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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (202 4)
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57	57	HOUSE BILL 4137 By: Swope
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to schools; defining term; directing
66	66	the State Board of Education to adopt information
67	67	literacy subject matter standards; providing minimum
68	68	requirements for standards; requiring school
69	69	districts to incorporate instruction on standards;
70	70	mandating school librarian be included in curriculum
71	71	development; directing the State Depa rtment of
72	72	Education to convene a committee to develop
73	73	standards; prescribing qualifications of certain
74	74	committee members; requiring review of developed
75	75	standards by experts; mandating public hearings in
76	76	three regions of the stat e to allow for public
77	77	comment; providing for codification; providin g an
78	78	effective date; and declaring an emergency .
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85	85	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
86	86	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
87	87	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11-103.6q of Title 70, unless
88	88	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
89	89	A. As used in this section, "information literacy " means a set
90	90	of skills that enables an individual to recognize when information
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143	143	information. Information literacy includes, but is not limited to,
144	144	digital, visual, media, textual, and technological literacy.
145	145	B. The State Board of Education shall adopt subject matter
146	146	standards in information literacy. The information literacy
147	147	standards shall include, at a minimum:
148	148	1. The research process and how information is created and
149	149	produced;
150	150	2. Critical thinking and using information resources;
151	151	3. Research methods, including the difference between primary
152	152	and secondary sources;
153	153	4. The difference between facts, points o f view, and opinions;
154	154	5. Accessing peer-reviewed print and digital library resources;
155	155	6. The economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use
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158	158	C. Each school district shall incorporate instruction on
159	159	information literacy in an appropriate place in the curriculum of
160	160	students in grades kindergarten through twelve. The school
161	161	librarian or library media specialist shall be included in the
162	162	development of information literacy curriculum whenever possible.
163	163	D. The State Department of Educat ion shall convene a committee
164	164	comprised of educators, the majority of which shall include
165	165	certified school librarians or library media specialists, as well as
166	166	teaching staff members across a broad spectrum of subject areas, to
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218	218	develop information literacy standards that conform with the
219	219	requirements of subsection B of this section . The committee shall
220	220	engage experts to review the standards it develops.
221	221	E. Prior to adopting information literacy standards, the State
222	222	Board of Education shall conduct at least one public hearing in the
223	223	northern part of the state, at least one public hearing in the
224	224	central part of the state, and at least one public hearing in the
225	225	southern part of the state for the purpose of permitting the public
226	226	to comment on the rigor, clarity, and reasonableness of the
227	227	standards developed by the committee.
228	228	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
229	229	SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
230	230	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
231	231	declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
232	232	be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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234	234	59-2-8525 EK 01/04/24

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