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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
HOUSE BILL 1938 By: McCall
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to schools; directing board of
education to adopt a policy for accepting coursework
credits completed elsewhere; requiring specific and
adequate notice of the policy; mandating board to
accept certain credits and grades; permitting
reasonable timelines and documentation for
determination; providing meth ods for student to earn
credit in certain cases; requiring n otification if
credit is denied by the board; authorizing student to
appeal denial to the State Board of Education;
providing timing for notification and appeal ;
prescribing process for appeal; directing Board to
collect and publish information on its website about
each board's policy; providing for codification;
providing an effective date; and declaring an
emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF T HE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11-100 of Title 70, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. A school district board of education shall adopt a written
policy, at a public meeting, establishing the process and standards
for acceptance and reciprocity of credits for courses completed by a
student at another school or educational provider . The policy shall
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include specific and adequate notice to a student and the student's
parent of all policy requirements an d limitations.
B. The board shall accept credits and grades for courses
completed by a student from a school or educational provider
accredited by an accrediting entity. The policy may set reasonable
timelines and may require adequate and timely documentation of
authenticity for credits and grades submitted by a student.
C. A policy established by the board shall provide various
methods for a student to earn credit completed at a non-accredited
source, coursework, or educational provider including:
1. Satisfaction of coursework by demonstrated competency;
2. Assessment;
3. Review of student work or projects; or
4. Satisfaction of correspondence coursework.
D. If a board denies a student credit or gra des from a non-
accredited source, the board shall n otify the student in w riting
within ten (10) days of the decision. The student or the student's
parent or legal guardian may appeal the denial to the State Board of
Education in writing within ten (10) da ys of receiving the denial
notice. The student or the student's parent or legal guardian may
present written or verbal evidence to the State Board of Education,
and the Board shall decide to grant or deny the appeal at its next
regularly scheduled Board meeting.
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E. The State Board of Education s hall collect and annually
publish on its website each board’s policy adopted pursuant to this
section.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservatio n
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
59-1-6469 EK 01/16/23