Req. No. 277 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 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) SENATE BILL 44 By: Bergstrom AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to students; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-107.1, which relates to remediation courses for high school studen ts; requiring rather than allowing school districts to provide remediation courses for students who score below c ertain benchmarks on certain exams; allowing certain types of remediation; providing for promulgation of rules; providing an effective date; an d declaring an emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11 -107.1, is amended to read as follows: Section 11-107.1. A. Each Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, each school district in this state may offer a shall provide remediation course courses for high school students who score below a nineteen (19) on the benchmarks on subject-area portions of the American College Testing (ACT ) exam or below an equivalent score scores on the SAT exam in the most recent year for which student performance data is available. Req. No. 277 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 B. Remediation required by subsection A of this section may include but is not limited to: 1. Extended instructional time during the sch ool day; 2. A summer academy; 3. Tutoring; 4. Online coursework; 5. Repetition of an y course in which the student has demonstrated academic deficiency by scoring below the benchmarks on subject-area portions of the ACT or SAT; or 6. Other supplementary services. C. Nothing in subsection A of this section shall be construed to require that a teacher providing instruc tion in the remediation course be certified in any subjec t matter that is tested on the ACT or SAT exam. D. The State Board of Education may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the pre servation 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. 59-1-277 EB 12/15/2022 4:31:31 PM