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29		-	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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31		-	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33		-	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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35	28		ENGROSSED SENATE
36	29		BILL NO. 1623 By: Pugh of the Senate
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40	33		Boatman of the House
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45		-	[ schools - creating the Learn Everywhere Act -
46		-	allowing students in certain schools to be eligible
47		-	for extended learning opportunities - effective
48		-	date –
49		-	emergency ]
	38	+	An Act relating to schools; creating the Learn
	39	+	Everywhere Act; allowing students in cert ain schools
	40	+	to be eligible for ex tended learning opportunities;
	41	+	providing definition; allowing a student to earn
	42	+	certain credit for certain opportunity ; directing
	43	+	each school district board of education and public
	44	+	charter school governing body to adopt cer tain
	45	+	policy; providing for conten ts of policy; directing
	46	+	the State Board of Education to adopt certain policy;
	47	+	providing for award of elective credit; allowing a
	48	+	student in certain grades to request credit for
	49	+	certain courses beginning in certain school ye ar;
	50	+	directing each school district board of education and
	51	+	public charter school governing body to adopt certain
	52	+	policy; providing for contents of policy; allowing
	53	+	certain credit to count toward certain graduation
	54	+	requirements; prohibiting credit from being granted
	55	+	for certain courses; providing for promulgation of
	56	+	rules; providing for codification; providing an
	57	+	effective date; and declaring an emergency .
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54	62		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
55	63		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
56	64		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11-103.15 of Title 70, unless
57	65		there is created a duplicatio n in numbering, reads as follows:
58	66		A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Learn
59	67		Everywhere Act”.
60		-	B. Students attending a public school district or public
61		-	charter school in this state shall be eligible for extended learning
62		-	opportunities outside of the traditional classroom. For the
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	94	+	B. Students attending a public school district or public
	95	+	charter school in this state shall be eligible for extended learning
	96	+	opportunities outside of the traditional classroom. For the
90	97		purposes of this section, “extended learning opportunity ” means an
91	98		out-of-classroom learning experience that provides a student with:
92	99		1. Enrichment opportunities outside of the classroom se tting;
93	100		2. Career readiness or employability skills including
94	101		internships, apprenticeships, and mentorships as provided for in the
95	102		Apprenticeships, Internships and Mentorships (AIM) Act of 2016; or
96	103		3. Any other type of out-of-classroom educational opportunity
97	104		approved by the State Board of Education or the student ’s school
98	105		district or public charter school.
99	106		C. A student may request credit for an extended learning
100	107		opportunity. If the extended learning opportunity is approved:
101	108		1. By the student’s school district or public charte r school,
102	109		then the student shall receive credit toward:
103	110		a. district- or charter school-specific graduation
104	111		requirements if the student is in grades six through
105	112		twelve, or
106	113		b. mastery toward required skills or district- or charter
107	114		school-specific standards i f the student is in grade
108	115		five or below; or
109	116		2. By the State Board of Education, then the student shall
110	117		receive credit toward:
111		-	a. the graduation requirements set forth in S ection 11-
112		-	103.6 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes if the
113		-	student is in grades six through twelve, or
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	144	+	a. the graduation requirements set forth in Section 11 -
	145	+	103.6 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes if the
	146	+	student is in grades six through twelve, or
141	147		b. mastery toward required skills or state standards if
142	148		the student is in grade five or below.
143	149		D. Each school district boa rd of education and public charter
144	150		school governing body shall adopt an extended learning opportunity
145	151		policy, which shall:
146	152		1. Provide a process through which entities may apply to offer
147	153		extended learning opportunities that will qual ify for credit;
148	154		2. Define which entities are eligible to submit appl ications to
149	155		offer extended learning opportunities. The entities ma y include but
150	156		are not limited to:
151	157		a. nonprofit organizations,
152	158		b. businesses with established locations in this state,
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154	160		d. the United States Armed Forces for students in grades
155	161		six through twelve;
156	162		3. Provide a process through which a student may request credit
157	163		for an extended learning opportunity; and
158	164		4. Define criteria that the school district or public charter
159	165		school will use to determine wh ether a proposed extended learning
160	166		opportunity qualifies for credit toward:
161		-	a. district- or public charter school-specific graduation
162		-	requirements,
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	193	+	a. district- or public charter school-specific graduation
	194	+	requirements,
	195	+	b. electives, or
	196	+	c. required skills or standards.
192	197		E. The State Board of Education s hall adopt a policy regarding
193	198		extended learning opportunities that addresses the provisions of
194	199		paragraph 2 of subsection C of this section.
195	200		F. A school district or public charter school may award
196	201		elective credit for an extended lear ning opportunity that d id not
197	202		qualify for credit to ward school district- or public charter school-
198	203		specific graduation requirements or the graduation requirements set
199	204		forth in Section 11-103.6 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes .
200	205		G. Beginning in the 2022 -2023 school year, a student in grades
201	206		nine through twelve may request credit for a course by demonstrating
202	207		understanding of subject are a content standards. Each school
203	208		district board of education and public charter school govern ing body
204	209		shall adopt a policy to:
205	210		1. Provide a process through which a student may request cred it
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207	212		2. Establish methods by which a student c an demonstrate
208	213		knowledge of the subject area content. Methods may include but are
209	214		not limited to:
210	215		a. assessments,
211	216		b. performance-based assessments,
212		-	c. presentations, major projects, or papers,
213		-	d. performance or portfolios, or
214		-	e. other methods independent of instructional time and
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	243	+	c. presentations, major projects, or pape rs,
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	245	+	e. other methods independent of instructional time and
	246	+	credit hours; and
243	247		3. Determine the qualifying score or grade, the minimum of
244	248		which shall not exceed eighty percent ( 80%), that a student shall
245	249		earn in order to rec eive a pass and earn credit for a course.
246	250		H. If a student earns c redit pursuant to the provisions of
247	251		subsection G of this section, the student shall be deemed as having
248	252		completed all required coursework for that course and, if
249	253		applicable, the prerequisite requirements that the course satisfies.
250	254		A course for which a stu dent is awarded credit pursuant to
251	255		subsection G of this section shall also be counted toward the
252	256		graduation requirements set forth in Section 11-103.6 of Title 70 of
253	257		the Oklahoma Statutes. If a student earns credit pursuant to
254	258		subsection G of this section, he or she shall not subsequently
255	259		receive credit for a course earlier in the course sequence in the
256	260		same subject area.
257	261		I. The State Board of Education shall promulga te rules to
258	262		implement the provisions of this section.
259	263		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2022.
260	264		SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
261	265		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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262	292		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
263	293		be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
	294	+	Passed the Senate the 8th day of March, 2022.
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265		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON COMMON EDUCATION, dated 04/12/2022
266		-	- DO PASS, As Amended.
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	301	+	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __ ________,
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