1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
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2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) |
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3|HOUSE BILL 2158 By: Lowe (Dick) |
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6| AS INTRODUCED |
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7| An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, |
| Section 11-103.6, as amended by Section 51, Chapter |
8| 228, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section |
| 11-103.6), which relates to subject matter standards; |
9| modifying graduation requirement to complete a |
| personal financial literacy course; specifying |
10| grade-level eligibility to fulfill requirement; |
| amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-103.6h, which |
11| relates to personal financial literacy education; |
| modifying areas of instruction; requiring certain |
12| students to complete certain financial literacy |
| course to graduate; mandating instruction to be |
13| provided in separate semester course; allowing |
| districts to integrate instruction in certain grades |
14| with other courses; deleting provision for |
| identification of online curricula; providing |
15| resources to assist schools; identifying resources |
| for certain students; updating statutory citation; |
16| modifying how Department may use certain funds; |
| modifying requirements for students who transfer |
17| in-state after certain grade level; removing |
| authorization to use certain online assessment in |
18| certain circumstances; permitting districts to |
| develop certain assessment; allowing teachers with |
19| certain certifications to teach personal financial |
| literacy; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-103.6h-1, |
20| which relates to the Personal Financial Literacy |
| Education Revolving Fund; updating statutory |
21| references; 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 11-103.6, as |
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3|amended by Section 51, Chapter 228, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2022, |
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4|Section 11-103.6), is amended to read as follows: |
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5| Section 11-103.6 A. 1. The State Board of Education shall |
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6|adopt subject matter standards for instruction of students in the |
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7|public schools of this state that are necessary to ensure there is |
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8|attainment of desired levels of competencies in a variety of areas |
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9|to include language, mathematics, science, social studies, |
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10|communication, and health and physical education. |
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11| 2. School districts shall develop and implement curriculum, |
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12|courses and instruction in order to ensure that students meet the |
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13|skills and competencies as set forth in this section and in the |
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14|subject matter standards adopted by the State Board of Education. |
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15| 3. All students shall gain literacy at the elementary and |
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16|secondary levels. Students shall develop skills in reading, |
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17|writing, speaking, computing and critical thinking. For purposes of |
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18|this section, critical thinking means a manner of analytical |
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19|thinking which is logical and uses linear factual analysis to reach |
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20|a conclusion. They shall learn about cultures and environments - |
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21|their own and those of others with whom they share the earth. All |
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22|students shall receive the instruction needed to lead healthy and |
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23|physically active lifestyles. Students, therefore, shall study |
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24|social studies, literature, languages, the arts, health, mathematics |
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1|and science. Such curricula shall provide for the teaching of a |
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2|hands-on career exploration program in cooperation with technology |
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3|center schools. |
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4| 4. The subject matter standards shall be designed to teach the |
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5|competencies for which students shall be tested as provided in |
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6|Section 1210.508 of this title, and shall be designed to prepare all |
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7|students for active citizenship, employment and/or successful |
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8|completion of postsecondary education without the need for remedial |
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9|coursework at the postsecondary level. |
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10| 5. The subject matter standards shall be designed with rigor as |
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11|defined in paragraph 3 of subsection G of this section. |
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12| 6. The subject matter standards for English Language Arts shall |
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13|give Classic Literature and nonfiction literature equal |
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14|consideration to other literature. In addition, emphasis shall be |
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15|given to the study of complete works of literature. |
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16| 7. At a minimum, the subject matter standards for mathematics |
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17|shall require mastery of the standard algorithms in mathematics, |
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18|which is the most logical, efficient way of solving a problem that |
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19|consistently works, and for students to attain fluency in Euclidian |
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20|geometry. |
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21| 8. The subject matter standards for history, social studies and |
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22|United States Government shall include study of important historical |
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23|documents, including the United States Constitution, Declaration of |
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24|Independence, Emancipation Proclamation, Federalist Papers and other |
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1|documents with significant history and heritage of the United |
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2|States, and the content of the United States naturalization test, |
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3|with an emphasis on the specific content of the test and the ideas |
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4|and concepts it references. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school |
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5|year, the United States naturalization test shall be administered in |
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6|accordance with subsection F of this section. |
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7| 9. The subject matter standards for United States Government |
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8|shall include an emphasis on civics, the structure and relationship |
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9|between the national, state, county and local governments and |
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10|simulations of the democratic process. For the purposes of this |
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11|section, "civics" means the study of the rights and duties of |
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12|Oklahoma and United States citizens and of how those governments |
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13|work. |
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14| 10. The subject matter standards for health and physical |
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15|education shall include but not be limited to the domains of |
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16|physical, emotional, social and intellectual health. Health |
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17|literacy shall include the ability to obtain, process and understand |
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18|basic health information and services needed to make appropriate |
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19|health decisions. Health shall also include the importance of |
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20|proper nutrition and exercise, mental health and wellness, substance |
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21|abuse, coping skills for understanding and managing trauma, |
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22|establishing and maintaining positive relationships and responsible |
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23|decision making. Physical literacy shall include the ability to |
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24|move with competence and confidence in a wide variety of physical |
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1|activities in multiple environments that benefit the healthy |
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2|development of the whole person. |
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3| B. Subject to the provisions of subsection C of this section, |
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4|in order to graduate from a public high school accredited by the |
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5|State Board of Education with a standard diploma, students shall |
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6|complete the following college preparatory/work ready curriculum |
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7|units or sets of competencies at the secondary level: |
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8| 1. Four units or sets of competencies of English to include |
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9|Grammar, Composition, Literature, or any English course approved for |
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10|college admission requirements; |
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11| 2. Three units or sets of competencies of mathematics, limited |
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12|to Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Math Analysis, |
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13|Calculus, Advanced Placement Statistics, or any mathematics course |
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14|with content and/or rigor above Algebra I and approved for college |
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15|admission requirements; |
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16| 3. Three units or sets of competencies of laboratory science |
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17|approved for college admission requirements including one unit or |
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18|set of competencies of life science meeting the standards for |
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19|Biology I; one unit or set of competencies of physical science, |
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20|meeting the standards for Physical Science, Chemistry or Physics; |
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21|and one unit or set of competencies from the domains of physical |
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22|science, life science or earth and space science such that the |
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23|content and rigor is above Biology I or Physical Science; |
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1| 4. Three units or sets of competencies of history and |
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2|citizenship skills, including one unit of American History, one-half |
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3|unit of Oklahoma History, one-half unit of United States Government |
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4|and one unit from the subjects of History, Government, Geography, |
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5|Economics, Civics, or non-Western culture and approved for college |
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6|admission requirements; |
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7| 5. Two units or sets of competencies of the same world or |
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8|non-English language or two units of computer technology approved |
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9|for college admission requirements, whether taught at a high school |
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10|or a technology center school, including computer programming, |
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11|hardware, and business computer applications, such as word |
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12|processing, databases, spreadsheets, and graphics, excluding |
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13|keyboarding or typing courses; |
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14| 6. One additional unit or set of competencies selected from |
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15|paragraphs 1 through 5 of this subsection or career and technology |
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16|education courses, concurrently enrolled courses, Advanced Placement |
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17|courses or International Baccalaureate courses approved for college |
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18|admission requirements; and |
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19| 7. One-half (1/2) unit or set of competencies of personal |
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20|financial literacy, as provided in the Passport to Financial |
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21|Literacy Act, whether taught as an elective course or when taught |
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22|during instruction as provided in and subject to the standards of |
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23|subsection A of Section 11-103.6h of this title in coursework |
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24|offered by the school district or partnering technology center |
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1|school by a teacher certified in a relevant secondary subject area |
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2|and taken in the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade; and |
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3| 8. One unit or set of competencies of fine arts, such as music, |
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4|art, or drama, or one unit or set of competencies of speech. |
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5| C. In lieu of the requirements of subsection B of this section |
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6|which requires a college preparatory/work ready curriculum, a |
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7|student may enroll in the core curriculum as provided in subsection |
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8|D of this section upon written approval of the parent or legal |
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9|guardian of the student. For students under the age of eighteen |
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10|(18) school districts shall require a parent or legal guardian of |
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11|the student to meet with a designee of the school prior to |
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12|enrollment in the core curriculum. The State Department of |
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13|Education shall develop and distribute to school districts a form |
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14|suitable for this purpose, which shall include information on the |
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15|benefits to students of completing the college preparatory/work |
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16|ready curriculum as provided for in subsection B of this section. |
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17| D. For those students subject to the requirements of subsection |
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18|C of this section, in order to graduate from a public high school |
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19|accredited by the State Board of Education with a standard diploma, |
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20|students shall complete the following core curriculum units or sets |
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21|of competencies at the secondary level: |
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22| 1. Language Arts Four units or sets of competencies, to |
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23|consist of one unit or set of competencies of grammar and |
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1|composition, and three units or sets of competencies which may |
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2|include, but are not limited to, the following courses: |
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3| a. American Literature, |
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4| b. English Literature, |
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5| c. World Literature, |
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6| d. Advanced English Courses, or |
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7| e. other English courses with content and/or rigor equal |
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8| to or above grammar and composition; |
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9| 2. Mathematics Three units or sets of competencies to consist |
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10|of one unit or set of competencies of Algebra I or Algebra I taught |
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11|in a contextual methodology, and two units or sets of competencies |
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12|which may include, but are not limited to, the following courses: |
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13| a. Algebra II, |
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14| b. Geometry or Geometry taught in a contextual |
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15| methodology, |
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16| c. Trigonometry, |
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17| d. Math Analysis or Precalculus, |
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18| e. Calculus, |
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19| f. Statistics and/or Probability, |
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20| g. Computer Science or acceptance and successful |
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21| completion of one (1) year of a full-time, three-hour |
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22| career and technology program leading to an industry |
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23| credential/certificate or college credit. The State |
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24| Board of Career and Technology Education shall |
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1| promulgate rules to define the provisions of this |
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2| section related to the accepted industry-valued |
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3| credentials which are industry-endorsed or |
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4| industry-aligned. The list of accepted |
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5| industry-valued credentials shall be reviewed annually |
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6| and updated at least every three (3) years by the |
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7| Board, |
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8| h. (1) contextual mathematics courses which enhance |
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9| technology preparation, or |
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10| (2) a science, technology, engineering and math |
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11| (STEM) block course meeting the requirements for |
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12| course competencies listed in paragraph 2 of |
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13| subsection B of this section, whether taught at |
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14| a: |
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15| (a) comprehensive high school, or |
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16| (b) technology center school when taken in the |
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17| tenth, eleventh or twelfth grade, taught by |
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18| a certified teacher, and approved by the |
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19| State Board of Education and the independent |
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20| district board of education, |
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21| i. mathematics courses taught at a technology center |
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22| school by a teacher certified in the secondary subject |
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23| area when taken in the tenth, eleventh or twelfth |
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1| grade upon approval of the State Board of Education |
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2| and the independent district board of education, or |
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3| j. any other mathematics course with content and/or |
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4| rigor equal to or above Algebra I; |
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5| 3. Science Three units or sets of competencies to consist of |
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6|one unit or set of competencies of Biology I or Biology I taught in |
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7|a contextual methodology, and two units or sets of competencies in |
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8|the areas of life, physical, or earth science or technology which |
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9|may include, but are not limited to, the following courses: |
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10| a. Chemistry I, |
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11| b. Physics, |
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12| c. Biology II, |
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13| d. Chemistry II, |
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14| e. Physical Science, |
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15| f. Earth Science, |
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16| g. Botany, |
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17| h. Zoology, |
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18| i. Physiology, |
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19| j. Astronomy, |
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20| k. Applied Biology/Chemistry, |
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21| l. Applied Physics, |
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22| m. Principles of Technology, |
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23| n. qualified agricultural education courses, |
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1| o. (1) contextual science courses which enhance |
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2| technology preparation, or |
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3| (2) a science, technology, engineering and math |
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4| (STEM) block course meeting the requirements for |
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5| course competencies listed in paragraph 3 of |
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6| subsection B of this section, whether taught at |
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7| a: |
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8| (a) comprehensive high school, or |
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9| (b) technology center school when taken in the |
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10| tenth, eleventh or twelfth grade, taught by |
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11| a certified teacher, and approved by the |
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12| State Board of Education and the independent |
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13| district board of education, |
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14| p. science courses taught at a technology center school |
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15| by a teacher certified in the secondary subject area |
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16| when taken in the tenth, eleventh or twelfth grade |
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17| upon approval of the State Board of Education and the |
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18| independent district board of education, or |
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19| q. other science courses with content and/or rigor equal |
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20| to or above Biology I; |
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21| 4. Social Studies Three units or sets of competencies, to |
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22|consist of one unit or set of competencies of United States History, |
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23|one-half (1/2) to one unit or set of competencies of United States |
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24|Government, one-half (1/2) unit or set of competencies of Oklahoma |
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1|History, and one-half (1/2) to one unit or set of competencies which |
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2|may include, but are not limited to, the following courses: |
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3| a. World History, |
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4| b. Geography, |
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5| c. Economics, |
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6| d. Anthropology, or |
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7| e. other social studies courses with content and/or |
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8| rigor equal to or above United States History, United |
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9| States Government, and Oklahoma History; |
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10| 5. Arts One unit or set of competencies which may include, but |
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11|is not limited to, courses in Visual Arts and General Music; and |
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12| 6. One-half (1/2) unit or set of competencies of personal |
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13|financial literacy, as provided in the Passport to Financial |
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14|Literacy Act, whether taught as an elective course or when taught |
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15|during instruction as provided in and subject to the standards of |
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16|subsection A of Section 11-103.6h of this title in coursework |
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17|offered by the school district or partnering technology center |
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18|school by a teacher certified in a relevant secondary subject area |
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19|and taken in the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade; and |
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20| 7. Computer Education or World Language - One unit or set of |
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21|competencies of computer technology, whether taught at a high school |
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22|or a technology center school, including computer programming, |
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23|hardware and business computer applications, such as word |
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24|processing, databases, spreadsheets and graphics, excluding |
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1|keyboarding or typing courses, or one unit or set of competencies of |
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2|world or non-English language. |
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3| E. 1. In addition to the curriculum requirements of either |
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4|subsection B or D of this section, in order to graduate from a |
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5|public high school accredited by the State Board of Education |
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6|students shall complete the requirements for a personal financial |
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7|literacy passport as set forth in the Passport to Financial Literacy |
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8|Act and any additional course requirements or recommended elective |
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9|courses as may be established by the State Board of Education and |
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10|the district school board. School districts shall strongly |
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11|encourage students to complete two units or sets of competencies of |
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12|world languages and two units or sets of competencies of physical |
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13|and health education. |
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14| 2. No student shall receive credit for high school graduation |
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15|more than once for completion of the same unit or set of |
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16|competencies to satisfy the curriculum requirements of this section. |
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17| 3. A school district shall not be required to offer every |
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18|course listed in subsections B and D of this section but shall offer |
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19|sufficient courses to allow a student to meet the graduation |
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20|requirements during the secondary grade years of the student. |
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21| F. 1. In addition to the curriculum requirements of either |
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22|subsection B or D of this section, beginning with ninth graders in |
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23|the 2021-22 school year, in order to graduate from a public high |
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24|school accredited by the State Board of Education, students shall |
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1|pass the United States naturalization test pursuant to the |
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2|provisions of this subsection. |
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3| 2. School districts shall offer the United States |
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4|naturalization test to students at least once per school year, |
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5|beginning as early as eighth grade at the discretion of the school |
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6|district; provided, any student may retake the exam upon request, |
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7|and as often as desired, until earning a passing score. For |
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8|purposes of this subsection, a passing score shall be 60 out of 100 |
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9|questions. |
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10| 3. School districts shall exempt students with disabilities |
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11|whose individualized education program (IEP), consistent with state |
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12|law, indicates that the student is to be assessed with alternate |
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13|achievement standards through the Oklahoma Alternate Assessment |
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14|Program (OAAP). |
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15| G. For purposes of this section: |
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16| 1. "Contextual methodology" means academic content and skills |
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17|taught by utilizing real-world problems and projects in a way that |
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18|helps students understand the application of that knowledge; |
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19| 2. "Qualified agricultural education courses" means courses |
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20|that have been determined by the State Board of Education to offer |
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21|the sets of competencies for one or more science content areas and |
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22|which correspond to academic science courses. Qualified |
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23|agricultural education courses shall include, but are not limited |
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24|to, Horticulture, Plant and Soil Science, Natural Resources and |
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1|Environmental Science, and Animal Science. The courses shall be |
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2|taught by teachers certified in agricultural education and comply |
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3|with all rules of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology |
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4|Education; |
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5| 3. "Rigor" means a level of difficulty that is thorough, |
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6|exhaustive and accurate and is appropriate for the grade level; |
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7| 4. "Sets of competencies" means instruction in those skills and |
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8|competencies that are specified in the subject matter standards |
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9|adopted by the State Board of Education and other skills and |
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10|competencies adopted by the Board, without regard to specified |
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11|instructional time; and |
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12| 5. "Unit" means a Carnegie Unit as defined by the North Central |
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13|Association's Commission on Schools. |
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14| H. 1. The State Board of Education shall adopt a plan to |
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15|ensure that rigor is maintained in the content, teaching |
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16|methodology, level of expectations for student achievement, and |
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17|application of learning in all the courses taught to meet the |
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18|graduation requirements as specified in this section. |
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19| 2. The State Board of Education shall allow as much flexibility |
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20|at the district level as is possible without diminishing the rigor |
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21|or undermining the intent of providing these courses. To accomplish |
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22|this purpose, the State Department of Education shall work with |
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23|school districts in reviewing and approving courses taught by |
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24|districts that are not specifically listed in subsections B and D of |
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1|this section. Options may include, but shall not be limited to, |
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2|courses taken by concurrent enrollment, advanced placement, or |
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3|correspondence, or courses bearing different titles. |
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4| 3. The State Board of Education shall approve an advanced |
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5|placement computer science course to meet the requirements of course |
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6|competencies listed in paragraph 2 of subsection B of this section |
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7|if the course is taken in a student's senior year and the student is |
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8|concurrently enrolled in or has successfully completed Algebra II. |
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9| 4. Technology center school districts may offer programs |
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10|designed in cooperation with institutions of higher education which |
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11|have an emphasis on a focused field of career study upon approval of |
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12|the State Board of Education and the independent district board of |
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13|education. Students in the tenth grade may be allowed to attend |
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14|these programs for up to one-half (1/2) of a school day and credit |
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15|for the units or sets of competencies required in paragraphs 2, 3 |
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16|and, 6, and 7 of subsection B or D of this section shall be given if |
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17|the courses are taught by a teacher certified in the secondary |
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18|subject area; provided, credit for units or sets of competencies |
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19|pursuant to subsection B of this section shall be approved for |
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20|college admission requirements. |
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21| 5. If a student enrolls in a concurrent course, the school |
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22|district shall not be responsible for any costs incurred for that |
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23|course, unless the school district does not offer enough course |
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24|selection during the student's secondary grade years to allow the |
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1|student to receive the courses needed to meet the graduation |
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2|requirements of this section. If the school district does not offer |
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3|the necessary course selection during the student's secondary grade |
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4|years, it shall be responsible for the cost of resident tuition at |
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5|an institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, |
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6|fees, and books for the concurrent enrollment course, and providing |
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7|for transportation to and from the institution to the school site. |
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8| It is the intent of the Legislature that for students enrolled |
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9|in a concurrent enrollment course which is paid for by the school |
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10|district pursuant to this paragraph, the institution charge only the |
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11|supplementary and special service fees that are directly related to |
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12|the concurrent enrollment course and enrollment procedures for that |
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13|student. It is further the intent of the Legislature that fees for |
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14|student activities and student service facilities, including the |
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15|student health care and cultural and recreational service fees, not |
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16|be charged to such students. |
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17| 6. Credit for the units or sets of competencies required in |
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18|subsection B or D of this section shall be given when such units or |
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19|sets of competencies are taken prior to ninth grade if the teachers |
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20|are certified or authorized to teach the subjects for high school |
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21|credit and the required rigor is maintained. |
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22| 7. The three units or sets of competencies in mathematics |
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23|required in subsection B or D of this section shall be completed in |
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24|the ninth through twelfth grades. If a student completes any |
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1|required courses or sets of competencies in mathematics prior to |
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2|ninth grade, the student may take any other mathematics courses or |
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3|sets of competencies to fulfill the requirement to complete three |
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4|units or sets of competencies in grades nine through twelve after |
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5|the student has satisfied the requirements of subsection B or D of |
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6|this section. |
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7| 8. The one-half (1/2) unit or set of competencies in personal |
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8|financial literacy required in subsection B or D of this section |
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9|shall be completed in the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade to |
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10|fulfill the requirements for graduation. |
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11| 9. All units or sets of competencies required for graduation |
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12|may be taken in any sequence recommended by the school district. |
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13| I. As a condition of receiving accreditation from the State |
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14|Board of Education, all students in grades nine through twelve shall |
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15|enroll in a minimum of six periods, or the equivalent in block |
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16|scheduling or other scheduling structure that allows for instruction |
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17|in sets of competencies, of rigorous academic and/or rigorous |
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18|vocational courses each day, which may include arts, vocal and |
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19|instrumental music, speech classes, and physical education classes. |
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20| J. 1. Academic and vocational-technical courses designed to |
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21|offer sets of competencies integrated or embedded within the courses |
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22|that provide for the teaching and learning of the appropriate skills |
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23|and knowledge in the subject matter standards, as adopted by the |
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24|State Board of Education, may, upon approval of the Board, in |
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1|consultation with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology |
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2|Education if the courses are offered at a technology center school |
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3|district, be counted for academic credit and toward meeting the |
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4|graduation requirements of this section. |
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5| 2. Internet-based courses offered by a technology center school |
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6|that are taught by a certified teacher and provide for the teaching |
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7|and learning of the appropriate skills and knowledge in the subject |
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8|matter standards may, upon approval of the State Board of Education |
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9|and the independent district board of education, be counted for |
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10|academic credit and toward meeting the graduation requirements of |
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11|this section. |
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12| 3. Internet-based courses or vocational-technical courses |
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13|utilizing integrated or embedded skills for which no subject matter |
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14|standards have been adopted by the State Board of Education may be |
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15|approved by the Board, in consultation with the Oklahoma Department |
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16|of Career and Technology Education if the courses are offered at a |
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17|technology center school district, if such courses incorporate |
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18|standards of nationally recognized professional organizations and |
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19|are taught by certified teachers. |
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20| 4. Courses offered by a supplemental education organization |
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21|that is accredited by a national accrediting body and that are |
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22|taught by a certified teacher and provide for the teaching and |
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23|learning of the appropriate skills and knowledge in the subject |
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24|matter standards may, upon approval of the State Board of Education |
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1|and the school district board of education, be counted for academic |
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2|credit and toward meeting the graduation requirements of this |
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3|section. |
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4| K. The State Board of Education shall provide an option for |
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5|high school graduation based upon attainment of the desired levels |
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6|of competencies as required in tests pursuant to the provisions of |
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7|Section 1210.508 of this title. Such option shall be in lieu of the |
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8|amount of course credits earned. |
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9| L. The State Board of Education shall prescribe, adopt and |
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10|approve a promotion system based on the attainment by students of |
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11|specified levels of competencies in each area of the core |
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12|curriculum. |
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13| M. Children who have individualized education programs pursuant |
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14|to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and who |
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15|satisfy the graduation requirements through the individualized |
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16|education program for that student shall be awarded a standard |
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17|diploma. |
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18| N. Students who enter the ninth grade in or prior to the |
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19|2007-08 school year who are enrolled in an alternative education |
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20|program and meet the requirements of their plans leading to high |
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21|school graduation developed pursuant to Section 1210.568 of this |
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22|title shall be awarded a standard diploma. |
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23| |
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1| O. Any student who completes the curriculum requirements of the |
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2|International Baccalaureate Diploma Program shall be awarded a |
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3|standard diploma. |
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4| P. Any student who successfully completes an advanced |
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5|mathematics or science course offered pursuant to Section 1210.404 |
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6|of this title shall be granted academic credit toward meeting the |
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7|graduation requirements pursuant to paragraph 2 or 3, as |
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8|appropriate, of subsection B or D of this section. |
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9| Q. For purposes of this section, the courses approved for |
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10|college admission requirements shall be courses which are approved |
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11|by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for admission to |
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12|an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. |
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13| R. Students who have been denied a standard diploma by the |
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14|school district in which the student is or was enrolled for failing |
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15|to meet the requirements of this section may re-enroll in the school |
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16|district that denied the student a standard diploma following the |
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17|denial of a standard diploma. The student shall be provided |
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18|remediation or intervention and the opportunity to complete the |
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19|curriculum units or sets of competencies required by this section to |
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20|obtain a standard diploma. Students who re-enroll in the school |
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21|district to meet the graduation requirements of this section shall |
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22|be exempt from the hourly instructional requirements of Section |
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23|1-111 of this title and the six-period enrollment requirements of |
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24|this section. |
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1| S. The State Department of Education shall collect and report |
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2|data by school site and district on the number of students who |
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3|enroll in the core curriculum as provided in subsection D of this |
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4|section. |
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5| SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-103.6h, |
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6|is amended to read as follows: |
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7| Section 11-103.6h A. Personal financial literacy education |
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8|shall be taught in the public schools of this state. Personal |
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9|financial literacy education shall include, but is not limited to, |
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10|the following areas of instruction: |
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11| 1. Understanding interest, credit card debt, and online |
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12|commerce; |
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13| 2. Rights and responsibilities of renting or buying a home; |
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14| 3. Savings and investing; |
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15| 4. Planning for retirement including individual retirement |
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16|accounts (IRAs), plans established under Section 401(k) of the |
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17|Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and other avenues for |
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18|saving and investing for retirement; |
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19| 5. Bankruptcy; |
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20| 6. Banking and financial services; |
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21| 7. Managing a bank account including online banking features; |
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22| 8. Understanding credit scores, credit reports, and what |
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23|factors affect an individual's credit score; |
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24| |
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1| 9. Understanding the Free Application for Federal Student Aid |
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2|(FAFSA), loans and borrowing money, including predatory lending and |
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3|payday loans; |
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4| 9. 10. Understanding insurance; |
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5| 10. 11. Identity fraud and theft; |
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6| 11. 12. Charitable giving; |
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7| 12. 13. Understanding the financial impact and consequences of |
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8|gambling; |
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9| 13. 14. Earning an income; and |
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10| 14. 15. Understanding state and federal income taxes. |
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11| B. In Beginning with students entering the ninth grade in the |
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12|2023-2024 school year, in order to graduate from a public high |
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13|school accredited by the State Board of Education with a standard |
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14|diploma, students shall fulfill the requirements for requirement by |
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15|satisfactorily completing a personal financial literacy passport |
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16|course or coursework containing the areas of instruction for |
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17|personal financial literacy as provided in subsection A of this |
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18|section during the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade. The |
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19|requirements for a personal financial literacy passport shall be |
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20|satisfactory completion in all areas of instruction in personal |
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21|financial literacy as listed in subsection A of this section during |
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22|grades seven through twelve or demonstration of satisfactory |
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23|knowledge as provided for in subsection E of this section. |
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1| C. School districts shall provide instruction in personal |
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2|financial literacy to students during grades seven through twelve. |
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3|School districts shall have the option of determining when each area |
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4|of instruction listed in subsection A of this section shall be |
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5|presented to students. |
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6| D. Personal financial literacy instruction shall be integrated |
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7|into one or more existing courses of study or provided in a separate |
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8|one-half (1/2) unit personal financial literacy course. School |
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9|districts shall have the option of determining into which course or |
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10|courses each area of instruction listed in subsection A of this |
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11|section shall be integrated may integrate or embed personal |
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12|financial literacy instruction within one or more courses offered by |
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13|the district to be counted toward meeting the graduation |
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14|requirements of this section. Courses offered at a technology |
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15|center school through an agreement between the school district and |
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16|the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education which |
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17|integrate or embed personal financial literacy may, upon the |
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18|approval of the Board, be counted toward meeting the graduation |
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19|requirements of this section. School districts shall have the |
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20|option of determining if a separate, one-half (1/2) unit personal |
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21|financial literacy course will be offered as an elective, in |
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22|addition to any courses offered by the school district or a |
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23|partnering technology center school which integrate or embed the |
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24|required personal financial literacy instruction. |
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1| E. D. Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities |
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2|(MSCD) who have an Individualized Education Program (IEP) that |
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3|directs that the student is to be assessed with alternate |
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4|achievements standards through the Oklahoma Alternative Assessment |
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5|Program may demonstrate satisfactory knowledge in each area of |
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6|instruction listed in subsection A of this section upon a |
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7|determination, supported by documentation, by the school district |
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8|that the student has met the following criteria: |
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9| 1. Receives substantive and substantial instruction in |
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10|life-skills curriculum; and |
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11| 2. Demonstrates the acquired knowledge of the student with MSCD |
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12|by alternate measures as required by the IEP. |
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13| F. E. The State Board of Education shall identify and adopt |
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14|curriculum standards for personal financial literacy instruction |
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15|that reflect the areas of instruction listed in subsection A of this |
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16|section. The standards shall be incorporated into the state |
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17|academic content standards adopted by the Board pursuant to Section |
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18|11-103.6 of this title. |
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19| G. F. The State Department of Education shall: |
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20| 1. Develop guidelines and material designed to enable schools |
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21|to infuse personal financial literacy within any course of study |
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22|currently offered by the school district or offer personal financial |
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23|literacy as a separate course and shall develop guidelines and |
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24|material designed to enable schools flexibility to integrate |
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1|personal financial literacy within coursework as determined by the |
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2|school district. The guidelines shall outline the areas of |
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3|instruction to be taught based on the curriculum standards adopted |
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4|by the Board; |
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5| 2. Develop professional development programs that are designed |
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6|to help teachers provide instruction in personal financial literacy |
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7|and incorporate the curriculum into an existing course or courses or |
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8|develop curriculum for. Development programs shall be designed to |
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9|help teachers provide instruction through a separate personal |
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10|financial literacy course. Professional development shall |
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11|additionally be designed for teachers embedding personal financial |
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12|literacy within their existing subject matter. Development of a |
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13|bridge program designed for teachers seeking to transition from |
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14|embedded instruction to a separate personal financial literacy |
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15|course shall be developed; |
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16| 3. Provide and identify resources, including online curricula, |
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17|for integrating the teaching of personal financial literacy into an |
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18|existing course or courses of study or for to assist schools in |
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19|developing a separate personal financial literacy course. Any |
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20|online curricula provided or identified by the Department shall |
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21|include an assessment component for each area of instruction listed |
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22|in subsection A of this section and resources for schools seeking to |
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23|offer a separate personal financial literacy course. The Department |
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24| |
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1|shall provide support to schools seeking to determine the most |
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2|appropriate coursework when embedded instruction is necessary; |
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3| 4. Provide and identify resources, including online curricula, |
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4|and materials designed to enable students identified as English |
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5|language learners and students with specific learning disabilities |
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6|or individual educational needs to understand and use the personal |
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7|financial literacy information presented; and |
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8| 5. Utilize funds deposited into the Personal Financial Literacy |
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9|Education Revolving Fund created in Section 3 11-103.6h-1 of this |
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10|act title for the purpose of and to fund the Passport to Financial |
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11|Literacy Act. Such funds may be used for developing and providing |
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12|guidelines, materials and resources for personal financial literacy |
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13|for students and teachers including, but not limited to, online |
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14|curricula, training and professional development for teachers in the |
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15|area of personal financial literacy as required in this subsection. |
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16|The Department may use such funds to contract or work in conjunction |
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17|with a third-party, one or more Oklahoma-based not-for-profit |
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18|organization organizations that has have proven expertise in the |
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19|development of standards and curricula as well as delivery of |
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20|teacher professional development in personal financial literacy. |
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21|The Department may further use a third-party organization to deliver |
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22|professional development for teachers in the area of work with these |
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23|organizations for the purposes of developing personal financial |
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24|literacy standards, curricula, and guidelines; providing materials |
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1|and resources; and development of professional teacher learning |
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2|programs. |
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3| H. The Department may work with one or more not-for-profit |
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4|organizations that have proven expertise in the development of |
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5|standards and curriculum and delivery of teacher professional |
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6|development in personal financial literacy for the purpose of |
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7|developing and providing guidelines, materials, resources, including |
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8|online curricula, and professional development. |
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9| I. G. 1. For students who transfer into an Oklahoma school |
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10|district from out of state after the seventh tenth grade, school |
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11|districts shall assess the knowledge of the student in each of the |
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12|areas of instruction listed in subsection A of this section. If the |
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13|school district determines that the transferred student has |
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14|successfully completed instruction in any or all of the areas of |
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15|personal financial literacy instruction at a previous school in |
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16|which the student was enrolled or if the student demonstrates |
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17|satisfactory knowledge of any or all of the areas of personal |
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18|financial literacy instruction through an assessment, the school |
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19|district may exempt the student from completing instruction in that |
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20|area of personal financial literary instruction literacy. School |
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21|districts may use the assessment contained in the online curricula |
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22|provided or identified by the State Department of Education pursuant |
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23|to subsection G of this section to determine the personal financial |
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24|literacy knowledge level of the student. School districts may also |
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1|use the online curricula to present an area of instruction to |
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2|transferred students who have not completed or who did not |
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3|demonstrate satisfactory knowledge in one or more of the areas of |
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4|personal financial literacy instruction developed and provided by |
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5|the State Department of Education or the Department of Career and |
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6|Technology Education as approved by the Board. School districts may |
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7|develop personal financial literacy assessments for transfer |
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8|students as provided in this subsection. |
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9| 2. For students who transfer into an Oklahoma school district |
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10|from out of state during or after the their junior year of high |
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11|school, school districts may make an exception to the requirements |
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12|for a personal financial literacy passport course pursuant to the |
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13|provisions of Section 11-103.6 of this title. School districts |
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14|shall still encourage completion of instruction in personal |
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15|financial literacy. |
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16| J. H. The State Textbook Committee created in Section 16-101 of |
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17|this title may, when selecting textbooks for mathematics, economics, |
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18|or similar courses, select those textbooks which contain substantive |
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19|provisions on personal finance. |
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20| K. I. In order to deliver high-quality consistent personal |
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21|financial literacy instruction, school School districts shall to the |
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22|extent possible may assign the responsibility for teaching personal |
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23|financial literacy to the same teacher or teachers with secondary |
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24|education certifications closely related to agricultural education, |
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1|business and information technology, economics, family and consumer |
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2|sciences, history and social studies, marketing, or mathematics. |
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3|Upon request of a school district, the State Department of Education |
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4|may review a teacher's certification to determine qualifications |
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5|under this subsection. School districts may assign the |
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6|responsibility for teaching personal financial literacy to one |
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7|teacher or group of teachers with appropriate qualifications on a |
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8|continuing basis. |
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9| L. J. Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, all teachers |
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10|who are assigned the responsibility for teaching personal financial |
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11|literacy shall complete ongoing professional development training in |
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12|the areas of personal financial literacy instruction in accordance |
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13|with guidelines established by the State Department of Education. |
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14| SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-103.6h-1, |
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15|is amended to read as follows: |
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16| Section 11-103.6h-1 There is hereby created in the State |
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17|Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Education to |
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18|be designated the "Personal Financial Literacy Education Revolving |
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19|Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal |
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20|year limitations, and shall consist of all monies directed to be |
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21|deposited in the fund pursuant to Section 30 3-211 of this act Title |
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22|14A of the Oklahoma Statutes and any other monies received by the |
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23|Department for such purpose from any other public or private source. |
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24| All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby |
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1|appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department for |
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2|the purposes set forth in Section 11-103.6h of Title 70 of the |
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3|Oklahoma Statutes this title. Expenditures from the fund shall be |
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4|made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims |
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5|filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of |
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6|Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. |
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7| SECTION 4. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. |
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8| SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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9|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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10|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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11|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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