Req. No. 1991 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 360 By: Pugh COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to schools; requiring certain school sites to employ certain specialist; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency . BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF TH E STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.518 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows: Every public elementary school site in this state shall employ a reading specialist to assist in providing literacy and reading instruction to students in grades three an d below. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. 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 w hereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 59-1-1991 EB 2/28/2023 12:54:45 PM