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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1410 By: Jech
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to agriculture; requiring operation
7 of an Ag in the Classroom Education Program within
8 the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and
8 Forestry; providing for development of curriculum for
9 K-12 programs in rural and urban schools; providing
9 for cooperation with certain agencies for operation
10 of program; authorizing the Oklahoma Department of
10 Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to provide
11 incentives; providing for funding sources; amending
11 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1104.3, as amended by Section
12 10, Chapter 171, O.S.L. 2025 (47 O.S. Supp. 2025,
12 Section 1104.3), which relates to the Ag in the
13 Classroom Education Revolving Fund; modifying the fee
13 amount for fund; authorizing fund to receive funding
14 through appropriated and apportioned funds by other
14 means; authorizing a certain amount to be allocated
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15 urban schools; updating statutory language; providing
16 for codification; and providing an effective date.
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19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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20 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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21 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5-13.1 of Title 2, unless there
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22 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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1 A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
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2 shall operate an Ag in the Classroom Education Program for the
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3 purpose of educating students about agriculture within this state.
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4 B. The Ag in the Classroom Education Program shall:
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5 1. Develop curriculum for students in grades kindergarten
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6 through twelve for Ag in the Classroom programs in urban and rural
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7 schools;
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8 2. Provide training and workshops for teachers who utilize Ag
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9 in the Classroom curriculum;
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10 3. Utilize existing Department resources and related programs;
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12 4. Cooperate with the State Department of Education and the
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13 Oklahoma State University Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service as
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14 needed in development and operation of the program; provided,
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15 however, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
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16 shall have sole authority over the program.
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17 C. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
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18 may provide incentives if funds are available to teachers who
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19 participate in the Ag in the Classroom Education Program and utilize
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20 curriculum provided by the program. Teachers who complete
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21 eligibility requirements for the incentives as promulgated by rules
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22 of the State Board of Agriculture may receive incentives. The
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23 incentives may include but not be limited to:
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1 1. Teacher recognition in newsletters, the Ag in the Classroom
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2 website, social media, or other methods of recognition for
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3 completing eligibility requirements;
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4 2. A monetary award to be used for agriculture-related class
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5 projects or field trips;
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6 3. Entering a teacher into a drawing for Ag in the Classroom
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7 resources or other items; and
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8 4. Awarding a teacher an Ag in the Classroom certificate.
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9 D. The Department shall directly receive all funds provided for
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10 the Ag in the Classroom Education Program pursuant to Section 1104.3
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11 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Department may apply for,
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12 accept, and use any gift, grant, or bequest from any source for the
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13 purpose of discharging its duties.
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14 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1104.3, as
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15 amended by Section 10, Chapter 171, O.S.L. 2025 (47 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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16 Section 1104.3), is amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 1104.3. A. Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) Twenty-seven
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18 Dollars ($27.00) of the fee authorized by Section 1135.5 of this
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19 title for Agricultural Awareness license plates shall be deposited
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20 by Service Oklahoma to the Ag in the Classroom Education Revolving
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21 Fund created in subsection B of this section.
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22 B. 1. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a
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23 revolving fund for the State Department of Agriculture to be
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24 designated the "Ag in the Classroom Education Revolving Fund". The
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1 fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year
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2 limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the
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3 Department pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this
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4 section, appropriated or apportioned by the Legislature and received
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5 as federal grants or funds, municipal contributions, or private
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6 contributors, and received from other sources, for duties associated
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7 with this act. All monies accruing to the credit of such fund are
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8 hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the
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9 Department for the purpose of Ag in the Classroom Education Program.
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10 Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the
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11 State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the
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12 Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for
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13 approval and payment. All monies in the Ag in the Classroom
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14 Education Revolving Fund shall be paid directly to the fund and
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15 shall not be directed to any other state agency.
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16 2. All monies received by the Department exceeding Twenty-four
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17 Dollars ($24.00) of the fee for the Agricultural Awareness license
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18 plates shall be allocated toward the expansion of the Ag in the
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19 Classroom Education Program into urban areas.
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20 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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