STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 53rd Legislature (2011)

HOUSE BILL 1714	By:	Kern

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2001, Section 11-103.6a, as last amended by Section 15, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2010 (70 O.S. Supp. 2010, Section 11-103.6a), which relates to the review of adopted curriculum; deleting requirement for the adoption of K-12 Common Core State Standards; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     70 O.S. 2001, Section 11-103.6a, as last amended by Section 15, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2010 (70 O.S. Supp. 2010, Section 11-103.6a), is amended to read as follows:
Section 11-103.6a  A.  Each area of subject matter curriculum, except for technology curriculum, adopted by the State Board of Education for implementation by the beginning of the 2003-04 school year shall be thoroughly reviewed by the State Board every six (6) years according to and in coordination with the existing subject area textbook adoption cycle, and the State Board shall implement any revisions in such curriculum deemed necessary to achieve further improvements in the quality of education for the students of this state.
B.  By August 1, 2010, the State Board of Education shall adopt revisions to the subject matter curriculum adopted by the State Board for English Language Arts and Mathematics as is necessary to align the curriculum with the K-12 Common Core State Standards developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative, an effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers.  The revised curriculum shall reflect the K-12 Common Core State Standards in their entirety and may include additional standards as long as the amount of additional standards is not more than fifteen percent (15%) of the K-12 Common Core State Standards.
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.

53-1-6511	KB	01/19/11