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ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 1623 By: Pugh of the Senate
and
Boatman of the House
An Act relating to schools; creating the Learn
Everywhere Act; allowing students in cert ain schools
to be eligible for ex tended learning opportunities;
providing definition; allowing a student to earn
certain credit for certain opportunity ; directing
each school district board of education and public
charter school governing body to adopt cer tain
policy; providing for conten ts of policy; directing
the State Board of Education to adopt certain policy;
providing for award of elective credit; allowing a
student in certain grades to request credit for
certain courses beginning in certain school ye ar;
directing each school district board of education and
public charter school governing body to adopt certain
policy; providing for contents of policy; allowing
certain credit to count toward certain graduation
requirements; prohibiting credit from being granted
for certain courses; providing for promulgation of
rules; providing for codification; providing an
effective date; and declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11-103.15 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplicatio n in numbering, reads as follows:
A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Learn
Everywhere Act”.
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B. Students attending a public school district or public
charter school in this state shall be eligible for extended learning
opportunities outside of the traditional classroom. For the
purposes of this section, “extended learning opportunity ” means an
out-of-classroom learning experience that provides a student with:
1. Enrichment opportunities outside of the classroom se tting;
2. Career readiness or employability skills including
internships, apprenticeships, and mentorships as provided for in the
Apprenticeships, Internships and Mentorships (AIM) Act of 2016; or
3. Any other type of out-of-classroom educational opportunity
approved by the State Board of Education or the student ’s school
district or public charter school.
C. A student may request credit for an extended learning
opportunity. If the extended learning opportunity is approved:
1. By the student’s school district or public charte r school,
then the student shall receive credit toward:
a. district- or charter school-specific graduation
requirements if the student is in grades six through
twelve, or
b. mastery toward required skills or district- or charter
school-specific standards i f the student is in grade
five or below; or
2. By the State Board of Education, then the student shall
receive credit toward:
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a. the graduation requirements set forth in Section 11 -
103.6 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes if the
student is in grades six through twelve, or
b. mastery toward required skills or state standards if
the student is in grade five or below.
D. Each school district boa rd of education and public charter
school governing body shall adopt an extended learning opportunity
policy, which shall:
1. Provide a process through which entities may apply to offer
extended learning opportunities that will qual ify for credit;
2. Define which entities are eligible to submit appl ications to
offer extended learning opportunities. The entities ma y include but
are not limited to:
a. nonprofit organizations,
b. businesses with established locations in this state,
c. trade associations, an d
d. the United States Armed Forces for students in grades
six through twelve;
3. Provide a process through which a student may request credit
for an extended learning opportunity; and
4. Define criteria that the school district or public charter
school will use to determine wh ether a proposed extended learning
opportunity qualifies for credit toward:
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a. district- or public charter school-specific graduation
requirements,
b. electives, or
c. required skills or standards.
E. The State Board of Education s hall adopt a policy regarding
extended learning opportunities that addresses the provisions of
paragraph 2 of subsection C of this section.
F. A school district or public charter school may award
elective credit for an extended lear ning opportunity that d id not
qualify for credit to ward school district- or public charter school-
specific graduation requirements or the graduation requirements set
forth in Section 11-103.6 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes .
G. Beginning in the 2022 -2023 school year, a student in grades
nine through twelve may request credit for a course by demonstrating
understanding of subject are a content standards. Each school
district board of education and public charter school govern ing body
shall adopt a policy to:
1. Provide a process through which a student may request cred it
for prior knowledge;
2. Establish methods by which a student c an demonstrate
knowledge of the subject area content. Methods may include but are
not limited to:
a. assessments,
b. performance-based assessments,
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c. presentations, major projects, or pape rs,
d. performance or portfolios, or
e. other methods independent of instructional time and
credit hours; and
3. Determine the qualifying score or grade, the minimum of
which shall not exceed eighty percent ( 80%), that a student shall
earn in order to rec eive a pass and earn credit for a course.
H. If a student earns c redit pursuant to the provisions of
subsection G of this section, the student shall be deemed as having
completed all required coursework for that course and, if
applicable, the prerequisite requirements that the course satisfies.
A course for which a stu dent is awarded credit pursuant to
subsection G of this section shall also be counted toward the
graduation requirements set forth in Section 11-103.6 of Title 70 of
the Oklahoma Statutes. If a student earns credit pursuant to
subsection G of this section, he or she shall not subsequently
receive credit for a course earlier in the course sequence in the
same subject area.
I. The State Board of Education shall promulga te rules to
implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2022.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
Passed the Senate the 8th day of March, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __ ________,
2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives