SLS 16RS-501 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 156
BY SENATOR CLAITOR
SCHOOLS. Repeals Balanced Treatment of Creation-Science Act declared unconstitutional.
(gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To repeal Subpart D-2 of Part III of Chapter 1 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes
3 of 1950, comprised of R.S. 17:286.1 through 286.7, relative to the Balanced
4 Treatment for Creation-Science Act; to provide for an effective date; and to provide
5 for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. Subpart D-2 of Part III of Chapter 1 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised
8 Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 17:286.1 through 286.7, is hereby repealed.
9 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
10 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
11 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
12 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
13 effective on the day following such approval.
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SLS 16RS-501 ORIGINAL
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Laura Gail Sullivan.
DIGEST
SB 156 Original 2016 Regular Session Claitor
Present law provides for the Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science Act. Provides for,
among other things, purpose, definitions, funding, and curriculum development.
Present law was held unconstitutional in Edwards v. Aguillard, La. 1987, 107 S.Ct. 2573,
96 L.Ed.2d 510.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Repeals R.S. 17:286.1-286.7)
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words in boldface type and underscored are additions.