1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|HOUSE BILL 2516 By: Pittman | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| An Act relating to schools; permitting Adulting 101 | | to be taught as an elective course in public schools | 8| as funding becomes available; listing areas of | | instruction; allowing school district to provide | 9| instruction for certain grades; authorizing district | | to determine timing for instruction; permitting | 10| partnership to assist in Adulting 101 instruction; | | providing for integration of instruction in existing | 11| course; authorizing instruction in person, virtually | | or both; specifying specialized teaching | 12| certification is not required; requiring certain | | standards for implementation; providing for | 13| codification; and providing an effective date. | | | 14| | | | 15| | | | 16|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 17| SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 18|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11-103.15 of Title 70, unless | | | 19|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 20| A. Subject to the availability of funding and in addition to | | | 21|personal financial literacy education required by the Passport to | | | 22|Financial Literacy Act, Adulting 101 may be taught as an elective | | | 23|course in the public schools of this state. Adulting 101 may | | | 24|include, but is not limited to, the following areas of instruction: | | | Req. No. 7037 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 1. Nutrition programs, including cooking; | | | 2| 2. Automobile maintenance; | | | 3| 3. Household repairs; | | | 4| 4. First aid; | | | 5| 5. Etiquette, social interaction and interpersonal skills; | | | 6| 6. Professional development, including applying and | | | 7|interviewing for jobs, resume writing and college readiness; | | | 8| 7. Basic financial skills, including understanding credit | | | 9|scores and the path to home ownership; | | | 10| 8. Career pathways, including college, trade schools, | | | 11|vocational programs and licensing and certificate programs; | | | 12| 9. State and local government; | | | 13| 10. Self-discipline and time management; and | | | 14| 11. Basics of mental health, including stress management | | | 15|techniques. | | | 16| B. School districts may provide instruction in Adulting 101 to | | | 17|students during grades six through twelve. School districts may | | | 18|determine when each area of instruction listed in subsection A of | | | 19|this section may be presented to students. The school district may | | | 20|partner with the career and technology education system to assist in | | | 21|teaching Adulting 101. | | | 22| C. The conditions of this section can be accomplished through a | | | 23|Family and Consumer Science course at the school district. If a | | | 24|school district does not have a Family and Consumer Science course, | | | Req. No. 7037 Page 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|it may be accomplished through other applicable courses. The | | | 2|instruction may be offered to students attending school in person, | | | 3|virtually or a hybrid of both. Specialized certification shall not | | | 4|be required for teachers who are providing Adulting 101 instruction. | | | 5| D. Schools shall follow Leading, Engaging, Advocating, | | | 6|Developing Family and Consumer Sciences Education (LEAD FCS) | | | 7|Standards to implement the course. | | | 8| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. | | | 9| | | | 10| 59-1-7037 EK 12/19/22 | | | 11| | | | 12| | | | 13| | | | 14| | | | 15| | | | 16| | | | 17| | | | 18| | | | 19| | | | 20| | | | 21| | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 7037 Page 3