; | 31 |
| (C) Encourage the development of curriculum that will help | 32 |
| students think critically, understand the full range of scientific | 33 |
| views that exist regarding the origins of life, and understand why | 34 |
| origins science may generate controversy. | 35 |