1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
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2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) |
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3|SENATE BILL 972 By: Jett |
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6| AS INTRODUCED |
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7| An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, |
| Section 11-106.1, which relates to inspection of |
8| instructional materials; adding types of materials to |
| be available for inspection; directing a board of |
9| education to adopt certain policy; modifying |
| definition; providing an effective date; and |
10| 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 11-106.1, is |
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15|amended to read as follows: |
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16| Section 11-106.1. A. All instructional material, materials |
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17|including but not limited to textbooks, supplementary books, teacher |
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18|manuals, films, tapes, or other supplementary instructional material |
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19|materials in any format, used or recommended by a public school as |
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20|part of the educational curriculum, shall be available for |
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21|inspection by the parents or legal guardians of students enrolled in |
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22|the school. |
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23| B. Each school district board of education shall develop and |
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24|adopt policies pertaining to the inspection of instructional |
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1|materials in consultation with parents and legal guardians. The |
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2|policies shall include procedures for granting a request by a parent |
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3|or legal guardian for reasonable access to instructional material |
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4|materials within a reasonable period of time after the request is |
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5|received. |
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6| C. For the purposes of this section, "instructional material |
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7|materials" means instructional content that is provided or |
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8|recommended to a student, regardless of the format, including |
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9|printed or representational materials, audio-visual materials, and |
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10|materials in electronic or digital formats. |
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11| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. |
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12| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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13|of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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14|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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15|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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