Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.9b
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Short title - Maria's Law – Mental health
Official statutory text
curriculum.
A. This section shall be known and may be cited as "Maria's
Law".
B. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the State Board of
Education shall require that all schools, as part of any health
education curriculum, include instruction in mental health, with an
emphasis on the interrelation of physical and mental well-being.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 590
C. In consultation with the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services, the Board shall revise the Oklahoma
Academic Standards for Health and Physical Education to include a
focus on mental health and develop a list of age-appropriate
resources for students in grades kindergarten through twelve. The
standards and resources shall be available on the website of the
State Department of Education.
D. School districts may enter into agreements with nonprofit
entities and other community partners to assist with or to provide
mental health education to students pursuant to this section if the
nonprofits and community partners are approved by the State
Department of Education and the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services.
E. The Board shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions
of this section.
A. This section shall be known and may be cited as "Maria's
Law".
B. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the State Board of
Education shall require that all schools, as part of any health
education curriculum, include instruction in mental health, with an
emphasis on the interrelation of physical and mental well-being.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 590
C. In consultation with the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services, the Board shall revise the Oklahoma
Academic Standards for Health and Physical Education to include a
focus on mental health and develop a list of age-appropriate
resources for students in grades kindergarten through twelve. The
standards and resources shall be available on the website of the
State Department of Education.
D. School districts may enter into agreements with nonprofit
entities and other community partners to assist with or to provide
mental health education to students pursuant to this section if the
nonprofits and community partners are approved by the State
Department of Education and the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services.
E. The Board shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions
of this section.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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