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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
SENATE BILL NO. 1671 By: Pugh of the Senate
and
Bush of the House
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to school curriculum; directing the
State Department of Education in certain consultat ion
to develop resources related to Holocaust education
for students in certain grades; requiring Holocaust
education be taught in public schools beginning in
certain school year; allowing Holocaust education to
be integrated in cours es; directing the State
Department of Education to develop certain
professional learning opportunities; defining term;
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 -103.6o of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The State Department of Education, in consultation with
experts in Holocaust education, shall develop and make available to
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public schools resources related to Holocaust education for grade -
appropriate instruction of students in grades six through twelve.
B. Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, Holocaust education
shall be taught to students in grades six through twelve in public
schools in this state , as prescribed in the Oklahoma Academic
Standards. Holocaust education may be integrated into one or more
existing courses of study and shall be taught in a manner that:
1. Generates an understanding of the causes, course , and
effects of the Holocaust;
2. Develops dialogue with students on the ramifications of
bullying, bigotry, stereotyping , and discrimination; and
3. Encourages tolerance of diversity and reverence for human
dignity for all citizens in a pluralistic socie ty.
C. The State Department of Education, in consultation with
experts in Holocaust education , shall develop and implement high
quality professional learning opportunities for Holocaust education
teachers.
D. As used in this section, "Holocaust" means the systematic,
state-sponsored persecution and attempted ann ihilation of Jews and
other groups by the Na zi regime in Germany between 1933 and 1945,
which resulted in the murder of approximately six million Jews and
five million other individuals.
SECTION 2. This act shall be come effective July 1, 2 022.
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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 shal l take effect and
be in full force from and after its passa ge and approval.
58-2-11276 EK 04/05/22