Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 1 - EXECUTIVE ORDERS › Section 1:2022-13

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
EXECUTIVE ORDER 2022-13
In view of recent mass violence, I have tasked my administration
			 to conduct a thorough review of the procedures in place and resources available
			 to determine what action, if any, may be necessary to secure and safeguard our
			 schools. Upon reviewing the recommendations made to me by the state's top law
			 enforcement officials, I have determined the state is underutilizing existing
			 resources and law enforcement should enhance its current training and
			 standards. I will take immediate action to strengthen the state's response in
			 this regard by implementing Mission: Secure Oklahoma Schools (S.O.S.). Children
			 deserve to be safe in school. School personnel deserve to be safe in school.
			 Parents and guardians deserve to know their child is safe in school. As a
			 father of six, I, too, have a personal and vested interest in protecting our
			 schools and keeping our kids safe.
Oklahomans know too well the pain and suffering inflicted by
			 mass violence as experienced on April 19, 1995, a day which forever altered our
			 state and this nation. Although no law can eradicate the evil that inevitably
			 exists in this world, recent events have shown a lack of evolving preparation
			 can have disastrous effects. As leaders, we have a duty to learn lessons from
			 the past and find solutions for a safe and prosperous future.
As governor, I will do everything in my power and to the best of
			 my ability prevent mass violence in our great state. That begins with planning,
			 preparation, training, and providing law enforcement and schools with the tools
			 needed to effectively do their job and keep our communities and schools
			 safe.
Therefore, I, J. Kevin Stitt, Governor of the State of Oklahoma,
			 pursuant to the power and authority vested in me by Sections 1 and 2 of Article
			 VI of the Oklahoma Constitution, and to the fullest extent permitted under
			 Oklahoma law, hereby direct Mission S.O.S. as follows:
Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response
			 Training
1. All State Troopers of the
		  Department of Public Safety ("DPS") shall successfully complete DPS-approved
		  and CLEET-accredited law enforcement active shooter emergency response training
		  by January 1, 2023.
2. All other
		  CLEET-certified law enforcement officers shall be offered the aforementioned
		  law enforcement active shooter emergency response training by July 1,
		  2023.
3. All CLEET-certified basic
		  academies shall include the aforementioned law enforcement active shooter
		  emergency response training by January 1, 2023.
Threat Assessments and Alerts
4. The Oklahoma School Security Institute
		  ("OSSI"), in coordination with DPS, shall make available to every public and
		  private primary and secondary school a risk and vulnerability assessment
		  ("assessment"), which shall include recommendations to increase security.
		  Annual assessment reviews shall also be made available. Both the assessment and
		  review shall be provided at no cost to the school or school district.
5. Behavioral Threat Assessment and
		  Management ("BTAM") training shall be offered by OSSI to every education
		  professional by July 1, 2023.
6.
		  Every school district shall implement the use of the Rave Panic Button by
		  September 1, 2022. Such implementation shall be focused on ensuring immediate
		  notification to, and timely response by, law enforcement.
7. The State Board of Education shall take
		  any and all actions necessary to implement the requirements of paragraphs 4, 5,
		  and 6 herein.
Copies of this Executive Order shall be distributed to the
			 Department of Public Safety, the Department of Emergency Management, and State
			 Board of Education who shall cause the provisions of this Executive Order to be
			 implemented.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and caused the Great Seal
			 of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma this 22nd day
			 of June, 2022.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
J. Kevin Stitt
ATTEST:
Brian Bingman
Secretary of State