http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=498719
§285.1. Science education; development of critical thinking skills
A. This Section shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana
Science Education Act."
B.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, upon
request of a city, parish, or other local public school board, shall allow and
assist teachers, principals, and other school administrators to create and foster
an environment within public elementary and secondary schools that promotes
critical thinking skills, logical analysis, and open and objective discussion of
scientific theories being studied including, but not limited to, evolution, the
origins of life, global warming, and human cloning.
(2) Such assistance shall include support and guidance for teachers
regarding effective ways to help students understand, analyze, critique, and
objectively review scientific theories being studied, including those enumerated
in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.
C. A teacher shall teach the material presented in the standard textbook
supplied by the school system and thereafter may use supplemental textbooks
and other instructional materials to help students understand, analyze, critique,
and review scientific theories in an objective manner, as permitted by the city,
parish, or other local public school board unless otherwise prohibited by the
State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
D. This Section shall not be construed to promote any religious doctrine,
promote discrimination for or against a particular set of religious beliefs, or
promote discrimination for or against religion or nonreligion.
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E. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and each
city, parish, or other local public school board shall adopt and promulgate the
rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Section prior
to the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year.