1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
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2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) |
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3|HOUSE BILL 1441 By: Provenzano |
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6| AS INTRODUCED |
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7| An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, |
| Sections 6-192 and 6-194, as amended by Section 1, |
8| Chapter 211, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section |
| 6-194), which relate to professional development; |
9| requiring digital program to be completed at a |
| frequency determined by the board of education; |
10| deleting outdated language; authorizing completion of |
| certain programs at a frequency determined by the |
11| board; modifying frequency of child abuse training; |
| altering frequency of dyslexia and dysgraphia |
12| program; establishing maximum amount of mandatory |
| professional development and training in a five-year |
13| period; requiring teachers to maintain certain |
| documentation; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section |
14| 6-194.3, which relates to student mental health |
| training for teachers; modifying frequency of |
15| training; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-195, which |
| relates to teacher induction programs; authorizing |
16| board to establish frequency for training; amending |
| 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-103.6j, which relates to |
17| workplace safety training curriculum; requiring board |
| to determine frequency of training; amending 70 O.S. |
18| 2021, Section 24-100.4, which relates to the School |
| Safety and Bullying Prevention Act; altering |
19| frequency of bullying prevention training; amending |
| 70 O.S. 2021, Section 24-100.7, which relates to |
20| suicide awareness and prevention; adjusting frequency |
| of training; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section |
21| 1210.229-5, which relates to substance abuse |
| programs; modifying frequency of teacher training; |
22| providing an effective date; and declaring an |
| emergency. |
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1|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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2| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-192, is |
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3|amended to read as follows: |
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4| Section 6-192. A. It is hereby declared to be the intent of |
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5|the Legislature to establish a professional development procedure |
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6|whereby all teachers in the state continue their education beyond |
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7|initial certification by the state to ensure that the children of |
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8|the state are taught by professional educators, fully prepared in |
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9|their areas of expertise. Furthermore, such professional |
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10|development procedure shall provide alternative means of education, |
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11|including one or more of the following: In-service programs, higher |
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12|education courses, or other alternative means of education designed |
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13|to help teachers enrich their professional abilities. |
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14| B. The professional development procedure shall include digital |
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15|teaching and learning standards to enhance content delivery to |
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16|students and improve student achievement. A local school district |
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17|board of education shall require a program for teachers which shall |
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18|emphasize the importance of digital teaching and learning standards. |
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19| The program shall be completed the first year a certified teacher |
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20|is employed by a school district, and then at a frequency as |
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21|determined by the local board of education. |
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22| SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-194, as |
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23|amended by Section 1, Chapter 211, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2022, |
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24|Section 6-194), is amended to read as follows: |
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1| Section 6-194. A. The district boards of education of this |
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2|state shall establish professional development programs for the |
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3|certified teachers and administrators of the district. Programs |
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4|shall be adopted by each board based upon recommendations of a |
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5|professional development committee appointed by the board of |
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6|education for the district. For the fiscal years ending June 30, |
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7|2011, and June 30, 2012, a school district board of education may |
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8|elect not to adopt and offer a professional development program for |
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9|certified teachers and administrators of the district. If a school |
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10|district elects not to adopt and offer a professional development |
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11|program, the district may expend any monies allocated for |
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12|professional development for any purpose related to the support and |
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13|maintenance of the school district as determined by the board of |
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14|education of the school district. |
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15| B. Each professional development committee shall include |
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16|classroom teachers, administrators, school counselors or licensed |
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17|mental health providers, and parents, guardians or custodians of |
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18|children in the school district and shall consult with a higher |
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19|education faculty. A majority of the members of the professional |
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20|development committee shall be composed of classroom teachers. The |
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21|teacher members shall be selected by a designated administrator of |
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22|the school district from a list of names submitted by the teachers |
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23|in the school district. The members selected shall be subject to |
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24|the approval of a majority vote of the teachers in the district. |
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1| C. In developing program recommendations, each professional |
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2|development committee shall annually utilize a data-driven approach |
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3|to analyze student data and determine district and school |
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4|professional development needs. The professional development |
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5|programs adopted shall be directed toward development of |
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6|competencies and instructional strategies in the core curriculum |
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7|areas for the following goals: |
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8| 1. Increasing the academic performance data scores for the |
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9|district and each school site; |
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10| 2. Closing achievement gaps among student subgroups; |
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11| 3. Increasing student achievement as demonstrated on |
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12|state-mandated tests and the ACT; |
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13| 4. Increasing high school graduation rates; and |
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14| 5. Decreasing college remediation rates. |
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15| Each program may also include components on classroom management |
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16|and student discipline strategies, outreach to parents, guardians or |
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17|custodians of students, special education, and racial and ethnic |
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18|education, which all personnel defined as teachers in Section 1-116 |
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19|of this title shall be required to complete on a periodic basis at a |
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20|frequency as determined by the board of education. The State Board |
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21|of Education shall provide guidelines to assist school districts in |
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22|developing and implementing racial and ethnic education components |
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23|into professional development programs. |
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1| D. At a minimum of once an academic year a A program shall be |
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2|offered which includes the following information shall be completed |
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3|the first year a certified teacher is employed by a school district, |
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4|and then once every fifth academic year: |
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5| 1. Training on recognition of child abuse and neglect; |
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6| 2. Recognition of child sexual abuse; |
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7| 3. Proper reporting of suspected abuse; and |
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8| 4. Available resources. |
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9| E. One time per year, beginning in the 2009-2010 school year, |
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10|training in the area of autism shall be offered and all resident |
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11|teachers of students in early childhood programs through grade three |
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12|shall be required to complete the autism training during the |
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13|resident year and at least one time every three (3) years |
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14|thereafter. All other teachers and education support professionals |
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15|of students in early childhood programs through grade three shall be |
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16|required to complete the autism training at least one time every |
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17|three (3) years. The autism training shall include a minimum |
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18|awareness of the characteristics of autistic children, resources |
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19|available and an introduction to positive behavior supports to |
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20|challenging behavior. Each adopted program shall allow school |
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21|counselors to receive at least one-third (1/3) of the hours or |
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22|credit required each year through programs or courses specifically |
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23|designed for school counselors. |
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1| Districts are authorized to utilize any means for professional |
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2|development that is not prohibited by law including, but not limited |
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3|to, professional development provided by the district, any state |
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4|agency, institution of higher education, or any private entity. |
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5| F. One time per year, beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, a |
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6|A dyslexia awareness program shall be offered completed the first |
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7|year a certified teacher is employed by a school district, and then |
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8|once every fifth academic year. Beginning in the 2023-2024 school |
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9|year, the program shall include information and training in |
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10|dysgraphia. At a minimum, the program shall include: |
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11| 1. Training in awareness of dyslexia characteristics in |
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12|students; |
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13| 2. Training in effective classroom instruction to meet the |
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14|needs of students with dyslexia; and |
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15| 3. Available dyslexia resources for teachers, students and |
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16|parents. |
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17| G. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, each |
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18|certified teacher in this state shall be required by the district |
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19|board of education to meet the professional development requirements |
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20|established by the board, or established through the negotiation |
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21|process. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, the |
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22|professional development requirements established by each board of |
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23|education shall require every teacher to annually complete a minimum |
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24|number of the total number of points required to maintain |
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1|employment; provided, no more than a total of one hundred fifty |
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2|(150) hours of local, state, or federal professional development or |
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3|training shall be required for classroom teachers during any |
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4|five-year period. Failure of any teacher to meet district board of |
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5|education professional development requirements may be grounds for |
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6|nonrenewal of such teacher's contract by the board. Such failure |
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7|may also be grounds for nonconsideration of salary increments |
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8|affecting the teacher. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, |
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9|and June 30, 2012, a certified teacher shall not be required to |
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10|complete any points of the total number of professional development |
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11|points required. Provided, a teacher may elect to complete some or |
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12|all of the minimum number of points required for the two (2) fiscal |
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13|years and any points completed shall be counted toward the total |
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14|number of points required to maintain employment. If a teacher does |
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15|not complete some or all of the minimum number of points required |
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16|for one (1) or both fiscal years, the total number of points |
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17|required to maintain employment shall be adjusted and reduced by the |
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18|number of points not completed. Teachers shall maintain written |
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19|documentation of all their completed professional development. |
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20| H. Each district shall annually submit a report to the State |
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21|Department of Education on the district level professional |
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22|development needs, activities completed, expenditures, and results |
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23|achieved for each school year by each goal as provided in subsection |
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24|C of this section. If a school district elects not to adopt and |
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1|offer a professional development program as provided for in |
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2|subsection A of this section, the district shall not be required to |
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3|submit an annual report as required pursuant to this subsection but |
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4|shall report to the State Department of Education its election not |
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5|to offer a program and all professional development activities |
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6|completed by teachers and administrators of the school district. |
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7| I. Subject to the availability of funds, the Department shall |
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8|develop an online system for reporting as required in subsection H |
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9|of this section. The Department shall also make such information |
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10|available on its website. |
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11| SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-194.3, is |
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12|amended to read as follows: |
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13| Section 6-194.3 A. The State Department of Education and the |
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14|Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, in |
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15|consultation with school district superintendents and school |
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16|district boards of education, shall develop and make available to |
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17|school districts information, training, and resources to help school |
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18|employees recognize and address the mental health needs of students. |
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19| A local school district board of education shall require a training |
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20|program for teachers which shall emphasize the importance of |
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21|recognizing and addressing the mental health needs of students. The |
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22|program shall be completed the first year a certified teacher is |
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23|employed by a school district, and then once every third fifth |
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24|academic year. |
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1| B. The information made available to school districts shall |
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2|include, but not be limited to: |
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3| 1. Information about the services provided by community-based |
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4|organizations related to mental health, substance abuse, and trauma; |
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5| 2. Information about the impact trauma and adverse childhood |
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6|experiences can have on a student's ability to learn; |
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7| 3. The availability of mental health evaluation and treatment |
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8|available by telemedicine; and |
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9| 4. Information about evidence-based strategies for prevention |
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10|of at-risk behaviors. |
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11| SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-195, is |
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12|amended to read as follows: |
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13| Section 6-195. A. As funds are available, the State Department |
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14|of Education in consultation with the Office of Educational Quality |
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15|and Accountability shall administer an induction program for |
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16|teachers which shall be approved by the State Board of Education. |
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17|Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, each school district shall |
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18|participate in the induction program. The program shall include, |
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19|but not be limited to: |
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20| 1. Guidance to school districts for successful induction |
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21|programs; |
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22| 2. Training for school districts to include the selection, |
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23|function and duties of mentors; and |
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1| 3. Resources for appropriate professional development, support, |
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2|mentorship and coaching for the inductee and mentors. |
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3| B. The induction program training shall be completed at a |
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4|frequency as determined by the board of education. |
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5| C. The State Board of Education may promulgate rules for |
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6|administration of the induction program. |
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7| SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-103.6j, |
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8|is amended to read as follows: |
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9| Section 11-103.6j A. The State Department of Education, in |
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10|collaboration with the Oklahoma Department of Labor, shall make |
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11|available to school districts information regarding workplace safety |
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12|training for grades seven through twelve. Such information shall |
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13|include the Oklahoma Department of Labor's "Youth @ Work Talking |
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14|Safety: A Safety and Health Curriculum for Young Workers". |
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15| B. The State Department of Education shall encourage school |
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16|districts to inform grade-seven through -twelve teachers about the |
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17|importance of incorporating workplace safety training in their |
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18|curriculum. |
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19| C. A local school district board of education shall require a |
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20|program for seventh-grade through twelfth-grade teachers which shall |
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21|emphasize the importance of incorporating workplace safety training |
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22|into curriculum. The program shall be completed the first year a |
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23|certified teacher is employed by a school district, and then at a |
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24|frequency as determined by the local board. |
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1| D. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to |
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2|implement the provisions of this act. |
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3| SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 24-100.4, is |
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4|amended to read as follows: |
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5| Section 24-100.4 A. Each school district board of education |
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6|shall adopt a policy for the discipline of all children attending |
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7|public school in that district, and for the investigation of |
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8|reported incidents of bullying. The policy shall provide options |
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9|for the discipline of the students and shall define standards of |
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10|conduct to which students are expected to conform. The policy |
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11|shall: |
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12| 1. Specifically address bullying by students at school and by |
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13|electronic communication, if the communication is specifically |
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14|directed at students or school personnel and concerns bullying at |
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15|school; |
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16| 2. Contain a procedure for reporting an act of bullying to a |
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17|school official or law enforcement agency, including a provision |
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18|that permits a person to report an act anonymously. No formal |
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19|disciplinary action shall be taken solely on the basis of an |
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20|anonymous report; |
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21| 3. Contain a requirement that any school employee that has |
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22|reliable information that would lead a reasonable person to suspect |
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23|that a person is a target of bullying shall immediately report it to |
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24|the principal or a designee of the principal; |
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1| 4. Contain a statement of how the policy is to be publicized |
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2|including a requirement that: |
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3| a. an annual written notice of the policy be provided to |
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4| parents, guardians, staff, volunteers and students, |
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5| with age-appropriate language for students, |
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6| b. notice of the policy be posted at various locations |
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7| within each school site, including but not limited to |
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8| cafeterias, school bulletin boards, and administration |
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9| offices, |
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10| c. the policy be posted on the Internet website for the |
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11| school district and each school site that has an |
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12| Internet website, and |
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13| d. the policy be included in all student and employee |
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14| handbooks; |
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15| 5. Require that appropriate school district personnel involved |
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16|in investigating reports of bullying make a determination regarding |
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17|whether the conduct is actually occurring; |
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18| 6. Contain a procedure for providing timely notification to the |
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19|parents or guardians of a victim of documented and verified bullying |
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20|and to the parents or guardians of the perpetrator of the documented |
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21|and verified bullying; |
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22| 7. Identify by job title the school official responsible for |
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23|enforcing the policy; |
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1| 8. Contain procedures for reporting to law enforcement all |
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2|documented and verified acts of bullying which may constitute |
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3|criminal activity or reasonably have the potential to endanger |
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4|school safety; |
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5| 9. Require annual training for administrators and school |
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6|employees as developed and provided by the State Department of |
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7|Education in preventing, identifying, responding to and reporting |
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8|incidents of bullying. The training shall be completed the first |
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9|year an administrator or school employee is employed by a school |
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10|district, and then once every fifth academic year; |
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11| 10. Provide for an educational program as designed and |
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12|developed by the State Department of Education and in consultation |
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13|with the Office of Juvenile Affairs for students and parents in |
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14|preventing, identifying, responding to and reporting incidents of |
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15|bullying; |
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16| 11. Establish a procedure for referral of a person who commits |
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17|an act of bullying to a delinquency prevention and diversion program |
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18|administered by the Office of Juvenile Affairs; |
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19| 12. Address prevention by providing: |
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20| a. consequences and remedial action for a person who |
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21| commits an act of bullying, |
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22| b. consequences and remedial action for a student found |
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23| to have falsely accused another as a means of |
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24| retaliation, reprisal or as a means of bullying, and |
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1| c. a strategy for providing counseling or referral to |
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2| appropriate services, including guidance, academic |
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3| intervention, and other protection for students, both |
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4| targets and perpetrators, and family members affected |
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5| by bullying, as necessary; |
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6| 13. Establish a procedure for: |
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7| a. the investigation, determination and documentation of |
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8| all incidents of bullying reported to school |
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9| officials, |
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10| b. identifying the principal or a designee of the |
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11| principal as the person responsible for investigating |
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12| incidents of bullying, |
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13| c. reporting the number of incidents of bullying, and |
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14| d. determining the severity of the incidents and their |
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15| potential to result in future violence; |
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16| 14. Establish a procedure whereby, upon completing an |
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17|investigation of bullying, a school may recommend that available |
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18|community mental health care, substance abuse or other counseling |
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19|options be provided to the student, if appropriate; and |
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20| 15. Establish a procedure whereby a school may request the |
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21|disclosure of any information concerning students who have received |
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22|mental health, substance abuse, or other care pursuant to paragraph |
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23|14 of this subsection that indicates an explicit threat to the |
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24|safety of students or school personnel, provided the disclosure of |
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1|the information does not violate the requirements and provisions of |
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2|the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, the Health |
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3|Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Section 2503 |
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4|of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 1376 of Title 59 of |
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5|the Oklahoma Statutes, or any other state or federal laws regarding |
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6|the disclosure of confidential information. |
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7| B. In developing the policy, the district board of education |
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8|shall make an effort to involve the teachers, parents, |
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9|administrators, school staff, school volunteers, community |
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10|representatives, local law enforcement agencies and students. The |
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11|students, teachers, and parents or guardian of every child residing |
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12|within a school district shall be notified by the district board of |
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13|education of its adoption of the policy and shall receive a copy |
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14|upon request. The school district policy shall be implemented in a |
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15|manner that is ongoing throughout the school year and is integrated |
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16|with other violence prevention efforts. |
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17| C. The teacher of a child attending a public school shall have |
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18|the same right as a parent or guardian to control and discipline |
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19|such child according to district policies during the time the child |
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20|is in attendance or in transit to or from the school or any other |
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21|school function authorized by the school district or classroom |
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22|presided over by the teacher. |
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23| D. Except concerning students on individualized education plans |
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24|(IEP) pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
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1|(IDEA), P.L. No. 101-476, the State Board of Education shall not |
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2|have authority to prescribe student disciplinary policies for school |
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3|districts or to proscribe corporal punishment in the public schools. |
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4| The State Board of Education shall not have authority to require |
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5|school districts to file student disciplinary action reports more |
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6|often than once each year and shall not use disciplinary action |
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7|reports in determining a school district's or school site's |
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8|eligibility for program assistance including competitive grants. |
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9| E. The board of education of each school district in this state |
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10|shall have the option of adopting a dress code for students enrolled |
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11|in the school district. The board of education of a school district |
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12|shall also have the option of adopting a dress code which includes |
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13|school uniforms. |
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14| F. The board of education of each school district in this state |
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15|shall have the option of adopting a procedure that requires students |
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16|to perform campus-site service for violating the district's policy. |
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17| G. The State Board of Education shall: |
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18| 1. Promulgate rules for periodically monitoring school |
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19|districts for compliance with this section and providing sanctions |
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20|for noncompliance with this section; |
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21| 2. Establish and maintain a central repository for the |
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22|collection of information regarding documented and verified |
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23|incidents of bullying; and |
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1| 3. Publish a report annually on the State Department of |
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2|Education website regarding the number of documented and verified |
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3|incidents of bullying in the public schools in the state. |
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4| SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 24-100.7, is |
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5|amended to read as follows: |
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6| Section 24-100.7 A. The board of education of each school |
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7|district in this state shall adopt a policy regarding suicide |
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8|awareness and training, requiring staff training and the reporting |
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9|of student drug abuse. |
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10| B. The board of education of each school district in this state |
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11|shall provide district-wide training to all staff on a biennial |
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12|basis members in their first year employed by the school district, |
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13|and then once every fifth academic year, addressing suicide |
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14|awareness and prevention. The Department of Mental Health and |
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15|Substance Abuse Services shall make available to school districts |
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16|curriculum for staff which addresses suicide awareness and |
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17|prevention, without cost to the school districts. The course |
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18|outline for the curriculum shall be made available to the public |
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19|online through the school district website. Beginning with the |
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20|2021-2022 school year, every school district shall: |
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21| 1. Provide a suicide prevention training program which includes |
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22|as a core element evidence-based approaches; |
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23| 2. Provide the curriculum made available by the Department of |
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1| 3. Provide a suicide prevention training program that is |
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2|selected by the school district from a list maintained by the |
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3|Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to school |
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4|district staff that addresses suicide awareness and prevention. The |
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5|training program may be combined with any other training provided by |
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6|the school district addressing bullying prevention. |
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7| C. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the board of |
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8|education of each school district may provide training to address |
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9|suicide awareness and prevention to students in grades seven through |
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10|twelve. |
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11| D. Teachers, counselors, principals, administrators and other |
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12|school personnel shall be immune from employment discipline and any |
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13|civil liability for: |
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14| 1. Calling the 911 emergency telephone number, law enforcement |
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15|or the Department of Human Services if they believe a student poses |
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16|a threat to themselves or others or if a student has committed or |
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17|been the victim of a violent act or threat of a violent act; |
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18| 2. Providing referral, emergency medical care or other |
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19|assistance offered in good faith to a student or other youth; or |
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20| 3. Communicating information in good faith concerning drug or |
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21|alcohol abuse or a potential safety threat by or to any student to |
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22|the parents or legal guardians of the student, law enforcement |
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23|officers or health care providers. |
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1| E. No person shall have a cause of action for any loss or |
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2|damage caused by any act or omission resulting from the |
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3|implementation of this section or resulting from any training, or |
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4|lack thereof, required by this section, unless the loss or damage |
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5|was caused by willful or wanton misconduct. |
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6| F. The training required pursuant to this section, or the lack |
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7|thereof, shall not be construed to impose any specific duty of care. |
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8| G. The board of education of each school district may enter |
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9|into agreements with designated Youth Services Agencies for the |
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10|provision of intervention and prevention services. |
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11| H. Teachers, counselors, principals, administrators or other |
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12|school personnel, upon determining that a student is at risk of |
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13|attempting suicide, shall notify the parents or legal guardians of |
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14|the student immediately upon determining that such risk exists. |
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15| SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.229-5, |
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16|is amended to read as follows: |
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17| Section 1210.229-5 A. The State Superintendent of Public |
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18|Instruction and State Department of Education in conjunction with |
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19|the Oklahoma Drug and Alcohol Abuse Policy Board shall: |
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20| 1. Establish objective criteria, guidelines and a comprehensive |
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21|integrated curriculum for substance abuse programs and the teaching |
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22|of life skills in local schools and school districts; |
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1| 2. Establish and review annually model policies for alcohol and |
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2|drug abuse issues, including, but not limited to, policies regarding |
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3|disciplinary actions and referral for services; |
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4| 3. Develop and implement strategies which encourage all schools |
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5|to employ guidance counselors trained in substance abuse prevention |
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6|and life skills and to develop and begin implementing quality |
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7|substance abuse and life skills education programs; and |
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8| 4. Develop guidelines and criteria to encourage teachers and |
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9|administrators to receive in-service training on alcohol and drug |
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10|abuse. The training or workshops should shall be included in the |
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11|staff development point system. The training or workshop shall be |
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12|completed the first year a certified teacher is employed by a school |
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13|district, and then once every third fifth academic year. |
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14| B. The State Department of Education shall distribute |
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15|information or reports provided by the Oklahoma Drug and Alcohol |
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16|Abuse Policy Board, to each school district and, upon request, to |
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17|members of the public. Upon request of the chief administrator of a |
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18|school or school district, the Department shall provide technical |
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19|assistance to schools and school districts to implement policies and |
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20|programs pursuant to guidelines provided by the Oklahoma Drug and |
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21|Alcohol Abuse Policy Board and shall provide a clearinghouse program |
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22|accessible by school districts to provide information about life |
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23|skills and drug and alcohol abuse prevention curricula and programs. |
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1| C. Final determination of materials to be used, means of |
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2|implementation of the curriculum, and ages and times at which |
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3|students receive instruction about said life skills and drug and |
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4|alcohol abuse prevention shall be made by the local school district |
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5|board of education. The local school district, at least one (1) |
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6|month prior to giving such instruction to students, shall conduct |
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7|for parents and guardians of students involved, during weekend or |
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8|evening hours, at least one presentation concerning the plans for |
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9|instruction and the materials to be used. No student shall be |
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10|required to receive instruction about said life skills and drug and |
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11|alcohol abuse prevention if a parent or guardian of the student |
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12|objects in writing. |
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13| SECTION 9. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. |
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14| SECTION 10. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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15|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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16|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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17|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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