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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 867 By: Bullard
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to school curriculum; amendi ng 70
66	66	O.S. 2021, Section 11 -103.6b, which relates to social
67	67	studies curriculum and textbooks ; requiring the
68	68	United States history component to incl ude certain
69	69	information about the original intent of the founding
70	70	fathers; requiring teachers to use certain primary
71	71	sources and specific quotes; dire cting inclusion of
72	72	certain primary sources; providi ng an effective date;
73	73	and declaring an emergency .
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79	79	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
80	80	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11 -103.6b,
81	81	is amended to read as follows:
82	82	Section 11-103.6b. A. The State Board of Education shall adopt
83	83	a social studies core curriculum with courses of instruction for all
84	84	students enrolled in the public schools that reflect t he racial,
85	85	ethnic, religious, and cultural d iversity of the United States of
86	86	America. The United States history and Oklahoma history components
87	87	required in the social studies curriculum for all students shall
88	88	include, but not be limited to, African Americ ans, Native Americans,
89	89	and Hispanic American s. The United States history component
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141	141	required in the social studies curriculum for all students shall
142	142	include information:
143	143	1. Information about Juneteenth commemorating emancipation of
144	144	enslaved African Americans ; and
145	145	2. Information regarding the origi nal intent of the founding
146	146	fathers while constructing the United States Constitution. Teachers
147	147	of United States history shall include primary sources from the
148	148	founding era and throughout America ’s history and specific quotes
149	149	from the founding fathers about America’s Christian heritage
150	150	including the influence of the Ten Commandments and the Bible on
151	151	America’s founding documents if pres ented objectively as part of a
152	152	secular program of education. Primary sources shall inc lude but not
153	153	be limited to John Adams, Joseph Story, George Washington, Benjamin
154	154	Rush, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Jay, James Otis, and Noah
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156	156	B. The State Textbook Committee, wh en adopting textbooks, shall
157	157	incorporate the provisions of subsection A of this section into the
158	158	criteria used to evaluate United States history and Okl ahoma history
159	159	textbooks. Any United States history or Oklahoma his tory textbook
160	160	on the state adopted te xtbook list shall conform to the purposes of
161	161	this section. The State Textbook Committee shall ensure that all
162	162	social studies textbooks and supplementar y materials selected to be
163	163	purchased with state funds for use in Ok lahoma classrooms reflect
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215	215	the racial, ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity of the United
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217	217	C. It is the intent of the Legislat ure that a portion of the
218	218	state funds appropriated for professional development in local
219	219	school districts be used for workshops, seminars, guest lecturers,
220	220	and other methods which further the purposes of this section.
221	221	D. As used in this section, “curriculum” means the subject
222	222	matter standards adopted by t he State Board of Education pursuant to
223	223	Section 11-103.6 of this title. School districts shall exclusiv ely
224	224	determine instruction, specific course curricula, reading lists and
225	225	instructional materials pursu ant to subsection F of Section 11 -
226	226	103.6a of this title.
227	227	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective Ju ly 1, 2023.
228	228	SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
229	229	of the public peace, health , or safety, an emergency is hereby
230	230	declared to exist, by reason where of this act shall take effect and
231	231	be in full force from and after i ts passage and approval.
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