An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 93 By: Rader and Boren of the
Senate
and
Moore, Provenzano, and
Waldron of the House
An Act relating to schools; requiring students
beginning in certain school year to comp lete certain
form in order to graduate fr om a public high school;
providing exceptions; directing the State Department
of Education to develop and publish certain materials
and form; directing school district superi ntendents
to designate certain employee t o collect certain
information; requiring collection of information to
comply with certain act; providing for promulgation
of rules; providing for codification; providing an
effective date; and dec laring an emergency.
SUBJECT: Graduation requirements
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKL AHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.508-6 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
A. Except as provided for in subsection B of this section,
beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, in order to graduate from
a public high school accredi ted by the State Board of Education,
students shall complete and submit a Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA).
B. A student shall not be required to comply with the
provisions of subsection A of this section if:
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1. The student’s parent or legal guardian submits a signed form
authorizing the student to opt out of the requirement of subsection
A of this section;
2. A student age eighteen (18) or old er submits a signed form
authorizing him or her to opt out of the requirement of subsection A
of this section; or
3. A school counselor authorizes a student to opt out of the
requirement of subsection A of this sec tion.
C. The State Department of Education shall develop and publish :
1. Materials for students, parents, and legal guardians
explaining the requirements to complete the FAFSA , the benefits to
completing the FAFSA , and the opt-out provisions described in
subsection B of this section; and
2. An opt-out form to be used by school districts, charter
schools, and virtual charter schools for t he purposes outlined in
subsection B of this section.
D. The superintendent of each school district in thi s state
shall designate a school employee to collect information regarding
student compliance with subsection A or B of this section. The
collection and storage of the information shall comply with the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA ).
E. The State Board of Education shall promulga te rules to
implement the provis ions of this section, which shall address the
method by which a student is to provide proof to a school district,
public charter school, or virtual charter school that the student
has completed and submitted the FAFSA as req uired by subsection A of
this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall become eff ective July 1, 2023.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, h ealth, or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whe reof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from an d after its passage and approval.
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Passed the Senate the 9th day of March, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 26th day of April, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __