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An Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 140 By: Seifried of the Senate and Hasenbeck, Fugate, and Munson of the House An Act relating to mathematics instruction; directing expenditure of funds for certain purpose; creating the Oklahoma Math Achievement and Proficiency Act; providing short title; providing legislative findings; providing purpose of act; directing public school districts to ensure students receive certain education; directing teachers of mathematics to incorporate certain foundational elements; requiring students in certain grades to be screened at the beginning, middle, and end of each school year for certain skills; directing the State Board of Education to consider certain criteria in selecting a screening instrument; directing the Board to approve a list of screening instruments beginning in certain school year; requiring screening instrument to meet certain criteria; providing exemptions to screening instruments; directing schools that grant certain exception to provide certain evidence; requiring certain learning opportunities to be provided to certain students; prohibiting such students from being removed from certain opportunities unless certain consent is provided; requiring certain program of instruction to be provided to certain students; providing for contents of program of math instruction; requiring certain students be provided certain math intervention plan; providing criteria for math intervention plan; requiring plan to be developed by a student math proficiency team; providing for composition of team; requiring a school district to provide certain notification within certain time period to the parent or legal guardian of certain student; allowing public school districts to be allocated certain monies, contingent on certain funding; providing for distribution of allocation; providing for calculation of allocation; requiring school districts that receive certain amount to spend certain percentage of funds for certain purpose; requiring professional development to include certain research or training; requiring the State Department of Education to approve and publish a list of certain programs; allowing a stipend to be provided to teachers who attend certain professional development institute; requiring notification of the parent or legal guardian of a student determined to be performing at certain levels; allowing a teacher to recommend a summer academy or other program for certain students; providing purpose of summer academy programs; directing the State Department of Education to provide a list of certain summer academy program providers by certain date; allowing school districts to approve certain option for certain students; allowing for expansion of certain requirements, subject to availability of funds; providing for promulgation of rules; directing the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, in certain collaboration, to ensure that certain teachers are provided certain training in mathematics; directing the Commission, in certain collaboration, to implement certain strategies; requiring certain training to include certain guidance; requiring certain education programs to incorporate the study of certain key elements of mathematics instruction; requiring candidates applying for certain teaching certificates to complete instruction in certain program; creating the Statewide Mathematics Revolving Fund; specifying sources of fund; providing for expenditures; providing purpose of fund; directing the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to use certain fund for certain purpose; requiring certain students beginning in certain school year to be screened for dyscalculia; providing for request of certain screening; directing the State Board of Education to develop certain screening policy by certain date; directing the Board to adopt certain ENR. S. B. NO. 140 list of certain screening tools; directing screenings to be provided in accordance with certain policies and guidance; requiring school districts to provide certain data to the State Department of Education by certain date annually; providing for data to be submitted; requiring the Department to electronically provide certain report annually; providing for contents of report; directing the Department to provide certain training beginning in certain school year; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-200, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 411, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 6-200), which relates to training for residency committees and professional development; requiring professional development institutes in mathematics for certain teachers to incorporate certain requirements; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.508, as amended by Section 4 of Enrolled House Bill No. 1096 of the 1st Session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature, which relates to the statewide system of student assessments; updating statutory language; requiring the State Board of Education to electronically submit certain report annually by certain date; providing for contents of report; directing the Board to provide certain guidance; providing for codification; providing for noncodification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Mathematics instruction

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Toni Hasenbeck (R)*,  Ally Seifried (R)*,  Andy Fugate (D),  Cyndi Munson (D), 

Approved by Governor 06/10/2025 (on 06/11/2025)

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