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636 BILL NO. 89 By: Haste of the Senate
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1645 An Act relating to education; creating the Health
1746 Education Act; providing short title; providing
1847 purpose of the act; providing for promulgation of
1948 rules; requiring health education to be taught in the
2049 public schools; directing the State Department of
2150 Education to develop certain micro -credential and
2251 professional development programs for certain
2352 teachers by certain school year; directing school
2453 districts to provide instruction on health education
2554 subject matter standards by certain school year;
2655 requiring teachers of certain stand -alone courses to
2756 be certified in certain subject; authorizing the
2857 State Department of Education to issue certain
2958 provisional certificate to certain individuals;
3059 directing the State Textbook Committee to include a
3160 review of certain instructional materials in its
3261 review and adoption cycle; creatin g the Health
3362 Education Revolving Fund; specifying sources of fund;
3463 providing for expenditures; providing purpose of
3564 fund; amending 70 O.S. 2011, Section 11 -103.6, as
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3867 to curricular standards for instruction; requiring
3968 all students to receive certain instruction;
4069 providing subject matter standards for health and
4170 physical education; updating references from foreign
4271 language to world language; amending 70 O .S. 2011,
4372 Section 24-100a, which relates to the Healthy and Fit
4473 Kids Act of 2004; directing the Healthy and Fit
4574 School Advisory Committee to make recommendations
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57109 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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59110 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
60111 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11 -103.12 of Title 70, unless
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63113 A. Sections 1 through 3 of this act shall be known and may be
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68116 1. Ensure students receive instruction in health, particularly
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82125 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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86128 A. Health education shall be taught in the public schools of
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88157 physical health, mental health, social and emotional health and
89158 intellectual health.
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93159 B. By the 2022-2023 school year, the State Department of
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101165 incorporate the curriculum into existing coursework and instruction
102166 where appropriate. The professional development provided as part of
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107170 instruction addressing all health education subject matter
108171 standards, as adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to
109172 Section 11-103.6 of Title 70 of the Okl ahoma Statutes. Health
110173 education may be integrated into one or more existing subjects or
111174 provided as an addition to existing coursework.
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114176 course shall be certified in physical and health educ ation. The
115177 State Department of Education is authorized to issue a provisional
116178 certificate, valid for not more than two (2) years, to individuals
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118207 afford the individual the opportunity to o btain certification in
119208 physical and health education.
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122210 health and physical education instructional materials as part of its
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125212 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
126213 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11 -103.14 of Title 70, unless
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129215 There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund
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131217 Education Revolving Fund ”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not
132218 subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies
133219 received by the State Department of Education from appropriations,
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137221 the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by
138222 the State Department of Education for the purpose set forth in this
139223 act. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warran ts issued
140224 by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law
141225 with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
142226 Services for approval and payment.
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144227 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2011, Section 11 -103.6, as
145228 last amended by Section 44, Chapter 25, O.S.L. 2019 (70 O.S. Supp.
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148257 Section 11-103.6. A. 1. The State Board of Education shall
149258 adopt subject matter standards for instruction of students in the
150259 public schools of this state that are necessary to ensure there is
151260 attainment of desired levels of competencies in a variety of areas
152261 to include language, mathematics, science, social studies and,
153262 communication and health and physical education .
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156264 courses and instruction in order to ensure that students meet the
157265 skills and competencies as set forth in this section and in the
158266 subject matter standards adopted by the State Board of Education.
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161268 secondary levels. Students shall develop skills in reading,
162269 writing, speaking, computing and critical thinking. For purposes of
163270 this section, critical thinking means a manner of analytical
164271 thinking which is logi cal and uses linear factual analysis to reach
165272 a conclusion. They also shall learn about cultures and environments
166273 - their own and those of others with whom they share the earth. All
167274 students shall receive the instruction needed to lead healthy and
168275 physically active lifestyles. Students, therefore, shall study
169276 social studies, literature, languages, the arts, health, mathematics
170277 and science. Such curricula shall provide for the teaching of a
171278 hands-on career exploration program in cooperation with technolo gy
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174307 4. The subject matter standards shall be designed to teach the
175308 competencies for which students shall be tested as provided in
176309 Section 1210.508 of this title , and shall be designed to prepare all
177310 students for active citizenship, employme nt and/or successful
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188317 consideration to other literature. In addition, emphasis shall be
189318 given to the study of complete works of literature.
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192320 shall require mastery of the standard algorithms in mathematics,
193321 which is the most logical, efficient way of solving a problem that
194322 consistently works, and for students to attain fluency in Euclidian
195323 geometry.
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198325 United States Government shall include the content of the United
199326 States naturalization test, with an emphasis on the specific content
200327 of the test and the ideas and concepts it references. The Unit ed
201328 States naturalization test shall be made available in physical and
202329 electronic online formats as an optional assessment tool for
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205358 9. The subject matter standards for United States Government
206359 shall include an emphasis on civics. For the purpose s of this
207360 section, “civics” means the study of the rights and duties of
208361 Oklahoma and United States citizens and of how those governments
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212364 education shall include but not be limited to the domai ns of
213365 physical, emotional, social and intellectual health. Health
214366 literacy shall include the ability to obtain, process and understand
215367 basic health information and services needed to make appropriate
216368 health decisions. Health shall also include the import ance of
217369 proper nutrition and exercise, mental health and wellness, substance
218370 abuse, coping skills for understanding and managing trauma,
219371 establishing and maintaining positive relationships and responsible
220372 decision making. Physical literacy shall include t he ability to
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225375 development of the whole person.
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229378 State Board of Education with a standard diploma, students shall
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234409 Grammar, Composition, Literature, or any English course approved for
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239413 Calculus, Advanced Placement Statistics, or any mathematics course
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246419 Biology I; one unit or set of competencies of physical science ,
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261459 for college admission requirements, whether taught at a high school
262460 or a technology center school, including computer programming,
263461 hardware, and business computer applications, such as word
264462 processing, databases, spreadsheets, and graphics, excluding
265463 keyboarding or typing courses;
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271466 education courses, concurrently enrolled courses, Advanced Placement
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280473 student may enroll in the core curriculum as provide d in subsection
281474 D of this section upon written approval of the parent or legal
282475 guardian of the student. For students under the age of eighteen
283476 (18) school districts shall require a parent or legal guardian of
284477 the student to meet with a designee of the sch ool prior to
285478 enrollment in the core curriculum. The State Department of
286479 Education shall develop and distribute to school districts a form
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288481 benefits to students of completing the college prep aratory/work
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293512 accredited by the State Board of Education wit h a standard diploma,
294513 students shall complete the following core curriculum units or sets
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336566 credential/certificate or college credit. The State
337567 Board of Career and Technology Education shall
338568 promulgate rules to define the provisions of this act
339569 section related to the accepted industry -valued
340570 credentials which are industry -endorsed or industry -
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457728 is not limited to, courses in Visual Arts and General Music; and
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460730 competencies of compu ter technology, whether taught at a high school
461731 or a technology center school, including computer programming,
462732 hardware and business computer applications, such as word
463733 processing, databases, spreadsheets and graphics, excluding
464734 keyboarding or typing cours es, or 1 unit or set of competencies of
465735 foreign world or non-English language.
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469765 public high school accredited by the State Board of E ducation
470766 students shall complete the requirements for a personal financial
471767 literacy passport as set forth in the Passport to Financial Literacy
472768 Act and any additional course requirements or recommended elective
473769 courses as may be established by the State Bo ard of Education and
474770 the district school board. School districts shall strongly
475771 encourage students to complete two units or sets of competencies of
476772 foreign world languages and two units or sets of competencies of
477773 physical and health education.
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479774 2. No student shall receive credit for high school graduation
480775 more than once for completion of the same unit or set of
481776 competencies to satisfy the curriculum requirements of this section.
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483777 3. A school district shall not be required to offer every
484778 course listed in subsections B and D of this section , but shall
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488780 requirements during the secondary grade years of the student.
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492782 1. “Contextual methodology ” means academic content and skills
493783 taught by utilizing real -world problems and projects in a way that
494784 helps students understand the application of that knowledge;
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496785 2. “Qualified agricultural education courses ” means courses
497786 that have been determined by the State Board of Educ ation to offer
498787 the sets of competencies for one or more science content areas and
499788 which correspond to academic science courses. Qualified
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500816 agricultural education courses shall include, but are not limited
501817 to, Horticulture, Plant and Soil Science, Natural R esources and
502818 Environmental Science, and Animal Science. The courses shall be
503819 taught by teachers certified in agricultural education and comply
504820 with all rules of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
505821 Education;
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507822 3. “Rigor” means a level of diffi culty that is thorough,
508823 exhaustive and accurate and is appropriate for the grade level;
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510824 4. “Sets of competencies ” means instruction in those skills and
511825 competencies that are specified in the subject matter standards
512826 adopted by the State Board of Education and other skills and
513827 competencies adopted by the Board, without regard to specified
514828 instructional time; and
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516829 5. “Unit” means a Carnegie Unit as defined by the North Central
517830 Association’s Commission on Schools.
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519831 G. 1. The State Board of Education shall ad opt a plan to
520832 ensure that rigor is maintained in the content, teaching
521833 methodology, level of expectations for student achievement, and
522834 application of learning in all the courses taught to meet the
523835 graduation requirements as specified in this section.
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525836 2. The State Board of Education shall allow as much flexibility
526837 at the district level as is possible without diminishing the rigor
527838 or undermining the intent of providing these courses. To accomplish
528839 this purpose, the State Department of Education shall work w ith
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531867 school districts in reviewing and approving courses taught by
532868 districts that are not specifically listed in subsections B and D of
533869 this section. Options may include, but shall not be limited to,
534870 courses taken by concurrent enrollment, advanced placeme nt, or
535871 correspondence, or courses bearing different titles.
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537872 3. The State Board of Education shall approve an advanced
538873 placement computer science course to meet the requirements of course
539874 competencies listed in paragraph 2 of subsection B of this section
540875 if the course is taken in a student ’s senior year and the student is
541876 concurrently enrolled in or has successfully completed Algebra II.
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543877 4. Technology center school districts may offer programs
544878 designed in cooperation with institutions of higher education w hich
545879 have an emphasis on a focused field of career study upon approval of
546880 the State Board of Education and the independent district board of
547881 education. Students in the tenth grade may be allowed to attend
548882 these programs for up to one -half (1/2) of a schoo l day and credit
549883 for the units or sets of competencies required in paragraphs 2, 3
550884 and 6 of subsection B or D of this section shall be given if the
551885 courses are taught by a teacher certified in the secondary subject
552886 area; provided, credit for units or sets of competencies pursuant to
553887 subsection B of this section shall be approved for college admission
554888 requirements.
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556889 5. If a student enrolls in a concurrent course, the school
557890 district shall not be responsible for any costs incurred for that
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559919 selection during the student ’s secondary grade years to allow the
560920 student to receive the courses needed to meet the graduation
561921 requirements of this section. If the school district does not offer
562922 the necessary course selection during the student ’s secondary grade
563923 years, it shall be responsible for the cost of resident tuition at
564924 an institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,
565925 fees, and books for the concurrent enrollment course, and providing
566926 for transportation to and from the institution to the school site.
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568927 It is the intent of the Legislature that for students enrolled
569928 in a concurrent enrollment course which is paid for by the school
570929 district pursuant to this paragraph, the institution charge onl y the
571930 supplementary and special service fees that are directly related to
572931 the concurrent enrollment course and enrollment procedures for that
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575932 student. It is further the intent of the Legislature that fees for
576933 student activities and student service facilit ies, including the
577934 student health care and cultural and recreational service fees , not
578935 be charged to such students.
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580936 6. Credit for the units or sets of competencies required in
581937 subsection B or D of this section shall be given when such units or
582938 sets of competencies are taken prior to ninth grade if the teachers
583939 are certified or authorized to teach the subjects for high school
584940 credit and the required rigor is maintained.
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586968 7. The three units or sets of competencies in mathematics
587969 required in subsection B or D of this section shall be completed in
588970 the ninth through twelfth grades. If a student completes any
589971 required courses or sets of competencies in mathematics prior to
590972 ninth grade, the student may take any other mathematics courses or
591973 sets of competencies to fulfill the requirement to complete three
592974 units or sets of competencies in grades nine through twelve after
593975 the student has satisfied the requirements of subsection B or D of
594976 this section.
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596977 8. All units or sets of competencies required for graduation
597978 may be taken in any sequence recommended by the school district.
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599979 H. As a condition of receiving accreditation from the State
600980 Board of Education, all students in grades nine through twelve shall
601981 enroll in a minimum of six periods, or the equivalent in block
602982 scheduling or other scheduling structure that allows for instruction
603983 in sets of competencies, of rigorous academic and/or rigorous
604984 vocational courses each day, which may include arts, vocal and
605985 instrumental music, speech classes, and physical education class es.
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607986 I. 1. Academic and vocational -technical courses designed to
608987 offer sets of competencies integrated or embedded within the course
609988 that provide for the teaching and learning of the appropriate skills
610989 and knowledge in the subject matter standards, as ado pted by the
611990 State Board of Education, may upon approval of the Board, in
612991 consultation with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
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6131019 Education if the courses are offered at a technology center school
6141020 district, be counted for academic credit and towa rd meeting the
6151021 graduation requirements of this section.
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6191022 2. Internet-based courses offered by a technology center school
6201023 that are taught by a certified teacher and provide for the teaching
6211024 and learning of the appropriate skills and knowledge in the subject
6221025 matter standards may, upon approval of the State Board of Education
6231026 and the independent district board of education, be counted for
6241027 academic credit and toward meeting the graduation requirements of
6251028 this section.
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6281030 utilizing integrated or embedded skills for which no subject matter
6291031 standards have been adopted by the State Board of Education may be
6301032 approved by the Board, in consultation with the Oklahoma Department
6311033 of Career and Technology Education if the courses are offered at a
6321034 technology center school district, if such courses incorporate
6331035 standards of nationally recognized professional organizations and
6341036 are taught by certified teachers.
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6371038 that is accredited by a national accrediting body and that are
6381039 taught by a certified teacher and provide for the teaching and
6391040 learning of the appropriate skills and knowledge in the subject
6401041 matter standards may, upon approval of the State Board of Education
6411042 and the school district board of education, be counted for academic
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6421070 credit and toward meeting the graduation requirements of this
6431071 section.
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6451072 J. The State Board of Education shall provide an option for
6461073 high school graduation based upon attainment of the desi red levels
6471074 of competencies as required in tests pursuant to the provisions of
6481075 Section 1210.508 of this title. Such option shall be in lieu of the
6491076 amount of course credits earned.
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6511077 K. The State Board of Education shall prescribe, adopt and
6521078 approve a promotion system based on the attainment by students of
6531079 specified levels of competencies in each area of the core
6541080 curriculum.
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6561081 L. Children who have individualized education programs pursuant
6571082 to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and who
6581083 satisfy the graduation requirements through the individualized
6591084 education program for that student shall be awarded a standard
6601085 diploma.
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6641086 M. Students who enter the ninth grade in or prior to the 2007 -
6651087 08 school year who are enrolled in an alternative education pr ogram
6661088 and meet the requirements of their plans leading to high school
6671089 graduation developed pursuant to Section 1210.568 of this title
6681090 shall be awarded a standard diploma.
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6701091 N. Any student who completes the curriculum requirements of the
6711092 International Baccal aureate Diploma Program shall be awarded a
6721093 standard diploma.
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6741121 O. Any student who successfully completes an advanced
6751122 mathematics or science course offered pursuant to Section 1210.404
6761123 of this title shall be granted academic credit toward meeting the
6771124 graduation requirements pursuant to paragraph 2 or 3, as
6781125 appropriate, of subsection B or D of this section.
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6801126 P. For purposes of this section, the courses approved for
6811127 college admission requirements shall be courses which are approved
6821128 by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for admission to
6831129 an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.
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6851130 Q. Students who have been denied a standard diploma by the
6861131 school district in which the student is or was enrolled for failing
6871132 to meet the requirem ents of this section may re -enroll in the school
6881133 district that denied the student a standard diploma following the
6891134 denial of a standard diploma. The student shall be provided
6901135 remediation or intervention and the opportunity to complete the
6911136 curriculum units or sets of competencies required by this section to
6921137 obtain a standard diploma. Students who re -enroll in the school
6931138 district to meet the graduation requirements of this section shall
6941139 be exempt from the hourly instructional requirements of Section 1 -
6951140 111 of this title and the six -period enrollment requirements of this
6961141 section.
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6981142 R. The State Department of Education shall collect and report
6991143 data by school site and district on the number of students who
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7011172 section.
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7031173 SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2011, Section 24 -100a, is
7041174 amended to read as follows:
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7081175 Section 24-100a. A. This act shall be known and may be cited
7091176 as the “Healthy and Fit Kids Act of 2004 ”.
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7111177 B. Beginning Septembe r 1, 2004, each public school shall
7121178 establish a Healthy and Fit School Advisory Committee, to be
7131179 composed of at least six members. The Advisory Committee may be
7141180 composed of teachers, administrators, parents of students, health
7151181 care professionals and busin ess community representatives.
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7171182 A public school may combine the Healthy and Fit School Advisory
7181183 Committee with its Safe School Committee, established pursuant to
7191184 Section 24-100.5 of this title.
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7211185 C. Each Healthy and Fit School Advisory Committee shall study
7221186 and make recommendations to the school principal regarding:
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7241187 1. Health education Implementation of Sections 1 through 3 of
7251188 this act;
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7311191 D. The principal shall give considera tion to recommendations of
7321192 the committee.
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7341193 E. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for
7351194 monitoring compliance with this section and is authorized to report
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7371223 with the provisions of this section.
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7391224 SECTION 6. This act shall become effective July 1, 2021.
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7411225 SECTION 7. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
7421226 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
7431227 declared to exist, by reas on whereof this act shall take effect and
7441228 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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762-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
763-Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
764-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock ______ _ M.
765-By: _______________________________ __
766-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
767-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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770- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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773-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
774-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
775-day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
776-By: _______________________________ __
1230+COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON COMMON EDUCATION, dated 04/01/2021
1231+- DO PASS.