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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 1623 By: Pugh of the Senate
and
Boatman of the House
[ schools - creating the Learn Everywhere Act -
allowing students in certain schools to be eligible
for extended learning opportunities - effective
date –
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”.
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
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purposes of this section, “extended learning opportunity ” means an
out-of-classroom learning experience that provides a student wi th:
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 lea rning 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:
a. the graduation requirements set forth in S ection 11-
103.6 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes if the
student is in grades six through twelve, or
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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 ch arter
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 eligib le to submit applications 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:
a. district- or public charter school-specific graduation
requirements,
b. electives, or
c. required skills or standards.
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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 credit
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,
c. presentations, major projects, or papers,
d. performance or portfolios, or
e. other methods independent of instructional time and
credit hours; and
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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 receive 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
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON COMMON EDUCATION, dated 04/12/2022
- DO PASS, As Amended.