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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
HOUSE BILL 1593 By: Provenzano
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to schools; amending Section 1,
Chapter 4, O.S.L. 2015 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section
11-103.6j), which relates to work place safety
training information; requiring certain workplace
safety program; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 4, O.S.L. 2 015
(70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 11-103.6j), is amended to read as
follows:
Section 11-103.6j A. The State Department of Education, in
collaboration with the Oklahoma Department of Labor, shall make
available to school districts information regarding wor kplace safety
training for grades seven through twelve. Such information shall
include the Oklahoma Department of Labor's "Youth @ Work Talking
Safety: A Safety and Health Curriculum for Young Workers".
B. The State Department of Education shall encoura ge school
districts to inform grade -seven through -twelve teachers about the
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importance of incorporating workplace safety training in their
curriculum.
C. A local district board of education shall require a program
for seventh-grade through twelfth -grade teachers which shall
emphasize the importance of incorporating workplace safety training
into curriculum. The program shall be completed the first year a
certified teacher is employed by a school district, and then once
every third academic year.
D. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to
implement the provisions of this act.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021 .
58-1-6237 AMM 12/17/20