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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
3 HOUSE BILL 4288 By: Fugate
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to schools; authorizing the
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
8 Services to create an alternative education pilot
program for certain suspended students; stating
9 applicability; providing program requirements;
allowing students to continue the program after
10 suspension; allowing school district to create a plan
for student reintegration; directing allocation of
11 available funds; and providing an effective date.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
15 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
16 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.568a of Title 70, unless
17 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
18 A. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
19 is hereby authorized to establish a pilot program to provide
20 alternative education to students who are suspended out-of-school
21 for more than fourteen (14) days. The Department shall design the
22 program in accordance with alternative education program
23 requirements listed in Section 1210.568 of this title.
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1 B. The program created in subsection A of this section shall
2 incorporate therapy and other restorative practices into the
3 student's daily instruction.
4 C. Students participating in the program shall have the option
5 to continue the program after their out-of-school suspension
6 conditions have been met, or their suspension time has expired. In
7 addition to the education plan for reintegration to core units
8 required under subsection D of Section 24-101.3 of this title,
9 school districts may adopt a plan to help students reintegrate into
10 elective classes, extracurricular activities, and other school
11 programs when they have completed their out-of-school suspension.
12 D. Of the funding available for alternative education programs
13 each fiscal year, the State Department of Education shall designate
14 up to ten percent (10%) for the program established in subsection A
15 of this section based on student participation.
16 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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