Legislative Update Week of Monday March 2-‐ Thursday, March 5, 2015 List of Bills that are Engrossed – they have completely passed the Chamber of Origin and are headed to the opposite House – and bills that have failed on the floor.
ENGROSSED: HB 1034 by Rep. Dan Kirby and Sen. Kyle Loveless-‐ Passed House on 2/16/15; allows a federally recognized Indian tribe to sponsor a charter school when the school is within federally recognized reservation or treaty area boundaries. HB 1051 by Rep. Dan Kirby and Sen. AJ Griffin-‐ Passed House on 2/25/15; new law that requires schools to review Safe Sports Criteria guidelines published by a nationwide association of athletic trainers and evaluate how to improve sports safety. HB 1154 by Rep. John Montgomery and Sen. Don Barrington-‐ Passed House on 3/3/15; exempts law enforcement officers who are employed in that capacity from a background check for employment with a school district. HB 1268 by Rep. Dennis Casey and Sen. John Ford-‐ Passed House on 3/4/15; providing an alternative method of demonstrating financial literacy for students with significant cognitive disabilities who are on an IEP. HB 1275 by Rep. Josh Cockroft and Sen. Clark Jolley-‐ Passed House on 2/17/15; moves school board election dates; specifically, filing remains in December, and if 3 or more candidates file for a seat, then there is a primary in February-‐ the 2 candidates with the highest votes move on to a runoff in April-‐ even if a candidate receives a majority of votes; if only 2 candidates file for a seat in December, the election is held in April. HB 1330 by Rep. Ann Coody and Sen. Jack Fry-‐ Passed House on 2/16/15; requires the SBE to adopt rules to require all school districts to waive the Oklahoma History requirement for children of military families who have taken a state history course in another state. HB 1331 by Rep. Ann Coody and Sen. Frank Simpson-‐ Passed House on 2/19/15; amends the Student Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013 by requiring the SBE to add a “military student identifier” to collected “student data.” HB 1362 by Rep. Claudia Griffith and Sen. Kay Floyd-‐ Passed House on 3/3/15; requires the Safe School Committees to recommend the development of a rape or sexual assault program to inform students and school staff on response and treatment following a sexual assault. HB 1442 by Rep. Chad Caldwell and Sen. Marty Quinn-‐ Passed House on 2/26/15; allows for appointment of a vacant school board seat if no one has filed for the position, to be filled “at-‐large” until the next election, at which point the seat would be declared vacant, and only eligible candidates within the boundaries of that seat may file and run.