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HB1457: relative to scientific inquiry in the public schools.
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Sponsors
- Gary Hopper House · Hills 7
- John Burt House · Hills 7
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HB 1457 – AS INTRODUCED
2012 SESSION
12-2320
04/09
HOUSE BILL 1457
AN ACT relative to scientific inquiry in the public schools.
ANALYSIS
This bill requires instruction in the proper methods of scientific inquiry.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12-2320
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to scientific inquiry in the public schools.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Duties of the State Board of Education. Amend RSA 186:11 by inserting after paragraph XXXVI the following new paragraph:
XXXVII. Scientific Inquiry. Require science teachers to instruct pupils that proper scientific inquire results from not committing to any one theory or hypothesis, no matter how firmly it appears to be established, and that scientific and technological innovations based on new evidence can challenge accepted scientific theories or modes.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.