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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL 3374 By: West (Tammy), Provenzano,
Lowe (Dick), Moore,
McBride, Baker, and Boatman
of the House
and
Pemberton of the Senate
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
[ community schools - authorizing the State Board of
Education to assist in establishing community school
pilot projects - effective date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PE OPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.559 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section, “community schools” means public
schools that provide services and supports which fit the needs of
each neighborhood, created and run by the people who know their
children best: families, educators, co mmunity organizations, local
governments, and the students themselves , all working together.
Community schools offer evidence-based pathways by providing
tailored services before, during, and after school.
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B. The State Board of Education may assist and, if funding is
available, award grants to school district boards of education to
establish pilot projects that create community schools within a
school district or at a school site. Projects may involve entire
districts, individual school sites, a combination of school sites,
or elements of school sites individually or in combination.
C. Pilot project plans for community schools shall contain the
following minimum elements:
1. A person designated as the community school coordinator, who
shall complete leadership training provided by an Oklahoma -based
non-profit organization that uses the science of hope to improve
classrooms and campuses;
2. A comprehensive needs assessment process that includes the
following stakeholders:
a. parents,
b. community leaders,
c. teachers,
d. site and district administrators,
e. other education employees, an d
f. students, where age-appropriate;
3. Site-based collaborative leadership , practices, and shared
responsibility; and
4. An ongoing stakeholder engagement process.
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Pilot projects for community schools, when possible, shall also
address additional compo nents including but not limited to
strengthened curriculum and academic programs, expanded learning
opportunities, and integrated student su pports or wraparound
services.
D. The State Board of Education may promulgate rules and
regulations for the operation and implementat ion of the pilot
projects and to assist school districts in accessing pi lot start-up
funds from the United States Department of Education for selected
projects.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
58-2-3771 EB 4/5/2022 10:56:07 AM