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34	29		BILL NO. 3373 By: West (Tammy) of the House
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38	33		Pemberton of the Senate
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43	40		An Act relating to school textbooks; amending 70 O.S.
44	41		2021, Section 16-102, which relates to textbook
45	42		selection; clarifying when a school district may
46	43		petition the State Board o f Education; mandating
47	44		approval of Board only if unusual or extraor dinary
48	45		circumstances exist; in cluding a rigorous review
49	46		process for district petitions; describing contents
50	47		of review; authorizing district s to request review
51	48		support from the State Department of Education ; and
52	49		declaring an emergency .
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57	54		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
58	55		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 20 21, Section 16-102, is
59	56		amended to read as follows:
60	57		Section 16-102. A. The State Textbook Committee shall meet at
61	58		the call of the chair as often as necessary, with two (2) weeks '
62	59		public notice, to discharge its responsibilities. If nece ssary, not
63	60		later than the first day of December of each year the State Textbook
64	61		Committee shall meet to select textbooks for subjects taught in the
65	62		public schools of the state for grades prekindergarten through
	63	+	twelve, which selections shall be for not mor e than six (6) years
	64	+	for every textbook.
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93		-	twelve, which selections shall be for not mor e than six (6) years
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95	91		B. The Committee may suspend any currently pending selection
96	92		process of textbooks and may extend by at least two (2) years the
97	93		six-year adoption period of those textbooks currently on the state
98	94		adopted list, for th e purpose of delaying for two (2) years the six -
99	95		year adoption cycle of subjects.
100	96		C. "Textbooks", as used in Sections 16 -101 through 16-124 of
101	97		this title, means instructional materials that are designed for use
102	98		by pupils as a learning resource. Instructio nal materials may be
103	99		printed or nonprinted and may include t extbooks, technology-based
104	100		and other educational materials.
105	101		D. "List of textbooks" or "the list", as used in Sections 16 -
106	102		101 through 16-111 of this title, means the official textbook list
107	103		required by Section 6 of Article XIII of the Oklahoma Constitution.
108	104		The list shall include the textbooks and other instructional
109	105		materials selected by the State Textbook Committee for use in the
110	106		common schools of the state.
111	107		E. The State Department of Education, in coordination with the
112	108		State Textbook Committee, shall ap prove an application process to
113	109		assemble annually one or more review teams comprised of subject
114	110		matter experts for each subject area under review to assist the
115	111		Committee in reviewing textbooks and instructional materials. The
116	112		number of review teams shall be contingent on the number of subject
	113	+	areas under review each year. Members of the review teams shall
	114	+	have specific expertise in the subject areas being reviewed that
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144		-	areas under review each year. Members of the review teams shall
145		-	have specific expertise in the subject areas being reviewed that
146	141		year. Review teams shall c onsist of no less than twelve members
147	142		each, but may be as la rge as is deemed necessary by the State
148	143		Textbook Committee and the State Department of Education. Subject
149	144		to the availability of funds within the State Department of
150	145		Education, members of the rev iew teams shall receive from the
151	146		Department necessary travel ing expenses while in the performance of
152	147		duties pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
153	148		F. The Committee shall select textbooks or series of textbooks
154	149		for each subject, which, to the grea test extent possible, are
155	150		aligned with the subject matter st andards adopted by the State Board
156	151		of Education pursuant to Section 11 -103.6 of this title. The
157	152		Committee, in consultation with the State Department of Education,
158	153		shall adopt a rubric to be used by the review teams as a means of
159	154		evaluating textbooks submi tted for review. The rubric shall contain
160	155		a three-tiered rating system in which the first tier shall be
161	156		labeled "Exemplifies Quality", the second tier shall be labeled
162	157		"Approaching Quality", and the third tier shall be labeled "Not
163	158		Representing Quality ". The rubric shall also include, but not be
164	159		limited to, criteria for alignment to subject matter standards such
165	160		that all standards are present and treated with the appropriate
166	161		depth to support stud ents in learning the skills and information
167	162		contained in the subject matter standards, as well as usability for
	163	+	teacher planning, learning, assessment and differentiated
	164	+	instruction. The Committee, in consultation with the review teams,
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196		-	instruction. The Committee, in consultation with the review teams,
197	191		may include additional criteria specific to the subject area being
198	192		reviewed. The rubric shall require each criterion to be scored
199	193		individually with justification, and shall provide an overall
200	194		recommendation for the rating.
201	195		G. Review teams shall review all materials in acc ordance with
202	196		the rubric adopted in subsection F of this sect ion and shall submit
203	197		the review and recommended rating to the Committee. The Committee
204	198		shall consider but not be required to accept the recommended rating
205	199		of the review teams. The Committee may request that the review
206	200		teams supply additional information to support their recommendations
207	201		or the Committee may provide its own justification utilizing the
208	202		adopted rubric.
209	203		H. The Committee, having verified that the review process has
210	204		been conducted in a scrupulous and fair manner, shall adopt a final
211	205		rating for each textbook prior to including it on the textbook list
212	206		required by Section 16 -110 of this title. The completed rubric for
213	207		each evaluated textbook, including the review team's
214	208		recommendations, shall be made publicly available on the State
215	209		Textbook Committee website.
216	210		I. After a final textbook list is published, the State Textbook
217	211		Committee may determine that unusual or extraordinary circumstances
218	212		exist in a particular subject area during the peri od for which
	213	+	textbooks have been selected for that subject a rea. Unusual or
	214	+	extraordinary circumstances shall include but not be limited to
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246		-	textbooks have been selected for that subject area. Unusual or
247		-	extraordinary circumstances shall include but not be limited to
248	241		significant new techniques of teaching in a particular subject area
249	242		or significant new findings or discoveries in a particular subject
250	243		area. Upon a determination by three -fourths (3/4) of the members of
251	244		the State Textbook Committee that unusual or extraordinary
252	245		circumstances exist in a particular subject area, the Committee may
253	246		select one or more textbooks in that sub ject area for the remainder
254	247		of the adoption period.
255	248		J. The State Department of Education shall house the website of
256	249		the State Textbook Committee on its agency website.
257	250		K. Five After a final textbook list is published, five or more
258	251		district boards of education may petition the State Board of
259	252		Education to add a book or series of textbooks to the approved list
260	253		selected by the State Textbook Committee. The Board shall only
261	254		approve a petition when it determines that unusual or extraordinary
262	255		circumstances exist. Petitions shal l include a rigorous review
263	256		process completed by the requesting school districts in a manner
264	257		prescribed by the Board. At a minimum, the review shall include
265	258		alignment to subject matter standards such that all stand ards are
266	259		present and treated with the app ropriate depth to support students
267	260		in learning the skills and information contained in the standards,
268	261		as well as usability for teacher planni ng, learning, assessment, and
269	262		differentiated instruction. The requesting school districts may
	263	+	request support from the State Department of Education in their
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299	291		L. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to
300	292		implement the method and time frame for handling the petitions in
301	293		the most expeditious manner.
302	294		SECTION 2. It being immediately n ecessary for the preservation
303	295		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
304	296		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
305	297		be in full force from and after its passage an d approval.
306		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
307		-	March 29, 2022 - DO PASS
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	307	+	Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2022.
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