SENATE BILLS OF NOTE PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE THISWEEK

SB by Sen. Pugh and Rep. Baker, requires that School employees receive paid maternity leave.

SB by Sen. Pugh and Rep. McBride, establishes minimum salary schedule increase for teachers for $ , .

SB by Pugh, R-Edmond, requires annual mentor teacher stipends.

SB by Pugh, R-Edmond, requires reimbursement for teachers who take and pass certain subject area competency examination.

SB by Sen. Pugh, R-Edmond, creates the Oklahoma Teacher Corps Program.

SB by Sen. Dave Rader, R-Tulsa,would require students to complete the Free application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to graduate from high school.

SB by Sen. Kay Floyd, D-Oklahoma City, names an existing portion of statute that relates to suicide awareness and drug abuse policies Evan's Law.

SB by Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, allows school district boards of education and other agencies specified therein to apply directly for federal funds.

SB by Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, requires school district boards of education, charter schools and public libraries to designate materials as “elementary,” (Pre-K- th grade),“junior high,” ( -8th grades) “under ,” and “juniors and seniors” based on their content and prohibits content that the average person aged 8 or older applying contemporary community standards would find has a predominant tendency to appeal to a prurient interest in sex.

SB by Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, creates the Statewide Charter School Board.

SB by Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, authorizes the Commissioners of the Land Office to lease property to a charter school. The bill directs the CLO to provide a right of first refusal to a charter school located in the same county or an adjacent county as the real property available for lease.

SB by Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, with title off,would:

● Rename and redefine the bilingual weight in the school funding formula to English language learner.

● Increase the transportation factor from . 9 to .

● Modify grade weights, increasing the first and second grade weight to . from . and third grade weight to . from . .

● Lower the grade weight for seventh through th grade to . from . .

● A variety of increases to category weights (special education, gifted, economically disadvantaged, etc.).

SB by Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, creates the Rewarding Student Outcomes Act, to build an outcomes-based career, college, and military readiness incentive program for school districts; removes Chronic Absenteeism from A-F Report Card—adds a climate survey.

NotableAgendaItems

AgendaItem# .StateSuperintendent

● Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters said that the recent passage of the legislation in the House had been a "big step in the right direction for the state of Oklahoma that moves us closer to the line of what we want which is every family empowered in their kid's education." This refers to HB 9 : The Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act

● He also addressed what he called "fake outrage" about removing the Education Hall of Fame portraits. He said it should have been done a long time ago and that they will be replaced with pictures of kids and parents.

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Curriculum&Instruction

The Superintendent stated that somechangesweremadetothestandardstoremoveanywokelanguage.Walters said we want “students who are ready for the workforce, not social warriors.” To go on to explain,“This is an agency where woke will go to die.” For example: In the computer science standards, state board members changed the word “culture” to “environment” throughout the standards also changing the term “diverse users” to “different users” when discussing the need to build programs that a “diverse” group of users can operate.

TheBoardunanimouslyapprovedallofthestandards(# .a,# .b.&# .c.)withasinglemotion.

.a. The proposed Oklahoma Academic Standards for ComputerScience(with the changes mentioned above)

.b. The proposed Oklahoma Academic Standards for FineArts

.c. The proposed Oklahoma Academic Standards for Health and PhysicalEducation

● Justasareminder:twonewmandatesregardingHealthEducation were passed in :

● Maria'sLaw:Maria's Law (HB - ) requirements was reflected in the modified standards approved at the March , Boardmeeting; ThemandatesofMaria'slawweretobeimplementedin - . Some resources can be found here.

● OklahomaHealthEducationAct:The SDE proposed standards incorporate the requirements from the OklahomaHealth EducationAct (SB - ) for districts toimplementin - .Districtsshall:

● provide instruction addressing all health education subject matter standards that may be integrated into one or more existing subjects or provided as an addition to existing coursework.

● assign teachers certified in physical and health education in a stand-alone health education course.