ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1294	By:	Sherrer, Hoskin and Cox of the House

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		Burrage of the Senate

An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2011, Section 35e, which relates to dropout reports; updating statutory language; deleting obsolete language; adding the Military Department to certain school dropout report information distribution; and declaring an emergency.

SUBJECT:  School dropout reports

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     70 O.S. 2011, Section 35e, is amended to read as follows:

Section 35e.  A.  It shall be the duty of the superintendent, principal or head teacher of each public or private middle, junior high and high school accredited by the State Department of Education in the State of Oklahoma to notify the State Department of Education quarterly as scheduled by the Department of the name, address, race and age of any pupil dropping out from such the school during the preceding quarter.  Such The report shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the State Department of Education.

B.  The Oklahoma State Board of Education shall cause these statistics of school dropouts to be tabulated by grade and school district.  Information of school dropouts shall be made available to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Military Department of the State of Oklahoma for use in the youth educational programs provided by the Department, and the State Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

C.  The State Department of Education shall make an annual report to the Legislature prior to the convening of each regular session thereof of information received and tabulated pursuant to this section.

D.  For the purposes of this section, school dropout means any student who is under the age of nineteen (19) and has not graduated from high school and is not attending any public or private school or is otherwise receiving an education pursuant to law for the full term the schools of the school district in which he the student resides are in session.

SECTION 2.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

Passed the House of Representatives the 5th day of March, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the House
	of Representatives

Passed the Senate the 22nd day of April, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the Senate

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

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	Governor of the State of Oklahoma

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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