HB 1266 -- Missouri Science Education Act

Sponsor:  Cooper (155)

This bill establishes the Missouri Science Education Act which
requires instruction for science courses in sixth through twelfth
grades to comply with its best practices within five years after
its passage.  The bill defines "verified empirical data" and
"substantive amount" and specifies that information appearing to
be verified empirical data but is not verified must be separately
identified.  Information that represents scientific thought, such
as theory, hypothesis, extrapolation, and estimation, among
others, must also be distinguished from verified empirical data
and may be presented in the light of critical analysis.  Critical
analysis may discuss problems such as faulty logic, alternate
explanations, or conflicting experiments.  A substantive amount
of critical analysis is required when teaching a theory of
biological origins or current scientific theory that deals with
prehistory or the future.  State assessments must comply with the
bill.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:42 am