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31 | 28 | | STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
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33 | 30 | | 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) |
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35 | 32 | | COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE |
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36 | 33 | | FOR |
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37 | 34 | | HOUSE BILL NO. 3275 By: Baker |
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43 | 40 | | COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE |
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45 | 42 | | An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, |
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46 | 43 | | Section 11-103.6a, which relates to adoption and |
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47 | 44 | | review of subject matter standards ; deleting |
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48 | 45 | | requirement to review standards within certain time |
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49 | 46 | | frame; requiring standards changes to be made one |
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50 | 47 | | year prior to certain textbook adoption cyc le; |
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51 | 48 | | prescribing legislative review and approval of |
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52 | 49 | | certain standards; providing an exception; allowing |
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53 | 50 | | minor technical changes in specified cases; providing |
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54 | 51 | | process for State Board of Education to review |
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55 | 52 | | standards; requiring review process to include three |
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56 | 53 | | committees and a public comment period; establishing |
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57 | 54 | | powers and duties of committees; establishing |
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58 | 55 | | qualifications for committee mem bers; mandating |
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59 | 56 | | process for receiving and reviewing public comments; |
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60 | 57 | | providing for implemen tation of certain standard s |
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61 | 58 | | during review process; deleting certain outdated |
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62 | 59 | | comparison standards report; directing Board to |
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63 | 60 | | update certain frameworks; providing an effective |
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71 | 68 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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72 | 69 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Se ction 11-103.6a, |
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73 | 70 | | is amended to read as follows: |
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101 | 97 | | Section 11-103.6a A. Beginning with the 2014-15 2024-2025 |
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102 | 98 | | school year, each area of s ubject matter standards, except for |
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103 | 99 | | standards for career and technology education adopted pursuant to |
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104 | 100 | | Section 14-103 of this title, shall be adopted by the State Board of |
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105 | 101 | | Education and shall be subject to legislative review and approval as |
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106 | 102 | | provided for in Section 4 11-103.6a-1 of this act title. The |
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107 | 103 | | subject matter standards provided in Section 11-103.6 of this title |
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108 | 104 | | shall be implemented statewide by every public school district in |
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109 | 105 | | this state. The subject matter standards shall be thoroughly |
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110 | 106 | | reviewed by the State Board every six (6) years according to and in |
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111 | 107 | | coordination with the existing subject area te xtbook adoption cycle . |
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112 | 108 | | Changes made to subject matter standards shall be appr oved by the |
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113 | 109 | | Board and subject to legislative review and app roval one (1) year |
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114 | 110 | | prior to the corresponding subject ar ea textbook adoption cycle to |
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115 | 111 | | provide textbook vendors time to adjust textbook mater ials which |
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116 | 112 | | align to subject matter stan dards. The Board may determin e a review |
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117 | 113 | | of subject matter standards is not necessary if the state textbook |
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118 | 114 | | cycle for a subject area is conducted in less than a six -year cycle. |
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119 | 115 | | If subject matter standards are reviewe d fewer than twelve (12) |
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120 | 116 | | years after substantive changes have been ma de, the Executive |
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121 | 117 | | Committee, in consultation with the Departme nt, may recommend minor |
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122 | 118 | | technical changes to the Board and waive the committee requirements |
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123 | 119 | | outlined in subparagraphs b and c of paragraph 2 of subsection B of |
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124 | 120 | | this section. After review, the State Board shall adopt any |
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152 | 147 | | revisions in such subject matter standards deemed necessary to |
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153 | 148 | | achieve further improvements in the quality of education for the |
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154 | 149 | | students of this state. Any rev isions adopted by the State Board of |
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155 | 150 | | Education shall be subject to re view and approval as provided for in |
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156 | 151 | | Section 4 11-103.6a-1 of this act title. The adoption of subject |
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157 | 152 | | matter standards or revisions to the standards by the State Board of |
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158 | 153 | | Education pursuant to this section shall not be promulgated as rules |
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159 | 154 | | and shall not be subject to Article I of the Administrative |
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160 | 155 | | Procedures Act. |
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161 | 156 | | B. 1. In addition to the requirements se t forth in subsection |
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162 | 157 | | A of this section, on or before August 1, 2016, the The State Board |
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163 | 158 | | of Education, in consultation with the Oklahoma State Regents for |
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164 | 159 | | Higher Education, and the State Board of Career and Te chnology |
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165 | 160 | | Education and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, shall adopt |
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166 | 161 | | ensure all subject matter standards for English Language A rts and |
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167 | 162 | | Mathematics which are college- and career-ready and will replace |
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168 | 163 | | current standards. To be considered college - and career-ready, the |
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169 | 164 | | standards shall be evaluated by the State Department of Education , |
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170 | 165 | | the State Regents for Higher Education, the Sta te Board of Career |
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171 | 166 | | and Technology Education and the Oklahoma Departme nt of Commerce and |
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172 | 167 | | be determined to be such that the standards will address the goals |
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173 | 168 | | of reducing the need for remedial coursework at the postsecondary |
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174 | 169 | | level and increasing successful com pletion of postsecondary |
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175 | 170 | | education. The subject matter standards and corresponding student |
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203 | 197 | | assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics shall be |
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204 | 198 | | solely approved and controlled by the state through the State Board |
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205 | 199 | | of Education through a review and revision process as provided in |
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206 | 200 | | this section. |
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207 | 201 | | 2. Upon the effectiv e date of this act, the State Board of |
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208 | 202 | | Education shall begin the process of adopting the English Langua ge |
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209 | 203 | | Arts and Mathematics standards and shall provide reasonable |
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210 | 204 | | opportunity, review subject matter standards consistent with best |
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211 | 205 | | practices, for public comment on the revision of the standards, |
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212 | 206 | | including but not limited to comments from students, parents, |
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213 | 207 | | educators, organizations representing students with disabilities and |
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214 | 208 | | English language learners, higher education representatives, career |
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215 | 209 | | technology education representatives, subject matter experts, |
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216 | 210 | | community-based organizations, Native American tribal |
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217 | 211 | | representatives and business community representatives and inclusive |
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218 | 212 | | of a variety of stakeholders across the state with expertise in the |
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219 | 213 | | subject area standards under review. Each standards review pr ocess |
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220 | 214 | | shall leverage three (3) committees and include a publi c comment |
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221 | 215 | | period to support the review and possible revision of subject matter |
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222 | 216 | | standards under review by the State Board of Education : |
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223 | 217 | | a. an Executive Committee consisting of five (5) to eight |
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224 | 218 | | (8) members shall be established for each subject |
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225 | 219 | | matter under review by the State Board of Education. |
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226 | 220 | | Executive Committee membe rs shall be residents of this |
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254 | 247 | | state and selected to ensure representation from a |
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255 | 248 | | variety of characteristics, includ ing geography, grade |
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256 | 249 | | level expertise, ethnic a nd cultural backgrounds, and |
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257 | 250 | | experience in public education. At least one member |
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258 | 251 | | of the Executive Committee shal l be a public school |
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259 | 252 | | educator in prekindergarten through twelfth grades and |
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260 | 253 | | at least one member s hall be a representative of |
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261 | 254 | | higher education in the state with expertise in the |
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262 | 255 | | subject area standards under review. The Executive |
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263 | 256 | | Committee, in coordination with State Department of |
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264 | 257 | | Education staff, shall guide the subject matter |
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265 | 258 | | standards review process and select stakeholders to |
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266 | 259 | | serve on a Writing Committee and Draft Committee for |
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267 | 260 | | each subject area standards review through an |
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268 | 261 | | application process made availab le to the public on |
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269 | 262 | | the Department website and other standard forms of |
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270 | 263 | | communication. The Executive Committee, in |
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271 | 264 | | coordination with Department staff, and a Writing |
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272 | 265 | | Committee shall develop a set of criteria for quality |
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273 | 266 | | standards for each subject area stand ards under |
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274 | 267 | | review. The criteria used to guide the standards |
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275 | 268 | | review process shall be evidence-based and may |
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304 | 296 | | (1) effective preparation for active citizenship and |
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305 | 297 | | postsecondary education or the workforce, |
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306 | 298 | | (2) subject matter content, |
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307 | 299 | | (3) sequencing of subject matter content and |
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308 | 300 | | relationship to measurem ent of student |
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309 | 301 | | performance and the application of subject matter |
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310 | 302 | | standards, |
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311 | 303 | | (4) developmental appropriateness of grade -level |
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314 | 306 | | (5) clarity for educator s and families, |
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315 | 307 | | (6) measurability of student profi ciency in the |
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316 | 308 | | subject matter, |
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317 | 309 | | (7) evidence-based pedagogy, |
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318 | 310 | | (8) development of critical thinking skills, and |
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319 | 311 | | (9) demonstration of application of acquired |
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320 | 312 | | knowledge and skills, |
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321 | 313 | | b. a Writing Committee shall be established for each |
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322 | 314 | | subject area standards revie w and shall be tasked with |
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323 | 315 | | reviewing and, if necessary, revising the subject |
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324 | 316 | | matter standards utilizing criteria for quality |
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325 | 317 | | subject matter standards establish ed by the Executive |
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326 | 318 | | Committee and Department staff. The Writing Committee |
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327 | 319 | | may recommend modifica tions to the criteria for |
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355 | 346 | | quality subject matter standards. Members of the |
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356 | 347 | | Writing Committee shall includ e representatives with |
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357 | 348 | | expertise in the subject matter standards under review |
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358 | 349 | | from prekindergarten through twelfth grad e education, |
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359 | 350 | | higher education, informal education, technology |
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360 | 351 | | center schools, and the community. Members shall be |
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361 | 352 | | residents of this state and selected by the Executive |
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362 | 353 | | Committee members and Department staff through an |
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363 | 354 | | application process, ensuring representa tion from a |
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364 | 355 | | variety of characteristics, including geogra phy, grade |
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365 | 356 | | level experience, ethnic and cultura l backgrounds, and |
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366 | 357 | | experience in public education. Educator expertise |
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367 | 358 | | shall be prioritized in the application selection |
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368 | 359 | | process for Writing Committee me mbers with special |
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369 | 360 | | consideration for inclusion given to educators with |
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370 | 361 | | experience implementing the subj ect matter standards |
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371 | 362 | | under review, and |
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372 | 363 | | c. a Draft Review Committee shall be establis hed for each |
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373 | 364 | | subject area standards review and shall be responsible |
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374 | 365 | | for reviewing and providing feedback on draft versions |
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375 | 366 | | of subject area standards produced by the Writing |
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376 | 367 | | Committee during each subject matter standards review |
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377 | 368 | | process. Feedback shall be consistent with the |
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406 | 396 | | Committee, Writing Committee, and Department staff |
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407 | 397 | | provided for in this section. Members of the Draft |
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408 | 398 | | Review Committee shall be residents of this state and |
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409 | 399 | | include representatives from prekindergarten through |
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410 | 400 | | twelfth grade education, higher education, informal |
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411 | 401 | | education, career technology , and the community and |
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412 | 402 | | are selected by Executive Comm ittee members and |
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413 | 403 | | Department staff through an application process, |
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414 | 404 | | ensuring representation from a vari ety of |
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415 | 405 | | characteristics, including geography, grade level |
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416 | 406 | | experience, ethnic and cultural backgrounds , and |
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418 | 408 | | 3. The State Board of Education shall actively seek public |
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419 | 409 | | comments from diverse stakeholders including , but not limited to, |
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420 | 410 | | students, families of public school students, public school |
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421 | 411 | | educators, organizations representing students with disabilities and |
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422 | 412 | | English language learners, higher educa tion representatives, career |
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423 | 413 | | technology education representatives, subject matter experts, |
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424 | 414 | | community-based organizations, Native American tribal |
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425 | 415 | | representatives, and business community representatives for a draft |
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426 | 416 | | version of subject matters standards produc ed by the Executive |
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427 | 417 | | Committee and Writing Committee. The State Board of Education shall |
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428 | 418 | | provide a public comment period of not less than thirty (30) days |
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429 | 419 | | for subject matter draft standards. Public comments shall be |
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457 | 446 | | reviewed by the Executive Committee and Writing Committee to |
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458 | 447 | | determine if additional modifications to the subject area standards |
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459 | 448 | | are needed. |
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460 | 449 | | 4. Until the statewide student assessments for English Language |
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461 | 450 | | Arts and Mathematics subject matter standards are implemented as |
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462 | 451 | | provided for in paragrap h 1 of subsection C of this section |
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463 | 452 | | operational, the State Board of Education shall imp lement the |
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464 | 453 | | subject matter standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics |
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465 | 454 | | which were in place prior to the revisions adopted by the Board in |
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466 | 455 | | June 2010 review process provided for in this subsection. |
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467 | 456 | | 4. Upon the effective date of this act, the State Board of |
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468 | 457 | | Education shall seek certification from the State Regents for Higher |
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469 | 458 | | Education that the subject matter standards for English Language |
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470 | 459 | | Arts and Mathematics which w ere in place prior to the revisions |
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471 | 460 | | adopted by the Board in June 2010 are college - and career-ready as |
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472 | 461 | | defined in the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) |
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473 | 462 | | Flexibility document issued by the United States Department of |
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474 | 463 | | Education and referen ced in Option B of Principle 1: College and |
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475 | 464 | | Career-Ready Expectations for All Students. The State Regents shall |
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476 | 465 | | provide the Board a detailed description of the certification |
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477 | 466 | | process and results, including a list of deficiencies if the State |
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478 | 467 | | Regents conclude that the standards are not college- and career- |
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479 | 468 | | ready. The Board shall post all documents, mater ials, reports, |
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508 | 496 | | used by the State Regents in the certification process on the |
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509 | 497 | | website for the State Department of Education. |
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510 | 498 | | C. 1. On or before the 2017 -18 school year, the State Board of |
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511 | 499 | | Education, in consultation with the State Regents for Higher |
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512 | 500 | | Education, the State Board of Career and Technology Education and |
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513 | 501 | | the Oklahoma Department of Comm erce, shall direct the process of the |
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514 | 502 | | development of annual high -quality statewide student assessmen ts for |
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515 | 503 | | English Language Arts and Mathematics as provided for in Section |
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516 | 504 | | 1210.508 of this title that align with the college- and career-ready |
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517 | 505 | | subject matter standards developed pursuant to subsection B of this |
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519 | 507 | | 2. The statewide student assessments for English Language Arts |
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520 | 508 | | and Mathematics shall continue to assess standards a nd objectives |
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521 | 509 | | found in the subject matter standards for English Language Arts and |
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522 | 510 | | Mathematics which were in place prior to the revisions adopted by |
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523 | 511 | | the Board in June 2010 and the test blueprints shall continue to |
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524 | 512 | | align to the standards and objectives found in such subject matter |
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525 | 513 | | standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics un til the new |
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526 | 514 | | assessments are implemented as provided for in paragraph 1 of this |
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527 | 515 | | subsection. |
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528 | 516 | | D. 1. The State Board of Education shall not enter into any |
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529 | 517 | | agreement, memorandum of understanding or contract with any federal |
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530 | 518 | | agency or private entity which in a ny way cedes or limits state |
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531 | 519 | | discretion or control over the process of development, adoption or |
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559 | 546 | | revision of subject matter standards and corresponding student |
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560 | 547 | | assessments in the public school system, including, but not limited |
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561 | 548 | | to, agreements, memoranda of understanding and contracts in exchange |
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562 | 549 | | for funding for public schools and programs. If the State B oard of |
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563 | 550 | | Education is a party to such an agreement, memorandum of |
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564 | 551 | | understanding or contract on the effective date of this act, the |
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565 | 552 | | State Board of Education s hall initiate necessary efforts to amend |
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566 | 553 | | the agreement, memorandum of understanding or contract to c omply |
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567 | 554 | | with the requirements of this subsection. |
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568 | 555 | | 2. Nothing in this section sh all be construed to prohibit the |
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569 | 556 | | State Board of Education from seeking and bei ng granted a waiver |
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570 | 557 | | from federal law, provided that the conditions for the waiver do not |
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571 | 558 | | require the state to cede or limit its discretion or control over |
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572 | 559 | | the process of developm ent, adoption or revision of subject matter |
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573 | 560 | | standards and corresponding statew ide student assessments. |
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574 | 561 | | 3. The State Department of Education may participate in a |
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575 | 562 | | multistate or multigovernmental cooperative pursuant to the |
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576 | 563 | | requirements of the Oklahoma Centr al Purchasing Act, but shall not |
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577 | 564 | | bind the state, contractually or otherwise, t o the authority of any |
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578 | 565 | | other state, organization or entity which may supersede the |
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579 | 566 | | authority of the State Board of Education. |
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580 | 567 | | E. D. The content of all subject matter standards and |
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581 | 568 | | corresponding student assessments shall be solely approved and |
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582 | 569 | | controlled by the state through the State Board of Education and |
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610 | 596 | | subject to legislative review and approval. The State Board of |
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611 | 597 | | Education shall maintain independence of all subject matter |
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612 | 598 | | standards referenced in Section 11-103.6 of this title and |
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613 | 599 | | corresponding statew ide student assessments and shall not relinquish |
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614 | 600 | | authority over Oklahoma subject matter standards an d corresponding |
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615 | 601 | | statewide student assessments. Nothing in this section shall |
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616 | 602 | | prohibit benchmarking the state subject matter standards and |
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617 | 603 | | corresponding student assessments with those of other states or |
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618 | 604 | | nations to allow comparison of Oklahoma subject matte r standards and |
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619 | 605 | | corresponding student assessments with those of other states a nd |
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620 | 606 | | nations. |
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621 | 607 | | F. E. School districts shall exclusively determine the |
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622 | 608 | | instruction, curriculum, reading lists and instructional materials |
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623 | 609 | | and textbooks, subject to any applicable pr ovisions or requirements |
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624 | 610 | | as set forth in law, to be used in meeting the subjec t matter |
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625 | 611 | | standards. School districts may, at their discretion, adopt |
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626 | 612 | | supplementary student assessments which are in addition to the |
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627 | 613 | | statewide student assessments. |
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628 | 614 | | G. 1. Upon completion of the adoption of English Language Arts |
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629 | 615 | | and Mathematics subject mat ter standards pursuant to subsection B of |
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630 | 616 | | this section, the State Board of Edu cation shall compare such |
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631 | 617 | | English Language Arts and Mathematics standards with the English |
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632 | 618 | | Language Arts and Mathematics standards that were adopted by the |
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633 | 619 | | State Board of Educati on prior to implementation of this act. The |
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661 | 646 | | State Board of Education shall co nsider public comments, the use of |
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662 | 647 | | best practices, evidence and research in the evaluation of both s ets |
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663 | 648 | | of standards. The State Board of Education shall compare the |
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664 | 649 | | standards in the areas of: |
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665 | 650 | | a. effective preparation for active citizenship and |
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666 | 651 | | postsecondary education or the workforce, |
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667 | 652 | | b. subject matter content, |
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668 | 653 | | c. sequencing of subject matter content an d relationship |
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669 | 654 | | to measurement of student performance and the |
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670 | 655 | | application of subject matter standards, |
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671 | 656 | | d. developmental appropriateness of grade -level |
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672 | 657 | | expectations, academic content and instructional |
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673 | 658 | | rigor, |
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674 | 659 | | e. clarity for educators and parents, |
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675 | 660 | | f. exemplars tied to the standards, |
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676 | 661 | | g. measurability of student proficiency in the subject |
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677 | 662 | | matter, |
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678 | 663 | | h. pedagogy, |
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679 | 664 | | i. development of critical thinking skills, and |
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680 | 665 | | j. demonstration of application of acquired knowledge and |
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681 | 666 | | skills. |
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682 | 667 | | 2. Upon completion of the comparison of t he English Language |
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683 | 668 | | Arts and Mathematics subject matter standards, the State B oard of |
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684 | 669 | | Education shall submit to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of |
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712 | 696 | | Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the |
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713 | 697 | | Minority Leader of the House of Represen tatives and the Minority |
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714 | 698 | | Leader of the Senate a report outlining the results o f the |
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715 | 699 | | comparison of the standards. |
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716 | 700 | | H. F. All subject matter standards and cor responding statewide |
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717 | 701 | | student assessments adopted by the State Board of Education shall be |
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718 | 702 | | carefully circumscribed to reflect direct application to subject |
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719 | 703 | | matter proficiency and statewide assessments shall not include |
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720 | 704 | | standards or assessment questions that are designed to collect or |
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721 | 705 | | measure noncognitive, emotional or psychological characteristics, or |
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722 | 706 | | attributes or skills of students. |
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723 | 707 | | G. Upon approval of changes to subject area stand ards by the |
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724 | 708 | | State Board of Education, and subject to the availability of fu nds, |
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725 | 709 | | the Department shall update subject matter cur riculum frameworks |
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726 | 710 | | with resources to support public school districts with the |
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727 | 711 | | implementation of subject area standards. |
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728 | 712 | | I. H. Any rule, including but not limited to Rules 210:15 -4-1 |
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729 | 713 | | through 210:15-4-3 of the Oklahoma Administrative Code, which |
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730 | 714 | | conflicts with the requirements of this section, shall be am ended or |
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731 | 715 | | repealed by the State Board of Education as necessary to comply with |
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732 | 716 | | the requirements of this section. |
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733 | 717 | | SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024. |
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734 | 718 | | SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the pre servation |
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735 | 719 | | of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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