On January 24, 2025, Republican lawmakers in North Dakota introduced Senate Bill 2355 to include “intelligent design” as required content in the state science standards for elementary and secondary students. The bill would also require that the superintendent “provide teachers with instructional materials demonstrating intelligent design is a viable scientific theory for the creation of all life forms and provide in-service training necessary to include intelligent design as part of the science content standards.”
The National Center for Science Education notes that the bill would contravene the decision in Kitzmiller v. Dover (2005) in which a federal court ruled that teaching intelligent design as “scientifically credible” was unconstitutional.
Update: On February 24, 2025, the North Dakota State Senate voted 25-22 against the bill.