2011 PROPOSED EDUCATION LEGISLATION

OKLAHOMA STATE SENATE

Ford (R) SB1 Dismissal of teachers

Ford (R) SB2 Graduation rate targets

Anderson (R) SB12 School employment – exempting persons

from criminal history record checks

Wilson (D) SB37 Sex education – requiring curricula to be

medically accurate

Garrison (D) SB42 Prohibits advertising involving children

for lottery

Anderson (R) SB63 Head injuries in youth athletes; religious exemption

For required examination

Garrison (D) SB64 Requiring photo ID to pick up student from school

Bass (D) SB 81 Providing one-time benefit for certain retired teachers

Fields (R) SB 84 Modifying distribution of money in Lottery Trust Fund

Stanislawski (R) SB109 Requiring continuing education for administrators

Rice (D) SB152 School discipline – bullying policy

Jolley (R) SB157 CLEET breaks in service

Ivester (D) SB158 School district indebtedness - deleting limit on

indebtedness

Holt (R) SB159 Allowing governing body of city to sponsor charter

school

Ford (R) SB206 Creating P-20 Council Task Force

Paddack (D) SB209 Career & technology education – increase number

Of dropout recovery programs

Paddack (D) SB219 Requiring administration of assessments to certain students

Ford (R) SB256 Providing that charter schools be eligible for

 Government lease rates

Ford (R) SB260 Charter schools: deleting prohibitions on issuing bonds

Paddack (D) SB263 CLEET powers and duties

Jolley (R) SB264 School testing – modifying criteria for reviewing

Recommendations. Eliminating or providing
certain assessments. Complying with NCLB.

Paddack (D) SB268 School testing – modifying requirements for

demonstration of mastery

Fields (R) SB275 Allowing interlocal cooperatives to receive federal

grant money

Stanislawski (R) SB278 Charter schools: authorizing State Board of

Education to sponsor a statewide online school

Stanislawski (R) SB279 Allowing school bonds to be issued for purchase

of certain equipment

Stanislawski (R) SB280 Online education: removing requirement for

telephonic communication between teacher and
parents

Holt (R) SB288 Charter schools: adding online schools to charter

school sites and modifying charter school requirements

Sparks (D) SB333 School improvement; creating Terry Paden

equitable Recognition Act

Sparks (D) SB336 School employee professional development;

requiring programs to allow certain training

Paddack (D) SB358 School curriculum: requiring civics education

in certain grades. Allowing for development of
certain assessments.

Paddack (D) SB376 Teacher professional development; modifying

professional development requirements.

Wilson (D) SB393 School Attendance: removing exception for children

being home schooled.

Wilson (D) SB394 School attendance: Establishing notification

 requirements for certain students, removing
exception for certain students.

Paddack (D) SB408 CLEET certification requirements

Brecheen (R) SB409 Requiring legislature elected after certain date

to be members of Teachers Retirement System
of Oklahoma

Paddack (D) SB416 CLEET authorizations

Anderson (R) SB434 School Code: updating statutory language

Ford (R) SB435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 441, 442

School districts: clarifying reference

Ford (R) SB445 Charter schools: Allowing charter schools to

accept emergency transfers

Ballenger (D) SB496 CLEET continuing training

Brecheen (R) SB497 School attendance

Russell (R) SB507 School administration: creating Administration

Reform Act; permitting school districts to contract with
municipalities for office space

Anderson (R) SB508 School districts

Shortey (R) SB509 Allowing school districts to sell advertising

on school buses; providing preference, specifying
use of revenue; placing restrictions on content.

Russell (R) SB513 Creating Administration Reform Act; adding

certain limits to contracts with superintendents.

Russell (R) SB533 Creating Administration Reform Act

Ford (R) SB534 Modifying grounds for dismissal of career

teacher, adding grounds for dismissal; modifying
grounds for recommendation for dismissal.

Johnson (R) SB535 School curriculum: creating the Adolescent

Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2011; requiring
instruction on human growth and development;
requiring State Dept of Education to provide
 certain information.

Shortey (R) SB537 Creating the Quality of Education Assessment

for Oklahoma Act of 2011.

Ivester (D) SJR6 Constitutional Amendment; deleting indebtedness

limit for school districts.

Sparks (D)
Martin (R) SJR21 Constitutional Amendment; requiring Teachers
Retirement System to have certain funded ratio

Brecheen (R) SB554 School curriculum: requiring State Board of Educ

to adopt certain standards; requiring all
relevant scientific info to be taught

Anderson (R) SB567 CLEET training

Paddock (D) SB599 Professional development in schools: creating

the administrator professional development
pilot program

Ford (R) SB600 Act relating to school districts

Ford (R) SB605 Creating the Charter School Sponsoring Committee

Sparks (D) SB615 Act relating to school code; updating

statutory language

Crain (R) SB632 Providing nutrition standards for schools;

restricting sale of certain foods

David (R) SB634 Act relating to school code; updating

statutory language

Brecheen (R) SB636 Act relating to school code; updating

statutory language

Ford (R) SB638 Act relating to school employee negotiations;

removing unit disputes from dispute resolution

Fields (R) SB664 Act relating to school administration; modifying

certain percentages in foundation aid

C Johnson (D) SB682 Requiring school boards to make school property

 available for public use

Branan (R) SB706 Act relating to school districts; clarifying

reference

Myers(R)/Sears(R) SB713 Private Vocational Schools; making appropriations

Bingman (R) SB718 School districts; clarifying language

Bingman(R) SB719 “

Newberry (R) SB756 Oklahoma Employees Sec Comm; exempting

religious schools

Barrington (R) SB758 CLEET pilot program; eligibility

Mazzei (R) SB787 Retirement plans for educational employees;

making several plan design changes to Teachers
Retirement System of Oklahoma for certain
employees; creating the Teachers Defined
Contributions Retirement Plan Act

Aldridge (R) SB795 Teachers Retirement System of Oklahoma;

modifying apportionment of sales, use and income tax
revenues to the Teachers Retirement System Dedicated
Revenues Revolving Fund

Jolley (R) SB939 School funding; providing that certain schools

be considered school districts

Brown (R) SB946 School transportation; allowing school districts

to charge certain fees