Oklahoma 2024 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB2265 Amended / Bill

Filed 04/12/2023

                     
 
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SENATE FLOOR VERSION 
April 11, 2023 
 
 
ENGROSSED HOUSE 
BILL NO. 2265 	By: Johns, Sterling, and Manger 
of the House 
 
  and 
 
  Weaver of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to schools; authorizing school 
district to offer law enforcement elective course to 
juniors and seniors; listing certain information to 
be included in course; permitting State Board of 
Education to coordinate wi th the Council on Law 
Enforcement Education and Training; authorizi ng Board 
to promulgate rules; providing for codification; and 
providing an effective date . 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statu tes as Section 11-103.15 of Title 70, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  A school district may offer to students in grades eleven and 
twelve an elective course in law enforcement. 
B.  The law enforcement elective cour se shall include, at a 
minimum: 
1.  A general introduction to law enforcement training;   
 
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2.  Critical skills and entry requirements for law enforcement 
professionals; and 
3.  Career opportunities in law enforcement. 
C.  The State Board of Education may coor dinate with the Council 
on Law Enforcement Education and T raining to develop instructional 
materials and curricula for school districts to use in the law 
enforcement elective course.  The Board may promulgate rules to 
implement the provisions of this section. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effe ctive November 1, 2023. 
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION 
April 11, 2023 - DO PASS