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70 OK Stat § 70-11-103.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-11-103.1. American Sign Language - Teaching in public school.

|American Sign Language is hereby recognized as a language art and may be taught in the public schools of the state in educational programs for both hearing and deaf students. American Sign Language classes taught in the public schools may be counted by a public school in fulfilling elective course offerings and shall be granted the same credit as a foreign language. For the purposes of this section, American Sign Language may be taught in the public schools by any qualified teacher under the supervision of a certified teacher. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 126, § 1, operative July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 201, § 1, emerg. eff. May 17, 1991; Laws 1999, c. 35, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999.
70 OK Stat § 70-11-103.1a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-11-103.1a. Native American language – Teaching in public schools.

|A Native American language is hereby recognized as a language art and may be taught in the public schools of the state in educational programs. Native American language classes taught in the public schools may be counted by a public school in fulfilling core curriculum requirements and shall be granted the same credit as a world language. For the purposes of this section, Native American languages may be taught in the public schools by: |1. Any qualified teacher who holds a valid traditional or alternative Oklahoma teaching certificate; or2. A teacher who holds a valid certificate in Native American Languages issued by the State Board of Education and either qualifies for an Alternative Placement Teaching Certificate or is supervised by a teacher who is highly qualified in the content area for the appropriate level of instruction.Added by Laws 2014, c. 16, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014.
70 OK Stat § 70-11-103.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-11-103.2. Academic scholar program.

|The State Board of Education shall have authority to develop and implement a program for the purpose of recognizing academic scholars in the secondary schools of the state. The State Board of Education shall determine the requirements which are necessary for a student to attain academic scholar status. The requirements shall include but not be limited to the minimum graduation requirements set by the State Board of Education. Recognition for academic scholar status shall be indicated upon the diploma of those students who qualify for such status and in such other manner as the Board may determine. The State Board of Education shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations in order to implement the provisions of this section. |Added by Laws 1986, c. 40, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 204, § 117, operative July 1, 1987.
70 OK Stat § 70-11-103.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-11-103.6. See the following versions:

|OS 70-11-103.6v1 (HB 2030, Laws 2021, c. 322, § 1). |OS 70-11-103.6v2 (SB 89, Laws 2021, c. 345, § 4).
70 OK Stat § 70-11-103.6b (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-11-103.6b. Social studies curriculum and textbooks to reflect American diversity.

|A. The State Board of Education shall adopt a social studies core curriculum with courses of instruction for all students enrolled in the public schools that reflect the racial, ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity of the United States of America. The United States history and Oklahoma history components required in the social studies curriculum for all students shall include, but not be limited to, African Americans, Native Americans, and Hispanic Americans. The United States history component required in the social studies curriculum for all students shall include information about Juneteenth commemorating emancipation of enslaved African Americans. |B. The State Textbook Committee, when adopting textbooks, shall incorporate the provisions of subsection A of this section into the criteria used to evaluate United States history and Oklahoma history textbooks. Any United States history or Oklahoma history textbook on the state adopted textbook list shall conform to the purposes of this section. The State Textbook Committee shall ensure that all social studies textbooks and supplementary materials selected to be purchased with state funds for use in Oklahoma classrooms reflect the racial, ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity of the United States.C. It is the intent of the Legislature that a portion of the state funds appropriated for professional development in local school districts be used for workshops, seminars, guest lecturers, and other methods which further the purposes of this section.D. As used in this section, "curriculum" means the subject matter standards adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 11-103.6 of this title. School districts shall exclusively determine instruction, specific course curricula, reading lists and instructional materials pursuant to subsection F of Section 11-103.6a of this title.Added by Laws 1999, c. 294, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 257, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.
70 OK Stat § 70-11-103.6c (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-11-103.6c. Teachers of honors courses - Certification in subject area.

|Any school district offering courses labeled as honors courses must ensure that teachers of such honors courses are certified to teach in the subject area of the course in order to label the course an honors course. |Added by Laws 2000, c. 215, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000.
70 OK Stat § 70-11-103.6d (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-11-103.6d. Certificates of distinction.

|A. District boards of education may develop and issue a certificate of distinction that is to be awarded to students, beginning with students in the 2000-2001 high school graduating class who have met or exceeded the following criteria by the end of their senior year in high school with at least a 3.25 grade point average on a 4.0 scale: |1. Earned four units each in English, mathematics, social studies, and science;2. Earned two additional units in the area of technology, the humanities, or the arts;3. Earned two units in a foreign language; and4. Achieved a proficient or advanced score on all end-of-instruction tests as required pursuant to Section 1210.508 of this title, as those tests are implemented.B. For purposes of this section, applicable vocational-technical classes offered by comprehensive high school vocational-technical programs shall qualify for technology, science, and mathematics units. Students enrolled in the programs may use one unit of their six concentrated vocational-technical curriculum units for one unit of mathematics required by this section and one unit of their six concentrated vocational-technical curriculum units for one unit of science required by this section. Advanced placement classes in the subject areas listed in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of subsection A of this section may be substituted on a course-by-course basis to satisfy the academic units required for a certificate of distinction.C. For purposes of this section, “unit” means a Carnegie Unit as defined by the North Central Association’s Commission on Schools.Added by Laws 2000, c. 232, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 456, § 7, eff. July 1, 2009.NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 11-103.6c of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.
70 OK Stat § 70-11-103.6e (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-11-103.6e. Certificates of distinction as part of higher education admission standards.

|Colleges and universities shall not make holding a certificate of distinction a part of their admission standards. |Added by Laws 2000, c. 232, § 3, eff. July 1, 2000.NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 11-103.6d of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.
70 OK Stat § 70-11-103.6f (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-11-103.6f. Students transferring from out of state – Children of military families - Exceptions to graduation requirements.

|A. Prior to September 1, 2003, the State Board of Education shall adopt rules to ensure that students who transfer into an Oklahoma school district from out of state after the junior year of high school of the student shall not be denied, due to differing graduation requirements, the opportunity to be awarded a standard diploma. |B. The rules shall allow district boards of education to make exceptions on an individual student basis to the high school graduation requirements of Section 11-103.6 of this title for such students who would be unable to meet the specific graduation requirements without extending the date of graduation. Each district board of education that grants exceptions pursuant to this subsection shall report to the State Department of Education on or before July 1 of each year the number of students granted exceptions and reasons for the exceptions.C. By December 1, 2015, the State Board of Education shall adopt rules requiring school district boards of education to waive the Oklahoma history high school graduation requirements of Section 11-103.6 of this title for children of military families as defined in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, set forth in Section 510.1 of this title, who transition with the military from another state and who have satisfactorily completed a similar state history class in another state.Added by Laws 2003, c. 55, § 1, emerg. eff. April 10, 2003. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 32, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015.
70 OK Stat § 70-11-103.6g (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-11-103.6g. Passport to Financial Literacy Act - Short title.

|Section 2 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “Passport to Financial Literacy Act”. |Added by Laws 2007, c. 173, § 1, eff. July 1, 2007.
70 OK Stat § 70-11-103.6h-1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-11-103.6h-1. Personal Financial Literacy Education Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Education to be designated the "Personal Financial Literacy Education Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies directed to be deposited in the fund pursuant to Section 30 of this act and any other monies received by the Department for such purpose from any other public or private source. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department for the purposes set forth in Section 11-103.6h of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. |Added by Laws 2017, c. 279, § 3, eff. July 1, 2017. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 89, § 31, eff. Aug. 1, 2020.
70 OK Stat § 70-11-103.6i (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-11-103.6i. State Board of Education – Adoption of Oklahoma City bombing to curriculum.

|A. The State Board of Education shall adopt a social studies core curriculum with courses of instruction in Oklahoma history for all students enrolled in the public schools that incorporates information about the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City and the role it played in the history of Oklahoma and the nation from April 19, 1995, to the present. A study of the bombing and its aftermath can help students learn the impact of violence, the senselessness of using violence to solve problems or change their government, and the importance of personal responsibility. |B. The State Department of Education may make program materials and resources concerning the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City provided by the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum available to the public schools of this state.C. The State Textbook Committee, when adopting textbooks, shall incorporate the provisions of subsection A of this section into the criteria used to evaluate United States history and Oklahoma history textbooks.Added by Laws 2010, c. 36, § 1, eff. July 1, 2010.
70 OK Stat § 70-11-103.6j (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-11-103.6j. Workplace safety training information.

|A. The State Department of Education, in collaboration with the Oklahoma Department of Labor, shall make available to school districts information regarding workplace safety training for grades seven through twelve. Such information shall include the Oklahoma Department of Labor's "Youth @ Work Talking Safety: A Safety and Health Curriculum for Young Workers". |B. The State Department of Education shall encourage school districts to inform grade-seven through -twelve teachers about the importance of incorporating workplace safety training in their curriculum.C. A local district board of education shall require a program for seventh-grade through twelfth-grade teachers which shall emphasize the importance of incorporating workplace safety training into curriculum. The program shall be completed the first year a certified teacher is employed by a school district, and then at a frequency as determined by the local board.D. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this act.Added by Laws 2015, c. 4, § 1. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 103, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
70 OK Stat § 70-11-103.6k (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-11-103.6k. College and career endorsements - Curriculum requirements

|A. The State Board of Education, in collaboration with the State Board of Career and Technology Education and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, shall develop college and career endorsements that will provide distinction and direct student coursework toward clear career pathways. |B. A student may earn a college and career endorsement by satisfying the curriculum requirements in any of the following categories:1. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), which may include but shall not be limited to courses directly related to science, including environmental science, technology, including computer science, engineering and advanced mathematics;2. Business and industry, which may include but shall not be limited to courses directly related to database management, information technology, communications, accounting, finance, marketing, graphic design, architecture, construction, welding, logistics, automotive technology, agricultural science and heating, ventilation and air conditioning;3. Public services, which may include but shall not be limited to courses directly related to health sciences and occupations, education and training, law enforcement and culinary arts and hospitality;4. Arts and humanities, which may include but shall not be limited to courses directly related to political science, world languages, cultural studies, English literature, history and fine arts;5. Multidisciplinary studies, which allow a student to select courses from the curriculum of each college and career endorsement area specified under this subsection and earn credits in a variety of advanced courses from multiple content areas; and6. Any other area of study as determined by the State Board of Education.C. The State Board of Education, in collaboration with the State Board of Career and Technology Education, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and representatives of business, labor and industry, shall specify the curriculum requirements for each college and career endorsement specified in subsection B of this section.D. For purposes of this section, applicable courses taken at a technology center school may, at the discretion of the State Board of Education, qualify for any of the courses required for a college and career endorsement.E. The State Board of Education shall develop and implement a mechanism by which to recognize college and career endorsements.Added by Laws 2016, c. 263, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
70 OK Stat § 70-11-103.6l (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-11-103.6l. Workforce Oklahoma Academic High School Diploma Recognition Act

|A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "2016 Workforce Oklahoma Academic High School Diploma Recognition Act". |B. Beginning with the 2020-2021 high school graduating class, a school district may implement graduation recognitions for students who have met the curricular requirements set forth in Section 11-103.6d of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and who have participated in an approved program of study leading to a recognized career and/or postsecondary education pathway. Such students may be eligible for the following graduation recognitions on their standard diploma:1. "Recognition of highest academic distinction" for students who achieve a cumulative high school grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all coursework performed in their career pathway of choice, along with meeting state-recognized college entrance requirements at the time of graduation;2. "Recognition of academic honors" for students who achieve a cumulative high school grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all coursework performed in their career pathway of choice, along with meeting state-recognized college entrance requirements at the time of graduation; and3. "Recognition of academic merit" for students who achieve a cumulative high school grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all coursework performed in their career pathway of choice, along with meeting state-recognized college entrance requirements at the time of graduation.C. A graduation recognition awarded pursuant to this section may be indicated upon the diploma and high school transcript of those students who qualify for such status.D. For the purposes of this section "approved programs of study" shall mean those programs of study identified by the local school district that shall include an identified sequence of courses leading to career entry and/or postsecondary education. Approved course sequences shall include at least six (6) credits within a career pathway and shall include advanced placement courses, career and technical science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses, concurrent enrollment college courses or a combination of such courses that best prepare students for work or further study in a career pathway of their choice.E. The State Board of Education and the State Board of Career and Technology Education shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of this section.Added by Laws 2016, c. 371, § 1.
70 OK Stat § 70-11-103.6m (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-11-103.6m. Computer science programs rubric.

|A. The State Department of Education shall develop by December 31, 2019, a rubric for computer science programs in elementary, middle and high schools to serve as a guide to schools for implementing quality computer science programs. |B. The rubric shall include but not be limited to the following recommendations:1. No less than one computer science course taught by a teacher with a computer science certification at each school site, which may include core content courses where computer science concepts are integrated; and2. Allowing all students to have access to career exploration activities that address how computer science skills are utilized.C. 1. Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, all public high schools and public charter high schools in this state shall offer a minimum of one computer science course to students.2. Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, all public middle and elementary schools and public charter middle and elementary schools in this state shall offer instruction aligned to the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Computer Science. Instruction may be offered through stand-alone computer science courses or through integration in other courses.D. Each course or offering required by subsection C of this section shall:1. Be aligned to the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Computer Science and current research-based instructional practices;2. Be of high quality, as defined by the State Board of Education; and3. Be offered in an in-person setting or as a virtual or distance course option only when a traditional classroom setting is not feasible.E. By June 30, 2025, and by June 30 each year thereafter, the State Department of Education shall publish on its website a report regarding computer science courses or content offered at each school and district during the previous school year. The report shall include the names and course codes of computer science courses offered in each school including a course description, to the extent such information is available.Added by Laws 2019, c. 332, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 400, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
70 OK Stat § 70-11-103.6n (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-11-103.6n. Professional learning opportunities for computer science courses – Grant program.

|A. Subject to the availability of funds, One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) shall be allocated by the State Board of Education to develop and implement high quality professional learning opportunities for computer science courses that align to the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Computer Science and align to the rubric developed by the State Department of Education for quality computer science programs pursuant to Section 1 of this act. |B. The State Department of Education may create a grant program for the purpose of providing professional learning opportunities. Entities eligible to receive grant funds shall include but not be limited to:1. A school district or a consortium of school districts; and2. High-quality computer science professional learning providers including institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, technology center schools overseen by the Oklahoma State Board of Career and Technology Education, non-profit organizations or private entities.C. Grant funds shall be used by grantees for:1. High-quality professional learning for kindergarten through twelfth grade computer science content including travel to workshops;2. Credentialing for kindergarten through twelfth grade computer science teachers including career and technology education endorsements and academic supplemental endorsements;3. Supports for kindergarten through twelfth grade computer science professional learning including mentoring and coaching;4. Creation of instructional resources to support implementation including integrated curricular resources; and5. Developing or redesigning computer science resources that are aligned with the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Computer Science.Up to ten percent (10%) of grant funds may be used to study the effectiveness of professional learning, curricula or other initiatives provided for in this subsection.D. A grantee may use grant funds to purchase technology including software, hardware or infrastructure, provided it is directly connected to the grantee's ability to implement a quality computer science program as defined by the rubric required by Section 1 of this act. To use grant funds for technology, a grantee shall specify in the grant application the amount of funds to be used for technology and the items to be purchased.E. The State Department of Education shall prioritize the following grant applications:1. School districts that are working in partnership with providers of high-quality professional learning for kindergarten through twelfth grade computer science;2. Proposals that describe strategies to enroll underserved populations of students; and3. Proposals from rural or urban areas with low penetration of kindergarten through twelfth grade computer science offerings including school districts that partner together to form clusters of implementation.F. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this act.Added by Laws 2019, c. 332, § 2, eff. July 1, 2019.