A. To facilitate the on-time graduation of a student who has been placed in state care during the ninth through twelfth grades, the student shall be automatically enrolled in the core curriculum, as set forth in Section 11-103.6 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. However, students who have been accepted into the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program pursuant to Section 2601 et seq. of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be given the opportunity to complete the program's curricular requirements. The school district in which the student is enrolled shall work in collaboration with the parent(s), legal guardian(s) or legal custodian(s) of the student and the student to determine if he or she should complete the college preparatory/work ready curriculum or the core curriculum requirements established by Section 11-103.6 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. In making decisions related to the on-time graduation of the student, the school district in which the student is enrolled shall be authorized to waive any applicable graduation requirements established by the school district board of education.
Added by Laws 2017, c. 187, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.