1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
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2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) |
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3|HOUSE BILL 2078 By: Caldwell (Chad) |
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6| AS INTRODUCED |
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7| An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, |
| Section 11-106.1, which relates to inspection of |
8| instructional material; requiring all material |
| purchased or made available on school property to be |
9| subject to inspection; modifying who may inspect the |
| material; providing for material which is protected |
10| by copyright law; directing inspection on school |
| property; authorizing limitation of inspection to |
11| comply with copyright laws; modifying definition of |
| instructional material; defining professional |
12| development material; providing an effective date; |
| and declaring an emergency. |
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16|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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17| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-106.1, is |
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18|amended to read as follows: |
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19| Section 11-106.1 A. All material purchased by a public school |
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20|or made available on school property, including professional |
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21|development material and instructional material, including but not |
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22|limited to teacher manuals, films, tapes, or other supplementary |
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23|instructional material in any format, used by a public school as |
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24|part of the educational curriculum, shall be available for |
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1|inspection by the parents or guardians of students enrolled in the |
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2|school, members of the board of education of the school district, |
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3|members of the State Board of Education, employees of the State |
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4|Department of Education, and legislators. |
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5| B. Each school district shall develop and adopt policies |
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6|pertaining to the inspection of professional development material |
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7|and instructional materials in consultation with parents and |
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8|guardians material. The policies shall include procedures for |
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9|granting a request by a parent or guardian for reasonable access to |
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10|professional development material and instructional material within |
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11|a reasonable period of time after the request is received. If the |
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12|professional development material or instructional material being |
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13|requested is protected by copyright law, the school district shall |
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14|provide reasonable access for the material to be inspected on school |
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15|property. The school district may limit unauthorized duplication or |
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16|dissemination of the material in compliance with applicable |
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17|copyright laws. |
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18| C. For the purposes of this section, "instructional: |
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19| 1. "Instructional material" means instructional content that is |
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20|provided to a student, regardless of the format, including printed |
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21|or representational materials, library materials, audio-visual |
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22|materials, and materials in electronic or digital formats; and |
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1| 2. "Professional development material" means tools, resources, |
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2|and training sessions, regardless of format, for school personnel to |
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3|improve their teaching quality, effectiveness, and teambuilding. |
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4| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. |
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5| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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6|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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7|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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8|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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10| 59-1-7067 EK 01/16/23 |
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