OK HB2750

State Board of Education shall adopt Oklahoma history social studies curriculum incorporating information about the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and its role in Oklahoma and national history.

Study of the bombing and aftermath is intended to help students learn about the impact of violence, the senselessness of using violence to solve problems or change government, and the importance of personal responsibility.

State Department of Education may make program materials and resources concerning the bombing provided by the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum available to public schools.

State Textbook Committee shall incorporate bombing-related provisions into criteria used to evaluate United States history and Oklahoma history textbooks.

Bill became effective July 1, 2010, with an emergency declaration to allow immediate implementation upon passage and approval.