1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 SENATE BILL 1307 By: Stanley
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 5-132, which relates to adult high school
8 completion; updating statutory language; removing
8 reasons for which certain persons were unable to
9 attend school; updating statutory reference;
9 providing exemption from certain assessments for
10 certain persons; providing an effective date; and
10 declaring an emergency.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-132, is
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15 amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 5-132. A. Any person who is of legal age and a
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17 resident of Oklahoma this state, over the age of twenty-one (21) and
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18 under the age of twenty-six (26), and who has not completed the
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19 twelfth grade in school shall be given the same educational
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20 privileges and opportunities provided by law for children over the
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21 age of five (5) and under the age of twenty-one (21), upon
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22 submitting to the board of education of the school district in which
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23 the person resides evidence satisfactory to that board showing that
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24 during the time before he or she was twenty-one (21) years of age he
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 1 or she was unable to attend school for a definite period or periods
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2 of time because of physical disability, or service in the United
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3 States Armed Forces or Auxiliary Organizations, by reason whereof it
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4 was impossible for him or her to complete the twelfth grade before
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5 reaching the age of twenty-one (21). Provided, further, the pupil
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6 shall be counted in the average daily attendance of the district
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7 where he or she attends school during the period of time provided
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8 for in this article section for the purpose of calculating State Aid
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9 for the district.
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10 B. Any resident of the state who is nineteen (19) years of age
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11 or older, who is not enrolled in any high school program, and who
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12 has not completed the twelfth grade may attend any adult high school
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13 completion program which is established by a school district and
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14 approved by the State Board of Career and Technology Education if
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15 such attendance has the approval of the district offering the
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16 program. Such attendance shall not be counted in the average daily
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17 attendance of the district unless the Legislature appropriates
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18 monies for adult high school completion programs. Such attendance
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19 shall not be counted to meet minimum numbers for accreditation of
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20 the school district involved, and such students shall not attend
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21 classes which are a part of the normal class structure of the
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22 district.
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 1 C. A person subject to the provisions of subsection A or B of
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2 this section shall not be required to take the student assessments
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3 required by Section 1210.508 of this title.
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4 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
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5 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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6 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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7 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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8 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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