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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 3896 By: Hasenbeck
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to school curriculum; amending 70
O.S. 2021, Section 11-103.6a, which relates to
subject matter standards ; requiring subject matter
standards to include certain denotation; stating
purpose of denotation to notify teacher of certain
collaborative opportunity ; and providing an effective
date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11 -103.6a,
is amended to read as follows:
Section 11-103.6a A. Beginning with the 2014 -15 school year,
each area of subject matter standards, except for sta ndards for
career and technology educa tion adopted pursuant to Section 14 -103
of this title, shall be adopted by th e State Board of Education and
shall be subject to legislative review and approval as provided for
in Section 4 11-103.6a-1 of this act title. The subject matter
standards shall be implemented statewide by every public school
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district in this state. The subject matter standards shall be
thoroughly reviewed by the State Board every six (6) years according
to and in coordination with the existing subje ct area textbook
adoption cycle. After review, the State Board shall adopt any
revisions in such subject m atter standards deemed necessary to
achieve further improvements in the quality of education for the
students of this state. Any revisions adopted b y the State Board of
Education shall be subject to review and approval as provided for in
Section 4 11-103.6a-1 of this act title. The adoption of subject
matter standards or revisions to the standards by the Stat e Board of
Education pursuant to this sect ion shall not be promulgated as rules
and shall not be subject to Article I of the Administrative
Procedures Act.
B. 1. In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection
A of this section, on or before Augu st 1, 2016, the State Board of
Education, in consultation with the Sta te Regents for Higher
Education, the State Board of Career and Technology Educa tion and
the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, shall adopt subject matter
standards for English Language Art s and Mathematics which are
college- and career-ready and will replace current standards. To be
considered college- and career-ready, the standards shall be
evaluated by the State Department of Education, the State Regents
for Higher Education, the State Board of Career and Technology
Education and the Oklahoma Department o f Commerce and be determined
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to be such that the standards will address the goa ls of reducing the
need for remedial coursework at the postsecondary level and
increasing successful comple tion of postsecondary education. The
subject matter standards and cor responding student assessments for
English Language Arts and Mathematics shall be solely approved and
controlled by the state through the State Board of Education.
2. Upon the effective date of this act June 5, 2014, the State
Board of Education shall begin the process of adopting the English
Language Arts and Mathematics standards and shall provide reasonable
opportunity, consistent with best practices, for public comment on
the revision of the standards, including but not limi ted to comments
from students, parents, educators, organizations representing
students with disabilities an d English language learners, higher
education representatives, career technology education
representatives, subject matter experts, community -based
organizations, Native American tribal representatives and business
community representatives.
3. Until the statewide student assessments for English Language
Arts and Mathematics are implemented as provided for in paragraph 1
of subsection C of this sectio n, the State Board of Educatio n shall
implement the subject matter standards for English Language Arts and
Mathematics which were in place prior to the revisions adopted by
the Board in June 2010.
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4. Upon the effective date of this act June 5, 2014, the State
Board of Education shall seek certification from the State Regents
for Higher Education that the subje ct matter standards for English
Language Arts and Mathematics which were in place prior to the
revisions adopted by the Board in June 2010 are colleg e- and career-
ready as defined in the Federal Elementa ry and Secondary Education
Act (ESEA) Flexibility doc ument issued by the United States
Department of Education and referenced in Option B of Principle 1:
College and Career-Ready Expectations for All S tudents. The State
Regents shall provide the Board a detailed description of the
certification process and results, including a list of deficiencies
if the State Regents conclude that the standards are not college -
and career-ready. The Board shall post all documents, materials,
reports, descriptions and co rrespondence produced by the State
Regents or used by the State Regents in the certification process on
the website for the State Department of Education.
C. 1. On or before the 2017 -18 school year, the State Board of
Education, in consultation with the State Regents for Higher
Education, the State Board o f Career and Technology Education and
the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, shall direct the process of the
development of annual high -quality statewide student assessments for
English Language Arts and M athematics as provided for in Section
1210.508 of this title that align with the college - and career-ready
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subject matter standards developed pursuant to subsec tion B of this
section.
2. The statewide student assessments for Englis h Language Arts
and Mathematics shall continue to assess standards and object ives
found in the subject matter standards for English Language Arts and
Mathematics which were in place pr ior to the revisions adopted by
the Board in June 2010 and the test blue prints shall continue to
align to the standards and objectives found in such subject matter
standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics until the new
assessments are implemente d as provided for in paragraph 1 of this
subsection.
D. 1. The State Board of Education shall not enter into any
agreement, memorandum of understan ding or contract with any federal
agency or private entity which in any way cedes or limits state
discretion or control over the process of developme nt, adoption or
revision of subject matter standards a nd corresponding student
assessments in the public sc hool system, including, but not limited
to, agreements, memoranda of understanding and contracts in exchang e
for funding for public schools and progr ams. If the State Board of
Education is a party to su ch an agreement, memorandum of
understanding or contr act on the effective date of this act June 5,
2014, the State Board of Education shall initiate necessary e fforts
to amend the agreement, memorandum of understanding or contract t o
comply with the requirements of thi s subsection.
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2. Nothing in this sectio n shall be construed to prohibit the
State Board of Education from seeking and being granted a waiver
from federal law, provided that the conditions for the waiver do not
require the state to cede or limit its discre tion or control over
the process of development, adoption or revision of subject matter
standards and corresponding statewide student assessments.
3. The State Department of Education may participate in a
multistate or multigovernmental cooperative pursua nt to the
requirements of the Oklahoma C entral Purchasing Act, but shall not
bind the state, contractually or otherwise, to the authority of any
other state, organization or entity which ma y supersede the
authority of the State Board of Education.
E. The content of all subject matter standards and
corresponding student assessments shall be solely approved and
controlled by the state through the Stat e Board of Education. The
State Board of Education shall maintain indep endence of all subject
matter standards referenced in Section 11 -103.6 of this title and
corresponding statewide student assessments and shall not relinquish
authority over Oklahoma su bject matter standards and corresponding
statewide student assessments. Nothing in this section shall
prohibit benchmarking the state subject matter standards and
corresponding student assessments with those of other states or
nations to allow comparison of Oklahoma subject matter standards and
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corresponding student assessmen ts with those of other states and
nations.
F. School districts shall exclusi vely determine the
instruction, curriculum, reading lists and instructional materials
and textbooks, subjec t to any applicable provisions or requirem ents
as set forth in law, to b e used in meeting the subject matter
standards. School districts may, at the ir discretion, adopt
supplementary student assessments which are in addition to the
statewide student asses sments.
G. 1. Upon completion of the ado ption of English Language Arts
and Mathematics subject matter stand ards pursuant to subsection B of
this section, the State Board of Education shall compare such
English Language Arts and Mathematics standards with the English
Language Arts and Mathematics standards that were adopted b y the
State Board of Education prior to implementation of this act. The
State Board of Education shall consider public comments, the use of
best practices, evidence and research in th e evaluation of both sets
of standards. The State Board of Education sh all compare the
standards in the area s of:
a. effective preparation for activ e citizenship and
postsecondary education or the workforce,
b. subject matter content,
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c. sequencing of subject matter content and relationship
to measurement of student performan ce and the
application of subject mat ter standards,
d. developmental appropri ateness of grade-level
expectations, academic content and instructional
rigor,
e. clarity for educators and parents,
f. exemplars tied to the standar ds,
g. measurability of studen t proficiency in the subject
matter,
h. pedagogy,
i. development of critical thinking skills, and
j. demonstration of application of acquired knowledge and
skills.
2. Upon completion of the comparison of the English Language
Arts and Mathematics subject m atter standards, the State Board of
Education shall submit to the Governor, t he Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and the Mino rity
Leader of the Senate a re port outlining the results of the
comparison of the standards.
H. All subject matter standards and corresponding statewide
student assessments adopted by the State Board of Education shall be
carefully circumscribed to reflec t direct application to subjec t
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matter proficiency and shall not in clude standards or assessment
questions that are designed to collect or measure noncognitive,
emotional or psychological characteristics, attribute s or skills of
students.
I. As subject matter standards are reviewed according to this
section, they shall denote in the text of the standard if the
standard has information literacy implications. The denotation
shall be a way to notify teachers that it is best practice for the
teacher to collaborate with school libr ary media personnel in
providing instruction for the specified standard.
J. Any rule, including but not limited to Rules 210:15 -4-1
through 210:15-4-3 of the Oklahoma Administrative Code, whi ch
conflicts with the requirements of this section, shall be ame nded or
repealed by the State Board of Education as necessary to comply with
the requirements of this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON COMMON EDUCATION, dated 03/02/2022
- DO PASS, As Amended.