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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 195 By: Paxton
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61	61	AS INTRODUCED
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63	63	An Act relating to the Apprenticeships, Internships
64	64	and Mentorships (AIM) Act of 2016; amending 70 O.S.
65	65	2021, Section 1210.528 -1, which relates to creation
66	66	of apprenticeships, internships, and mentorships;
67	67	updating statutory language; updating statutory
68	68	reference; directing the Office of Management and
69	69	Enterprise Services to obtain certain insurance
70	70	coverage for certain participating students ;
71	71	prohibiting the Office of Management and Enterprise
72	72	Services from directly o r indirectly charging for the
73	73	cost of providing insurance coverage; modifying
74	74	certain construction; providing an effective date;
75	75	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 1210.528 -1,
81	81	is amended to read as follows:
82	82	Section 1210.528-1. A. Beginning with the 2017 -2018 school
83	83	year, the governing body of each publi c, private, magnet, public
84	84	charter, or public virtual charter school in this s tate (the school)
85	85	is shall be authorized to enter into an agreement with private or
86	86	public organizations for the purpose of creating apprenticeship,
87	87	internship, and mentorship programs. Apprenticeships, internships ,
88	88	and mentorships may be available to high school sophomores age
89	89	sixteen (16) or older, juniors , and seniors as permitted by each
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141	141	school. The apprenticeship, internship , or mentorship may fill
142	142	fulfill the requirement of elective courses as the student ’s
143	143	schedule permits. A student may not use t he apprenticeship,
144	144	internship, or mentorship to replace any other state education
145	145	curriculum requirement provided for in Section 11 -103.6 of this
146	146	title, except as provided for in subsection D of this section.
147	147	B. The governing body of each school public, private, magnet,
148	148	public charter, or public virtual charter school shall have the
149	149	authority to adopt policies regarding the creation of
150	150	apprenticeships, internships , and mentorships that include the
151	151	registration and qualifications for private or public organ izations
152	152	to participate in the apprenticeship, internship , or mentorship
153	153	program.
154	154	C. 1. The governing body of each school may Office of
155	155	Management and Enterprise Services shall obtain liability insurance
156	156	coverage to protect a student students who participates participate
157	157	in an apprenticeship, internship , or mentorship program authorized
158	158	by this section. The coverage authorized by this subsection shall
159	159	be obtained from a reliabl e insurer authorized to do business in
160	160	this state and shall not exceed the amo unt that is deemed reasonably
161	161	necessary in the opinion of the governing body of each school.
162	162	2. The governing body of a school may Office of Management and
163	163	Enterprise Services s hall not directly or indirectly charge a
164	164	student or, the student’s parent or legal guardian , or the governing
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216	216	body of a public, private, magnet, public charter, or public virtual
217	217	charter school for the cost of providing insurance coverage pursuant
218	218	to this subsection.
219	219	3. The failure of a governing body the Office of Management and
220	220	Enterprise Services to obtain insurance coverage authorized by this
221	221	subsection or to obtain a specific amount of coverage may shall not
222	222	be construed as placing any legal liability on the student, the
223	223	student’s parent or legal guardian, or the governing body of the
224	224	public, private, magnet, public charter, or public virtual charter
225	225	school.
226	226	D. The State Board of Education may develop promulgate rules to
227	227	determine if apprenticeships, internships, and mentorships
228	228	established pursuant to this section are eligible for academic
229	229	credit toward meeting the graduation requirements set forth in
230	230	Section 11-103.6 of this title.
231	231	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2 025.
232	232	SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
233	233	of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
234	234	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
235	235	be in full force from and after its pass age and approval.
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