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§70-1210.515.
§70-1210.515.
A. Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 of subsection A of
Section 6-107.3 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any person under
the age of eighteen (18) years wishing to apply for a driver license
or permit shall successfully demonstrate a satisfactory reading
ability at the eighth-grade reading level by meeting the following
criteria:
1. A student enrolled in a public school shall successfully complete
the reading portion of the state criterion-referenced test offered in
the eighth grade. Following the administration of this test in the
eighth grade, any student not successfully completing the reading
portion shall be assigned a plan of remedial reading. The student may
either retake the reading portion of the state criterion-referenced
test upon its administration the following year, or take an
alternative reading proficiency test in order to satisfy the criteria
for a driver license or permit. Alternative reading proficiency tests
shall be approved by the State Department of Education. Subsequent
successful completion of an alternative reading proficiency test shall
serve to satisfy any test retaking requirement which may be required
for the reading portion of the state criterion-referenced test in the
eighth grade in the Oklahoma School Testing Program. School districts
shall notify, in writing, each student who takes the reading portion
of the state criterion-referenced test for the eighth grade or who
takes an alternative reading proficiency test and the student's parent
or legal guardian of the test results. If the student fails to perform
satisfactorily on the test, the notice shall inform the student of the
reading proficiency driver license requirement and the school's
remediation plan for the student. Upon the student's successful
completion of the test, the school shall furnish the student with the
documentation needed for the driver license application in Oklahoma;
2. Unless alternatively documented according to the provisions of
subsection C of this section, students under the age of eighteen (18)
years shall successfully complete a reading proficiency test approved
by the State Department of Education; and
3. Any student who wishes to apply for a restricted license to operate
a motorcycle may take an alternative reading proficiency test, subject
to the provisions of this section.
B. Alternative reading proficiency tests shall be offered by testing
sites, which shall include the public schools at least four (4) times
per calendar year, and may include any of the following which chose to
participate, the area vocational-technical school districts, Regional
Education Service Centers, colleges, accredited private schools, and
other sites approved by the State Department of Education. A student
may take the test as often as wished, subject to the provisions of
this section. Testing sites shall provide the first alternative
reading proficiency test for each student at no cost to the student.
Students may be assessed a fee not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars
($25.00) by the testing site for each subsequent alternative reading
proficiency test taken.
C. A school district shall provide for alternative documentation of
reading proficiency for the purposes of paragraph 2 of subsection A of
Section 6-107.3 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes for any student
with an individualized education plan. The alternative documentation
shall be furnished to such student who is performing satisfactorily in
reading pursuant to the student's individualized education plan.
Parents of disabled students educated pursuant to the provisions of
Section 4 of Article XIII of the Oklahoma Constitution may satisfy the
requirement of paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 6-107.3 of Title
47 of the Oklahoma Statutes by signing an affidavit that, based upon
their best information and belief, their child would qualify for an
individualized education plan if enrolled in public school, and that
in their judgment their child is performing satisfactorily in reading
and is therefore academically qualified to satisfy the requirement of
paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 6-107.3 of Title 47 of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
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