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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 704 By: Pugh
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 1210.704, as amended by Section 20, Chapter
8 323, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section
8 1210.704), which relates to advanced placement
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10 providing an effective date; and declaring an
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.704, as
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15 amended by Section 20, Chapter 323, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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16 Section 1210.704), is amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 1210.704. A. Beginning with the 2024�2025 school year,
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18 all public high schools in this state shall make a minimum of four
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19 advanced placement courses available to students.
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20 B. School district boards of education shall be responsible for
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21 ensuring annually that all high school students have access to
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22 advanced placement courses beginning in the 2024-2025 school year.
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23 Such access may be provided through enrollment in courses offered
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1 1. A school site or sites within the district;
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2 2. A technology center school within the district;
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3 3. An online learning program offered by the Statewide Charter
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4 School Board or one of its vendors; or
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5 4. A school site or sites in another school district.
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6 C. The Statewide Charter School Board shall maintain an online
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7 learning platform to provide high quality online learning
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8 opportunities for Oklahoma students that are aligned with the
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9 subject matter standards adopted by the State Board of Education
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10 pursuant to Section 11-103.6 of this title. The Board shall
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11 implement online courses, with an emphasis on science, technology,
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12 engineering, and math (STEM) courses, foreign language courses, and
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13 advanced placement courses. The online platform shall be available
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14 to all Oklahoma school districts students in this state.
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15 D. The State Department of Education shall provide information
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17 parents, on available opportunities and the enrollment process for
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18 students to take advanced placement courses. The information shall
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19 explain the value of advanced placement courses in preparing
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20 students for postsecondary-level coursework, enabling students to
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21 gain access to postsecondary opportunities, and qualifying for
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3 F. As used in this section, "advanced placement course" shall
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6 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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7 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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8 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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9 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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