2011 HB 302 Protection from Certain Scientific Topics
- CVNM Position:
- Oppose
- Year:
- 2011
- Sponsors:
-
Thomas A. Anderson
- Topics:
- Energy & Climate Change
- Legislative Info:
- HB 302 on nmlegis.gov »
Description
New Mexico has adopted baseline standards and curricula to ensure that all students have access to the same quality of education statewide. HB302 would have circumvented these critical uniform standards for topics deemed “controversial” at any educator’s discretion -- like evolution and climate change – by allowing teachers to introduce alternative beliefs as scientific information in the classroom.
Outcome
HB302 died in the House Education Committee.
How Legislators Voted on HB 302
- = Pro Conservation Vote
- = Anti Conservation Vote
- A = Absent
- E = Excused
- R = Recused
- W = Abstain
| Legislator | Party | District | Office | Conservation Vote |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stapleton, Sheryl Williams (D) | D | 19 | Representative | 2011 | |
| Roch, Dennis J. (R) | R | 67 | Representative | 2011 | |
| Nunez, Andy (DTS) | DTS | 36 | Representative | 2011 | |
| Miera, Rick (D) | D | 11 | Representative | 2011 | |
| King, Rhonda (D) | D | 50 | Representative | E | 2011 |
| Hamilton, Dianne Miller (R) | R | 38 | Representative | 2011 | |
| Hall, Jimmie C. (R) | R | 28 | Representative | E | 2011 |
| Garcia, Mary Helen (D) | D | 34 | Representative | 2011 | |
| Espinoza, Nora (R) | R | 59 | Representative | 2011 | |
| Dodge Jr., George (D) | D | 63 | Representative | 2011 | |
| Baldonado, Alonzo (R) | R | 8 | Representative | 2011 | |
| Anderson, Thomas A. (R) | R | 29 | Representative | 2011 |