An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 642 By: Pugh of the Senate
and
Roberts (Dustin) and Nollan
of the House
An Act relating to schools; requiring each public
school district and public charter school to provide
students in certain grades certain opportuni ty to
take certain assessment and consult with certain
recruiter; requiring test to be administered during
certain hours; requiring certain information to be
provided to students in certain grades and their
parents or legal guardians; allowing certain
alternative test to be administered; providing for
codification; providing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: Schools
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section o f law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.508-5 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follo ws:
A. Beginning in the 202 1-2022 school year, each public school
district and public charter school shall provide students in grades
ten through twelve an opportunity to take the Armed Services
Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test and consult with a military
recruiter.
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B. The ASVAB test s hall be scheduled during normal school day
hours at a time that l imits conflicts with extracurricular
activities.
C. Each public school district and public charter school shall
provide each student in grades ten thr ough twelve and his or her
parent or legal guardian with the date, time and lo cation of the
scheduled administration of the ASVAB test.
D. A public school district and public charter school may elect
not to provide the ASVAB test if the district or charte r school
provides an alternative test th at:
1. Assesses a student’s aptitude for success in a care er field
other than a career field that requires postsecondary education ;
2. Is free to administer;
3. Requires minimal training and support of district or charter
school faculty and staff to adm inister the test; and
4. Provides the student with a professional interpretation o f
the test results that allows the student to explore occupations that
are consistent with his or her interests and skills and to dev elop
strategies to attain career goals.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2021.
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 th is act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approva l.
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Passed the Senate the 9th day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 21st day of April, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO R
Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __
Approved by the Governor of the St ate of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State t his __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __