Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4011 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4011
Approval of bonds by Supreme Court
Status: in_force

The board is authorized in its discretion to file an application

with the Supreme Court of Oklahoma for the approval of any series of

bonds to be issued hereunder, and exclusive original jurisdiction is

hereby conferred upon the Supreme Court to hear and determine each

such application. It shall be the duty of the Court to give such

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applications precedence over the other business of the Court and to

consider and pass upon the applications and any protests which may

be filed thereto as speedily as possible. Notice of the hearing on

each application shall be given by a notice published in a newspaper

of general circulation in the state that on a day named the board

will ask the court to hear its application and approve the bonds.

Such notice shall inform all persons interested that they may file

protests against the issuance of the bonds and be present at the

hearing and contest the legality thereof. Such notice shall be

published one time not less than ten (10) days prior to the date

named for the hearing and the hearing may be adjourned from time to

time in the discretion of the Court. If the Court shall be

satisfied that the bonds have been properly authorized in accordance

with the provisions of this article and that when issued they will

constitute valid obligations in accordance with their terms, the

Court shall render its written opinion approving the bonds and shall

fix the time within which a petition for rehearing may be filed.

The decision of the Court shall be a judicial determination of the

validity of the bonds, shall be conclusive as to the board, its

officers and agents, and thereafter the bonds so approved and the

revenues pledged to their payment shall be incontestable in any

court in the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-129 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-129
Revision of Oklahoma State Plan for Special Education -
Status: in_force

Effective date of services.

A. The Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood

Intervention shall assist the State Department of Education in

revising the Oklahoma State Plan for Special Education to include

areas addressing requirements under Part C of the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) necessary for full implementation

of the Oklahoma Early Intervention Act. Such revision shall be

completed by April 1, 1990.

B. Contingent upon the enactment of legislation authorizing

implementation of an annual budget submitted which is based upon a

joint funding plan provided in subsection D of Section 13-124 of

this title, services in compliance with this act and Part C of the

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) shall be in

effect no later than July 1, 1990. Subject to such contingency all

children eligible for services pursuant to the provisions of Section

13-123 of this title shall be served beginning July 1, 1991.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1-116.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1-116.3
Self-administration of inhaled asthma or anaphylaxis
Status: in_force

medication – School board epinephrine injector policy.

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1-116.2 of this

title, the board of education of each school district shall adopt a

policy on or before September 1, 2008, that permits the self-

administration of inhaled asthma medication by a student for

treatment of asthma, the self-administration of anaphylaxis

medication by a student for treatment of anaphylaxis and the self-

administration of replacement pancreatic enzymes by a student for

treatment of cystic fibrosis. The policy shall require:

1. The parent or guardian of the student to authorize in

writing the student's self-administration of medication;

2. The parent or guardian of the student to provide to the

school a written statement from the physician treating the student

that the student has asthma, anaphylaxis or cystic fibrosis and is

capable of, and has been instructed in the proper method of, self-

administration of medication;

3. The parent or guardian of the student to provide to the

school an emergency supply of the student's medication to be

administered pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-116.2 of this

title;

4. The school district to inform the parent or guardian of the

student, in writing, that the school district and its employees and

agents shall incur no liability as a result of any injury arising

from the self-administration of medication by the student; and

5. The parent or guardian of the student to sign a statement

acknowledging that the school district shall incur no liability as a

result of any injury arising from the self-administration of

medication by the student.

B. The school board of each school district that elects to

stock Epinephrine or inhalers shall amend the policy identified in

subsection A of this section.

1. The amended policy for Epinephrine shall require:

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a. the school district to inform the parent or guardian

of each student, in writing, that a school nurse or

school employee trained by a health care professional

or trained pursuant to subsection G of this section

may administer Epinephrine to a student whom the

school nurse or trained school employee in good faith

believes is having an anaphylactic reaction,

b. a waiver of liability executed by a parent or guardian

be on file with the school district prior to the

administration of Epinephrine pursuant to paragraph 1

of this subsection, and

c. the school district to designate the employee

responsible for obtaining the Epinephrine at each

school site.

2. The amended policy for inhalers shall require:

a. the school district to inform the parent or guardian

of each student, in writing, that a school nurse or

school employee trained by a health care professional

may administer an inhaler to a student whom the school

nurse or trained school employee in good faith

believes is having respiratory distress,

b. the school district to designate the employee

responsible for obtaining the inhalers and spacers or

holding chambers at each school site, and

c. the school district to notify the parent or guardian

of a student after administration of an inhaler.

C. The school district and its employees and agents shall incur

no liability as a result of any injury arising pursuant to the

discharge or nondischarge of the powers provided for pursuant to

subparagraph a of paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection B of this

section.

D. A licensed physician who has prescriptive authority may

write a prescription for Epinephrine and inhalers and spacers or

holding chambers to the school district in the name of the district

as a body corporate specified in Section 5-105 of this title which

shall be maintained at each school site. Such physician shall incur

no liability as a result of any injury arising from the use of

Epinephrine or the inhalers and spacers or holding chambers.

E. The school district may maintain at each school a minimum of

two Epinephrine devices and two inhalers with spacers or holding

chambers in a secure location. Provided, however, that nothing in

this section shall be construed as creating or imposing a duty on a

school district to maintain Epinephrine injectors or inhalers with

spacers or holding chambers at a school site or sites.

F. In the event a student is believed to be having an

anaphylactic reaction or respiratory distress, a school employee

shall contact 911 as soon as possible. If Epinephrine is

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administered to a student, a school employee shall contact 911 as

soon as possible. The school district shall notify the parent or

guardian of any student who experiences a possible allergic reaction

as soon as possible.

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

Board of Health, shall develop model policies which school districts

shall use in compliance with this section. The model policies shall

include, at a minimum, required annual training for teachers and

school employees who are directly responsible for students on the

topics of food allergies, recognizing anaphylaxis, and instruction

on how to administer Epinephrine. The training shall be completed

before the school year begins or upon hiring the teacher or school

employee. Documentation certifying completion of the required

training shall be retained in the personnel file of the teacher or

school employee. The training may be provided online or in person

by the school nurse or a recognized food allergy and anaphylaxis

training program.

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

Board of Health, shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

I. As used in this section:

1. "Medication" means a metered dose inhaler or a dry powder

inhaler to alleviate asthmatic symptoms, prescribed by a physician

and having an individual label, an anaphylaxis medication used to

treat anaphylaxis including but not limited to Epinephrine

prescribed by a physician and having an individual label, or

replacement pancreatic enzymes prescribed by a physician and having

an individual label;

2. "Self-administration" means a student's use of medication

pursuant to prescription or written direction from a physician;

3. "Respiratory distress" means the perceived or actual

presence of coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath; and

4. "Inhaler" means a device that delivers a bronchodilator to

alleviate symptoms of respiratory distress that is manufactured in

the form of a metered-dose inhaler or dry-powder inhaler and that

may include a spacer or holding chamber that attaches to the inhaler

to improve the delivery of the bronchodilator.

J. The permission for self-administration of asthma,

anaphylaxis or replacement pancreatic enzyme medication is effective

for the school year for which it is granted and shall be renewed

each subsequent school year upon fulfillment of the requirements of

this section.

K. A student who is permitted to self-administer asthma,

anaphylaxis or replacement pancreatic enzyme medication pursuant to

this section shall be permitted to possess and use a prescribed

inhaler, anaphylaxis medication including but not limited to

Epinephrine, or replacement pancreatic enzyme medication at all

times.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3315.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3315.1
State Register of Natural Heritage Areas - Creation -
Status: in_force

Listing of sites - Private property.

A. There is hereby created a "State Register of Natural

Heritage Areas".

B. The Oklahoma Biological Survey shall establish a listing of

sites, districts, areas, or objects above or below the surface of

the earth whether on land or in the waters of this state, which have

unique and diverse ecological, geological, or other special natural

characteristics of significant scientific, educational, or passive

recreational value to the citizens of this state. The listing shall

constitute the State Register of Natural Heritage Areas.

C. Listing a privately owned property in the State Register

shall in no way violate or abridge the right of the landowner to

use, modify, or dispose of the property.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4420 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4420
Tulsa Community College Technology Center School
Status: in_force

District.

A. The territory comprising the County of Tulsa shall be a

technology center school district for vocational and/or technical

schools to be known as the Tulsa Community College Technology Center

School District; and all laws applicable to other technology center

school districts shall apply to it, except as hereinafter provided.

The Board of Regents of the Tulsa Community College shall serve as

the governing board of education of the district. Programs in

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postsecondary vocational and/or technical and/or adult education

shall be offered by the district, subject only to the authority

herein granted to the Tulsa Technology Center School District Board

which shall serve as a funding board for the Tulsa Community College

Technology Center School District. The funding board composed of

the elected members of the Tulsa Technology Center School District

shall have the sole authority to resolve and determine the

submission of a proposed millage or capital improvement bond issue

to a vote of the electorate. Provided, however, that in the event

of a favorable action on any such question submitted resulting in a

levy for the support of programs to be offered by the Tulsa

Community College Technology Center School District, then and in

that event the funds so voted and derived from such levy shall be

under the direct supervision and control of the governing board of

the Tulsa Community College Technology Center School District. All

funds expended for operations or capital improvements are subject to

approval by the Tulsa Technology Center School District Board. All

such funds shall be expended according to rules and procedures

prescribed by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

B. Not more than five (5) mills on the dollar valuation of the

taxable property in the district may be voted on and thereafter be

levied annually under Section 9B, Article X of the Oklahoma

Constitution, for postsecondary vocational and/or technical

education purposes in the district. Proceeds of such levies shall

be made a part of the educational and general operating budget of

the Tulsa Community College and shall be allotted, budgeted and

expended for supplemental support of the postsecondary vocational

and/or technical and/or adult education programs offered by the

college in accordance with rules made by the Oklahoma State Regents

for Higher Education; provided, however, that the State Regents

shall not take into consideration this local ad valorem tax revenue

for supplemental support of the district technical education program

when allocating state-appropriated funds for support of the basic

community college program.

C. The district may become indebted for not more than two

percent (2%) of the net valuation of taxable property within the

district for capital improvements to provide supplemental

accommodations for postsecondary vocational and technical education

programs offered at the Tulsa Community College, when such

indebtedness is approved by a majority of the electors of the

technology center school district voting on the question in an

election called for such purpose. Bonds in pursuance thereof shall

be issued in the same manner as bonds issued by boards of education

of other technology center school districts, and the proceeds of

such bonds shall be used for facilities approved by the Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education and shall be allocated, expended

and accounted for in accordance with rules of the State Regents.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-117.7 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-117.7
Casualty and flood insurance recovery fund to purchase
Status: in_force

high-deductible property insurance policy.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 275

A. Pursuant to the powers and duties granted by paragraph 8 of

subsection A of Section 5-117 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

the board of education of each school district may establish a

casualty and flood insurance recovery fund for the purpose of

purchasing a high-deductible property insurance policy.

B. Monies for the casualty and flood insurance recovery fund

shall be transferred from the school district general fund, as

defined in Section 1-117 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The

amount of monies transferred from the general fund shall not exceed

the amount of the high-deductible property insurance policy

deductible.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2255 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2255
Out-of-school youth and adults - Programs
Status: in_force

Programs in initial skill training, refresher skill training and

upgrade skill training for out-of-school youth and adults shall be

the responsibility of the State Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9-114 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9-114
Sale of units of equipment after lease for one year
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education may sell any particular unit of

such pupil-transportation equipment to an eligible school district,

at any time after such unit has been leased for one (1) fiscal year,

for an amount not less than the original total cost of such unit

less rentals actually paid for the use of such unit; provided,

however, in so selling any such unit, preference shall be given to

the school district leasing such unit during the then preceding

fiscal year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.47 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.47
Hearing
Status: in_force

If the employee selects a hearing before the local board of

education, the hearing shall be conducted at the next, or next

succeeding, regularly scheduled meeting if the request for the

hearing was received by the local board of education at least ten

(10) days prior to the next, or next succeeding, regularly scheduled

meeting. Provided, however, at the request of the employee or at

the discretion of the local board of education, the local board

shall call a special meeting to conduct the requested hearing, which

shall be held no sooner than ten (10) days nor later than thirty

(30) days after receipt of the employee's request. The decision of

the local board of education at the hearing shall be final.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-697.20 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-697.20
Osteopathic Internship and Residency Program
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the "Osteopathic Internship and

Residency Program" which shall be conducted and administered by the

Health Care Workforce Training Commission. The purpose of this

program is to provide for the fair and necessary distribution of

funds allocated to it by the Legislature to provide monies to the

following programs under the Health Care Workforce Training Program:

1. The Doctor of Osteopathy Residency Program (OSU/COM);

2. The Osteopathic General Practice Residency Program

(OSU/COM); and

3. The Osteopathic Internship Program (OSU/COM).

B. The Health Care Workforce Training Commission is hereby

authorized to distribute such monies to the funds specified in

Sections 697.2 and 697.6 of this title necessary to fund the

programs specified in this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.229-1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.229-1
Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1210.229-1 through 1210.229-5 of this title shall be

known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Prevention and Life Skills Education Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-23-118 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-23-118
Projects to become part of the State Educational
Status: in_force

System.

Each project when constructed and placed in use shall be

maintained and kept in good condition and repair by the Authority.

When all bonds issued under the provisions of this article in

connection with any project and the interest thereon shall have been

paid or a sufficient amount for the payment of all such bonds and

the interest thereon to the maturity thereof shall have been set

aside in trust for the benefit of the bondholders, such project, if

then in good condition and repair to the satisfaction of the State

Legislature, shall become part of the State Educational System.

All counties, cities, towns, municipalities and school districts

of the state and all state boards, commissions, officials, and other

public agencies, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, are

hereby authorized and empowered:

1. To lease, lend, grant or convey to the Authority at its

request upon such terms and conditions as the proper authorities of

such counties, cities, towns, municipalities, school districts of

the state, and all state boards, commissions, officials and other

public agencies may deem reasonable and fair and without the

necessity for any advertisement, order of court or other action or

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formality other than the regular and formal action of the

authorities concerned, any personal property, real property and

other things of value which may be necessary or convenient to the

effectuation of the authorized purposes of the Authority, including

real property already devoted to public use; and

2. To lease, rent or contract from the Authority for

telecasting purposes, any programs that would be beneficial to their

interest and that of the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-625.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-625.4
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The Commission shall promulgate and adopt such rules and

regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this

act. The Commission shall prescribe the form and regulate the

submission of applications for scholarship; conduct conferences and

interviews with applicants; determine the eligibility of applicants;

allow or disallow all applications for scholarships or renewal of

scholarships; contract, increase, decrease, terminate and otherwise

regulate all grants for scholarships and their repayment in cash or

services; and manage, operate and control all funds and property

appropriated or otherwise contributed for this purpose. The

Commission may acquire property or money by the acceptance of gifts,

grants, bequests or devise, and may contract with the federal

government in order to secure the benefit of any federal program

consistent with the provisions of this act. Monies received by the

Commission in repayment of scholarships granted from appropriated

funds shall be deposited with the State Treasurer who shall place

the same to the credit of the Commission in depository funds to be

known as the "Rural Medical Education Scholarship Fund" and the

"Community Physician Education Scholarship Fund" depending on the

program in which the recipient participated, under and subject

exclusively to the control of the Commission for the purpose of

fulfilling and accomplishing the conditions and purposes of the

Health Care Workforce Training Commission. All monies so collected

and deposited in the State Treasury as aforesaid shall constitute a

continuing fund, shall not be subject to fiscal limitations, and the

unexpended balance shall at all times be available for expenditures

for the purposes and in the manner and form provided by this act.

All funds and property, and income therefrom, received by the

Commission through the acceptance of gifts, grants, bequests or

devise shall be held by the Commission in trust, and may be sold,

transferred, invested and reinvested by the Commission in accordance

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with the provisions of the Oklahoma Trust Act, and all such funds

and property, and income therefrom, shall be used by the Commission

in fulfilling and accomplishing the conditions and purposes of the

Health Care Workforce Training Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-105 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-105
Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
Status: in_force

Services - Copy of apportionments.

The State Board of Education shall furnish the Director of the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services with a copy of the

apportionments made from the funds appropriated for each fiscal year

to each of the several school districts of the state, and warrants

shall be drawn by the State Treasurer against appropriations for

each fiscal year in accordance with such apportionments only upon

the order of the State Board of Education through the Director of

the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The warrants for

the payments to the several school districts of any county shall be

forwarded by the State Board of Education through the Director of

the Office of Management and Enterprise Services directly to the

treasurer of each school district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-698.5 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-698.5
Grow Your Own Educator Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the State Board of Education to be designated the “Grow Your Own

Educator Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not

subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies

received by the State Board of Education from legislative

appropriations provided for the purpose of implementing the Grow

Your Own Educator Program created in Section 1 of this act. All

monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated

and may be budgeted and expended by the Board for the purpose

provided for in this section. Expenditures from the fund shall be

made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims

filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4302 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4302
Assets and obligations of former Boards of Regents
Status: in_force

All property, funds and other assets of any Board of Regents that is

replaced or abolished by the provisions of this Act are hereby

transferred to the Board of Regents replacing or succeeding the

former Board of Regents, which shall also assume and pay all

liabilities and obligations of the former Board of Regents.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4668 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4668
Northeastern State University — Broken Arrow branch
Status: in_force

A. On July 1, 2001, there may be established a branch of

Northeastern State University within the Tulsa metropolitan area.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are authorized to

make undergraduate and graduate course offerings at the Northeastern

State University branch in Broken Arrow available as the State

Regents shall determine are appropriate.

B. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall fund

Northeastern State University at a level not less than its fiscal

year 1998 level, and its Education and General Budget shall be held

harmless from reductions in succeeding years.

C. It is the intent of the Legislature that Northeastern State

University be funded at a level consistent with the average

allocation and allotment of the institutions in the regional funding

tier as established by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education.

D. Beginning with the 2001 - 2002 academic year, degrees earned

at the Northeastern State University branch in Broken Arrow shall be

designated as awarded by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education acting through Northeastern State University.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-162 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-162
Schools Capital Improvements Budget
Status: in_force

No later than the first day of October of each year, the State

Board of Education shall submit with the itemized budget request and

estimates for the ensuing fiscal year, a Schools Capital

Improvements Budget. Such Schools Capital Improvements Budget shall

be submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services, the Director of the Legislative Service Bureau

and the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.40 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.40
Suspension, demotion, termination or nonreemployment
Status: in_force

for cause of support employee.

A support employee who has been employed by a local board of

education for more than one (1) year shall be subject to suspension,

demotion, termination or nonreemployment only for cause, as

designated by the policy of the local board of education, adopted as

provided in Section 6-101.43 of this title. This section shall not

be construed to prevent layoffs for lack of funds or work. For

purposes of this act, "support employee" means a full-time employee

of a school district as determined by the standard period of labor

which is customarily understood to constitute full-time employment

for the type of services performed by the employee who is employed a

minimum of one hundred seventy-two (172) days and who provides those

services, not performed by professional educators or certified

teachers, which are necessary for the efficient and satisfactory

functioning of a school district and shall not include adult

education instructors or adult coordinators employed by technology

center school districts.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-15-108 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-15-108
Investment in government bonds
Status: in_force

The proceeds of any school bonds or any portion thereof, or the

sinking fund for the payment of any school bonds, may be invested by

the issuing board in any type or series of United States Government

Bonds.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-110 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-110
Teachers - Pay
Status: in_force

Qualified and properly certified teachers of special education

shall be paid a minimum of five percent (5%) above the prevailing

wage paid teachers of children who are nondisabled in the same

school district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.241 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.241
Evidence-based counseling
Status: in_force

A. The Legislature recognizes that many students are dealing

with family and societal issues that make it difficult or impossible

for them to be successful students. Among other school-based

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counseling programs, designated youth services agencies provide

counseling for those students. To assure the quality and

availability of the counseling services, the Legislature finds that

it is desirable that school districts have access to individual and

group counseling using an evidence-based counseling curriculum to

prevent self-defeating, destructive or disruptive behavior. The

curriculum may include training in problem solving, anger

management, grief counseling, responsibility, communication and

decision-making skills.

B. In order to assure the ability of school districts to give

their students the best opportunity for academic and personal

success, subject to the availability of funds, the Office of

Juvenile Affairs, together with the Oklahoma Association of Youth

Services, shall identify an evidence-based counseling curriculum.

Subject to the availability of funds, the Office of Juvenile

Affairs, through designated youth services agencies, shall make the

identified evidence-based counseling available to students in school

districts.

C. For purposes of this section, “evidence-based” means a

program or practice that has had multiple-site randomized controlled

trials across heterogeneous populations demonstrating that the

program or practice is effective for the population.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-104 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-104
Payment or tender of money or property - Unlawful when
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any

person, corporation or individual to offer, tender to pay or deliver

to any such officer or employee of the State Board of Education,

member of a board of education or employee thereof, any such

property, money or other thing of value in any way connected with

the issuing of school bonds or the purchase of furniture or

supplies, whether the same be denominated commission or otherwise.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3311.8 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3311.8
CLEET Cafeteria Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training to be

designated the "CLEET Cafeteria Revolving Fund". The fund shall be

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

consist of all monies received by the Council on Law Enforcement

Education and Training from cafeteria food sales. All monies

accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may

be budgeted and expended by the Council on Law Enforcement Education

and Training for the purpose of operating a cafeteria. Expenditures

from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State

Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the

Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for

approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-106 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-106
Parental inspection of instructional material used in
Status: in_force

research or experimentation program or project.

All instructional material, including teachers' manuals, films,

tapes or other supplementary instructional material which will be

used in connection with any research or experimentation program or

project, shall be available for inspection by the parents or

guardians of the children engaged in such program or project. For

the purpose of this section, "research or experimentation program or

project" means any program or project in any applicable program

designed to explore or develop new or unproven teaching methods or

techniques.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3980.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3980.3
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Oklahoma Higher Education Promise of Excellence

Act of 2005, and unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

1. “Authorized issuer” means:

a. the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education acting

for the benefit of any institution within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education other than the

University of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State University,

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b. the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma

acting for the benefit of the University of Oklahoma,

c. the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and

Mechanical Colleges, acting for the benefit of

Oklahoma State University,

d. the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges, also known

as the Regional University System of Oklahoma (RUSO)

pursuant to Section 3507.1 of this title, acting for

the benefit of the institutions supervised and managed

by RUSO, and

e. the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority;

2. “Bonds” means any bonds, notes, obligations, debentures,

interim certificates, grant and revenue anticipation notes, interest

in a lease, lease certificates of participation, lease purchase

agreements, commercial paper, variable interest rate obligations of

any kind, or other evidences of indebtedness, whether or not the

interest on which is includable in the gross income of the

recipients thereof for federal income tax purposes, issued by an

authorized issuer pursuant to the Oklahoma Higher Education Promise

of Excellence Act of 2005;

3. “Regents” means either the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education, the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, the

Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical

Colleges, or RUSO; and

4. “State Regents” means the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-150 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-150
Sports competition - Equal employment opportunity for
Status: in_force

officials, referees and other individuals.

No school or school district shall belong to or participate in a

sports competition sponsored by an organization unless said

organization provides all qualified officials, referees or other

individuals charged with selecting winners or controlling the

conduct of the competition an equal employment opportunity without

discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex,

geographical boundaries or national origin. All amateur sports

organizations and schools or school districts shall ensure that all

officials, referees and other individuals charged with selecting

winners or controlling the conduct of the competition are afforded

an equal opportunity to be assigned to serve in such capacity,

provided that the official or referee is qualified or is able to

adequately perform the job at such place or time.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3980.8 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3980.8
Transfer and interest exempt from taxation
Status: in_force

The obligations issued pursuant to this act by an authorized

issuer, the transfer thereof and the interest earned on such

obligations, including any profit derived from the sale thereof,

shall not be subject to taxation of any kind by the State of

Oklahoma, or by any county, municipality or political subdivision

therein.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-100.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-100.3
School Safety and Bullying Prevention Act -
Status: in_force

Definitions.

A. As used in the School Safety and Bullying Prevention Act:

1. "Bullying" means any pattern of harassment, intimidation,

threatening behavior, physical acts, verbal or electronic

communication directed toward a student or group of students that

results in or is reasonably perceived as being done with the intent

to cause negative educational or physical results for the targeted

individual or group and is communicated in such a way as to disrupt

or interfere with the school's educational mission or the education

of any student;

2. "At school" means on school grounds, in school vehicles, at

school-sponsored activities, or at school-sanctioned events;

3. "Electronic communication" means the communication of any

written, verbal, pictorial information or video content by means of

an electronic device, including, but not limited to, a telephone, a

mobile or cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunication

device, or a computer; and

4. "Threatening behavior" means any pattern of behavior or

isolated action, whether or not it is directed at another person,

that a reasonable person would believe indicates potential for

future harm to students, school personnel, or school property.

B. Nothing in this act shall be construed to impose a specific

liability on any school district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3241 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3241
Instructional materials – Provision in digital electronic
Status: in_force

format.

It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that all students

with disabilities enrolled in institutions in The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education be afforded the opportunities to succeed.

In recognition of the fact that instructional materials are a

critical component of education, the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education shall encourage the state institutions of higher

education to communicate to all manufacturers and publishers of

required or essential instructional materials that such materials

should be provided in a digital electronic format, in a timely

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manner to fit course schedules, and at no additional cost to the

institutions. Instructors of higher education should be made aware

of this alternative format, and should provide whatever assistance

that may be feasible in making the materials available to students

when so requested.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-695.14 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-695.14
Annual audits of accounts
Status: in_force

Accounts of the Authority shall be audited annually by the State

Auditor and Inspector or by a certified public accountant designated

by the Authority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-133 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-133
Adult Education Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the State Board of Career and Technology Education to be

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designated the "Adult Education Revolving Fund". The fund shall

consist of fees paid to the Board for the oversight and management

of the high school equivalency test as administered by the Board

pursuant to law. 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

Career and Technology Education. Expenditures from the fund shall

be made to maintain the high school equivalency testing process.

Warrants for expenditure shall be drawn by the State Treasurer on

claims by an authorized employee of the State Board of Career and

Technology Education and approved by the Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-820.11 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-820.11
Notice to educational institution
Status: in_force

NOTICE TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.

A. In this section, "communicating or attempting to

communicate" means contacting or attempting to contact by an in-

person meeting, a record or any other method that conveys or

attempts to convey a message.

B. Not later than seventy-two (72) hours after entering into an

agency contract or before the next scheduled athletic event in which

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the student athlete may participate, whichever occurs first, the

athlete agent shall give notice in a record of the existence of the

contract to the athletic director of the educational institution at

which the athlete is enrolled or at which the agent has reasonable

grounds to believe the athlete intends to enroll.

C. Not later than seventy-two (72) hours after entering into an

agency contract or before the next scheduled athletic event in which

the student athlete may participate, whichever occurs first, the

athlete shall inform the athletic director of the educational

institution at which the athlete is enrolled that the athlete has

entered into an agency contract and the name and contact information

of the athlete agent.

D. If an athlete agent enters into an agency contract with a

student athlete and the athlete subsequently enrolls at an

educational institution, the agent shall notify the athletic

director of the institution of the existence of the contract not

later than seventy-two (72) hours after the agent knew or should

have known the athlete enrolled.

E. If an athlete agent has a relationship with a student

athlete before the athlete enrolls in an educational institution and

receives an athletic scholarship from the institution, the agent

shall notify the institution of the relationship not later than ten

(10) days after the enrollment if the agent knows or should have

known of the enrollment and:

1. The relationship was motivated in whole or part by the

intention of the agent to recruit or solicit the athlete to enter an

agency contract in the future; or

2. The agent directly or indirectly recruited or solicited the

athlete to enter an agency contract before the enrollment.

F. An athlete agent shall give notice in a record to the

athletic director of any educational institution at which a student

athlete is enrolled before the agent communicates or attempts to

communicate with:

1. The athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or

guardian of the athlete to influence the athlete or parent or

guardian to enter into an agency contract; or

2. Another individual to have that individual influence the

athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the

athlete to enter into an agency contract.

G. If a communication or attempt to communicate with an athlete

agent is initiated by a student athlete or another individual on

behalf of the athlete, the agent shall notify in a record the

athletic director of any educational institution at which the

athlete is enrolled. The notification must be made not later than

ten (10) days after the communication or attempt to communicate.

H. An educational institution that becomes aware of a violation

of the Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act by an athlete agent shall

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notify the Secretary of State and any professional league or players

association with which the institution is aware the agent is

licensed or registered of the violation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-109 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-109
Curriculum Materials Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the State Board of Education, to be designated the "Curriculum

Materials Revolving Fund". The fund shall consist of curriculum

guides fees paid to the Board pursuant to law. 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 for the purpose of maintaining the curriculum

guides process and for any other purpose as designated by the

Legislature. Warrants for expenditure shall be drawn by the State

Treasurer on claims by an authorized employee of the State Board of

Education and approved by the Director of the Office of Management

and Enterprise Services.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-23-117 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-23-117
Securities of bonds
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the provisions of this article are hereby

made securities by which all banks, trust companies, trust and loan

associations, investment companies and others carrying on a banking

business, all insurance companies and insurance associations, and

others carrying on an insurance business may legally and properly

invest funds including capital in their control or belonging to

them.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3207.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3207.1
Transfer of credits – CLEP examinations - Legislative
Status: in_force

intent.

A. It is the intent of the Legislature that credits earned by

students in any institution of higher education within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education be fully accepted at any other

institution of higher education within The Oklahoma State System of

Higher Education and that the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education assume leadership in working with institutional faculty

and administrators to ensure that students move smoothly from one

level of education to another. Objectives should include

development of transfer policies and guides, degree sheets, course

equivalencies, and common course numbering.

B. It is the intent of the Legislature that institutions of

higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education, private institutions accredited by the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education, technology center school districts,

schools or training programs licensed, accredited, approved, or

regulated by any state agency, and private schools licensed by the

Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools be prohibited from

placing statements in documents or brochures given to students or

advertising in publications that credits earned at the institution,

training program, or school are fully accepted at another

institution or school without having a written agreement with the

other institution or school stating that the credits will be fully

accepted.

C. It is the intent of the Legislature that in establishing the

minimum required score on an Advanced Placement Examination for

granting course credit for a particular lower division course,

institutions of higher education within The Oklahoma State System of

Higher Education shall not require an Advanced Placement Exam score

of more than three, except the requirement of an Advanced Placement

Exam score of more than three shall be permitted for granting

additional course credit for a lower division course or courses

sequenced with the initial lower division course. Credit policy

regarding all Advanced Placement Exams shall be posted on campus

websites effective for the 2021-22 fall academic term and for each

academic term thereafter. The institutions of higher education

within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall conduct

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biennial reviews of their Advanced Placement credit policy. The

Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall report noncompliance

to the education committees in the Senate and House of

Representatives by December 1 each year beginning December 1, 2021.

D. It is the intent of the Legislature that in establishing the

minimum required score on a College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)

examination for granting course credit for a particular lower

division course, institutions of higher education within The

Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall not require a score

higher than the minimum score recommended by a nonprofit higher

education association that makes recommendations on college-level

equivalencies. Provided, however, the president of the institution

may determine, based on evidence, that a higher score on the

examination is necessary to indicate that a student is sufficiently

prepared to be successful in a related, more advanced course for

which the lower division course is a prerequisite. Institutions

shall post on campus websites their CLEP examination policy

effective for the 2023-2024 academic year and for each academic year

thereafter.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2640 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2640
Oklahoma Health Care Workers and Educators Assistance
Status: in_force

Program.

A. There is hereby established the Oklahoma Health Care Workers

and Educators Assistance Program. The purpose of the program shall

be to encourage persons to enter nursing and allied health careers

within this state. Priority in awarding assistance is intended to

go toward those career fields in which there is an urgent need for

qualified employees to provide health care services or in career

fields in which a shortage of qualified employees is projected to

exist in the future.

B. Only students who are residents of this state shall be

eligible to participate in the Oklahoma Health Care Workers and

Educators Assistance Program.

C. Only students of accredited or recognized health care

programs or colleges and universities shall be eligible for awards

from the Oklahoma Health Care Workers and Educators Assistance

Program.

D. The Oklahoma Health Care Workers and Educators Assistance

Program shall be administered by the Health Care Workforce Resources

Board. The Board is authorized to enter into an agreement with the

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for fiscal services as

may be necessary to implement the provisions of this section.

E. The Health Care Workforce Resources Board shall implement

the provisions of this section in the most balanced, efficient, and

effective means necessary to meet the following priorities:

1. Create additional nursing or allied health faculty by

providing scholarships to cover individuals’ costs of gaining the

advanced degrees necessary to serve as faculty members in nursing

and allied health education programs;

2. Expand and modernize learning environments by providing

matching grants to nursing and allied health education institutions

to increase the number of clinical opportunities, and to better

utilize online and distance learning, simulations, and other

innovative methods to provide education and training; and

3. Attract more students in nursing and allied health careers

by providing scholarships to cover individuals’ costs of gaining

degrees or certifications necessary to prepare them for nursing and

allied health occupations.

F. The Board shall make an annual public declaration of which

nursing and allied health care education fields have been identified

for priority funding due to either an urgent need for qualified

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employees or due to a determination of a future shortage of

qualified employees.

G. Scholarships established through the Oklahoma Health Care

Workers and Educators Assistance Program may be awarded contingent

on funds made available through the State Regents for Higher

Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2630 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2630
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma

Tuition Equalization Grant Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.508-4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.508-4
Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP)
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section, "Individual Career and Academic

Plan (ICAP)" means an individualized plan developed by the student

and the student's parent or legal guardian, in collaboration with

their school counselors, school administrators, teachers and other

school personnel, that is used to help establish personalized

academic and career goals, explore postsecondary career

opportunities, including, but not limited to, military careers,

apprenticeship programs, career and technology programs leading to

certification or licensure, educational opportunities, align

coursework and curriculum, apply to postsecondary institutions,

secure financial aid and ultimately enter the workforce.

B. As part of the multimeasures approach to high school

graduation recommended by the State Board of Education, pursuant to

Section 5 of House Bill No. 3218 passed by the Legislature in the

2nd Session of the 55th Legislature, the Board shall adopt a new

statewide system of college and career planning tools which shall be

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known as the "Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP)". The Board

shall work cooperatively with school districts to incorporate the

ICAP into graduation requirements.

1. Beginning with students entering the ninth grade in the

2019-2020 school year, each student shall be required to complete

the process of an ICAP in order to graduate from a public high

school with a standard diploma. Each year thereafter, students

shall annually update their ICAP. The ICAP shall include, but not

be limited to:

a. career- and college-interest surveys,

b. written postsecondary and workforce goals and

information of progress toward these goals,

c. intentional sequence of courses that reflect progress

toward the postsecondary goal,

d. the student's academic progress, including courses

taken, assessment scores, any remediation or credit

recovery and any Advanced Placement, International

Baccalaureate, concurrent or dual enrollment credits

earned and/or career certificate(s), certification(s),

or endorsements, and

e. experience in-service learning and/or work environment

activities.

2. The ICAP system shall be implemented according to the

following schedule:

a. for the 2017-2018 school year, the Oklahoma State

Department of Education shall work with school

districts, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education and the Oklahoma State Board of Career and

Technology Education to develop individual career

academic planning tools for students in grades six

through twelve,

b. for the 2018-2019 school year, the Department shall

incorporate the ICAP as described in paragraph 1 of

this subsection on a pilot program basis, and

c. for the 2019-2020 school year, and each school year

thereafter, school districts shall fully incorporate

and put into operation the ICAP as described in

paragraph 1 of this subsection for all students

entering the ninth grade.

C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a

district from implementing the ICAP for students in earlier grades.

D. ICAPs for students with disabilities, as defined in the

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), P.L. No. 105-17,

shall take into account and work in cooperation with the student's

individualized education program (IEP) or Section 504 Plan as

defined by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, P.L. No. 93-112.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-152 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-152
Intent of Legislature
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Legislature to

assure that students in the public schools of this state occupy

facilities which are designed for adaptability to program offerings.

Such facilities should be structurally safe, well maintained and

contain adequate space to meet the instructional needs of each

student. It is further declared to be the intent of the Legislature

that these facility standards be implemented through the Common

School Capital Improvement Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3420 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3420
Receipt of federal appropriations for the support and
Status: in_force

maintenance of Oklahoma Agricultural Colleges.

The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and

Mechanical Colleges shall be fully authorized to receive from the

United States any and all appropriations made for the support or

maintenance of agricultural colleges within the state and shall be

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authorized to receipt for the same and shall be chargeable therewith

when received from the United States.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.229-3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.229-3
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of the Oklahoma Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention

and Life Skills Education Act, Section 1210.229-1 et seq. of this

title:

1. "Alcohol" means any low-point beer as defined in Section

163.2 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes or alcoholic beverage as

defined in Section 506 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. "Board" means the State Board of Education;

3. "Department" means the State Department of Education;

4. "Drug" means a controlled dangerous substance as defined in

the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, Section 2-101 et

seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

5. "Life skills" includes but is not limited to fostering

skills in responsibility, decision making, communication, self-

confidence and goal setting. Life skills shall not include values

clarification or sex education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3517.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3517.1
Courses and programs for people of Woodward - Campus of
Status: in_force

Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall make

resident college credit courses and programs available to the people

of Woodward.

B. The State Regents for Higher Education shall provide classes

and programs through a campus of Northwestern Oklahoma State

University, which shall be established and located in Woodward. The

campus at Woodward of Northwestern Oklahoma State University shall

be governed by the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges and

administered through Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The

Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges may provide resources to the

branch campus of Northwestern Oklahoma State University to maintain

its facilities in accordance with its function and mission as

provided by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-116.19 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-116.19
Teacher's Retirement System - Increase in benefits
Status: in_force

A. Beginning July 1, 2004, any person receiving benefits from

the Teacher’s Retirement System of Oklahoma as of June 30, 2003, who

continues to receive benefits on or after July 1, 2004, shall

receive a percentage increase in said benefits on July 1, 2004, as

follows:

Years of Service Monthly Benefit

of the Retired Member as of June 30, 2004 Benefit Increase

20 years or more Less than $1,500.00 4.5%

$1,500.00 to $2,500.00 4.0%

Over $2,500.00 3.5%

15 to 19 years Less than $1,000.00 4.0%

$1,000.00 to $2,000.00 3.5%

Greater than $2,000.00 3.0%

Less than 15 years Less than $801.00 3.5%

$801.00 to $1,499.99 3.0%

$1,500.00 or greater 2.5%

B. Beginning in July 2004, those individuals receiving benefits

pursuant to subsection (3) of Section 17-105 of Title 70 of the

Oklahoma Statutes whose benefits commenced prior to July 1, 2003,

shall receive an increase in benefits of four percent (4%).
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3403 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3403
Langston University
Status: in_force

The state educational institution located at Langston, known and

designated as Langston University at Langston, shall continue at the

same location and its official name shall be Langston University.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-695.11 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-695.11
Deposit of proceeds from bond sales
Status: in_force

All proceeds from the sale of bonds under the Oklahoma Student

Loan Act, except amounts set aside as reserves and the expenses of

selling the bonds and other essential administrative costs, which

may also be paid from the proceeds, shall be deposited to the credit

of the Student Loan Fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-695.12 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-695.12
Repayments to Student Loan Sinking Fund
Status: in_force

All money received by the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority as

repayment of student loans granted under the Oklahoma Student Loan

Act and interest on the loans shall be credited to the "Student Loan

Sinking Fund" of the Authority. The resolution authorizing the

issuance of the bonds may provide for deposit from bond proceeds of

not to exceed twenty-four (24) months' interest, and may provide for

use of bond proceeds as a reserve for the payment of principal and

interest on the bonds. The Authority shall pay or cause to be paid

from the "Student Loan Sinking Fund" the principal and interest on

the bonds as they mature and come due.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.6b — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.6b
Prohibiting disciplinary action against teachers or
Status: in_force

support employees for reporting violations of law.

A. For purposes of this section:

1. "Teacher" means the term as defined in paragraph 1 of

Section 1-116 of this title; and

2. "Support employee" means the term as defined in paragraph 9

of Section 1-116 of this title.

B. No school district shall prohibit or take disciplinary

action against teachers or support employees for:

1. Disclosing public information to correct what the teacher or

support employee reasonably believes evidences a violation of the

Oklahoma Constitution or law or a rule promulgated pursuant to law;

2. Reporting a violation of the Oklahoma Constitution or state

or federal law; or

3. Taking any of the above actions without giving prior notice

to the teacher's or support employee's supervisor or anyone else in

the relevant chain of command.

C. For the purposes of this section, "reporting" means

providing a spoken or written account to a supervising teacher,

administrator, school board member, representative from the State

Department of Education, law enforcement official, district

attorney, and/or parent or legal guardian of a student directly

impacted by the actions.

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D. Each school district shall prominently post or publish a

copy of this section of law in locations where it can reasonably be

expected to come to the attention of all teachers and support

employees.

E. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow a

teacher or support employee to violate students' or parents' rights

to confidentiality and protection under the Family Educational

Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4004 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4004
Bonds payable only from revenue - Resolution authorizing
Status: in_force

bonds - Agreements and terms.

(a) The bonds issued hereunder shall not be an indebtedness of

the State of Oklahoma or of the institution for which they are

issued or the board of regents thereof, but shall be special

obligations payable solely from the revenue to be derived from the

operation of the building and the board is authorized and directed

to pledge all or any part of such revenues to the payment of and

interest on the bonds. In order to secure the prompt payment of

such principal and interest and the proper application of the

revenues pledged thereto, the board is authorized by appropriate

provisions in the resolution or resolutions authorizing the bonds:

(1) To covenant as to the use and disposition of the proceeds

of the sale of such bonds;

(2) To covenant as to the operation of the building and the

collection and disposition of the revenues derived from such

operation;

(3) To covenant as to the rights, liabilities, powers and

duties arising from the breach of any covenant or agreement into

which it may enter in authorizing and issuing the bonds;

(4) To covenant and agree to carry such insurance on the

building, and the use and occupancy thereof as may be considered

desirable and, in its discretion, to provide that the cost of such

insurance shall be considered a part of the expense of operating the

building;

(5) To vest in a trustee or trustees the right to receive all

or any part of the income and revenues pledged and assigned to or

for the benefit of the holder or holders of bonds issued hereunder

and to hold, apply and dispose of the same, and the right to enforce

any covenant made to secure the bonds and to execute and deliver a

trust agreement or agreements which may set forth the powers and

duties and the remedies available to such trustee or trustees and

may limit the liabilities thereof and prescribe the terms and

conditions upon which such trustee or trustees or the holder or

holders of the bonds in any specified amount or percentage may

exercise such rights and enforce any or all such covenants and

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resort to such remedies as may be appropriate, including the right

to enter into possession of the building and to operate the same

until the default is remedied or until all bonded indebtedness

related to that building is retired, whichever first occurs;

(6) To fix rents, charges and fees to be imposed in connection

with and for the use of the building and the facilities supplied

thereby, which rents, charges and fees shall be considered to be

income and revenues derived from the operation of the building, and

are hereby expressly required to be fully sufficient to assure the

prompt payment of principal and interest on the bonds as each

becomes due, and to make and enforce such rules and regulations with

reference to the use of the building, and with reference to

requiring any class or classes of students to use the building as it

may deem desirable for the welfare of the institution and its

students or for the accomplishment of the purposes of this article;

(7) To covenant to maintain a maximum percentage of occupancy

of the building;

(8) To covenant against the issuance of any other obligations

payable from the revenues to be derived from the buildings;

(9) To make covenants other than and in addition to those

herein expressly mentioned of such character as may be considered

necessary or advisable to effect the purposes of this article.

(b) All such agreements and covenants entered into by the board

shall be binding in all respects upon the board and its officials,

agents and employees, and upon its successors, and all such

agreements and covenants shall be enforceable by appropriate action

or suit at law or in equity, which may be brought by any holder or

holders of bonds issued hereunder.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4417 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4417
Western Oklahoma State College
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are hereby

directed to complete the study authorized by House Concurrent

Resolution No. 1003 of the First Session of the Thirty-second

Legislature within ninety (90) days after the passage of this act

and, upon a finding of need and feasibility, are authorized to

establish a two-year junior college in Altus, to serve Jackson,

Tillman, Kiowa, Greer and Harmon Counties and surrounding area, if

provision is made locally for the donation, to the State of

Oklahoma, of a suitable site for the college, which shall be known

as the Western Oklahoma State College and shall be an integral part

of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; and shall be

entitled to the same privileges and be subject to the same laws as

other member institutions of such State System.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-22-103 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-22-103
Annual audits - Final exit interview
Status: in_force

A. The board of education of each school district in this state

shall provide for and cause to be made an annual audit of such

school district for each fiscal year. Said audit shall be a

financial audit and a compliance audit of all funds of the school

district, including the records of all student activity funds

designated in Section 5-129 of this title. Such audit or audits

shall be made at the end of the fiscal year; provided, however, the

local board of education may require that audits be made at more

frequent intervals.

B. Findings of material weaknesses, qualifications of the

auditor's report and of defalcations, or a report of lack of such

findings, shall be communicated in writing to the board. Upon

completion of an audit, the auditor shall conduct the final exit

interview at a meeting of the board. No part of the final exit

interview shall be conducted with any employee of the board except

in open meeting of the board; provided, portions of the final exit

interview related to matters which the board is authorized by law to

consider in executive session may be so considered.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-203 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-203
Alternative retirement plans authorized – Permitted
Status: in_force

investments.

Alternate retirement plans for eligible employees are hereby

authorized at participating institutions in lieu of the retirement

plan offered by the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma.

Alternate retirement plans shall, for eligible employees, provide

retirement and death benefits to such employees through the purchase

of annuity contracts, qualified retirement trusts or custodial

accounts, fixed or variable in nature, or a combination thereof, at

the option of the participating institution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-113.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-113.4
Class size limitations – Penalties - Exemptions
Status: in_force

A. Beginning with the 1997-98 school year, the penalties for

exceeding class size limitations established in Sections 18-113.1,

18-113.2 and 18-113.3 of this title shall not apply if the class

size limitations, as set forth in said sections, are exceeded

beginning after the first nine (9) weeks of the school year. If the

class size limitations are exceeded during the first nine (9) weeks,

the penalties shall apply.

B. For the purposes of calculating class size penalties

established in Sections 18-113.1, 18-113.2 and 18-113.3 of this

title, school districts shall use only the full-time-equivalency of

the instructional staff who are under contract to work the full

school year in question.

C. Beginning July 1, 2003, school districts that participate in

consolidation or annexation pursuant to the provisions of the

Oklahoma School Voluntary Consolidation and Annexation Act shall be

exempt from the provisions of Sections 18-113.1, 18-113.2 and 18-

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113.3 of this title for the year in which the consolidation or

annexation occurs and for the next five (5) fiscal years.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3218.9 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3218.9
Graduate and professional resident and nonresident
Status: in_force

tuition and mandatory fees.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are authorized

to establish resident tuition, nonresident tuition and mandatory

fees for graduate and professional courses and programs which shall

remain less than the combined average of such tuition and fees for

like-type graduate and professional courses and programs of

comparable quality and standing at state-supported institutions of

higher education as determined by the State Regents. Professional

courses and programs include, but are not limited to, law, medicine,

veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, and dentistry.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-23-116 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-23-116
Authority tax exempt
Status: in_force

The exercise of the powers granted by this article will be in

all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, to serve

their educational and cultural interests and needs, and for the

improvement of their health and living conditions. The operation

and maintenance of projects by the Authority will constitute the

performance of essential governmental functions, and the Authority

shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any

project or any property acquired or used by the Authority under the

provisions of this article or upon the income therefrom, and the

bonds issued under the provisions of this article, their transfer

and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale

thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation within the state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-135.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-135.1
Blank
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 298
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.6
Categories of employment contracts
Status: in_force

A. All contracts for employment of, or related employee

information worksheets for, a teacher or administrator by a district

board of education shall include the following categories in a clear

and concise format:

1. Employee information including:

a. employee's name,

b. degree(s) employee holds,

c. number of years of teaching credit for salary

purposes, and

d. step placement on salary schedule;

2. Salary information including:

a. pay based on state minimum salary schedule,

b. district salary supplement,

c. extra-duty or extracurricular salary amounts,

itemized,

d. other salary,

e. total salary,

f. dollar amount of salary paid in cash, and

g. dollar amount of salary paid in fringe benefits, as

defined and allowed by Section 18-114.14 of this

title, with an itemized list of each benefit and

amount paid toward it; and

3. Benefits information including:

a. state-paid flexible benefit allowance amount,

b. district-paid retirement contributions (over any

amount for retirement insurance paid as part of salary

and excluding any amounts paid pursuant to Section 17-

108.1 of this title),

c. district-paid health insurance (over any amount paid

as part of salary),

d. other district-paid benefits, such as life, dental,

disability, salary protection, vision, cancer, health

supplemental insurance (over any amount paid as part

of salary),

e. other benefits, with an itemized list of each benefit

and dollar amount paid toward it (not including any

benefits paid as part of salary), and

f. total district-paid benefits (not including any

benefits paid as part of salary).

B. Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, school districts

shall annually provide to each teacher and administrator a copy of

an employee information worksheet containing information for each

teacher or administrator in the categories listed in subsection A of

this section prior to the first payroll in November. School

districts shall designate one or more persons to review the

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worksheet with any teacher or administrator upon request to answer

any questions.

C. The State Department of Education shall require in its

annual personnel report the amounts paid in each category set out in

subparagraphs a through g of paragraph 2 and subparagraphs a through

f of paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section, disaggregated by

the categories of administrative personnel and certified teaching

personnel.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6006 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6006
Types of advance tuition payment contracts
Status: in_force

A. At a minimum, the Trust shall offer advance tuition payment

contracts of the two types set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this

subsection to be known as Plan A and Plan B, respectively.

1. Under Plan A:

a. a payment or series of payments shall be

required from the purchaser on behalf of a qualified beneficiary,

b. if an advance tuition payment contract is

terminated before a qualified beneficiary earns a high school

diploma or reaches the age of majority, or pursuant to Section 9 of

this act, the Trust shall refund the face amount of the payment or

payments in accordance with the terms of the contract, less any

administrative fee specified in the contract, but shall not refund

any investment income attributable to the payments,

c. except as provided in subparagraph d of this

paragraph, the Trust shall provide for the qualified beneficiary to

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attend an institution of higher education which the qualified

beneficiary may attend for the number of credit hours required by

the institution for the awarding of a bachelor's degree, without

further tuition cost to the qualified beneficiary, except as

provided in Section 6 of this act for a qualified beneficiary who is

required to pay nonresident tuition rates,

d. as an alternative to subparagraph c of this

paragraph, the Trust shall provide for the qualified beneficiary to

attend an institution of higher education which the qualified

beneficiary may attend for a fixed number of credit hours, as

permitted by the Trust, less than the total number of credit hours

required by the institution for the awarding of a bachelor's degree,

without further tuition cost to the qualified beneficiary for that

fixed number of credit hours, except as provided in Section 6 of

this act for a qualified beneficiary who is required to pay

nonresident tuition rates.

2. Under Plan B:

a. a payment or series of payments shall be

required on behalf of a qualified beneficiary,

b. if an advance tuition payment contract is

terminated before a qualified beneficiary earns a high school

diploma or reaches the age of majority, or pursuant to Section 9 of

this act, the Trust shall refund the face amount of the payment or

payments in accordance with the terms of the contract, less any

administrative fee specified in the contract, together with all or a

specified portion of accrued investment income attributable to the

payment or payments as may be agreed to in the contract,

c. except as provided in subparagraph d of this

paragraph, the Trust shall provide for the qualified beneficiary to

attend an institution of higher education which the qualified

beneficiary may attend for the number of credit hours required by

the institution for the awarding of a bachelor's degree, without

further tuition cost to the qualified beneficiary, except as

provided in Section 6 of this act for a qualified beneficiary who is

required to pay nonresident tuition rates, and

d. as an alternative to subparagraph c of this

paragraph, the Trust shall provide for the qualified beneficiary to

attend an institution of higher education which the qualified

beneficiary may attend for a fixed number of credit hours, as

permitted by the Trust, less than the total number of credit hours

required by the institution for the awarding of a bachelor's degree,

without further tuition cost to the qualified beneficiary for that

fixed number of credit hours, except as provided in Section 6 of

this act for a qualified beneficiary who is required to pay

nonresident tuition rates.

B. Contracts required to be offered by this section may

require that payment or payments from a purchaser, on behalf of a

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qualified beneficiary who may attend a state institution of higher

education in less than four (4) years after the date the contract is

entered into by the purchaser, be based upon attendance at a certain

institution of higher education or at that institution of higher

education with the highest prevailing tuition cost for the number of

credit hours covered by the contract.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.508-2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.508-2
Students exempt from mandated tests
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules providing

for limited exemptions from the mandated tests administered pursuant

to the provisions of the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act for

students facing exceptional emergency circumstances which prevent

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the student from being assessed during the testing window. For

purposes of this section, exceptional emergency circumstance shall

be defined to include situations involving serious accidents or

medical emergency events involving the student, a parent or guardian

of the student or a sibling of the student.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.527 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.527
Mentorship programs
Status: in_force

A. The State Department of Education shall encourage school

boards and districts to develop mentorship programs aimed at

reducing drop-out rates. The goal of these programs shall be to

identify middle school and high school students who are at a high

risk for leaving school before they obtain their high school diploma

and providing these students with comprehensive prevention and

intervention programs.

B. Mentors should work with identified students to assist in

the following:

1. Transitioning from middle school to high school;

2. Creation of personal graduation plans;

3. Counseling of students on the consequences of dropping out;

4. Beginning career exploration with students at an earlier

age;

5. Informing parents and students regarding the impact of

middle school grades on high school placement and achievement;

6. Providing students with guidance in selecting courses; and

7. Providing students with tutoring and extra academic

assistance as needed.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3206.6b — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3206.6b
Master lease program - Revolving lease fund
Status: in_force

Within the master lease program, the Legislature hereby

designates the sum of Twenty-five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00)

to be a permanent revolving lease fund to be funded by bonds to be

issued under the master lease program. It is the intent of the

Legislature to make annual appropriations as may be necessary from

the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund to retire such bonded

indebtedness. Such bonds may be issued on either a taxable or tax-

exempt basis. The lien on such Lottery Trust Fund revenues may be

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subordinate to other pledges of revenue from this fund. Any bonds

issued pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the

provisions of Section 4 of Enrolled House Bill No. 1191 of the 1st

Session of the 50th Oklahoma Legislature.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-116.6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-116.6
Pilot program for mentor teacher training
Status: in_force

A. The Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability

shall establish a two-year pilot program for mentor teacher training

with the goal of retaining teachers in this state. For the purposes

of this section, "mentor teacher" shall have the same meaning as

provided for in Section 6-182 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. The pilot program shall provide mentor teachers, who have

taught for at least five (5) years, with coaching tools to guide,

support, and assist teachers who have been employed by a public

school district in this state for one year in the areas of classroom

management, curriculum, differentiation of instruction, and other

pedagogical techniques. The goal of the pilot program shall be to

provide training to one mentor teacher from each school district in

this state over the two-year period.

C. Subject to the availability of funds, mentor teachers who

complete the training pilot program created by this section shall be

provided a one-time stipend of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00).

D. The Commission shall administer an introductory survey and

an exit survey to teachers placed under the mentorship of a mentor

teacher who completed the training pilot program created by this

section. The Commission shall create a standardized survey form to

measure a teacher's mentorship experience.

E. By July 1, 2026, the Commission shall submit a report to the

President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, and the chairs of the education committees in the

Senate and House of Representatives. The report shall include but

not be limited to aggregate data from the surveys administered

pursuant to subsection D of this section and recommendations

regarding continuation or expansion of the pilot program.

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F. The Commission shall promulgate rules to implement the

provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3206.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3206.1
Uniform course numbering system to be established
Status: in_force

As provided in Article XIII-A of the Constitution of Oklahoma

and the Oklahoma Higher Education Code, the Oklahoma State Regents

for Higher Education shall prescribe a system of uniform course

numbering for all State Educational Institutions within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3311.7 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3311.7
Peace Officer Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

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

Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training to be designated

the "Peace Officer Revolving Fund".

B. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal

year limitations, and shall consist of any monies received from

public, private, state or federal sources, grants or award monies,

to include any state matching funds required by the federal

government which are not designated for deposit in the C.L.E.E.T.

Fund created pursuant to Section 1313.2 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

C. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby

appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Council on Law

Enforcement Education and Training for the purpose of fulfilling any

grant or award provisions, providing special training programs and

attendant equipment and supplies, and providing facility

construction and furnishings and/or rental of facilities for special

training programs.

D. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants

issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by

law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services for approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2405 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2405
Rules and regulations - Requirement of continuing and
Status: in_force

satisfactory progress towards degree - Conditions of expenditure of

award monies.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may adopt rules

and regulations, prescribe and provide appropriate forms for

application, and employ such persons, contract for such services and

make such additional expenditures as may be necessary or appropriate

for implementing the provisions of the Oklahoma Rising Scholars

Award Act; provided, as part of the regulations adopted for

administration of the provisions of the Oklahoma Rising Scholars

Award Program, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall

require that each scholarship recipient make continuing and

satisfactory progress toward a degree, including the establishment

of an annual minimum grade point average and annual minimum credit

hours to be maintained by the participants. Such regulations shall

also provide for revoking or rescinding assistance to any

scholarship recipient who fails to meet such required standards.

Such regulations shall also provide that the funds made available to

students as part of the Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Program shall

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be paid directly to the institution of the student's choice, in

trust for the student, and on the student's behalf, and shall

contain appropriate restrictions and conditions that such monies are

expended only for the purposes authorized by this act. Such

regulations shall also provide for portability of award for a

recipient among accredited institutions of higher education in

Oklahoma in which the recipient may enroll as long as the recipient

meets requirements of the program; however, waivers shall only be

portable between institutions in The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education and waiver portability may be further limited by the

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education rules and regulations.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-103 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-103
Quorum
Status: in_force

A quorum of the State Board of Education shall consist of four

members. No business may be transacted at any meeting unless a

quorum is present and every act of said Board shall be approved by a

majority of the membership of said Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-116 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-116
Oath of Office
Status: in_force

Each member of the board of education and the treasurer and

assistant treasurer of a school district shall take and subscribe to

the following oath:

"I _____________________(Name of officer), hereby declare under

oath that I will faithfully perform the duties of_____________(Name

of position) of ________________________(Name of school district) to

the best of my ability and that I will faith fully discharge all of

the duties pertaining to said office and obey the Constitution and

laws of the United States and Oklahoma."
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3413 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3413
Experimental stations and projects - Assent to federal
Status: in_force

acts.

The Board of Regents for Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical

Colleges may operate agricultural experiment stations, and shall

receive federal funds and comply with federal requirements for such

purposes; and may continue to operate all such experiment stations

in existence when this Code becomes effective. As specifically

provided herein the State of Oklahoma assents to and accepts the

provisions of acts of Congress providing funds, services, and

property to states for the purpose of establishing or operating such

experimental stations, and the Board of Regents may enter into

agreements with federal agencies for such purposes.

(a) The agricultural experiment station established in

connection with the Oklahoma State University of Agriculture and

Applied Science under the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma

Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges shall be operated for the

purpose of conducting experiments in agriculture according to the

terms of the acts of Congress establishing agricultural colleges and

universities and experimental stations, and any rules and

regulations promulgated under authority granted in the aforesaid

federal acts.

(b) The provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to

establish agricultural experimental stations in connection with the

colleges established in the several states" under the provisions of

an Act approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, chapter

314, and the acts supplementary thereto, approved March second,

eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, and as amended by the Act, August

11, 1955, chapter 790, Public Law 84-352, and any other federal

authorizations providing federal funds to state experiment stations,

are accepted by the State of Oklahoma; and the state hereby agrees

and obligates itself to comply with all the provisions of said acts,

and any rules and regulations promulgated under authority granted in

the aforesaid federal acts.

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(c) The assent of the Legislature of Oklahoma is hereby given,

in pursuance of the requirements of Section Nine of the Act of

Congress, approved March 2, 1887, and amended August 11, 1955, to

the grants of money therein made, and to the establishing of an

experimental station, in accordance with Section One of both Acts,

and assent is hereby given to carry out all and singular provisions

of all these Acts of Congress. The Board of Regents for the

Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges acting for and on

behalf of the Oklahoma State University of Agriculture and Applied

Science is hereby authorized and empowered to receive the grants of

monies appropriated under said Acts for the use and benefit of the

State Experiment Station of the Oklahoma State University of

Agriculture and Applied Science, and to use them in accordance with

the terms and conditions expressed in the Acts of Congress,

aforesaid, and any rules and regulations promulgated under authority

granted in the aforesaid federal acts.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.229-7 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.229-7
Patriotic societies - Opportunity to speak and
Status: in_force

recruit at public schools.

A. As used in this section, "patriotic society" means any youth

group listed in Title 36 of the United States Code.

B. Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, the principal of

each public school in the state shall allow representatives of a

patriotic society the opportunity to speak with and recruit students

to participate in their organizations during school hours to inform

the students of how the patriotic society may further the students'

educational interests and civic involvement to better their schools,

communities and themselves.

C. The patriotic society shall provide verbal or written notice

to the principal of its intent to speak to the students. The

principal shall provide verbal or written approval of the specific

day and time for the society to address the students.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-120 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-120
Submission of contributions
Status: in_force

The employer of each member shall submit all required school

reports and all employer and employee contributions of each member

due the Retirement System for payroll periods ending during the

calendar month within ten (10) days of the last day of each calendar

month. Any required school reports and employer and employee

contribution amounts not submitted to the Retirement System after

thirty (30) days from the end of the payroll month shall be subject

to a monthly late charge of one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) of the

unpaid balance to be paid by the employer to the Retirement System

compounding monthly for each month payment is not received. The

System may waive late fees for good cause shown.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.710 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.710
Funding of elementary school counselors –
Status: in_force

Implementation contingency – Verification of expenditure levels.

A. It is hereby the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature to

provide funding to urban school districts to hire school counselors

at the elementary level. Preference for funding shall be given to

those urban school districts that have the highest number of

elementary students at-risk and in need of alternative education.

For purposes of this section, “urban school district” means a school

district with an average daily membership of thirty thousand

(30,000) or more.

B. Implementation of this section shall be contingent upon the

appropriation by the Legislature of state funds for the specific

purpose of implementing this section. Nothing in this section shall

prevent the State Board of Education or a school district board of

education from utilizing private, local, or federal funds to

implement this section.

C. Implementation of this section shall be delayed until the

current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public

elementary and secondary schools in unadjusted dollars for the 1998-

99 school year or any school year thereafter for Oklahoma, as

reported by the National Center for Education Statistics annually in

the Digest of Education Statistics, reaches at least ninety percent

(90%) of the regional average expenditure for that same year, and

funds are provided. For purposes of this section, the regional

average expenditure shall consist of the current expenditure per

pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary

schools in unadjusted dollars for each of the following states:

Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and

Texas, averaged together. By January 1 of each year, the State

Board of Education shall report whether or not the ninety-percent

expenditure level has been reached based on information reported

annually in the Digest of Education Statistics by the National

Center for Education Statistics. This section shall be implemented

on July 1 after the first January 1 report verifies that the ninety-

percent expenditure level has been reached and funds have been

provided for the specific purposes of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3511 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3511
Eastern Oklahoma State College
Status: in_force

The state educational institution located at Wilburton and

formerly designated as Eastern Oklahoma State College of Agriculture

and Applied Science shall be known as and its official name shall be

Eastern Oklahoma State College; and the governing control of the

institution and all of its property, assets and obligations shall be

transferred to the Board of Regents of Eastern Oklahoma State

College, which is hereby created.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-138 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-138
Reprisal against school employee seeking to establish
Status: in_force

charter school.

A board of education of a school district or an employee of the

district who has control over personnel actions shall not take

unlawful reprisal action against an employee of the school district

for the reason that the employee is directly or indirectly involved

in an application to establish a charter school. As used in this

section, “unlawful reprisal” means an action that is taken by a

board of education or a school district employee as a direct result

of a lawful application to establish a charter school and that is

adverse to an employee or an education program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4306 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4306
Gifts, devises and bequests - College- or university-
Status: in_force

related foundation funds.

A. All state higher educational institutions, constituent

agencies or other entities are hereby authorized to accept and

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receive any and all grants or contracts of all kinds, gifts, devises

and bequests of money or property, either real or personal, which

may be, or which may heretofore have been tendered to them by grant

or contract, will or gift, conditionally or unconditionally; and the

Board of Regents of said institutions, constituent agencies or other

entities are hereby directed, authorized and empowered to hold such

funds or property in trust, or invest or sell them and use either

principal or interest or the proceeds of sale for the benefit of

such institutions or entities or the students or others for whose

benefit such institutions or entities are conducted; all in any

manner which is consistent with the terms of the gift as stipulated

by the donor and with the provisions of any applicable laws. Money

donated to a college- or university-related foundation for student

scholarships or grants to students of an institution of The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education shall not be loaned or given to any

regent, officer, director, or employee of such foundation or

institution or to any relative of such person within the third

degree of affinity or consanguinity. The following, however, shall

not be prohibited:

1. Students in the employ of such foundation or institution may

be given scholarships; and

2. Scholarships may be awarded to an otherwise disqualified

relative of any faculty member, staff employee, foundation or

institution officer or maintenance worker of such foundation or

institution if such relative is meritoriously qualified.

B. Any person willfully violating the prohibitions of

subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony

offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B

through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by

a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), or by

both such fine and imprisonment. Any person found guilty of said

violations shall also be subject to immediate removal from office or

employment where applicable.

C. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, any

institution or agency of The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education or the regents or governing board of such institution or

agency shall not directly or indirectly transfer any funds to any

college- or university-related foundation or render services or

provide any thing of value to any such foundation without receiving

documented adequate payment or reimbursement therefor according to

written contract; provided, nothing herein shall be construed as

prohibiting payment by the institution or agency of claims for

expenses of fund raising for the benefit of the institution or

agency by state employees if such fund raising activities are

approved in advance by the governing board of regents responsible

for such institution or agency and made a part of the minutes of the

meeting of the board.

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D. Neither the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education nor

any institution or agency of The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education shall receive any funds, services, or thing of value from

any college- or university-related foundation which has any officers

or employees who are officers or employees of any institution or

agency of the State System or State Regents unless such foundation

makes all its financial records and documents, including work

papers, except for names of donors, available to auditors who are

performing audits of the institution or agency.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-128.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-128.2
Electronic transmission of reports, plans or grants
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Education shall not require school

districts to submit a written paper copy of any documents that are

filed electronically with the Board in a format that is compatible

with the State Department of Education computer system.

Any correspondence between the State Department of Education and a

school district concerning an electronically filed report, plan or

grant, may also be conducted by electronic transmission. If a

signature is required on any electronically filed document, a

facsimile signature shall be submitted with the document.

B. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a school district

from filing any reports with the State Department of Education in a

written paper format.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4703 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4703
General fee and tuition contributions - Appropriations -
Status: in_force

Investment in quality education - Intent of Legislature.

A. It is the intent of the Legislature that within a period of

four (4) years Oklahoma shall reach the middle quintile among the

states for like institutions in general fee and tuition contribution

and in state appropriations invested in improving higher education.

B. It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature to build our

existing higher education system into a system of greater quality.

In order to do so, the Oklahoma Legislature intends to increase its

investment in the quality of The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education. The Legislature hereby authorizes the State Regents for

Higher Education to fund institutions with careful consideration of

their role within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education;

such funding should be based on each institution's potential for

excellence and in line with each institution's progress toward

achieving its goals.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3912 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3912
Commingling of certain funds prohibited - Separate
Status: in_force

accounting of funds - Uses of certain income of certain school

districts limited.

(a) Neither the ad valorem funds received by a local school

district which operates an institution of higher education nor the

ad valorem funds received by a technical area school district shall

be mingled with the funds of any institution of higher education.

(b) The board of education of a school district which, acting

as a board of trustees, governs an institution of higher education

shall state the assets, liabilities, income and expenditures of the

institution as an entity distinct from the local school district.

The income of the school district shall not be used for any purpose

other than the education of the residents of the district.

(c) The board of trustees of a technical area school district

operated in accordance with Section 4423 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma

Statutes shall state the assets, liabilities, income, and

expenditures of the district as an entity distinct from the

institution of higher education which the members of the board of

trustees, acting as the board of regents of the institution, also

govern. The income of the technical area district shall be used for

no other purpose than the provision of postsecondary technical

education to the residents of the district; provided, nothing herein

shall be construed as precluding the board members, with proper

regard for their respective responsibilities as trustees and as

regents, from making or approving agreements whereby the district

and the institution, by appropriate written contract, utilize the

same facilities, equipment, and services.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-141 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-141
Adoption of minimum salary schedules - Calculation of teachers' salaries - Factors
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 8teachers' salaries - Factors considered - Reports - Superintendents'

contracts - Administrators' compensation and benefits.

A. Each school district of this state shall adopt a minimum

salary schedule and shall transmit a copy of it to the State Board

of Education within thirty (30) days after adoption. A school

district shall not calculate salaries of teachers solely as a

proportion of the salaries of the administrators of the district.

B. Districts shall be encouraged to provide compensation

schedules to reflect district policies and circumstances, including

differential pay for different subject areas and special incentives

for teachers in districts with specific geographical attributes.

Districts may also adopt a salary schedule that provides additional

compensation for achieving certain ratings under the Oklahoma

Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System (TLE) as set

forth in Section 6 of this act. Any salary schedule adopted by a

district pursuant to this section shall not set salaries at amounts

less than those set pursuant to Section 18-114.12 of this title.

C. The State Department of Education shall compile a report of

the minimum salary schedules for every school district in the state

and shall submit the report to the Governor, Speaker of the House of

Representatives, and President Pro Tempore of the Senate no later

than December 15 of each year.

D. Each school district shall file within fifteen (15) days of

signing the contract, the employment contract of the superintendent

of the school district with the State Department of Education. The

Department shall keep all contracts available for inspection by the

public. The school district shall not be authorized to pay any

salary, benefits or other compensation to a superintendent which are

not specified in the contract on file and shall not pay

administrators any amounts for accumulated sick leave that are not

calculated on the same formula used for determining payment for

accumulated sick leave benefits for other full-time employees of

that school district and shall not pay administrators any amounts

for accumulated vacation leave benefits that are not calculated on

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the same formula used for determining payment for accumulated

vacation leave benefits for other twelve-month full-time employees

of that school district.

E. By October 1 of each year each district board of education

shall prepare a schedule of salaries and fringe benefits paid

administrators employed by the district, including a description of

the fringe benefits. The schedule shall be a public record and

shall be disclosed as required by the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

The board shall file a copy of the schedule with the State

Department of Education within one week of completion.

F. For purposes of this section the term "administrator" shall

include employees who are employed and certified as superintendents,

assistant superintendents, principals, and assistant principals and

who have responsibilities for supervising classroom teachers.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.520 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.520
Reading Sufficiency Act – Screening for dyslexia
Status: in_force

A. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year and for each school

year thereafter, any student enrolled in kindergarten, first,

second, or third grade in a public school in this state who is

assessed through the Strong Readers Act pursuant to Section

1210.508C of this title and who is not meeting grade-level targets

in reading after the beginning-of-the-year assessment shall be

screened for dyslexia. Screening also may be requested for a

student by his or her parent or legal guardian, teacher, counselor,

speech-language pathologist, or school psychologist.

B. No later than July 1, 2021, the State Board of Education

shall develop policies for dyslexia screening required under this

subsection and shall include, but not be limited to:

1. The definition and characteristics of dyslexia and related

language disorders;

2. The process for referring students in kindergarten and

grades one through three for screening;

3. A process for providing notification to parents or legal

guardians of the use of a qualified dyslexia-screening tool and

notification of the results of the screening;

4. A process for providing the parents or legal guardians of

students screened for dyslexia with information and resource

material regarding dyslexia;

5. A process for monitoring the student’s progress after the

positive identification of characteristics of dyslexia or other

disorders; and

6. Requirements and qualifications for screeners that

demonstrate an understanding of and training to administer the

screening instrument.

C. The Board shall adopt a list of approved qualified dyslexia

screening tools that address the following components, as

developmentally appropriate:

1. Phonological awareness;

2. Advanced phonemic awareness;

3. Sound symbol recognition;

4. Alphabet knowledge;

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5. Decoding skills;

6. Encoding skills;

7. Rapid naming; and

8. Developmental language.

D. Screening shall be conducted in accordance with the policies

developed by the State Board of Education pursuant to subsection B

of this section and the Oklahoma Dyslexia Handbook including

policies and information developed relating to universal screening

of kindergarten students for characteristics of dyslexia.

E. Beginning June 30, 2023, and for each year thereafter,

school districts shall provide the following data to the State

Department of Education:

1. The number of students by grade level in kindergarten

through grade three who were screened for dyslexia in a school year;

2. The number of students by grade level in kindergarten

through grade three who were newly identified as having

characteristics of dyslexia in a school year;

3. The process or tools used to evaluate student progress;

4. The number of trained school system personnel or licensed

professionals used to administer the qualified dyslexia screening

tool;

5. The number of students in kindergarten through grade three

who were participating in interventions within the school setting

and the number of students participating in interventions outside

the school setting; and

6. The programs used by districts for intervention within the

school setting.

F. By December 31, 2023, and for each year thereafter, the

State Department of Education shall provide a report electronically

containing all of the information provided in subsection E of this

section to the Governor and Legislature and make the report

available on the Department’s website.

G. As funds are available, beginning with the 2021-2022 school

year, the Department shall provide training on the best practices

for screening for dyslexia.

H. The State Board of Education may promulgate rules necessary

to implement the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3314 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3314
Oklahoma Biological Survey
Status: in_force

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A. There is hereby created the Biological Survey Office of the

State of Oklahoma, which shall be under the direction and

supervision of the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma.

B. The director of the Oklahoma Biological Survey shall be

appointed by the Board. The salary of the director shall be

determined by the Board.

C. The Oklahoma Biological Survey shall:

1. acquire, archive, process and disseminate information on

biological resources and natural areas that is or could be of value

to policy and decision makers in the state;

2. act as a representative of the state in biological matters,

exclusive of wildlife matters under the authority of the Wildlife

Conservation Commission and exclusive of matters pertaining to

agriculture, both within and outside the state when necessary or

appropriate, or when requested to do so by proper authority, which

shall include among others the legislative or executive branches of

state government;

3. conduct research, investigations, and interpretive programs

pertaining to natural areas and biological resources, including but

not limited to distributions of animal and plant forms within the

state and their relationships to one another and their environment

except as those matters pertain to agriculture;

4. maintain an inventory of natural and scientific areas, an

inventory of natural ecosystems and their components, and an

inventory of habitats of rare and endangered species of plants and

animals;

5. maintain as part of an herbarium, a plant collection that is

representative of but not restricted to the flora and plant

communities of Oklahoma, which among other benefits will support

research and investigative programs;

6. participate in the Oklahoma Natural Heritage Program,

including development of and responsibility for the Oklahoma Natural

Heritage Inventory of the state's habitats and species, which among

other benefits will provide a centralized and continually updated

inventory of the biological diversity of Oklahoma that will contain

accurate and timely information for environmental planning, resource

management, protection of significant natural areas, endangered

species review, and biological research and education; and

7. as authorized by the Board of Regents of the University of

Oklahoma, contract with private entities or state agencies to assist

in the training of students and the citizenry with respect to

biological resources and their importance to Oklahoma.

D. The establishment of the Biological Survey Office shall in

no way preclude or limit research and educational activities

concerning biological resources and natural areas by universities,

colleges, or other governmental entities.

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E. The director is authorized to certify copies as being

authentic reproductions of biological resource records held in the

state.

F. The director of the Oklahoma Biological Survey shall present

a report each year to the Board of Regents of the University of

Oklahoma showing the progress and condition of the Oklahoma

Biological Survey and any other information that the Board may deem

necessary.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-204.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-204.4
Oklahoma National Board Certification Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the State Board of Education to be designated the "Oklahoma

National Board Certification Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a

continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall

consist of all monies appropriated or transferred to the fund by the

Legislature. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are

hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State

Board of Education to provide an annual bonus for those teachers

possessing National Board certification. Expenditures from the fund

shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against

claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. The

State Board of Education shall transfer all funds deposited into the

Oklahoma National Board Certification Revolving Fund for the fiscal

year ending June 30, 1998, to the Education Leadership Oklahoma

Revolving Fund, created in Section 6-204.3 of this title, less

expenditures and encumbrances as adjusted by transfer on July 1,

1998.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-122.5 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-122.5
Alternative Placement teaching certificate - Troops to
Status: in_force

Teachers.

A. The State Board of Education shall grant an Alternative

Placement teaching certificate to any person:

1. Who meets the eligibility requirements for the Troops to

Teachers program operated by the United States Department of Defense

and managed by the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education

Support (DANTES); and

2. Who meets the requirements set forth in Section 6-122.3 of

Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement

the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3401.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3401.1
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology-
Status: in_force

Okmulgee.

A. The state educational agency of Oklahoma State University

located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, shall continue at the same location

and is hereby officially named and shall be designated in all future

references as “Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology-

Okmulgee”.

B. The name change prescribed in this section shall not affect

in any manner whatsoever any legal relationships, bonds, contracts,

supervisory authority of Oklahoma State University or the Board of

Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges, or

title to property, obligations or any other aspect of the legal

status of the named agency for any purpose, except that the agency

shall be referred to as “Oklahoma State University Institute of

Technology-Okmulgee” in all future references to the agency.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-104.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-104.2
Offering, tendering to pay or delivering mental
Status: in_force

health referral fee.

It shall be unlawful for any mental health care provider or

facility or any employee thereof to offer, tender to pay or deliver

to any school counselor, teacher, any other school employee, school

board member, or Department of Human Services employee any money,

property, or thing of value in the nature of a fee or otherwise for

directing or referring a student to that provider or facility for

treatment. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-114 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-114
Student records and transcripts – Storage and disposal
Status: in_force

A. The board of education of each school district in Oklahoma

shall compile and maintain both temporary and permanent records of

students enrolled in the district and regulate access, disclosure or

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 935

communication of information contained in the student records in a

manner consistent with state and federal law.

B. School districts may store all documents and information in

student records either electronically or in paper format, and either

in a single- or multiple-file format. Records shall be stored,

backed up and secured in accordance with standards and protocol

developed by the State Board of Education.

C. The transcript of a student shall be maintained by the

school district for not less than eighty (80) years following the

graduation, transfer or withdrawal from the district of the student.

For purposes of this subsection, "transcript" means the permanent

academic record of a student and shall include the name, address,

telephone listing and date and place of birth of the student, an

inventory of courses taken, all grades received, grade-point

averages and/or class rank, and may include all academic and

extracurricular honors and awards received, all degrees conferred

and extracurricular or after-school activities.

D. Except for the transcript records as defined in subsection C

of this section, school districts shall dispose of information in a

student record at a time selected by the district that is between

five (5) years and seven (7) years after the student has graduated,

transferred or withdrawn from the district. The State Board of

Education shall promulgate rules regarding notification to parents

or guardians of a student or the student if he or she is eighteen

(18) years of age or older of destruction of the records.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-162 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-162
Discrimination prohibited
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section:

1. “Antisemitism” has the same meaning as provided for by the

International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of

Antisemitism, including its contemporary examples, as it was adopted

on May 26, 2016;

2. “Institution of higher education” means an institution of

higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education; and

3. “Public school” shall have the same meaning as provided for

in Section 1-106 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. Discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national

origin, sex, disability, religion, or marital status against a

student or an employee in an institution of higher education or a

public school in this state shall be prohibited. No person in this

state shall, on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex,

disability, religion, or marital status, be excluded from

participating in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to

discrimination under any institution of higher education or public

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school program or activity or in any employment conditions or

practices conducted by an institution of higher education or a

public school that receives or benefits from federal or state

financial assistance.

C. The criteria for admission to a program or course at an

institution of higher education shall not have the effect of

restricting access by persons of a particular race, ethnicity,

national origin, sex, disability, religion, or marital status;

provided, this shall not infringe upon the rights of student faith-

based organizations and ethnic solidarity organizations to select

leadership committed to their group’s mission and principles.

D. All institution of higher education and public school

classes shall be available to all students without regard to race,

ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or marital

status. Provided, however, the provisions of this subsection shall

not prohibit the provision of programs designed to meet the needs of

students with limited proficiency in English, gifted students, or

students with disabilities or programs tailored to students with

specialized talents or skills.

E. Guidance, counseling, and financial assistance services in

institutions of higher education and public schools shall be

available to all students equally and provided in the same manner

regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability,

religion, or marital status.

F. All education programs, activities, and opportunities

offered by institutions of higher education and public schools shall

be made available without discrimination on the basis of race,

ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or marital

status.

G. Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit or restrict

the implementation, funding, or administration of any Indian

education programs or services established under federal or state

law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.508-6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.508-6
FAFSA submission required to graduate
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided for in subsection B of this section,

beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, in order to graduate from

a public high school accredited by the State Board of Education,

students shall complete and submit a Free Application for Federal

Student Aid (FAFSA).

B. A student shall not be required to comply with the

provisions of subsection A of this section if:

1. The student’s parent or legal guardian submits a signed form

authorizing the student to opt out of the requirement of subsection

A of this section;

2. A student age eighteen (18) or older submits a signed form

authorizing him or her to opt out of the requirement of subsection A

of this section; or

3. A school counselor authorizes a student to opt out of the

requirement of subsection A of this section.

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C. The State Department of Education shall develop and publish:

1. Materials for students, parents, and legal guardians

explaining the requirements to complete the FAFSA, the benefits to

completing the FAFSA, and the opt-out provisions described in

subsection B of this section; and

2. An opt-out form to be used by school districts, charter

schools, and virtual charter schools for the purposes outlined in

subsection B of this section.

D. The superintendent of each school district in this state

shall designate a school employee to collect information regarding

student compliance with subsection A or B of this section. The

collection and storage of the information shall comply with the

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).

E. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to

implement the provisions of this section, which shall address the

method by which a student is to provide proof to a school district,

public charter school, or virtual charter school that the student

has completed and submitted the FAFSA as required by subsection A of

this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.903 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.903
Parental notification of proficiency level — Summer
Status: in_force

academy programs.

A. If a teacher determines that a student in second, third,

fourth, and fifth grade is performing above grade level in

mathematics by the start of the second quarter of the school year,

the parent or legal guardian of the student shall be notified of:

1. The math proficiency level of the student;

2. The program of advanced math instruction available for the

student; and

3. The potential for the student to participate in a summer

academy or other program designed to assist the student in excelling

in mathematics.

B. If a teacher determines that a student in second, third,

fourth, and fifth grade is not performing at grade level in

mathematics by the start of the second quarter of the school year,

the parent or legal guardian of the student shall be notified of:

1. The math proficiency level of the student;

2. The program of math instruction for the student as required

pursuant to this act; and

3. The potential need for the student to participate in a

summer academy or other program designed to assist the student in

attaining grade-level math proficiency.

C. A teacher who determines a student in second, third, fourth,

and fifth grade is exceeding or not meeting grade-level targets for

mathematics may, after consultation with the parent or legal

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guardian of the student, recommend that the student participate in

and complete a summer academy or other program.

D. Summer academy programs shall be designed to ensure that

participating students successfully complete an advanced

mathematical program or grade-level competencies in mathematics to

enhance next-grade readiness. A summer academy math program shall

be a program that incorporates the content of a scientifically

research-based professional development program administered by the

Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability or a

scientifically research-based math program administered by the State

Board of Education which is taught by teachers who have successfully

completed professional development in the math program. All summer

academy programs shall consist of a minimum of three (3) consecutive

days. The State Department of Education shall provide a list of

qualified entities for providing the summer academy programs to all

schools by April 1, 2026.

E. School districts may approve an option for students who are

unable to attend a summer academy. The optional program may

include, but not be limited to, an approved private provider of

instruction, approved computer- or Internet-based instruction, or an

approved program of math instruction monitored by the parent or

legal guardian of the student. Public school districts shall not be

required to pay for the optional program but shall clearly

communicate to the parent or legal guardian the expectations of the

program and any costs that may be involved.

F. Subject to the availability of funds, beginning one (1) year

after implementation of this section, the requirements of subsection

C of this section may be expanded to apply to students in first

grade. Each year thereafter, the requirements may be expanded by

one grade level until the requirements apply to kindergarten

students through fifth-grade students. Summer academy programs

shall be designed for each grade level. Nothing in this section

shall prevent the State Board of Education or a school district

board of education from utilizing private, local, or federal funds

to implement the provisions of this section.

G. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to

implement the provisions of this section, which shall include

requirements for instructional time for summer academy programs,

teacher qualifications, and evaluation of student achievement as a

result of summer academy programs or other optional programs.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2-110 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2-110
Short title - Technology Center District and Independent School District Campaign
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 2School District Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act.

Sections 2-110 through 2-119 of this title shall be the

provisions of the Local Government Campaign Finance and Financial

Disclosure Act applicable to technology center districts and

independent school districts and shall be known as the “Technology

Center District and Independent School District Campaign Finance and

Financial Disclosure Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-615 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-615
Basis of apportionment
Status: in_force

The apportionment shall be made to the school districts of the

county on the basis of school population as determined pursuant to

the provisions of Section 56 of this act for the preceding school

year as certified by the State Board of Education. The

Commissioners of the Land Office, in distributing all funds

mentioned in this section, shall draw their order on the State

Treasurer or other officer having custody of such funds, in favor of

the schools of the counties respectively, entitled to school monies,

using electronic funds transfer as defined by the Office of the

Oklahoma State Treasurer: Provided, that the federal appropriation

made shall be apportioned by said Commissioners, to the several

schools, entitled to the same under Act of Congress providing for

said appropriation, in proportion to the number of children of

school age shown by the last federal census.

R.L. 1910, § 7658; Laws 1986, c. 259, § 58, operative July 1, 1986;
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3606 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3606
Board of Regents for the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts
Status: in_force

- Jurisdiction over the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts - Powers

and duties - Institution personnel - Fidelity bonds - Federal funds

- Gifts - Contracts - Property - Employee benefits.

The Board of Regents of the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts

shall have the supervision, management and control of the Oklahoma

College of Liberal Arts; and it shall have the following additional

powers and duties:

(a) Adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to

govern the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts.

(b) Employ and fix the compensation and duties of such personnel

as it deems necessary, including architects, attorneys, engineers

and other professional and technical persons for its operation and

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for the operation of the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts. Any of

such personnel having custody of public funds or other public

property may be required to furnish corporate surety bonds in such

amounts as may be deemed necessary by the Board, payable to the

State of Oklahoma and conditioned upon a faithful accounting of all

such funds and property.

(c) Enter into contracts, purchase supplies, materials and

equipment, and incur such other expenses as may be necessary to make

any of its powers effective.

(d) Authorize officials at the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts

to act in its behalf in the making of contracts, or in carrying out

the powers conferred upon it.

(e) Receive and make disposition of monies, grants, and property

from federal agencies, and administer the same in accordance with

federal requirements.

(f) Accept gifts of real and personal property, money and other

things, and use or dispose of the same in accordance with the

directions of the donors or grantors thereof.

(g) Direct the disposition of all monies appropriated by the

Legislature or by the Congress or derived from the sale of bonds or

received from any other source by the Oklahoma College of Liberal

Arts.

(h) Acquire and take title to real and personal property in its

name, on behalf of the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts, and convey,

exchange or dispose of, or otherwise manage or control, such

property in the interest of such institution, including the granting

of leases, permits, easements and licenses over or upon any such

real property. The Board shall have the power to institute any

legal action in the name of the Board before any court having

jurisdiction of such actions. The Board shall have custody of

abstracts of title and instruments affecting the ownership of or

title to real property belonging to the Oklahoma College of Liberal

Arts.

(i) Have supervision and charge of the construction of all

buildings at the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts.

(j) Determine the need for and cause to be constructed

dormitories and other buildings, on a self-liquidating basis, at the

Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts.

(k) Establish and maintain plans for tenure and retirement of

employees at the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts, and for payment

of deferred compensation of such employees; and provide hospital and

medical benefits, accident, health, and life insurance, and annuity

contracts, for such employees and their dependents. The Board may

pay for all or a part of the cost thereof for employees, with funds

available for the operation of the institution. Amounts payable by

an employee for such insurance or annuity contracts may with the

consent of the employee be deducted from his salary.

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(l) Maintain an inventory of all property belonging to the

Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts.

(m) Audit all accounts against the funds allocated to the

Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts.Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts - Powers and duties - Institution personnel - Fidelity bonds -ion of the institution. Amounts payable by

an employee for such insurance or annuity contracts may with the

consent of the employee be deducted from his salary.

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(l) Maintain an inventory of all property belonging to the

Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts.

(m) Audit all accounts against the funds allocated to the

Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts.

(n) Provide penalties and forfeitures by way of damages and

otherwise for the violation of rules and regulations of the Board,

which may be sued for and collected in the name of the Board before

any court having jurisdiction of such actions.

(o) Do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the

powers expressly granted to it, or to make the Oklahoma College of

Liberal Arts effective for the purposes for which it is maintained

or operated.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3243 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3243
Provision of information on meningococcal disease -
Status: in_force

Vaccination - Waiver.

A. Beginning with the 2004-2005 academic year, public or

private postsecondary educational institutions shall provide

detailed information on the risks associated with meningococcal

disease and the risks and benefits of the vaccination as well as the

availability of vaccine to students who reside or plan to reside in

on-campus student housing.

B. Beginning with the 2004-2005 academic year, students who are

first-time enrollees in any public or private postsecondary

educational institution in this state and who reside in on-campus

student housing shall be vaccinated against meningococcal disease,

unless:

1. In the case of an individual who is eighteen (18) years of

age or older, the individual signs a written waiver provided by the

institution of higher education stating that the individual has

received and reviewed the information provided and has chosen not to

be vaccinated against meningococcal disease; or

2. In the case of an individual who is a minor, the

individual’s parent or guardian signs a written waiver provided by

the institution of higher education stating that the parent or

guardian has received and reviewed the information provided and has

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chosen not to have the individual vaccinated against meningococcal

disease.

C. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall

consult the State Department of Health regarding the preparation of

the informational material and waiver form required in subsection B

of this section. The Regents shall provide the material and form to

all public or private postsecondary educational institutions with

on-campus student housing in this state. It shall be the

responsibility of the governing body or board of regents for each

public or private postsecondary institution or group of institutions

to adopt policies for the implementation of this section.

D. Public or private postsecondary institutions in this state

shall not be required to provide or pay for vaccinations against

meningococcal disease.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-125.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-125.1
Employees of Stringtown Correctional Center -
Status: in_force

Retirement benefits.

Employees of the Vocational Training Program and School located

at the Stringtown Correctional Center who are members of the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System and are being

transferred from the Department of Human Services to the State Board

of Career and Technology Education shall cease accruing benefits in

the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System and shall commence

accruing benefits pursuant to the Teachers' Retirement System on

July 1, 1983. On January 1, 1984, the Oklahoma Public Employees

Retirement System shall transfer to the Teachers' Retirement System

the actual amount contributed to the Oklahoma Public Employees

Retirement System by the state and by each employee of the

Vocational Training Program and School located at the Stringtown

Correctional Center transferring to the Teachers' Retirement System

and the retirement records of those transferring employees. Service

accrued by said employees pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma

Public Employees Retirement System shall be treated as credited

service in the Teachers' Retirement System.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4406 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4406
Cooperative agreements
Status: in_force

The governing board of any public junior college shall have the

power and authority to enter into cooperative agreements with any

technology center school for the joint use of facilities and

personnel, joint courses of study and educational programs and other

cooperative efforts to the mutual benefit of each school and the

public.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-26-105 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-26-105
Purchase of benefits - Amount of allowance - Taxable
Status: in_force

compensation - Superintendent allowance.

A. The flexible benefit allowance shall be used by a school

district employee who is participating in the cafeteria plan to

purchase major medical health care plan coverage offered by the

school district through a cafeteria plan. Any excess flexible

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benefit allowance over the cost of the major medical coverage

purchased by the employee who is participating in the cafeteria plan

may be used to purchase any of the additional benefits offered by

the school district or may be taken as taxable compensation as

provided in subsection C of this section. Certified personnel who

choose not to participate in the school-district-sponsored cafeteria

plan shall receive Sixty-nine Dollars and seventy-one cents ($69.71)

per month as taxable compensation in lieu of the flexible benefit

allowance amount provided in subsection B of this section. Support

personnel who choose not to participate in the school-district-

sponsored cafeteria plan shall receive One Hundred Eighty-nine

Dollars and sixty-nine cents ($189.69) per month as taxable

compensation in lieu of the flexible benefit allowance amount

provided in subsection B of this section.

B. Each eligible school district employee shall be credited

annually with a specified amount as a flexible benefit allowance

which shall be available for the purchase of benefits. The amount

of the flexible benefit allowance credited to each eligible school

district employee shall be communicated to the employee prior to the

enrollment period for each plan year.

1. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, the flexible

benefit allowance amount for certified personnel shall be no less

than Sixty-nine Dollars and seventy-one cents ($69.71) per month.

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, the flexible benefit

allowance amount for support personnel shall be no less than One

Hundred Eighty-nine Dollars and sixty-nine cents ($189.69) per

month.

2. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, the flexible

benefit allowance amount for certified personnel shall be no less

than fifty-eight percent (58%) of the premium amount for the

HealthChoice (Hi) option plan for an individual offered by the

Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Board. For the fiscal

year ending June 30, 2003, and each fiscal year thereafter, the

flexible benefit allowance amount for support personnel shall be no

less than one hundred percent (100%) of the premium amount for the

HealthChoice (Hi) option plan for an individual offered by the

Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Board.

3. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, and each fiscal

year thereafter, the flexible benefit allowance amount for certified

personnel shall be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the

premium amount for the HealthChoice (Hi) option plan for an

individual offered by the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits

Board.

C. If a school district employee who is participating in the

cafeteria plan elects benefits whose sum total is less than the

flexible benefit allowance, the employee shall receive any excess

flexible benefit allowance as taxable compensation. Such taxable

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compensation shall be paid in substantially equal amounts each pay

period over the plan year. Except as otherwise provided for in

subsection D of this section, on termination during a plan year, a

participating school district employee shall have no right to

receive any taxable cash compensation allocated to the portion of

the plan year after the termination of the employee.

D. In cases where the employee of a school district fulfills

the terms of their contract and terminates employment for the

subsequent year, the employee shall be entitled to the flexible

benefit allowance for the remainder of the current benefit term.

For purposes of this subsection, "benefit term" shall mean the

twelve-month period after the initiation of benefits for the

position held by the employee.

E. Each school district employee shall make an annual election

of benefits under the plan during an enrollment period to be held

prior to the beginning of each plan year. The enrollment period

dates will be determined annually and will be announced by the

school district, providing the enrollment period shall end no later

than thirty (30) days before the beginning of the plan year. Each

school district employee shall make an irrevocable advance election

for the plan year or the remainder of the plan year pursuant to

procedures the school district shall prescribe.

F. The school district shall prescribe the forms that school

district employees shall be required to use in making their

elections, and may prescribe deadlines and other procedures for

filing the elections.

G. School district employees hired after the closing of the

enrollment period shall be allowed to make an election as provided

in this act.

H. A district board of education shall have the option of

providing a flexible benefit allowance to the superintendent of the

school district in an amount not more than the amount of the

flexible benefit allowance established for certified personnel in

subsection B of this section. Funding for the flexible benefit

allowance for a superintendent shall be provided through local

revenue.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.23 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.23
Application of act - Exemptions
Status: in_force

A. The dismissal, suspension and nonreemployment provisions of

the Teacher Due Process Act of 1990 shall not apply to:

1. Substitute teachers;

2. Adult education teachers; and

3. Teachers who are employed on temporary contracts.

B. The dismissal and suspension provisions of the Teacher Due

Process Act of 1990 shall apply to teachers who are employed on

temporary contracts for a complete school year and to teachers who

are employed in positions fully funded by federal or private

categorical grants, except that such teachers shall be employed only

for the duration of the temporary contract or the grant.

C. The evaluation provisions in Sections 6-101.10 and 6-101.11

of this title and in the Teacher Due Process Act of 1990 shall apply

to teachers who are employed on temporary contracts for a complete

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school year and to teachers who are employed in positions fully

funded by federal or private categorical grants, except that such

teachers shall be employed only for the duration of the temporary

contract or the grant.

D. Teachers other than those specifically excepted in

subsection A of this section who are employed on contracts shall be

afforded all substantive and procedural rights set forth in the

Teacher Due Process Act of 1990 including the dismissal, suspension,

and nonreemployment provisions applicable to probationary or career

teachers as defined in Section 6-101.3 of this title.

E. On and after July 1, 1999, any teacher who has worked a

complete school year under a temporary contract in a school district

shall be granted a year of service credit toward career status in

that district.

F. No teacher shall be hired on a temporary contract by a

school district for more than four semesters or on multiple

temporary contracts by a school district that together are for more

than four semesters, except for a:

1. Teacher hired to replace a teacher who is on an approved

leave of absence and who is expected to return to employment with

the school district;

2. Teacher who is a retired member of the Teachers' Retirement

System of Oklahoma; or

3. Teacher who is employed by a school district on an emergency

or provisional certificate.

G. No teacher shall be offered a temporary contract with a

school district without a full written disclosure at the time a

position is offered by the administration of the school district

which sets forth the terms and conditions of the temporary contract.

In the event the school district fails to provide such written

disclosure, the teacher shall be considered as employed on a

continuing contract basis.

H. On and after July 1, 1999, no teacher who is employed on a

continuing contract basis by a school district shall be reemployed

on a temporary contract in that school district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-820.27 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-820.27
Restrictions on collegiate athletic associations —
Status: in_force

Liability immunity for postsecondary institution employees.

A. A collegiate athletic association shall not and shall not

authorize its member institutions to:

1. Prevent a student athlete at a postsecondary institution

from earning compensation for the use of his or her name, image, or

likeness;

2. Penalize a student athlete or prevent a student athlete from

full participation in an intercollegiate sport because he or she

obtains professional representation or receives assistance with

services associated with name, image, or likeness activities

including with contracts or other legal matters from an individual,

entity, or a postsecondary institution; or

3. Allow compensation earned by a student athlete for the use

of his or her name, image, or likeness or athletic reputation to

affect the amount, duration, or renewal of or eligibility for any

athletic grant-in-aid or other institutional scholarship; provided,

however, compensation earned by a student athlete for the use of his

or her name, image, or likeness or athletic reputation may be used

for the calculation of income for determining eligibility for need-

based financial aid.

B. A collegiate athletic association shall not and shall not

authorize its member institutions to:

1. Prevent a postsecondary institution from participation in

intercollegiate athletics because a student athlete in attendance

has previously earned or intends to earn compensation for the use of

his or her name, image, or likeness;

2. Entertain a complaint, open an investigation, or take any

other adverse action against a postsecondary institution or an

employee or student athlete of a postsecondary institution for

engaging in any activity protected in the Student Athlete Name,

Image and Likeness Rights Act or for involvement in student athlete

name, image, or likeness activities; or

3. Penalize a postsecondary institution or an employee or

student athlete of a postsecondary institution because an individual

or entity whose purpose includes supporting or benefitting the

postsecondary institution or its athletic programs violates the

collegiate athletic association’s rules or regulations with regard

to student athlete name, image, or likeness activities.

C. No postsecondary institution’s officers or employees,

including athletics coaching staff, shall be liable for any damages

to a student athlete’s ability to earn compensation for the use of

the student athlete’s name, image, or likeness resulting from

decisions and actions routinely taken in the course of

intercollegiate athletics.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4709 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4709
Minority faculty representation - Faculty award and
Status: in_force

fellowship opportunities - Faculty salaries.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1677

A. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education continue to increase the proportional

representation of ethnic minorities among the academic faculties at

the individual institutions of The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education. Funds shall continue to be made available to the

institutions for the first year payment of salary following

employment of a newly hired tenured or tenure-track minority faculty

member. It is the intent of the Legislature that these funds be

provided only for those persons who are hired with the intention of

permanently filling a faculty position which either has become open

or has been created at an institution. Funding for personal

benefits shall be provided by the employing institution. It is the

further intent of the Legislature that special effort continue to be

given to recruitment of minorities in those academic fields in which

they are particularly underrepresented. The State Regents shall

encourage the institutions to continue aggressive recruitment of

minority academic faculty.

B. It is the intent of the Legislature to initiate award and

fellowship opportunities to commend faculty, serving at institutions

of higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education, who have the potential for nationally or internationally

recognized research or scholarship.

C. It is the intent of the Legislature to raise faculty

salaries to a nationally competitive level. Institutions which are

currently farthest from the national average shall be the first to

participate in such increases in salary.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-300 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-300
Oklahoma School Land Fund
Status: in_force

If the amendment to Section 3 of Article XI of the Constitution

of the State of Oklahoma contained in Enrolled House Joint

Resolution No. 1005 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the 42nd

Oklahoma Legislature is approved by the people, there is hereby

created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated the

"Oklahoma School Land Fund". The fund shall consist only of those

monies described in Section 3 of Article XI of the Oklahoma

Constitution and apportioned to the fund by law. Monies in the fund

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shall be used only for the purpose of financing common education in

this state through the State Aid Formula.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-614 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-614
Apportionment and payment of income to schools
Status: in_force

The Commissioners of the Land Office shall apportion the income

accruing from the Permanent School Fund. All monies remaining in

the hands of the Commissioners of the Land Office and in the State

Treasury at the close of each calendar month shall be apportioned

and paid over to the schools by the last business day of the

following month.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1043

R.L. 1910, § 7657. Amended by Laws 1917, c. 244, p. 453, § 1; Laws

1992, c. 111, § 6, emerg. eff. April 21, 1992; Laws 2010, c. 41, §

50, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-132 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-132
Oklahoma Teacher Recruitment Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

A. Twenty Dollars ($20.00) of the fee authorized by Section 1

of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 14 of the 1st Session of the 56th

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 401

Oklahoma Legislature, for Oklahoma License to Educate license plates

shall be deposited to the Oklahoma Teacher Recruitment Revolving

Fund created in subsection B of this section.

B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the State Department of Education to be designated the

"Oklahoma Teacher Recruitment Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a

continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall

consist of all monies received by the State Department of Education

pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this section and any

donations, grants and gifts from any public or private source. All

monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated

and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of

Education for the purpose of operating teacher recruitment programs.

Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the

State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the

Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for

approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.193 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.193
Administration - Parents unable to pay
Status: in_force

The immunizations will be administered by a licensed physician,

someone under his direction, or public health department. If the

parents or guardians are unable to pay, the State Department of

Public Health shall provide, without charge, the immunization

materials required by this act to such pupils. The parents,

guardian or person having legal custody of any child may claim an

exemption from the immunizations on medical, religious or personal

grounds.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.543 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.543
Full state intervention - Administrative order -
Status: in_force

Notice - Meeting.

A. Whenever the State Board of Education determines that an

elementary school district, as defined in Section 5-103 of Title 70

of the Oklahoma Statutes, has failed to meet financial requirements

for school districts or accreditation standards which negatively

affects education or could result in the elementary school district

not being able to operate for the remainder of the year, the Board

may issue an administrative order placing the elementary school

district under full state intervention. Prior to an order for full

state intervention being issued by the Board, the State Department

of Education shall notify the elementary school district that full

state intervention is likely. The elementary school district shall

have the opportunity to appear before the State Board of Education

by filing a request within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the

notice. At the meeting, the elementary school district

administration, school patrons, and board of education members shall

have an opportunity to provide information to the Board. The Board

may issue an order calling for full state intervention which shall

become effective immediately unless the order is stayed by a court

of competent jurisdiction. The order shall be effective for not

more than two (2) school years. The order may be extended upon

review of the Board. Any appeal of the order shall be made to the

district court of the county in which the elementary school district

is located.

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B. Full state intervention by the State Board of Education may

include:

1. Developing and imposing a corrective action plan for the

elementary school district;

2. Appointing a superintendent to serve the elementary school

district; and

3. Selection of a federally recognized Indian tribe within the

State of Oklahoma to provide direct oversight of the elementary

school district or to assume complete control of the elementary

school district, provided the elementary school district is within

the boundaries of the tribe's jurisdiction.

C. For purposes of the Governmental Tort Claims Act, the

superintendent appointed by the state as provided for in subsection

B of this section shall be considered a state officer.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-104 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-104
Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education
Status: in_force

– Successor to Oklahoma Department of Vocational and Technical

Education.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Department of Career

and Technology Education, which shall consist of such divisions,

units and positions as may be established by the State Board of

Career and Technology Education. The department shall be under the

control of the State Board of Career and Technology Education, which

shall formulate policies and adopt rules for the administration and

operation of the department.

B. The official name of the state agency which is known as

"State Department of Vocational and Technical Education" or the

“Oklahoma Department of Vocational and Technical Education” shall be

designated in all future references as the "Oklahoma Department of

Career and Technology Education". Any references in the statutes to

the State Department of Vocational and Technical Education or the

Oklahoma Department of Vocational and Technical Education shall be

deemed references to the Oklahoma Department of Career and

Technology Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-106.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-106.3
Deposit of contributions and dedicated revenues -
Status: in_force

Warrants and vouchers.

A. All employee and employer contributions and dedicated

revenues shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement

Fund in the State Treasury. The Board of Trustees of the Teachers’

Retirement System of Oklahoma shall have the responsibility for the

management of the Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement Fund, and may

transfer monies used for investment purposes by the Teachers’

Retirement System of Oklahoma from the Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement

Fund in the State Treasury to the custodian bank or trust company of

the System.

B. All benefits payable pursuant to the provisions of the

Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma, refunds of contribution and

overpayments, and all administrative expenses in connection with the

System shall be paid from the Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement Fund

upon warrants or vouchers signed by two persons designated by the

Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees may transfer monies from

the custodian bank or trust company of the System to the Oklahoma

Teachers’ Retirement Fund in the State Treasury for the purposes

specified in this subsection.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-8-101.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-8-101.2
Transfer of student from residential school district
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, on and

after January 1, 2022, the transfer of a student from the district

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 492

in which the student resides to another school district furnishing

instruction in the grade the student is entitled to pursue shall be

granted at any time in the year unless the number of transfers

exceeds the capacity of a grade level for each school site within a

school district. If the capacity of a grade level for each school

site within a school district is insufficient to enroll all eligible

students, the school district shall select transfer students in the

order in which the district received the student transfer

applications. The capacity of a school district shall be determined

by the school district board of education based on its policy

adopted pursuant to subsection B of this section. A student may be

granted a one-year transfer and shall automatically continue to

attend the school each school year to which the student transferred,

unless the school district denies the continued transfer for the

reasons outlined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection B of this

section. At the end of each school year, a school district may only

deny continued transfer of the student for the reasons outlined in

paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection B of this section. Any brother or

sister of a student who transfers may attend the school district to

which the student transferred, if the school district policy gives

preference to sibling transfers regardless of capacity, and the

brother or sister of the transferred student does not meet a basis

for denial as outlined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection B of this

section. Any child in the custody of the Department of Human

Services in foster care who is living in the home of a student who

transfers may attend the school district to which the student

transferred. Except for a child in the custody of the Department of

Human Services in foster care, a transfer student shall not transfer

more than two (2) times per school year to one or more school

districts in which the student does not reside, provided that the

student may always reenroll at any time in his or her school

district of residence. At the discretion of the receiving district,

a student who has attended a school district as a resident student

for at least three (3) years prior to becoming eligible to apply as

a transfer student may be allowed to transfer to the school district

regardless of capacity.

If the grade a student is entitled to pursue is not offered in

the district where the student resides, the transfer shall be

automatically approved.

B. Each school district board of education shall adopt a policy

to determine the number of transfer students the school district has

the capacity to accept in each grade level for each school site

within a school district no later than January 1, 2022. The policy

may include:

1. The acts and reasons outlined in Section 24-101.3 of this

title as a basis for denial of a transfer; and

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2. A history of absences as a basis for denial of a transfer.

For the purposes of this section, "history of absences" means ten or

more absences in one semester that are not excused for the reasons

provided for in subsection B of Section 10-105 of this title or due

to illness.

The policy shall be publicly posted on the school district

website.

C. By the first day of January, April, July and October, the

school district board of education shall establish the number of

transfer students the school district has the capacity to accept in

each grade level for each school site within a school district.

D. After establishing the number of transfer students the

school district has the capacity to accept in each grade level for

each school site within a school district, the board of education

shall:

1. Publish in a prominent place on the school district website

the number of transfer students for each grade level for each school

site within a school district which the school district has the

capacity to accept; and

2. Report to the State Department of Education the number of

transfer students for each grade level for each school site within a

school district which the school district has the capacity to

accept.

E. If a transfer request is denied by the school district, the

parent of the student may appeal the denial within ten (10) days of

notification of the denial to the receiving school district board of

education. The receiving school district board of education shall

consider the appeal at its next regularly scheduled board meeting.

If the receiving school district board of education denies the

appeal, the parent of the student may appeal the denial within ten

(10) days of notification of the appeal denial to the State Board of

Education. The parent shall submit to the State Board of Education

and the superintendent of the receiving school a notice of appeal on

a form prescribed by the State Board of Education. The appeal shall

be considered by the State Board of Education at its next regularly

scheduled meeting, where the parent and a representative from the

receiving school district may address the Board. The State Board of

Education shall promulgate rules to establish the appeals process

authorized by this subsection.

F. Each school district board of education shall submit to the

State Department of Education the number of student transfers

approved and denied and whether each denial was based on capacity,

acts and reasons outlined in Section 24-101.3 of this title or a

history of absences as provided for in paragraph 2 of subsection B

of this section. The State Department of Education shall publish

the data on its website and make the data available to the Office of

Educational Quality and Accountability.

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G. Each year, the Office of Educational Quality and

Accountability shall randomly select ten percent (10%) of the school

districts in the state and conduct an audit of each district's

approved and denied transfers based on the provisions of the

policies adopted by the respective school district board of

education. If the Office finds inaccurate reporting of capacity

levels by a school district, the Office shall set the capacity for

the school district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3514.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3514.1
McCurtain County Higher Education Program - Transfer to
Status: in_force

Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges - Branch campus of

Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

A. The governance, supervision, management and control of the

McCurtain County Higher Education Program is hereby transferred from

the Board of Trustees for the McCurtain County Higher Education

Program to the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges, and all

interests in real property, facilities, equipment and appurtenances,

state-appropriated monies and all duties, obligations and

liabilities of the McCurtain County Higher Education Program and any

and all obligations of the Board of Trustees of the McCurtain County

Higher Education Program for and on behalf of the McCurtain County

Higher Education Program are transferred to the Board of Regents of

Oklahoma Colleges. Obligations for any and all plans for tenure or

retirement of employees of the McCurtain County Higher Education

Program, either through the McCurtain County Higher Education

Program, or the Board of Trustees for the McCurtain County Higher

Education Program shall be assumed by the Board of Regents of

Oklahoma Colleges.

B. The facilities of the McCurtain County Higher Education

Program shall serve as the branch campus in McCurtain County of

Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The Board of Regents of

Oklahoma Colleges may provide resources to the branch campus in

McCurtain County of Southeastern Oklahoma State University to

maintain its facilities in accordance with its function and mission

as provided by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-125 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-125
Contract between State Department of Education and
Status: in_force

State Department of Health specifying provision or arrangement of

early intervention services.

A contract shall be entered into between the State Department of

Education and the Oklahoma State Department of Health specifying the

provision or arrangement of early intervention services by the

Oklahoma State Department of Health. Such contract shall include,

but not be limited to:

1. A delineation of individual and shared responsibilities for

planning, administration and funding, multi-disciplinary

evaluations, development of an individual family service plan,

service delivery, procedural safeguards and liability of both

agencies;

2. Specification of the numbers and types of personnel to be

provided under the contract;

3. Provisions to be made by the Oklahoma State Department of

Health for provision of services not available at a local level and

authorization to subcontract with other public or private service

providers; and

4. Specification of all management and indirect costs

associated with the Oklahoma State Department of Health’s provision

of early intervention services that are authorized for payment under

the contract. Allowable management costs shall be limited to

itemized early intervention specific travel, dedicated or shared

personnel and maintenance and operations costs. Indirect costs

shall not exceed those authorized by the indirect cost formula

approved by the State Department of Education for the contract

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period. All other administrative, management or infrastructure cost

recover methodologies shall be specifically disallowed for payment

under the contract.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-115 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-115
Information concerning student - Violation
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any teacher to reveal any information

concerning a student obtained by the teacher in their capacity as a

teacher except as may be required in the performance of the

contractual duties of the teacher or as otherwise required by law.

The information may be provided to the parent or guardian of the

student upon request or as otherwise required by law. Any violation

of this section shall upon conviction be considered a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-820.8 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-820.8
Temporary registration
Status: in_force

TEMPORARY REGISTRATION.

The Secretary of State may issue a temporary certificate of

registration as an athlete agent while an application for

registration or renewal of registration is pending.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-123.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-123.1
Consent to delivery of services - Parents or
Status: in_force

surrogate parents.

Parents or surrogate parents may consent to the delivery of

services for the early intervention program for their eligible

children.

For purposes of the Oklahoma Early Intervention Act the terms

"parent" and "surrogate parent" shall have the meaning that said

terms have in Title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 303,

Sections 27 and 422 which implement the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-111 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-111
Official bonds
Status: in_force

The Treasurer of the State of Oklahoma shall upon becoming

custodian of the Teachers' Retirement Fund, give a bond in the sum

of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00); the Executive Director shall

give bond in the sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00);

and the Board of Trustees shall require any other employees and

members of the Board of Trustees to give bond in such amounts as the

Board may deem necessary, conditioned that said bonded persons will

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faithfully execute the duties of the respective offices. All bonds

shall be made with a good and solvent surety company, authorized to

do business in the State of Oklahoma; said bonds shall be made

payable to the Board of Trustees and shall be approved by it and the

Attorney General of Oklahoma. All expense necessary and incident to

the execution of such bonds, including premiums thereon, shall be

paid by the Board of Trustees from the Expense Fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2403 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2403
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 70-2403v1 (HB 1096, Laws 2025, c. 277, § 6)

OS 70-2403v2 (HB 1282, Laws 2025, c. 482, § 3)
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-131.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-131.1
Sewage disposal systems
Status: in_force

The board of education of any school district, which by reason

of its location is unable to secure service from a municipally owned

sewer system, is hereby authorized to design, construct, own and

operate a sewage disposal system of such type and size as will be

best suited to the needs of the particular school district. The

board of education of any such school district is also authorized to

accept from the state, federal government, or any agency, department

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 291

or instrumentality of either, grants for or in aid of the

construction and engineering of any such sewage disposal system.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-27-103 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-27-103
School athletic association written policy
Status: in_force

A public school or school district shall not be a member of any

school athletic association unless that association has adopted a

written policy that requires the following:

1. All records of the association to be made accessible

consistent with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records Act;

2. All meetings of the association to be open and conducted in

a manner consistent with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting

Act, including specifically the notice and agenda, voting and

executive session requirements; and

3. An annual financial audit and a compliance audit of all

funds of the association in accordance with the auditing standards

set forth in the Oklahoma Public School Audit Law. In addition, the

association shall have performance audits conducted of the

operations of the association. A performance audit shall be

conducted no later than December 31, 2014, and by December 31 every

five (5) years thereafter.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9002 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9002
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that providing access to additional

sources of revenue for certain institutions within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education is in furtherance of a policy for

making postsecondary education accessible to more persons, providing

increased educational opportunities, improved income-producing

potential and other positive outcomes. The provisions of this act

shall be considered an amendment authorized by subsection H of

Section 9B of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-509.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-509.3
Local board representatives
Status: in_force

The local board shall choose representatives who shall bargain

for the board, and the recognized organization shall choose

representatives who shall bargain for the organization. The local

board representatives shall be presently serving on the board or

employed by said board and no other person shall represent the

board. Provided nothing herein shall prohibit the employment of

legal counsel for consultative purposes by local board or

organization.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3407.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3407.2
Board of Regents
Status: in_force

A. The Board of Regents of Murray State College shall consist

of seven (7) members, including one member who is a resident of

Ardmore, Oklahoma, appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice

and consent of the Senate. The regular term of each member shall be

seven (7) years, except that the initial appointments shall be for

lesser terms so that the term of only one member shall expire each

year.

B. The Board of Regents of Murray State College shall be a body

corporate, and shall adopt and use an official seal. It shall

annually elect a chair, a vice-chair, and a secretary, each of whom

shall serve for a term of one (1) fiscal year and until his or her

successor is elected and qualified, and who shall perform such

duties as the Board directs. The Board shall adopt rules and

regulations as it deems necessary for the governing of the Board and

the discharge of its duties, and shall cause to be kept the minutes

of all meetings and transactions considered at each meeting, in a

suitable book to be obtained and kept for such purpose. The Board

of Regents of Murray State College shall be the governing board of

the College and shall have the supervision and management thereof

and shall have the same powers and duties as governing boards of

other institutions in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,

and may do all things necessary or convenient to make the College

effective for the purpose for which it is operated.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-116.8 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-116.8
Service credit - Computation of purchase price
Status: in_force

A. The Board of Trustees shall adopt rules for computation of

the purchase price for service credit. These rules shall base the

purchase price for each year purchased on the actuarial cost of the

incremental projected benefits to be purchased. The purchase price

shall represent the present value of the incremental projected

benefits discounted according to the member's age at the time of

purchase. Incremental projected benefits shall be the difference

between the projected benefit said member would receive without

purchasing the service credit and the projected benefit after

purchase of the service credit computed as of the earliest age at

which the member would be able to retire. Said computation shall

assume an unreduced benefit and be computed using interest and

mortality assumptions consistent with the actuarial assumptions

adopted by the Board of Trustees for purposes of preparing the

annual actuarial evaluation.

B. In the event that the member is unable to pay the purchase

price provided for in this section by the due date, the Board of

Trustees shall permit the members to amortize the purchase price

over a period not to exceed sixty (60) months. Said payments shall

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 792

be made by payroll deductions unless the Board of Trustees permits

an alternate payment source. The amortization shall include

interest in an amount not to exceed the actuarially assumed interest

rate adopted by the Board of Trustees for investment earnings each

year. Any member who ceases to make payment, terminates, retires or

dies before completing the payments provided for in this section

shall receive prorated service credit for only those payments made,

unless the unpaid balance is paid by said member, his or her estate

or successor in interest within six (6) months after said member's

death, termination of employment or retirement, provided no

retirement benefits shall be payable until the unpaid balance is

paid, unless said member or beneficiary affirmatively waives the

additional six-month period in which to pay the unpaid balance. The

Board of Trustees shall promulgate such rules as are necessary to

implement the provisions of this subsection.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9-112 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9-112
Lease of equipment
Status: in_force

Any such eligible school district and the State Board of

Education may enter into a lease contract, in writing, for the use

by such school district of one or more of such pupil-transportation

equipment units during the then current fiscal year, at the annual

rental value of such unit or units determined in the manner provided

for herein, but which contract may be entered into only against a

then current item of appropriation for "Transportation Operation."

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 510

Any school district which lawfully leases one or more of such pupil-

transportation equipment units from the State Board of Education

during any fiscal year shall be eligible to enter into a like

contract for the same unit or units during and for the ensuing

fiscal year, and shall also be eligible to purchase the same such

units, as provided for herein, even though such district then has

sufficient funds available or may then legally issue its bonds for

the purchase of other pupil-transportation equipment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-148.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-148.2
School Security Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the State Department of Education to be designated the

"School Security Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 318

fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of

all monies received by the State Department of Education from:

1. Reimbursements, grants, or other monies received from other

state agencies and entities for school security;

2. Reimbursements, grants, or other monies received from the

United States government obligated to school security projects;

3. Gifts, donations, and bequests; and

4. Monies appropriated or apportioned by the Legislature.

B. All monies accruing to the credit of the School Security

Revolving Fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and

expended by the State Department of Education for the purposes of:

1. Establishing and maintaining a School Resource Officer

Program; and

2. Providing physical security enhancements for schools

including, but not limited to, school resource officers, cameras,

gates, lighting, locks, doors, windows, security geofencing,

ballistic storm shelters, and mobile panic alert systems.

Monies in the School Security Revolving Fund shall supplement

and not supplant existing school security funding.

C. Expenditures from the School Security Revolving Fund shall

be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims

filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.

Expenditures from the School Security Revolving Fund shall not

exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) in any fiscal year and

shall be divided equally among every public school district in the

state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-28-103 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-28-103
Liability immunity — Intervention in constitutionality
Status: in_force

actions — Severability.

A. No liability shall arise on the part of the Oklahoma Tax

Commission, State Department of Education, State Board of Education,

the state, a public school district, a public charter school, a

public virtual charter school, or a magnet school based on the award

of or use of a tax credit pursuant to the Oklahoma Parental Choice

Tax Credit Act.

B. If any part of the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act

is challenged in a state court as violating either the Oklahoma

Constitution or United States Constitution, taxpayers shall be

permitted to intervene for the purposes of defending the Oklahoma

Parental Choice Tax Credit Program’s constitutionality. However,

for the purposes of judicial administration, a court may require

that all taxpayers file a joint brief so long as they are not

required to join any brief filed on behalf of any named state

defendant.

C. The provisions of the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit

Act shall not be severable, and if any provision of the Oklahoma

Parental Choice Tax Credit Act or the application thereof to any

person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall

invalidate the other provisions or applications of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3311.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3311.1
Renumbered as § 215.28 of Title 19 by Laws 1977, c. 40,
Status: in_force

§ 5, eff. July 1, 1977.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9-105 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9-105
Boundaries of areas of transportation - Definite routes
Status: in_force

- Rules and regulations.

A. The State Board of Education shall determine and fix

definite boundaries of the area in which each school district shall

provide transportation for each school. When an elementary school

district is surrounded by an independent school district, the

independent school district shall be designated as the

transportation area for the high school students in the elementary

school district.

B. The State Board of Education is authorized to establish

definite routes in each transportation area, and it shall be the

further duty of said Board to make rules and regulations as to the

manner in which said area and routes may be established or changed.

A board of education may provide transportation to students living

outside of the boundaries and routes established by the State Board

of Education.

C. The State Board shall promulgate rules as are necessary to

implement the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-115b — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-115b
Expiration of treasurer’s term of office – Delivery of check or warrant registers to
Status: in_force

successor – Agreement to pay interest on checks or warrants not payable due to insufficient funds. .. 262check or warrant registers to successor – Agreement to pay interest

on checks or warrants not payable due to insufficient funds.

Upon the expiration of the term of office, the treasurer shall

deliver check or warrant registers to the succeeding treasurer, and

each successor in office shall act as though check or warrant

entries were registered by the successor, who shall continue

registration of all district checks or warrants. If a check or

warrant cannot be paid for want of sufficient funds, a district may

enter into an agreement not to extend beyond the current fiscal year

with the depository bank to honor payment of these checks at an

annual rate of interest as negotiated by the district and depository

bank, which shall not exceed a rate equal to five percent (5%) above

the average United States Treasury Bill rate of the preceding

calendar year as determined by the State Treasurer on the first

regular business day of each year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4674 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4674
Technology Intern Partner Program
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1672

A. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Board of

Trustees for Oklahoma State University/Tulsa develop and implement a

Technology Intern Partner Program. The purpose of the Program shall

be to facilitate a positive relationship between the academic and

business sector while providing valuable, hands-on experiences for

students. In addition the Program will provide an additional method

for introducing students to career opportunities in technology-based

companies.

B. The benefits of the Technology Intern Partner Program are as

follows:

1. Enhances classroom learning for the student by integrating

academic curriculum and real-world work experience;

2. Assists students in career decision making through on-the-

job experience in a chosen field;

3. Improves after graduation job opportunities for students by

giving the student valuable work experience and contact with

potential employers;

4. Teaches students valuable job search skills such as career

assessments, resume writing, and interviewing techniques; and

5. Promotes the lifelong learning process of integrating work

and learning, and enhances workplace skills in occupational,

analytical, and teamwork performance.

C. It is further the intent of the Legislature that the

Technology Intern Partner Program shall provide internships for

eligible students with technology-based companies. One-half of the

funding for the internships shall be provided by the University and

one-half by the participating companies. The Board of Trustees

should establish criteria and procedures for implementation and

operation of the Program. The Board may decline to accept any such

funding it deems inappropriate, including funding amounts the Board

is unable to match.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.24 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.24
Poor performance or conduct of teacher -
Status: in_force

Administrator's duties and responsibilities - Compliance with act

required.

A. Upon full implementation of the Oklahoma Teacher and Leader

Effectiveness Evaluation System (TLE) as set forth in Section 6-

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101.10 of this title, when a teacher receives a rating as measured

pursuant to the TLE as set forth in Section 6-101.16 of this title

that may lead to a recommendation for the dismissal or

nonreemployment of the teacher or when an administrator identifies

poor performance or conduct that the administrator believes may lead

to a recommendation for the dismissal or nonreemployment of the

teacher, the administrator shall:

1. Admonish the teacher, in writing, and make a reasonable

effort to assist the teacher in correcting the poor performance or

conduct; and

2. Establish a reasonable time for improvement, not to exceed

two (2) months, taking into consideration the rating on the

evaluation or the nature and gravity of the performance or conduct.

B. If the teacher does not correct the poor performance or

conduct cited in the admonition within the time specified, the

administrator shall make a recommendation to the superintendent of

the school district for the dismissal or nonreemployment of the

teacher.

C. Whenever a member of the board of education, superintendent,

or other administrator identifies poor performance or conduct that

may lead to a recommendation for dismissal or nonreemployment of a

teacher within the district, the administrator who has

responsibility for evaluation of the teacher shall be informed, and

that administrator shall comply with the procedures set forth in

this section. If the administrator fails or refuses to admonish the

teacher within ten (10) days after being so informed by the board,

superintendent, or other administrator, such board, superintendent

or other administrator shall admonish the teacher pursuant to the

provisions of this section.

D. Repeated negligence in performance of duty, willful neglect

of duty, incompetency, instructional ineffectiveness or

unsatisfactory teaching performance, for a career teacher, or any

cause related to inadequate teaching performance for a probationary

teacher, shall not be a basis for a recommendation to dismiss or not

reemploy a teacher unless and until the provisions of this section

have been complied with.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.196 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.196
Type 1 diabetes informational materials
Status: in_force

A. The State Department of Education, in coordination with any

other entity the Department deems appropriate, shall develop type 1

diabetes informational materials for parents and guardians of

students. The informational materials shall undergo periodic

updates as necessary and shall be made available to each school

district and charter school through the Department's website.

B. Beginning August 1, 2024, the school district board of

education and governing board of a charter school shall make copies

of the type 1 diabetes informational materials accessible, either

digitally or with printed materials, to the parent or guardian of a

student when the student is initially enrolled in the school and

when the student enters sixth grade.

C. The type 1 diabetes informational materials may include, but

not be limited to, the following:

1. A description of type 1 diabetes;

2. A description of the risk factors and warning signs

associated with type 1 diabetes;

3. A recommendation for students who display warning signs

associated with type 1 diabetes that the parent or guardian should

immediately consult with the student's primary care provider to

determine if immediate screening for type 1 diabetes is appropriate;

4. A description of the screening process for type 1 diabetes,

the significance of its stages, and the implications of test results

identifying the presence of each stage of type 1 diabetes; and

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5. A recommendation that, following a type 1 diabetes

diagnosis, the parent or guardian should consult with the student's

primary care provider to develop an appropriate treatment plan,

which may include consultation with and examination by a specialty

care provider, such as a properly qualified endocrinologist.