An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1568 By: Boatman, Randleman,
Phillips, Pae and
Rosecrants of the House
and
Haste of the Senate
An Act relating to schools; creating Maria's Law;
directing certain curriculum include mental health
instruction beginning in certain 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 int o agreements
with approved nonprofits and community partners;
providing for promulgation of rules; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date.
SUBJECT: Schools
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:
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 we ll-being.
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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 commun ity 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 Servic es.
E. The Board shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions
of this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 29th day of April, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 13th day of April, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
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 Stat e 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: _________________________________