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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 195 By: Paxton
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5 AS INTRODUCED
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6 An Act relating to the Apprenticeships, Internships
6 and Mentorships (AIM) Act of 2016; amending 70 O.S.
7 2021, Section 1210.528-1, which relates to creation
7 of apprenticeships, internships, and mentorships;
8 updating statutory language; updating statutory
8 reference; directing the Office of Management and
9 Enterprise Services to obtain certain insurance
9 coverage for certain participating students;
10 prohibiting the Office of Management and Enterprise
10 Services from directly or indirectly charging for the
11 cost of providing insurance coverage; modifying
11 certain construction; providing an effective date;
12 and declaring an emergency.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.528-1,
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16 is amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 1210.528-1. A. Beginning with the 2017-2018 school
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18 year, the governing body of each public, private, magnet, public
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19 charter, or public virtual charter school in this state (the school)
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20 is shall be authorized to enter into an agreement with private or
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21 public organizations for the purpose of creating apprenticeship,
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22 internship, and mentorship programs. Apprenticeships, internships,
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23 and mentorships may be available to high school sophomores age
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24 sixteen (16) or older, juniors, and seniors as permitted by each
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1 school. The apprenticeship, internship, or mentorship may fill
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2 fulfill the requirement of elective courses as the student's
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3 schedule permits. A student may not use the apprenticeship,
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4 internship, or mentorship to replace any other state education
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5 curriculum requirement provided for in Section 11-103.6 of this
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6 title, except as provided for in subsection D of this section.
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7 B. The governing body of each school public, private, magnet,
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8 public charter, or public virtual charter school shall have the
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9 authority to adopt policies regarding the creation of
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10 apprenticeships, internships, and mentorships that include the
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11 registration and qualifications for private or public organizations
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12 to participate in the apprenticeship, internship, or mentorship
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13 program.
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14 C. 1. The governing body of each school may Office of
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15 Management and Enterprise Services shall obtain liability insurance
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16 coverage to protect a student students who participates participate
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17 in an apprenticeship, internship, or mentorship program authorized
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18 by this section. The coverage authorized by this subsection shall
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19 be obtained from a reliable insurer authorized to do business in
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20 this state and shall not exceed the amount that is deemed reasonably
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21 necessary in the opinion of the governing body of each school.
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22 2. The governing body of a school may Office of Management and
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23 Enterprise Services shall not directly or indirectly charge a
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24 student or, the student's parent or legal guardian, or the governing
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1 body of a public, private, magnet, public charter, or public virtual
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2 charter school for the cost of providing insurance coverage pursuant
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3 to this subsection.
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4 3. The failure of a governing body the Office of Management and
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5 Enterprise Services to obtain insurance coverage authorized by this
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6 subsection or to obtain a specific amount of coverage may shall not
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7 be construed as placing any legal liability on the student, the
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8 student's parent or legal guardian, or the governing body of the
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9 public, private, magnet, public charter, or public virtual charter
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10 school.
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11 D. The State Board of Education may develop promulgate rules to
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12 determine if apprenticeships, internships, and mentorships
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13 established pursuant to this section are eligible for academic
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14 credit toward meeting the graduation requirements set forth in
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15 Section 11-103.6 of this title.
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16 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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17 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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18 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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19 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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20 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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