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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (202 2)
HOUSE BILL 4317 By: Stearman
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to schools; directing the State Board
of Education to adopt standards and guidelines for
school libraries; prohibiting use of certain
standards; listing minimum standards and guidelines;
providing for codification ; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of la w to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sectio n 11-103.6o of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The State Board of Education shall adopt the Oklahoma
Information Literacy Standar ds, the Oklahoma Library Media Standards
and guidelines for school libraries in the state.
B. The State Board of Education shall not use school library or
literacy subject matter standards or materials developed by a
national organization to adopt library subject matter standard s for
instruction of students in the public schools of this state.
C. The standards and guidelines adopted pursuant to this
section shall include but are no t limited to:
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1. The student shall understand the process by which
information is accessed ;
2. The student shall develop critical thinking skills in order
to determine whether information is fact or fiction, objective or
biased;
3. The student shall demonstrate independence by locating
information and literature of personal interest ;
4. The student shall develop discernment in order to
distinguish between objective fact and subjective opinion ;
5. The student shall research and respect differing opinions
and experiences; and
6. The student shall understand copyright laws and respect
ownership of information.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
58-2-8467 EK 10/28/21