1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 HOUSE BILL 3275 By: Baker
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 11-103.6a, which relates to adoption and
8 review of subject matter standards; deleting
8 requirement to review standards within certain time
9 frame; requiring standards changes to be made one
9 year prior to certain textbook adoption cycle;
10 prescribing legislative review and approval of
10 certain standards; providing an exception; allowing
11 minor technical changes in specified cases; providing
11 process for State Board of Education to review
12 standards; requiring review process to include three
12 committees and a public comment period; establishing
13 powers and duties of committees; mandating process
13 for receiving and reviewing public comments;
14 providing for implementation of certain standards
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15 comparison standards report; directing Board to
15 update certain frameworks; providing an effective
16 date; and declaring an emergency.
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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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21 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-103.6a,
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22 is amended to read as follows:
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23 Section 11-103.6a A. Beginning with the 2014-15 2024-2025
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24 school year, each area of subject matter standards, except for
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 1 standards for career and technology education adopted pursuant to
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2 Section 14-103 of this title, shall be adopted by the State Board of
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3 Education and shall be subject to legislative review and approval as
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4 provided for in Section 4 11-103.6a-1 of this act title. The
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5 subject matter standards provided in Section 11-103.6 of this title
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6 shall be implemented statewide by every public school district in
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7 this state. The subject matter standards shall be thoroughly
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8 reviewed by the State Board every six (6) years according to and in
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9 coordination with the existing subject area textbook adoption cycle.
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10 Changes made to subject matter standards shall be approved by the
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11 Board and subject to legislative review and approval one (1) year
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12 prior to the corresponding subject area textbook adoption cycle to
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13 provide textbook vendors time to adjust textbook materials which
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14 align to subject matter standards. The Board may determine a review
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15 of subject matter standards is not necessary if the state textbook
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16 cycle for a subject area is conducted in less than a six-year cycle.
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17 If subject matter standards are reviewed fewer than twelve (12)
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18 years after substantive changes have been made, the Executive
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19 Committee, in consultation with the Department, may recommend minor
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20 technical changes to the Board and waive the committee requirements
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21 outlined in subparagraphs b and c of paragraph 2 of subsection B of
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22 this section. After review, the State Board shall adopt any
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23 revisions in such subject matter standards deemed necessary to
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24 achieve further improvements in the quality of education for the
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 1 students of this state. Any revisions adopted by the State Board of
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2 Education shall be subject to review and approval as provided for in
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3 Section 4 11-103.6a-1 of this act title. The adoption of subject
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4 matter standards or revisions to the standards by the State Board of
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5 Education pursuant to this section shall not be promulgated as rules
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6 and shall not be subject to Article I of the Administrative
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7 Procedures Act.
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8 B. 1. In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection
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9 A of this section, on or before August 1, 2016, the The State Board
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10 of Education, in consultation with the Oklahoma State Regents for
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11 Higher Education, and the State Board of Career and Technology
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12 Education and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, shall adopt
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13 ensure all subject matter standards for English Language Arts and
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14 Mathematics which are college- and career-ready and will replace
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15 current standards. To be considered college- and career-ready, the
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16 standards shall be evaluated by the State Department of Education,
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17 the State Regents for Higher Education, the State Board of Career
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18 and Technology Education and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and
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19 be determined to be such that the standards will address the goals
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20 of reducing the need for remedial coursework at the postsecondary
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21 level and increasing successful completion of postsecondary
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22 education. The subject matter standards and corresponding student
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23 assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics shall be
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24 solely approved and controlled by the state through the State Board
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 1 of Education through a review and revision process as provided in
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2 this section.
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3 2. Upon the effective date of this act, the State Board of
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4 Education shall begin the process of adopting the English Language
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5 Arts and Mathematics standards and shall provide reasonable
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6 opportunity, review subject matter standards consistent with best
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7 practices, for public comment on the revision of the standards,
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8 including but not limited to comments from students, parents,
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9 educators, organizations representing students with disabilities and
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10 English language learners, higher education representatives, career
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11 technology education representatives, subject matter experts,
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12 community-based organizations, Native American tribal
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13 representatives and business community representatives and inclusive
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14 of a variety of stakeholders across the state with expertise in the
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15 subject area standards under review. Each standards review process
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16 shall leverage three (3) committees and include a public comment
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17 period to support the review and possible revision of subject matter
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18 standards under review by the State Board of Education:
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19 a. an Executive Committee consisting of five (5) to eight
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20 (8) members shall be established for each subject
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21 matter under review by the State Board of Education.
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22 Executive Committee members shall be selected to
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23 ensure representation from a variety of
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24 characteristics, including geography, grade level
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 1 expertise, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and
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2 experience in public education. At least one member
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3 of the Executive Committee shall be a public school
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4 educator in prekindergarten through twelfth grades and
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5 at least one member shall be a representative of
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6 higher education in the state with expertise in the
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7 subject area standards under review. The Executive
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8 Committee, in coordination with State Department of
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9 Education staff, shall guide the subject matter
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10 standards review process and select stakeholders to
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11 serve on a Writing Committee and Draft Committee for
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12 each subject area standards review through an
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13 application process made available to the public on
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14 the Department website and other standard forms of
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15 communication. The Executive Committee, in
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16 coordination with Department staff, and a Writing
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17 Committee shall develop a set of criteria for quality
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18 standards for each subject area standards under
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19 review. The criteria used to guide the standards
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20 review process shall be evidence-based and may
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21 include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
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22 (1) effective preparation for active citizenship and
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23 postsecondary education or the workforce,
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24 (2) subject matter content,
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 1 (3) sequencing of subject matter content and
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2 relationship to measurement of student
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3 performance and the application of subject matter
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4 standards,
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5 (4) developmental appropriateness of grade-level
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6 expectations, academic content, and instructional
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7 rigor,
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8 (5) clarity for educators and families,
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9 (6) measurability of student proficiency in the
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10 subject matter,
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11 (7) evidence-based pedagogy,
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12 (8) development of critical thinking skills, and
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13 (9) demonstration of application of acquired
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14 knowledge and skills,
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15 b. a Writing Committee shall be established for each
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16 subject area standards review and shall be tasked with
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17 reviewing and, if necessary, revising the subject
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18 matter standards utilizing criteria for quality
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19 subject matter standards established by the Executive
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20 Committee and Department staff. The Writing Committee
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21 may recommend modifications to the criteria for
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22 quality subject matter standards. Members of the
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23 Writing Committee shall include representatives with
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24 expertise in the subject matter standards under review
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 1 from prekindergarten through twelfth grade education,
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2 higher education, informal education, technology
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3 center schools, and the community. Members shall be
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4 selected by the Executive Committee members and
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5 Department staff through an application process,
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6 ensuring representation from a variety of
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7 characteristics, including geography, grade level
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8 experience, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and
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9 experience in public education. Educator expertise
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10 shall be prioritized in the application selection
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11 process for Writing Committee members with special
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12 consideration for inclusion given to educators with
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13 experience implementing the subject matter standards
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14 under review, and
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15 c. a Draft Review Committee shall be established for each
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16 subject area standards review and shall be responsible
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17 for reviewing and providing feedback on draft versions
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18 of subject area standards produced by the Writing
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19 Committee during each subject matter standards review
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20 process. Feedback shall be consistent with the
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21 quality criterion established by the Executive
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22 Committee, Writing Committee, and Department staff
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23 provided for in this section. Members of the Draft
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24 Review Committee shall include representatives from
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 1 prekindergarten through twelfth grade education,
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2 higher education, informal education, career
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3 technology, and the community and are selected by
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4 Executive Committee members and Department staff
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5 through an application process, ensuring
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6 representation from a variety of characteristics,
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7 including geography, grade level experience, ethnic
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8 and cultural backgrounds, and experience.
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9 3. The State Board of Education shall actively seek public
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10 comments from diverse stakeholders including, but not limited to,
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11 students, families of public school students, public school
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12 educators, organizations representing students with disabilities and
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13 English language learners, higher education representatives, career
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14 technology education representatives, subject matter experts,
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15 community-based organizations, Native American tribal
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16 representatives, and business community representatives for a draft
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17 version of subject matters standards produced by the Executive
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18 Committee and Writing Committee. The State Board of Education shall
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19 provide a public comment period of not less than thirty (30) days
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20 for subject matter draft standards. Public comments shall be
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21 reviewed by the Executive Committee and Writing Committee to
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22 determine if additional modifications to the subject area standards
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23 are needed.
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 1 4. Until the statewide student assessments for English Language
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2 Arts and Mathematics subject matter standards are implemented as
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3 provided for in paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section
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4 operational, the State Board of Education shall implement the
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5 subject matter standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics
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6 which were in place prior to the revisions adopted by the Board in
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7 June 2010 review process provided for in this subsection.
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8 4. Upon the effective date of this act, the State Board of
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9 Education shall seek certification from the State Regents for Higher
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10 Education that the subject matter standards for English Language
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11 Arts and Mathematics which were in place prior to the revisions
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12 adopted by the Board in June 2010 are college- and career-ready as
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13 defined in the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
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14 Flexibility document issued by the United States Department of
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15 Education and referenced in Option B of Principle 1: College and
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16 Career-Ready Expectations for All Students. The State Regents shall
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17 provide the Board a detailed description of the certification
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18 process and results, including a list of deficiencies if the State
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19 Regents conclude that the standards are not college- and career-
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20 ready. The Board shall post all documents, materials, reports,
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21 descriptions and correspondence produced by the State Regents or
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22 used by the State Regents in the certification process on the
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23 website for the State Department of Education.
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 1 C. 1. On or before the 2017-18 school year, the State Board of
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2 Education, in consultation with the State Regents for Higher
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3 Education, the State Board of Career and Technology Education and
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4 the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, shall direct the process of the
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5 development of annual high-quality statewide student assessments for
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6 English Language Arts and Mathematics as provided for in Section
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7 1210.508 of this title that align with the college- and career-ready
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8 subject matter standards developed pursuant to subsection B of this
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9 section.
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10 2. The statewide student assessments for English Language Arts
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11 and Mathematics shall continue to assess standards and objectives
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12 found in the subject matter standards for English Language Arts and
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13 Mathematics which were in place prior to the revisions adopted by
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14 the Board in June 2010 and the test blueprints shall continue to
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15 align to the