1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|HOUSE BILL 1938 By: McCall | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| An Act relating to schools; directing board of | | education to adopt a policy for accepting coursework | 8| credits completed elsewhere; requiring specific and | | adequate notice of the policy; mandating board to | 9| accept certain credits and grades; permitting | | reasonable timelines and documentation for | 10| determination; providing methods for student to earn | | credit in certain cases; requiring notification if | 11| credit is denied by the board; authorizing student to | | appeal denial to the State Board of Education; | 12| providing timing for notification and appeal; | | prescribing process for appeal; directing Board to | 13| collect and publish information on its website about | | each board's policy; providing for codification; | 14| providing an effective date; and declaring an | | emergency. | 15| | | | 16| | | | 17|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 18| SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 19|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11-100 of Title 70, unless there | | | 20|is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 21| A. A school district board of education shall adopt a written | | | 22|policy, at a public meeting, establishing the process and standards | | | 23|for acceptance and reciprocity of credits for courses completed by a | | | 24|student at another school or educational provider. The policy shall | | | Req. No. 6469 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|include specific and adequate notice to a student and the student's | | | 2|parent of all policy requirements and limitations. | | | 3| B. The board shall accept credits and grades for courses | | | 4|completed by a student from a school or educational provider | | | 5|accredited by an accrediting entity. The policy may set reasonable | | | 6|timelines and may require adequate and timely documentation of | | | 7|authenticity for credits and grades submitted by a student. | | | 8| C. A policy established by the board shall provide various | | | 9|methods for a student to earn credit completed at a non-accredited | | | 10|source, coursework, or educational provider including: | | | 11| 1. Satisfaction of coursework by demonstrated competency; | | | 12| 2. Assessment; | | | 13| 3. Review of student work or projects; or | | | 14| 4. Satisfaction of correspondence coursework. | | | 15| D. If a board denies a student credit or grades from a | | | 16|non-accredited source, the board shall notify the student in writing | | | 17|within ten (10) days of the decision. The student or the student's | | | 18|parent or legal guardian may appeal the denial to the State Board of | | | 19|Education in writing within ten (10) days of receiving the denial | | | 20|notice. The student or the student's parent or legal guardian may | | | 21|present written or verbal evidence to the State Board of Education, | | | 22|and the Board shall decide to grant or deny the appeal at its next | | | 23|regularly scheduled Board meeting. | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 6469 Page 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| E. The State Board of Education shall collect and annually | | | 2|publish on its website each board's policy adopted pursuant to this | | | 3|section. | | | 4| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. | | | 5| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | | | 6|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby | | | 7|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | | | 8|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | | | 9| | | | 10| 59-1-6469 EK 01/16/23 | | | 11| | | | 12| | | | 13| | | | 14| | | | 15| | | | 16| | | | 17| | | | 18| | | | 19| | | | 20| | | | 21| | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 6469 Page 3