An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2693 By: Williams, Phillips,
McBride, Talley, Dills,
Russ, Nollan, Sterling, and
Boles of the House
and
Pugh and Kidd of the Senate
An Act relating to schools; creating the Oklahoma
Education Commission; setting expiration date of
Commission; providing for membership; requiring
organizational meeting by certain date; directing
certain members to serve as chair and vice-chair;
requiring approval of qu orum for final action;
specifying quorum requirement; providing for
frequency of meetings; prescribing duties of
Commission; subjecting Commission to certain acts ;
prohibiting compensation or travel reimbursement for
members; providing for staff support; requiring
submission of certain report by certa in date;
providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
SUBJECT: Schools
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE O F OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 14-201 of Title 70, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows :
A. There is hereby created until November 1, 2027, the Oklahoma
Education Commission .
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B. The Commission shall consist of seventeen (17) members to be
appointed as follows:
1. A member of the Oklahoma House of Representative s shall be
appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representat ives;
2. A member of the Oklahoma State Senate shall be appointed by
the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senat e;
3. The Director of the Department of Corrections, or his or her
designee;
4. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Librarie s, or his
or her designee;
5. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Educational
Television Authority, or his or her designee;
6. Four members with expertise in online and educational
innovation shall be appointed by t he Chancellor of Higher Education,
one of whom shall be a representative of the Oklahoma State Regents
for Higher Education , one of whom shall be a representative of a
research institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher
Education, one of whom shall be a representative of a regional
institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,
and one of whom shall be a representative of a com munity college
within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education;
7. Four members with expertise in effective approaches to
classroom instruction and learning or educational innovation shall
be appointed by the State Superintendent of Public Instructi on, one
of whom shall represent the State Department of Education, one of
whom shall be a school district administrator, one of whom shall be
a certified classroom teacher, and one of whom shall be a high
school student; and
8. Four members with expertise in effective approaches to
career and technology education instruction and learning or
educational innovati on shall be appointed by the Director of the
Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education , one of whom
shall represent the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
Education, one of whom shall be an administrator of a state
technology center school or college, one of whom shall be a
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and one of whom shall be a student enro lled at a state technology
center school or college.
C. The Commission shall hold an organizational meeting not
later than ninety (90) days after the effective date of this act .
The member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives shall serve as
chair of the Commission and the member of the Oklahoma State Senate
shall serve as vice-chair. A quorum of the membership of the
Commission shall be required to approve any final action of the
Commission. For purposes of this section, nine members shall
constitute a quorum.
D. The Commission may meet as often as required to perform the
duties imposed upon it, but shall meet at least quarterly.
E. The Commission shall engage multiple stakeholders in
research, evaluation, and information shar ing to conduct a study on
how to improve the quality of instruction and learning through
distance and remote modalities. Topic areas of the st udy shall
include, but not be limited to:
1. Support infrastructure;
2. Open education resources;
3. Compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act;
4. Professional development; and
5. Modality research.
F. The Commission shall be subject to the Oklahoma Open Mee ting
Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
G. Members of the Commission shall not receive compensation or
travel reimbursement.
H. The Oklahoma House of Representatives shall provide staff
and administrative support f or the Commission.
I. The Commission shall submit a report of its findings and
recommendations no later than November 1, 2027, to the Governor, the
President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, and the Speaker
of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
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SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 19th day of May, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 20th day of May, 2022.
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 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: _________________________________