Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1-117 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1-117
General fund - Capital and noncapital expenditures
Status: in_force

A. The general fund of any school district is hereby defined as

a current expense fund and shall consist of all revenue or monies

that can legally be expended within a certain specified fiscal year,

but shall not be considered as including any money derived from a

special building fund levy made in accordance with the provisions of

Section 10 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, nor shall it

include any monies derived from the sale of bonds issued under the

provisions of Section 26 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution.

All monies derived from the proceeds of the school levies made

pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 of Article X of the Oklahoma

Constitution shall be placed in the general fund provided by this

section. Expenditures from the general fund shall be noncapital in

nature. All monies derived from state-dedicated revenue, state-

appropriated revenue unless otherwise provided for by law, and

county sources shall be placed in the general fund provided for by

this section. Except as provided for in subsections F, K, and L of

this section, a district shall not be authorized to make capital

expenditures as defined by this section from the general fund.

B. For purposes of this section, state-dedicated revenue shall

be any registration or license fees, taxes, or penalties collected

at the state level and distributed to common school districts.

County sources shall be all funds collected by the county and

distributed to common school districts but shall not include any

funds derived from the building fund levy made in accordance with

the provisions of Section 10 of Article X of the Oklahoma

Constitution or funds derived from the sinking fund levy made in

accordance with the provisions of Section 26 of Article X of the

Oklahoma Constitution.

C. For the purposes of this section, a capital expenditure

shall be an expenditure which results in the acquisition of fixed

assets or additions to fixed assets. Capital expenditures shall

include, but shall not be limited to, purchases of land or existing

buildings, purchases of real property, improvements of grounds and

sites for construction purposes, all expenditures for construction

of buildings unless authorized by the State Board of Education or

the State Board of Career and Technology Education upon application

to the appropriate state board pursuant to subsection F of this

section, additions to buildings, remodeling of buildings if such

remodeling involves changes to roof structures or load-bearing

walls, professional services, salaries and expenses of architects

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 115

and engineers hired or assigned to capital projects except for such

services, salaries, and expenses as are applicable in preparation

for a bond issue, expenditures for the initial installation and

extension of service systems and built-in heat or air equipment to

existing buildings, expenditures for the replacement of a building

which has been destroyed, installments and lease payments on

property including interest that have a terminal date and result in

the acquisition of property, and expenditures for preliminary

studies made prior to the time that authority to proceed with a

construction project is given if authority is received within the

same fiscal year that the expenditure was made.

D. Noncapital expenditures shall include, but shall not be

limited to, expenditures for maintenance, repair, and replacement of

property and equipment, initial or additional purchases of furniture

and equipment, direct expenses for maintenance of plant including

grounds, salaries for maintenance of plant including salaries for

the upkeep of grounds, and repair and replacement of building

structures which do not add to existing facilities and which do not

involve changes in roof structures or load-bearing walls and which

are not classified as a capital expenditure by this section.

E. The State Board of Education shall adopt and amend

regulations regarding the classification, definition, and financial

administration of funds, accounts, and expenditures in accordance

with the requirements of this section.

F. A school district shall be authorized to make capital

expenditures from the general fund to defray the cost of rebuilding

a school building only if a school building or facility has been

destroyed by a fire or natural disaster, such as flood, tornado, or

other act of God, or by an act of a public enemy of the United

States or this state and monies received by the district through

insurance coverage, federal reimbursement, contributions, and

allocation from the State Board of Education from the State Public

Common School Building Equalization Fund are insufficient to rebuild

the facility. Capital expenditures from the general fund pursuant

to this subsection shall be limited to an amount necessary to defray

the cost of rebuilding the facility which exceeds monies received by

the school district through insurance, federal reimbursement,

contributions, and state allocations.

G. Schools which receive gifts, donations, or state-

appropriated monies for the purpose of capital expenditures or

projects shall place such monies in the building fund, as provided

by Section 1-118 of this title, and not in the general fund. School

districts which receive gifts, grants, or donations of monies for

noncapital expenditures may place the monies in the general fund,

and such monies shall not be required to be used during the year in

which the money was received but may accumulate from year to year.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 116

H. School districts which receive monies from rental, sale, or

lease of buildings, impact aid monies, or grants, gifts, or

donations for capital purposes, whether from state, federal, or

other sources, may place such monies in the building fund authorized

by Section 1-118 of this title or the general fund authorized by

this section.

I. Any construction of a building included as a capital

expenditure from the general fund of a school district which is

authorized and has had a contractual agreement concerning such

construction executed prior to July 1, 1991, may be proceeded with

and completed as authorized prior to July 1, 1991, as a capital

expenditure from such general fund.

J. School districts receiving revenues authorized by Section 9B

of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution shall be authorized to

make capital expenditures from the general revenue fund no greater

than the amount levied by the incentive millage.

K. Upon the approval of the State Board of Education, a school

district shall be authorized to make capital expenditures as defined

in this section from its general fund if:

1. A bond issue has been rejected at an election by the school

district electors voting on that question within the current school

year, as certified by the secretary of the county election board; or

2. The school district has voted indebtedness at any time

within the preceding three (3) school years through the issuance of

bonds or through approval by voters of issuance of new bonds for

more than eighty-five percent (85%) of the maximum allowable

pursuant to the provisions of Section 26 of Article X of the

Oklahoma Constitution as shown on the school district budget filed

with the State Board of Equalization for the current school year and

certifications by the Attorney General prior to April 1 of the

current school year. The State Board of Education shall establish

the rules to administer the provisions of this subsection which

shall include, but not be limited to, specification of a maximum

amount of general fund monies to be used for capital expenditures,

the purposes for which such funds may be expended, and the period of

time in which such funds shall be encumbered.

L. Other provisions of this section notwithstanding, a school

district shall be authorized to make capital expenditures from the

general fund if the total assessed property valuation per average

daily attendance is less than sixty percent (60%) of the state

average total assessed property valuation per average daily

attendance and if, for each year in which general fund revenue is

used for capital expenditures, the district has voted the five-mill

building fund levy authorized in Section 10 of Article X of the

Oklahoma Constitution and has voted indebtedness through the

issuance of new bonds for at least eighty-five percent (85%) within

the last three (3) years of the maximum allowable pursuant to the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 117

provisions of Section 26 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution

as shown on the school district budget filed with the State Board of

Equalization for the current school year and certifications by the

Attorney General prior to April 1 of the school year. Provided, the

maximum amount of general fund revenue used for capital expenditures

pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed five percent (5%) of

the total yearly revenue to the general fund. Such fund may not be

used for capital expenditures for more than five (5) consecutive

years and may only be utilized for remodeling or construction of

classroom facilities and such ancillary facilities to such

classrooms as may be necessary. Provided, further, the

Superintendent of Public Instruction shall certify in writing, prior

to the expenditure of the funds for which provision is made in this

subsection, that such expenditures are in compliance with the

provisions of this subsection.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1731 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1731
School for deaf created
Status: in_force

A school for the education of the deaf is hereby created in the

state of Oklahoma, to be known as the "Oklahoma School for the

Deaf." R.L. 1910 Sec. 6986.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-172 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-172
Purpose of act
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education

Act is to recognize the unique relationship that Oklahoma enjoys

with the Indian tribes located within the state and how Native

Americans and Indian tribes play a pivotal role in the educational

system of the state in light of this special relationship. The

further purpose of the act is to establish the Oklahoma Advisory

Council on Indian Education. The purpose of creating the Council is

to promote culturally relevant learning environments, educational

opportunities and instructional material for Native American

students enrolled in the public schools of the state. Because of

the number of Native American students enrolled in public schools in

the state, this objective will positively affect the educational

success of all public school students and encourage further

government-to-government cooperation between the State of Oklahoma

and the sovereign Indian tribes located in Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3227 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3227
Consultant services - Contracts with retired employees
Status: in_force

No institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education shall enter into a contract for consultant services with

any person who has retired from employment with any institution for

two (2) years after the retirement date of such person. Nothing in

this section shall prohibit an institution within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education from entering into a contract for a part-

time teaching or research position of not more than twelve (12)

semester hours per academic year with a person who has retired from

employment with an institution within two (2) years after the

retirement date of the person; provided that the earnings do not

exceed the limitations on earnings pursuant to Section 17-116.10 of

this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-101 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-101
Declaration of legislative intent, policies and
Status: in_force

principles.

The Legislature hereby declares that this act is passed for the

general improvement of the public schools in the State of Oklahoma;

to provide the best possible educational opportunities for every

child in Oklahoma; and to have a more beneficial use of public funds

expended for education; and this act shall be liberally construed to

attain these goals within the purview of the following principles

and policies:

1. The education of our children is more than the performance

of a duty or act of love. It is these things and also the highest

expression of enlightened self-interest by the people of Oklahoma.

Education is our finest investment.

2. The system of public schools should be designed to

strengthen and encourage local responsibility for control of public

education. Local school districts should be so organized, financed

and directed that they can provide full educational opportunities

for all children. The maximum public autonomy and responsibility

for public education should remain with the local school districts

and the patrons of such districts.

3. It is the responsibility of the state on behalf of the

people of Oklahoma to establish, maintain, and continually improve

the public schools of Oklahoma. In furtherance of this

responsibility, the people of Oklahoma through the state have the

responsibility to support financially the public schools.

4. Effective local control requires that local school districts

contribute to the support of school budgets in proportion to their

respective abilities.

5. The system of public school support should assure that state

and local funds are adequate for the support of a realistic

foundation program. It is unrealistic and unfair to the children of

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 810

the less wealthy districts to provide less state support than is

necessary for full educational opportunities.

6. The system of public school support should encourage local

school districts to provide and support improved educational

programs.

7. The system of public school support should make provisions

for the apportionment of state funds to local school districts on a

strictly objective basis that can be computed as well by the local

districts as by the state.

8. The system of public school support should effect a

partnership between the state and each local district, with each

participating in accordance with its relative ability. The

respective abilities should be combined to provide a financial plan

between the state and the local school district that will assure

full educational opportunities for every child in Oklahoma.

9. State support should be extended to all local districts

regardless of wealth, for this not only develops a sense of broader

responsibility, but also creates flexibility taxwise permitting the

exercise of local initiative. State support should, to assure equal

educational opportunity, provide for as large a measure of

equalization as possible among districts. The taxing power of the

state should be utilized to raise the level of educational

opportunity in the financially weakest districts of the state.

10. The system of public school support should provide for an

equitable system of state and local sharing in the foundation

program. The degree of local sharing should be based, as nearly as

possible, on the true ability of the local district, so that each

may contribute uniformly to the foundation program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-113.5 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-113.5
Schools maintained in state reformatories - Exemption
Status: in_force

from class size limitations.

Any school maintained in the state reformatories under the

administrative authority of the Department of Corrections shall not

be subject to the provisions of Section 18-113.3 of Title 70 of the

Oklahoma Statutes. The State Board of Education shall not assess

any penalties that would be imposed upon or sanctions that could

result in denial of accreditation of a school pursuant to Section

18-113.3 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes for any school

maintained in the state reformatories.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-7-101 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-7-101
Boundaries - Petition or resolution to change -
Status: in_force

Election.

A. Except as otherwise provided for in Section 7-105 of this

title for conditional consolidated school districts, the territory

comprising all or part of a school district may be annexed to

another school district or to two or more districts, when approved

at an annexation election called by the State Superintendent of

Public Instruction, but except as provided in subsection B of this

section, an annexation election may not be held unless the boards of

education of the affected districts concur therein. Provided, that

such concurrence of the boards of education affected shall not be

required in cases of mandatory annexation by the State Board of

Education:

1. In pursuance of a petition for annexation signed by a

majority of the school district electors in the territory proposed

to be annexed, hereinafter referred to as the area affected, said

majority being applied to the highest number of voters voting in a

regular school district election in the district in the preceding

five (5) years as determined by the secretary of the county election

board, who shall certify the adequacy of the number of signatures on

the petition as provided in this section; or

2. In pursuance of a resolution adopted by the board of

education of the district in which the area affected is situated.

B. An annexation election shall be called by the State

Superintendent of Public Instruction without the concurrence of the

board of education of the school district which is proposed to be

annexed, upon the filing of a petition with the State Superintendent

of Public Instruction for annexation that is signed by a majority of

the school district electors in the territory proposed to be

annexed, hereinafter referred to as the area affected, said majority

being applied to the highest number of voters voting in a regular

school district election in the district in the preceding five (5)

years as determined by the secretary of the county election board,

who shall certify the adequacy of the number of signatures on the

petition. The petition shall contain such information as the State

Superintendent of Public Instruction may require.

C. Annexation elections held pursuant to this section shall be

conducted pursuant to the following procedures:

1. Such election shall be held not less than sixty (60) days

nor more than ninety (90) days after the State Superintendent of

Public Instruction receives such petition, at some public place in

the school district in which the area affected is situated, between

the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., and notice thereof shall be given by

the State Superintendent of Public Instruction in the same manner as

notice of special elections of the school district electors of

school districts is given, provided, that the State Superintendent

of Public Instruction shall not be required to call an election for

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 477

the purpose of annexing a part of a school district more than once

during any twelve-month period. Such elections shall be conducted

by the county election board;

2. The annexation shall be approved by a majority of the school

district electors voting at such election:

a. of an entire school district, or

b. if a majority of the members of a board of education

of a school district losing the territory concur with

the petitioners, or resolution, only the legal voters

of the area so affected shall be eligible to vote at

such election, or

c. if the affected area is part of a school district with

thirty thousand (30,000) or more average daily

membership, if the boundaries of the affected area is

not contiguous with the boundaries of the rest of the

district, and if the boundary of the noncontiguous

affected area is a least two (2) miles from the

nearest boundary of the rest of the district, only the

legal voters of the area so affected shall be eligible

to vote at such election. Provided, if there is an

incorporated city located wholly within the separate

noncontiguous affected area, the annexation election

being held shall not effect the area within the

boundaries of the incorporated area unless a majority

of the school district electors within the boundaries

of the incorporated area also file a petition

requesting annexation as required in subsection B of

this section.

If the area proposed to be annexed constitutes less than two percent

(2%) of the total area of the school district in which such area is

located, and there are no qualified electors residing in such area,

no election shall be held. In such instance the board of education

of the school district wherein the area proposed to be annexed is

located and the board of education of the school district to which

such area is proposed to be annexed shall each adopt a resolution

approving such annexation and shall transmit certified copies of

both resolutions to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction

who shall, within five (5) days after receiving copies of such

resolutions, make an order declaring the annexation as approved in

the resolutions. Copies of the annexation order shall be

transmitted to the State Board of Education, Oklahoma Tax

Commission, county clerk, county treasurer, county assessor and to

the boards of education of the school districts involved;

3. The annexation shall be approved by a majority of the school

district electors of the area affected, voting at such election, if

the area affected is an area within a school district in which, as a

result of condemnation proceedings by the federal government, a

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 478

majority of the pupils of said area have attended school, for at

least one school term, in the district to which the petition

requests annexation;

4. If the annexation of an entire district is approved, as

provided for in this section, the State Superintendent of Public

Instruction shall, within five (5) days after such election, issue

an order declaring the annexation as requested in the petition or

resolution for annexation to the State Board of Education, Oklahoma

Tax Commission, county clerk, county treasurer and county assessor

in each county in which any of the territory of the disorganized

district lies, but the annexation shall not become effective until

the time for filing an appeal, as hereinafter provided, has expired.

In the event a majority of the electors voting at such election do

not vote for the annexation, the State Superintendent of Public

Instruction shall, within five (5) days after such election, issue

an order denying the annexation to the State Board of Education,

Oklahoma Tax Commission, county clerk, county treasurer and county

assessor in each county in which any of the territory of the

disorganized district lies. Within ten (10) days after the order of

the State Superintendent of Public Instruction is issued, twenty-

five percent (25%) of the school district electors who were eligible

to vote at the annexation election may appeal to the district court

of the county in which the territory proposed to be annexed, or the

largest part thereof if such territory lies in more than one county,

is situated, and thereafter all proceedings shall be stayed until

the district court has rendered judgment. The proceedings shall be

given precedence over all other civil matters. In the event the

court issues a final order upholding a partial annexation, the

effective date of said partial annexation shall be July 1 following

the final order. All pending annexation proceedings are hereby

exempted from this act. The State Board of Education shall be

required to change the boundary lines as described in the

declaration after all litigation has expired;

5. Upon the effective date of the annexation of an entire

school district to one or more school districts, the board of

education of the school district whose territory was annexed shall

be declared abolished by the State Superintendent of Public

Instruction. If a school district to which the territory was

annexed currently has a five-member board of education, that school

district board of education shall have the option of forming a

seven-member board of education pursuant to the provisions of

Section 5-107A of this title upon the effective date of the

annexation; and

6. If an independent district annexes to an elementary district

not maintaining a high school, both boards of education are

abolished. The Governor shall appoint three members of the newly

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 479

formed district to the board of education and these members shall

appoint the remaining two members.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-22-112 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-22-112
State aid withheld for failure to comply with article
Status: in_force

All further payment of state aid for each district shall be

withheld until the provisions of this article have been fulfilled by

said district.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 896
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4001 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4001
Acquisition, construction and equipment of buildings,
Status: in_force

additions, public utilities, etc. - Fees and charges - Sale of

surplus commodities and services - Cooperative agreements.

A. Subject to and in accordance with the terms hereof, the

boards of regents for all state educational institutions for and in

behalf of any university, college, school or institution under the

jurisdiction of each of the said boards are hereby authorized from

time to time to set aside such portion of their respective campuses

or of the campuses under the jurisdiction of said boards, or any

other land owned or leased by said boards, as may be necessary and

suitable for the construction thereon of dormitories, student

housing, cooperative group housing, parking facilities, adult

education facilities, kitchens, dining halls, auditoriums, student

union buildings, field houses, stadiums, public utility plants and

systems for the supplying of water, gas, heat or power and other

self-liquidating projects and other revenue-producing buildings for

the university, college or institution or related institution, which

may include public, nonprofit or private entities, deemed necessary

by said boards for the comfort, convenience and welfare of their

students, and suitable for the purposes for which said institutions

were established, including additions to existing buildings used for

such purposes; to acquire through construction, purchase,

condemnation or any combination thereof such dormitories, student

housing, cooperative group housing, parking facilities, adult

education facilities, kitchens, dining halls, auditoriums, student

union buildings, field houses, stadiums, public utility plants and

systems and other revenue-producing buildings and acquire or

construct additions, improvements and extensions to existing

buildings and structures used for such purposes and to equip,

furnish, maintain and operate all such buildings and structures; and

to acquire through purchase, condemnation or otherwise any land,

rights-of-way, easements, licenses and permits needed for the

present or future use of such buildings, structures, plants and

systems; provided, that such boards of regents shall not construct

or acquire, for their respective institutions, such utility plants

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1618

or systems whose capacity is in excess of the present or reasonably

contemplated future needs of such institutions or related

institutions, except as provided in subsection C hereof.

B. When in the opinion of the board of regents of any such

institution any of the buildings, structures, plants and systems

constructed, acquired, improved, extended, added to, furnished or

equipped as above authorized are deemed necessary by the said board

for the comfort, convenience and welfare of the student body as a

whole, or for any specified class or part thereof, the board of

regents shall have authority to charge and collect from all students

in attendance at the university, college, school or institution, or

related institutions, or from any specified class or part thereof

for which such facilities are so deemed necessary, fees and charges

for the use or availability of such buildings and structures and for

the services or commodities to be made available by such plants,

systems or facilities. The proceeds of all such fees and charges

shall be considered as revenues within the meaning of Section 4004

of this title and the provisions of said section shall be applicable

thereto. Where the commodities and services supplied by any such

plant and system temporarily shall be found to be in excess of the

requirements of the university, college, school or institution, or

related institutions, the board of regents may sell the surplus to

other public or nonprofit consumers, including incorporated

municipalities, and in that connection may enter into such

agreements as it may consider advisable. All revenues received from

the sale of such surplus shall likewise be considered and treated as

other revenues under Section 4004 of this title. Such board of

regents may also enter into agreements for the purchase of water,

electricity, gas, heat, or power to be distributed through the

medium of any such plant or systems, provided only that no agreement

entered into under the provisions of this paragraph shall pledge the

credit of the State of Oklahoma.

C. Other state agencies or subdivisions of the state may enter

into cooperative agreements with the regents of the universities or

colleges on projects for the primary benefit of such university or

college, and make use of facilities and services financed by bonds

issued by the university or college, as authorized herein and under

the terms and conditions of this section.

D. It is the intent of the Legislature that no additional

public trusts having the state as beneficiary be created to finance

the purchase of land or facilities or the construction of facilities

at institutions of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or

their agencies and that no beneficial interest in a public trust be

accepted on behalf of the State of Oklahoma or any agency thereof

involving an institution of higher learning; and that no additional

projects be authorized for existing public trusts having the state

as beneficiary now operating for the direct or indirect benefit of

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1619

any institution of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or

its agencies, except that the heating-cooling plant at the Oklahoma

Health Sciences Center may be repaired or expanded, if approved by

the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and except as

provided in Section 4017 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-160 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-160
State student record system – Development and implementation in compliance with
Status: in_force

A. Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, upon initial enrollment in a public school district, the

school shall request the parent or guardian of a student to provide information to the school

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 5

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 6implementation in compliance with federal requirements.

A. In developing and implementing a state student record

system, as required in Subsection E of Section 18-200.1 of this

title, and as needed to comply with the tracking and reporting

requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

(ESEA), P.L. No. 114-95, as reauthorized by the Every Student

Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015, the State Department of Education shall

construct the system to contain the following elements and comply

with the following standards and compliance capabilities:

1. Extensible Markup Language (XML), which defines common data

formats used during communication between disparate systems;

2. Web services protocol developed by the World Wide Web

Consortium, which enables systems that are physically separated but

connected to the Internet to be combined to permit complex

operations;

3. Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) version 1.5

specifications, or any updated versions of the specifications, which

enable school district software management systems to communicate

with each other. The student record system shall include, but not

be limited to, the specifications for course identifiers, state

standard formatting, content formatting, and assessment formatting

specification;

4. United States Department of Education EDFacts data exchange

guidelines with data elements capable of providing reporting on

federal educational programs; and

5. Defined state data codes to ensure consistent reporting from

school districts including, but not limited to, data codes for

course identifiers, entries, gains, and losses. Current data codes

for teacher certification and the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System

shall be extended to match other defined data codes.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 225

B. Any student information system and any instructional

management system used by school districts in the state shall comply

with the Extensible Markup Language (XML) standards and the Schools

Interoperability Framework (SIF) version 1.5 specifications, or any

updated versions of the specifications.

C. The State Department of Education shall have the authority

to define requirements for the submission of data elements in

compliance with the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) version

1.5 for the student information systems and instructional management

systems used by school districts statewide in compliance with state

and federal statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6013 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6013
Construction of act and contracts entered into pursuant
Status: in_force

thereto.

Nothing in the Oklahoma Tuition Trust Act or in an advance

tuition payment contract entered into pursuant to the Oklahoma

Tuition Trust Act shall be construed as a promise or guarantee by

the Trust or the state that a person will be admitted to an

institution of higher education or to a particular institution of

higher education, will be allowed to continue to attend an

institution of higher education after having been admitted, or will

be graduated from an institution of higher education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-7-203 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-7-203
School Consolidation Assistance Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund to be

designated the "School Consolidation Assistance Fund". The fund

shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations,

and shall consist of any monies the Legislature may appropriate or

transfer to the fund and any monies contributed for the fund from

any other source, public or private.

B. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby

appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Board of

Education for the purposes established by this section, the

Legislature and in accordance with rules promulgated by the State

Board of Education. The purposes shall be to provide:

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 487

1. Voluntarily or mandatorily consolidated school districts or

districts who have received part or all of the territory and part or

all of the students of a school district dissolved by voluntary or

mandatory annexation, during the first year of consolidation or

annexation with a single one-year allocation of funds needed for:

a. purchase of uniform textbooks in cases where the

several districts were not using the same textbooks

prior to consolidation or annexation,

b. employment of certified personnel required to teach

courses of the district for which personnel from the

districts consolidated or annexed are not certified

and available,

c. employment assistance for personnel of the several

districts who are not employed by the consolidated or

annexing district. Employment assistance may include

provision of a severance allowance for administrators,

teachers and support personnel not to exceed eighty

percent (80%) of the individual's salary or wages,

exclusive of fringe benefits, for the school year

preceding the consolidation or annexation. Personnel

receiving such severance pay may accumulate one (1)

year of creditable service for retirement purposes.

Employment assistance may also include the payment of

unemployment compensation benefits. The State Board

of Education shall provide a severance allowance to

employees dismissed from employment due to annexation

or consolidation of a school district in the year of

the annexation or consolidation and who were denied a

severance allowance or unemployment compensation

benefits and the voluntary consolidation funding of

the annexing or consolidating district or districts

has been paid on or after July 1, 2003, at the maximum

allowable amount. Application for a severance

allowance shall be made to the Finance Division of the

State Department of Education by the dismissed

employee no later than September 1 of the fiscal year

immediately following the fiscal year in which the

annexation or consolidation occurred,

d. furnishing and equipping classrooms and laboratories,

e. purchase of additional transportation equipment, and

f. when deemed essential by the school district board of

education to achieve consolidation or combination by

annexation, renovation of existing school buildings

and construction or other acquisition of school

buildings; and

2. Assistance to school districts which have entered into a

mutual contract with a superintendent as authorized pursuant to

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 488

Section 5-106A of this title in paying the salary or wages of the

superintendent. The assistance shall equal not more than fifty

percent (50%) of the salary or wages of the superintendent for not

more than three (3) consecutive years. In no case shall the total

amount of assistance paid over the three-year period be more than

One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) nor shall any

school district be eligible to receive assistance pursuant to this

paragraph for more than one three-year time period.

C. The State Board of Education shall only make allocations

from the fund to school districts formed from the combination of two

or more of the districts whose boards of education notify the State

Board of Education on or before June 30 of their intent to annex or

consolidate and are subsequently combined by such means by January 1

of the second year following the notification of intent. The boards

of education which have entered into a mutual contract with a

superintendent shall notify the Board on or before June 30 of the

year preceding the school year the mutual contract will become

effective.

D. Allocations will be made to school districts formed by

voluntary or mandatory consolidation on the basis of combined

average daily membership (ADM) of the school year preceding the

first year of operation of the school district resulting from the

consolidation; provided, not more than two hundred (200) ADM of any

one school district shall be counted in determining the combined ADM

of any district formed by consolidation. The ADM of any one school

district shall not be considered more than once for allocations from

the fund when the school district consolidates with two or more

school districts. Allocations from the fund pursuant to this

subsection shall be calculated by multiplying the combined ADM by

Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00).

E. Allocations will be made to school districts which have

received part or all of the territory and students of a school

district by voluntary or mandatory annexation on the basis of ADM of

the annexed school district for the school year preceding the first

year of operation of the school district resulting from the

annexation; provided, not more than two hundred (200) ADM of the

annexed district shall be counted. Allocations from the fund

pursuant to this subsection shall be calculated by multiplying the

allowable ADM by Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). In no case

shall allocations payable pursuant to this subsection be greater

than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00).

F. If monies in the School Consolidation Assistance Fund are

insufficient to make allocations to all qualified combined

districts, allocations shall be made based upon the determination of

the State Board of Education with preference given to school

district consolidation and annexation.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 489
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-28-100A — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-28-100A
Legislative intent — Baseline appropriations level
Status: in_force

A. It is the intent of the Legislature that appropriations made

in House Bill No. 2901 of the 1st Session of the 59th Oklahoma

Legislature in conjunction with other funds appropriated to the

State Board of Education during the 1st Session of the 59th Oklahoma

Legislature establish a new baseline appropriation level for public

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 972

schools in this state, and that maintaining such baseline levels in

future years should be a requirement prior to resources being made

available for programs such as the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax

Credit Act, created pursuant to House Bill No. 1934 of the 1st

Session of the 59th Oklahoma Legislature. For this reason,

subsection B of this section is necessary.

B. Beginning July 1, 2024, and at the beginning of each

succeeding state fiscal year, if the amount of money appropriated to

the State Board of Education:

1. For the financial support of public schools and support of

public schools activities in such fiscal year; and

2. To be distributed through redbud school grants provided for

in Section 3-104 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

is less than such amounts appropriated for the fiscal year ending

June 30, 2024, the tax credits otherwise authorized in the Oklahoma

Parental Choice Tax Credit Act shall be reduced proportionally to

reflect the proportion such appropriations fail to reach the

baseline amounts appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30,

2024.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-111 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-111
Local textbook committee - Examination copies, teacher
Status: in_force

editions and software copies - Adoptions of textbooks - Textbook

orders.

A. Except as otherwise provided for in subsection E of this

section, the superintendent of schools of each school district in

the state shall appoint a local textbook committee consisting of not

fewer than three nor more than nine members. Each committee shall

have one lay member, with the remainder of the members being

teachers employed in the public schools of the district, a majority

of whom shall be classroom teachers. The superintendent of schools

or a designee who shall be a principal or a curriculum specialist

shall serve as chairperson of the local textbook committee.

B. Upon the written request of any duly appointed local

textbook coordinator, the publisher of a textbook selected by the

State Textbook Committee shall furnish at least one examination copy

of the textbook and the teacher edition of the textbook, if one is

published, and a copy of software for purposes of complete

demonstration and review, if available, to the school district so

that the local textbook committee may examine any or all new

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 697

adoptions in the subjects taught or to be taught in schools in the

district.

C. Except as otherwise provided for in subsection E of this

section, on or before a date to be fixed by the State Board of

Education, each local textbook committee shall adopt textbooks only

from the list of textbooks selected by the State Textbook Committee

in a manner as shall be prescribed by the State Board of Education.

In order for the local textbook committee to adopt a textbook that

was not reviewed by the State Textbook Committee, the local textbook

committee shall conduct a review process in a manner prescribed by

the State Board of Education. Each local textbook committee shall

serve without compensation and shall cease to exist when local

adoptions have been completed and shall be replaced by another local

textbook committee appointed in the same manner as provided for in

this section.

D. Except as otherwise provided for in subsection E of this

section, on or before a date to be fixed by the State Board of

Education, the superintendent of each school district shall submit

to the State Board of Education a textbook plan outlining the

estimated number of textbooks needed by the school district and the

total amount of money to be expended by the district for textbooks

including the allocated funds and any additional supplemental funds

to be expended. The superintendent or textbook coordinator

appointed by the superintendent shall place orders from the proper

depository or depositories for all of the textbooks needed as

outlined in the textbook plan by the district for the ensuing year.

The superintendent of a school district or textbook coordinator may

order any textbooks placed on the official list of textbooks. If

the order exceeds the allocation for each school district as

provided in Section 16-114a of this title any additional funds

expended shall be reported on the statement of expenditures for the

district.

E. 1. If a school district makes the election as provided for

in subsection B of Section 16-114a of this title, the district shall

not be required to appoint a local textbook committee, adopt

textbooks, submit a textbook plan, or expend money on the purchase

of textbooks during any fiscal year as provided for in this

subsection.

2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall cease

to be effective during the fiscal year which begins on the July 1

immediately succeeding the legislative session during which the

measure appropriating monies to the State Board of Education for the

financial support of public schools is enacted as law and such

appropriation amount is at least Fifty Million Dollars

($50,000,000.00) greater than the amount of money appropriated to

the State Board of Education for the financial support of public

schools for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019. Provided, the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 698

Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) shall not include any amount

of appropriations dedicated for support or certified employee salary

increases.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-15-103 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-15-103
Electors - Qualifications
Status: in_force

On the question of issuance of said bonds, no person shall be

qualified to vote unless he be in all respects a school district

elector of such district. In case three-fifths (3/5) of the voters

thereof voting at such election shall vote affirmatively for the

issuance of said bonds, then the said board of education shall issue

the same and not otherwise. The amount of the bonds so voted upon

and issued shall not cause the school district to become indebted in

an amount, including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate

exceeding five percent (5%) of the valuation of the taxable property

therein, to be ascertained from the last assessment for state and

county purposes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness; but

if the school district has an absolute need therefor, such district

may, with the assent of three-fifths (3/5) of the voters thereof,

voting at such election, incur indebtedness to an amount, including

existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five percent (5%)

but not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the valuation of the taxable

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 681

property therein, to be ascertained from the last assessment for

state and county purposes previous to the incurring of such

indebtedness, for the purpose of acquiring or improving school

sites, constructing, repairing, remodeling or equipping buildings or

acquiring school furniture, fixtures or equipment or more than one

or all of such purposes; and such assent to such indebtedness shall

be deemed to be a sufficient showing of such absolute need. Section

26, Article X, of the Oklahoma Constitution, as amended on April 5,

1955, shall hereafter be in full force and effect. Provided, that

any bond election that shall have heretofore been called or held in

accordance with the provisions of Section 26, Article X, of the

Oklahoma Constitution, as amended on April 5, 1955, is hereby

validated if the bonds so authorized at such election have not yet

been sold and delivered.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.302 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.302
Administration of act - Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The Department of Education shall administer this act within the

same section ofthe Department which administers the educational

programs for all children other than those identified in Section 13-

101 of this title. The Board shall adopt rules and regulations

necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-108.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-108.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act:

1. "Youth community service program" means a program

established by a school district as part of the curriculum for

secondary students which includes youth community service activities

integrated with study and reflection on the experiences gained

through youth community service activities; and

2. "Youth community service activities" means volunteer

activities performed by secondary school students through a youth

community service program that meet the needs of others in the

school or community and are designed to enhance the student's

personal growth, career exploration, understanding of community and

citizenship, social science skills, and communication skills.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-122.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-122.3
Alternative placement teaching certificate -
Status: in_force

Alternative placement programs - Adjunct teachers.

A. The State Board of Education shall grant an alternative

placement teaching certificate to a person who makes application to

the Board and meets the following criteria:

1. a. holds at least a baccalaureate degree from an

institution whose accreditation is recognized by the

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and has

attained a retention grade point average of not less

than 2.50 on a 4.0 scale, or

b. has successfully completed a terminal degree, such as

a doctorate of philosophy, a doctorate in education,

professional doctorates, a master of fine arts degree

or a master of library science degree, from an

institution accredited by a national or regional

accrediting agency which is recognized by the

Secretary of the United States Department of

Education. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education shall be consulted to verify other terminal

degrees, or

c. holds at least a baccalaureate degree from an

institution whose accreditation is recognized by the

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and has

qualified work experience in a field that corresponds

to an area of certification as determined by the State

Board of Education, and

d. in addition to the requirements of subparagraphs a, b

and c of this paragraph, has demonstrated competency

or completed a major in a field that corresponds to an

area of specialization for an Elementary-Secondary

Certificate or a Secondary Certificate as determined

by the State Board of Education or a vocational-

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 386

technical certificate as recommended by the Oklahoma

Department of Career and Technology Education;

2. Declares the intention to earn standard certification by

means of an alternative placement program in not more than three (3)

years. The State Board of Education shall determine the subject

matter and the number of clock or semester hours required for the

professional education component for each person making application

for an alternative placement teaching certificate based on the

criteria of paragraph 1 of this subsection.

The State Board of Education shall establish a core minimum of

six (6) semester hours or ninety (90) clock hours and a maximum of

eighteen (18) semester hours or two hundred seventy (270) clock

hours for the professional education component.

The requirements set forth in this subsection shall exclude all

student teaching requirements pursuant to the provisions of

subsection E of this section;

3. Has passed the subject area portion of the competency

examination required in Section 6-187 of this title in the area of

specialization for which certification is sought; and

4. Either presents a document from an accredited public school

district in this state offering employment in the area of

specialization for which certification is sought on condition that

the person enroll in an alternative placement program approved by

the State Board of Education or declares the intention to seek

employment as a teacher at an accredited public school district in

this state. The certificate granted pursuant to this subsection

shall be considered a “valid certificate of qualification” for the

purposes of Sections 6-107 and 6-108 of this title, and the holder

of the certificate shall be considered an inductee for the purposes

of Section 6-195 of this title.

B. An alternative placement teaching certificate shall be

renewed for not more than a maximum of three (3) years upon

presentation of a document from an accredited public school district

in this state offering renewed employment in the same area of

specialization and a document from a teacher education institution

verifying satisfactory progress in an appropriate alternative

placement program.

C. Persons enrolled in an alternative placement program shall:

1. Have never been denied admittance to a teacher education

program approved by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education,

the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and by the

Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to offer teacher

education programs, nor have enrolled in and subsequently failed

courses necessary to successfully meet the minimum requirements of

the program, except those persons who hold a certificate;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 387

2. Have on file with the director of teacher education at an

Oklahoma institution of higher education a plan for meeting standard

certification requirements within three (3) years; and

3. Participate in an induction program as required in Section

6-195 of this title and have the same duties and responsibilities as

other inductees.

D. The State Board of Education may grant an exception to the

requirements for certification and, upon demonstration by an

individual of specific competency in the subject area of

specialization, may grant a certificate to the individual. The

State Board may establish other requirements necessary to grant

exceptions.

E. The State Board of Education, in consultation with the

Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, may grant an

exception to the requirement to complete a subject area examination

for initial certification in a field which does not require an

advanced degree pursuant to this section if the candidate has an

advanced degree in a subject that is substantially comparable to the

content assessed on a subject area examination. The degree shall be

from an institution accredited by a national or regional accrediting

agency which is recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department

of Education. The Commission shall provide the Board with the

necessary information to determine comparability.

F. Student teaching and a prestudent teaching field experience

shall not be required of alternative placement program participants

for standard certification.

G. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules

authorizing adjunct teachers who shall be persons with distinguished

qualifications in their field. Adjunct teachers shall not be

required to meet standard certification. A person employed as an

adjunct teacher pursuant to this subsection who does not hold a

valid certificate to teach shall not be considered a teacher as

defined by Section 1-116 of this title.

H. Each teacher education institution shall provide the

Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation an annual report of

information as specified by the Commission regarding participation

in the alternative placement programs offered by the institution.

I. The Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation shall not

accredit, renew the accreditation of, or otherwise approve any

teacher education program of any institution of higher education in

this state that has not implemented alternative placement programs

in at least four areas of specialization including mathematics,

science and a foreign language. Each institution shall allow

individuals who meet the criteria of subsections A and C of this

section to be:

1. Admitted to an alternative placement program without further

qualification; and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 388

2. Offered the opportunity to complete the requirements for

standard certification set forth in subsection A of this section

during the summer preceding and the summer following the first year

of teaching with an alternative placement teaching certificate. Any

person seeking standard certification through an alternative

placement program shall be permitted to take necessary courses

during regular semesters if offered.

J. The criteria specified in subsection I of this section can

be met through a cooperative arrangement entered into by two or more

institutions of higher education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-628.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-628.3
Needs of community junior colleges
Status: in_force

The State Regents should give particular attention to the needs

of existing community junior colleges, when allocating funds

appropriated by the Legislature, in order to carry out the spirit of

Sections 1402 and 1408, Chapter 100, O.S.L. 1967 (70 O.S.Supp. 1970,

Sections 4402 and 4408), as amended; provided further that the

Legislature desires that the community junior colleges be funded

with a minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) FTE per capita costs

for fiscal year 1972 and one hundred percent (100%) for fiscal year

1973, as compared to state-supported junior colleges.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.702 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.702
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of the Oklahoma Advanced Placement Incentive

Program:

1. “Advanced placement course” means a high school level

preparatory course for a college advanced placement test that

incorporates all topics specified by the College Board and the

Educational Testing Service on its standard syllabus for a given

subject area and is approved by the College Board;

2. “Preadvanced placement course” means a middle school, junior

high school, or high school level course that specifically prepares

students to enroll and participate in an advanced placement course;

3. “Advanced placement vertical team” means a group of middle

school or junior high school and high school educators in a given

discipline who work cooperatively to develop and implement a

vertically aligned program aimed at helping students acquire the

academic skills necessary for success in the advanced placement

program;

4. “Advanced placement test” means the advanced placement test

administered by the College Board and Educational Testing Service;

5. “International Baccalaureate course” means a high school

level preparatory course for an International Baccalaureate

examination that incorporates each topic specified by the

International Baccalaureate Organization on its standard syllabus

for a particular subject area;

6. “International Baccalaureate examination” means the

International Baccalaureate examination administered by the

International Baccalaureate Organization;

7. “College Board” means the College Board and Educational

Testing Service;

8. “Department” means the State Department of Education; and

9. “Program” means the Oklahoma Advanced Placement Incentive

Program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4429 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4429
Sayre Junior College - Transfer of assets, etc
Status: in_force

All property, equipment, and other assets except cash and

expendable supplies, and all debts and other obligations of Sayre

Junior College shall, as of the effective date of this section,

become assets and obligations of the Sayre Public Schools, District

I-31, Beckham County, Oklahoma. All cash, expendable supplies,

academic records and all other documents of Sayre Junior College

that are not required by the Sayre Public Schools for the management

of the district's assets and obligations shall, as of the effective

date of this act, be transferred to and become the responsibility of

Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4670 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4670
Dissolution of Board of Regents of Rogers University
Status: in_force

On January 1, 1999, the entity known as the Board of Regents of

Rogers University, created by Section 4651 of this title, shall be

dissolved. No later than December 31, 1998, the Board of Regents of

Rogers University shall determine how the property of Rogers

University shall be divided, subject to the limitations provided in

this section. The property and assets of Rogers University which

have accrued from the beneficial interests running to Rogers

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1670

University from the public trust created by the University Center at

Tulsa Authority and the beneficial interests running to Rogers

University from the foundation created for the benefit of Rogers

University/Tulsa, shall be transferred to Oklahoma State

University/Tulsa, contingent upon approval of the Authority and the

foundation. The beneficial interests running to Rogers University

from the foundation created for the benefit of Rogers

University/Claremore shall be transferred to Rogers State

University, contingent upon approval of the foundation. The assets

and obligations of Rogers University shall be divided between

Oklahoma State University/Tulsa and Rogers State University with the

assets that belonged to Rogers State College prior to June 30, 1996,

being transferred to Rogers State University and the assets that

belonged to University Center at Tulsa being transferred to Oklahoma

State University/Tulsa. The Board of Regents of Rogers University

shall determine how the assets acquired since May 30, 1996, shall be

divided between the two institutions. In cases of disagreement

concerning asset distribution, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education shall make the final determination.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-113.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-113.1
Materials on effective classroom discipline techniques
Status: in_force

to be furnished.

The State Department of Education shall provide each local board

of education materials dealing with effective classroom discipline

techniques as an alternative to the use of corporal punishment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3242.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3242.2
Individuals unlawfully in the country ineligible for
Status: in_force

resident benefits or tuition - Exceptions.

A. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3242 of Title 70 of

the Oklahoma Statutes, an individual who is not lawfully present in

the United States shall not be eligible on the basis of residence

within the state for:

1. Any postsecondary education benefit, including, but not

limited to, scholarships or financial aid; or

2. Resident tuition.

B. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not

apply to a student enrolled in a degree program at a postsecondary

educational institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education during the 2006-2007 school year or any prior year who

received a resident tuition benefit pursuant to Section 3242 of

Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes at that institution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3914 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3914
Administrative expenditures - Legislative intent
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education establish levels of administrative

expenditures under the functional category of Institutional Support

at each of the public higher education institutions and constituent

agencies. The Regents shall establish uniform definitions for

administrative costs that comply with the National Association of

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1574

College and University Business Officer Financial Accounting and

Report Manual (FARM) and establish procedures to ensure that each

institution and constituent agency classifies and reports its

administrative expenditures accordingly.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4014 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4014
Statement of Essential Facts
Status: in_force

For each of the proposed bond issues to be issued pursuant to

Sections 4001 through 4014, Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a

Statement of Essential Facts shall be prepared by the issuing Board

of Regents for the use and information of prospective bond

purchasers. It shall be the duty of the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education to examine such Statement of Essential Facts and

determine that, based upon such facts and projections, the projected

revenue will satisfy the financial obligation to be incurred under

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1628

the proposed bond issue. If the facts are found by the State

Regents to be substantially accurate and if the State Regents find

that, based upon such facts and projections, the projected revenue

will satisfy the financial obligation to be incurred under the

proposed bond issue, then the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education shall certify such to the Attorney General of Oklahoma

before the proposed bond issue can be approved by the Attorney

General. The certificate shall be made in substantially the

following form:

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education do hereby

certify that the provisions of Section 4014, Title 70 of the

Oklahoma Statutes have been complied with in proper order, for the

revenue bond issue mentioned above.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.13 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.13
Full-time certified administrators - Dismissal or
Status: in_force

nonreemployment - Due process.

A. Whenever the school district board of education or the

administration of a school district shall determine that the

dismissal or nonreemployment of a full-time certified administrator

from the administrative position within the school district should

be effected, the administrator shall be entitled to the following

due process procedures:

1. A statement shall be submitted to the administrator in

writing prior to the dismissal or nonreemployment which states the

proposed action, lists the reasons for effecting the action, and

notifies the administrator of his or her right to a hearing before

the school district board of education prior to the action; and

2. A hearing before the school district board of education

shall be granted upon the request of the administrator prior to the

dismissal or nonreemployment. A request for a hearing shall be

submitted to the board of education not later than ten (10) days

after the administrator has been notified of the proposed action.

B. Failure of the administrator to request a hearing before the

school district board of education within ten (10) days after

receiving the written statement shall constitute a waiver of the

right to a hearing. No decision of the board of education

concerning the dismissal or nonreemployment of a full-time certified

administrator shall be effective until the administrator has been

afforded due process as specified in this section. The decision of

the school district board of education concerning the dismissal or

nonreemployment, following the hearing, shall be final.

C. Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year and thereafter, a

principal who has received district evaluation ratings of

"ineffective" as measured pursuant to the TLE as set forth in

Section 6-101.16 of this title for two (2) consecutive school years

may be dismissed or not reemployed by the school district, subject

to the due process procedures of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-121 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-121
Service programs
Status: in_force

The center shall include, but not be limited to, the following

service programs for displaced homemakers:

1. Money management courses, including information and

assistance in dealing with insurance programs, life, health, home

and car, taxes, mortgages, loans and probate problems; and

2. Educational programs, including courses offering credit

through higher educational institutions or leading toward a high

school equivalency degree. Support services shall be established

which are designed to supplement the usual academic course offerings

and training programs with classes aimed toward older persons to

improve their employment capabilities.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-119.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-119.1
Electronic application to apply for free or reduced-
Status: in_force

price meals.

A. The State Department of Education shall make available to

school districts an optional electronic universal application for

free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Act.

The application shall at a minimum:

1. Enable parents and legal guardians to complete and

electronically submit applications for free and reduced-price meals

to the school districts in which their students are enrolled;

2. Facilitate school districts in collecting and electronically

submitting free and reduced-price meal applications to the State

Department of Education; and

3. Allow for secure transmission of data necessary for

eligibility and enrollment determinations for the Supplemental

Nutrition Assistance Program.

B. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to

require school districts, parents, or legal guardians to use the

electronic universal application provided for in subsection A of

this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3208.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3208.1
American Sign Language - Intent of Legislature -
Status: in_force

Courses and credit.

It is the intent of the Legislature that American Sign Language

be recognized as a foreign language. Any institution in The

Oklahoma State System of Higher Education may, in accordance with

Section 3208 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, offer courses in

American Sign Language and grant credit for such courses in the same

manner as provided for other foreign language courses. Course

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1424

credit earned by a student for American Sign Language classes taken

in the public schools may be credited by an institution for purposes

of meeting elective course entrance or graduation requirements or

both entrance and graduation requirements.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-145.9 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-145.9
Annual sponsor workshop
Status: in_force

Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, members of a charter

school sponsor governing board shall designate a representative from

the board to complete an annual sponsor workshop requirement

provided by the Statewide Charter School Board. The sponsor

workshop shall include, but not be limited to, information regarding

the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act, charter school governance,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 218

Internal Revenue Service rules for nonprofits, and school finance

laws.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-28-100 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-28-100
Short title — Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act —
Status: in_force

Legislative intent.

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma

Parental Choice Tax Credit Act”.

B. It is the intent of the Legislature that parents, legal

guardians, custodians, and others with legal authority over children

in this state be able to choose educational services that meet the

needs of their individual children. The Legislature affirms that

parents and legal guardians are best suited to make choices to help

children in this state reach their full potential and achieve a

brighter future.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-107 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-107
Psychiatric or psychological examination, testing or
Status: in_force

treatment and eliciting of certain personal information prohibited

without parental consent.

Without the prior written consent of the parent or guardian, no

student who is an unemancipated minor shall be required, as part of

any applicable program, to submit to psychiatric or psychological

examination, testing or treatment; nor may any teacher or staff

personnel without such consent elicit by written survey or written

examination from any student information of a personal or private

nature concerning any of the following areas:

1. Religious beliefs;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 596

2. Mental or psychological problems potentially embarrassing to

the student or his family;

3. Sexual behavior and attitudes;

4. Critical appraisals of other individuals with whom the

student has a close family relationship;

5. Legally recognized privileged communication.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.242 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.242
Authority to administer emergency opioid antagonists
Status: in_force

A. Any school nurse, public health nurse, licensed practitioner

of the healing arts, nurse working under contract with a school

district or any person designated by the school administration to

administer an emergency opioid antagonist in the event of a

suspected overdose is authorized, regardless of whether there is a

prescription or standing order in place, to administer an emergency

opioid antagonist when encountering a student or other individual

exhibiting signs of an opioid overdose.

B. The administration of a public school may authorize one or

more persons employed by the school to receive training offered by

the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, a law

enforcement agency or any other entity in recognizing the signs of

an opioid overdose and administering an emergency opioid antagonist.

Persons designated to receive this training may include, but are not

limited to, the certified and noncertified staff members required to

receive annual training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the

Heimlich maneuver under Section 1210.199 of this title. If in-

person training is not readily available in the area, the person or

persons designated under this provision may access emergency opioid

antagonist training materials available online through the State

Department of Health or another entity. Such training shall include

information on how to spot symptoms of an overdose, instruction in

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1196

basic resuscitation techniques, instruction on proper administration

of an emergency opioid antagonist and the importance of calling 911

for help.

C. In the absence of the person or persons specifically

designated and trained to administer an emergency opioid antagonist

under the provisions of this section, the administration of a school

may authorize any person, regardless of whether there is a

prescription or standing order in place, to administer an emergency

opioid antagonist to a student or other individual exhibiting signs

of an overdose.

D. Any person administering an emergency opioid antagonist to a

student or other individual at a school site or school-sponsored

event in a manner consistent with addressing opioid overdose shall

be covered under the Good Samaritan Act. A school and any of its

employees or designees shall be immune from civil liability in

relation to the administration of an emergency opioid antagonist in

the event of a suspected overdose.

E. As used in this section, “emergency opioid antagonist” means

a drug including but not limited to naloxone that blocks the effects

of opioids and that is approved by the United States Food and Drug

Administration for the treatment of an opioid overdose.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3970.7 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3970.7
Program accounts
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1591

A. The program shall be operated through the use of accounts.

An account may be opened by any person who desires to save to pay

the qualified higher education expenses of a person by:

1. Completing an application in the form prescribed by the

Board;

2. Paying the one-time application fee established by the

Board;

3. Making the minimum contribution required by the Board or by

opening an account; and

4. Designating the type of account to be opened if more than

one type of account is offered.

B. Any person may make contributions to an account after the

account is opened.

C. Contributions to accounts may be made only in cash.

D. Account owners may withdraw all or part of the balance from

an account on sixty (60) days' notice, or a shorter period as may be

authorized by the Board, under rules prescribed by the Board. These

rules shall include provisions that will generally enable the Board

or program manager to determine if a withdrawal is a nonqualified

withdrawal or a qualified withdrawal. The rules may, but need not,

require one or more of the following:

1. Account owners seeking to make a qualified withdrawal or

other withdrawal that is not a nonqualified withdrawal shall provide

certifications, copies of bills for qualified higher education

expenses or other supporting material;

2. Qualified withdrawals from an account shall be made only by

a check payable jointly to the designated beneficiary and a higher

education institution; or

3. Withdrawals not meeting certain requirements shall be

treated as nonqualified withdrawals by the program manager.

E. An account owner may change the designated beneficiary of an

account to an individual who is a member of the family of the former

designated beneficiary in accordance with procedures established by

the Board.

F. An account owner may make the following changes and

transfers relating to the account:

1. Change the beneficiary of the account;

2. Transfer funds between accounts; and

3. Transfer funds between an account and an account in a

qualified tuition program in another state or make a deposit to a

new or existing account or to an account in a qualified tuition

program in another state.

The account owner shall be informed that certain tax

consequences may apply to these changes.

G. An account owner may make the changes, transfers, and

withdrawals described in subsection F of this section to an account

that is owned by the account owner. The account owner may also make

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1592

transfers to an account that is owned by another person. If a

change of beneficiary or transfer causes the total account balance

for all accounts under the program for the new beneficiary to exceed

the maximum account balance limit, the excess amount shall be

rejected and returned to the account owner.

H. In the case of any nonqualified withdrawal from an account,

an amount of not more than five percent (5%) of the proposed

withdrawal may be withheld as a penalty and paid to the Board for

use in operating and marketing the program and for state student

financial aid.

I. The Board may set the percentage of the penalty prescribed

in subsection H of this section or change the basis of this penalty

if the Board determines that establishing a penalty or raising an

existing penalty is needed to discourage nonqualified withdrawals.

J. If an account owner makes a nonqualified withdrawal and no

penalty amount is withheld pursuant to subsection H of this section

or the amount withheld was less than the amount required to be

withheld under that subsection for nonqualified withdrawals, the

account owner shall pay the unpaid portion of the penalty to the

Board on or before April 15 of the following tax year.

K. Each account for each designated beneficiary shall be

maintained separately from each other account under the program.

L. Separate records and accounting shall be maintained for each

account for each designated beneficiary.

M. Except as permitted by Section 529 of the Internal Revenue

Code, no contributor to, account owner of, or designated beneficiary

of any account may directly or indirectly direct the investment of

any contributions to an account or the earnings from the account.

N. If the Board terminates the authority of a financial

institution to hold accounts and accounts must be moved from that

financial institution to another financial institution, the Board

shall select the financial institution and type of investment to

which the balance of the account is moved unless the Internal

Revenue Service provides guidance stating that allowing the account

owner to select among several financial institutions that are then

contractors would not cause a plan to cease to be a qualified state

tuition plan.

O. Neither an account owner nor a designated beneficiary may

use an interest in an account as security for a loan. Any pledge of

an interest in an account is of no force and effect.

P. The Board shall adopt guidelines and procedures to prevent

contributions on behalf of a designated beneficiary in excess of

those necessary to pay the qualified higher education expenses of

the designated beneficiaries. The guidelines may address the

following:

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1593

1. Procedures for aggregating the total balances of multiple

accounts in qualified state tuition programs established for a

designated beneficiary;

2. The establishment of a maximum total balance that may be

held in accounts for a designated beneficiary;

3. Requirements that persons who contribute to an account

certify that to the best of their knowledge the balance in all

qualified state tuition programs, as defined in Section 529 of the

Internal Revenue Code, of which the designated beneficiary is the

designated beneficiary does not exceed the lesser of:

a. a maximum college savings amount established by the

Board from time to time, and

b. the cost in current dollars of qualified higher

education expenses that the contributor reasonably

anticipates the designated beneficiary will incur;

4. Requirements that any excess balances with respect to a

designated beneficiary be promptly withdrawn in a nonqualified

withdrawal or transferred to another account of a family member or

rolled over to another family member beneficiary in accordance with

this section.

Q. The financial institution(s) shall make all reports and

informational returns as required by the Internal Revenue Service,

the Oklahoma Tax Commission, and other pertinent federal and state

laws and regulations.

R. The program manager shall make such reports with respect to

contributions, distributions and other matters that the Board may

require pursuant to federal and state law reporting requirements.

The statement shall identify the contributions made during a

preceding twelve-month period, the total contributions made through

the end of the period, the value of the account as of the end of

this period, distributions made during this period and any other

matters that the Board requires be reported to the account owner.

S. The State of Oklahoma, a local government of this state or

organizations described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue

Code may open and become the account owner of an account to fund

scholarships for persons whose identity will be determined after an

account is opened. Accounts established pursuant to this section

shall be exempt from the requirement that a beneficiary be

designated when an account is opened. Each person who receives an

interest in the account established pursuant to this section in the

form of a scholarship shall be considered a designated beneficiary

for the purposes of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-190.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-190.1
Extension of provisional speech-language certificates
Status: in_force

Individuals who held a provisional certificate during the 1998-

1999 school year in Speech-Language Pathology shall be granted an

extension of the provisional certificate by the State Board of

Education. On and after July 1, 2005, provisional certificates may

be renewed on an annual basis, provided the individual documents

admission to and progress toward completion of the relevant master’s

degree program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-107 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-107
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this title:

1. "Average Daily Attendance" (ADA) means the legal average

number of pupils, early childhood education programs through grade

twelve, in a school district during a school year as determined

pursuant to the provisions of Section 18-111 of this title. A day

of school for early childhood education programs and kindergarten

shall be at least two and one-half (2 1/2) hours and, for early

childhood education, may be six (6) hours.

2. "Average Daily Membership" (ADM) means the average number of

pupils present and absent in a school district during a school year.

Average Daily Membership shall be calculated by dividing the sum of

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 813

the pupil's total days present and total days absent by the number

of days taught.

a. A pupil who has been absent without excuse ten (10)

consecutive days shall be taken off the roll beginning

the eleventh day and thereafter shall not be

considered in a district's average daily membership

calculation until the pupil is placed on the roll in

the district. For the purpose of this paragraph,

consecutive days means days for which enrollment is

recorded.

b. A pupil enrolled in a statewide virtual charter school

who is behind pace and has not completed instructional

activity as defined by Section 3-145.8 of this title

for a fifteen-school-day period, without excuse as

authorized by Section 10-105 of this title, shall be

taken off the roll beginning the sixteenth day and

thereafter shall not be considered in the virtual

charter school's Average Daily Membership calculation

until the pupil is placed on the roll in the virtual

charter school.

3. "Total Adjusted Assessed Valuation" means the sum of public

service property assessed valuation, personal property assessed

valuation and real property assessed valuation as adjusted pursuant

to the provisions of Section 18-109.1 of this title.

4. "Eighty-five percent (85%) of maximum allowable", for the

purpose of assessing class size penalty pursuant to Sections 18-

113.1 and 18-113.2 of this title, means eighty-five percent (85%) of

ten percent (10%) of the preceding year's net assessed valuation of

a school district. The calculation of indebtedness as provided for

in paragraph a of subsection G of Section 18-113.1 and subparagraph

a of paragraph 4 of subsection A of Section 18-113.2 of this title

shall include the outstanding principal amount of bonds issued by

the school district plus the principal amount of any bonds

authorized by a vote of the people for issuance but not yet issued

by the school district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-107A — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-107A
Boards of education of school districts - Membership -
Status: in_force

Election procedure.

The following provisions and the provisions of Section 13A-101

et seq. of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall govern the

election of members of the board of education for a school district:

A. For purposes of this section, temporary positions added to a

board of education pursuant to Section 7-101 or 7-105 of this title

and the chair of the board of education elected pursuant to Section

1 of this act shall not be considered in determining the size of the

board. The number and term of each board of education shall be as

follows:

District Members Term (Years)

Elementary 3 3

Independent

1. Districts having a five-member

board 5 5

2. Districts having a seven-

member board unless an

election is conducted

pursuant to subsection C of

this section 7 4

B. In all school districts, the members of the board of

education shall be elected as follows:

1. a. Between August 1 and December 31 of the year following

the submission by the United States Department of

Commerce to the President of the United States of the

official Federal Decennial Census, the board of

education shall reapportion the territory of the

school district into board districts. Beginning with

the reapportionment following the 1990 Federal

Decennial Census, all boundaries of board districts

shall follow clearly visible, definable and observable

physical boundaries which are based upon criteria

established and recognized by the Bureau of the Census

of the United States Department of Commerce for

purposes of defining census blocks for its decennial

census and shall follow, as much as is possible,

precinct boundaries. Board districts shall be

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 245

compact, contiguous and shall be as equal in

population as practical with not more than a ten

percent (10%) variance between the most populous and

least populous board districts.

b. School districts having fewer than one thousand eight

hundred (1,800) students in average daily membership

during the preceding school year may choose not to

establish board districts and may nominate and elect

all board members at large.

c. Elementary school districts shall have board members

elected at large.

d. A city located in an independent school district

having four or more wards and an outlying area with

such outlying area comprising no more than twenty

percent (20%) of the population of such independent

school district, then such independent school district

may adopt such wards and outlying area in lieu of the

board districts provided for in subparagraph a of this

paragraph, and at least one member of the board of

education of such independent school district shall be

a member of each ward; and

2. One member of the board of education shall be elected by the

electors of the school district to represent each such board

district. Provided, however, that in any school district where the

electors of each board district, rather than the electors of the

entire school district, elect board members to represent that board

district, that district shall elect board members in that manner.

If during the term of office to which a person was elected, that

member ceases to be a resident of the board district for which the

person was elected, the office shall become vacant and such vacancy

shall be filled as provided in Section 13A-110 of Title 26 of the

Oklahoma Statutes; and

3. In a school district having more than ten thousand (10,000)

children in average daily membership, the following provision and

the provisions of Section 13A-101 et seq. of Title 26 of the

Oklahoma Statutes shall control as to election of the members of the

school district's board of education:

a. There shall be held an election in which the electors

of each board district in which a term is expiring or

in which a vacancy exists shall select two candidates

from among the candidates for board member to

represent the board district,

b. If, in the election, one candidate has a majority of

all votes cast, then a run-off election is not

required. If no candidate receives a majority of all

votes cast, then the two candidates receiving the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 246

greatest number of votes shall become the candidates

for the board district in the general election, and

c. At the run-off election, all of the electors of the

board district shall select one of the two candidates

as the member of the board of education representing

the board district.

C. Any seven-member board shall have the option of reducing its

board to a five-member board either after approval of a board

resolution or a vote of the electors of the school district to take

such action pursuant to Section 13A-109 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma

Statutes. The election pursuant to a vote of the electors of the

school district shall be called upon the submission of a petition

requesting the election signed by ten percent (10%) of the school

district electors in the school district, the percentage being

applied to the highest number of voters voting in a regular school

district election in the district in the preceding five (5) years as

determined by the secretary of the county election board, who shall

certify the adequacy of the number of signatures on the petition.

If the question is put before the voters of the district, such

election shall be held along with and at the same time and place as

the next school election if all requirements of Section 13A-101 et

seq. of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes for such election are met.

After such resolution or election, the board shall reapportion

the district, determining by resolution or by lot which board member

offices shall be abolished at the end of the current board member's

term and which shall become one of the offices of the new board.

Election of the resulting board members shall be carried out

according to procedures stated in this section and Section 13A-101

et seq. of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

School board members currently serving in offices abolished

pursuant to this subsection shall continue serving until the end of

their current terms as at-large members.

D. Except for the chair of the board of education elected

pursuant to Section 1 of this act, offices of members of the board

of education shall be designated by consecutive numbers and shall

correspond with board districts when applicable.

E. Except for those members elected prior to July 1, 1992, the

terms of office of the members of a five-member board of education

shall commence on the first regular, special or emergency school

board meeting after the date of the annual school election and after

the member has been certified as elected:

Office No. 1 1991

Office No. 2 1992

Office No. 3 1993

Office No. 4 1994

Office No. 5 1995

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 247

The terms of office of the members of a seven-member board of

education shall be staggered, with one member being elected in 1991,

two members being elected in 1992, two members being elected in 1993

and two members being elected in 1994 and shall commence on the

first regular, special or emergency school board meeting after the

date of the annual school election and after the member has been

certified as elected; provided, in districts needing to elect two

members in 1991 to maintain a full complement of board members, two

members shall be elected in 1991, one for a full term and one for a

one-year term, as determined by the local board. If a seven-member

board is formed upon consolidation pursuant to Section 7-105 of this

title, or upon annexation pursuant to Section 7-101 of this title,

the formation agreement shall specify initial short terms as

necessary to extend until the beginning of the regular terms for

seven-member boards established herein.

Upon reduction of a seven-member board pursuant to subsection C

of this section, the terms of the five-member board shall be

staggered pursuant to this subsection.

One member of a three-member board of education shall be elected

each year, and the terms of office shall commence on the first

regular, special or emergency school board meeting after the member

has been certified as elected.

F. The term of office of each board member elected after July

1, 1992, shall commence on the first regular, special or emergency

school board meeting after the date of the annual school election

and after the member has been certified as elected. Board members

elected prior to July 1, 1992, may remain in office until their

successor is elected and seated pursuant to Sections 13A-101 through

13A-111 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The remaining term of

any member who completes the term for which the member was elected

but not wishing to serve until the successor of the member takes

office on the first regular, special or emergency school board

meeting after the successor has been certified as elected, shall be

filled by appointment by the remaining members of the board of

education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2625 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2625
Amount of awards – Set-asides
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the availability of funds, an amount of not more

than the equivalent of the average amount of resident tuition for

which an eligible Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship

Program participant enrolled in an institution in The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education, or enrolled in a postsecondary career

technology education program, whichever is applicable, is obligated

to pay shall be awarded by allocation from the Tulsa Reconciliation

Education and Scholarship Trust Fund.

B. Subject to the availability of funds, for each eligible

Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program participant

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1404

enrolled at a private institution of higher education, the Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education shall award from the Tulsa

Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust Fund an amount of not

more than the equivalent of the average amount of resident tuition

for which the participant would be eligible if the participant were

enrolled in a program at an institution of The Oklahoma State System

of Higher Education.

C. Subject to the availability of funds, an amount of not more

than the equivalent of the average amount of tuition for which an

eligible Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program

participant enrolled in a postsecondary career technology education

program is obligated to pay shall be awarded by allocation from the

Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust Fund. The

allocation shall not exceed the amount a participant would have

received for enrollment at a two-year institution within The

Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.

D. Benefits awarded under the Tulsa Reconciliation Education

and Scholarship Program shall not be allowed for courses or other

postsecondary units taken in excess of the requirements for

completion of a baccalaureate program or taken more than five (5)

years after the student's first semester of participation in the

program. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may award

the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program benefits

for courses of postsecondary units taken more than five (5) years

after the student's first semester of participation in the program

only in hardship circumstances. No Tulsa Reconciliation Education

and Scholarship Program participant may receive benefits beyond a

cumulative time period of five (5) years. The Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education may establish a maximum limit on the

number of courses or other postsecondary units to which Tulsa

Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program benefits will

apply. An award to an eligible Tulsa Reconciliation Education and

Scholarship Program participant who is enrolled in a postsecondary

career technology education program may be used to pay for both

career technology education and college work if both are required by

the program.

E. Benefits awarded under the Tulsa Reconciliation Education

and Scholarship Program shall be awarded to not more than 300

eligible participants annually, subject to the amount of funds

available for the program and the number of eligible participants.

Subject to the provisions of subsection F of this section, if funds

are not sufficient to provide awards for the maximum number of

eligible participants each year, the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education shall make awards on the basis of need. The

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall take into

consideration other grants and scholarships received by an eligible

student when making awards. If an eligible student receives other

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1405

grants and scholarships, the benefits awarded under the Tulsa

Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program may cover any

additional educational costs not covered by the other grants and

scholarships. If the family of an eligible Tulsa Reconciliation

Education and Scholarship Program participant may qualify for the

federal Hope Scholarship or Lifetime Learning tax credit as provided

for in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, P.L. No. 105-34, the

participant may elect to use the award allowed by this section to

pay for fees, required textbooks or materials and, if any funds

remain, to pay for room and board instead of resident tuition.

F. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may, at the

time an award is made on behalf of a Tulsa Reconciliation Education

and Scholarship Program participant, set aside in the Tulsa

Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust Fund funds for the

full commitment made to such Tulsa Reconciliation Education and

Scholarship Program participant. For all academic years,

participants who have previously received awards under the

provisions of the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Act

and who have continued at all times to fulfill the requirements for

eligibility to receive awards provided pursuant to this program

shall be given an absolute priority for continued financial support

by the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program

superior to any residents who are applying for such benefits for the

first time.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-132 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-132
Agreements and contracts for services
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Career and Technology Education is hereby

authorized and directed to enter into agreements and to contract for

the provision of adult education, assessment and other services for

courses leading to a high school equivalency diploma. Any adult

education program providing services pursuant to a contract or

subcontract with the State Board of Career and Technology Education

and receiving funds from the State Board of Career and Technology

Education or any contractor with the State Board of Career and

Technology Education shall be subject to the provisions of the

administrative rules of the State Board of Career and Technology

Education.

B. The Department of Education and the Oklahoma Department of

Career and Technology Education shall share the responsibility for

issuing diplomas to those who successfully complete a high school

equivalency test, pursuant to criteria established by the State

Board of Education.

C. The State Board of Career and Technology Education is hereby

authorized to outline the eligibility criteria and requirements for

individuals twenty-one (21) years of age and older seeking to obtain

a high school equivalency diploma based on their work experience and

educational attainment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.196.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.196.1
Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 3 through 9 of this act shall be known and may be cited

as the “Diabetes Management in Schools Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3201.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3201.1
Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital redesignated as
Status: in_force

Oklahoma State Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital.

The Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital located at Oklahoma

State University is hereby officially named and shall only be known

and referred to as the Oklahoma State Veterinary Medicine Teaching

Hospital. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the

Board of Regents for Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1412

and the administration of Oklahoma State University shall take such

action as deemed necessary to implement the provisions of this

section immediately upon its passage and approval.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-129.8 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-129.8
Waiver of provisions in collective bargaining
Status: in_force

agreement.

A. 1. On and after the date on which the State Board of

Education approves a school, zone, or district as an empowered

school, zone, or district, any collective bargaining agreement of

the empowered school, zone, or district shall include a provision

that allows each empowered school, zone, or district to waive any

provisions of the collective bargaining agreement identified in the

empowerment plan as needing to be waived for the empowered school,

zone, or district to implement its identified innovations.

2. For an empowered school, waiver of one or more of the

provisions of the collective bargaining agreement shall be based on

obtaining the approval, by means of a secret ballot vote, of at

least sixty percent (60%) of the members of the collective

bargaining unit who are employed at the empowered school.

3. For an empowered school zone or district, waiver of one or

more of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement shall

be based on obtaining, at each school included in the empowered

school zone or district, the approval, by means of a secret ballot

vote, of at least sixty percent (60%) of the members of the

collective bargaining unit who are employed in the zone or district.

The school district board of education for the empowered zone or

district may choose to revise the plan for creating an empowered

zone or district to remove from the zone or district any school in

which at least sixty percent (60%) of the members of the collective

bargaining unit employed at the school do not vote to waive the

identified provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.

4. If a school district board of education, in collaboration

with the empowered school, zone, or district, revises the

empowerment plan, as provided in Section 9 of this act, and the

revisions include changes to the identified provisions of the

collective bargaining agreement that need to be waived to implement

the innovations that are included in the empowerment plan, the

school district board of education shall seek such additional

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 178

waivers or revision or revocation of the existing waivers of

provisions of the collective bargaining agreement as are necessary

to implement the revised empowerment plan. Any changes to waivers,

or additional waivers, of the identified provisions of the

collective bargaining agreement shall be subject to approval in the

same manner as provided in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this subsection for

the initial approval of waivers of provisions of the collective

bargaining agreement.

5. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 4 of this

subsection, waiver of identified provisions of a collective

bargaining agreement for an empowered school, zone, or district

pursuant to this subsection shall continue as long as the school,

zone, or district remains an empowered school, zone, or district. A

waiver approved pursuant to this subsection shall continue to apply

to any substantially similar provision that is included in a new or

renewed collective bargaining agreement for the schools of the

empowered school, zone, or district.

B. A person who is a member of the collective bargaining unit

and is employed at an empowered school or zone may request a

transfer to another public school in the district. The school

district board of education shall make every reasonable effort to

accommodate the request of the person.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-103.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-103.1
Vocational and technical education - Dropout Recovery
Status: in_force

Grants - Statewide plan.

A. Contingent upon the provision of appropriated funds, the

State Board of Career and Technology Education is authorized to

award one or more competitive grants for dropout recovery programs

to technology center school districts. The grant awards shall be

made to technology center school districts serving school districts

that do not have intensive dropout prevention programs and that have

the greatest need for dropout prevention and recovery as reflected

in reports of the Office of Accountability. The Dropout Recovery

Grants shall emphasize dropout recovery, shall be in addition to any

existing alternative education programs, and shall meet the criteria

applicable to Alternative Education Academy Grants as set forth in

subsection A of Section 1210.563 of this title.

B. The State Board of Career and Technology Education shall

provide or contract for technical assistance from appropriated

funds. The State Board of Career and Technology Education shall

provide or contract for in-depth program analysis and evaluation of

grant-funded programs to the Oklahoma Department of Career and

Technology Education and the Legislature no later than November 1

following the end of the school year in which one or more programs

were implemented and funded through Dropout Recovery Grants.

C. Programs funded through Dropout Recovery Grants shall be

subject to the funding cycle and limitations applicable to

Alternative Education Academy Grants as set out in subsection C of

Section 1210.563 of this title.

D. By September 15 of each school year, all revenue received

and expended for students participating in Dropout Recovery Grant

programs created in subsection A of this section shall be reported

to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.

E. The State Board of Career and Technology Education shall

promulgate rules as necessary to administer the Dropout Recovery

Grants and the process by which the grant funding shall be

allocated.

F. By September 1, 1995, the State Board of Career and

Technology Education shall prepare and submit to the Legislature and

the Governor a proposed statewide plan, including a statement of

needed funding, for the provision of vocational and technical

education to students in grades six through twelve who have been

identified by school districts in their needs assessments as being

at risk of not completing a high school education for a reason other

than that identified in Section 13-101 of this title, and who would

benefit from vocational and technical education. The plan shall

include the availability of technology education courses to the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 641

identified students, an outreach effort to students in grades eleven

and twelve in vocational and technical courses, provision for

cooperative agreements to provide services for students

participating in alternative education programs, and coordination

with the State Board of Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1730 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1730
Teacher contracts for the Oklahoma School for the Deaf or
Status: in_force

Oklahoma School for the Blind.

A. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, a person who is

certified to teach by the State Board of Education and hired or

employed as a teacher by the Oklahoma School for the Deaf or

Oklahoma School for the Blind shall enter into an employment

contract which begins on August 1 and ends on July 31 of the

subsequent calendar year. The employment contract shall establish a

maximum amount of one thousand two hundred (1,200) working hours for

the duration of the contract.

B. As used in this section, "working hours" means instructional

time, professional development time, volunteer time, or extra duty

time which is unpaid. Working hours shall not include time spent in

stipend positions or paid extra duty, extracurricular activity, or

athletic coaching time. Volunteer time occurring outside of the

school year shall not be included in the working hours maximum

established in subsection A of this section.

C. Teachers employed by the Oklahoma School for the Deaf or

Oklahoma School for the Blind shall be compensated for using their

planning time, lunch period, or other available time to cover for an

absent teacher. The amount of compensation shall be determined by

dividing the daily rate of a certified substitute teacher by the

number of class periods or hours covered by the teacher.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1319Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 69
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-101.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-101.1
Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with
Status: in_force

Disabilities Program Act.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Lindsey Nicole

Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-625.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-625.3
Terms and conditions
Status: in_force

A. The terms and conditions governing the scholarships shall be

as prescribed and formulated by the Health Care Workforce Training

Commission, but shall include the condition that each recipient,

upon completion of the recipient's course of study, shall repay such

scholarship by practicing the recipient's profession in a rural

community in Oklahoma having a population of seven thousand five

hundred (7,500) persons or less according to the last preceding

United States Decennial Census and having a need therefor, as

determined by the Commission, for one (1) year for each one (1) year

the scholarship is financed; provided, however, that the recipient

will be given no credit for payment and reduction of the obligation

by serving in the defined rural communities for a period less than

two (2) years.

B. The maximum rural population criteria specified in

subsection A of this section may be waived by the Commission.

C. The terms of this subsection shall apply to recipients who

accept assistance on or after July 1, 1993. The contract shall

provide that in the event the recipient breaches the terms of the

contract by not serving the designated community for the specified

period of time, the Commission shall be entitled to recover an

amount equal to three times the principal disbursed, pursuant to the

contract, plus interest. Interest on all amounts paid to or on

behalf of the participant shall be computed at the current prime

rate plus one percent (1%) with the interest to accrue from the date

each payment is made, pursuant to the contract. The amount the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1049

Commission is entitled to recover shall be paid within ninety (90)

days of the date the recipient becomes liable as determined by the

Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4404 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4404
Board of Trustees - Tenure - Election of successors -
Status: in_force

Vacancies.

(a) The governing board of a community junior college shall be

known as the Board of Trustees and shall be composed of seven (7)

members who are qualified electors of the junior college district,

as follows: Position No. 1, with a term expiring one (1) year from

the effective date of the first appointment thereto, and each seven

(7) years thereafter; Position No. 2, with a term expiring two (2)

years from the effective date of the first appointment thereto, and

each seven (7) years thereafter; Position No. 3, with a term

expiring three (3) years from the effective date of the first

appointment thereto, and each seven (7) years thereafter; Position

No. 4, with a term expiring four (4) years from the effective date

of the first appointment thereto, and each seven (7) years

thereafter; Position No. 5, with a term expiring five (5) years from

the effective date of the first appointment thereto, and each seven

(7) years thereafter; Position No. 6, with a term expiring six (6)

years from the effective date of the first appointment thereto, and

each seven (7) years thereafter; Position No. 7, with a term

expiring seven (7) years from the effective date of the first

appointment thereto, and each seven (7) years thereafter.

(b) An election shall be held in such community each year, on

the fourth Tuesday in January, to select the successor of the member

of the governing board whose term expires during the year. Such

election shall be conducted by the county election board of the

county having the greatest part of the territory in the community.

Each elected member shall be elected for a term of seven (7) years,

and until his successor is elected and qualified. Vacancies in the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1644

membership of the board shall be filled by the remaining members of

the board, for a period extending until the next regular community

junior college district election, at which time an election

conducted as provided in this section shall be held to fill any

balance of the unexpired term; provided however, that if the board

does not fill the vacancy by appointment within seventy (70) days

after the same occurs, it shall be mandatory on the part of the

county election board to call a special election to fill the vacancy

for the unexpired term, which election shall be held for the

election of a board member only and said election shall be conducted

in the same manner as the regular election.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-10-105.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-10-105.2
Outreach agreements - Promotion of parental visits - Employees may have time off
Status: in_force

A. The State Department of Education shall develop and implement a program of parent education

which provides practical information and guidance to parents regarding the development of

language, cognition, social skills, and motor development of young children. The program shall be

phased in so that services will be available to parents of children under age three (3) in school

districts identified by the Department as having the greatest numbers of children whose education

is considered to be high challenge. As funds are available the Department shall expand the

program so that services will be available to the school sites identified by the Department as

having the greatest percentage of children qualifying for the free or reduced school lunch program.

The Department shall expand the program each year if funding is available to ensure that a parent

education program is available to all school districts. In evaluating new funding requests, priority

consideration shall be given to programs demonstrating the greatest need combined with theEmployees may have time off for parent-teacher conferences.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 518

A. It shall be a policy of the State Board of Education to

encourage each public school to explore outreach opportunities such

as agreements with the parents of each child enrolled in school.

1. Such agreement may describe the beneficial relationship

between parental interest and pupil achievement and provide an

agreement that a child will achieve higher levels of competency if

parents will guarantee that their child will attend school, behave

satisfactorily while there, and complete homework. As part of the

agreement, the school may state its intention to provide free

remediation if a child fails to attain the necessary standards of

competency.

2. Such agreement may also emphasize the importance of parent-

teacher conferences. The agreement should note the days of the

school year reserved for professional meetings and staff development

and state that on these days teachers are available to meet with

parents. Teachers should also be encouraged to schedule conferences

to accommodate working parents. Teachers should strive to hold at

least one conference with each student's parents at least once each

semester.

B. The State Board of Education also shall require each local

board of education to develop initiatives to promote schools as

congenial places for parents to visit.

C. The State Board of Education shall also establish a program

for encouraging private employers to give employees who have

children in preschool programs, kindergarten, or school programs

time off to visit the schools for parent-teacher conferences at

least once each semester.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.275 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.275
Responsibilities of service centers
Status: in_force

There shall be at least twenty service centers which shall

provide the services described herein to all the school districts in

the state. Every service center shall offer the schools and school

districts which they serve professional assistance in the efforts

which are aimed toward the improvement of instruction for students.

Each center shall provide the following services:

1. Evaluation services for the purposes of identification,

evaluation and placement of children in special education programs,

which shall be in accordance with the federal regulations

promulgated under the IDEA, and in accordance with the Family

Education Rights and Privacy Act;

2. Implementation of effective procedures, media, and equipment

for acquiring and disseminating significant information and

materials in accordance with the federal regulations promulgated

under the IDEA;

3. Individualized learning plans, which shall include

prescriptive teaching plans to teachers, for students who are having

learning problems; consultation for educators and parents working

with or having students with learning problems; providing special

education material for special education teachers; and providing

special education material on a prescriptive basis to the classroom

teacher who has students with learning problems and consultation

services and interpretation of evaluation data to assist parents and

multidisciplinary teams in making educational placement decisions

and planning for effective educational interventions in the least

restrictive environment;

4. Assistance for organizing staff development, including the

offering at each Center of conferences, institutes, and other in-

service training for educators working with students with special

needs; assistance in these programs for emphasizing the awareness,

utilization and adaptation of appropriate materials, learning

theory, research findings, and other appropriate topics, to assist

in implementation of federal regulations concerning the

comprehensive system of personnel development for educators and

disseminating information to parents; and

5. Coordination and collaboration with public agencies and

local school districts which are responsible for providing

evaluation and other special education or related services to

children with disabilities as provided under Section 1001 et seq. of

Title 74, Section 13-101 et seq. of Title 70 and Section 601.41 et

seq. of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and in accordance with

the federal regulations for interagency agreements promulgated

pursuant to the IDEA. Such coordination shall include cooperative

efforts of local districts joining with the service center staff to

engage in any educational activities to increase the learning

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1201

opportunities for teachers and any and every student in the public

schools in the service center area.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-21-108 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-21-108
Revocation of license or permit - Nontransferability
Status: in_force

A license or permit issued or renewed under the provisions of

this act may, after reasonable notice to the private school and an

opportunity to be heard, be revoked by the Board for a failure of

the private school to maintain the accreditation or the minimum

standards fixed by the Board by which such private school obtained

its license, or to maintain the bond required by Section 6 of this

act, or for a violation of any of the rules and regulations

pertaining to minimum standards of the Board. No license or permit

issued under this act shall be transferable.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4420.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4420.2
Eligibility for state funds appropriated to State Board
Status: in_force

of Career and Technology Education.

College technology center school districts authorized by

Sections 4410, 4411, 4420, and 4420.1 of this title shall not be

eligible to receive any state funds appropriated by the Legislature

to the State Board of Career and Technology Education. Nothing

provided in this section shall be construed as prohibiting contracts

and cooperative agreements between college technology center

districts and technology center school districts or prohibiting

contracts or agreements between or among technology center schools

or the State Board of Career and Technology Education and

institutions of The Oklahoma State System for Higher Education or

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1655

their governing boards of regents or trustees or the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-109 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-109
Exemption from legal process
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, the right of a

person to an annuity or a retirement allowance, to the return of

contributions, annuity, or retirement allowance itself, any optional

benefit, or any other right accrued or accruing to any person under

the provisions of this act, and the monies in the various funds

created by this act, are hereby exempt from levy and sale,

garnishment, attachment or any other process whatsoever, and shall

be unassignable except as in this act specifically provided.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Trustees may approve any

offset of a member's benefit to pay a judgment or settlement against

a member for a crime involving the System, for a breach of the

member's fiduciary duty to the System, or for funds or monies

incorrectly paid to a member or a beneficiary by mistake, provided

such offset is in accordance with the requirements of Section

401(a)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

B. 1. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not

apply to a qualified domestic order as provided pursuant to this

subsection.

2. The term "qualified domestic order" means an order issued by

a district court of this state pursuant to the domestic relation

laws of the State of Oklahoma which relates to the provision of

marital property rights to a spouse or former spouse of a member or

provision of support for a minor child or children and which creates

or recognizes the existence of the right of an alternate payee, or

assigns to an alternate payee the right, to receive a portion of the

benefits payable with respect to a member of the Retirement System.

3. For purposes of the payment of marital property, to qualify

as an alternate payee, a spouse or former spouse must have been

married to the related member for a period of not less than thirty

(30) continuous months immediately preceding the commencement of the

proceedings from which the qualified domestic order issues.

4. A qualified domestic order is valid and binding on the Board

of Trustees and the related member only if it meets the requirements

of this subsection.

5. A qualified domestic order shall clearly specify:

a. the name and last-known mailing address (if any) of

the member and the name and mailing address of the

alternate payee covered by the order,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 760

b. the amount or percentage of the member's benefits to

be paid by the Retirement System to the alternate

payee,

c. the number of payments or period to which such order

applies,

d. the characterization of the benefit as to marital

property rights or child support, and

e. each plan to which such order applies.

6. A qualified domestic order meets the requirements of this

subsection only if such order:

a. does not require the Retirement System to provide any

type or form of benefit, or any option not otherwise

provided under state law as relates to the Retirement

System,

b. does not require the Retirement System to provide

increased benefits, and

c. does not require the payment of benefits to an

alternate payee which are required to be paid to

another alternate payee pursuant to another order

previously determined to be a qualified domestic order

or an order recognized by the Retirement System as a

valid order prior to the effective date of this act.

7. A qualified domestic order shall not require payment of

benefits to an alternate payee prior to the actual retirement date

or withdrawal of the related member.

8. The obligation of the Retirement System to pay an alternate

payee pursuant to a qualified domestic order shall cease upon the

death of the related member.

9. This subsection shall not be subject to the provisions of

the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29

U.S.C.A. Section 1001, et seq., as amended from time to time, or

rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and court cases

interpreting said act.

10. The Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System of

Oklahoma shall promulgate such rules as are necessary to implement

the provisions of this subsection.

11. An alternate payee who has acquired beneficiary rights

pursuant to a valid qualified domestic order must fully comply with

all provisions of the rules promulgated by the Board of Trustees

pursuant to this subsection in order to continue receiving his or

her benefit.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-103 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-103
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

The State Board of Career and Technology Education shall have

the following powers and duties:

1. Have the supervision of the Oklahoma Department of Career

and Technology Education of the State Board of Career and Technology

Education, which department shall keep its principal offices at

Stillwater, and appoint and fix the compensation and duties of the

Director and other personnel of such Department;

2. Have the supervision of the technology center schools and

colleges of Oklahoma, except Oklahoma State University Institute of

Technology-Okmulgee and the Oklahoma State University Technical

Institutes at Oklahoma City and Stillwater, which, however, shall be

eligible to participate in federal programs administered by the

State Board of Career and Technology Education as hereinafter

provided;

3. Cooperate with, and enter into agreements with, and

administer programs of, and receive federal funds from, the United

States Department of Education and other federal agencies in matters

relating to vocational and technical education, youth apprenticeship

programs, and manpower training, and be the sole state agency for

such purposes. Provided that, programs and funds made available

through the Job Training Partnership Act, or its successor programs,

shall be excluded;

4. Provide for the formulation and adoption of curricula,

courses of study, and other instructional aids necessary for the

adequate instruction of students in the technology center schools

and colleges of this state. It is the intent of the Legislature

that instructional models for vocational students should include

higher standards of academic work with increased emphasis on

communication, computation and applied science;

5. Develop a plan to provide adequate vocational offerings

accessible to all students having the ability to benefit;

6. Purchase or otherwise acquire equipment, materials, supplies

and other property, real or personal, as may be necessary for the

operation of the technology center schools of this state, and

provide for the maximum utilization of such property through a

coordinated and cooperative use thereof, including transfer of title

to real and personal property to a technology center school district

for a reasonable cash consideration if said property is to be

utilized in a vocational-technical program administered by the

technology center district board of education. Any conveyance of

real property for a reasonable consideration shall contain a

reversionary clause by which the real property shall revert to the

State Board of Career and Technology Education if the property

ceases to be used in a vocational-technical program administered by

the technology center district board of education;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 639

7. Enter into such agreements and contracts with the State

Board of Education, boards of trustees of community junior colleges,

boards of education of independent and elementary school districts,

boards of education of school districts for technology center

schools, private educational or training institutions, public or

private industry, and boards of directors of community action

programs, as may be necessary or feasible for the furtherance of

vocational and technical training within this state;

8. Cooperate and enter into agreements with the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education;

9. Cooperate with the State Department of Education in

developing hands-on career exploration activities for students in

grades 6 through 10, integrating academic competencies into

vocational instruction, and ensuring counseling of all students in

order to minimize the number of students graduating from high school

without having completed either a vocational-technical program or

college preparation;

10. Develop and periodically update a plan to allow teacher

training and the purchase and installation of technological

equipment necessary to modernize vocational educational programs;

11. Accept and provide for the administration of any land,

money, buildings, gifts, funds, donations or other things of value

which may be offered or bequeathed to the schools or colleges under

the supervision or control of said Board;

12. Enter into cooperative arrangements with one or more other

states for the conduct and administration of programs, services and

activities;

13. Cooperate whenever possible, to avoid any duplication of

training programs with any established training program registered

by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, United States

Department of Labor;

14. Accept and expend funds from any source in order to market,

advertise or promote programs and services available through the

Career and Technology Education system; and

15. Participate in activities pertaining to the recruitment of

companies to locate or expand operations in the state, and

participate in activities that will increase the competitiveness of

companies with headquarters or branch operations located in the

state. These activities may require agency staff to travel, train,

or provide technical assistance outside the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-100c — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-100c
Physical fitness assessment software program - Pilot
Status: in_force

schools.

A. The State Department of Education and the State Department

of Health shall facilitate the development of a physical fitness

assessment software program customized for public schools in this

state that has the capability to track the five components of

student health-related physical fitness, including:

1. Aerobic capacity;

2. Muscular strength;

3. Muscular endurance;

4. Flexibility; and

5. A weight status assessment that includes measurement of

height and weight, calculation of body mass index (BMI) for age, and

plotting of these measures on standard growth charts.

The software program shall have the capability of creating a

confidential individual student report for parents that includes an

explanation of the data. In addition, the software program shall be

developed and made accessible to school districts at no cost.

B. The State Department of Health in consultation with the

State Department of Education and the Governor’s Council on Physical

Fitness and Sports shall select at least fifteen elementary schools

statewide to pilot the software program during the 2008-2009 school

year. Pilot schools shall assess all participating students in

grades three, four and five. No school selected to participate in

the pilot program shall be required to utilize the software program.

No student shall be required to participate in the assessment if a

parent or guardian of the student objects in writing. The purpose

of the pilot shall be to:

1. Evaluate methods for administering the physical fitness

assessment to students;

2. Evaluate methods for reporting to parents;

3. Evaluate the software program to ensure that it provides for

the collection of data by school district in an efficient and cost-

effective manner; and

4. Evaluate the usefulness of the health-related fitness

testing manual.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.509 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.509
In-service training for test administrator - Report
Status: in_force

of test results - Use of results.

A. The Department shall provide in-service training for local

school personnel who administer tests required by the Oklahoma

School Testing Program Act, Section 1210.505 et seq. of this title.

B. The Board shall require the company or companies providing

tests required bythe Oklahoma School Testing Program Act, Section

1210.505 et seq. of this title, to submit summary reports of the

results by school district to the Department and the respective

local school district. Individualized results of the test shall be

made available by the local school district to the classroom

teachers who instruct the students in the academic areas tested. In

every year, prior to the convening of the Legislature, the Board

shall give a summary report on the testing results to the Governor,

the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro

Tempore of the Senate.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-191 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-191
Revolving fund
Status: in_force

Until July 1, 1998, there is created in the State Treasury a

revolving fund for the State Board of Education, to be designated

the "Teachers' Curriculum Examination Revolving Fund". The fund

shall consist of curriculum examination fees paid to the Board

pursuant to statutory authority. The revolving fund shall be a

continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations and shall be

under the control and management of the administrative authority of

the State Board of Education. Expenditures from said fund shall be

made to maintain the curriculum examination process as set out in

this act. Warrants for expenditure shall be drawn by the State

Treasurer on claims signed by an authorized employee or employees of

the State Board of Education and approved by the Director of the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services.

On July 1, 1997, the State Board of Education shall transfer any

unencumbered funds in the Teachers' Curriculum Examination Revolving

Fund to the Teachers' Competency Examination Revolving Fund. Any

funds which are unexpended on January 1, 1998, shall be transferred

to the Teachers' Competency Examination Revolving Fund. On July 1,

1997, there shall be created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation, to be

designated the "Teachers' Competency Examination Revolving Fund".

The fund shall consist of all monies received by the Commission from

competency examination fees paid pursuant to statutory authority.

The revolving fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal

year limitations and shall be under the control and management of

the administrative authority of the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher

Preparation. Expenditures from said fund shall be made to maintain

the competency examination process set out in the Oklahoma Teacher

Preparation Act. Warrants for expenditure shall be drawn by the

State Treasurer on claims signed by an authorized employee or

employees of the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation and

approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 451
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-19-124 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-19-124
Student drivers as passengers
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, each

commercial driver training school as defined in Section 801 of Title

47 of the Oklahoma Statutes or school district providing driver

education training or classes shall only allow a student driver

receiving instruction to operate the motor vehicle when there are no

other student drivers in the motor vehicle as passengers.

B. The parent or legal guardian of a student driver may sign a

waiver which would allow the student driver to ride as a passenger

in a motor vehicle that is being operated by another student driver.

The waiver shall be on a separate form and include the following

statement: "I understand if my child is a passenger in a motor

vehicle operated by a student driver, there is a risk of death,

serious injury, or collision." If the parent or legal guardian

refuses to sign the waiver, the commercial driver training school or

school district shall not refuse to admit the student driver.

C. As used in this section, "student driver" shall mean any

person receiving driver education training who is younger than

eighteen (18) years of age.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-7-103 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-7-103
Annexation or disorganization - Assumption of bonded
Status: in_force

indebtedness.

A. The component parts (or part) of the district annexed,

whether the annexation is or was voluntary or mandatory under the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 480

provisions of this or any prior act, shall assume their full

proportion of all legal bonded indebtedness of the district or

districts to which they are or were annexed, and the district or

districts to which they are or were annexed shall likewise assume a

full proportion of all legal bonded indebtedness of the district

annexed, or ratable proportion in ratio to the assessed valuation to

the part annexed.

B. Provided, that if the area affected is or has been annexed

under the provisions of this article to a school district

(hereinafter referred to as the "first" district) having a bonded

indebtedness at the time of said annexation, and if at the time of

said annexation said area affected is or was not liable for any

bonded indebtedness, and if within four (4) calendar months or less

after said annexation all or any portion of the territory of the

area affected is or has been detached from the first district to

become a part of some other school district (hereinafter referred to

as the "second" district) then:

1. If the detachment of said territory occurs in any fiscal

year after the effective date of this subsection, and before the

certification of the budgets and levies of the first district for

said fiscal year to the State Auditor and Inspector, neither the

said detached territory nor the second district shall have any

liability for the payment of any part of the bonded indebtedness of

the first district which existed when the area affected was annexed

to the first district; or

2. If the detachment of said territory occurs in any fiscal

year after the effective date of this subsection, and after the

certification of the budgets and levies for said fiscal year of the

first district to the State Auditor and Inspector, the said detached

territory shall continue to bear its share of the bonded

indebtedness of the first district as prescribed by subsection A of

this section for the remainder of said fiscal year, but the second

district shall not be liable for any part of the bonded indebtedness

of the first district which existed at the time of the annexation of

the area affected to the first district; and after the beginning of

the next succeeding fiscal year neither the said detached territory

nor the second district shall have any liability for any of the

bonded indebtedness of the first district which existed at the time

the area affected was annexed to the first district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.229-2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.229-2
Legislative findings and intent
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that for the purpose of preventing drug

and alcohol abuse among our young people, and for preventing or

alleviating problems which lead to and are closely associated with

drug and alcohol abuse, it is desirable that all Oklahoma school

districts develop and implement a curriculum for drug and alcohol

abuse prevention for all grade levels. Such curriculum may include

training in life skills, such as problem-solving, responsibility,

communication and decision-making skills, which enable young people

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1191

to successfully resist social and other pressures to engage in

activities which are destructive to their health and future. The

Legislature encourages all school districts to adopt as a goal for

the year 1990 the full implementation of drug and alcohol abuse

prevention programs in their schools. In order to expand and

enhance the ability of school districts to implement drug and

alcohol prevention programs, it is the intent of the Legislature

that local school districts participate in the federal Drug-Free

Schools and Communities Act of 1986, 20 A.S.C., Section 4601 et seq.

and the provisions of Public Law No. 101-647, Drug-Free School

Zones.

In order to derive maximum benefit from their drug and alcohol

prevention programs, it is further the intent of the Legislature

that the school districts coordinate their efforts and activities

with the Oklahoma Drug and Alcohol Abuse Policy Board, and with

appropriate state and local drug and alcohol abuse, health and law

enforcement agencies and programs within the community which provide

drug education, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.

It is further the intent of the Legislature to encourage school

districts to establish programs concerning the danger and criminal

consequences of the possession and/or use of firearms or other

dangerous or deadly weapons in school zones.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.6c — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.6c
Teachers of honors courses - Certification in
Status: in_force

subject area.

Any school district offering courses labeled as honors courses

must ensure that teachers of such honors courses are certified to

teach in the subject area of the course in order to label the course

an honors course.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-697.5 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-697.5
Powers, duties and responsibilities
Status: in_force

The Health Care Workforce Training Commission, in order to

perform its official function in establishing and administering

physician training programs, shall have the following specific

powers, duties, and responsibilities:

1. To review all available data on health care workforce in

Oklahoma in order to determine the current and projected

distribution of physicians by geographic location and by type of

practice, and, to accomplish this review, the Commission shall

obtain information from and work in conjunction with the State

Department of Health and all other agencies which gather data and

evaluate health care workforce needs;

2. To review data and information on accredited physician

internship and residency programs currently operated by Oklahoma

hospitals and other approved clinical situations, in order to

ascertain the number and distribution by physician specialty

training and by geographic location of available internship and

residency positions and to evaluate the impact of internship and

residency placement on the establishment of practices by physicians

in that geographic area or similar areas within the state where

their services are urgently needed;

3. To serve as an agent to advise hospitals, clinics, and

communities on setting up and planning internship and residency

programs which emphasize the provision of additional primary care

physicians to service the rural areas of Oklahoma with primary care

specialties to be defined to include training in the area of

internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, emergency

trauma, and family practice;

4. To provide general counsel and advice in the development,

operation and evaluation of physician internship and residency

programs throughout this state in cooperation with the efforts of

the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the state’s

physician training institutions such as the University of Oklahoma

College of Medicine, Oklahoma City and Tulsa campuses, and the

Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine , and

subject to accreditation by official and appropriate accrediting

agencies;

5. To develop the criteria for determining the physician

training cost component or associated clinical and hospital training

costs which are or may be nonreimbursable by third-party payers in

programs proposed by accredited hospitals, clinical situations, or

hospital and clinical programs affiliated with and administered by

the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, University of

Oklahoma College of Medicine – Tulsa, or Oklahoma State University

College of Osteopathic Medicine in order to determine the share for

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1087

the state in supporting the salary, benefits, training and program

administration costs incurred by hospitals in supporting of the

interns and residents;

6. To develop the criteria and procedure by which state

matching funds will be awarded to hospitals, accredited clinical

situations, in cooperation with the University of Oklahoma College

of Medicine, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa, and

the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine which

shall administer programs in hospital and clinical situations in the

state to be used to underwrite the salaries, benefits and associated

training and administration costs provided for the physician interns

and residents during their period of training in such a way as to

create an incentive for the development and establishment of

residency and internship positions by hospitals, clinical

establishments or by affiliation agreement with the University of

Oklahoma College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma College of

Medicine – Tulsa, and the Oklahoma State University College of

Osteopathic Medicine by providing funds to cover and to supplement

the nonreimbursable or additional costs incurred in hospitals for

training activities or for delivery of service in outreach and

ambulatory clinical situations which are outside but associated with

the hospitals and clinical establishments participating in the

program;

7. To review and to approve for inclusion in the programs

funded the applications for funds submitted by accredited hospitals

and clinical situations participating in physician training programs

in cooperation with the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine,

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine – Tulsa, and the Oklahoma

State University College of Osteopathic Medicine for the costs of

supplying residents and interns in programs which they administer by

affiliation agreements with hospitals and clinical situations

throughout the state in which the interns and residents are

supervised and funded by the University of Oklahoma College of

Medicine, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine – Tulsa, and

the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and

the hospitals and clinical establishments pay for the patient care

services rendered in their institutions by these residents and

interns during the period of training;

8. To determine the specific level of funding and the

priorities used for granting state support to approved hospitals and

clinical situations, in cooperation with the University of Oklahoma

College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine –

Tulsa, and the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic

Medicine for approved hospital physician training programs for

interns and residents and to recommend to the Governor and the

Legislature the total funds needed to carry out the purpose of this

program;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1088

9. To employ a director and any staff personnel required to

administer the funding of approved physician training programs and

to contract with other state agencies and institutions to conduct

and to perform specified services, functions and aspects in

administering state funds on the specified cost-sharing basis

determined by the Commission or for developing programs and

community and institutional participation in these training

programs;

10. To ensure that hospitals or clinical situations that can

qualify in all sections of Oklahoma be utilized, and to take all

steps necessary to assist such hospitals or clinics in obtaining

necessary recognition or status, or in meeting standards for

accreditation or affiliation so that they may participate in these

physician training programs;

11. To ensure that in programs administered and operated by the

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma

College of Medicine – Tulsa, and the Oklahoma State University

College of Osteopathic Medicine in hospitals and clinical situations

throughout the state that funds allocated to the colleges are paid

by the hospitals and clinical situations in which the patient care

services are rendered, the funds are expended for such purposes in

funding residents and interns in the physician training programs

that the colleges have established with the approved hospitals and

clinical situations which programs are designed to provide primary

health care services to the rural and medically underserved parts of

the state;

12. To conduct and to administer a program of physician and

health care workforce placement services throughout this state.

Placement services shall be made available to communities,

hospitals, health care facilities, physician and health professional

training institutions, health professional associations and

organizations, individual physicians, health professionals, students

in physician and health professional training institutions and

schools, and other interested parties in such a way so as to further

the purposes of improving the distribution of physicians and health

professionals practicing or available for practice in the state and

improving in the availability of health care services to the people

of the state. The placement service shall include but not be

limited to assisting communities in matching with, contacting and

recruiting physicians and health professionals to practice in

communities in the state. The Commission shall develop criteria and

procedures for the conduct and performance of placement services and

employ any staff, contract for services with any private agency,

nonprofit corporation, or institution to facilitate the performance

of placement services; and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1089

13. For purposes of the income tax credit authorized pursuant

to Section 1 of this act and in cooperation with the Oklahoma Tax

Commission:

a. to certify preceptorship rotations for allopathic

medicine, osteopathic medicine, advanced practice

registered nursing, and physician assistant training

programs in this state and to register faculty

preceptors who provide certified training,

b. to charge administrative expenses to the State Board

of Medical Licensure and Supervision, the State Board

of Osteopathic Examiners, and the Oklahoma Board of

Nursing pursuant to Sections 2 through 5 of this act,

and

c. to promulgate any additional rules necessary for the

implementation of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-625.6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-625.6
Contracts
Status: in_force

Each applicant, before being granted a scholarship, shall enter

into a contract with the Commission agreeing to the terms and

conditions upon which the scholarship shall be granted to the

applicant. Said contract shall include such terms and provisions as

will carry out the full purpose and intent of this act and the form

thereof shall be prepared and approved by the Attorney General.

Said contracts shall be signed by the Secretary on behalf of the

Commission and by the applicant. The Commission is hereby vested

with full and complete authority and power to sue in its own name

any applicant for any balance due the Commission on any contract.

The Commission shall have authority to cancel any contract made

between it and any recipient of a scholarship upon cause deemed

sufficient by the Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9-118 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9-118
Operation instruction for bus drivers
Status: in_force

Except in case of emergency, anyone who operates, as a driver, a

school bus whether a contractor for private hire or an employee of

the school district for the transportation of students enrolled in

the public schools of the district shall complete a course of

instruction pertaining to the operation of a school bus. Said

course to be approved by the State Department of Education and the

district involved.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2258 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2258
Approval of programs - Supplemental funding
Status: in_force

Technical and occupational education programs to be operated at

the postsecondary level must be authorized and approved by the State

Regents. Programs of technical and occupational education when

approved by the State Regents may be eligible for supplemental

funding provided by the State Board in accordance with terms of a

contract existing between the State Board and the State Regents.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.203 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.203
Assigning nearest residence
Status: in_force

Insofar as practicable, each pupil shall be assigned to the

school nearest his residence.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4517 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4517
Salary schedule
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1662

The board of education of any school district operating the

continuous school program pursuant to this act shall prescribe a

separate salary schedule for the employees of the district who are

employed at any school maintaining the continuous school program

pursuant to this act, and who, because of such employment, will be

engaged in rendering services for the district for a greater number

of total days during the academic year than would be the case for a

regular academic year.

Each school district maintaining a continuous school program in

any school within the district pursuant to this act shall be

entitled to receive the same support, but not more support, from the

State Board of Education due to the average daily attendance at such

school than it would have received if the school had been operating

under the provisions of law relating to the regular school year as

provided in Section 18-109 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

State aid shall not be increased to any district operating on a

continuous school program; there shall be paid no amount greater

than said district would have received if it were operating on a

regular school year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-155 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-155
Study and assessment of information and reports –
Status: in_force

Collection techniques.

A. The State Board of Education shall study and assess ways to

eliminate, reduce, consolidate, and simplify the number, type, and

length of reports, data, statistics, and other information required

of any school district or school district personnel by the Board or

State Department of Education. Subject to the availability of

funding, the Board is hereby authorized to retain a consultant or

expert as may be necessary to complete the study. The study shall

include the feasibility of coordinating reporting dates and shall

identify all requirements for maintaining, completing and filing

records and reports mandated by law or rule and make recommendations

for any amendments that may be necessary to the law or rules to

implement the recommendations reported in the study. In conducting

research for the study, the Board shall provide for the input and

participation of school districts, school district personnel, and

other educational organizations. By December 31, 2010, the Board

shall issue a preliminary report of any findings and recommendations

collected prior to that date. The Board shall complete the findings

and recommendations of the study and shall file a final report with

the Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the

President Pro Tempore of the Senate by December 31, 2012.

B. In conducting the study as required in this section, the

Board may:

1. Survey a sample of classroom teachers from elementary,

middle, and high school grades in the public schools in the state to

determine the quantity and types of paperwork required from teachers

on a daily, weekly, monthly, semester, or annual basis as mandated

by state law or rule;

2. Review efforts being made at the school district level to

reduce the requirements for extraneous paperwork placed on teachers;

3. Collaborate with the United States Department of Education

to standardize all compliance requirements of the federal

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and review and

simplify the paperwork established by the United States Department

of Education to verify compliance with IDEA; and

4. Study the amount of state and local funds expended to meet

the compliance and paperwork requirements of IDEA.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.41 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.41
School support employees - Conviction of felony -
Status: in_force

Criminal sexual activity or sexual misconduct.

A. A school support employee as defined in Section 6-101.40 of

this title shall be dismissed or not reemployed, unless a

presidential or gubernatorial pardon has been issued, if during the

term of employment such employee is convicted in this state, the

United States or another state of:

1. Any sex offense subject to the Sex Offenders Registration

Act in this state or subject to another state's or the federal sex

offender registration provisions; or

2. Any felony offense.

B. A school support employee may be dismissed, refused

employment or not reemployed after a finding that such person has

engaged in criminal sexual activity or sexual misconduct that has

impeded the effectiveness of the individual's performance of school

duties. As used in this subsection:

1. "Criminal sexual activity" means the commission of an act as

defined in Section 886 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, which

is the act of sodomy; and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 365

2. "Sexual misconduct" means the soliciting or imposing of

criminal sexual activity.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3250 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3250
Sex trafficking and exploitation – Prevention and
Status: in_force

education programs for freshman students.

A. Upon the effective date of this act, the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education shall allow, if offered by nonprofit

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1461

organizations that specialize in outreach and education programs on

sex trafficking and exploitation, a series of in-depth prevention

and education programs regarding sex trafficking and exploitation to

all freshman students enrolled at institutions of higher education

within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.

B. Institutions of higher education shall provide all freshman

students the opportunity to attend one of three on-campus, voluntary

sex trafficking and exploitation prevention and education programs

at any time, including during freshman orientation activities, if

offered by nonprofit organizations that specialize in outreach and

education programs on sex trafficking and exploitation. The sex

trafficking and exploitation prevention and education programs shall

specifically provide students the following:

1. Definitions and nature of sex trafficking and exploitation;

2. Current laws of sex trafficking and exploitation in

Oklahoma;

3. Facts and statistics of sex trafficking and exploitation in

Oklahoma and throughout the United States;

4. How sex traffickers profile victims;

5. The role of online computer activity;

6. How demand is created and the industries that influence sex

trafficking and exploitation;

7. How to identify a potential victim and what to do when a

person identifies a victim;

8. Understanding force, fraud and coercion;

9. Understanding how traffickers groom a victim;

10. The differences between prostitution, sex trafficking and

exploitation;

11. The role that pornography plays in sex trafficking and

exploitation;

12. Understanding the complexities of abuse, indoctrination and

manipulation;

13. Understanding the physiological makeup of a sex trafficking

victim;

14. Rescuing victims of sex trafficking and exploitation; and

15. How to engage in the fight against sex trafficking and

exploitation.

C. Program materials related to sex trafficking and

exploitation prevention and education programs shall be provided at

no cost to participating students and their parents and legal

guardians. The program provider shall be solely responsible for

incurring all costs associated with implementing prevention and

education programs and related program materials.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-162 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-162
Enrollment - Collection of information regarding
Status: in_force

participation in certain programs.

A. Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, upon initial

enrollment in a public school district, the school shall

request the parent or guardian of a student to provide

information to the school district regarding participation

in the following:

1. A childcare program that is licensed pursuant to the tiered

licensing system established by the Department of Human Services;

2. The SoonerStart program operated by the State Department of

Education;

3. The program of parent education operated by the State

Department of Education pursuant to Section 10-105.3 of this title;

4. The Children First program operated by the State Department

of Health;

5. Any child abuse prevention program operated by the State

Department of Health;

6. Any federally funded Head Start program; and

7. Any other early childhood program funded by state or federal

monies as determined by the State Board of Education.

B. The State Department of Education shall verify the accuracy

of the information provided by the parents or guardians pursuant to

subsection A of this section with the appropriate agency. Each

agency shall cooperate and provide verifying data to the Department.

C. The State Department of Education shall develop state data

elements and codes for each program identified pursuant to

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 226

subsection A of this section for use in the statewide student record

system program, which shall be used to provide effective reporting

and research on the identified programs. The codes shall be entered

into the statewide student record system program upon initial

enrollment of a student.

D. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement

the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-118 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-118
Rules for issuance of textbooks
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the issuance

of textbooks to school children and for the preservation of such

textbooks, and all rules it deems necessary to carry out its duties

and functions, and all such rules shall apply alike to all school

districts. It shall prescribe the form of all reports and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 702

applications, and superintendents of schools, and boards of

education shall be required to make such reports fully and

completely at the time and in the manner prescribed by the State

Board of Education. The State Board of Education shall keep an

exact account of the cost of books distributed to each school

district, together with the proper proportion of transportation and

accounting charges.

The State Textbook Committee shall also have the power to adopt

such rules as it deems necessary to enable it to perform its

functions and duties.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2401 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2401
Short title — Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Act
Status: in_force

Sections 2401 through 2407 of this title shall be known and may

be cited as the "Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1721 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1721
School located at Muskogee
Status: in_force

There is hereby created and established a school for the blind

at, or near, the City of Muskogee Oklahoma, to be known as the

Oklahoma School for the Blind.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.8 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.8
Teaching of ebonics as credit course prohibited
Status: in_force

Ebonics shall not be recognized as a language art and shall not

be taught as a course or class in the public schools of the state

for which a student receives credit or which is counted towards

fulfilling graduation requirements. For purposes of this section,

"Ebonics" means an Africanized form of English reflecting Black

Americans' linguistic-cultural ties to their African heritage.

Ebonics may also be known as Black English or Black dialect.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-116.2A — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-116.2A
Oklahoma State System of Higher Education -
Status: in_force

Employees of entities or institutions - Retroactive election or

removal of maximum compensation level.

A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, an active

contributing member of the retirement system who performed

membership service as an employee of a comprehensive university on

or after July 1, 1995, but not later than June 30, 1996, may with

respect to membership service performed between those dates,

inclusive, elect to:

1. Retroactively impose a maximum compensation level of Thirty-

two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($32,500.00), if the member was

subject to a maximum compensation level of Twenty-seven Thousand

Five Hundred Dollars ($27,500.00) for service performed on or after

July 1, 1995, but not later than June 30, 1996; or

2. Retroactively impose a maximum compensation level of Forty-

nine Thousand Dollars ($49,000.00), if the member was subject to a

maximum compensation level of Forty-four Thousand Dollars

($44,000.00) for service performed on or after July 1, 1995, but not

later than June 30, 1996.

B. Except as otherwise provided by this section, an active

contributing member of the retirement system who performed

membership service as an employee of an entity or institution within

The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, other than a

comprehensive university, on or after July 1, 1995, but not later

than June 30, 1996, may with respect to membership service performed

between those dates, inclusive, elect to retroactively remove the

maximum compensation level applicable to the member's compensation

for any service performed during that time period.

C. A member electing a maximum compensation level or removing a

maximum compensation level pursuant to subsection A or subsection B

of this section shall be required to pay to the retirement system

the full amount of employer contributions and employee contributions

applicable for the period of service based upon the elections

authorized by this section, less the amount of employer

contributions and employee contributions made or credited for that

period, plus ten percent (10%) interest from the date such

contributions would have been made until the payment is made to the

retirement system. The interest charged pursuant to this subsection

shall be compounded annually. A member may pay the amount

prescribed by this subsection at any time prior to the date as of

which the member files the written application for retirement with

the retirement system. An entity or institution within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education may make payment to the retirement

system for any part or all of the amount required by this subsection

for an employee of that entity or institution in order for

retirement benefits to be computed at the applicable maximum

compensation level for membership service performed on or after July

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 780

1, 1995, but not later than June 30, 1996. Any amount paid by an

employer pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed to be picked up

by the employer pursuant to Section 414(h) of the Internal Revenue

Code of 1986, as amended.

D. If a member who elects a retroactive maximum compensation

level or who elects to retroactively remove a maximum compensation

level pursuant to subsection A or subsection B of this section fails

to pay the amount required to receive credit for compensation earned

on or after July 1, 1995, but not later than June 30, 1996, the

member shall receive retirement benefits for this period of service

based upon compensation upon which both the required employer and

employee contributions were actually made.

E. For purposes of computing the retirement allowance of a

member authorized to make the election authorized by subsection A or

subsection B of this section, no member electing a retroactive

maximum compensation level or retroactively removing a maximum

compensation level pursuant to subsection A or subsection B of this

section may receive retirement benefits for the period of service

based upon compensation in excess of the amount of compensation upon

which employer and employee contributions were actually paid unless

full payment to the retirement system is made as required by

subsection C of this section.

F. No provision contained in this section shall be considered

or construed to require payment of any sum by an entity or

institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education of

amounts owed to the retirement system by a member who makes an

election authorized by subsection A or subsection B of this section.

G. A member eligible to make the election authorized by

subsection A or subsection B of this section shall:

1. Make the election in writing, upon a form to be prescribed

by the Board of Trustees; and

2. File the election with the Board of Trustees not later than

December 31, 1996.

H. All elections authorized by the provisions of subsection A

or subsection B of this section shall be permitted once, and only

once, for each employee authorized to make the election. Any

election made pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be

irrevocable and shall bind the employee, the employee's heirs,

beneficiaries and other interested persons, with respect to the

amount of compensation upon which contributions shall be made and

the amount of retirement benefits resulting from the election so

made. Any employee who is eligible to make an election pursuant to

the provisions of this section, but who fails to do so, for whatever

reason, shall forfeit any right or power by the employee to attempt

to exercise the election at any later time. All elections made

pursuant to this section shall be operative only for service

performed and compensation received from an entity or institution

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 781

within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and shall not

have any effect with respect to compensation received from any other

participating employer within the Teachers' Retirement System of

Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-22-101 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-22-101
Official title of law
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the "Oklahoma Public School Audit

Law."
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3980.10 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3980.10
Audited financial statements
Status: in_force

A. Each authorized issuer and each institution within The

Oklahoma State System of Higher Education that receives proceeds

from the sale of any obligations issued pursuant to the Oklahoma

Higher Education Promise of Excellence Act of 2005 shall issue

financial statements audited by an independent certified public

accountant within one hundred twenty (120) days after the close of

the fiscal year.

B. Within thirty (30) days after completion of the audited

financial statements pursuant to subsection A of this section, each

institution shall cause the audited financial statement or a summary

thereof to be made available to the general public on its web page.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-626.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-626.4
Number of grants - Work schedule - Certain students to be defined - Minimum eligibility
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 41be defined - Minimum eligibility requirements.

State tuition aid grants shall be awarded without any limitation

on the number to be awarded in any year other than the amount of

appropriations available therefor. The institution involved may

appropriately schedule work to permit recipients to earn the amount

of said tuition grants.

Definitions of full-time and part-time undergraduate and

graduate students shall be established by the Oklahoma State Regents

for Higher Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-161 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-161
Auditing classes by governing board members
Status: in_force

A. Being necessary to fulfill their role as a member of the

governing board of their respective Oklahoma higher education

institution, any member of a governing board of an Oklahoma higher

education institution shall be allowed by their institution to audit

a class free of charge.

B. Governing board members who audit a class pursuant to

subsection A of this section may not receive academic credit for the

class or classes audited.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3220 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3220
Increase in fees - Notice - Hearing
Status: in_force

The State Regents shall give public notice at least thirty (30)

days prior to the effective date of any increases in fees and

tuition and shall hold a public hearing at least twenty (20) days

prior to the effective date of any increases in fees and tuition.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.704 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.704
Access to advanced placement courses – Minimum
Status: in_force

available courses required – Online learning platform.

A. Beginning with the 2024–2025 school year, all public high

schools in this state shall make a minimum of four advanced

placement courses available to students.

B. School district boards of education shall be responsible for

ensuring annually that all high school students have access to

advanced placement courses beginning in the 2024-2025 school year.

Such access may be provided through enrollment in courses offered

through:

1. A school site or sites within the district;

2. A technology center school within the district;

3. An online learning program offered by the Statewide Charter

School Board or one of its vendors; or

4. A school site or sites in another school district.

C. The Statewide Charter School Board shall maintain an online

learning platform to provide high quality online learning

opportunities for Oklahoma students that are aligned with the

subject matter standards adopted by the State Board of Education

pursuant to Section 11-103.6 of this title. The Board shall

implement online courses, with an emphasis on science, technology,

engineering, and math (STEM) courses, foreign language courses, and

advanced placement courses. The online platform shall be available

to all Oklahoma school districts.

D. The State Department of Education shall provide information

to all boards of education, to be distributed to their students and

parents, on available opportunities and the enrollment process for

students to take advanced placement courses. The information shall

explain the value of advanced placement courses in preparing

students for postsecondary-level coursework, enabling students to

gain access to postsecondary opportunities, and qualifying for

scholarships and other financial aid opportunities.

E. The State Department of Education shall retain records of

which options outlined in subsection B of this section boards of

education selected for their students and make the information

available on the Department’s website.

F. As used in this section, “advanced placement course” shall

have the same meaning as provided in paragraph 1 of Section 1210.702

of this title.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1280
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-23-105 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-23-105
Oklahoma Educational Television Authority — Creation —
Status: in_force

Membership — Terms — Officers.

There is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2026, in

accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, Section

3901 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a body corporate

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 899

and politic to be known as the "Oklahoma Educational Television

Authority", and by that name the Authority may sue and be sued, and

plead and be impleaded. The Authority is hereby constituted an

instrumentality of the state, and the exercise by the Authority of

the powers conferred by this article for the planning, construction,

operation, and maintenance of educational television facilities

shall be deemed and held to be an essential function of the state.

The Oklahoma Educational Television Authority shall consist of

thirteen (13) members, including the President of the University of

Oklahoma, the President of Oklahoma State University, the State

Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Chancellor of the Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education, the president of one of the

state-supported four-year colleges to be chosen by the presidents of

this group of institutions, the president of one of the state-

supported two-year colleges to be chosen by the presidents of this

group of institutions, and seven additional members to be appointed

by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, to serve

seven-year terms.

The appointed members shall have been residents of the state for

at least five (5) years preceding the date of their appointment.

The appointed members shall include one member from each of the

congressional districts and any remaining members shall be appointed

from the state at large. However, when congressional districts are

redrawn each member appointed prior to July 1 of the year in which

such modification becomes effective shall complete the current term

of office and appointments made after July 1 of the year in which

such modification becomes effective shall be based on the redrawn

districts. Appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such

modification becomes effective shall be from any redrawn districts

which are not represented by an authority member until such time as

each of the modified congressional districts are represented by an

authority member. A majority of the appointed members shall be

actively engaged in the profession of education. Each appointed

member of the Authority, before entering upon the duties of the

member, shall take the oath provided for by Section 1 of Article XV

of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma.

The seven original members appointed by the Governor shall

continue in office for terms expiring on June 30, 1954; June 30,

1955; June 30, 1956; June 30, 1957; June 30, 1958; June 30, 1959;

and June 30, 1960, respectively. The terms of each of the original

appointed members shall be designated by the Governor, and said

members shall serve for their appointed terms and until their

respective successors shall be appointed and qualified. The

successor of each appointed member shall be appointed for a term of

seven (7) years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy

shall be appointed to serve only for the unexpired term in said

vacancy.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 900

The Authority shall elect from the membership of the Authority a

chair, a vice-chair, and a secretary-treasurer. Any such officers

elected by the Authority on or after July 1, 1984, shall be

appointed to serve a term of one (1) year. Seven members of the

Authority shall constitute a quorum, and the vote of seven members

shall be necessary for any action taken by the Authority. No

vacancy in the membership of the Authority shall impair the right of

a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of

the Authority. The Authority shall meet at least quarterly.

The members of the Authority shall not be entitled to

compensation for their services, but each member shall be reimbursed

for travel expenses incurred in performing official duties in

accordance with the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement

Act. No liability or obligation shall be incurred by the Authority

beyond the extent to which monies shall have been provided pursuant

to the authority of this article.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-133 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-133
Renumbered as § 6-101.40 of this title by Laws 1989,
Status: in_force

1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 119, operative July 1, 1990.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9-113 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9-113
Rental value of equipment
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall fix the annual rental value

of each particular unit of such pupil-transportation equipment at an

amount not less than that required to amortize the original total

cost of that unit by five (5) years' rental thereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3209 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3209
Endowments, gifts, bequests and indirect cost
Status: in_force

reimbursements.

A. All endowments, gifts, bequests, and indirect cost

reimbursements from sponsored grants and contracts given to, or

received by, any constituent institution, and the income therefrom,

shall belong to and be used only for and by the recipient

institution.

B. The State Regents shall not take into consideration either

the principal or income of paid endowments, gifts and bequests, or

any indirect cost reimbursements from sponsored grants and contracts

in allocating the state-appropriated funds to such constituent

institution, but shall allocate the state-appropriated funds to such

institution as though such funds did not exist.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3303 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3303
Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma - Oaths -
Status: in_force

Travel expenses.

(a) Each member of the Board of Regents of the University of

Oklahoma shall take and subscribe to the oaths required of State

officials generally.

(b) Each member of the Board shall be allowed necessary travel

expenses, as may be approved by the Board pursuant to the State

Travel Reimbursement Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2262 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2262
Budget by State Regents
Status: in_force

The State Regents shall budget funds for the primary support of

Regents' approved technical and occupational programs of education

at junior colleges, technical institutes and other institutions in

the State System to the extent of financial resources available and

will anticipate supplemental funding from the State Board as needed

and as may be available.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2622 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2622
Definitions
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1401

As used in the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship

Act:

1. "Resident" means a person of any age who has resided within

the Tulsa School District for not less than two (2) years prior to

applying for participation in the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and

Scholarship Program;

2. "Private institution" means a private institution of higher

learning located within this state which is accredited pursuant to

Section 4103 of this title; and

3. "Postsecondary career technology education program" means a

postsecondary vocational-technical program or course that is

eligible for Title IV federal student aid and is offered through a

technology center school.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-820.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-820.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

DEFINITIONS. As used in the Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act:

1. "Agency contract" means an agreement in which a student

athlete authorizes a person to negotiate or solicit on behalf of the

athlete a professional-sports-services contract or endorsement

contract;

2. "Athlete agent":

a. means an individual, whether or not registered under

the Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act, who:

(1) directly or indirectly recruits or solicits a

student athlete to enter into an agency contract

or, for compensation, procures employment or

offers, promises, attempts or negotiates to

obtain employment for a student athlete as a

professional athlete or member of a professional

sports team or organization,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1111

(2) for compensation or in anticipation of

compensation related to a student athlete's

participation in athletics:

(a) serves the athlete in an advisory capacity

on a matter related to finances, business

pursuits or career management decisions,

unless the individual is an employee of an

educational institution acting exclusively

as an employee of the institution for the

benefit of the institution, or

(b) manages the business affairs of the athlete

by providing assistance with bills,

payments, contracts, or taxes, or

(3) in anticipation of representing a student athlete

for a purpose related to the athlete's

participation in athletics:

(a) gives consideration to the student athlete

or another person,

(b) serves the athlete in an advisory capacity

on a matter related to finances, business

pursuits or career management decisions, or

(c) manages the business affairs of the athlete

by providing assistance with bills,

payments, contracts or taxes, but

b. does not include an individual who:

(1) acts solely on behalf of a professional sports

team or organization, or

(2) is a licensed, registered or certified

professional and offers or provides services to a

student athlete customarily provided by members

of the profession, unless the individual:

(a) also recruits or solicits the athlete to

enter into an agency contract,

(b) also, for compensation, procures employment

or offers, promises, attempts or negotiates

to obtain employment for the athlete as a

professional athlete or member of a

professional sports team or organization, or

(c) receives consideration for providing the

services calculated using a different method

than for an individual who is not a student

athlete;

3. "Athletic director" means the individual responsible for

administering the overall athletic program of an educational

institution or, if an educational institution has separately

administered athletic programs for male students and female

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1112

students, the athletic program for males or the athletic program for

females, as appropriate;

4. "Educational institution" includes a public or private

elementary school, secondary school, technical or vocational school,

community college, college or university;

5. "Endorsement contract" means an agreement under which a

student athlete is employed or receives consideration to use on

behalf of the other party any value that the athlete may have

because of publicity, reputation, following or fame obtained because

of athletic ability or performance;

6. "Enrolled" means registered for courses and attending

athletic practice or class. "Enrolls" has a corresponding meaning;

7. "Intercollegiate sport" means a sport played at the

collegiate level for which eligibility requirements for

participation by a student athlete are established by a national

association that promotes or regulates collegiate athletics;

8. "Interscholastic sport" means a sport played between

educational institutions that are not community colleges, colleges

or universities;

9. "Licensed, registered or certified professional" means an

individual licensed, registered or certified as an attorney, dealer

in securities, financial planner, insurance agent, real estate

broker or sales agent, tax consultant, accountant, or member of a

profession other than that of athlete agent who is licensed,

registered or certified by the state or a nationally recognized

organization that licenses, registers or certifies members of the

profession on the basis of experience, education or testing;

10. "Person" means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit

entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision,

agency, or instrumentality or other legal entity;

11. "Professional-sports-services contract" means an agreement

under which an individual is employed as a professional athlete or

agrees to render services as a player on a professional sports team

or with a professional sports organization;

12. "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible

medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is

retrievable in perceivable form;

13. "Recruit or solicit" means attempt to influence the choice

of an athlete agent by a student athlete or, if the athlete is a

minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete. The term does not

include giving advice on the selection of a particular agent in a

family, coaching or social situation unless the individual giving

the advice does so because of the receipt or anticipated receipt of

an economic benefit, directly or indirectly, from the agent;

14. "Registration" means registration as an athlete agent under

the Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1113

15. "Sign" means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt

a record:

a. to execute or adopt a tangible symbol, or

b. to attach to or logically associate with the record an

electronic symbol, sound or process;

16. "State" means a state of the United States, the District of

Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any

territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the

United States; and

17. "Student athlete" means an individual who is eligible to

attend an educational institution and engages in, is eligible to

engage in, or may be eligible in the future to engage in any

interscholastic or intercollegiate sport. The term does not include

an individual permanently ineligible to participate in a particular

interscholastic or intercollegiate sport for that sport.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3206.6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3206.6
Master lease program - Acquisition of personal property
Status: in_force

- Refinance of lease obligations.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may establish a

master lease program to finance the acquisition of items of personal

property, or refinance or restructure outstanding equipment lease

obligations as may be required by or useful to institutions and

entities within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education in

order to achieve cost-saving efficiencies. The funds used by the

Regents for the purposes authorized by this section shall be

available for lease transactions having a minimum value of Fifty

Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) and a maximum value of Ten Million

Dollars ($10,000,000.00). Such leases shall have a term that is no

more than the useful life of the personal property acquired by

institutions pursuant to the provisions of this section, and, in no

event, more than twenty (20) years. The amount of transactions

financed in a calendar year through the personal property master

lease program shall not exceed Fifty Million Dollars

($50,000,000.00).