Schools; prohibiting certain districts and charter schools from using certain programs of instruction; providing penalty for violation. Effective date. Emergency.
Impact
The bill mandates that beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, if the State Board of Education identifies that a school has violated this prohibition, they must notify the offending school. Schools are then required to remedy their instructional methods within sixty days. Failure to do so will result in a withholding of up to ten percent of their monthly state funding until compliance is achieved. Additionally, the State Board of Education is directed to hire an education ombudsman to facilitate the enforcement of this legislation.
Summary
Senate Bill 924 aims to prohibit public school districts and public charter schools in Oklahoma from using certain programs of instruction for students in kindergarten through second grade. Specifically, it targets programs employing the three-cueing system model of reading, visual memory as the primary method for teaching word recognition, and the three-cueing system based on meaning, structure, syntax, and visual cues, also known as MSV. The bill outlines consequences for non-compliance, including a penalty in the form of withholding state aid funding.
Contention
One notable aspect of SB924 is the debate surrounding the use of specific reading instruction methods. Proponents argue that banning the three-cueing system is necessary to ensure effective reading instruction in early grades. They assert that these methods do not adequately prepare students for successful literacy outcomes. Conversely, opponents contend that such restrictions infringe on local control and the ability of educators to utilize various instructional strategies that may work best for their students. The legislation has sparked discussions about educational philosophy and the implications for curriculum development at the state level.
Schools; requiring school districts and charter schools to submit certain list of library materials; providing process for reporting violations; providing penalties. Effective date. Emergency.
Schools; requiring school districts and charter schools to submit certain list of library materials; providing process for reporting violations; providing penalties. Effective date. Emergency.
Schools; requiring school districts and charter schools to submit certain list of library materials; providing process for reporting violations; providing penalties. Effective date. Emergency.
Schools; prohibiting a school district or charter school from compelling use of certain pronoun; providing for monitoring of compliance. Effective date. Emergency.
Schools; prohibiting a school district or charter school from compelling use of certain pronoun; providing for monitoring of compliance. Effective date. Emergency.
Schools; directing the State Department of Education to make certain determination; requiring public school districts and charter schools to provide certain firearm instruction. Effective date. Emergency.
School district boards of education; allowing certain instruction; requiring the maintenance of certain records by schools districts. Effective date. Emergency.
Schools; creating the Age-Appropriate Materials Act; prohibiting public school districts and public charter schools from making certain materials available to students. Effective date.
Relating to the authority of the Wood County Central Hospital District of Wood County, Texas, to provide brain and memory care services to residents of the hospital district through the creation and operation of brain and memory health care services districts.