1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|HOUSE BILL 1937 By: McCall | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| An Act relating to schools; defining terms; requiring | | school district board of education to permit a | 8| private school student to enroll on a part-time | | basis; granting preference to private school students | 9| who meet residency requirements; providing for | | promulgation of rules; providing for codification; | 10| providing an effective date; and declaring an | | emergency. | 11| | | | 12| | | | 13|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 14| SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 15|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-114.3 of Title 70, unless | | | 16|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 17| A. As used in this section: | | | 18| 1. "Private school student" means any student who is enrolled | | | 19|in a private school or receiving education by other means pursuant | | | 20|to Section 10-105 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and | | | 21| 2. "Part-time basis" means a student who is enrolled in one or | | | 22|more courses, services, or activities of a public school on a less | | | 23|than full-time basis. | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 6468 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| B. The board of education of a school district shall permit, in | | | 2|the same manner as public school students pursuant to Section 1-114 | | | 3|of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the enrollment of a private | | | 4|school student on a part-time basis. Preference shall be given to | | | 5|part-time students who are otherwise eligible for full-time | | | 6|enrollment in the school district due to residency requirements. | | | 7| C. The State Board of Education may promulgate rules to | | | 8|implement the provisions of this section. | | | 9| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. | | | 10| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | | | 11|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby | | | 12|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | | | 13|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | | | 14| | | | 15| 59-1-6468 EK 01/16/23 | | | 16| | | | 17| | | | 18| | | | 19| | | | 20| | | | 21| | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 6468 Page 2