ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 93 By: Rader and Boren of the Senate
and
Moore,
Provenzano, and Waldron of the House
An Act relating to schools; requiring students beginning in
certain school year to complete certain form in order to graduate from a public
high school; providing exceptions; directing the State Department of Education
to develop and publish certain materials and form; directing school district
superintendents to designate certain employee to collect certain information;
requiring collection of information to comply with certain act; providing for
promulgation of rules; providing for codification; providing an effective date;
and declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: Graduation requirements
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.
NEW LAW A new section of law
to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.508-6 of Title 70,
unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.
Except as provided for in subsection B of this section, beginning with the
2024-2025 school year, in order to graduate from a public high school
accredited by the State Board of Education, students shall complete and submit
a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
B.
A student shall not be required to comply with the provisions of
subsection A of this section if:
1.
The student’s parent or legal guardian submits a signed form authorizing
the student to opt out of the requirement of subsection A of this section;
2.
A student age eighteen (18) or older submits a signed form authorizing
him or her to opt out of the requirement of subsection A of this section; or
3.
A school counselor authorizes a student to opt out of the requirement of
subsection A of this section.
C.
The State Department of Education shall develop and publish:
1.
Materials for students, parents, and legal guardians explaining the
requirements to complete the FAFSA, the benefits to completing the FAFSA, and
the opt-out provisions described in subsection B of this section; and
2.
An opt-out form to be used by school districts, charter schools, and
virtual charter schools for the purposes outlined in subsection B of this
section.
D.
The superintendent of each school district in this state shall designate
a school employee to collect information regarding student compliance with
subsection A or B of this section. The
collection and storage of the information shall comply with the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).
E.
The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to implement the
provisions of this section, which shall address the method by which a student
is to provide proof to a school district, public charter school, or virtual
charter school that the student has completed and submitted the FAFSA as
required by subsection A of this section.
SECTION 2.
This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
SECTION 3.
It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace,
health, or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof
this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and
approval.
Passed the Senate the 9th day of March, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 26th day of April, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received
by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ day of
___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
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: _________________________________