ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2693 By: Williams, Phillips, McBride, Talley, Dills, Russ, Nollan, Sterling, and Boles of the House
and
Pugh and
Kidd of the Senate
An Act relating to schools; creating the Oklahoma Education Commission; setting expiration date of Commission; providing for membership; requiring organizational meeting by certain date; directing certain members to serve as chair and vice-chair; requiring approval of quorum for final action; specifying quorum requirement; providing for frequency of meetings; prescribing duties of Commission; subjecting Commission to certain acts; prohibiting compensation or travel reimbursement for members; providing for staff support; requiring submission of certain report by certain date; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
SUBJECT: Schools
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
SECTION 1.
NEW LAW A new section of law
to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 14-201 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby
created until November 1, 2027, the Oklahoma Education Commission.
B. The Commission shall
consist of seventeen (17) members to be appointed as follows:
1. A member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives;
2. A member of the Oklahoma State Senate shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate;
3. The Director of the Department of Corrections, or his or her designee;
4. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, or his or her designee;
5. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, or his or her designee;
6. Four members with
expertise in online and educational innovation shall be appointed by the
Chancellor of Higher Education, one of whom shall be a representative of the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, one of whom shall be a
representative of a research institution within The Oklahoma State System of
Higher Education, one of whom shall be a representative of a regional
institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, and one of
whom shall be a representative of a community college within The Oklahoma State
System of Higher Education;
7. Four members with
expertise in effective approaches to classroom instruction and learning or
educational innovation shall be appointed by the State Superintendent of Public
Instruction, one of whom shall represent the State Department of Education, one
of whom shall be a school district administrator, one of whom shall be a
certified classroom teacher, and one of whom shall be a high school student;
and
8. Four members with
expertise in effective approaches to career and technology education
instruction and learning or educational innovation shall be appointed by the
Director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, one of
whom shall represent the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
Education, one of whom shall be an administrator of a state technology center
school or college, one of whom shall be a certified teacher at a state
technology center school or college, and one of whom shall be a student
enrolled at a state technology center school or college.
C. The Commission shall
hold an organizational meeting not later than ninety (90) days after the
effective date of this act. The member
of the Oklahoma House of Representatives shall serve as chair of the Commission
and the member of the Oklahoma State Senate shall serve as vice-chair. A quorum of the membership of the Commission
shall be required to approve any final action of the Commission. For purposes of this section, nine members
shall constitute a quorum.
D. The Commission may
meet as often as required to perform the duties imposed upon it, but shall meet
at least quarterly.
E. The Commission shall
engage multiple stakeholders in research, evaluation, and information sharing
to conduct a study on how to improve the quality of instruction and learning
through distance and remote modalities.
Topic areas of the study shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Support
infrastructure;
2. Open education
resources;
3. Compliance with the
federal Americans with Disabilities Act;
4. Professional
development; and
5. Modality research.
F. The Commission shall
be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
G. Members of the
Commission shall not receive compensation or travel reimbursement.
H. The Oklahoma House of
Representatives shall provide staff and administrative support for the
Commission.
I. The Commission shall
submit a report of its findings and recommendations no later than November 1,
2027, to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate,
and the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
Passed the House of
Representatives the 19th day of May, 2022.
Presiding
Officer of the House
of
Representatives
Passed the Senate the 20th day of
May, 2022.
Presiding
Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office
of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________,
20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By:
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Approved by the
Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ day of ___________________,
20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of
the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE
OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office
of the Secretary of State this __________ day of ___________________,
20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By:
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