1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
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2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) |
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3|SENATE BILL 670 By: Floyd |
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6| AS INTRODUCED |
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7| An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, |
| Section 13-116, which relates to use of corporal |
8| punishment on certain students; prohibiting corporal |
| punishment from being used on any students identified |
9| with a disability in accordance with certain acts; |
| removing language providing for certain waiver; |
10| providing an effective date; and declaring an |
| emergency. |
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13|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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14| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 13-116, is |
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15|amended to read as follows: |
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16| Section 13-116. A. School district personnel shall be |
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17|prohibited from using corporal punishment on any students identified |
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18|with the most significant cognitive disabilities according to |
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19|criteria established by the State Department of Education unless |
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20|addressed in an annual individualized education program (IEP) |
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21|developed a disability in accordance with the Individuals with |
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22|Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or Section 504 of the |
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23|Rehabilitation Act of 1973. |
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1| B. A waiver to the provisions of subsection A of this section |
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2|shall be granted if the parent or legal guardian of a student |
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3|provides written consent. |
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4| C. As used in this section, "corporal punishment" means the |
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5|deliberate infliction of physical pain by hitting, paddling, |
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6|spanking, slapping, or any other physical force used as a means of |
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7|discipline. |
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8| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. |
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9| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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10|of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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11|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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12|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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