Academic Freedom Act
Proposed Federal Law for the Advancement of Science

A.   It shall be unlawful for a teacher in a public school or a teacher in a public institution of higher education, which receives Federal financial assistance, to be terminated, disciplined, denied tenure, or otherwise discriminated against for presenting scientific information pertaining to the full range of scientific views regarding biological evolution, or chemical evolution, or cosmological origins in any curricula or course of learning, provided that the subject matter has been taught as appropriate to the grade and subject assignment.

B.  Students may be evaluated based upon their understanding of course materials, but it shall be unlawful for any student in any public school or institution of higher education, which receives Federal financial assistance, to be penalized in any way because he or she may subscribe to a particular position on any views regarding biological evolution, or chemical evolution, or cosmological origins.

C.   Nothing in this act shall be construed as promoting any religious doctrine, promoting discrimination for or against a particular set of religious beliefs, or promoting discrimination for or against religion or non-religion.