Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-163 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-163
Antisemitism
Status: in_force

A. Institutions of higher education and public schools shall

integrate the definition of antisemitism provided for in Section 1

of this act into their student, faculty, and employee codes of

conduct. Prohibited conduct as it specifically relates to

antisemitism shall include harassment and discrimination against

Jews in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and

antidiscrimination regulations provided by the United States

Department of Education and the United States Department of Justice.

B. Institutions of higher education and public schools shall

treat harassment of or discrimination against students or employees

or resulting from institutional policies or programs on their

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campuses motivated by or including antisemitic intent in an

identical manner to discrimination motivated by race.

C. All institutions of higher education and public schools are

encouraged to:

1. Incorporate antisemitism awareness training for all

students, faculty, administrators, and campus police;

2. Integrate Jewish American heritage curriculum for students

that incorporates Jewish experiences in the United States of America

pre- and post-revolution, pre- and post-World War II and the

Holocaust, and in modern times; and

3. Place reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions on

speech to ensure order and protect the rights of all students.

D. 1. The State Department of Education shall designate a

Title VI coordinator dedicated to monitoring antisemitic

discrimination and harassment in public schools in this state. All

public schools shall electronically report incidents and complaints

of antisemitic discrimination and harassment to the Title VI

coordinator. The Title VI Coordinator shall establish, maintain,

and publicize a formal reporting process whereby students, parents,

staff, and faculty can submit complaints of antisemitic

discrimination and harassment.

2. The Title VI coordinator designated pursuant to paragraph 1

of this subsection shall thoroughly investigate all submitted

complaints. If after a reasonable investigation a Title VI

coordinator determines that a public school has engaged in, allowed,

or not sufficiently prohibited antisemitic discrimination, the State

Department of Education shall provide written notice to the public

school to address the complaint within thirty (30) days of receiving

the notice.

3. If the Title VI coordinator determines that the public

school has not taken the necessary actions to address the complaint

within thirty (30) days of receiving the notice, the Department

shall report its findings to the United States Department of

Education and the United States Department of Justice by making a

complaint under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

E. 1. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall

designate a Title VI coordinator dedicated to monitoring antisemitic

discrimination and harassment in institutions of higher education in

this state. All institutions of higher education shall

electronically report incidents and complaints of antisemitic

discrimination and harassment to the Title VI coordinator.

2. The Title VI coordinator designated pursuant to paragraph 1

of this subsection shall thoroughly investigate all submitted

complaints. If after a reasonable investigation a Title VI

coordinator determines that an institution of higher education has

engaged in, allowed, or not sufficiently prohibited antisemitic

discrimination, the State Regents shall provide written notice to

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the institution of higher education to address the complaint within

thirty (30) days of receiving the notice.

3. If the Title VI coordinator determines that the institution

of higher education has not taken the necessary actions to address

the complaint within thirty (30) days of receiving the notice, the

State Regents shall report their findings to the United States

Department of Education and the United States Department of Justice

by making a complaint under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of

1964.

F. No later than June 30, 2026, and June 30 each subsequent

year, the Title VI coordinators designated pursuant to paragraph 1

of subsections D and E of this section shall electronically submit

to the Legislature a report on antisemitism in institutions of

higher education and public schools.

G. The Legislature is encouraged to conduct hearings and/or

investigations to assess if institutions are adequately addressing

antisemitic harassment and discrimination; if not, the Legislature

should consider reducing or eliminating state funding to such

institutions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-129.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-129.3
Public school, zone, or district empowerment plan
Status: in_force

A. 1. A public school, zone, or district may submit to its

school district board of education an empowerment plan as described

in subsection C of this section.

2. A school district board of education shall receive and

review each empowerment plan submitted pursuant to paragraph 1 of

this subsection. The school district board of education shall

either approve or disapprove the empowerment plan within sixty (60)

days after receiving the plan.

3. If the school district board of education rejects the plan,

it shall provide to the public school, zone, or district that

submitted the plan a written explanation of the basis for its

decision. A public school, zone, or district may resubmit an

amended empowerment plan at any time after denial.

4. If the school district board of education approves the plan,

it shall proceed to seek approval of the school, zone, or district

as an empowered school, zone, or district pursuant to Section 6 of

this act.

B. A school district board of education may initiate and

collaborate with one or more public schools of the school district

to create one or more empowerment plans, as described in subsection

C of this section. In creating an empowerment plan the school

district board of education shall ensure that each public school

that would be affected by the plan has the opportunity to

participate in the creation of the plan.

C. Each empowerment plan shall include the following

information:

1. A statement of the mission of the school, zone, or district

and why designation as an empowered school, zone, or district would

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enhance the ability of the school, zone, or district to achieve its

mission;

2. A description of the innovations the school, zone, or

district would implement, which may include, but not be limited to,

innovations in school staffing, curriculum and assessment, class

scheduling, use of financial and other resources, and faculty

recruitment, employment, evaluation, and compensation;

3. A listing of the programs, policies, or operational

documents within the school, zone, or district that would be

affected by the innovations identified by the school, zone, or

district and the manner in which they would be affected. The

programs, policies, or operational documents may include, but not be

limited to:

a. the research-based educational program to be

implemented,

b. the length of school day and school year,

c. the student promotion and graduation policies to be

implemented,

d. the assessment plan,

e. the proposed budget, and

f. the proposed staffing plan;

4. A description of any statutory, regulatory, or district

policy requirements that would need to be waived for the school,

zone, or district to implement the identified innovations;

5. A description of any provision of the collective bargaining

agreement in effect for the personnel at the school, zone, or

district that would need to be waived for the school, zone, or

district to implement its identified innovation;

6. An identification of the improvements in academic

performance that the school, zone, or district expects to achieve in

implementing the innovations;

7. An estimate of the cost savings and increased efficiencies,

if any, the school, zone, or district expects to achieve in

implementing the identified innovations;

8. Evidence that both a majority of the administrators and a

majority of the teachers employed at the school, zone, or district

approve the empowerment plan and consent to the designation as an

empowered school, zone, or district. The determination of approval

and consent of the plan shall be obtained by means of a secret

ballot vote;

9. A statement of the level of support for designation as an

empowered school, zone, or district demonstrated by the other

persons employed at the school, zone, or district, the students and

parents of students enrolled in the school, zone, or district, and

the community surrounding the school, zone, or district; and

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10. Any additional information required by the school district

board of education of the school district in which the empowerment

plan would be implemented.

D. Each plan for creating an empowered school zone or district

whether submitted by a group of public schools or created by a

school district board of education through collaboration with a

group of public schools, shall also include the following additional

information:

1. A description of how innovations in the schools in the

empowered school zone or district would be integrated to achieve

results that would be less likely to be accomplished by each school

working alone; and

2. An estimate of any economies of scale that would be achieved

by innovations implemented jointly by the schools within the

empowered school zone or district.

E. No employee of a school, zone, or district shall be

discriminated against by the school district board of education, the

superintendent of the school district, or any other administrative

officer of the school district or by any employee organization, an

officer of the organization, or a member of the organization for

exercising or not exercising the rights provided for under the

Empowered Schools and School Districts Act. An employee of a school

district or an officer or member of an employee organization shall

be prohibited from impeding, restraining or coercing an employee of

a school, zone or district from exercising the rights provided for

under the act or causing an employer to impede, restrain or coerce

an employee from exercising the rights provided for under the act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3411 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3411
Board of Regents for Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical
Status: in_force

Colleges - Body corporate - Official seal - Officers - Terms and

duties of officers - Proceedings.

(a) The Board of Regents for Oklahoma Agricultural and

Mechanical Colleges shall be a body corporate and shall adopt an

official seal, which shall be attached to all official documents

issued by the Board and all contracts entered into by the Board.

(b) The Board of Regents shall annually elect from its

membership a Chairman, a Vice Chairman, and a Secretary, each of

whom shall serve for a term of one (1) fiscal year, and who shall

have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board. The

Board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary

to govern its proceedings and the conduct of its business. The

Secretary of the Board shall keep minutes of all meetings and all

transactions considered at such meetings, and it shall not be

necessary that the Secretary be a member of the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-822.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-822.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in Sections 822.2 and 822.3 of this title:

1. “Immediate family” means a spouse, parent, legal guardian,

child, sibling, grandparent, domestic partner or any individual

whose close association with the student-athlete is the practical

equivalent of a family relationship;

2. “Person” means an individual, corporation, business trust,

estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association,

joint venture, firm or any other legal or commercial entity;

3. “Student-athlete” shall have the same meaning as defined in

the Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act; and

4. “Transaction” means any action or set of actions occurring

between two or more persons for the sale or exchange of any property

or services.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3953.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3953.1
Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created a trust fund to be known as the

“Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund”. The Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education shall be the trustees of the Trust

Fund.

B. The State Regents shall utilize the Trust Fund to implement

the provisions of Sections 2601 through 2605 of this title and

Sections 1 through 3 of this act.

C. The Trust Fund principal shall consist of monies the

Legislature appropriates or transfers to the Oklahoma State Regents

for Higher Education for the Trust Fund and any monies or assets

contributed to the Trust Fund from any other source, public or

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

appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Regents.

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.

D. Notwithstanding other provisions of law, income and

investment return on Trust Fund principal shall accrue to the Trust

Fund for use as provided by authorization of the trustees for the

purposes provided in Sections 2601 through 2605 of this title and

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Sections 1 through 3 of this act. The State Regents may also

utilize the Trust Fund principal for the purposes provided in

Sections 2601 through 2605 of this title and Sections 1 through 3 of

this act. Except as otherwise provided by law, no such income or

investment return or principal shall be used for administrative

expenses; expenses incurred by the State Regents in the

administration of the Trust Fund and of the Oklahoma Higher Learning

Access Program established by the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access

Act and the Oklahoma Access and Achievement Program established by

the Oklahoma Access and Achievement Act shall be paid from monies

appropriated to the State Regents coordinating board for their

general operating budget.

E. The State Regents shall adopt rules for accomplishing

transfer of funds from the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust

Fund to the appropriate institutional Educational and General

Operations Revolving Funds, as provided in Section 3901 of this

title, to private institutions, and to the appropriate technology

center school district to cover general enrollment fees or tuition

for eligible students pursuant to the Oklahoma Higher Learning

Access Act and the Oklahoma Access and Achievement Act. Allocations

from the Trust Fund may be made only for the purpose of covering the

general enrollment fees or tuition of eligible students. No portion

of the Trust Fund may be used or allocated for administrative or

operating expenses of any higher education institution or technology

center school.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-161 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-161
Amendment of budget
Status: in_force

A. The governing body may amend the budget to make supplemental

appropriations to any fund up to the amount of additional revenues

which are available for current expenses as shown by a fund balance

for the fund due to:

1. Revenues received or allocated from sources not anticipated

in the budget for that year;

2. Revenues received or allocated from anticipated sources but

in excess of the budget estimates therefor; or

3. Unexpended unencumbered cash balances on hand at the end of

the preceding fiscal year which had not been anticipated in the

budget. Any appropriation authorizing the creating of an

indebtedness shall be governed by the applicable provisions of

Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution.

B. If at any time during the budget year it appears probable

that revenues available will be insufficient to meet the amount

appropriated, or that due to unforeseen emergencies there

temporarily is insufficient money in a particular fund to meet the

requirements of appropriation for the fund, the governing body may

amend the budget to reduce one or more appropriations or it may

amend the budget to transfer money from one fund to another fund,

but no appropriation for debt service may be reduced and no

appropriation may be reduced by more than the amount of the

unencumbered and unexpended balance. No transfer shall be made from

the debt service fund to any other fund except as may be permitted

by the terms of the bond issue or by law.

C. Any budget amendment, as provided in this section,

authorizing supplemental appropriations or a decrease or change in

appropriation or funds shall be adopted by the governing body at a

meeting held in accordance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and

filed with the clerk of the board of education, the county excise

board of each county in which the school district is located, and

the State Auditor and Inspector.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-114 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-114
Renumbered as § 24-100.4 of this title by Laws 2002, c
Status: in_force

149, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-822.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-822.2
Prohibited transactions involving student athletes
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided for in subsection C of this section, no

person shall give, offer, promise or attempt to give any money or

other thing of value to a student athlete or member of the immediate

family of a student athlete:

1. To induce, encourage or reward the application, enrollment

or attendance of the student athlete at a public or private

institution of postsecondary education in order to have the student

athlete participate in intercollegiate sporting events, contests,

exhibitions or programs at that institution; or

2. To induce, encourage or reward the participation in an

intercollegiate sporting event, contest, exhibition or program by

the student athlete.

B. No person shall enter into or solicit directly or through an

agent a transaction with a student athlete if the person has, or

could be reasonably expected to have, knowledge that the transaction

would likely cause the student athlete to permanently or temporarily

lose athletic scholarship eligibility, the ability to participate on

an intercollegiate athletic team or the ability to participate in

one or more intercollegiate sporting competitions as sanctioned by:

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1. A collegiate athletic association as defined in the Student

Athlete Name, Image and Likeness Act;

2. Any other sanctioning body; or

3. The institution of postsecondary education itself as a

reasonable self-imposed disciplinary action taken by the institution

to mitigate sanctions likely to be imposed by an organization as a

result of the transaction or as a violation of the rules of the

institution.

C. This section shall not apply to:

1. Any public or private institution of postsecondary education

or to any officer or employee of the institution when the

institution or the officer or employee of the institution is acting

in accordance with an official written policy of the postsecondary

institution;

2. Any intercollegiate athletic award approved or administered

by the public or private institution of postsecondary education;

3. Grants-in-aid or other full or partial scholarships awarded

to a student athlete or administered by a public or private

institution of postsecondary education;

4. Members of the immediate family of the student athlete;

5. Money or things of value given by a person to a student

athlete or the immediate family of a student athlete that do not

exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) in value in the aggregate on an

annual basis; and

6. A gift, offer, promise, or attempt to give money or other

thing of value given by a person to a student athlete or member of

the immediate family of a student athlete if such gift, offer,

promise, or attempt conforms with the rules of any collegiate

athletic association of which the postsecondary institution is a

member.

D. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall

be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to

a fine not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and not more

than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment not to

exceed one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.221 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.221
Citation
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Drug Abuse

Education Act of 1972."
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-509.12 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-509.12
Employee leave of absence
Status: in_force

A. A school district board of education may approve a request

from a school district employee for a leave of absence to hold

office as an officer, director, trustee, or agent of a national,

statewide, or school district employee association. The employee

requesting the leave shall provide the school district

superintendent with proof of election and proof of the term of

office for the national, statewide, or school district employee

association. Proof of election shall include but not be limited to

certification by the national, statewide, or school district

employee association of the date of the election and the results of

the election. Board of education approval for leave requested

pursuant to this section shall have definitive beginning and end

dates.

B. Leave granted pursuant to this section shall be leave

without pay. The school employee on leave shall not be entitled to

maintain any benefits granted by the school district regardless of

whether the benefit is paid by the employee on leave or the

association for which the person is serving as an officer, director,

trustee, or agent.

C. During the leave period, the school employee's position with

the school district shall be maintained without advancement on the

minimum salary schedule adopted pursuant to Section 5-141 of Title

70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and with no accrual of sick leave,

personal business leave, or personal leave. The employee on leave

shall not accumulate service credit within the Teachers' Retirement

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System of Oklahoma. Following the term of leave granted pursuant to

the provisions of this section, the employee granted leave may

return to his or her former position or a comparable position.

D. A school district employee granted leave pursuant to the

provisions of this section shall be prohibited from accessing school

district office space.

E. If a national, statewide, or school district employee

association that serves as a school district employee organization

established pursuant to Section 509.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma

Statutes fails to comply with the provisions of this section, the

school district board of education shall no longer recognize the

organization as a representative of employees.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3213.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3213.2
University Center of Southern Oklahoma
Status: in_force

A. The educational program resources provided by the Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education in Ardmore, Oklahoma, shall

continue at the same location and are hereby officially named and

shall be designated in all future references as "Murray State

College at Ardmore".

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

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

title to property, obligations as set forth in Section 3213 of this

title or Section 4 of this act, or any other aspect of the legal

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

shall be referred to as "Murray State College at Ardmore" in all

future references to the program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1725 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1725
Site designated - Donation of site, light and water
Status: in_force

The said Board of Education is hereby authorized to locate said

school upon a tract of land described as follows: All that part of

the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section nineteen,

Township fifteen north, Range nineteen east, which lies east of

Haskell Boulevard, containing twenty-five (25) acres, more or less,

in Muskogee County, Oklahoma; said above-described tract of land to

be deeded to the State of Oklahoma by a good and sufficient deed

with abstract, showing the same to be free and clear from all

encumbrances, and without expense to the state. Also, electric

lights and water to be forever free to the state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-109.6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-109.6
Pupil grade level weights - Midterm supplements -
Status: in_force

Review and recommendations - Report.

A. The State Board of Education shall review the pupil grade

level weights, district weights and pupil category weights which

form a part of the school funding formula using the results of the

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educational cost accounting system now in place and shall make

recommendations for revisions to such weights to the Governor, the

Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro

Tempore of the Senate on or before April 1, 1991.

B. The recommendations of the State Board of Education required

by subsection A of this section shall take into consideration the

findings and recommendations of the report of the Special Joint

Committee on School Finance, created pursuant to Section 45 of

Enrolled House Bill No. 1035 of the 1st Session of the 40th Oklahoma

Legislature, in addition to any other information the Board

determines relevant to such review. The Board is directed to pay

particular attention to a review of the pupil category weights, and

should determine whether the creation of other weights is warranted.

C. In addition to the review and recommendations required by

subsection A of this section, the State Board of Education shall

review that part of the State Aid formula which provides for a

midterm supplement in State Aid to school districts. The Board

shall make recommendations in a report regarding revisions to or

elimination of the provisions for such supplement to the Governor,

the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro

Tempore of the Senate on or before September 1, 1990. On or before

September 1, 1990, the Board shall send a copy of the report to the

administrator of each school site in the state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4672 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4672
Rogers University/Tulsa - Coordination of student
Status: in_force

services.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall

immediately establish policies and procedures requiring institutions

that offer courses through Rogers University/Tulsa to cooperate in

sharing information to implement a seamless system of student

services at Rogers University/Tulsa consistent with federal law and

accreditation standards. There shall be a single site on the Rogers

University campus in Tulsa where students shall have access to

student services. Student services shall include but not be limited

to registration, student records, faculty advisement, scholarship

information, and financial aid. The system of services for students

shall provide an efficient interface among the different

institutions offering courses and programs.

Consistent with federal law and accreditation standards, the

Board of Regents of Rogers University shall have the power to access

student records for students who take or have taken courses through

a contractual arrangement between Rogers University and any other

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higher education institution. As part of any contract with a

providing institution, Rogers University and students at Rogers

University must be able to obtain immediate information related to

student records, scholarships, financial aid, and other student

services for Rogers University students.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-116.6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-116.6
Teachers' Retirement Reserve Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund

which shall be designated the "Teachers' Retirement Reserve Fund".

Said fund shall consist of such monies as the Legislature may

transfer to such fund. The monies in said fund shall only be used

to support or benefit public pension programs and shall be paid out

pursuant to direction of the Legislature.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-120 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-120
Center staff - Responsibilities and duties
Status: in_force

Center staff shall be responsible for assisting the trainee in

finding permanent employment. To this end, the superintendent and

the center staff shall work with the Oklahoma Employment Security

Commission and the service delivery areas under the Job Training

Partnership Act of 1982 in the area of the center to secure

employment for displaced homemakers and/or training stipends for

displaced homemakers.

The center staff and the superintendent shall also work to

determine the feasibility and appropriate procedures for allowing

displaced homemakers to participate in the following:

1. Programs established under the Job Training Partnership Act

of 1982 29 U.S.C., Section 1501, et seq.;

2. Work incentive programs established under the Federal Social

Security Act;

3. Programs established or benefits provided under federal and

state unemployment compensation laws by consideration of full-time

homemakers as workers eligible for such benefits or programs;

4. The Federal-State Expanded Unemployment Compensation Act of

1970 26 U.S.C., Section 3304, Note;

5. Title II of the Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance

Act of 1974 26 U.S.C., Section 3304, Note;

6. The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1974 26

U.S.C., Section 3304, Note; and

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7. Related federal and state employment, education, health and

unemployment assistance programs.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9004 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9004
Board of regents resolution for inclusion
Status: in_force

A. The board of regents of an eligible two-year college within

The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education may adopt a resolution

to cause the college to be included, for purposes of this act,

within a higher education funding district. The resolution shall

require the approval of a majority of the members of the board of

regents.

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B. No higher education funding district shall be allowed to

include the territory or establish any levy of any career technology

district, including any existing college career technology district,

that has been formed prior to the proposed formation of a higher

education funding district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-695.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-695.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Oklahoma Student Loan Act:

1. "Authority" means the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority;

2. "Participating institution" means any educational

institution, public or private, including junior colleges and

vocational-technical schools, which qualifies as an eligible

institution for the federal insured loan program under the Federal

Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and participating in

student loan programs under the Oklahoma Student Loan Act;

3. "Qualified person" means a person who is eligible for a

student loan under the Oklahoma Student Loan Act; and

4. "Bond" or "Bonds" means revenue bonds and notes issued by

the Authority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-114.15 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-114.15
Minimum salary and benefits
Status: in_force

A. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, certified

personnel, as defined in Section 26-103 of this title, in the public

schools of this state shall receive in salary and/or fringe benefits

not less than the amounts specified in the following schedule:

MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE

National

Years of Bachelor's Board Master's Doctor's

Experience Degree Certification Degree Degree

0 $39,601 $40,759 $40,991 $42,381

1 $40,035 $41,193 $41,425 $42,815

2 $40,469 $41,628 $41,859 $43,249

3 $40,904 $42,062 $42,294 $43,684

4 $41,338 $42,496 $42,728 $44,118

5 $42,810 $43,968 $44,200 $45,590

6 $43,273 $44,432 $44,663 $46,054

7 $43,737 $44,895 $45,127 $46,517

8 $44,200 $45,358 $45,590 $46,980

9 $44,663 $45,822 $46,054 $47,444

10 $46,684 $47,844 $48,568 $50,945

11 $47,177 $48,336 $49,061 $51,438

12 $47,670 $48,829 $49,554 $51,931

13 $48,162 $49,322 $50,047 $52,424

14 $48,655 $49,815 $50,539 $52,916

15 $50,167 $51,327 $52,052 $54,430

16 $50,660 $51,820 $52,545 $54,923

17 $51,153 $52,313 $53,038 $55,416

18 $51,646 $52,806 $53,531 $55,909

19 $52,139 $53,299 $54,024 $56,402

20 $52,652 $53,813 $54,538 $56,917

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21 $53,145 $54,306 $55,031 $57,410

22 $53,639 $54,799 $55,524 $57,903

23 $54,132 $55,292 $56,018 $58,397

24 $54,625 $55,785 $56,511 $58,890

25 $56,049 $57,232 $57,971 $60,395

26 $56,542 $57,725 $58,464 $60,888

27 $57,035 $58,218 $58,957 $61,381

28 $57,528 $58,711 $59,450 $61,874

29 $58,021 $59,204 $59,943 $62,367

30 $58,541 $59,724 $60,463 $62,887

31 $59,001 $60,184 $60,923 $63,347

32 $59,494 $60,677 $61,416 $63,840

33 $59,987 $61,170 $61,909 $64,333

34 $60,480 $61,663 $62,402 $64,826

35 $60,973

$62,156 $62,895 $65,319

Master's Degree +

Years of National Board

Experience Certification

0 $42,149

1 $42,583

2 $43,018

3 $43,452

4 $43,886

5 $45,358

6 $45,822

7 $46,285

8 $46,749

9 $47,212

10 $49,728

11 $50,221

12 $50,713

13 $51,206

14 $51,699

15 $53,212

16 $53,705

17 $54,198

18 $54,691

19 $55,184

20 $55,698

21 $56,192

22 $56,685

23 $57,178

24 $57,671

25 $59,153

26 $59,646

27 $60,139

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28 $60,632

29 $61,125

30 $61,645

31 $62,105

32 $62,598

33 $63,091

34 $63,584

35 $64,077

B. 1. When determining the minimum salary schedule, "fringe

benefits" shall mean all or part of retirement benefits, excluding

the contributions made pursuant to subsection A of Section 17-108.1

of this title and the flexible benefit allowance pursuant to Section

26-105 of this title from the flexible benefit allowance funds

disbursed by the State Board of Education and the State Board of

Career and Technology Education pursuant to Section 26-104 of this

title.

2. If a school district intends to provide retirement benefits

to a teacher such that the teacher's salary would be less than the

amounts set forth in the minimum salary schedule specified in

subsection A of this section, the district shall be required to

provide written notification to the teacher prior to his or her

employment or, if already employed by the district, no later than

thirty (30) days prior to the date the district elects to provide

retirement benefits such that the teacher's salary would be less

than the minimum salary schedule.

C. Any of the degrees referred to in this section shall be from

a college recognized by the State Board of Education. The Board

shall accept teaching experience from out-of-state school districts

that are accredited by the State Board of Education or appropriate

state accrediting agency for the districts. The Board shall accept

teaching experience from out-of-country schools that are accredited

or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate national or regional

accrediting or endorsement authority. Out-of-country certification

documentation in a language other than English shall be analyzed by

an educational credential evaluation service in accordance with

industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State

Department of Education. The person seeking to have credit granted

for out-of-country teaching experience shall be responsible for all

costs of the analysis by a credential evaluation service. The Board

shall accept teaching experience from primary and secondary schools

that are operated by the United States Department of Defense or are

affiliated with the United States Department of State.

D. For the purpose of state salary increments and retirement,

no teacher shall be granted credit for more than five (5) years of

active duty in the military service, as defined in Section 17-113 of

this title, or out-of-state or out-of-country teaching experience as

a certified teacher or its equivalent. Nothing in this section

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shall prohibit boards of education from crediting more years of

experience on district salary schedules than those allowed for state

purposes.

E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, for purposes

of certification and salary increments, all the years of experience

of a:

1. Certified teacher who teaches in the educational program of

the Department of Corrections, beginning with fiscal year 1981;

2. Vocational rehabilitation counselor under the Department of

Human Services if the counselor was employed as a certified teacher

by the State Department of Education when the Division of Vocational

Rehabilitation was transferred from the State Board of Career and

Technology Education or the State Board of Education to the Oklahoma

Public Welfare Commission on July 1, 1968;

3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor which were completed

while employed by the Department of Human Services if such counselor

was certified as a teacher or was eligible for certification as a

teacher in this state;

4. Certified teacher which were completed while employed by the

Child Study Center located at University Hospital, if the teacher

was certified as a teacher in this state; and

5. Certified school psychologist or psychometrist which were

completed while employed as a doctoral intern, psychological

assistant, or psychologist with any agency of this state if the

experience primarily involved work with persons of school- or

preschool-age and if the person was, at the time the experience was

acquired, certified as, or eligible for certification as, a school

psychologist or psychometrist.

F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to teachers

who have entered into postretirement employment with a public school

in this state and are still receiving a monthly retirement benefit.

G. Persons employed as classroom instructional employees of

technology center school districts supervised by the State Board of

Career and Technology Education shall receive a salary increase

amount equal to the amount indicated in subsection A of this section

for the step level indicated for the person, provided they remain

employed by the same technology center school district, unless the

hours or the duties of the classroom instructional employees are

reduced proportionately.

H. Persons employed as correctional teachers or vocational

instructors by the Department of Corrections pursuant to Section

510.6a of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes or persons employed as

teachers by the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall receive a salary

increase amount equal to the amount indicated in subsection A of

this section for the step level indicated for the person, provided

they remain employed by the same Department of Corrections or Office

of Juvenile Affairs facility, unless the hours or the duties of the

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correctional teachers, vocational instructors, or teachers are

reduced proportionately.

I. Persons employed as teachers by the State Department of

Rehabilitation Services shall receive a salary increase amount equal

to the amount indicated in subsection A of this section for the step

level indicated for the person, provided they remain employed by the

State Department of Rehabilitation Services, unless the hours or the

duties of the teachers are reduced proportionately.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3230.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3230.4
Annual report
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1446

The Oklahoma EPSCoR Advisory Committee shall submit an annual

report of its activities for the preceding year to the Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education by July 1, each year, or by

another date as determined by the chair of the Committee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-117b — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-117b
Interlocal cooperative agreements
Status: in_force

A. The boards of education of any two or more school districts

may enter into an interlocal cooperative agreement for the purpose

of jointly and comparatively performing any of the services, duties,

functions, activities, obligations, or responsibilities which are

authorized or required by law to be performed by school districts of

this state. Two or more school districts may enter into an

interlocal cooperative agreement for the purpose of forming buying

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pools and purchasing cooperatives. As used in this section,

“interlocal cooperative agreement” means an agreement which is

entered into by the boards of education of two or more school

districts pursuant to the provisions of this section. This section

shall not prohibit school districts from entering into cooperative

agreements authorized under Section 5-117 of this title or interfere

with existing cooperative agreements between school districts. If

the boards of education of any two or more school districts enter

into an interlocal cooperative agreement the following conditions

may apply:

1. An interlocal cooperative agreement shall establish a board

of directors which shall be responsible for administering the joint

or cooperative undertaking. The agreement shall specify the

organization, terms, and composition of, and manner of appointment

to, the board of directors and shall make provision for

restructuring or terminating the board upon partial or complete

termination of the agreement. The board of directors shall be

selected by the board of education of each contracting school

district and may include but not be limited to a board member,

administrator, or teacher from each contracting school district.

Vacancies in the membership of the board of directors shall be

filled within thirty (30) days from the date of the vacancy in the

manner specified in the agreement. Provided, however, an interlocal

cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to this act for the

purpose of providing insurance for Oklahoma educational institutions

shall maintain at least one of each of the following positions on

the board of directors:

a. an individual who is a member of the American Academy

of Actuaries, and

b. an individual with more than ten (10) years of

professional experience in property and casualty

insurance;

2. An interlocal cooperative agreement which is optional to

school districts and shall be effective only after it is approved by

the State Board of Education and the board of directors may be

designated as a local education agency for some or all state and

federal application, reporting, and auditing procedures. An

interlocal cooperative board of directors that has been designated

as a local education agency shall comply with state and federal law

and the regulations of the State Board of Education;

3. An interlocal cooperative agreement shall be subject to

change or termination by a recommendation of the State Board of

Education;

4. The duration of an interlocal cooperative agreement for

joint or cooperative action in performing any of the services,

duties, functions, activities, obligations, or responsibilities,

other than the provision of special education services, which are

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authorized or required by law of school districts in this state,

shall be for a term of not less than one (1) year. Notice of intent

of a school district to withdraw from the cooperative agreement must

be given no later than March 15 for the ensuing school year;

5. An interlocal cooperative agreement shall specify the method

or methods to be employed for disposing of property upon partial or

complete termination of the agreement;

6. Within the limitations provided by law, an interlocal

cooperative agreement may be changed or modified by majority consent

of the interlocal cooperative board of directors;

7. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section,

any powers, privileges, or authority exercised or capable of being

exercised by any school district of this state, or by any board of

education thereof, may be jointly exercised pursuant to the

provisions of an interlocal cooperative agreement. Federal grant

money, applied for on behalf of a school district, may be disbursed

directly to an interlocal cooperative with the consent of the school

districts comprising the interlocal cooperative. No powers,

privileges, or authority with respect to the levy and collection of

taxes or the application for or receipt of State Aid formula money,

or the issuance of bonds shall be created or effectuated for joint

exercise pursuant to the provisions of an interlocal cooperative

agreement; and

8. Payments from the general fund of each school district which

enters into any interlocal cooperative agreement for the purpose of

financing the joint or cooperative undertaking provided for by the

agreement shall be operating expenses.

B. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to

abrogate, interfere with, impair, qualify, or affect in any manner

the exercise and enjoyment of all the powers, privileges, and

authority conferred upon school districts and boards of education by

law, except that boards of education and school districts are

required to comply with the provisions of this section when entering

into an interlocal cooperative agreement that meets the definition

of an interlocal cooperative agreement.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3248 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3248
Leave of absence for members of military
Status: in_force

A. An institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education shall grant a leave of absence to a student who is a

member of the active uniformed military services of the United

States and is called to active duty. The student shall be eligible

to:

1. Withdraw from and receive a refund for any or all classes

for the period of active duty service without penalty to admission

status or grade point average and without loss of institutional

financial aid; or

2. Receive an incomplete grade for any or all classes for the

period of active duty status; provided, however, that the student

has completed a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of all class work

prior to being called to active duty and the student completes all

classes upon return from active duty. The student's admission

status and grade point average shall not be penalized, and the

student shall experience no loss of institutional financial aid.

B. The leave of absence granted pursuant to subsection A of

this section shall not exceed a cumulative five (5) years.

C. If an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education fails to comply with the provisions of this act, the

student may bring an action in district court for actual and

compensatory damages for noncompliance and may be granted such

relief as is just and proper under the circumstances.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9102 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9102
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this legislation is to establish a new

intercollegiate athletic conference, with name to be determined, to

promote and regulate college athletics among member institutions

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within the state. This conference will provide enhanced athletic

competition, foster community and state pride, support student-

athlete experience by giving more time in classroom and creating

higher graduation rates, reduction of university athletic budgets

due to less travel, provide better in-state rivalries to enhance

student and spectator experience, allow better in-state recruiting

thus keeping Oklahoma students in Oklahoma, and ensure compliance

with both state and federal regulations governing college athletics.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3511.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3511.1
Courses and programs for people of McAlester - Branch
Status: in_force

of Eastern Oklahoma State College.

A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall make

resident college credit courses and programs available to the people

of McAlester.

B. The State Regents for Higher Education shall provide classes

and programs through a branch of Eastern Oklahoma State College,

which shall be established and located in McAlester. The branch at

McAlester of Eastern Oklahoma State College shall be governed by the

Board of Regents of Eastern Oklahoma State College and administered

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through Eastern Oklahoma State College. The Board of Regents of

Eastern Oklahoma State College may provide resources to the branch

campus of Eastern Oklahoma State College to maintain its facilities

in accordance with its function and mission as provided by law. The

people locally shall provide suitable physical plant accommodations

for the branch at McAlester.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-102.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-102.3
Tax-Sheltered Annuity Program - Federal tax
Status: in_force

qualification - Termination.

The Tax-Sheltered Annuity Program provided by Section 17-101 et

seq. of this title shall satisfy the applicable qualification

requirements for grandfathered governmental tax-sheltered annuity

programs as specified in 26 U.S.C. Section 403(b) and the relevant

regulatory provisions and guidance related thereto. In order to

satisfy these requirements and guidelines, the Teachers' Retirement

Tax-Sheltered Annuity Program shall be subject to the following

provisions, notwithstanding any other provision of the law governing

the Oklahoma Teachers' Retirement System:

(1) The Board of Trustees shall administer and distribute the

corpus and income of the Tax-Sheltered Annuity Program to members

and their beneficiaries pursuant to the applicable requirements

under 26 U.S.C. Section 403(b), relevant regulatory provisions and

guidance under 26 U.S.C. Section 403(b), and in accordance with the

law governing the Oklahoma Teachers' Retirement System.

(2) All benefits paid from the retirement system shall be

distributed in accordance with the applicable requirements of 26

U.S.C. Sections 403(b)(10) and 401(a)(9) and the regulations

thereto.

(3) To the extent required by 26 U.S.C. Sections 403(b)(10) and

401(a)(31), the retirement system shall allow members and qualified

beneficiaries to elect a direct rollover of eligible distributions

to another eligible retirement plan.

(4) To the extent required under 26 U.S.C. Section 403(b)(11)

and the regulations thereto, distributions under the Tax-Sheltered

Annuity Program shall only be paid when the member attains the age

of fifty-nine and one-half (59 1/2) years, separates from service,

dies, becomes disabled, or in the case of hardship.

(5) The Board of Trustees may terminate the Tax-Sheltered

Annuity Program administered under 26 U.S.C. Section 403(b). The

Board of Trustees shall do so in accordance with the requirements of

federal tax law and in a way that is designed to minimize financial

harm to the participants in the program. To assist in minimizing

any such harm, an employer that sponsors a local tax-sheltered

annuity program under 26 U.S.C. Section 403(b) and that has an

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active or inactive participant with an account balance under the

program, shall permit the provider administering the program on the

effective date of such termination to be a provider in the local

program and to offer the same investment options to program

participants that were available under the program. The employer is

required to permit the program provider to remain a provider under

the local program for a two-year period beginning with the first day

of the local program's plan year following the effective date of

such termination; provided, that this requirement shall apply with

respect to an investment option only so long as the program provider

continues to lawfully provide the investment option.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any program participant may elect to

remit contributions to and/or, subject to any contractual

restrictions, transfer the balance of the program participant to,

any other approved provider under the local program at any time

during the two-year period provided herein. An employer that

sponsors a local program that includes the program as the only

investment option, and that has an active or inactive participant

with an account balance under the program, shall permit the program

provider to be a provider in that local program subject to the above

terms, or the local program of the employer shall terminate at such

time that the program is terminated, in which case the employer

shall be prohibited from contributing to any 403(b) program on

behalf of any employee for the twelve-month period required under

Treasury Regulation Section 1.403(b)-10.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-115.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-115.1
Purpose of act
Status: in_force

It is essential for the well-being and educational growth of

deaf and hard-of-hearing students that education programs recognize

the unique nature of deafness and ensure that all deaf and hard-of-

hearing students have appropriate, ongoing, and fully accessible

educational opportunities. It is essential that deaf and hard-of-

hearing students, like all students, are provided an education in

which their unique communication mode is respected, utilized, and

developed to an appropriate level of proficiency.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.42 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.42
Wage increase for 2018-19 school year
Status: in_force

A. For the 2018-19 school year, each school district shall

provide to every support employee a wage increase over the base

amount the employee earned during the 2017-18 school year if the

support employee is employed by the same school district for the

2018-19 school year in the amount of One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty

Dollars ($1,250.00). The dollar amount of salary increase

authorized by this subsection shall be prorated based upon the

number of total hours of work performed by a full-time-equivalent

support employee.

B. The increase prescribed by this section shall be in addition

to any other compensation and fringe benefits provided by the

district, or mandated by law or collective bargaining agreement,

unless the hours or duties of the support employee are reduced

proportionately.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-821.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-821.3
Revenue bonds - Powers of districts - Provisions - Lien
Status: in_force

and charge on income - Restrictions on additional bonds - Approval.

(a) To provide for the acquisition or construction of such

stadia, sport arenas or other recreational facilities thereto and/or

additions to existing stadia, sport arenas or other recreational

facilities, including land and equipment therefor, the governing

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body of any such independent school district is authorized to issue

negotiable revenue bonds of the independent school district secured

by a pledge of, and payable from, the net revenues of any one or

more of such stadia, sport arenas or other recreational facilities,

together with all future extensions or additions therefor or

replacements thereof. If bonds are issued solely for acquirement or

construction of additions to existing stadia, sport arenas or other

recreational facilities, then such bonds may be payable from the net

revenue of the entire project, including the original existing

stadia, sport arenas or other existing recreational facilities, and

additions thereto, together with all future extensions and additions

thereto or replacements thereof. Within the discretion of the

governing body of any such independent school district such bonds

may be secured further by a trust indenture on such stadia, sport

arenas or other recreational facilities. Whenever such governing

body shall execute any character of trust agreement imposing duties

on a corporate trustee in reference to the payment of the bonds or

enforcement of any rights under the bonds, for convenience such

instrument may be and in this act is sometimes referred to as the

"Indenture". Any such independent school district is authorized to

issue a separate and independent series of revenue bonds to provide

for the acquirement or construction of each stadium, sport arena or

other recreational facility or additions thereto, or additions to

existing stadia, sport arenas or recreational facilities, including

land and equipment therefor, or in the discretion of the governing

body of the independent school district a single series of bonds may

be issued to provide for the acquirement or construction of two or

more stadia, sport arenas or other recreational facilities and/or

additions referred to, including land and equipment therefor. No

election shall be required for the issuance of said bonds.

Negotiable revenue bonds may also be issued by the governing

body of any such independent school district for the purpose of

refunding bonds issued under this section, which may be secured in

the manner herein provided for original bonds. No election shall be

had for the issuance of such refunding bonds.

(b). The revenue bonds hereby authorized shall contain

substantially the following provisions:

"The holder hereof shall never have the right to demand payment

of this obligation out of any funds raised or to be raised by

taxation." No such bonds shall ever be a liability or debt of such

independent school district but solely a charge upon the pledged

revenues.

(c). The expense of operation and maintenance of any such

stadium, sport arena or other recreational facility shall always be

a first lien and charge against the income thereof. So long as any

of said bonds or any interest thereon remain outstanding, the

independent school district shall charge or require the payment of

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fees, rent, tolls, and other revenue for the use of the facilities

of any such stadium, sport arena or other recreational facility

which shall be equal and uniform within classes defined by the

governing body of such independent school district and which shall

be at least sufficient to pay expenses of operation and maintenance

and to pay the principal of and interest on the outstanding bonds as

such principal matures and as such interest accrues, and to

establish and maintain such reserve or reserves, if any, as may be

prescribed in the resolution authorizing the bonds or in the

Indenture.

(d). So long as any such revenue bonds are outstanding, no

additional bonds of equal dignity shall be issued against the

pledged revenues or the pledged revenues and properties, except to

the extent and in the manner expressly permitted in the resolution

which authorized such outstanding revenue bonds, or the Indenture.

(e). Such bonds, and proceedings incident to their issuance

shall be submitted to and approved by the Attorney General of

Oklahoma, in the manner and with the effect provided in Title 62,

Oklahoma Statutes 1951, Sections 11, 13 and 14.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4005 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4005
Federal grant of funds
Status: in_force

The board may enter into any agreement or contracts with the

United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof

which it may consider advisable or necessary in order to obtain a

grant of funds or other aid to be used in connection with the

proceeds of the bonds in paying the cost of the construction,

furnishing and equipment of the building.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-100.8 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-100.8
Duty for school officers and employees to notify law
Status: in_force

enforcement of verbal threats or threatening behavior – Immunity

from discipline and liability.

A. As used in this section, "threatening behavior" means any

verbal threat or threatening behavior, whether or not it is directed

at another person, which indicates potential for future harm to

students, school personnel or school property.

B. An officer or employee of a school district or member of a

board of education shall notify law enforcement of any verbal threat

or act of threatening behavior which reasonably may have the

potential to endanger students, school personnel or school property.

C. Officers or employees of a school district or members of a

board of education shall be immune from employment discipline and

any civil liability for communicating information pursuant to

subsection B of this section in good faith if they reasonably

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believe a person is making verbal threats or is exhibiting

threatening behavior.

D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose a

specific liability on any school district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-102 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-102
Meetings - Selection of textbooks – Subject matter
Status: in_force

expert review teams.

A. The State Textbook Committee shall meet at the call of the

chair as often as necessary, with two (2) weeks' public notice, to

discharge its responsibilities. If necessary, not later than the

first day of December of each year the State Textbook Committee

shall meet to select textbooks for subjects taught in the public

schools of the state for grades prekindergarten through twelve,

which selections shall be for not more than six (6) years for every

textbook.

B. The Committee may suspend any currently pending selection

process of textbooks and may extend by at least two (2) years the

six-year adoption period of those textbooks currently on the state

adopted list, for the purpose of delaying for two (2) years the six-

year adoption cycle of subjects.

C. "Textbooks", as used in Sections 16-101 through 16-124 of

this title, means instructional materials that are designed for use

by pupils as a learning resource. Instructional materials may be

printed or nonprinted and may include textbooks, technology-based

and other educational materials.

D. "List of textbooks" or "the list", as used in Sections 16-

101 through 16-111 of this title, means the official textbook list

required by Section 6 of Article XIII of the Oklahoma Constitution.

The list shall include the textbooks and other instructional

materials selected by the State Textbook Committee for use in the

common schools of the state.

E. The State Department of Education, in coordination with the

State Textbook Committee, shall approve an application process to

assemble annually one or more review teams comprised of subject

matter experts for each subject area under review to assist the

Committee in reviewing textbooks and instructional materials. The

number of review teams shall be contingent on the number of subject

areas under review each year. Members of the review teams shall

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have specific expertise in the subject areas being reviewed that

year. Review teams shall consist of no less than twelve members

each, but may be as large as is deemed necessary by the State

Textbook Committee and the State Department of Education. Subject

to the availability of funds within the State Department of

Education, members of the review teams shall receive from the

Department necessary traveling expenses while in the performance of

duties pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

F. The Committee shall select textbooks or series of textbooks

for each subject, which, to the greatest extent possible, are

aligned with the subject matter standards adopted by the State Board

of Education pursuant to Section 11-103.6 of this title. The

Committee, in consultation with the State Department of Education,

shall adopt a rubric to be used by the review teams as a means of

evaluating textbooks submitted for review. The rubric shall contain

a three-tiered rating system in which the first tier shall be

labeled "Exemplifies Quality", the second tier shall be labeled

"Approaching Quality", and the third tier shall be labeled "Not

Representing Quality". The rubric shall also include, but not be

limited to, criteria for alignment to subject matter standards such

that all standards are present and treated with the appropriate

depth to support students in learning the skills and information

contained in the subject matter standards, as well as usability for

teacher planning, learning, assessment and differentiated

instruction. The Committee, in consultation with the review teams,

may include additional criteria specific to the subject area being

reviewed. The rubric shall require each criterion to be scored

individually with justification, and shall provide an overall

recommendation for the rating.

G. Review teams shall review all materials in accordance with

the rubric adopted in subsection F of this section and shall submit

the review and recommended rating to the Committee. The Committee

shall consider but not be required to accept the recommended rating

of the review teams. The Committee may request that the review

teams supply additional information to support their recommendations

or the Committee may provide its own justification utilizing the

adopted rubric.

H. The Committee, having verified that the review process has

been conducted in a scrupulous and fair manner, shall adopt a final

rating for each textbook prior to including it on the textbook list

required by Section 16-110 of this title. The completed rubric for

each evaluated textbook, including the review team's

recommendations, shall be made publicly available on the State

Textbook Committee website.

I. After a final textbook list is published, the State Textbook

Committee may determine that unusual or extraordinary circumstances

exist in a particular subject area during the period for which

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textbooks have been selected for that subject area. Unusual or

extraordinary circumstances shall include but not be limited to

significant new techniques of teaching in a particular subject area

or significant new findings or discoveries in a particular subject

area. Upon a determination by three-fourths (3/4) of the members of

the State Textbook Committee that unusual or extraordinary

circumstances exist in a particular subject area, the Committee may

select one or more textbooks in that subject area for the remainder

of the adoption period.

J. The State Department of Education shall house the website of

the State Textbook Committee on its agency website.

K. Five or more district boards of education may petition the

State Board of Education to add a book or series of textbooks to the

approved list selected by the State Textbook Committee.

L. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to

implement the method and time frame for handling the petitions in

the most expeditious manner.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.508I — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.508I
Statewide Literacy Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to be

designated the “Statewide Literacy 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 Regents from state

appropriations provided for the purpose of implementing the

provisions of subsection B of this section. All monies accruing to

the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted

and expended by the State Regents for the purpose provided for in

this subsection. 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.

B. Subject to the availability of funding, the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education shall utilize the Statewide Literacy

Revolving Fund created in subsection A of this section to:

1. Implement training in the science of reading in early

childhood education, elementary education, and special education

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teacher preparation programs accredited by the Commission for

Educational Quality and Accountability. For the purposes of this

section, training in the science of reading includes providing

explicit and systematic instruction in phonological awareness,

decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension and implementing

reading strategies that research has shown to be successful in

improving reading among students with reading difficulties.

Beginning with students entering an early childhood education,

elementary education, or special education teacher preparation

program accredited by the Commission for Educational Quality and

Accountability in the 2025-2026 academic year, completion of

training required by this paragraph shall lead to a micro-credential

in the science of reading which shall be reflected on teaching

certificates awarded to such individuals; and

2. Support teacher preparation programs accredited by the

Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability in developing

and implementing a micro-credential in the science of reading for

certified teachers employed by school districts and charter schools

in this state. A micro-credential awarded pursuant to this

paragraph shall be reflected on a teacher’s certificate to teach.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-145.6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-145.6
Full time virtual education site - Performance data of
Status: in_force

nonresidents.

A. A virtual education provider that offers full-time virtual

education to students who are not residents of the school district

with which the provider is contracted shall be considered a site

within each school district with which the provider contracts and

subject to the accountability system established pursuant to Section

1210.545 of this title.

B. The virtual education provider and the school district with

which it contracts are hereby directed to identify those students

who are full-time virtual students and do not live in the physical

boundaries of the district. The district and provider shall submit

in electronic format as necessary to the State Department of

Education detailed data on the performance of nonresident students

who are receiving full-time instruction.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-140 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-140
Student eligibility — Districts — Preferences —
Status: in_force

Transfers — Discrimination.

A. A charter school with a brick-and-mortar school site or

sites shall enroll those students whose legal residence is within

the boundaries of the school district in which the charter school is

located and who submit a timely application, or those students who

transfer to the charter school in accordance with the Education Open

Transfer Act, unless the number of applications exceeds the capacity

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of a program, class, grade level, or building. Students who reside

in a school district where a charter school is located shall not be

required to obtain a transfer in order to attend a charter school in

the school district of residence. If capacity is insufficient to

enroll all eligible students, the charter school shall select

students through a lottery selection process. A charter school

shall give enrollment preference to eligible students who reside

within the boundaries of the school district in which the charter

school is located and who attend a school site that has been

identified as in need of improvement by the State Board of Education

pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as

amended or reauthorized. A charter school may limit admission to

students within a given age group or grade level. A charter school

sponsored by the Statewide Charter School Board when the applicant

of the charter school is the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall limit

admission to youth that are in the custody or supervision of the

Office of Juvenile Affairs.

B. A brick-and-mortar charter school shall admit students who

reside in the attendance area of a school or in a school district

that is under a court order of desegregation or that is a party to

an agreement with the United States Department of Education Office

for Civil Rights directed towards mediating alleged or proven racial

discrimination unless notice is received from the resident school

district that admission of the student would violate the court order

or agreement.

C. A brick-and-mortar charter school may designate a specific

geographic area within the school district in which the charter

school is located as an academic enterprise zone and may limit

admissions to students who reside within that area. An academic

enterprise zone shall be a geographic area in which sixty percent

(60%) or more of the children who reside in the area qualify for the

free or reduced school lunch program.

D. Except as provided in subsections B and C of this section, a

charter school or virtual charter school shall not limit admission

based on ethnicity, national origin, gender, income level, disabling

condition, proficiency in the English language, measures of

achievement, aptitude, or athletic ability.

E. A sponsor of a charter school shall not restrict the number

of students a charter school may enroll, and the Statewide Charter

School Board shall not restrict the number of students a virtual

charter school or charter school may enroll. The capacity of a

charter school or virtual charter school shall be determined

quarterly by the governing board of the charter school or virtual

charter school pursuant to the provisions of the Education Open

Transfer Act.

F. Beginning July 1, 2024, each statewide virtual charter

school which has been approved and sponsored by the Statewide

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Charter School Board or any virtual charter school for which the

Board has assumed sponsorship as provided for in Section 1 of this

act shall be considered a statewide virtual charter school and the

geographic boundaries of each statewide virtual charter school shall

be the borders of the state.

H. Beginning July 1, 2024, students enrolled full-time in a

statewide virtual charter school sponsored by the Statewide Charter

School Board shall not be authorized to participate in any

activities administered by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities

Association. However, the students may participate in intramural

activities sponsored by a statewide virtual charter school, an

online provider for the charter school, or any other outside

organization.

I. 1. Beginning July 1, 2024, a public school student who

wishes to enroll in a virtual charter school shall be considered a

transfer student from his or her resident school district. A

virtual charter school shall pre-enroll any public school student

whose parent or legal guardian expresses intent to enroll in the

virtual charter school. Upon pre-enrollment, the State Department

of Education shall initiate a transfer on a form to be completed by

the receiving virtual charter school. Upon approval of the

receiving virtual charter school, the student may begin

instructional activities. Upon notice that a public school student

has transferred to a virtual charter school, the resident school

district shall transmit the student’s records within three (3)

school days.

2. The State Department of Education shall notify the

Legislature and Governor if it determines that the information

technology infrastructure necessary to process the transfer of

students to a virtual charter school is inadequate and additional

time is needed for implementation.

3. A public school student may transfer to one statewide

virtual charter school at any time during a school year. For

purposes of this subsection, “school year” shall mean July 1 through

the following June 30. After one statewide virtual charter school

transfer during a school year, no public school student shall be

permitted to transfer to any other statewide virtual charter school

without the concurrence of both the resident school district and the

receiving virtual charter school. A student shall have a grace

period of fifteen (15) school days from the first day of enrollment

in a statewide virtual charter school to withdraw without academic

penalty and shall continue to have the option of one virtual charter

school transfer without the concurrence of both the resident school

district and the receiving virtual charter school during that same

school year. A statewide virtual charter school student that has

utilized the allowable one transfer pursuant to this subsection

shall not be permitted to transfer to another school district or

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another statewide virtual charter school without first notifying his

or her resident district and initiating a new transfer. Upon

cancellation of a transfer, the virtual charter school shall

transmit the student’s records to the student’s new school district

within three (3) school days. Students enrolled in a statewide

virtual charter school shall not be required to submit a virtual

charter transfer for consecutive years of enrollment. Any student

enrolled in a statewide virtual charter school the year prior to the

implementation of this section shall not be required to submit a

transfer in order to remain enrolled.

J. 1. Beginning July 1, 2024, a student shall be eligible to

enroll in a statewide virtual charter school sponsored by the

Statewide Charter School Board pursuant to Section 1 of this act if

he or she is a student whose parent or legal guardian is transferred

or is pending transfer to a military installation within this state

while on active military duty pursuant to an official military

order.

2. A statewide virtual charter school shall accept applications

by electronic means for enrollment and course registration for

students described in paragraph 1 of this subsection.

3. The parent or legal guardian of a student described in

paragraph 1 of this subsection shall provide proof of residence in

this state within ten (10) days after the published arrival date

provided on official documentation. A parent or legal guardian may

use the following addresses as proof of residence:

a. a temporary on-base billeting facility,

b. a purchased or leased home or apartment, or

c. federal government or public-private venture off-base

military housing.

4. The provisions of paragraph 3 of subsection I shall apply to

students described in paragraph 1 of this subsection.

5. For purposes of this subsection:

a. “active military duty” means full-time military duty

status in the active uniformed service of the United

States including members of the National Guard and

Military Reserve on active duty orders, and

b. “military installation” means a base, camp, post,

station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship,

or other installation under the jurisdiction of the

Department of Defense or the United States Coast

Guard.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-115 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-115
Short title
Status: in_force

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

Educational Interpreter for the Deaf Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3224 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3224
Instructors to be proficient in speaking English language
Status: in_force

- Intent of Legislature - Certification of proficiency - Reports.

A. It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that all

instructors, including all graduate teaching assistants, now

employed or being considered for employment at institutions within

The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall be proficient in

speaking the English language so that they may adequately instruct

students.

B. Exceptions to this statement of intent shall include the

instruction of courses that are:

1. Designed to be taught predominantly in a foreign language;

and

2. Elective, special arrangement courses such as individualized

instruction and independent study courses.

C. It is further the intent of the Legislature that each

institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education

evaluate its instructional faculty for oral, aural, and written

fluency in the English language in the classroom. By September 1 of

each year, each state institution shall file with the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education a certification stating that the

instructional faculty members, whose native language is other than

English, hired either after July 1, 1995, or hired subsequent to the

last annual certification, are proficient in the English language.

D. Each college and university of the State System shall

provide an annual report to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate

and the Speaker of the House of the Oklahoma Legislature by January

1 of each year setting forth the following information:

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1. Procedures established to guarantee faculty members have

proficiency in both written and spoken English; and

2. Procedures established to inform students of grievance

procedures regarding instructors who are not able to speak the

English language.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-612 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-612
Disposition of funds until invested
Status: in_force

Until such time as said funds may be safely and advantageously

invested in the securities mentioned in the preceding section, said

Commissioners of the Land Office are hereby authorized and empowered

to deposit said sums in such banks or trust companies as they may

select, but shall in every case take as security for such deposits

the following classes of securities and no others: Bonds of the

State of Oklahoma, bonds of the counties, school districts, cities

and towns of this state, state and county warrants, and approved

State, county and municipal bonds of other states, bonds of the

United States, first mortgages on real estate, warrants or other

legal evidence of indebtedness authorized by law to be issued by

municipalities in payment of paving, sewer, waterworks, electric

light, or other public indebtedness and for the payment of which a

special tax is authorized to be levied and collected, and as

additional security on any deposit which said Board may make the

said Commissioners of the Land Office shall have authority to accept

surety companies or trust companies as sureties, but in each case

said Board of Land Commissioners shall accurately investigate the

value of securities offered for such deposits: Provided, however,

that such surety company or trust company shall neither be in any

manner interested directly or indirectly in any bank or trust

company for which it becomes additional surety; nor shall any

surety, bonding or trust company be accepted as additional surety

that has more than one-fourth (1/4) of its paid capital invested in

bank stock. The said Board of Land Commissioners may, whenever they

deem it advisable require additional securities after a deposit is

made as they deem necessary to secure the safety of the deposit.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-113 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-113
Rules and regulations to be adopted by State Board of
Status: in_force

Education.

The State Board of Education is authorized and directed to adopt

such rules and regulations as may be necessary for carrying out the

intent and purpose of Sections 24-110 and 24-112 hereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.508C — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.508C
Reading screenings — Exemptions — Reading programs
Status: in_force

A. To identify students who have characteristics of dyslexia

that lead to or cause reading difficulty, each student enrolled in

kindergarten and first, second, and third grade in a public school

in this state shall be screened at the beginning, middle, and end of

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each school year for reading skills including, but not limited to,

phonological awareness, decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and

comprehension. A screening instrument approved by the State Board

of Education, in consultation with the Commission for Educational

Quality and Accountability and the Secretary of Education, shall be

utilized for the purposes of this section. In determining which

screening instrument to approve, the State Board of Education, the

Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, and the

Secretary of Education shall take into consideration at a minimum

the following factors:

1. The time required to conduct the screening instrument with

the intention of minimizing the impact on instructional time;

2. The timeliness in reporting screening instrument results to

teachers, administrators, and parents and legal guardians of

students; and

3. The integration of the screening instrument into reading

curriculum.

B. Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, the State Board of

Education shall approve no fewer than three screening instruments

for use at the beginning, middle, and end of the school year for

monitoring of progress and for measurement of reading skills as

required in subsection A of this section. The screening instruments

shall meet the following criteria:

1. Assess for phonological awareness, decoding, fluency,

vocabulary, and comprehension;

2. Document the validity and reliability of each assessment;

3. Can be used for identifying students who are at risk for

reading deficiency and progress monitoring throughout the school

year;

4. Can be used to assess students with disabilities and English

language learners; and

5. Accompanied by a data management system that provides

profiles of each student, class, grade level, and school building.

The profiles shall identify each student’s instructional point of

need and reading achievement level. The State Board shall also

determine other comparable reading assessments for diagnostic

purposes to be used for students at risk of reading failure.

C. 1. Exemptions to the screening requirements of this section

may be provided to students who have documented evidence that they

meet at least one of the following criteria as related to the

provision of classroom instruction:

a. the student participates in the Oklahoma Alternate

Assessment Program (OAAP) and is taught using

alternate methods,

b. the student’s primary expressive or receptive

communication is sign language,

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c. the student’s primary form of written or read text is

Braille, or

d. the student’s primary expressive or receptive language

is not English, the student is identified as an

English learner using a state-approved identification

assessment, and the student has had less than one (1)

school year of instruction in an English-learner

program.

2. A public school that grants an exemption pursuant to

paragraph 1 of this subsection shall provide ongoing evidence of

student progression toward English language acquisition with the

same frequency as administration of screening assessments. Evidence

may include, but not be limited to, student progression toward OAAP

reading essential elements, proficiency in sign language and reading

comprehension, and proficiency in Braille and reading comprehension.

D. 1. Students who are administered a screening instrument

pursuant to subsection A of this section and are found not to be

meeting grade-level targets shall be provided a program of reading

instruction designed to enable students to acquire the appropriate

grade-level reading skills. The program of reading instruction

shall be based on scientific reading research and align with the

subject matter standards adopted by the State Board of Education. A

program of reading instruction shall include:

a. sufficient additional in-school instructional time for

the acquisition of phonological awareness, decoding,

fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension,

b. if necessary and if funding is available, tutorial

instruction after regular school hours, on Saturdays,

and during summer; however, such instruction may not

be counted toward the one-hundred-eighty-day or one-

thousand-eighty-hour school year required in Section

1-109 of this title,

c. assessments identified for diagnostic purposes and

periodic monitoring to measure the acquisition of

reading skills including, but not limited to,

phonological awareness, decoding, fluency, vocabulary,

and comprehension, as identified in the student’s

program of reading instruction,

d. high-quality instructional materials grounded in

scientifically based reading research, and

e. a means of providing every family of a student in

prekindergarten, kindergarten, and first, second, and

third grade access to free online evidence-based

literacy instruction resources to support the

student’s literacy development at home.

2. A student enrolled in kindergarten or first, second, or

third grade who exhibits a deficiency in reading at any time based

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on the screening instrument administered pursuant to subsection A of

this section shall receive an individual reading intervention plan

no later than thirty (30) days after the identification of the

deficiency in reading. The reading intervention plan shall be

provided in addition to core reading instruction that is provided to

all students. The reading intervention plan shall:

a. describe the research-based reading intervention

services the student will receive to remedy the

deficiency in reading,

b. provide explicit and systematic instruction in

phonological awareness, decoding, fluency, vocabulary,

and comprehension, as applicable,

c. monitor the reading progress of each student’s reading

skills throughout the school year and adjust

instruction according to the student’s needs, and

d. continue until the student is determined to be meeting

grade-level targets in reading based on screening

instruments administered pursuant to subsection A of

this section or assessments identified for diagnostic

purposes and periodic monitoring pursuant to

subparagraph c of paragraph 1 of this subsection.

3. The reading intervention plan for each student identified

with a deficiency in reading shall be developed by a Student Reading

Proficiency Team and shall include supplemental instructional

services and supports. Each team shall be composed of:

a. the parent or legal guardian of the student,

b. the teacher assigned to the student who had

responsibility for reading instruction in that

academic year,

c. a teacher who is responsible for reading instruction

and is assigned to teach in the next grade level of

the student, and

d. a certified reading specialist or an individual with

advanced training or specialization in literacy

instruction, if one is available.

4. A school district shall notify the parent or legal guardian

of any student in kindergarten or first, second, or third grade who

exhibits a deficiency in reading at any time based on the screening

instrument administered pursuant to subsection A of this section.

The notification shall occur no later than thirty (30) days after

the identification of the deficiency in reading.

E. 1. Every school district shall adopt and implement a

district strong readers plan which has had input from school

administrators, teachers, and parents and legal guardians and if

possible a reading specialist, and which shall be submitted

electronically to and approved by the State Board of Education. The

plan shall be updated annually. School districts shall not be

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required to electronically submit the annual updates to the Board if

the last plan submitted to the Board was approved and expenditures

for the program include only expenses relating to individual and

small group tutoring, purchase of and training in the use of

screening and assessment measures, summer school programs, and

Saturday school programs. If any expenditure for the program is

deleted or changed or any other type of expenditure for the program

is implemented, the school district shall be required to submit the

latest annual update to the Board for approval. The district strong

readers plan shall include a plan for each site which includes an

analysis of the data provided by the Oklahoma School Testing Program

and other reading assessments utilized as required in this section,

and which outlines how each school site will comply with the

provisions of the Strong Readers Act.

2. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the

implementation and evaluation of the provisions of the Strong

Readers Act. The evaluation shall include, but not be limited to,

an analysis of the data required in subsection L of this section.

F. 1. Any first-grade, second-grade, or third-grade student

who demonstrates proficiency in reading through a grade-level

appropriate screening instrument approved pursuant to subsection B

of this section shall not require a program of reading instruction

or an individual reading intervention plan. After a student has

demonstrated proficiency through a screening instrument, the

district shall provide notification to the parent or legal guardian

of the student that he or she has satisfied the requirements of the

Strong Readers Act. The district shall continue to monitor the

student in the next successive grade level to ensure he or she

maintains proficiency.

2. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, if a third-grade

student is identified at any point of the academic year as having a

significant reading deficiency, which shall be defined as not

meeting grade-level targets on a screening instrument administered

pursuant to subsection A of this section, the district shall provide

the student with intensive intervention services for the appropriate

amount of the instructional day consistent with the individual

reading intervention plan developed pursuant to paragraph 2 of

subsection D of this section and as determined by the Student

Reading Proficiency Team. Intensive intervention services shall

continue until the student demonstrates proficiency at his or her

grade level based on a screening instrument administered pursuant to

subsection A of this section.

G. Each school district shall annually report in an electronic

format to the State Department of Education, the Office of

Educational Quality and Accountability, and the Secretary of

Education the number of students in kindergarten through third grade

per grade level who exhibit grade-level reading proficiency, the

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number of students per grade level who received intensive

intervention services pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection F of

this section, the number of students per grade level who attended a

summer academy as provided for in Section 1210.508E of this title,

the number of students per grade level who exhibited improved

reading proficiency after completion of intensive intervention

services, and the number of students per grade level who are still

in need of intensive intervention services. The State Department of

Education shall publicly report the aggregate and district-specific

numbers submitted pursuant to this subsection on its website and

shall provide electronic copies of the report to the Governor,

Secretary of Education, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Speaker

of the House of Representatives, and to the respective chairs of the

committees with responsibility for common education policy in each

legislative chamber.

H. The parent of any student who is found to have a reading

deficiency and is not meeting grade-level reading targets and has

been provided a program of reading instruction as provided for in

paragraph 1 of subsection D of this section shall be notified in

writing of the following:

1. That the student has been identified as having a substantial

deficiency in reading;

2. A description of the current services that are provided to

the student pursuant to subsection D of this section;

3. A description of the proposed intensive intervention

services and supports that will be provided to the student that are

designed to remediate the identified area of reading deficiency as

provided for in paragraph 2 of subsection F of this section;

4. That a student who is promoted to the fourth grade shall

receive supplemental intensive intervention services;

5. Strategies for parents to use in helping their child succeed

in reading proficiency; and

6. The grade-level performance scores of the student.

I. No student may be assigned to a grade level based solely on

age or other factors that constitute social promotion.

J. 1. Each school district board of education shall annually

publish on the school website and report electronically to the State

Department of Education, the Office of Educational Quality and

Accountability, and the Secretary of Education by September 1 of

each year the following information on the prior school year:

a. the policies and procedures adopted by the school

district board of education to implement the

provisions of this section. The information submitted

shall include expenditures related to implementing the

provisions of this section, the number of staff

implementing the provisions of this section, and

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average daily classroom time devoted to implementing

the provisions of this section,

b. by grade, the number and percentage of all students in

kindergarten through third grade who did not meet

grade-level targets based on a screening instrument

administered pursuant to subsection A of this section,

c. by grade, the number and percentage of all students in

kindergarten through third grade who have been

enrolled in the district for fewer than two (2) years,

d. by grade, the number and percentage of students in

kindergarten through third grade who demonstrated

grade-level proficiency based on a screening

instrument administered pursuant to subsection A of

this section, and

e. by grade, the number and percentage of students in

kindergarten through third grade who are on an

individualized education program (IEP) in accordance

with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

(IDEA) and who demonstrated grade-level proficiency

based on a screening instrument administered pursuant

to subsection A of this section or an alternative

assessment prescribed by the student’s IEP.

2. The State Department of Education shall establish a uniform

format for school districts to report the information required in

this subsection. The format shall be developed with input from

school districts and shall be provided not later than ninety (90)

days prior to the annual due date. The Department shall annually

compile the information required, along with state-level summary

information, and electronically report the information to the

public, the Governor, the Secretary of Education, the President Pro

Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of

Representatives.

K. The State Department of Education shall provide technical

assistance as needed to aid school districts in administering the

provisions of the Strong Readers Act.

L. On or before January 31 of each year, the State Department

of Education shall electronically submit to the Governor, the

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

Representatives, and members of the committees with responsibility

over common education in both houses of the Legislature a Strong

Readers Report which shall include, but is not limited to, trend

data detailing three (3) years of data, disaggregated by student

subgroups to include economically disadvantaged, major racial or

ethnic groups, students with disabilities, and English language

learners, as appropriate for the following:

1. The statewide aggregate number and percentage of students in

kindergarten through third grade determined to be at risk for

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reading difficulties compared to the total number of students

enrolled in each grade;

2. The statewide aggregate number and percentage of students in

kindergarten who continue to be at risk for reading difficulties as

determined by the year-end administration of the screening

instrument required in subsection A of this section;

3. The statewide aggregate number and percentage of students in

kindergarten through third grade who have successfully completed

their program of reading instruction and are reading on grade level

as determined by the results of screening instruments administered

pursuant to subsection A of this section;

4. The statewide aggregate and district-specific number and

percentage of students that meet or do not meet grade-level targets

for reading based on screening instruments administered pursuant to

subsection A of this section;

5. The amount of funds received by each district for

implementation of the Strong Readers Act;

6. An evaluation and narrative interpretation of the report

data analyzing the impact of the Strong Readers Act on students’

ability to read at grade level;

7. The type of reading instruction practices and methods

currently being used by school districts in the state;

8. Socioeconomic information, access to reading resources

outside of school, and screening for and identification of learning

disabilities for students not reading at the appropriate grade level

in kindergarten and first through third grade;

9. By grade level, the types of intensive intervention efforts

being conducted by school districts for students who are not on an

IEP and who are not reading at the appropriate grade level and for

students who are on an IEP and who are not reading at the

appropriate grade level; and

10. Any recommendations for improvements or amendments to the

Strong Readers Act.

The State Department of Education may contract with an

independent entity for the reporting and analysis requirements of

this subsection.

M. Copies of the results of the screening instruments

administered pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be made

a part of the permanent record of each student.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.181 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.181
Respirators to be available where toxic materials are
Status: in_force

used or stored.

The school board of each school district in Oklahoma shall

provide respirators where needed in the opinion of the State Health

Department as approved by the National Safety Council in sufficient

numbers to protect teachers and students in industrial arts,

vocational training, technical training and chemistry classes using

or handling toxic materials or other substances which may cause

damage to the respiratory system and shall further direct that such

respirators be maintained in satisfactory working condition and are

located within easy access wherever such materials or substances are

used or stored.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-822.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-822.3
Right of action for postsecondary institutions
Status: in_force

A. Each public and private institution of postsecondary

education located in this state that participates or engages in

intercollegiate athletics shall have a right of action against any

person who engages in any activity concerning student-athletes that

results in:

1. The institution being penalized, disqualified, or suspended

from participation in intercollegiate athletics by a national

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association for the promotion and regulation of intercollegiate

athletics, by an athletic conference or other sanctioning body, or

by reasonable self-imposed disciplinary action taken by the

institution to mitigate sanctions likely to be imposed by the

organizations as a result of the activity; or

2. The student-athlete permanently or temporarily losing

athletic scholarship eligibility, the ability to participate on an

intercollegiate athletic team, or the ability to participate in one

or more intercollegiate sporting competitions as sanctioned by a

national association for the promotion and regulation of

intercollegiate athletics, by an athletic conference or other

sanctioning body or by the institution itself as a reasonable self-

imposed disciplinary action taken by the institution to mitigate

sanctions likely to be imposed by the organizations as a result of

engaging in the activity or as a violation of the rules of the

institution.

B. An institution shall be entitled to recover all damages

which are directly related to or which flow from and are reasonably

related to the improper activity as described in this section and to

any penalties, disqualifications and suspensions. Damages shall

include, but are not limited to, loss of scholarships, loss of

television revenue, loss of bowl revenue and legal and other fees

associated with the investigation of the activity and the

representation of the institution before the sanctioning

organizations in connection with the investigation and resolution of

the activity. If the institution is the prevailing party in its

cause of action, it shall be entitled to an award of court costs,

costs of litigation and reasonable attorney fees. The institution

may request and the court may enter an injunction prohibiting any

person found liable from having any further contact with the

institution, its student-athletes and student-athletes who have

expressed or might express an interest in attending the institution.

The institution may also request and the court may enter an

injunction prohibiting any person found liable from attending

athletic contests, exhibitions, games or other events in which one

or more student-athletes are participating.

C. The right of action and remedies under this section are in

addition to all other rights of action which may be available to the

institution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-628.15 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-628.15
Certain written commitments exempt
Status: in_force

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of Article XIII-A which

reserves to the Legislature the exclusive authority to prescribe

student fees, any written commitments made by a Board of Regents

pursuant to the authority of Section 1013, Chapter 396, O.S.L. 1965

(70 O.S. Supp. 1970, Section 4013) prior to the effective date of

Section 2, Chapter 250, O.S.L. 1970 (70 O.S. Supp. 1970, Section

4014) shall be exempt from the provisions of said Section 2 and such

Boards of Regents may issue bonds as provided in such commitment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-136 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-136
Renumbered as § 6-101.46 of this title by Laws 1989,
Status: in_force

1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 119, operative July 1, 1990.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-625.11 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-625.11
Community Physician Education Scholarship Program Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created and established the Oklahoma Community

Physician Education Scholarship Program Fund which fund shall be

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administered by the Health Care Workforce Training Commission for

the purposes of providing the state matching funds assistance for

scholarship programs with given communities. The Commission shall

be empowered to contract for services with any state agencies,

institutions or any public or private corporation involved in and

conducting programs in health care workforce placement in order that

the Commission may perform its functions in an efficient and timely

fashion.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4408 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4408
Financial assistance - Locations authorized
Status: in_force

Any community junior college established, operated, and

accredited as provided for herein shall be eligible to receive

assistance from the State of Oklahoma in funds for educational and

general operation of the institution, which funds shall be allocated

by the State Regents from monies appropriated by the Legislature,

which allocation shall be on a per capita basis in an amount equal

to seventy-five percent (75%) of the per capita state-appropriated

allocation made to the two-year college member institutions of the

Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. Any municipality or

subdivision of the state government represented in the jurisdiction

of the community junior college shall have authority to use any of

its funds, now or hereafter available, to assist in the

establishment, maintenance, and operation of the community junior

college. Community junior colleges are hereby authorized to be

established at Henryetta, Ardmore and Woodward, Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4421 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4421
Separate technology center district for vocational and/or
Status: in_force

technical secondary and adult education programs not authorized or

prohibited.

Nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize or

prohibit the separate establishment of a technology center district

for vocational and/or technical secondary and adult education

programs within the allowable remaining fiscal limits as authorized

by Section 9B, Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-118 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-118
Meetings of board - Change in date of regular meetings -
Status: in_force

Compensation of members of boards of districts with ADA exceeding

15,000.

A. Regular meetings of the board of education of each school

district shall be held upon the first Monday of each month, or upon

such day as may be fixed by the board. Special meetings may be held

from time to time as circumstances may demand.

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B. All meetings of the boards of education shall be public

meetings, and in all such meetings the vote of each member must be

publicly cast and recorded. Executive sessions will be permitted

only for the purpose of discussing the employment, hiring,

appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining, or resignations of

any or all of the employees or volunteers of the school district,

and for the purpose of discussing negotiations concerning employees

and representatives of employee groups, and for the purpose of

hearing evidence and discussing the expulsion or suspension of a

student or students only when requested by the student involved or

his or her parent, attorney, or legal guardian; provided, however,

that any vote or action thereon must be taken in a public meeting

with the vote of each member publicly cast and recorded. It is

required that the board of education shall provide notice to the

student, his or her parent, attorney or legal guardian that said

student is entitled to an executive session regarding the discussion

of expulsion or suspension of said student.

C. Any action taken in violation of the provisions of this act

shall be invalid.

D. Each member of the board of education of a school district

with an average daily attendance exceeding fifteen thousand (15,000)

or a school district where boundaries encompass a total population

exceeding one hundred thousand (100,000) persons according to the

last preceding Federal Decennial Census may be paid from the

district's general fund a stipend of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)

for each regular, special or adjourned meeting of the board of

education that he or she attends, but not for more than four

meetings in any calendar month.

E. 1. Unless otherwise provided by law, a board of education

may submit an Affidavit of Board Action to the State Department of

Education in lieu of approved board minutes to provide proof of an

action approved or taken at a board meeting. Such affidavit shall

be signed and sworn by the applicable personnel as provided in

paragraph 2 of this subsection. The State Department of Education

shall accept a signed Affidavit of Board Action as certification

that the district board has approved or taken a specific action at a

board meeting. Nothing in this subsection shall exempt a board of

education from keeping minutes of a meeting in accordance with

Section 312 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

2. The Affidavit of Board Action described in paragraph 1 of

this subsection shall include:

a. the county or district code,

b. the name of the school district,

c. the date of the board meeting,

d. the agenda item number approved,

e. a summary of the action approved,

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f. an affirming signature representing the district from

the district superintendent or the assistant

superintendent, and

g. an affirming signature representing the district board

from the board president or chair, or from a board

officer.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-192 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-192
Professional development - Legislative intent
Status: in_force

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

establish a professional development procedure whereby all teachers

in the state continue their education beyond initial certification

by the state to ensure that the children of the state are taught by

professional educators, fully prepared in their areas of expertise.

Furthermore, such professional development procedure shall provide

alternative means of education, including one or more of the

following: In-service programs, higher education courses, or other

alternative means of education designed to help teachers enrich

their professional abilities.

B. The professional development procedure shall include digital

teaching and learning standards to enhance content delivery to

students and improve student achievement. A school district board

of education shall require a program for teachers which shall

emphasize the importance of digital teaching and learning standards.

The program shall be completed at a frequency as determined by the

board of education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.31 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.31
Determining retention or reassignment of teachers and
Status: in_force

administrators.

Upon full implementation of the Oklahoma Teacher and Leader

Effectiveness Evaluation System (TLE) as set forth in Section 6-

101.10 of this title, the primary basis used in determining the

retention or reassignment of affected teachers and administrators

when a school district implements a reduction-in-force plan shall be

the ratings of the teachers and administrators as measured pursuant

to the TLE as set forth in Section 6-101.16 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-108 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-108
Certificate of qualifications - Unlawful to teach
Status: in_force

without.

Except for service as a director of a public developmental

research school and service by a faculty member of a higher

education institution affiliated with a public developmental

research school as specifically authorized in this act and except as

provided for in Section 6-101 of this title, it shall be unlawful

for any person to serve, or to contract or agree to serve, as

superintendent, elementary superintendent, principal, supervisor,

librarian, school nurse, classroom teacher or other instructional,

supervisory or administrative employee of a school district unless

the person holds a valid certificate of qualification issued in

accordance with the rules of the State Board of Education to perform

the services the person performs or contracts or agrees to perform.

The State Board of Education shall provide for the certification of

elementary superintendents.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-104.8 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-104.8
Contracts with educators
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the availability of funds, the State Department

of Education shall be authorized to directly contract with educators

who are current or retired employees of Oklahoma public school

districts, for services to assist the Department as may be necessary

when such services require the expertise and qualifications of an

Oklahoma certified educator.

B. The contract shall not:

1. Be subject to the competitive bidding requirements of the

Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act; and

2. Be included in the calculation of the educator's salary for

purposes of meeting the district or statutory minimum salary

schedule or for purposes of calculating Teachers' Retirement System

of Oklahoma contributions or benefits.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-508.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-508.2
Designated state official
Status: in_force

The "designated state official" for this State shall be State

Superintendent of Public Instruction. The State Superintendent of

Public Instruction shall enter into contracts pursuant to Article

III of the Agreement only with the approval of the specific text

thereof by the State Board of Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3202 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3202
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education - Appointment
Status: in_force

of members - Eligibility - Removal - Vacancies.

(a) The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, referred to

in this section as the Board, established by Section 2, Article

XIII-A, Oklahoma Constitution, shall consist of nine (9) members

appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the

Senate. Provided, that persons now serving on such Board shall be

members of and shall continue to serve on the Board for the terms

for which they were appointed.

(b) Members shall be citizens of the state, not less than

thirty-five (35) years of age, and shall not be employees or members

of the staff or governing board of any constituent member of the

State System; and no official or employee of the State of Oklahoma

shall be eligible to serve on such Board. Not more than four

members shall be from the same profession or occupation; and not

more than three graduates of any one institution in the State System

shall be eligible to serve as members during the same period of

time. Not more than two members shall be from the same

congressional district at the time said members are appointed;

provided, if a county is divided among three (3) or more

congressional districts, said limit shall not apply to members from

that county; rather, there shall be a limit of not more than two (2)

members from that county.

(c) Appointments shall be to numbered positions on the Board,

and the terms of members of the Board shall be, as follows:

(1) Position No. 1. The term of office of one member shall

expire on the 16th day of May, 1966, and each nine (9) years

thereafter.

(2) Position No. 2. The term of office of one member shall

expire on the 16th day of May, 1967, and each nine (9) years

thereafter.

(3) Position No. 3. The term of office of one member shall

expire on the 16th day of May, 1968, and each nine (9) years

thereafter.

(4) Position No. 4. The term of office of one member shall

expire on the 16th day of May, 1969, and each nine (9) years

thereafter.

(5) Position No. 5. The term of office of one member shall

expire on the 16th day of May, 1970, and each nine (9) years

thereafter.

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(6) Position No. 6. The term of office of one member shall

expire on the 16th day of May, 1971, and each nine (9) years

thereafter.

(7) Position No. 7. The term of office of one member shall

expire on the 16th day of May, 1972, and each nine (9) years

thereafter.

(8) Position No. 8. The term of office of one member shall

expire on the 16th day of May, 1973, and each nine (9) years

thereafter.

(9) Position No. 9. The term of office of one member shall

expire on the 16th day of May, 1974, and each nine (9) years

thereafter.

(d) Members shall be removable only for cause, as provided by

law for the removal of officers not subject to impeachment.

(e) Vacancies on the Board shall be filled by the Governor, for

the unexpired term, by and with the advice and consent of the

Senate.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1674 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1674
Change of functions and standards of admission
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are hereby

directed to study the feasibility of changing the present functions

and standards of admission at the Oklahoma College for Women whereby

both men and women students may be admitted to pursue four (4) years

of study in the liberal arts culminating with the bachelor's degree.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6007 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6007
Payments on behalf of beneficiaries - Scholarship
Status: in_force

refunds.

A. Within thirty (30) days of written notice to the Regents

that a qualified beneficiary is enrolled in and attending classes

for a given semester, quarter, term, or session, the Regents shall

pay to the appropriate institution of higher education the then

actual in-state fees on behalf of the qualified beneficiary.

B. If a qualified beneficiary or a nonresident beneficiary

receives a scholarship which reduces the cost of tuition at the

institution of higher education which such beneficiary attends, then

the institution of higher education shall notify the Regents of the

scholarship and its amount. The Regents shall refund the amount of

the scholarship to the person designated in the contract as the

appropriate person to receive a refund. The Regents shall pay to

the institution of higher education the tuition amount less the

scholarship amount. The refund amount shall be treated by the

recipient of the refund as ordinary income for the year in which it

is received.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-113 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-113
Relation by affinity or consanguinity - Prohibition
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person

shall be eligible to be a candidate for or serve on a board of

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education if the person is currently employed by the school district

governed by that board of education or is related within the second

degree by affinity or consanguinity to any other member of the board

of education or to any employee of the school district governed by

the board of education. The purpose of this section is both to

prohibit persons who are related within the second degree by

affinity or consanguinity from serving simultaneously on the same

board of education of any school district of this state and to

prohibit persons who are related within the second degree of

consanguinity or affinity to an employee of a school district from

serving on the board of education governing the school district

while such relative is employed except as otherwise provided in this

section.

B. If the relationship is based on affinity, the prohibitions

in this section shall not apply to prevent members of boards of

education who are serving on September 1, 1995, from serving the

term for which they were elected or from serving successive terms

for which they may be elected, unless it is the member's spouse who

is a member of the board of education or an employee of the school

district, then such prohibitions shall apply.

C. The prohibitions set forth in this section shall not apply

if:

1. The person related to the board member within the second

degree of affinity or consanguinity is employed as a substitute

teacher by the school district pursuant to the provisions of Section

6-105 of this title or as a temporary substitute support employee if

the school district has an Average Daily Membership (ADM) of less

than five thousand (5,000); or

2. The school district has an ADM of less than four hundred

(400), the board of education has adopted a policy providing for

such candidate eligibility and the board member who is related

within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity to any

employee of the school district governed by the board of education

complies with the provisions of subsection E of Section 5-113.1 of

this title.

D. Any member of a board of education who violates the

provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalties

prescribed by Sections 485 and 486 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4-104 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4-104
School district boundaries - Duties of county clerk
Status: in_force

On or before the first day of January of each year, the county

clerk or a designee of the county clerk shall obtain from the State

Department of Education and furnish to the county assessor of the

county a current description of the boundary of each and every

school district or part of a district in the county and also notify

the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the county assessor and county

treasurer of the county of any and all changes in the boundaries of

a school district lying wholly or in part in the county.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6014 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6014
Tax exemptions and deductions - Sale or transfer of
Status: in_force

advance tuition contracts.

A. The property of the Trust and its income and operation shall

be exempt from all taxation by this state or any of its political

subdivisions.

B. The purchaser may deduct from taxable income the amount of

payment made under an advance tuition payment contract during the

tax year.

C. An advance tuition payment contract is not a security

subject to regulation by the state. An advance tuition contract may

not be sold or otherwise transferred by the purchaser or qualified

beneficiary without the prior approval of the Regents.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.229-6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.229-6
Program of character education
Status: in_force

A. The board of education of every school district in this

state may develop and implement a comprehensive program for

character education in any single grade or combination of grades,

prekindergarten through twelfth. The character education program

shall focus on development of character traits in students. The

program of character education may include, but shall not be limited

to, the voluntary reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag

of the United States of America.

B. The State Department of Education shall develop and make

available to all school districts through an Internet website, the

following:

1. Technical assistance upon request of a school district;

2. A list of approved research-based character education

programs, curricula, and materials which may be used by school

districts;

3. A character education honor roll that will recognize school

districts that have successfully implemented a comprehensive school-

district-wide program of character education and will highlight the

positive impacts the program has had on each school or school

district; and

4. A character education reading list of books that may

include, but is not limited to, books that illustrate models of good

character and books that relate to the development of good character

traits that may be used by schools in a character education program.

C. Subject to the availability of funding, the State Board of

Education may award grants to ten school districts for the

establishment of pilot projects which align character education with

the state curriculum in reading, mathematics, science or social

studies and demonstrate how character education teaches life skills

that lead to career readiness. The amount of each grant shall be

One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). The projects shall be innovative

programs that will serve as models for other school districts.

Funding may cover the cost of purchasing curriculum, materials, or

training teachers. The Board shall determine pilot project criteria

and establish a process for the consideration of proposals. The

proposals for pilot projects shall be considered on a statewide

competitive basis. The Board shall promulgate rules for the

operation of the projects.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-15-106.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-15-106.1
Equipment purchase - Bonds
Status: in_force

Any school district may become indebted for the purpose of

purchasing equipment and may issue its bonds, as provided for by

law, in any amount not exceeding, with existing indebtedness, ten

percent (10%) of the valuation of the taxable property within the

school district, as shown by the last incurring of indebtedness.

The bonds shall be made to mature within a period not to exceed five

(5) years from their date. It is hereby declared that the use of

the word "equipment" in Section 26, Article X of the Oklahoma

Constitution was intended to include: library books, textbooks,

school-owned uniforms, computer software, electronic media content,

perpetual or continuous district software license agreements and

web-based software subscriptions with a term of more than one (1)

year but not more than five (5) years, the acquisition of

telecommunications devices and components to be used to enhance

classroom instruction and maintenance/service contracts which are

included as a part of the equipment purchase price and any

associated hardware and software necessary for implementation and

training and any maintenance agreements. This provision shall not

restrict a school district from issuing bonds with a maturity of

greater than five (5) years for the purchase of equipment not listed

in this section. If the maturity of the bond is greater than five

(5) years, the maturity of the bond shall not exceed the effective

life of any equipment purchased with the proceeds.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-116.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-116.4
Transfer of authority
Status: in_force

A. On July 1, 2014, the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher

Preparation shall be placed under the authority of the Commission

for Educational Quality and Accountability. Except as otherwise

provided for in this section, the transfer shall include all real

property, buildings, furniture, equipment, supplies, records,

personnel, assets, current and future liabilities, fund balances,

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encumbrances, obligations, and indebtedness associated with the

Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation.

B. All employees of the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher

Preparation on July 1, 2014, including related liabilities for sick

leave, annual leave, holidays, unemployment benefits, and workers’

compensation benefits accruing prior to July 1, 2014, to such

personnel shall be transferred to the Commission for Educational

Quality and Accountability as of July 1, 2014. It is the intent of

the Legislature that, to the extent possible, the Commission ensure

that the employees retain pay and benefits, as much as possible,

including longevity, dependent insurance benefits, seniority,

rights, and other privileges or benefits.

C. Appropriate conveyances and other documents shall be

executed by January 1, 2015, to effectuate the transfer of property

owned by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to the

Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability.

D. Any monies donated or accruing to or in the name of the

Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation after July 1, 2014,

shall be transferred to the Commission for Educational Quality and

Accountability. Any other monies from appropriations, fees,

licenses, fines, penalties, or other similar types of monies that

accrue in any funds or accounts after July 1, 2014, in the name of

the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation or maintained for

the benefit of the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation are

transferred to the Commission.

E. The Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability

shall succeed to any contractual rights and responsibilities

incurred by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation.

F. The rules of the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation

that are in effect on July 1, 2014, shall be enforceable by the

Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability until the

Commission establishes rules.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-10-109 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-10-109
Temporary detention and custody of children subject to
Status: in_force

compulsory attendance law.

A. An attendance officer, any school administrator, or designee

of the school administrator who is employed by the school, or any

peace officer may, except for children being home schooled pursuant

to Section 10-105 of the Oklahoma Statutes, temporarily detain and

assume temporary custody of any child subject to compulsory full-

time education, during hours in which school is actually in session,

who is found away from the home of such child and who is absent from

school without lawful excuse within the school district that such

attendance officer, peace officer or school official serves, if said

school district has previously approved the temporary detention and

custody pursuant to this section.

B. Any person temporarily detaining and assuming temporary

custody of a child pursuant to this section shall immediately

deliver the child either to the parent, guardian, or other person

having control or custody of the child, or to the school from which

the child is absent without valid excuse, or to a nonsecure youth

service or community center servicing the school district, or to a

community intervention center, as defined by Section 2-1-103 of

Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. The temporary custody or detention provided by this section

shall be utilized as a means of reforming and returning the truant

students to school and shall not be used as a pretext for

investigating criminal matters. The temporary custody or detention

herein provided is a severely limited type of detention and is not

justified unless there are specific facts causing an attendance

officer or other authorized person to reasonably suspect that a

truancy violation is occurring and that the person the officer

intends to detain is a truant.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.6v2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.6v2
State Board of Education - Adoption of subject
Status: in_force

matter standards - Option for high school graduation - Adoption and

approval of promotional system.

A. 1. The State Board of Education shall adopt subject matter

standards for instruction of students in the public schools of this

state that are necessary to ensure there is attainment of desired

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levels of competencies in a variety of areas to include language,

mathematics, science, social studies, communication, and health and

physical education.

2. School districts shall develop and implement curriculum,

courses and instruction in order to ensure that students meet the

skills and competencies as set forth in this section and in the

subject matter standards adopted by the State Board of Education.

3. All students shall gain literacy at the elementary and

secondary levels. Students shall develop skills in reading,

writing, speaking, computing and critical thinking. For purposes of

this section, critical thinking means a manner of analytical

thinking which is logical and uses linear factual analysis to reach

a conclusion. They shall learn about cultures and environments -

their own and those of others with whom they share the earth. All

students shall receive the instruction needed to lead healthy and

physically active lifestyles. Students, therefore, shall study

social studies, literature, languages, the arts, health, mathematics

and science. Such curricula shall provide for the teaching of a

hands-on career exploration program in cooperation with technology

center schools.

4. The subject matter standards shall be designed to teach the

competencies for which students shall be tested as provided in

Section 1210.508 of this title, and shall be designed to prepare all

students for active citizenship, employment and/or successful

completion of postsecondary education without the need for remedial

coursework at the postsecondary level.

5. The subject matter standards shall be designed with rigor as

defined in paragraph 3 of subsection G of this section.

6. The subject matter standards for English Language Arts shall

give Classic Literature and nonfiction literature equal

consideration to other literature. In addition, emphasis shall be

given to the study of complete works of literature.

7. At a minimum, the subject matter standards for mathematics

shall require mastery of the standard algorithms in mathematics,

which is the most logical, efficient way of solving a problem that

consistently works, and for students to attain fluency in Euclidian

geometry.

8. The subject matter standards for history, social studies and

United States Government shall include study of important historical

documents, including the United States Constitution, Declaration of

Independence, Emancipation Proclamation, Federalist Papers and other

documents with significant history and heritage of the United

States, and the content of the United States naturalization test,

with an emphasis on the specific content of the test and the ideas

and concepts it references. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school

year, the United States naturalization test shall be administered in

accordance with subsection F of this section.

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9. The subject matter standards for United States Government

shall include an emphasis on civics, the structure and relationship

between the national, state, county and local governments and

simulations of the democratic process. For the purposes of this

section, “civics” means the study of the rights and duties of

Oklahoma and United States citizens and of how those governments

work.

10. The subject matter standards for health and physical

education shall include but not be limited to the domains of

physical, emotional, social and intellectual health. Health

literacy shall include the ability to obtain, process and understand

basic health information and services needed to make appropriate

health decisions. Health shall also include the importance of

proper nutrition and exercise, mental health and wellness, substance

abuse, coping skills for understanding and managing trauma,

establishing and maintaining positive relationships and responsible

decision making. Physical literacy shall include the ability to

move with competence and confidence in a wide variety of physical

activities in multiple environments that benefit the healthy

development of the whole person.

B. Subject to the provisions of subsection C of this section,

in order to graduate from a public high school accredited by the

State Board of Education with a standard diploma, students shall

complete the following college preparatory/work ready curriculum

units or sets of competencies at the secondary level:

1. Four units or sets of competencies of English to include

Grammar, Composition, Literature, or any English course approved for

college admission requirements;

2. Three units or sets of competencies of mathematics, limited

to Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Math Analysis,

Calculus, Advanced Placement Statistics, or any mathematics course

with content and/or rigor above Algebra I and approved for college

admission requirements;

3. Three units or sets of competencies of laboratory science

approved for college admission requirements including one unit or

set of competencies of life science meeting the standards for

Biology I; one unit or set of competencies of physical science,

meeting the standards for Physical Science, Chemistry or Physics;

and one unit or set of competencies from the domains of physical

science, life science or earth and space science such that the

content and rigor is above Biology I or Physical Science;

4. Three units or sets of competencies of history and

citizenship skills, including one unit of American History, one-half

unit of Oklahoma History, one-half unit of United States Government

and one unit from the subjects of History, Government, Geography,

Economics, Civics, or non-Western culture and approved for college

admission requirements;

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5. Two units or sets of competencies of the same world or non-

English language or two units of computer technology approved for

college admission requirements, whether taught at a high school or a

technology center school, including computer programming, hardware,

and business computer applications, such as word processing,

databases, spreadsheets, and graphics, excluding keyboarding or

typing courses;

6. One additional unit or set of competencies selected from

paragraphs 1 through 5 of this subsection or career and technology

education courses, concurrently enrolled courses, advanced placement

courses, or International Baccalaureate courses approved for college

admission requirements; and

7. One unit or set of competencies of fine arts, such as music,

art, or drama, or one unit or set of competencies of speech.

C. In lieu of the requirements of subsection B of this section

which requires a college preparatory/work ready curriculum, a

student may enroll in the core curriculum as provided in subsection

D of this section upon written approval of the parent or legal

guardian of the student. For students under the age of eighteen

(18) school districts shall require a parent or legal guardian of

the student to meet with a designee of the school prior to

enrollment in the core curriculum. The State Department of

Education shall develop and distribute to school districts a form

suitable for this purpose, which shall include information on the

benefits to students of completing the college preparatory/work

ready curriculum as provided for in subsection B of this section.

D. For those students subject to the requirements of subsection

C of this section, in order to graduate from a public high school

accredited by the State Board of Education with a standard diploma,

students shall complete the following core curriculum units or sets

of competencies at the secondary level:

1. Language Arts – Four units or sets of competencies, to

consist of one unit or set of competencies of grammar and

composition, and three units or sets of competencies which may

include, but are not limited to, the following courses:

a. American Literature,

b. English Literature,

c. World Literature,

d. Advanced English Courses, or

e. other English courses with content and/or rigor equal

to or above grammar and composition;

2. Mathematics – Three units or sets of competencies to consist

of one unit or set of competencies of Algebra I or Algebra I taught

in a contextual methodology, and two units or sets of competencies

which may include, but are not limited to, the following courses:

a. Algebra II,

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b. Geometry or Geometry taught in a contextual

methodology,

c. Trigonometry,

d. Math Analysis or Precalculus,

e. Calculus,

f. Statistics and/or Probability,

g. Computer Science or acceptance and successful

completion of one (1) year of a full-time, three-hour

career and technology program leading to an industry

credential/certificate or college credit. The State

Board of Career and Technology Education shall

promulgate rules to define the provisions of this

section related to the accepted industry-valued

credentials which are industry-endorsed or industry-

aligned. The list of accepted industry-valued

credentials shall be reviewed annually and updated at

least every three (3) years by the Board,

h. (1) contextual mathematics courses which enhance

technology preparation, or

(2) a science, technology, engineering and math

(STEM) block course meeting the requirements for

course competencies listed in paragraph 2 of

subsection B of this section, whether taught at

a:

(a) comprehensive high school, or

(b) technology center school when taken in the

tenth, eleventh or twelfth grade, taught by

a certified teacher, and approved by the

State Board of Education and the independent

district board of education,

i. mathematics courses taught at a technology center

school by a teacher certified in the secondary subject

area when taken in the tenth, eleventh or twelfth

grade upon approval of the State Board of Education

and the independent district board of education, or

j. any other mathematics course with content and/or rigor

equal to or above Algebra I;

3. Science – Three units or sets of competencies to consist of

one unit or set of competencies of Biology I or Biology I taught in

a contextual methodology, and two units or sets of competencies in

the areas of life, physical, or earth science or technology which

may include, but are not limited to, the following courses:

a. Chemistry I,

b. Physics,

c. Biology II,

d. Chemistry II,

e. Physical Science,

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f. Earth Science,

g. Botany,

h. Zoology,

i. Physiology,

j. Astronomy,

k. Applied Biology/Chemistry,

l. Applied Physics,

m. Principles of Technology,

n. qualified agricultural education courses,

o. (1) contextual science courses which enhance

technology preparation, or

(2) a science, technology, engineering and math

(STEM) block course meeting the requirements for

course competencies listed in paragraph 3 of

subsection B of this section, whether taught at

a:

(a) comprehensive high school, or

(b) technology center school when taken in the

tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade, taught by

a certified teacher, and approved by the

State Board of Education and the independent

district board of education,

p. science courses taught at a technology center school

by a teacher certified in the secondary subject area

when taken in the tenth, eleventh or twelfth grade

upon approval of the State Board of Education and the

independent district board of education, or

q. other science courses with content and/or rigor equal

to or above Biology I;

4. Social Studies – Three units or sets of competencies, to

consist of one unit or set of competencies of United States History,

one-half to one unit or set of competencies of United States

Government, one-half unit or set of competencies of Oklahoma

History, and one-half to one unit or set of competencies which may

include, but are not limited to, the following courses:

a. World History,

b. Geography,

c. Economics,

d. Anthropology, or

e. other social studies courses with content and/or rigor

equal to or above United States History, United States

Government, and Oklahoma History;

5. Arts – One unit or set of competencies which may include,

but is not limited to, courses in Visual Arts and General Music; and

6. Computer Education or World Language - One unit or set of

competencies of computer technology, whether taught at a high school

or a technology center school, including computer programming,

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hardware, and business computer applications, such as word

processing, databases, spreadsheets and graphics, excluding

keyboarding or typing courses, or one unit or set of competencies of

world or non-English language.

E. The State Board of Education may develop rules to determine

if courses on aviation are eligible for non-elective academic credit

toward meeting the graduation requirements set forth in subsections

B and D of this section.

F. A school district may issue an alternate diploma to a

student who meets the definition of a student with the most

significant cognitive disabilities and who participates in the

Oklahoma Alternate Assessment Program (OAAP) beginning in the 2023-

2024 school year. An alternate diploma shall be standards-based,

aligned with requirements for a standard diploma, and obtained by

the school year in which a student turns twenty-two (22) years of

age.

G. An alternate diploma shall not terminate a Free and

Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) for students with an

Individualized Education Program (IEP) unless they reach the maximum

age of FAPE. The IEP team shall determine subsequent courses and

services for students who receive an alternate diploma.

H. Students participating in the OAAP shall not be precluded

from attempting to meet the requirements of a standard diploma and

participation in the OAAP shall not determine a student’s

educational setting under the Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act (IDEA).

I. Students who meet requirements for an alternate diploma may

count as having received a standard diploma for purposes of

calculating and reporting the adjusted cohort graduation rate

(ACGR).

J. A student may be awarded an alternate diploma upon

completion of the following curriculum units or sets of competencies

at the secondary level:

1. Language Arts – Four units or sets of competencies based on

alternate academic achievement standards to consist of reading

literature, reading informational text, writing, speaking and

listening, and language in the following courses:

a. English 1 Alternate,

b. English 2 Alternate,

c. English 3 Alternate, and

d. English 4 Alternate;

2. Mathematics – Three units or sets of competencies based on

alternate academic achievement standards to consist of number,

quantities, algebra, functions/statistics, probability, and geometry

in the following courses:

a. Math Alternate 1,

b. Math Alternate 2, and

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c. Math Alternate 3;

3. Science – Three units or sets of competencies based on

alternate academic achievement standards to consist of life science,

physical science, and earth science in the following courses:

a. Life Science Alternate,

b. Physical Science Alternate, and

c. Earth Science Alternate;

4. Social Studies – Three units or sets of competencies based

on alternate academic achievement standards to consist of United

States History, United States Government, Oklahoma History,

Geography, and Social Studies in the following courses:

a. Social Studies Alternate 1,

b. Social Studies Alternate 2, and

c. Social Studies Alternate 3;

5. Arts – One unit or set of competencies which may include,

but is not limited to, courses in Visual Arts and General Music;

6. Computer Education or World Language - One unit or set of

competencies of computer technology, whether taught at a high school

or a technology center school, including computer programming,

hardware, and business computer applications, such as word

processing, databases, spreadsheets, and graphics, excluding

keyboarding or typing courses, or one unit or set of competencies of

world or non-English language;

7. Career Readiness – at least two units of Career Readiness,

including Career Readiness I, Career Readiness II, Career Readiness

III, or Career Readiness IV. Each Career Readiness course may be

substituted for Careers/Exploration, Internship I, or Internship II;

and

8. Life Skills – at least two units of Life Skills, such as

Life Skills I, Life Skills II, Life Skills III, or Life Skills IV.

Each Life Skills course may be substituted for the Life Skills or

Family and Consumer Science courses.

K. Courses in the core curriculum may be used as a substitute

for corresponding courses required by the alternate diploma. Other

courses may be substituted as determined by the State Board of

Education.

L. 1. In addition to the curriculum requirements of either

subsection B or D of this section, in order to graduate from a

public high school accredited by the State Board of Education

students shall complete the requirements for a personal financial

literacy passport as set forth in the Passport to Financial Literacy

Act and any additional course requirements or recommended elective

courses as may be established by the State Board of Education and

the district school board. School districts shall strongly

encourage students to complete two units or sets of competencies of

world languages and two units or sets of competencies of physical

and health education.

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2. No student shall receive credit for high school graduation

more than once for completion of the same unit or set of

competencies to satisfy the curriculum requirements of this section.

3. A school district shall not be required to offer every

course listed in subsections B and D of this section but shall offer

sufficient courses to allow a student to meet the graduation

requirements during the secondary grade years of the student.

M. 1. In addition to the curriculum requirements of either

subsection B or D of this section, beginning with ninth graders in

the 2021-22 school year, in order to graduate from a public high

school accredited by the State Board of Education, students shall

pass the United States naturalization test pursuant to the

provisions of this subsection.

2. School districts shall offer the United States

naturalization test to students at least once per school year,

beginning as early as eighth grade at the discretion of the school

district; provided, any student may retake the exam upon request,

and as often as desired, until earning a passing score. For

purposes of this subsection, a passing score shall be 60 out of 100

questions.

3. School districts shall exempt students with disabilities

whose individualized education program (IEP), consistent with state

law, indicates that the student is to be assessed with alternate

achievement standards through the OAAP.

N. For purposes of this section:

1. “Contextual methodology” means academic content and skills

taught by utilizing real-world problems and projects in a way that

helps students understand the application of that knowledge;

2. “Qualified agricultural education courses” means courses

that have been determined by the State Board of Education to offer

the sets of competencies for one or more science content areas and

which correspond to academic science courses. Qualified

agricultural education courses shall include, but are not limited

to, horticulture, plant and soil science, natural resources and

environmental science, and animal science. The courses shall be

taught by teachers certified in agricultural education and comply

with all rules of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology

Education;

3. “Rigor” means a level of difficulty that is thorough,

exhaustive and accurate and is appropriate for the grade level;

4. “Sets of competencies” means instruction in those skills and

competencies that are specified in the subject matter standards

adopted by the State Board of Education and other skills and

competencies adopted by the Board, without regard to specified

instructional time; and

5. “Unit” means a Carnegie Unit as defined by the North Central

Association’s Commission on Schools.

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O. 1. The State Board of Education shall adopt a plan to

ensure that rigor is maintained in the content, teaching

methodology, level of expectations for student achievement, and

application of learning in all the courses taught to meet the

graduation requirements as specified in this section.

2. The State Board of Education shall allow as much flexibility

at the district level as is possible without diminishing the rigor

or undermining the intent of providing these courses. To accomplish

this purpose, the State Department of Education shall work with

school districts in reviewing and approving courses taught by

districts that are not specifically listed in subsections B and D of

this section. Options may include, but shall not be limited to,

courses taken by concurrent enrollment, advanced placement, or

correspondence, or courses bearing different titles.

3. The State Board of Education shall approve an advanced

placement computer science course to meet the requirements of course

competencies listed in paragraph 2 of subsection B of this section

if the course is taken in a student’s senior year and the student is

concurrently enrolled in or has successfully completed Algebra II.

4. Technology center school districts may offer programs

designed in cooperation with institutions of higher education which

have an emphasis on a focused field of career study upon approval of

the State Board of Education and the independent district board of

education. Students in the tenth grade may be allowed to attend

these programs for up to one-half (1/2) of a school day and credit

for the units or sets of competencies required in paragraphs 2, 3

and 6 of subsection B or D of this section shall be given if the

courses are taught by a teacher certified in the secondary subject

area; provided, credit for units or sets of competencies pursuant to

subsection B of this section shall be approved for college admission

requirements.

5. If a student enrolls in a concurrent course, the school

district shall not be responsible for any costs incurred for that

course, unless the school district does not offer enough course

selection during the student’s secondary grade years to allow the

student to receive the courses needed to meet the graduation

requirements of this section. If the school district does not offer

the necessary course selection during the student’s secondary grade

years, it shall be responsible for the cost of resident tuition at

an institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,

fees, and books for the concurrent enrollment course, and providing

for transportation to and from the institution to the school site.

It is the intent of the Legislature that for students enrolled

in a concurrent enrollment course which is paid for by the school

district pursuant to this paragraph, the institution charge only the

supplementary and special service fees that are directly related to

the concurrent enrollment course and enrollment procedures for that

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student. It is further the intent of the Legislature that fees for

student activities and student service facilities, including the

student health care and cultural and recreational service fees, not

be charged to such students.

6. Credit for the units or sets of competencies required in

subsection B or D of this section shall be given when such units or

sets of competencies are taken prior to ninth grade if the teachers

are certified or authorized to teach the subjects for high school

credit and the required rigor is maintained.

7. The three units or sets of competencies in mathematics

required in subsection B or D of this section shall be completed in

the ninth through twelfth grades. If a student completes any

required courses or sets of competencies in mathematics prior to

ninth grade, the student may take any other mathematics courses or

sets of competencies to fulfill the requirement to complete three

units or sets of competencies in grades nine through twelve after

the student has satisfied the requirements of subsection B or D of

this section.

8. All units or sets of competencies required for graduation

may be taken in any sequence recommended by the school district.

P. As a condition of receiving accreditation from the State

Board of Education, all students in grades nine through twelve shall

enroll in a minimum of six periods, or the equivalent in block

scheduling or other scheduling structure that allows for instruction

in sets of competencies, of rigorous academic and/or rigorous

vocational courses each day, which may include arts, vocal and

instrumental music, speech classes, and physical education classes.

Q. 1. Academic and vocational-technical courses designed to

offer sets of competencies integrated or embedded within the courses

that provide for the teaching and learning of the appropriate skills

and knowledge in the subject matter standards, as adopted by the

State Board of Education, may, upon approval of the Board, in

consultation with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology

Education if the courses are offered at a technology center school

district, be counted for academic credit and toward meeting the

graduation requirements of this section.

2. Internet-based courses offered by a technology center school

that are taught by a certified teacher and provide for the teaching

and learning of the appropriate skills and knowledge in the subject

matter standards may, upon approval of the State Board of Education

and the independent district board of education, be counted for

academic credit and toward meeting the graduation requirements of

this section.

3. Internet-based courses or vocational-technical courses

utilizing integrated or embedded skills for which no subject matter

standards have been adopted by the State Board of Education may be

approved by the Board, in consultation with the Oklahoma Department

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of Career and Technology Education if the courses are offered at a

technology center school district, if such courses incorporate

standards of nationally recognized professional organizations and

are taught by certified teachers.

4. Courses offered by a supplemental education organization

that is accredited by a national accrediting body and that are

taught by a certified teacher and provide for the teaching and

learning of the appropriate skills and knowledge in the subject

matter standards may, upon approval of the State Board of Education

and the school district board of education, be counted for academic

credit and toward meeting the graduation requirements of this

section.

R. The State Board of Education shall provide an option for

high school graduation based upon attainment of the desired levels

of competencies as required in tests pursuant to the provisions of

Section 1210.508 of this title. Such option shall be in lieu of the

amount of course credits earned.

S. The State Board of Education shall prescribe, adopt and

approve a promotion system based on the attainment by students of

specified levels of competencies in each area of the core

curriculum.

T. Children who have an IEP pursuant to the IDEA, and who

satisfy the graduation requirements through the individualized

education program for that student shall be awarded a standard

diploma.

U. Students who enter the ninth grade in or prior to the 2007-

08 school year who are enrolled in an alternative education program

and meet the requirements of their plans leading to high school

graduation developed pursuant to Section 1210.568 of this title

shall be awarded a standard diploma.

V. Any student who completes the curriculum requirements of the

International Baccalaureate Diploma Program shall be awarded a

standard diploma.

W. Any student who successfully completes an advanced

mathematics or science course offered pursuant to Section 1210.404

of this title shall be granted academic credit toward meeting the

graduation requirements pursuant to paragraph 2 or 3, as

appropriate, of subsection B or D of this section.

X. For purposes of this section, the courses approved for

college admission requirements shall be courses which are approved

by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for admission to

an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.

Y. Students who have been denied a standard diploma by the

school district in which the student is or was enrolled for failing

to meet the requirements of this section may re-enroll in the school

district that denied the student a standard diploma following the

denial of a standard diploma. The student shall be provided

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remediation or intervention and the opportunity to complete the

curriculum units or sets of competencies required by this section to

obtain a standard diploma. Students who re-enroll in the school

district to meet the graduation requirements of this section shall

be exempt from the hourly instructional requirements of Section 1-

111 of this title and the six-period enrollment requirements of this

section.

Z. The State Department of Education shall collect and report

data by school site and district on the number of students who

enroll in the core curriculum as provided in subsection D of this

section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3313 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3313
Legislative intent - Allocation of funds - Resident dean
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Regents for

Higher Education shall consider the needs of the branch program

operation in allocating funds to the University of Oklahoma. It is

further the intention of the Legislature that the Board of Regents

of the University of Oklahoma and the College of Medicine make

appropriate arrangements for administration of the program

authorized herein and prescribed by the State Regents for Higher

Education, including the establishment of a position of resident

dean for the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa who

shall be responsible for providing the leadership and coordination

for administration of the Tulsa program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4416 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4416
Validation of organization of certain area school
Status: in_force

districts and bonds and tax levies.

Any such community heretofore declared to be an area school

district is hereby validated and confirmed as a duly established

area school district for the purpose of Section 9B, Article X,

Oklahoma Constitution, and shall have the powers specified in

Section 1 of Chapter 278, Oklahoma Session Laws 1968 (70

O.S.Supp.1968, Sec. 4410). Any and all elections heretofore called

or held to authorize the issuance of bonds and tax levies by any

such community as an area school district, and bonds and tax levies

issued or authorized pursuant to such elections in the manner

prescribed by law for independent school districts, are hereby

validated and confirmed.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-111.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-111.1
Supplementary textbooks and materials
Status: in_force

The funds allocated for textbooks in Section 16-114a of this

title may be used by a school district for supplementary textbooks

and other instructional materials other than those selected and

placed on the list of textbooks by the State Textbook Committee.

The local textbook committee shall submit a statement to the local

board of education justifying any such selections. For purposes of

this section, "supplementary textbooks and other instructional

materials" shall mean materials pertaining to subjects that are not

reviewed by the State Textbook Committee or materials that support

instruction in the subject matter standards as adopted by the State

Board of Education in Section 11-103.6 of this title that were not

reviewed by the State Textbook Committee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-114.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-114.1
Allocation of funds for the purchase of textbooks
Status: in_force

The funds appropriated for the purchase of textbooks shall be

apportioned by the State Board of Education to each school district

pursuant to the provisions of Sections 16-101 through 16-124 of this

title. Upon application from a local school district, the State

Board of Education may allocate funds appropriated for the purchase

of textbooks to be used for the purchase of special education

textbooks or other instructional materials for those students

enrolled in special education programs. Approval of funds shall be

based on the following formula:

No funds shall be provided for students attending special

education classes less than two (2) hours per day. Those

attending two (2) hours or more per day but less than four

(4) hours shall receive a one-half (1/2) allocation. Those

attending special education classes for four (4) or more

hours per day shall receive a full allocation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-186.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-186.1
TeachForwardOK pilot program — Applications for teacher education programs —
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 14teacher education programs — Report.

A. The Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability

shall establish and maintain a two-year pilot program to be known as

TeachForwardOK to provide new, high-quality pathways to enter the

teaching profession and increase the number of teachers in this

state’s workforce.

B. Within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this act,

the Commission shall issue a request for proposals to select

technical assistance providers to evaluate teacher education

programs in institutions of higher education within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education that are accredited by the

Commission pursuant to Section 6-186 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

C. To participate in TeachForwardOK, a teacher education

program shall submit an application to the Commission in the manner

and on a form prescribed by the Commission. The Commission shall

establish criteria to approve applicants. Subject to the

availability of funds, the Commission shall award grants to approved

applicant teacher education programs. The Commission may use any

gifts, grants, devises, and donations from any public or private

source and monies appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose of

implementing the provisions of this section. Grants shall be used

as incentives to participate and to contract with a technical

assistance provider selected by the Commission pursuant to

subsection B of this section. The provider shall evaluate, at a

minimum, the following:

1. Teacher candidate recruitment and completion;

2. Whether the teacher education program prepares teacher

candidates effectively;

3. Whether the teacher education program meets workforce needs

in this state; and

4. Innovative ways to recruit nontraditional teacher candidates

unique to the teacher education program.

D. 1. Evaluation reports prepared by a technical assistance

provider shall be electronically submitted to the approved applicant

teacher education program and the Commission.

2. Within ninety (90) days of receiving the report, the teacher

education program shall electronically submit a report response to

the Commission detailing how the teacher education program plans to

address the evaluation report’s findings. The report response shall

prioritize innovative approaches to provide new, high-quality

pathways to enter the teaching profession and increase the number of

teachers in this state’s workforce including, but not limited to:

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a. developing a system for recruiting eligible teacher

candidates, such as:

(1) a pathway for high school students to become

paraprofessionals,

(2) a pathway for paraprofessionals to become

teachers, and

(3) a pathway for individuals with bachelor’s degrees

to become teachers,

b. developing a curriculum that includes intensive on-

the-job training for teacher candidates,

c. identifying a mastery-based evaluation system to

determine when eligible teacher candidates have

mastered the skills and competencies necessary for

graduation from an apprenticeship program and

outlining benchmarks that teacher candidates must meet

as they progress through on-the-job training,

d. offering a schedule that enables teacher candidates to

work full time in a public school district while

participating in an apprenticeship program and

allowing paraprofessionals to continue in their

positions, or

e. providing a flexible schedule for paraprofessionals

participating in an apprenticeship program to support

their success in the program that will facilitate

course completion and on-the-job training.

E. Subject to the availability of funding, the Commission shall

review the report responses submitted pursuant to subsection D of

this section and select one approved applicant teacher education

program to receive Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) to

enact the initiatives outlined in the program’s report response.

F. By December 31, 2027, the Commission shall electronically

submit a report of TeachForwardOK’s findings and recommendations to

the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

G. The Commission shall promulgate rules to implement the

provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3311.17 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3311.17
Technology center schools – Law enforcement courses
Status: in_force

and training – CLEET approval.

A. Any state-supported technology center school in this state

operating under the State Board of Career and Technology Education

or any higher education institution in this state shall be

authorized to, upon application and approval of the Council on Law

Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET), offer courses of study

for law enforcement certification, basic peace officer certification

academies and other law-enforcement-related training. Commissioned

and noncommissioned individuals and those individuals appointed or

not appointed by a law enforcement agency may attend the courses or

training offered by the technology center school or higher education

institution. CLEET shall vote to approve or deny an application to

offer courses or training offered pursuant to this section. Notice

of denial of application shall include a clear and concise statement

for which the denial is based. The application created by CLEET

shall not exceed twenty pages in total form. Courses and training

offered by authorized entities shall consist of actual classroom

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training at each entity location. Authorized entities may contract

with CLEET for non-classroom training.

B. Any courses or training offered pursuant to this section

shall meet minimum standards established for peace officers as set

forth in Section 3311 of this title and meet all applicable

eligibility requirements for students to receive benefits pursuant

to any of the federal G.I. bills. All participants in any courses

or training offered pursuant to this section shall be required to

submit all background investigation requirements as set forth in

Section 3311 of this title.

C. Any state-supported technology center school in this state

operating under the State Board of Career and Technology Education

or any higher education institution in this state shall be

authorized to set and administer their own rates for tuition and

fees for courses or training offered pursuant to this section.

D. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any materials

and records provided by CLEET to any institution of higher education

or state-supported technology center school conducting a basic law

enforcement training shall remain the property of CLEET and retain

confidential status and shall not be released except under the

conditions contained in Section 24A.8 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma

Statutes. In addition, any materials and records provided by any

institution of higher education or state-supported technology center

school conducting basic law enforcement training to CLEET shall be

subject to these same limitations on release. Such materials and

records include, but are not limited to, all records maintained

pursuant to Section 3311 of this title and records relating to any

employed or certified full-time officer, reserve officer, retired

officer or other person; teacher lesson plans, tests and other

teaching materials; and personal communications concerning

individual students except under the circumstances set forth in

Section 24A.8 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4418 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4418
Board of Regents of Western Oklahoma State College
Status: in_force

The State Regents for Higher Education upon said finding of need

and feasibility as provided in Section 4417 of this title are

directed to negotiate with the Board of the now existing Altus

Community College and make all appropriate arrangements for the

conversion of this institution to a state junior college, including

the continued use of existing facilities, faculty and other

resources for the period of time necessary to achieve the

conversion, and to maintain and operate the college during the

transition period. After the conversion has been fully accomplished

by the State Regents, a governing board composed of seven (7)

members to serve seven-year overlapping terms and to be known as the

Board of Regents of Western Oklahoma State College shall be created

to be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent

of the Senate, which board shall have the same powers and duties as

the Board of Regents of Tulsa Community College, set out in Section

4413 of this title. No more than four members of Advisory Board

shall be residents of any one county involved.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-110 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-110
Instructional requirements for new board members -
Status: in_force

Reimbursement for expenses - Agreement to attend when candidate

files notification and declaration - Registration fees.

A. A school district elector who is elected or appointed to be

a member of a school district board of education prior to January 1,

2014, shall obtain instruction on education issues in accordance

with rules promulgated by the State Board of Education. Except as

provided in subsection B of this section, at the time a school

district elector files a notification and declaration of candidacy

for the office of school district board of education membership or

is appointed to be a member of a school district board of education

on or after January 1, 2014, the elector shall agree and pledge in

writing that, within fifteen (15) months of election or appointment

as a member of the district board of education, the member will

complete at least twelve (12) hours of instruction on education

issues in the following areas: school finance; legal issues, which

include but are not limited to employment, due process, new laws,

the Oklahoma Open Records Act and the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; and

duties and responsibilities, which include but are not limited to

special education and ethics, of district board of education

members. Each elector shall agree and pledge in writing to complete

at least one (1) hour of instruction in school finance, one (1) hour

of instruction in the Oklahoma Open Records Act and the Oklahoma

Open Meeting Act and one (1) hour of instruction in ethics. The

remaining hours may be satisfied by attending a two-day workshop to

be held within the state by the State Department of Education, by

the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, or by

attending workshops, seminars or classes which address the above-

mentioned subject matter, and which are sponsored by any

organization approved by the State Board of Education, including but

not limited to institutions of higher education. The State Board of

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Education shall promulgate rules by which an organization or

particular courses offered by an organization may be approved for

purposes of fulfilling the instructional requirements set out in

this section.

B. When an incumbent of a district board of education files a

notification and declaration of candidacy for reelection to the

district board of education, the member shall be required to agree

and pledge in writing that upon reelection the member will complete

six (6) hours of instruction, within fifteen (15) months of

election, including one (1) hour of instruction in school finance,

one (1) hour of instruction in the Oklahoma Open Records Act and the

Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and one (1) hour of instruction in ethics.

The remaining hours may be satisfied by attending a workshop, class

or seminar addressing the education issues set forth in subsection A

of this section.

C. The State Department of Education shall, immediately after

the annual elections of various district board of education members,

determine the members of the district boards of education pledged to

complete the instructional requirements established in subsections A

and B of this section, and shall notify the members of the time and

place where workshops, classes and seminars are to be conducted.

Upon completion of the instructional requirements, the certificate

of completion shall be included in the public records of the school

board's minutes. Each school board member, except for an incumbent

member, shall be required within fifteen (15) months following or

preceding election to complete the workshop established by

subsection A of this section or to attend twelve (12) hours of other

state workshops, classes or seminars conducted as instruction on the

subjects of school finance, legal issues, and the ethics, duties and

responsibilities of district board of education members, including

at least one (1) hour of instruction in school finance, one (1) hour

of instruction in the Oklahoma Open Records Act and the Oklahoma

Open Meeting Act and one (1) hour of instruction in ethics.

D. If a school board member, including an incumbent member, has

not satisfied the instructional requirements as set forth in this

section within fifteen (15) months of election, reelection or

appointment, the district board of education shall declare the seat

of the member vacant within sixty (60) days of the final date that

the member has to complete the requirements as indicated by receipt

of the certified notice from the State Board of Education as

provided for pursuant to Section 5-110.2 of this title and shall

fill the vacancy according to law. A school board member who is

required to vacate a school board seat pursuant to this subsection

and Section 5-110.2 of this title shall be ineligible to be

reappointed to, to run for reelection to or to hold that respective

board seat on the school district board of education or to run for

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election to or to hold any other board seat on the board of

education for a two-year period.

E. All government departments, agencies and institutions of

this state are directed to lend assistance as may be required by the

State Department of Education for the proper conduct and

administration of the workshops as authorized in subsection A of

this section. The State Department of Education shall maintain a

permanent record of the instructional hours and continuing education

hours earned for each district board of education member.

F. The State Department of Education, the Oklahoma Department

of Career and Technology Education, and, upon approval of the State

Board of Education, any organization or association representing

district boards of education in this state are authorized to charge

persons pledged to attend a workshop, class or seminar for purposes

of meeting the instructional requirements of this section, a

registration fee sufficient to defray the estimated costs of

presenting the workshop, class or seminar and to collect the fees at

the time of registration.

G. Any member of a district board of education or any

individual elected, certified as the elected member by the county

election board, but not sworn in and seated as a member of a

district board of education at the time of a workshop, class or

seminar presented by the State Board of Education, the Oklahoma

Department of Career and Technology Education, or an organization or

association representing district boards of education within the

state who attends and successfully completes a workshop, class or

seminar as required by subsection A or B of this section shall be

reimbursed by the school district in accordance with the travel

reimbursement policy of the district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-189.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-189.1
Certification of mathematics teachers – Middle level
Status: in_force

certification or endorsement – Required curriculum of professional

development institutes.

A. Beginning July 1, 2000, no school district shall employ any

teacher to teach mathematics in grades seven or eight, unless the

teacher is certified to teach middle or secondary level mathematics

or has received middle level endorsement pursuant to subsection B of

this section.

B. Any teacher who became certified to teach prior to September

1, 1999, does not have middle or secondary level certification in

mathematics, and is serving in a school as a mathematics teacher for

grades seven or eight shall be required to obtain middle level

certification or middle level endorsement before September 1, 2003.

For such teachers, middle level certification or middle level

endorsement may be obtained as follows:

1. Middle level mathematics certification – A teacher may

obtain middle level certification by successfully completing the

appropriate Oklahoma Subject Area Test for middle level mathematics

administered by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation.

The teacher shall not be required to take the Oklahoma Professional

Teacher Examination for secondary students administered by the

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Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation. A teacher granted

middle level certification pursuant to this paragraph shall be

entitled to teach mathematics in grades seven and eight for high

school graduation credit; and

2. Middle level endorsement – A teacher may obtain a middle

level endorsement by successfully completing a professional

development institute in middle level mathematics developed and

administered by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation.

Any professional development institute developed pursuant to this

paragraph shall meet the criteria as established in subsection H of

this section. A teacher granted middle level endorsement pursuant

to this paragraph shall not be entitled to teach mathematics for

high school graduation credit.

C. Any teacher serving in a school as a mathematics teacher for

grade six may obtain middle level endorsement by successfully

completing a professional development institute in middle level

mathematics developed pursuant to this section. Such teacher shall

be eligible to participate in a professional development institute

in middle level mathematics developed and administered by the

Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation one time free of charge.

D. Any teacher seeking middle level certification or middle

level endorsement pursuant to subsection B of this section shall be

eligible to take the Oklahoma Subject Area Test in middle level

mathematics one time free of charge after July 1, 2000, or

participate in a professional development institute in middle level

mathematics developed and administered by the Oklahoma Commission

for Teacher Preparation one time free of charge after July 1, 2000.

E. A teacher who is granted middle level certification in

mathematics, pursuant to subsection B of this section, may teach

grade nine only if the teacher successfully completes the Oklahoma

Professional Teacher Examination for secondary students.

F. A teacher who is granted middle level endorsement pursuant

to subsection B or C of this section may teach mathematics courses

in grades seven or eight for high school credit only if the teacher

has completed a minimum of twenty-four college credit semester hours

of mathematics as specified by the State Department of Education.

G. Any teacher who became certified to teach prior to September

1, 1999, did not have middle or secondary level certification in

mathematics and successfully completed the appropriate Oklahoma

Subject Area Test for middle level mathematics between July 1, 1999,

and July 1, 2000, shall be granted a middle level certificate

pursuant to subsection B of this section.

H. 1. Any professional development institute in middle level

mathematics developed pursuant to this section and administered by

the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation shall:

a. consist of a minimum of thirty (30) clock hours,

b. be competency based,

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c. emphasize effective learning practices,

d. require collaboration among participants, and

e. require each participant to prepare a work product

which can be utilized in the classroom by the

participant.

2. Any professional development institute in middle level

mathematics developed pursuant to this section and administered by

the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation shall be chosen

through a competitive bid process, be reviewed by a professional

development committee and other constituencies, and be subject to

peer review. Invitations to bid for a professional development

institute shall be open to any public or private entity.

I. Beginning July 1, 2013, any teacher with certification or

endorsement to teach at the secondary level may teach the subject

area in which the teacher has received certification or endorsement

in grades five and six.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3219.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3219.1
Special fees - Publication of tuition and fees
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may

establish any special fee not specified by law if the Regents

determine that such fee is necessary for academic services or other

activities, facilities or services provided by any institution of

The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.

Within thirty (30) days of the establishment by the Regents of

such fee, the Regents shall file a report with the Speaker of the

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

the Chairperson of the Higher Education Committee of the House of

Representatives and the Chairperson of the Education Committee of

the Senate. The report shall specify the reasons the Regents

determined such fee was necessary and any other information

concerning the fee.

B. Each educational institution within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education shall annually publish all tuition and

fees charged at that institution. The institution shall provide

that publication free of charge to any person requesting any

information relating to tuition or fees at that institution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4666 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4666
Langston University - Statewide plan and mission
Status: in_force

In strengthening the State of Oklahoma's commitment to

Langston's historical significance and future potential, the

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are directed and

authorized to design a statewide plan for Langston University and

report to the Legislature by January 1, 1999, for approval by the

Legislature.

It is the intent of the Legislature that the functions and

programs of Oklahoma State University/Tulsa shall be conducted in

such manner as to cooperate with the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education in fulfilling the statewide mission for Langston

University.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.43 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.43
Insurance
Status: in_force

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In event the vehicle is loaned the board of education shall

provide insurance, by securing a policy from an insurance company

authorized to do business in this state, with limits of not less

than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) because of bodily

injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to

said limit for one person, to a limit of not less than Fifty

Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) because of bodily injury to or death

of two or more persons in any one accident, and if the accident has

resulted in injury to or destruction of property to a limit of not

less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) because of

injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident,

to cover such motor vehicle and its use while in its possession or

control, and the owner so furnishing same shall not be liable for

any personal injury or property damage resulting from the use of any

such motor vehicle while in the possession of the board of

education, its officials, employees or students.

The use of such motor vehicles for the purposes stated in

Section 1210.41 of this title by technology center schools or

technology center school districts is declared to be a public

governmental function and no action for damages shall be brought

against such schools or school districts or the boards of education

thereof and the amount of damages, if any, recoverable against and

collectible from such insurer may be determined in an action brought

against said insurance company and shall be limited to the amount

provided in the insurance contract.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-140 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-140
School district administrators and principals -
Status: in_force

Leadership skills and development programs.

The State Board of Education shall study programs designed to

develop leadership skills for school district administrators and

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principals which utilize expertise and program availability from

private industry. If funds are available, such program shall be

adopted and implemented beginning with the 1992-93 school year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-131 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-131
Orders to leave school buildings and grounds
Status: in_force

The superintendent or principal of any secondary, middle or

elementary school shall have the authority to order any person out

of the school buildings and off the school property when it appears

that the presence of such person is a threat to the peaceful conduct

of school business and school classes. This authority shall extend

to the removal of any individual attending an official school

activity or field trip where students are present, including an

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activity or field trip not on school property, when the

superintendent or principal determines that a threat to the peaceful

conduct of students exists. Any person who refuses to leave after

being ordered to do so by the superintendent or principal shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be

punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)

or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than ninety (90)

days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-111A — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-111A
Nondegree instructors in vocational and technical
Status: in_force

education programs - Increments.

Nondegree instructors in vocational and technical education who

are employed in a full-time, approved, reimbursed program for

vocational and technical education shall qualify for yearly

increments the same as any other teacher in the public schools.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-135b — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-135b
Bond and salary of deputy - Appointment - Duties
Status: in_force

Such deputy for school accounts shall be under the same amount

and class of bond, and be paid the same amount of salary out of the

salary appropriations made and approved for the office of such

county treasurer, as that of the head deputy county treasurer in

such county. His appointment shall be by, and he shall serve under

and at the direction of, such county treasurer. Under direction of

the county treasurer, it shall be his duty to devote his time and

attention to the keeping of the accounts of such county treasurer

with the several school districts of the county, of whatever class,

whose funds are in custody of such county treasurer and the

accounting for which such county treasurer is responsible under the

law; he shall keep the school district warrant registers and

ledgers, register and schedule for payment the obligations of such

districts, apportion school revenues, inspect and file duplicate

claims where required by law, record credits and payments and take

trial balance for control proof when required, make all reports to

school boards and other officers as may be required or provided by

law, and do and perform such other duties in relation to such school

accounts, including accounts, statistics, receipts, and reports in

relation to federal tax withholdings and teacher retirement, as the

county treasurer may require and direct.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.14 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.14
Health Education Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the State Department of Education to be designated the "Health

Education 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 from appropriations,

gifts, donations and bequests. 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 set forth in this

act. 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.