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3	34		BILL NO. 1441 By: Provenzano, Ranson, and
4	35		Hefner of the House
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6	37		and
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8	39		Pugh of the Senate
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12	45		An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
13	46		Sections 6-192 and 6-194, as amended by Secti on 1,
14		-	Chapter 211, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2022,
15		-	Section 6-194), which relate to professional
16		-	development; requiring digital program to be
17		-	completed at a frequency determined by the board of
18		-	education; deleting outdated language; authorizing
19		-	completion of certain programs at a frequency
20		-	determined by the board; modifying fre quency of
21		-	child abuse training; establishing maximum amount
22		-	of mandatory professional development and training
23		-	in a five-year period; requiring teachers to
24		-	maintain certain docum entation; amending 70 O.S.
25		-	2021, Section 6-194.3, which relates to student
26		-	mental health training for teachers; modifying
27		-	frequency of training; am ending 70 O.S. 2021,
28		-	Section 6-195, which relates to teacher induction
29		-	programs; authorizing board to establish frequency
30		-	for training; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-
31		-	103.6j, which relates to workplace safety training
32		-	curriculum; requiring board to dete rmine frequency
33		-	of training; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 24 -
34		-	100.4, which relates to the School Safety and
	47	+	Chapter 211, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section
	48	+	6-194), which relate to professional development;
	49	+	requiring digital program to be completed at a
	50	+	frequency determined by the board of education;
	51	+	deleting outdated language; authorizing completion of
	52	+	certain programs at a frequency dete rmined by the
	53	+	board; modifying fre quency of child abuse training;
	54	+	establishing maximum amount of mandatory professional
	55	+	development and training in a five-year period;
	56	+	requiring teachers to maintain certain docum entation;
	57	+	amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-194.3, which relates
	58	+	to student mental health training for teachers;
	59	+	modifying frequency of training; am ending 70 O.S.
	60	+	2021, Section 6-195, which relates to teacher
	61	+	induction programs; authorizing board to establish
	62	+	frequency for training; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
	63	+	Section 11-103.6j, which relates to workplace safety
	64	+	training curriculum; requiring board to dete rmine
	65	+	frequency of training; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section
	66	+	24-100.4, which relates to the School Safety and
35	67		Bullying Prevention Act; altering frequency of
36		-	bullying prevention training; amending 70 O.S.
37		-	~~2021,~~ Section 24-100.7, which relates to suicide
38		-	~~awareness~~ and prevention; adjusting frequency of
39		-	~~training;~~ amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.229-
40		-	~~5, which~~ relates to substance abuse programs;
41		-	~~modifying~~ frequency of teacher training; providing
42		-	~~an effective~~ date; and ~~dec laring~~ an emergency.
	68	+	bullying prevention training; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
	69	+	Section 24-100.7, which relates to suicide awar eness
	70	+	and prevention; adjusting frequency of training;
	71	+	amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.229-5, which
	72	+	relates to substance abuse programs; modifying
	73	+	frequency of teacher training; providing an effective
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44		-	SUBJECT: Schools
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46		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: ENR. H. B. NO. 1441 Page 2
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	105	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
48	106		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Sect ion 6-192, is
49	107		amended to read as follows :
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51	108		Section 6-192. A. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
52	109		the Legislature to establish a profes sional development procedure
53	110		whereby all teachers in the state continue their education beyond
54	111		initial certification by the state to ensure that the childr en of
55	112		the state are taught by professional educators, fully prepared in
56	113		their areas of expertise. Fu rthermore, such professional
57	114		development procedure shall provide alterna tive means of education,
58	115		including one or more of the following: In-service programs, higher
59	116		education courses, or other alternative means of education designed
60	117		to help teachers enric h their professional abilities.
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62	118		B. The professional development procedu re shall include digital
63	119		teaching and learning standards to enhance content deliver y to
64	120		students and improve student achievement. A local school district
65	121		board of education shall requ ire a program for teachers which shall
66	122		emphasize the importance of digit al teaching and learning standards.
67	123		The program shall be completed the first year a certified teacher is
68	124		employed by a school district, and then at a frequency as determined
69	125		by the local board of education.
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71	153		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-194, as
72	154		amended by Section 1, Chapter 211, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2022,
73	155		Section 6-194), is amended to read as follows:
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75	156		Section 6-194. A. The district boards of education of this
76	157		state shall establish professional development p rograms for the
77	158		certified teachers and administrators of the district. Programs
78	159		shall be adopted by each board based upon recommendations of a
79	160		professional development committee appoi nted by the board of
80	161		education for the district. For the fiscal years e nding June 30,
81	162		2011, and June 30, 2012, a school district board of education may
82	163		elect not to adopt and offer a professional development program f or
83	164		certified teachers and administrato rs of the district. If a school
84	165		district elects not to adopt and offer a professional development
85	166		program, the district may expend any monies allocated for
86	167		professional development for any purpose related to the suppo rt and
87	168		maintenance of the school distr ict as determined by the b oard of
88	169		education of the school district.
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90	170		B. Each professional development committee shall include
91		-	classroom teachers, administrators, school counselors or licensed ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1441 Page 3~~
	171	+	classroom teachers, administrators, school counselors or licensed
92	172		mental health providers, a nd parents, guardians or custodians of
93	173		children in the school di strict and shall consult with a higher
94	174		education faculty. A majority of the members of the professional
95	175		development committee shall be composed of classroom teachers. The
96	176		teacher members shall be selected by a designated adminis trator of
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97	204		the school district from a list of names submitted by the teac hers
98	205		in the school district. The members selected shall be subject to
99	206		the approval of a majority vote of the teachers in the district.
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101	207		C. In developing program recommendations, each professional
102	208		development committee shall annually utilize a data -driven approach
103	209		to analyze student data and determine district and school
104	210		professional development needs. The professional development
105	211		programs adopted shall be directed toward development o f
106	212		competencies and instruc tional strategies in the core curriculum
107	213		areas for the following goals:
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109	214		1. Increasing the academic performance data scores for the
110	215		district and each school site;
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112	216		2. Closing achievement gaps among student subgroups;
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114	217		3. Increasing student achievement as d emonstrated on state-
115	218		mandated tests and the AC T;
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117	219		4. Increasing high school graduation rates; and
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119	220		5. Decreasing college remediation rates.
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121	221		Each program may also include components on classroo m management
122	222		and student discipline st rategies, outreach to pare nts, guardians or
123	223		custodians of students, spec ial education, and racial and ethnic
124	224		education, which all personnel defined as teachers in Section 1-116
125	225		of this title shall be required to comple te on a periodic basis at a
126	226		frequency as determined by the board of education. The State Board
127	227		of Education shall provide guidelines to assist school di stricts in
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128	255		developing and implementing racial and ethnic education components
129	256		into professional development programs.
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131	257		D. At a minimum of once an academic year a A program shall be
132	258		offered which includes the follo wing information shall be completed
133	259		the first year a certified teacher is employed by a school district,
134	260		and then once every fifth academic year:
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140	263		3. Proper reporting of suspected abuse; and
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142	264		4. Available resources.
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144	265		E. One time per year, beginning in the 2009-2010 school year,
145	266		training in the area of autism sh all be offered and all resident
146	267		teachers of students in early childhood programs through grade three
147	268		shall be required to complete the autism training during the
148	269		resident year and at least one time every three (3) years
149	270		thereafter. All other teachers and education support professionals
150	271		of students in early childhood programs through grade three shall be
151	272		required to complete the autism training at least one time every
152	273		three (3) years. The autism training shall include a minimum
153	274		awareness of the characteris tics of autistic children, resour ces
154	275		available and an introduction to positive behavior supports to
155	276		challenging behavior. Each adopted program shall allow school
156	277		counselors to receive at least one-third (1/3) of the hours or
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158	306		designed for school counselors.
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161	308		development that is not prohibited by law including, but not limited
162	309		to, professional development provided by the district, any state
163	310		agency, institution of higher education, or any pri vate entity.
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165	311		F. One time per year, beginnin g in the 2020-2021 school year, a
166	312		dyslexia awareness program shall be offered. Beginning in the 2023-
167	313		2024 school year, the program sha ll include information and training
168	314		in dysgraphia. At a minimum, the program shall include:
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170	315		1. Training in awareness of dysl exia characteristics in
171	316		students;
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173	317		2. Training in effective classroom instruction to meet the
174	318		needs of students with dyslexia; and
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176	319		3. Available dyslexia resources for teacher s, students and
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179	321		G. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, each
180	322		certified teacher in this state shall be required by the district
181		-	board of education to meet the ~~professi onal~~ development requirements ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1441 Page 5~~
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182	324		established by the board, or estab lished through the negotiation
183	325		process. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, the
184	326		professional development requirements established by each board of
185	327		education shall require every teacher to annually complete a minimum
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187	356		employment; provided, no more than a total of one hundred fifty
188	357		(150) hours of local, state, or federal professional development or
189	358		training shall be required for class room teachers during any five-
190	359		year period. Failure of any teacher to meet district boar d of
191	360		education professional development requirements may be grounds for
192	361		nonrenewal of such teacher's contract by the board. Such failure
193	362		may also be grounds for n onconsideration of salary increme nts
194	363		affecting the teacher. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2011,
195	364		and June 30, 2012, a certified teacher shall not be required to
196	365		complete any points of the total number of professional development
197	366		points required. Provided, a teacher may elect to co mplete some or
198	367		all of the minimum number of points required for the two (2) fiscal
199	368		years and any points completed shall be counted toward the total
200	369		number of points required to maintain employment. If a teacher does
201	370		not complete some or all of the minimum number of points required
202	371		for one (1) or both fiscal years, the total number of points
203	372		required to maintain employment shall be adjusted and reduced by the
204	373		number of points not completed. Teachers shall maintain written
205	374		documentation of all their completed professional development.
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207	375		H. Each district shall annuall y submit a report to the State
208	376		Department of Education on the district level professional
209	377		development needs, activities completed, expenditures, and results
210	378		achieved for each school year by each goal as provided in subsection
211	379		C of this section. If a school district elects not to adopt and
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212	407		offer a professional development program as provided for in
213	408		subsection A of this section, the district shall not be required to
214	409		submit an annual report as requi red pursuant to this subsection but
215	410		shall report to the State Department of Education its election not
216	411		to offer a program and all professional development activities
217	412		completed by teachers and administrators of the school district.
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219	413		I. Subject to the availa bility of funds, the Department shall
220	414		develop an online syste m for reporting as required in subsection H
221	415		of this section. The Department shall also make such information
222	416		available on its website.
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224	417		SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-194.3, is
225	418		amended to read as follows:
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227	419		Section 6-194.3 A. The State Department of Education and the
228	420		Department of Mental Health an d Substance Abuse Services, in
229	421		consultation with school district superintendents and sch ool
230	422		district boards of education, shall develop and make available to
231	423		school districts information, training , and resources to hel p school
232	424		employees recognize and addre ss the mental health needs of students.
233	425		A local school district board of education shall require a training
234	426		program for teachers which shall emphasize the importance of
235	427		recognizing and addressing the mental health nee ds of students. The
236	428		program shall be completed the first year a certified tea cher is
237	429		employed by a school district, and then once every third fifth
238	430		academic year.
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243	460		1. Information about the services pr ovided by community-based
244	461		organizations related to mental health, substance abu se, and trauma;
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246	462		2. Information about the impact trauma and adverse childhood
247	463		experiences can have on a student 's ability to learn;
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249	464		3. The availability of mental health evaluat ion and treatment
250	465		available by telemedic ine; and
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252	466		4. Information about evidence -based strategies for prevention
253	467		of at-risk behaviors.
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255	468		SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -195, is
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258	470		Section 6-195. A. As funds are available, the State Department
259	471		of Education in consultation with the Office of Educational Qu ality
260	472		and Accountability sha ll administer an induction program for
261	473		teachers which shall be approved by th e State Board of Education.
262	474		Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, each sc hool district shall
263	475		participate in the induction program. The program sh all include,
264	476		but not be limited to:
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267	478		programs;
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269	479		2. Training for school districts to in clude the selection,
270	480		function and duties of mentors; and
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272	508		3. Resources for appropriate p rofessional development, support,
273	509		mentorship and coaching for the inductee and mentors.
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276	511		frequency as determin ed by the board of education.
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278	512		C. The State Board of Education may promulgate ru les for
279	513		administration of the ind uction program.
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281	514		SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11 -103.6j,
282	515		is amended to read as follows:
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284	516		Section 11-103.6j A. The State Department of Educatio n, in
285	517		collaboration with the Oklahoma Department of Labor, shall make
286	518		available to school districts i nformation regarding workplace safety
287	519		training for grades seven through twelve. Such information shall
288	520		include the Oklahoma Department of Labor's "Youth @ Work Talking
289	521		Safety: A Safety and Health Curri culum for Young Workers".
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291	522		B. The State Department of Education shall encourage school
292	523		districts to inform grade -seven through -twelve teachers about the
293	524		importance of incorporating workplace safety training in their
294	525		curriculum.
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297	527		program for seventh-grade through twelfth-grade teachers which shall
298	528		emphasize the importance of incorporating workplace safety trai ning
299	529		into curriculum. The program shall be completed the first year a
300	530		certified teacher is employed by a school district, and then at a
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304	560		implement the provisions of this act.
305		-
306	561		SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Sect ion 24-100.4, is
307	562		amended to read as follows:
308		-
309	563		Section 24-100.4 A. Each school district board of education
310	564		shall adopt a policy fo r the discipline of all children atten ding
311	565		public school in that district, and for the investigation of
312	566		reported incidents of bullying. The policy shall provide options
313	567		for the discipline of the students and shall define standards of
314	568		conduct to which stud ents are expected to conform. The pol icy
315	569		shall:
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317	570		1. Specifically address bull ying by students at school and by
318	571		electronic communication, if the communication is specifically
319	572		directed at students or school personnel and concerns bullying at
320	573		school;
321		-
322	574		2. Contain a procedure for reporting an act of bullying to a
323	575		school official or law enforcement agency, including a provision
324	576		that permits a person to report an act anonymously. No for mal
325	577		disciplinary action shall be taken solely on the basis of an
326	578		anonymous report;
327		-
328	579		3. Contain a requirement that a ny school employee that has
329	580		reliable information that would lead a reasonable person to suspect
330	581		that a person is a target of bullying shall i mmediately report it to
331	582		the principal or a designee of the principal;
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334	611		including a requirement that:
335		-
336	612		a. an annual written notice of the policy be provided to
337	613		parents, guardians, staff, volunteers and students,
338	614		with age-appropriate language for students,
339		-
340	615		b. notice of the policy be posted at various locations
341	616		within each school site, including but no t limited to
342	617		cafeterias, school bulletin boards, and administration
343	618		offices,
344		-
345	619		c. the policy be posted on the Internet website for the
346	620		school district and each school site that has an
347	621		Internet website, and
348		-
349	622		d. the policy be included in all student and employe e
350	623		handbooks;
351		-
352	624		5. Require that appropriate school district personnel involved
353	625		in investigating reports of bullying make a determination regarding
354	626		whether the conduct is actually o ccurring;
355		-
356	627		6. Contain a procedure for providing timely notification to the
357	628		parents or guardians of a victim of documented and verified bullying
358	629		and to the parents or guardians of the perpetrator of the documented
359	630		and verified bullying;
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361	631		7. Identify by job title the school official responsible for
362	632		enforcing the policy;
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364	660		8. Contain procedures for reporting to law enforcement all
365	661		documented and verified acts of bullying which may cons titute
366	662		criminal activity or reasonably have the potential to endanger
367	663		school safety;
368		-
369	664		9. Require annual training for administrators and school
370	665		employees as developed and provided by the State Department of
371	666		Education in preventing, identifying, responding t o and reporting
372	667		incidents of bullying. The training shall be completed the f irst
373	668		year an administrator or school employee is employed by a school
374	669		district, and then once every fifth academic year;
375		-
376	670		10. Provide for an educational program as designed and
377	671		developed by the State Depart ment of Education and in consultation
378	672		with the Office of Juvenile Affairs for students a nd parents in
379	673		preventing, identifying, r esponding to and reporting incidents of
380	674		bullying;
381		-
382	675		11. Establish a procedure for referral of a person who commits
383	676		an act of bullying to a delinquency prevention and diversion pro gram
384	677		administered by the Office of Juv enile Affairs;
385		-
386	678		12. Address prevention b y providing:
387		-
388	679		a. consequences and remedial action for a person who
389	680		commits an act of bullying,
390		-
391	681		b. consequences and remedial actio n for a student found
392	682		to have falsely accused anot her as a means of
393	683		retaliation, reprisa l or as a means of bullying, and
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395	711		c. a strategy for providing counseling or referral to
396	712		appropriate services, including guidance, academic
397	713		intervention, and other protec tion for students, both
398	714		targets and perpetrators, and family members affected
399	715		by bullying, as necessary;
400		-
401	716		13. Establish a proced ure for:
402		-
403	717		a. the investigation, determination and documentation of
404	718		all incidents of bullying reported to school
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406		-
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407	720		b. identifying the principal or a designee of the
408	721		principal as the person responsible for inve stigating
409	722		incidents of bullying,
410		-
411	723		c. reporting the number of incidents of bullying, and
412		-
413	724		d. determining the severity of the incidents and their
414	725		potential to result in fut ure violence;
415		-
416	726		14. Establish a procedure whereby, upon completing an
417	727		investigation of bullying, a school may recommend that avai lable
418	728		community mental health care, substance ab use or other counseling
419	729		options be provided to the st udent, if appropriate; and
420		-
421	730		15. Establish a procedure whereby a school may re quest the
422	731		disclosure of any informatio n concerning students who have received
423	732		mental health, substance abuse, or other care pu rsuant to paragraph
424	733		14 of this subsection that indica tes an explicit threat to t he
425	734		safety of students or school personnel, provide d the disclosure of
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426	762		the information does not violate the requirements and prov isions of
427	763		the Family Educational Rights and Priv acy Act of 1974, the Health
428	764		Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 , Section 2503
429	765		of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statute s, Section 1376 of Title 59 of
430	766		the Oklahoma Statutes, or any other state or fe deral laws regarding
431	767		the disclosure of confident ial information.
432		-
433	768		B. In developing the policy, the di strict board of education
434	769		shall make an effort to involve the teachers, paren ts,
435	770		administrators, school staff, scho ol volunteers, community
436	771		representatives, local law enforcement agencies and students. The
437	772		students, teachers, and parents or guardian of ev ery child residing
438	773		within a school district shall be notified by the district board of
439	774		education of its adoption of the policy and shall receive a copy
440	775		upon request. The school district policy shall be implemented in a
441	776		manner that is ongoing throughout th e school year and is integr ated
442	777		with other violence prevention efforts.
443		-
444	778		C. The teacher of a child attending a publ ic school shall have
445	779		the same right as a parent or guardian to control and discipline
446	780		such child according to district policies during the ti me the child
447	781		is in attendance or in transit to or from the school or any othe r
448	782		school function authorized by the sc hool district or classroom
449	783		presided over by the teacher.
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451	784		D. Except concerning students on individualized education plans
452	785		(IEP) pursuant to the Individuals with Disabil ities Education Act
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453	813		(IDEA), P.L. No. 101 -476, the State Board of Education shall not
454	814		have authority to prescribe student discipl inary policies for school
455	815		districts or to proscr ibe corporal punishment in the public schools.
456	816		The State Board of Education sha ll not have authority to require
457	817		school districts to file student disciplinary action re ports more
458	818		often than once each year and shall not use disciplinary action
459	819		reports in determining a school district's or school site's
460	820		eligibility for program assistanc e including competitive grants.
461		-
462	821		E. The board of education of each school district in th is state
463	822		shall have the option of adopti ng a dress code for students enrolled
464	823		in the school district. The board of education of a school dis trict
465	824		shall also have the o ption of adopting a dress code which includes
466	825		school uniforms.
467		-
468	826		F. The board of educatio n of each school district in this state
469	827		shall have the option of adopting a procedure th at requires students
470	828		to perform campus-site service for violating the district 's policy.
471		-
472	829		G. The State Board of Education shall:
473		-
474	830		1. Promulgate rules for periodically m onitoring school
475	831		districts for complianc e with this section and providing sanctions
476	832		for noncompliance with this section;
477		-
478	833		2. Establish and ma intain a central repository for the
479	834		collection of information regarding docum ented and verified
480	835		incidents of bullying; and
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482	863		3. Publish a report annually on the State Department of
483	864		Education website regar ding the number of documented and verified
484	865		incidents of bullying in the public s chools in the state.
485		-
486	866		SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Secti on 24-100.7, is
487	867		amended to read as follo ws:
488		-
489	868		Section 24-100.7 A. The board of education of each school
490	869		district in this state shall adopt a policy regarding suicide
491	870		awareness and training, requiring staff training and the reporting
492	871		of student drug abuse.
493		-
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495		-	shall provide district-wide training to all staff on a biennial ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 1441 Page 12~~
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496	874		basis members in their first year employed by the school district,
497	875		and then once every fifth academic year, addressing suicide
498	876		awareness and prevention. The Departmen t of Mental Health and
499	877		Substance Abuse Services shall make available to school districts
500	878		curriculum for staff which addresses suicide awareness and
501	879		prevention, without cost to th e school districts. The course
502	880		outline for the curriculum shall be made available to the public
503	881		online through the school dis trict website. Beginning with the
504	882		2021-2022 school year, every school district shall:
505		-
506	883		1. Provide a suicide prevention training p rogram which includes
507	884		as a core element evidence-based approaches;
508		-
509	885		2. Provide the curriculum made available by the Department of
510	886		Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; or
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512	914		3. Provide a suicide prevention training program that is
513	915		selected by the schoo l district from a list maintained by t he
514	916		Department of Mental Health and Subst ance Abuse Services to school
515	917		district staff that addresses suicide awareness and prevention. The
516	918		training program may be combined with any other training provided by
517	919		the school district addressing bullying preventi on.
518		-
519	920		C. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the board of
520	921		education of each school district may provide training to address
521	922		suicide awareness and prevention to students in grades seven through
522	923		twelve.
523		-
524	924		D. Teachers, counselors, principals, administrato rs and other
525	925		school personnel shall be i mmune from employment discipline and any
526	926		civil liability for:
527		-
528	927		1. Calling the 911 emergency telephone number, law enforcement
529	928		or the Department of Human Services if they believe a student poses
530	929		a threat to themselves or others or if a student has committed or
531	930		been the victim of a violent act or threat o f a violent act;
532		-
533	931		2. Providing referral, emergency medical care or other
534	932		assistance offered in good faith to a student or other yo uth; or
535		-
536	933		3. Communicating information in good faith concerning drug or
537	934		alcohol abuse or a potential safety threat by or to any student to
538	935		the parents or legal guardians of the student, law enforcement
539	936		officers or health care providers.
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542	965		damage caused by any act or omission re sulting from the
543	966		implementation of this section or resulting from any training, or
544	967		lack thereof, required by this section, unless the loss or damage
545	968		was caused by willful or want on misconduct.
546		-
547	969		F. The training requir ed pursuant to this section, or the lack
548	970		thereof, shall not be construed to impose any s pecific duty of care.
549		-
550	971		G. The board of education of each school district may enter
551	972		into agreements with designated Youth Services Agencies for the
552	973		provision of interven tion and prevention services.
553		-
554	974		H. Teachers, counselors, principals, administrators or ot her
555	975		school personnel, upon determining that a student is at risk of
556	976		attempting suicide, shall notify the parents or legal guardian s of
557	977		the student immediately upon dete rmining that such risk exists.
558		-
559	978		SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.229-5,
560	979		is amended to read as follow s:
561		-
562	980		Section 1210.229-5 A. The State Superintendent of Public
563	981		Instruction and State Department of Educa tion in conjunction with
564	982		the Oklahoma Drug and Alcoh ol Abuse Policy Board shall:
565		-
566	983		1. Establish objective criteria, guidelines and a comprehensive
567	984		integrated curriculum for substance abuse programs and the teaching
568	985		of life skills in local schools and school districts;
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570	1013		2. Establish and review annually model policies for alcohol and
571	1014		drug abuse issues, including, but not limited to, policies regarding
572	1015		disciplinary actions and referral for services;
573		-
574	1016		3. Develop and implement strategies which encourage all schools
575	1017		to employ guidance counselors trained in substanc e abuse prevention
576	1018		and life skills and to develo p and begin implementing quality
577	1019		substance abuse and life skills education programs; and
578		-
579	1020		4. Develop guidelines and criteria to en courage teachers and
580	1021		administrators to receive in-service training on alcohol and drug
581	1022		abuse. The training or workshops should shall be included in the
582	1023		staff development point sy stem. The training or workshop shall be
583	1024		completed the first year a certified teacher is employed by a school
584	1025		district, and then once every third fifth academic year.
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586	1026		B. The State Department of Educatio n shall distribute
587	1027		information or reports provided by the Oklahoma Drug and Alcohol
588	1028		Abuse Policy Board, to each school district an d, upon request, to
589	1029		members of the public. Upon request of the chief administ rator of a
590	1030		school or school district, the Depart ment shall provide technical
591	1031		assistance to schools an d school districts to implement policies and
592	1032		programs pursuant to guidelines provided by the Oklahoma Drug and
593	1033		Alcohol Abuse Policy Board and shall provide a clearinghouse program
594	1034		accessible by school di stricts to provide information about life
595	1035		skills and drug and alcohol abuse prevention curricula and programs.
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597	1063		C. Final determination of materials to be used, means of
598	1064		implementation of the curriculum, and a ges and times at which
599	1065		students receive instruct ion about said life skills and drug and
600	1066		alcohol abuse prevention shall be made by the local school district
601	1067		board of education. The local school district, at least one (1)
602	1068		month prior to giving such instruction to students, shall conduct
603	1069		for parents and guardians of students involved, during weekend or
604	1070		evening hours, at least one presentation conce rning the plans for
605	1071		instruction and the materials to be used. No student shall be
606	1072		required to receive instruction about said life skills and drug and
607	1073		alcohol abuse prevention if a parent or guardian of the student
608	1074		objects in writing.
609		-
610	1075		SECTION 9. This act shall become effect ive July 1, 2023.
611		-
612	1076		SECTION 10. It being immediately necessary f or the preservation
613	1077		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
614	1078		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
615	1079		be in full force from and af ter its passage and approval.
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617		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 23rd day of March, 2023.
618		-
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622		-	Presiding Officer of the House
623		-	of Representatives
624		-
625		-
626		-	Passed the Senate the 17th day of April, 2023.
627		-
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631		-	Presiding Officer of the Senate
632		-
633		-
634		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
635		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
636		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
637		-	By: _________________________________
638		-	Approved by the Governor of t he State of Oklahoma this _________
639		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
640		-
641		-
642		-	_________________________________
643		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
644		-
645		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
646		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of St ate this __________
647		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
648		-	By: _________________________________
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	1080	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
	1081	+	April 11, 2023 - DO PASS