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March 17-19, 2014 Welcome to the Education Insider Report! Every week Stand for Children Oklahoma will keep you informed of what’s happening under the dome at 23rd and Lincoln in regards to all K-12 education legislation. If you have any questions about the legislation, please contact our policy analyst, Kristin May, at [email protected] or our government affairs director Amber England, at [email protected]. If you want to be a strong voice for education this session and help us stand for children, please visit http://stand.org/oklahoma/action to see how you can help each child in Oklahoma receive a world-class education. HAPPENING UNDER THE DOME Spring Break Week at the Capitol The week after third reading deadline is historically a slow week at the Capitol, and this week was no exception. Both chambers adjourned a day early and many committees did not meet. EDUCATION ISSUES IN THE NEWS Repeal of Common Core would increase federal control Former Oklahoma lawmaker: Common Core repeal would be step backward Coalition Promotes Higher Learning Standards Editorial: Don't reverse course on Common Core standards Q&A: A Crash Course On Common Core What The U.S. Can Learn From Finland, Where School Starts At Age 7 Oklahoma City School board members will start interviews for superintendent Former teen mom in Oklahoma beats odds by attaining higher education, good job Tulsa third-graders' reading records to be backup against retention Hispanic students now largest racial group in Tulsa Public Schools Stand’s Priority Watch List Bill Principal Authors Committees Current Status HB1384 Kern, Sally (H) Second Reading - Referred to Senate Griffin, A J (S) S Rules (S) - 03/12/2014 Committee Shortey, Ralph (S) Paraphrase HB1384, by Rep. Sally Kern, R-Oklahoma City, Sen. A J Griffin, R-Guthrie, and Sen. Ralph Shortey, R-Oklahoma City, creates the Parents' Bill of Rights. HB2317 Cleveland, Bobby (H) S Education (S) - 03/13/2014 Second Reading - Referred to Senate Boggs, Larry (S) Committee Paraphrase HB2317, by Rep. Bobby Cleveland, R-Slaughterville and Sen. Larry Boggs, R-Wilburton, permits school districts to educate students about the history of traditional winter celebrations and allows students and district staff to offer traditional greetings regarding the celebrations, including Merry Christmas; Happy Hanukkah; and Happy holidays.. HB2329 Kern, Sally (H) S Public Safety (S) - 03/17/2014 Second Reading - Referred to Senate Boggs, Larry (S) Committee Paraphrase HB2329, by Rep. Sally Kern, R-Oklahoma City and Sen. Larry Boggs, R-Wilburton, permits a handgun on any property set aside for the use or parking of any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, by a public or private elementary or secondary school and requires the handgun be stored in a locked motor vehicle when the motor vehicle is left unattended on school property. HB2354 Cleveland, Bobby (H) S Education (S) - 03/17/2014 S General Order Shortey, Ralph (S) Paraphrase HB2354, by Rep. Bobby Cleveland, R-Slaughterville and Sen. Ralph Shortey, R-Oklahoma City, repeals statutes pertaining to deputy county superintendents HB2355 Cleveland, Bobby (H) S Appropriations, Education (S) - 03/19/2014 Referred to Subcommittee Shortey, Ralph (S) Paraphrase HB2355, by Rep. Bobby Cleveland, R-Slaughterville and Sen. Ralph Shortey, R-Oklahoma City, repeals statutes pertaining to teachers' salary starting in 1990 through 2001. HB2356 Cleveland, Bobby (H) S Education (S) - 03/17/2014 S General Order Shortey, Ralph (S) Paraphrase HB2356, by Rep. Bobby Cleveland, R-Slaughterville and Sen. Ralph Shortey, R-Oklahoma City, repeals a statute pertaining to the Oklahoma School Deregulation Committee. HB2357 Cleveland, Bobby (H) S Education (S) - 03/17/2014 S General Order Dahm, Nathan (S) Paraphrase HB2357, by Rep. Bobby Cleveland, R-Slaughterville and Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, repeals the Virtual Internet School in Oklahoma Network (VISION) Act. HB2408 Cannaday, Edward (H) S Education (S) - 03/18/2014 Second Reading - Referred to Senate Garrison, Earl (S) Committee Paraphrase HB2408, by Rep. Edward Cannaday, D-Porum and Sen. Earl Garrison, D-Muskogee, amends language pertaining to the four-year cohort graduation rate. HB2414 Nelson, Jason (H) S Education (S) - 03/18/2014 Second Reading - Referred to Senate Treat, Greg (S) Committee Paraphrase HB2414, by Rep. Jason Nelson, R-Oklahoma City and Sen. Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, exempts a student who has been provided services under an Individual Family Service Plan through the SoonerStart program and during transition was evaluated and determined to be eligible for school district services from partial requirements for a Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship. HB2422 Bennett, John R. (H) S Education (S) - 03/19/2014 Second Reading - Referred to Senate Dahm, Nathan (S) Committee Paraphrase HB2422, by Rep. John R. Bennett, R-Sallisaw and Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, creates the Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act. HB2492 Billy, Lisa J. (H) S Education (S) - 03/13/2014 Second Reading - Referred to Senate Paddack, Susan (S) Committee Paraphrase HB2492, by Rep. Lisa J. Billy, R-Purcell and Sen. Susan Paddack, D-Ada, allows the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to have the authority to set cut scores, provided the Commission will not be authorized to make a change to any cut score effective in the same academic year in which the change is approved. HB2496 Casey, Dennis Ray (H) S Education (S) - 03/12/2014 Second Reading - Referred to Senate Ford, John (S) Committee Paraphrase HB2496, by Rep. Dennis Ray Casey, R-Morrison and Sen. John Ford, R-Bartlesville, allows an inoperable gun, knife, bayonet or other weapon on school property and deemed not in violation of law if in the possession of a member of a veterans group, National Guard or active military to participate in a ceremony or assembly approved by the chief administrator. HB2497 Casey, Dennis Ray (H) S Education (S) - 03/12/2014 Second Reading - Referred to Senate Stanislawski, Gary Michael (S) Committee Paraphrase HB2497, by Rep. Dennis Ray Casey, R-Morrison and Sen. Gary Michael Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, requires the State Department of Education to conduct a study of reading instruction and retention of students in the third grade based on reading assessments administered by law to determine the reasons why some students are not successful in acquiring appropriate grade-level reading skills. HB2499 Casey, Dennis Ray (H) S Education (S) - 03/12/2014 Second Reading - Referred to Senate Ford, John (S) Committee Paraphrase HB2499, by Rep. Dennis Ray Casey, R-Morrison and Sen. John Ford, R-Bartlesville, pertaining to education and warrants. (Emergency Measure) HB2500 Casey, Dennis Ray (H) S Rules (S) - 03/19/2014 Legislative Intent Language Removed Fields, Eddie (S) Paraphrase HB2500, by Rep. Dennis Ray Casey, R-Morrison and Sen. Eddie Fields, R-Wynona. The bill states the Legislature will not account for growth in the Education Reform Revolving Fund when making appropriations to the State Board of Education for the financial support of the public schools in the state HB2508 Sears, Earl (H) S Finance (S) - 03/17/2014 Second Reading - Referred to Senate Important Mazzei, Mike (S) Committee Paraphrase HB2508, by Rep. Earl Sears, R-Bartlesville and Sen. Mike Mazzei, R-Tulsa, reduces the top individual income tax rate from 5.25 percent to 5.0 percent for tax years beginning after Jan. 1, 2016, if the Board of Equalization makes a particular finding regarding General Revenue Fund growth. HB2541 O'Donnell, Terry (H) S Judiciary (S) - 03/13/2014 Second Reading - Referred to Senate Griffin, A J (S) Committee Paraphrase HB2541, by Rep. Terry O'Donnell, R-Catoosa and Sen. A J Griffin, R-Guthrie, modifies penalties to minors who send original or relayed transmissions of obscenity and child pornography to another consenting minor over the age of 13 to five or fewer individual destinations, making the act a misdemeanor offense punishable by attendance and successful completion of an educational program. HB2548 Nelson, Jason (H) S Education (S) - 03/18/2014 Second Reading - Referred to Senate Crain, Brian (S) Committee Paraphrase HB2548, by Rep. Jason Nelson, R-Oklahoma City and Sen. Brian Crain, R-Tulsa, requires the Teacher Preparation Commission to offer subject area competency examinations in the native language of a teacher candidate who is a non-native-English speaker if the teacher candidate or teacher is employed or has been offered employment by a school district as a teacher in a foreign language immersion program offered by the school district.. HB2571 Hoskin, Chuck (H) S Education (S) - 03/18/2014 Second Reading - Referred to Senate Burrage, Sean (S) Committee Paraphrase HB2571, by Rep. Chuck Hoskin, D-Vinita and Sen. Sean Burrage, D-Claremore, provides that children with disabilities be considered residents of their originating school district for school purposes upon release of a school attended as a result of a contract with a governing body of any state institution or board of education with a school district to provide necessary education services to the child. HB2582 Thomsen, Todd (H) S Education (S) - 03/12/2014 Second Reading - Referred to Senate Stanislawski, Gary Michael (S) Committee Paraphrase HB2582, by Rep. Todd Thomsen, R-Ada and Sen. Gary Michael Stanislawski, R-Tulsa, requires a charter school to comply with all rules made by the State Board of Education and to implement the Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System. HB2621 Reynolds, Mike (H) S Finance (S) - 03/17/2014 Second Reading - Referred to Senate Brecheen, Josh (S) Committee Paraphrase HB2621, by Rep. Mike Reynolds, R-Oklahoma City and Sen. Josh Brecheen, R-Coalgate, states the surviving spouse of a person killed during an act of violence occurring within a federal military installation that could be classified as "terrorism" or "combat related" will be entitled to claim an exemption for the full amount of the fair cash value of the homestead for all assessment years from 2009 through December 31, 2014.