An act relating to schools, the official text

1                            STATE OF OKLAHOMA

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2                  2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

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3 SENATE BILL 1190                By: Bullard
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5                            AS INTRODUCED

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6   An Act relating to schools; requiring public school

6   districts to designate an industry day for certain

7   students beginning with certain school year;

7   providing for certain collaboration to provide

8   certain information to certain students; allowing a

8   school district's industry day to include certain

9   information; providing for promulgation of rules;

9   providing for codification; providing an effective

10  date; and declaring an emergency.

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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 24-166 of Title 70, unless there
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15 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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16  A. Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, each public school

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17 district in this state shall designate a minimum of one (1) day
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18 every school year as industry day for students in grades nine
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19 through twelve to explore career opportunities available at
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20 industries within this state.
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21  B. The school district shall collaborate with employers, career

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22 and technology center schools, and institutions of higher education
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23 within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education located in or
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24 around the school district to provide information to ninth through
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1 twelfth grade students about career opportunities available through
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2 industries in this state and the education and training requirements
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3 for those careers.
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4   C. A school district's industry day may:

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5   1. Be incorporated as part of the Individual Career and

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6 Academic Plan (ICAP) process outlined in Section 1210.508-4 of Title
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7 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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8   2. Include information about apprenticeship, internship, or

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9 mentorship programs available pursuant to Section 1210.528-1 of
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10 Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
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11  3. Be coordinated with the Work-based Learning Program

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12 established by the Governor's Council for Workforce and Economic
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13 Development pursuant to Section 5003.10e of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
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14 Statutes.
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15  D. The State Board of Education may promulgate rules to

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16 implement the provisions of this section.
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17  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.

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18  SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation

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19 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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20 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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21 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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