An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2691 By: Hasenbeck of the House
and
Bergstrom of the Senate
An Act relating to education; directing Commission
for Educational Quality and Accountability to issue
report; listing recipients of report; specifying
content of report; authorizing contract for
developing report; permitting utilization of funds;
providing for codification; providing an effective
date; and declaring an emergency .
SUBJECT: Education
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 3-116.5 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. On or before October 31, 2021, the Commission f or
Educational Quality and Accountability shall issue a report to the
Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the President Pro
Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate and the Governor detailing
factors in the public education system of the state that contribute
to improvements in the:
1. Common education system, including, but not limited to, high
school graduation rates and college and career assessment scores;
2. Higher education and career and technology education
systems, including, but not limited to, timely graduation rates and
reduced remediation rates; and
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3. State workforce, including, but not limited to, career
readiness and the ability for new graduates to find in -state
employment.
B. If the Commission finds there is insufficient i nformation
available to fulfill any of the report objectives speci fied in
subsection A of this section , the report shall also contain
recommendations on ways to address information gaps between state
entities, such as the State Department of Education, the Oklahoma
Department of Career and Technology Education and the Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education.
C. The Commission may contract with a private consultant or
consultants to assist with the development of the report.
D. The Commission may uti lize any funds received including, but
not limited to, any state or federal funds, grants or private
donations to assist with the development of the report.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2021.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 9th day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 21st day of April , 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the G overnor 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 State 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: _________________________________