New legislation announced today

Ray writes "'California State Senator Bill Morrow (R-Oceanside) today announced he is authoring Senate Bill 1335, a legislative “Academic Bill of Rights” designed to protect students and promote learning in California’s public universities and colleges.

Senate Bill 1335 would implement several affirmative principles that protect the academic freedom of students and faculty. The legislation would direct the California State University system and California Community Colleges to adopt the safeguards. SB 1335 would recommend voluntary adoption by the Board of Regents of the more autonomous University of California system. The principles include:

(partial list)

### Faculty shall expose students to the spectrum of significant scholarly viewpoints on the subjects examined in their courses and not use the courses as platforms for the purpose of ideological, religious or anti-religious indoctrination.

### Selection of visiting speakers, allocation of speaker program funds, and related activities shall observe the principles of academic freedom and intellectual pluralism."

"The only question I asked Sen. Morrow was, "How will this legislation affect the historically biased veiwpoint that women's studies programs have historically presented concerning all "men?" I await his reply.

If you live in California I urge you to write and call Senator Morrow in support of this legislation at:

Senator Bill Morrow -
State Capitol, Room 4048 -
Sacramento, CA 95814 -
Phone: (916) 445-3731 - or email: Senator.Morrow@sen.ca.gov

If this submission is posted I will post more of this bills points from the email sent to me. I have been unable to find a link to this bills contents."

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