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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 528 By: Pugh
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to schools; creating the Learn
Everywhere Act; providing short title; allowing
students in certain schools to be eligible f or
extended learning opportunities; defining term;
allowing a student to earn certain credit for certain
opportunity; directing each school district board of
education and public c harter school governing body to
adopt certain policy; providing for conten ts of
policy; directing the State Board of Education t o
adopt certain policy; providing for award of elective
credit; allowing a student in certain grades to
request credit for certa in courses beginning in
certain school year; directing each school district
board of education and public charter school
governing body to adopt certain policy; providing for
contents of policy; allowing certain credit to count
toward certain graduation requirements; prohibiting
credit from being granted for certain courses;
providing for promulgation of rules; providing for
codification; providing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codi fied
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11-103.15 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplicatio n in numbering, reads as follows:
A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Learn
Everywhere Act”.
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B. Students attending a public school distric t or public
charter school in this state shall be e ligible for extended learning
opportunities outside of the traditional classroom. For the
purposes of this section, “extended learning opportuni ty” means an
out-of-classroom learning experience that provi des a student with:
1. Enrichment opport unities outside of the classroom setting;
2. Career readiness or employability skills including
internships, apprenticeships, and mentorships as provided for in the
Apprenticeships, Internships and Mentorships (AIM) Act of 2016; or
3. Any other type of out -of-classroom educational opportunity
approved by the State Board of Education or the student ’s school
district or public charter school.
C. A student may request credit for an extended learning
opportunity. If the extended learning opportunity is approved:
1. By the student’s school district or public charte r school,
then the student shall receive credit toward:
a. district- or charter school-specific graduation
requirements if the student is in grades six through
twelve, or
b. mastery toward required skills or district- or charter
school-specific standards i f the student is in grade
five or below; or
2. By the State Board of Education, then the studen t shall
receive credit toward:
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a. the graduation requirements set forth in Section 11 -
103.6 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes if the
student is in grades six through twelve, or
b. mastery toward required skills or state standards if
the student is in gr ade five or below.
D. Each school district boa rd of education and public charter
school governing body shall adopt an extended learning opportunity
policy, which shall:
1. Provide a process through which entities may apply to offer
extended learning oppo rtunities that will qualify for credit;
2. Define which entities are eligible to submit applic ations to
offer extended learning opportunities. The entities ma y include but
are not limited to:
a. nonprofit organizations,
b. businesses with established loc ations in this state,
c. trade associations, an d
d. the United States Armed Forces for students in grades
six through twelve;
3. Provide a process through which a student may request credit
for an extended learning opportunity; and
4. Define criteria tha t the school district or public charter
school will use to determine whether a proposed extended learning
opportunity qualifies for credit toward:
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a. district- or public charter school-specific graduation
requirements,
b. electives, or
c. required skills or standards.
E. The State Board of Education s hall adopt a policy regarding
extended learning opportunities that addresses the provisions of
paragraph 2 of subsection C of this section.
F. A school district or public charter school may award
elective credit for an extended learning opportunity that d id not
qualify for credit toward school district- or public charter school-
specific graduation requirements or the graduation requirements set
forth in Section 11-103.6 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes .
G. Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, a student in grade s
nine through twelve may request credit for a course by demonstrating
understanding of subject are a content standards. Each school
district board of education and public charter school govern ing body
shall adopt a policy to:
1. Provide a process through which a student may request credit
for prior knowledge;
2. Establish methods by which a student c an demonstrate
knowledge of the subject area content. Methods may include but are
not limited to:
a. assessments,
b. performance-based assessments,
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c. presentations, major projects, or papers,
d. performance or portfolios, or
e. other methods independent of instructional time and
credit hours; and
3. Determine the qualifying score or grade, the minimum of
which shall not exceed eighty percent ( 80%), that a student shall
earn in order to receive a pass and ea rn credit for a course.
H. If a student earns c redit pursuant to the provisions of
subsection G of this section, the student shall be deemed as having
completed all required coursework for that course and, if
applicable, the prerequisite requirements that the course satisfies.
A course for which a stu dent is awarded credit pursuant to
subsection G of this section shall also be counted toward the
graduation requirements set forth in Section 11-103.6 of Title 70 of
the Oklahoma Statutes. If a student earns credit pursuant to
subsection G of this section, he or she shall not subsequently
receive credit for a course earlier in the course sequence in the
same subject area.
I. The State Board of Education shal l 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 preservation
of the public peace, health , or safety, an emergency is hereby
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declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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