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2|ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 503 By: Dahm, Bullard and Bergstrom |
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| Martinez of the House |
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8| An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2011, |
| Section 11-103.6, as last amended by Section 44, |
9| Chapter 25, O.S.L. 2019 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section |
| 11-103.6), which relates to subject matter standards; |
10| directing standards for history, social studies and |
| United States Government to include certain |
11| historical documents; amending 70 O.S. 2011, Section |
| 1210.508, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 479, |
12| O.S.L. 2019 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1210.508), |
| which relates to the statewide system of student |
13| assessments; directing the United States history |
| assessment to include multiple questions in certain |
14| subjects; updating statutory reference; providing an |
| effective date; and declaring an emergency. |
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16|AUTHORS: Remove Martinez as principal House author and substitute |
| with McBride |
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18|AUTHORS: Add the following House Coauthors: Conley, |
| Crosswhite Hader, Williams, Echols, and Olsen |
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20|AMENDMENT NO. 1. Strike the title, enacting clause, and entire bill |
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22| "An Act relating to higher education; directing |
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23| reviewing implementation of certain statutory |
| requirements; granting certain authority to board to |
24| ensure compliance with specified law; requiring |
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1| release of information upon certain request; |
| providing for codification; and declaring an |
2| emergency. |
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4|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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5| SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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6|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 24-157.1 of Title 70, unless |
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7|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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8| A. As part of implementing the requirements of Section 24-157 |
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9|of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a board of regents or other |
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10|governing board of an institution of higher education within The |
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11|Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall be responsible for |
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12|reviewing the policies developed by the institution. |
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13| B. To ensure compliance with the requirements of Section 24-157 |
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14|of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a board of regents or other |
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15|governing board of an institution described in subsection A of this |
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16|section shall have the authority of due diligence to review, attend, |
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17|audit, and comment on any related education training class or |
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18|financial policy of the institution. The institution shall make |
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19|information related to this section and Section 24-157 of Title 70 |
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20|of the Oklahoma Statutes available upon request to members of the |
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21|institution's board of regents or other governing board. |
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22| SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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23|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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1|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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2|be in full force from and after its passage and approval." |
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3| Passed the House of Representatives the 28th day of April, 2022. |
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8| Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2022. |
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