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331 BILL NO. 1569 By: Rosecrants, Blancett,
432 Phillips, Walke, Talley,
533 Davis, Munson, Ranson,
634 Conley, Dobrinski, Waldron,
735 Provenzano, Pae, Miller,
836 Hilbert, Boles and Cruz of
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2047 An Act relating to schools; creating the Oklahoma
2148 Play to Learn Act; declaring legislative intent;
2249 defining terms; allowing instruction in early
2350 childhood education to foster certain development and
2451 learning; providing certain learning environment;
2552 authorizing educators to provide certain learning
2653 opportunities; authorizing certain professional
2754 development for teachers; disallowing school
2855 districts from prohibiting teacher use of play -based
29-learning; requiring promulgation of rules; providing
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56+learning; providing for codification; and declaring
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65+AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 4, line 4, insert the following after the
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108+Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day o f __________,
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142+BILL NO. 1569 By: Rosecrants, Blancett,
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157+An Act relating to schools; creating the Oklahoma
158+Play to Learn Act; declaring legislative intent;
159+defining terms; allowing instruction in early
160+childhood education to foster certain development and
161+learning; providing certain learning environment;
162+authorizing educators to provide certain learning
163+opportunities; authorizing certain professional
164+development for teachers; disallowing school
165+districts from prohibiting teacher use of play -based
166+learning; providing for codification; and declaring
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37173 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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39174 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
40175 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11 -103.2a of Title 70, unless
41176 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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43177 A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
44178 Play to Learn Act".
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47180 through this act to focus on the importance of child -centered, play-
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48207 based learning as the most rigorous and most developmentally
49208 appropriate way for children in the early childhood grade levels to
50209 learn literacy, science, technology, engineering, art and math
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55212 1. "Child-directed" means interaction in which the child is
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69222 activities that are child -directed, joyful and spontaneous whereby
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74226 learning intended to help administrators, teachers and other
75227 educators improve their professional knowledge, competence, skill
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78255 7. "Reading for pleasure" mean s reading that is freely chosen
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85260 standards may be engaging and m ay foster children's development and
86261 learning in all domains, including physical, social, emotional,
87262 cognitive and language. To the best of their ability, educators may
88263 create a learning environment that facilitates child -directed
89264 experiences based upon d evelopmentally appropriate early childhood
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91266 opportunities, including, but not limited to, movement, creative
92267 expression, exploration, socialization, reading for pleasure, art,
93268 music and dramatic play . The art instruction may adhere to
94269 prekindergarten standards for fine arts, which include dance, drama,
95270 music and visual arts, as approved by the State Department of
96271 Education. Educators may develop physical, social, emotional,
97272 cognitive and academic le arning opportunities in all curricular
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103277 professional development for early childhood educators and
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105305 professional development programs from the State Department of
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110-State Board of Education shall promulgate rules, subject to approval
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115309 SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
116310 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
117311 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
118312 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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139-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
140-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
141-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
142-By: _________________________________
143-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
144-day of _______________ ____, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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148- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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150-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
151-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
152-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
153-By: _________________________________