1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 HOUSE BILL 3551 By: Sterling
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to virtual charter schools;
7 prohibiting eligibility for alternative education
8 state funding if certain requirements are not met;
8 providing for codification; providing an effective
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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14 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-145.11 of Title 70, unless
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15 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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16 Any statewide virtual charter school that does not meet the
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17 requirements for an alternative school, alternative education
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18 program, or alternative academy pursuant to Sections 1210.567 and
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19 1210.568 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and pursuant to any
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20 administrative rules shall not be eligible to receive state funding
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21 for alternative education.
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22 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
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23 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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24 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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2 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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4 59-2-9548 EK 01/07/24
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