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ENGROSSED SENATE AMENDMENT
TO
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1568 By: Boatman, Randleman,
Phillips, Pae and
Rosecrants of the House
and
Haste of the Senate
[ schools - creating Maria's Law - adding mental
health instruction to health education curric ulum -
effective date ]
AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, strike the stricken title, enacting clause
and entire bill and insert
“An Act relating to schools; creating Maria's Law;
directing certain curriculum include mental health
instruction beginning in certa in school year;
directing the State Board of Education in certain
consultation to revise certain standards to include
focus on mental health; directing standards and
resources to be available on certain website;
allowing school districts to enter into agre ements
with approved nonprofits and community partners;
providing for promulgation of rules; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date.
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 11 -103.9b of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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A. This section shall be known and may be cited as “Maria’s
Law”.
B. Beginning with the 20 22-2023 school year, the State Board of
Education shall require that all schools, as part of any health
education curriculum, include instruction in mental health, with an
emphasis on the interrelation of physical and mental well -being.
C. In consultation with the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services, the Board shall revise the Oklahoma
Academic Standards for Health and Physical Education to include a
focus on mental health and develop a list of age -appropriate
resources for students in grades kindergarten through twelve. The
standards and resources shall be available on the website of the
State Department of Education.
D. School districts may enter into agreements with nonprofit
entities and other community partners to assist with or to provide
mental health education to students pursuant to this section if the
nonprofits and community partners are approved by the State
Department of Education and the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services.
E. The Board shall promulg ate rules to implement the provisions
of this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021. ”
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Passed the Senate the 13th day of April, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representati ves the ____ day of __________,
2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1568 By: Boatman, Randleman,
Phillips, Pae and
Rosecrants of the House
and
Haste of the Senate
[ schools - creating Maria's Law - adding mental
health instruction to health education curriculum -
effective date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11-103.9b of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. This section shall be known and may be cited as "Maria's
Law".
B. Beginning with the 2022 -2023 school year, the State Board of
Education shall require that all schools, as part of any health
education curriculum, include instruction in mental health, with an
emphasis on the interrelation of physical and mental well -being.
C. The Board shall collaborate with the Department of Mental
Health and Substance Abuse Services to adopt standards and approve
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age-appropriate curriculum options for students in grades
kindergarten through twelve. The standards and curriculum lists
shall be available on the website of the State Department of
Education.
D. Local school districts may enter into agreements with
nonprofit entities and other community partners to assist with or to
provide mental health education to students pursuant to this section
if the nonprofits and community partners are approved by the State
Department of Education and the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services.
E. The Board shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions
of this section.
SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
Passed the House of Representatives the 3rd day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate