Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3431 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3431
Board of Trustees for Langston University-Oklahoma City
Status: in_force

and Langston University-Tulsa.

A. On January 1, 2009, there shall be created the Board of

Trustees for Langston University-Oklahoma City and Langston

University-Tulsa which shall consist of seven members appointed by

the Governor and two members of the Board of Regents for the

Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges, or their designees,

selected by the chair of the Board of Regents, who shall serve as

voting, ex officio members. For purposes of serving on the Board of

Trustees, the members of the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma

Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges who are appointed to the Board

of Trustees shall not be subject to the dual-office-holding

restrictions in Section 6 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The

Governor shall appoint the other members of the Board of Trustees

with the advice and consent of the Senate. The members shall be

appointed to numbered positions with staggered terms to expire as

provided in this section. Successors to the initial board members

shall serve seven-year terms that shall expire on June 30 of the

seventh year following appointment. Vacancies on the Board shall be

filled for the unexpired term by the Governor with the advice and

consent of the Senate. One member of the Board of Regents for the

Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges shall hold position

number eight on the Board of Trustees. The other member of the

Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical

Colleges shall hold position number nine on the Board of Trustees.

The numbered positions and terms shall be as follows:

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1. Position No. 1: The term of office of one member shall

expire on June 30, 2010, and each seven (7) years thereafter;

2. Position No. 2: The term of office of one member shall

expire on June 30, 2011, and each seven (7) years thereafter;

3. Position No. 3: The term of office of one member shall

expire on June 30, 2012, and each seven (7) years thereafter;

4. Position No. 4: The term of office of one member shall

expire on June 30, 2013, and each seven (7) years thereafter;

5. Position No. 5: The term of office of one member shall

expire on June 30, 2014, and each seven (7) years thereafter;

6. Position No. 6: The term of office of one member shall

expire on June 30, 2015, and each seven (7) years thereafter;

7. Position No. 7: The term of office of one member shall

expire on June 30, 2016, and each seven (7) years thereafter;

8. Position No. 8: The term of office shall coincide with the

member's term on the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural

and Mechanical Colleges; and

9. Position No. 9: The term of office shall coincide with the

member's term on the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural

and Mechanical Colleges.

B. The Board of Trustees shall be a body corporate and shall

adopt and use an official seal. The Board of Trustees shall elect a

chair, vice-chair, and secretary annually, each of whom shall serve

for a term of one (1) fiscal year and until a successor is elected

and qualified, and who shall perform all duties as directed by the

Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall adopt rules which it

deems necessary for the operation of the Board and the discharge of

its duties and shall cause the minutes of all meetings to be kept.

The Board of Trustees shall comply with the Oklahoma Open Meeting

Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

C. The Board of Trustees for Langston University-Oklahoma City

and Langston University-Tulsa shall advise the president of Langston

University and the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural

and Mechanical Colleges on the supervision and management of the

campus of Langston University-Oklahoma City and Langston University-

Tulsa and perform other functions as necessary. The Board of

Trustees shall promulgate rules and enact policies to govern the

processes and procedures of the Board. The Board of Regents for the

Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges and the Board of

Trustees shall appoint a joint committee of at least two members

from each board and at least two members of the staff of each

institution to develop and propose mutually agreed-upon rules and

policies to formalize the review and oversight procedures and the

relationships between the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma

Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges, Langston University, Langston

University-Oklahoma City and Langston University-Tulsa. It is the

intent of the Legislature that in the interests of immediate

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responsiveness to the needs of students, employees, and the business

community that the decision or approval process be expedited.

D. On or after January 1, 2009, the Board of Regents for the

Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges may assign and

delineate roles and responsibilities for the Board of Trustees for

Langston University-Oklahoma City and Langston University-Tulsa.

The responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, student

services, facility operations, student financial services, budget

preparations, endowed chairs at Langston University-Oklahoma City

and Langston University-Tulsa, and administrative operations as

specified by the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and

Mechanical Colleges.

E. The Board of Trustees shall establish the usual and

customary accounts established by higher education institutions

within the Office of Management and Enterprise Services necessary to

carry out its duties.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-127 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-127
Approval by State Board of Education
Status: in_force

A. Prior to the adoption of a resolution by the local board of

education as required in subsection A of Section 3-126 of this

title, the local board of education shall provide for a period of

public review and comment on the proposed educational improvement

plan and shall notify and allow comment from the district bargaining

agent of the plan. If no bargaining agent exists for that district,

the teachers directly effected shall be notified and allowed to make

comments. All comments, recommendations and objections made by the

bargaining agent and others to the local board of education shall be

forwarded to the State Board of Education for consideration prior to

review of the plan.

B. Each educational improvement plan shall be approved by the

State Board of Education before implementation.

C. Approval of a plan shall be for no longer than three (3)

years. If a plan is approved, the school district shall be required

to submit an annual report and the Board shall provide for an annual

assessment of the plan.

D. The Board shall notify the Speaker of the House of

Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate of the

approval of plans on a quarterly basis and shall provide the Speaker

and the President Pro Tempore with copies of the annual reports and

assessments.

E. If the Board determines through the annual assessment

process that the school district is not complying with the

requirements of the Educational Deregulation Act or is not meeting

the goals of the plan, it shall first provide notice to the district

of its findings. If the school district does not come into

compliance or take action to meet the goals of the plan, the Board

shall withdraw approval and terminate the plan.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3218.8 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3218.8
Undergraduate resident and nonresident tuition and
Status: in_force

mandatory fees.

A. Subject to the provisions of subsection D of this section,

the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are authorized to

establish undergraduate resident tuition, nonresident tuition and

mandatory fees, which students shall pay as a condition of

enrollment, except as otherwise provided by law. The process for

establishing tuition and mandatory fees shall incorporate the

provisions of Section 3218.14 of this title.

1. At the comprehensive universities the combined average of

the resident tuition and mandatory fees established for any school

year for the nonguaranteed rate, as determined by the State Regents,

shall remain less than the combined average of the resident tuition

and fees at the state-supported institutions of higher education

that are members of the Big Twelve Conference on the effective date

of this act. The combined average of the nonresident tuition and

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mandatory fees, as determined by the State Regents, shall remain

less than one hundred five percent (105%) of the combined average of

the nonresident tuition and fees at the state-supported institutions

of higher education that are members of the Big Twelve Conference on

the effective date of this act.

2. At the regional universities and two-year colleges the

combined average of the resident tuition and mandatory fees

established for any school year for the nonguaranteed rate, as

determined by the State Regents, shall remain less than the combined

average of the resident tuition and mandatory fees at like-type

state-supported institutions of higher education in states

determined by the State Regents that include, but are not limited

to, those adjacent to Oklahoma. The combined average of the

nonresident tuition and mandatory fees, as determined by the State

Regents, shall remain less than one hundred five percent (105%) of

the combined average of the nonresident tuition and fees at like-

type state-supported institutions of higher education in states

determined by the State Regents that include, but are not limited

to, those adjacent to Oklahoma.

B. In its deliberation on the establishment of resident tuition

rates for undergraduate and graduate education, the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education shall balance the affordability of

public higher education with the provision of available, diverse and

high-quality learning opportunities. In this endeavor the State

Regents shall give consideration to the level of state

appropriations, the state economy, the per capita income and cost of

living, the college-going and college-retention rates, and the

availability of financial aid in Oklahoma. For any increase in the

tuition rates, the State Regents shall demonstrate a reasonable

effort to effect a proportionate increase in the availability of

need-based student financial aid. Need-based financial aid shall

include, but shall not be limited to, awards for the Oklahoma Higher

Learning Access Program, Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grants, federal need-

based financial aid and tuition waivers, and private donations. In

addition, when determining the guaranteed tuition rates as provided

for in subsection D of this section, the Regents shall consider the

anticipated revenue needs during the four-year period of the

guarantee.

C. Students permitted to audit courses shall pay the same

resident tuition and nonresident tuition as required of students who

enroll for course credit.

D. 1. Beginning with the 2008-2009 academic year, each

comprehensive and regional institution within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education shall offer to resident students

enrolling for the first time as a full-time undergraduate a tuition

rate that will be guaranteed for a period of not less than four (4)

consecutive academic years as provided for in this subsection.

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Students shall have the option to participate or not participate in

the guaranteed tuition rate program and shall indicate their

election at the time of enrollment. Each institution shall provide

students with the following information prior to enrollment:

a. the annual tuition rate charged and the percentage

increase for the previous four (4) academic years, and

b. the annual tuition and percentage increase that the

nonguaranteed tuition rate would have to increase to

equal or exceed the guaranteed tuition rate for the

succeeding four (4) academic years.

2. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, for a

student who elects to participate in the guaranteed tuition rate

program, who is a resident of the state, and who enrolls for the

first time as a full-time undergraduate student at an institution in

the state after the 2007-2008 academic year, the amount of

undergraduate resident tuition charged to the student for four (4)

consecutive academic years at a comprehensive and regional

institution shall not exceed the amount that the student was charged

at the time of first enrollment, nor shall it exceed one hundred

fifteen percent (115%) of the nonguaranteed undergraduate tuition

rate charged to resident students enrolling for the first time as

undergraduate students at the same institution for the same academic

year.

3. If the normal time of completion for an undergraduate

program is more than four (4) years, as determined by the

institution, the amount of resident tuition charged to students in

that program who have elected to participate in the guaranteed

tuition rate program shall not increase during the normal completion

period of the program.

4. If a student who has elected to participate in the

guaranteed tuition rate program is a member of the United States

Armed Forces including the Army and Air National Guard, the Army,

Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Reserves, or any

other component of the Armed Forces, and when ordered by the proper

authority to active or inactive duty or service is required to

withdraw from an institution for military or other national defense

emergencies, the amount of resident tuition the student is required

to pay upon reentering the institution shall not exceed the amount

the student was charged at the time of withdrawal.

5. If a student who has elected to participate in the

guaranteed tuition rate program transfers to another institution or

transfers from a constituent agency of an institution to another

constituent agency or the institution after initial enrollment, the

student shall be charged the amount of resident tuition charged to

other students enrolling for the first time at that institution or

constituent agency.

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6. If a student who has elected to participate in the

guaranteed tuition rate program changes majors or transfers to

another campus of the same institution after initial enrollment, the

tuition charged to the student shall equal the amount the student

would have been charged had the student been admitted to the changed

major or enrolled at the new campus when the student first enrolled.

This paragraph shall not apply if a student transfers from a

constituent agency of an institution to another constituent agency

of the institution.

7. A student who elects to participate in the guaranteed

tuition rate program shall maintain full-time enrollment during the

guaranteed four-year period. For purposes of this subsection, full-

time enrollment shall be the number of credit hours as determined by

the State Regents for Higher Education to be full-time enrollment

for each institution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-106 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-106
Equipment pool
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education

may operate and maintain an equipment pool, at which there shall be

kept equipment for the use of technology center school districts and

schools supported by public funds, and said department and schools

shall be eligible for surplus property and equipment.

B. Whenever the Department determines that any such district or

school has, and does not have a need for, equipment purchased wholly

or partly with state or federal funds, it may, if consistent with

federal laws and regulations, order the equipment transferred to the

equipment pool; and the district or school, or officials thereof,

shall thereupon have the duty to comply with such order. Provided,

any equipment which has been purchased wholly or in part with local

school funds shall require the concurrence of the governing board of

that local school before the equipment shall be transferred to the

state equipment pool.

C. Whenever the Department determines that a technology center

school district or school supported by public funds has a need for

any equipment in the equipment pool, the Department may transfer the

equipment to such district or school.

D. The State Board of Career and Technology Education shall

adopt and enforce such rules as it deems necessary to carry out the

provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.7 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.7
Early childhood education programs - Standards
Status: in_force

A. Each school district may offer to four-year-old children the

opportunity to participate in an early childhood education program.

B. The State Board of Education shall promulgate standards for

early childhood education programs for children who are at least

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four (4) years of age on or before September 1 of the ensuing school

year. The standards shall include both half-day programs consisting

of not less than two and one-half (2 1/2) hours per school day, and

full-day programs of six (6) hours. The standards for all early

childhood education programs shall require a certified teacher, as

specified in this section, to be present in the classroom for the

length of the school day. Such program shall:

1. Be directed toward developmentally appropriate objectives

for such children, rather than toward academic objectives suitable

for older children;

2. Accommodate the needs of all children and families

regardless of socioeconomic circumstances; and

3. Require that any teacher employed by a public school to

teach in such early childhood education program shall be certified

in early childhood education.

C. The superintendent of any school district providing

classroom space or other school facilities for a federally sponsored

Head Start program that is planning to make a material change in the

arrangement, shall give notice to the director of the Head Start

program at least seven (7) days prior to a school board hearing on

the matter.

D. A school district may offer such early childhood education

program within the district, in cooperation with other districts,

through the use of transfers as specified by law, or by contracting

with a private or public provider of early childhood education

programs, or by contracting for classroom space with a licensed

public or private child care provider based upon selection criteria

established by the district. If the program is provided through

contract with a private or public provider other than a school

district, the contract may only be continued if each teacher serving

the school on and after January 1, 1993, is certified in early

childhood education, except that all teachers, without such

certification, hired by such provider prior to January 1, 1993, and

serving in the school as an early childhood education teacher shall

be required to obtain certification on or before the beginning of

the 1996-97 school year. Any person who has been employed as an

early childhood educator with the Head Start Program, has a child

development associate degree (CDA) and has at least five (5) years

of experience in such employment shall be certified in early

childhood education for purposes of employment in the public schools

of this state to teach in early childhood education for children

four (4) years of age and younger; if such person is recertified in

child development by the Council for Early Childhood Professional

Recognition within five (5) years prior to the expiration of the

person's early childhood certificate that was issued by the State

Board of Education, such person shall be granted a renewal

certificate in early childhood education by the State Board of

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Education upon expiration of the early childhood certificate.

Provided, private or public providers shall meet such other

standards required by law and by the State Board of Education.

E. If an early childhood program is provided by a private or

public provider pursuant to a contract as authorized in this

section, the contract shall address the requirements for

implementing the induction program as required in Section 6-195 of

this title. Teachers employed by a private or public provider in an

early childhood education program provided through contract with a

public school district shall receive in salary and/or fringe

benefits amounts not less than the amounts specified in the schedule

set forth in Section 18-114.14 of this title.

F. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to

provide for the implementation of such program.

G. An early childhood education program may be offered jointly

by school districts that have formed interlocal cooperative

agreements pursuant to Section 5-117b of this title.

H. The term "prekindergarten" shall mean early childhood

education for purposes of this title.

I. The State Board of Education shall ensure that the standards

for early childhood education are aligned with any new subject

matter standards adopted pursuant to Section 11-103.6a of this

title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-102.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-102.1
Termination of retirement plan
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 717

(1) In the event a plan of the retirement system is terminated

or partially terminated the right of all participants or in the

event of partial termination the rights of the affected

participants, whether retired or otherwise, shall become fully

vested.

(2) In the event of termination of the plan, the Board of

Trustees shall distribute the net assets of the fund, allowing a

period of not less than six (6) nor more than nine (9) months for

dissolution of disability claims, as follows:

(a) First, accumulated contributions shall be allocated to

each respective participant, former participant,

retired member, joint annuitant or beneficiary then

receiving payments. If these assets are insufficient

for this purpose, they shall be allocated to each such

person in the proportion which his accumulated

contributions bear to the total of all such

participants' accumulated contributions. For purposes

of this section, contribution means payment into the

system by an employer or employee for the benefit of

an individual employee.

(b) The balance of such assets, if any, remaining after

making the allocations provided in subparagraph (a) of

this section shall be disposed of by allocating to

each person then having an interest in the fund the

excess of his retirement income under the plan less

the retirement income which is equal to the actuarial

equivalent of the amount allocated to him under

subparagraph (a) of this section. Such allocation

shall be made with the full amount of the remaining

assets to be allocated to the persons in each group in

the following order of precedence:

(i) those retired members, joint annuitants or

beneficiaries receiving benefits,

(ii) those members eligible to retire,

(iii) those members eligible for early retirement,

(iv) former participants electing to receive a vested

benefit, and

(v) all other members.

In the event the balance of the fund remaining after all

allocations have been made with respect to all retirement income in

a preceding group is insufficient to allocate the full actuarial

equivalent of such retirement income to all persons in the group for

which it is then being applied, such balance of the fund shall be

allocated to each person in such group in the proportion which the

actuarial equivalent of the retirement income allocable to him

pursuant to such group bears to the total actuarial equivalent of

the retirement income so allocable to all persons in such group.

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Provided no discrimination in value results, the Board of

Trustees shall distribute the amounts so allocated in one of the

following manners as the Board of Trustees in their discretion may

determine:

(i) by continuing payment of benefits as they become

due, or

(ii) by paying, in cash, the amount allocated to any

such person.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2-118 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2-118
Financial interest statements - Public records
Status: in_force

Statements of financial interests required to be filed with the

Ethics Commission under the Technology Center District and

Independent School District Campaign Finance and Financial

Disclosure Act shall be public records. The Ethics Commission shall

maintain statements of financial interests for four (4) years after

the date on which they are filed, at which time the documents may be

destroyed or retained subject to the discretion of the Ethics

Commission. The Ethics Commission may post copies of statements of

financial interests.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-125 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-125
Effect of headings
Status: in_force

Article and section headings contained in this act shall not be

deemed to govern, limit, modify, or in any manner affect the scope,

meaning or intent of the provisions of any article or section

hereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.252 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.252
Economic education
Status: in_force

As used in this act, the term "economic education" means

citizenship competencies needed by the individual for effectively

performing his decision-making roles as a consumer, a worker making

career choices and a voter on personal and societal economic issues.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-118.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-118.1
Bond forfeited due to illegal activity - Assessment
Status: in_force

on persons convicted of certain crimes - School Investigative Audit

Revolving Fund.

A. When a bond is forfeited due to illegal activity of a school

district officer or employee and an audit performed by the Office of

the State Auditor and Inspector reported the illegal activity, the

school district shall forward ten percent (10%) of the amount of the

forfeited bond to the State Board of Education for deposit to the

School Investigative Audit Revolving Fund.

B. 1. Every person convicted of the crime of theft,

embezzlement, conversion, or misappropriation of school district

funds shall be assessed an amount equivalent to ten percent (10%) of

any court-ordered restitution costs.

2. The assessment shall be mandatory and in addition to and not

in lieu of any fines, restitution costs, other assessments, or

forfeitures authorized or required by law for the offense. The

assessment required by this subsection shall not be subject to any

order of suspension. The court shall order either a lump-sum

payment or establish a payment schedule.

3. Willful failure of the offender to comply with the payment

schedule shall be considered contempt of court.

4. For purposes of collection, the assessment order shall not

expire until paid in full, nor shall the assessment order be limited

by the term of imprisonment prescribed by law for the offense, nor

by any term of imprisonment imposed against the offender, whether

suspended or actually served.

5. The assessment provided for in this subsection shall be

collected by the court clerk as provided for collection of fines and

costs. When assessment payments are collected by the court clerk

pursuant to court order, the funds shall be forwarded to the State

Board of Education for deposit into the School Investigative Audit

Revolving Fund created by this section.

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C. 1. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a

revolving fund for the State Board of Education to be designated the

"School Investigative Audit Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a

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

consist of all monies paid to and received by the State Board of

Education from school districts, officers, or employees for the

performance of audits, for the forfeiture of bonds, or for

assessments ordered in addition to court-ordered restitution costs,

and monies appropriated or transferred to the fund by the

Legislature.

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

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

Education to reimburse the Office of the State Auditor and Inspector

for costs incurred in the performance of special audits conducted

pursuant to the provisions of Section 213 of Title 74 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

3. Prior to approval of any payment from this fund, the State

Board of Education shall determine that a school district that is

liable for expenses incurred due to the performance of an audit is

unable to pay such expenses. Payments from this fund shall only be

made to the extent that monies are available in the fund.

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

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-120 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-120
Board approval of programs using state funds
Status: in_force

The funding of programs with state funds appropriated to the

State Board of Education which are to be awarded through a

competitive application process or on a contractual basis shall be

subject to final approval of the State Board of Education. The

Board shall be responsible for the review and evaluation of the

programs throughout the term of the funding or contract. The Board

shall ensure that all state funds are expended in an appropriate

manner and for the purposes stated in the application or contract.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-21-102 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-21-102
Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools -
Status: in_force

Membership.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 881

There is hereby re-created the Oklahoma Board of Private

Vocational Schools which shall consist of nine (9) members of whom

three shall be the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and

Technology Education, the Chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents

for Higher Education and the State Superintendent of Public

Instruction or their designated representatives and of whom six

shall be appointed by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma subject

to the advice and consent of the Senate. Four persons shall qualify

to serve on the Board provided they occupy and have occupied for the

past three (3) years executive or managerial positions in private

schools located in this state of the type regulated under this act.

Two persons shall qualify to serve on the Board provided they occupy

and have occupied for the past three (3) years executive or

managerial positions in business or industry, not connected with

private schools. Each of the six persons shall be appointed for a

term of six (6) years, unless such term may be carried over by the

Governor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-7-205 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-7-205
Exceptions to certification requirements - Priority for
Status: in_force

placement assistance services.

When considering requests for exceptions to certification

requirements from districts created by consolidation or annexation

pursuant to the Oklahoma School Consolidation and Annexation Act for

personnel reassigned because of the consolidation or annexation, the

State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of

Education shall exercise the greatest degree of latitude that can be

regarded as consistent with acceptable professional practice.

Highest priority for placement assistance services of the State

Department of Education shall be afforded personnel for whom the

consolidated or annexing district has no assignment required.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-8-103.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-8-103.2
Extramural athletic competition for transfer student
Status: in_force

not residing in district.

Except as otherwise provided, a student who enrolls, pursuant to

the Education Open Transfer Act or pursuant to Section 2 of this

act, in a school district in which the student is not a resident

shall not be eligible to participate in school-related extramural

athletic competition governed by the Oklahoma Secondary School

Activities Association for a period of one (1) year from the first

day of attendance at the receiving school unless the transfer is

from a school district which does not offer the grade the student is

entitled to pursue. If the student is granted an emergency transfer

pursuant to Section 8-104 of this title, was granted a transfer for

any reason prior to January 1, 2000, or enrolls pursuant to the

Education Open Transfer Act and qualifies for a hardship waiver

pursuant to the rules of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities

Association, eligibility to participate in school-related extramural

athletic competition shall be determined by the Oklahoma Secondary

School Activities Association.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-114.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-114.1
Salary schedule and increments in excess of minimums
Status: in_force

Boards of education of all school districts may adopt a salary

schedule and increments in excess of the minimums provided in this

act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-104.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-104.1
Soliciting, taking, retaining or receiving mental
Status: in_force

health referral fee.

It shall be unlawful for any school counselor, teacher, any

other school employee, school board member, or Department of Human

Services employee to solicit, take, retain, or receive any money,

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

a mental health care provider or facility or any employee thereof

for directing or referring students to that provider or facility for

treatment. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.546 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.546
Academic performance report - Student in custody of
Status: in_force

state agency.

A. The State Department of Education shall provide for academic

performance reporting of students enrolled in public schools in

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Oklahoma who are in the custody of a state agency pursuant to the

provisions of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes. The academic

performance report shall include report card grades, student

performance results from multiple standardized assessments and

Oklahoma State Testing Program results.

B. The student performance report shall be made available to

the Department of Human Services and the Office of Juvenile Affairs

via the Passport Program created pursuant to Section 1-7-104 of

Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-140 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-140
Additional salary or wages in lieu of insurance or
Status: in_force

similar benefits.

A local school district, by action of a majority of its school

board, may, in lieu of a particular insurance or similar benefit

granted by the district to its employees, allow and pay to the

employee additional salary or wages equal to the cost of such

insurance or similar benefit.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3904 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3904
School land funds - Proceeds of Section Thirteen and
Status: reserved

indemnity lands - Disposition and distribution - Purposes for which

Section Thirteen Fund and New College Fund may be expended.

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A. The income, interest, rentals and proceeds of the sale of

Section Thirteen in this state, and any indemnity lands in lieu of

Section Thirteen which were granted to the state for the use and

benefit of the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University,

the Normal Schools, the University Preparatory School, and Langston

University, shall be divided and distributed as follows:

To the University of Oklahoma and the Northern Oklahoma College,

one-third (1/3); the University of Oklahoma to receive nine-tenths

(9/10) of said one-third (1/3) and the Northern Oklahoma College to

receive one-tenth (1/10) of said one-third (1/3); to the Oklahoma

State University and Langston University, one-third (1/3); the

Oklahoma State University to receive nine-tenths (9/10) of said one-

third (1/3), and Langston University to receive one-tenth (1/10) of

said one-third (1/3); to the University of Central Oklahoma, East

Central University, Northeastern State University, Northwestern

Oklahoma State University, Southeastern Oklahoma State University,

Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma Panhandle State

University, University of Sciences and Arts of Oklahoma, and Cameron

University, the Normal Schools, one-third (1/3), the same to be

equally divided among said state colleges, provided, that in the

event of the establishment of additional similar state colleges,

such additional state colleges shall share equally with the other

state colleges in the division and distribution of the one-third

(1/3) last above mentioned. In the event of the sale of Section

Thirteen, or any portion thereof, the proceeds of said sale shall be

divided and distributed among said institutions in the same manner,

proportion and amount as hereinbefore indicated for the division and

distribution of the interest, income, rentals or proceeds thereof of

said land; provided, that the said lands so reserved, or the

proceeds of the sale thereof or of any indemnity land granted in

lieu of Section Thirteen, shall be safely kept or invested and

preserved by the state as a trust, which shall never be diminished,

but may be added to, and the income, interest and rentals thereof,

shall be used exclusively for the benefit of said educational

institutions. Such additional institutions shall remain under the

exclusive control of the state, and no part of the proceeds arising

from the sale or disposal of any land granted for educational

purposes, or the income or rentals thereof, shall be used for the

support of any religious or sectarian school, college or university,

and no portion of the funds arising from the sale of Section

Thirteen or any indemnity land, shall ever be diverted either

temporarily or permanently from the purpose for which said lands

were granted to the state.

B. The state educational institutions eligible for

participation in the Section Thirteen Fund and the new college fund

may expend monies in such funds from time to time as needs arise for

the construction and purchase of buildings, for the purchase of

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equipment, and for other capital additions. The provisions of this

section shall be cumulative to existing laws.distribution - Purposes for which Section Thirteen Fund and New College Fund may be expended. ... 1568
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.15 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.15
Administrators - Conviction of felony - Criminal
Status: in_force

sexual activity or sexual misconduct.

A. An administrator shall be dismissed or not reemployed,

unless a presidential or gubernatorial pardon has been issued, if

during the term of employment such administrator is convicted in

this state, the United States or another state of:

1. Any sex offense subject to the Sex Offenders Registration

Act in this state or subject to another state's or the federal sex

offender registration provisions; or

2. Any felony offense.

B. An administrator may be dismissed, refused employment or not

reemployed after a finding that such person has engaged in criminal

sexual activity or sexual misconduct that has impeded the

effectiveness of the individual's performance of school duties. As

used in this subsection:

1. "Criminal sexual activity" means the commission of an act as

defined in Section 886 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, which

is the act of sodomy; and

2. "Sexual misconduct" means the soliciting or imposing of

criminal sexual activity.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-149.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-149.4
Short title — Alyssa's Law — Mobile panic alert system
Status: in_force

implementation.

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as “Alyssa’s Law”.

B. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, each school

district in this state shall implement a mobile panic alert system.

The system shall:

1. Connect emergency service technologies to ensure real-time

coordination among multiple first responder agencies; and

2. Integrate with public safety answering point infrastructure

to transmit 9-1-1 calls and mobile activations.

C. The State Board of Education shall adopt a list of approved

mobile panic alert systems. At a minimum, an approved school

security alert and response system shall:

1. Automatically alert designated school personnel when an

emergency response is initiated on-site by smartphone application,

phone call, text message, or other technology;

2. Provide emergency responders with floor plans, caller

location, and other information to assist emergency responders

during a 9-1-1 call; and

3. Integrate designated school personnel with emergency

responders to provide real-time situational updates during an

emergency.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-697.18 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-697.18
Contracts between communities and nonresident
Status: in_force

physicians - Community Match Revolving Fund.

A community may enter into a contract with a physician who is a

graduate from an accredited medical school whereby such physician

agrees to establish a practice in that community. The Health Care

Workforce Training Commission shall have the authority to receive

funds direct from that community for the purpose of paying the

physician involved to the extent of the contractual arrangement.

Monies received by the Commission under the provisions of this

section shall be deposited to and disbursed from, the "Community

Match Revolving Fund" hereby created in the State Treasury. The

fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to legislative

appropriation of fiscal year limitations. Expenditures from said

fund shall be made on warrants issued by the State Treasurer against

claims filed by the Commission with the Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3423 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3423
Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Status: in_force

– Merger - Mission.

A. The institution located in Tulsa County and known as the

Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery is hereby

merged with and made an agency and an integral part of Oklahoma

State University. The location of the college shall remain in Tulsa

County. On and after the effective date of this act, the official

name of the college shall be the Oklahoma State University College

of Osteopathic Medicine. The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma

Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges shall have the supervision,

management, and governmental control of the college, which shall be

administered by Oklahoma State University. At least one of the two

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highest-ranking administrative officers of the college shall be a

doctor of osteopathic medicine.

B. There is hereby created the Oklahoma State University Center

for Health Sciences which shall include the programs of the Oklahoma

State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and may include

other medical and biomedical sciences programs of Oklahoma State

University.

C. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to change the mission,

courses, or programs of Oklahoma State University or to alter the

powers of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education related to

the approval of courses, programs, and institutional missions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.544 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.544
Alternative governance arrangements - Assumption of
Status: in_force

control by State Board of Education

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Board

of Education shall establish a process to identify schools in the

state that are listed as in need of improvement in accordance with

20 U.S.C., Section 6301 et seq. A school district board of

education with a school identified as being among the schools in the

state that are in need of improvement shall implement a locally

developed, evidence-based intervention model for the school site

determined by the Board to be low performing

B. 1. Consistent with 20 U.S.C., Section 6301 et seq., for

schools that are identified for school improvement by the Board for

four (4) consecutive years, the district board of education shall

seek support from the State Department of Education. Such support

may include academic intervention, professional development,

restructuring of the governance arrangement of the school or any

other plan that is reasonably calculated to improve student academic

achievement in the school . State support plans shall be designed

to provide a substantial assurance of enabling the school to

appropriately serve all students. If after two (2) years of

implementing the state support plan, improvements to student

achievement remain insufficient and, in accordance with 20 U.S.C.

Section 6301 et seq., the school continues to be identified by the

Board as low performing, the Board may exercise the option of

assuming control of the school as provided for in this subsection.

2. If the Board assumes control of a school, the Board shall

retain all funds that otherwise would have been allocated to the

school district based on the average daily membership of the school

which shall be used to operate the school.

C. 1. A district board of education for a district with an

average daily membership of more than 30,000 which implements an

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alternative governance arrangement as provided for in this section

may utilize the following procedures, upon approval of the district

board and concurrence of the executive committee of the appropriate

local bargaining unit:

a. any teacher not retained at the school site shall be

given status as a full-time substitute teacher within

the school district for a period of not to exceed two

(2) years,

b. if the teacher is not offered a contract teaching

position at a school in the district within the two-

year period specified in subparagraph a of this

paragraph, the district board shall be authorized to

not reemploy the teacher, and

c. the district board shall designate trained, certified,

instructional staff to provide teacher support,

development and evaluation, which may include

certified personnel other than administrators.

2. Any actions taken pursuant to this subsection shall not be

subject to the Teacher Due Process Act of 1990. The decision by the

district board for renewal or nonrenewal shall be final.

3. For purposes of this subsection, a full-time substitute

teacher shall perform the duties assigned by the district

superintendent and shall continue to receive the same salary,

benefits and step increases that the teacher would otherwise be

entitled to for the time period the teacher serves as a full-time

substitute.

D. 1. Each school district subject to the provisions of

subsection B of this section shall submit a plan for compliance with

this section to the State Department of Education, in a manner

prescribed by the Department.

2. The State Department of Education shall annually submit a

report of the district plans received as provided in paragraph 1 of

this subsection to the members of the Senate and House Education

Committees.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-116.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-116.2
Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability
Status: in_force

A. Effective January 1, 2013, there is hereby created the

Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability. The

membership of the Commission shall consist of:

1. The Secretary of Education, who shall serve as the chair of

the Commission;

2. One member appointed by the Governor, with the advice and

consent of the Senate, representing business and industry from an

Oklahoma employer with five hundred (500) or fewer employees;

3. One member, appointed by the Governor, with the advice and

consent of the Senate, who is a parent of a child enrolled in a

public school in this state;

4. One member, appointed by the Governor, with the advice and

consent of the Senate, who is an administrator of a public school

district;

5. One member, appointed by the Governor, with the advice and

consent of the Senate, who shall represent higher education teacher

education programs;

6. One member appointed by the Governor, with the advice and

consent of the Senate, who shall be an active classroom teacher in

kindergarten through grade six; and

7. One member appointed by the Governor, with the advice and

consent of the Senate, who shall be an active classroom teacher in

grades seven through twelve.

The terms of the initial appointed members shall commence on

January 1, 2013, and shall end on June 30, 2014. The terms of

subsequently appointed members shall commence on July 1 of each year

following the election of the Governor thereafter and shall be for

four (4) years. If a vacancy occurs, the vacancy shall be filled

for the unexpired term in the same manner as the office was

previously filled.

B. A quorum of the Commission, which shall consist of four

members, shall be present in order for the Commission to transact

any business. Members shall be reimbursed for travel in the

performance of their official duties in accordance with the State

Travel Reimbursement Act.

C. Prior to July 1, 2013, the Commission shall meet to organize

and plan for the assumption of the powers and duties of the

Education Oversight Board and the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher

Preparation.

D. Beginning July 1, 2013, the Commission shall assume the

following duties:

1. Oversee implementation of the provisions of Enrolled House

Bill No. 1017 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the 42nd Oklahoma

Legislature;

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2. Implementation of the provisions of the Oklahoma Teacher

Preparation Act as provided for in law;

3. Make recommendations to the Governor and Legislature on

methods to achieve an aligned, seamless system from preschool

through postsecondary education; and

4. Set performance levels and corresponding cut scores pursuant

to the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act and as provided for in

Section 1210.541 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

E. Beginning July 1, 2013, the Commission shall govern the

operation of the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability

created in Section 3-117 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

F. 1. Beginning July 1, 2014, the Commission shall assume the

following duties of the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation

according to the provisions of the Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act:

a. approval and accreditation of teacher education

programs, and

b. assessment of candidates for licensure and

certification.

2. To implement the provisions of this subsection the

Commission shall:

a. include the State Board of Education in the process,

b. review and assess approved, accredited and new

programs of teacher education, and

c. encourage studies and research designed to improve

teacher education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3425 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3425
George Nigh Rehabilitation Institute - Transfer from
Status: in_force

Department of Veterans Affairs.

A. The facility known as the George Nigh Rehabilitation

Institute in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, described as follows: a tract of

land in Section 29, Township 14 North, Range 13 East of the Indian

Meridian, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, more particularly described as

“Commencing at a point of the North Line of said Section a distance

of 926.00 feet east of the Northwest corner of said Section 29,

T14N, R13E, thence S 00 degrees, 09' 00” W a distance of 868.06

feet, thence N 89 degrees 50' 40.5” W a distance of 376.00 feet,

thence N 00 degrees, 00” E a distance of 300.00 feet, thence N 89

degrees 50' 40.5” W a distance of 350.00 feet to the easterly right

of way of U.S. 75, thence N 00 degrees, 09' 00” E a distance of

150.45 feet, thence on a curve to the right with a radius of 226.48

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feet a distance of 217.73 feet, thence on a curve to the left with a

radius of 264.63 feet a distance of 254.40 feet, thence N 45

degrees, 00' 00” E a distance of 21.06 feet, thence S 89 degrees,

50' 40.5” E a distance of 501.11 feet to the point of beginning”,

said tract containing 11.0 acres is hereby transferred from the

Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education to be administered consistent with such

rules and policies of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education and which shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3

of this act. The transfer shall include all real property,

buildings, furniture, equipment, supplies, records, personnel,

assets, current and future liabilities, fund balances, encumbrances,

obligations, indebtedness, powers, duties and responsibilities

associated with the George Nigh Rehabilitation Institute.

B. All monies remaining in any funds or accounts in the name of

the George Nigh Rehabilitation Institute or maintained by the

Department of Veterans Affairs for the benefit of the Institute are

transferred to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and

shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3 of this act.

C. It is the intent of the Legislature that all employees of

the George Nigh Rehabilitation Institute on the effective date of

this act shall be transferred to the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education with retention of pay and benefits, as much as

possible, including longevity, dependent insurance benefits,

seniority, rights, and other privileges or benefits, which may be

provided through contractual arrangement with the Oklahoma

Department of Veterans Affairs as provided for in Section 3 of this

act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6004 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6004
Powers and duties of Regents - Contracts for services
Status: in_force

A. For the purpose of implementing and administering the

Oklahoma Tuition Trust Act, the Regents shall have the power and

duty to:

1. invest any money of the Trust, at the discretion of the

Regents, in any instruments, obligations, securities or property

deemed proper by the Regents, and name and use depositories for its

money;

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2. pay money to state institutions of higher education from the

fund;

3. impose reasonable residency requirements for qualified

beneficiaries consistent with the policies of the institution of

higher education which the qualified beneficiary attends;

4. impose reasonable limits on the number of participants in

the Trust if necessary to maintain the financial and actuarial

soundness of the Trust. Any refused purchaser shall receive a

priority over prospective new purchasers when additional contracts

are let;

5. contract for goods and services and engage personnel as is

necessary and engage the services of private consultants, actuaries,

managers, legal counsel, and auditors for rendering professional

management, and technical assistance and advice;

6. solicit and accept gifts, donations, grants, loans, and

other aids from any person, firm or corporation or the federal,

state, or local government or any agency of the federal, state, or a

local government, or to participate in any other way in any federal,

state, or local government program;

7. charge, impose, and collect administrative fees and charges

in connection with any transaction and provide for reasonable

penalties, including default, for delinquent payment of fees or

charges or for fraud;

8. procure insurance against any loss in connection with the

Trust's property, assets, or activities;

9. make, execute, and deliver contracts, conveyances, and other

instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers;

10. enter into contracts on behalf of the state;

11. invest, manage and administer the assets of the Trust;

12. indemnify or procure insurance indemnifying the Regents

from personal loss or accountability from liability resulting from a

member's action or inaction as a member of the Regents;

13. impose reasonable time limits on use of the tuition

benefits provided by the Trust, if the limits are made a part of the

contract;

14. provide for receiving contributions in lump sums or

periodic sums; and

15. promulgate reasonable rules and regulations and establish

policies, procedures, and eligibility criteria to implement the

Oklahoma Tuition Trust Act pursuant to the Administrative Procedures

Act.

B. The Regents shall make any arrangements that are necessary

or appropriate with institutions of higher education in order to

fulfill its obligations under advance tuition payment contracts,

which arrangements may include, but need not be limited to, the

payment by the Regents of the then actual tuition cost on behalf of

a qualified beneficiary to the institution of higher education.

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C. The Trust may contract with others, public or private, for

the provision of all or a portion of the services necessary for the

management and operation of the Trust.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9-104 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9-104
Transportation equipment - Definitions - Construction and maintenance - Colors -
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 17and maintenance - Colors - Penalty.

A. As used in this title:

1. “Transportation equipment” means any vehicle or conveyance

used for transportation of pupils from their homes to school and

from school to their homes when the cost of rent, lease, purchase,

maintenance, or operation of said vehicle or conveyance is defrayed

in whole or in part from public school funds; and

2. “Auxiliary transportation equipment” includes but is not

limited to equipment used for transporting students to and from

extracurricular activities but does not include transportation

equipment used for transporting students from their homes to school

and from school to their homes.

B. 1. All transportation equipment shall be of such

construction as to provide safe, comfortable and economical

transportation of passengers. All such equipment which is used to

transport ten or more public school children at one time shall be

constructed, maintained and operated in accordance with all

requirements of laws of the State of Oklahoma and rules of the State

Board of Education.

2. All auxiliary transportation equipment shall be of such

construction as to provide safe, comfortable and economical

transportation of passengers. All auxiliary transportation

equipment which is used to transport ten or more public school

children at one time shall be constructed and maintained in

accordance with all requirements of laws of this state.

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C. Nothing in this act shall prevent the bidding by and

purchase of new or used transportation equipment or new or used

auxiliary transportation equipment from out-of-state dealers so long

as they comply with Section 561 et seq. of Title 47 of the Oklahoma

Statutes regulating and licensing manufacturers, distributors,

dealers, salesmen, etc., and hold a current motor vehicle dealers’

license.

D. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a district board

of education may paint or purchase auxiliary transportation

equipment in a color or colors other than National School Bus

Yellow.

E. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-135 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-135
Renumbered as § 6-101.44 of this title by Laws 1989,
Status: in_force

1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 119, operative July 1, 1990.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-23-124 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-23-124
Article to be liberally construed
Status: in_force

This article being necessary for the advancement of education

and the welfare of the state and its inhabitants shall be liberally

construed to effect the purposes thereof; provided that until

specifically authorized by the Legislature the provisions of this

article shall not be utilized in any other manner.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-12-104 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-12-104
Local film library
Status: in_force

Any county or school district or educational institution

supported by tax funds may establish and maintain a local film

library and shall have authority to expend local funds for such

purpose. Monies expended by any county or school district, or by

any educational institution supported by tax funds, for the purchase

of projection and audio materials approved by the State Board of

Education may be matched with state monies appropriated for such

purpose, in amounts not to exceed the following: Any county, One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00); any school district or tax-supported

educational institution employing one to fifty teachers, One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00); any school district or tax supported

educational institution employing fifty-one to two hundred fifty

teachers, Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00); and any school district

or tax-supported educational institution employing more than two

hundred fifty teachers, Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00).

Provided, monies received by a school district under the provisions

of this section shall not be considered as a part of its chargeable

income for state-aid purposes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-155 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-155
Concussion information - Removal from practice or game
Status: in_force

- Reinstatement

A. As defined in this act:

1. "Athlete" means a secondary-school-age individual who is

participating in a sport which is individual- and/or team-based,

outside of school or within school and either competitive or in an

organized practice; and

2. "Health care provider" means an individual who is

registered, certified, licensed or otherwise recognized by the state

to provide medical or psychological treatment and who is trained and

experienced in the evaluation, management and care of concussions.

B. The State Department of Health shall create a concussion

management section on its website to provide the guidelines

necessary for each school district board of education and youth

sports organization to develop their own policies and procedures

pertaining to, but not limited to:

1. A concussion and head injury information sheet for game

officials, team officials, athletes, parents or guardians and other

persons having care or charge of athletes of the signs and symptoms

of concussion or head injury and the risk of continuing to practice

or compete in an athletic event or activity after sustaining a

concussion or head injury;

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2. "Return to Learn" guidelines for teachers and relevant

school personnel pertaining to athletes who are returning to the

classroom after sustaining a concussion or head injury;

3. "Graduated Stepwise Return to Athletic Participation"

guidelines for team officials pertaining to athletes returning to

practice or competition after a concussion or head injury; and

4. Links to one or more free online concussion training

programs as provided by the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC), the National Federation of State High School

Associations (NFHS) or a comparable program or resource.

The Department shall periodically review the guidelines and update

it accordingly.

C. Each school district board of education and youth sports

organization or association shall develop policies and procedures

pursuant to subsection B of this section to inform and educate their

respective coaches, game officials, team officials, athletes and

their parents or guardians of the nature and risk of concussion and

head injury, including continuing to play after concussion or head

injury. On an annual basis, information regarding concussion and

head injuries shall be disseminated to the athlete and his or her

parent or guardian. Acknowledgment and understanding of the

information shall be completed by the athlete and the athlete's

parent or guardian and maintained by the school or the youth sports

organization or association prior to the athlete's participation in

practice or competition.

1. On an annual basis, game officials and team officials shall

undergo concussion training provided by the CDC, the NFHS or a

comparable program or resource. A record of completion of the

training course shall be readily available upon request.

2. If any game official or team official responsible for the

care and safety of an athlete in an athletic event becomes aware or

suspects an athlete is exhibiting signs, symptoms or behaviors

consistent with having sustained a concussion or head injury, he or

she shall remove the athlete from the practice or competition.

3. If an athlete is removed from practice or competition as

provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, the athlete shall not,

on the same day the athlete is removed, be permitted to return to

that practice or competition or to participate in any other practice

or competition, unless deemed eligible pursuant to the provisions of

paragraph 4 of this subsection.

4. An athlete who has been removed from participation as

provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection may not participate until

the athlete is evaluated by a health care provider and receives

written clearance to return to participation from that health care

provider. The health care provider may be a volunteer. A health

care provider, game official or team official, whether volunteer or

employee, shall not be liable for civil damages for injury, death or

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loss to person or property allegedly arising from any act or

omission in providing services or performing duties unless the acts

or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton

misconduct.

D. Respective governing boards shall establish the following

minimum penalties for a violation of paragraph 2 of subsection C of

this section for those individuals set forth in paragraph 1 of

subsection C of this section:

1. First violation shall be additional concussion recognition

and management education as predetermined by the governing board;

2. Second violation shall be suspension from the sport until

appearance before the governing board; and

3. Monetary fines shall not be considered as a penalty.

E. The Department shall promulgate rules necessary to implement

the provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.54 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.54
School budgets and estimates
Status: in_force

In the preparation of their budgets and estimates of income for

the school years 1968-69 and thereafter the school districts of this

state may include the increased amounts of Foundation Program Aid

and Incentive Aid provided by this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-695.18 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-695.18
Supplemental loan program
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Student Loan Authority shall establish and operate

a supplemental loan program for qualified students who are not

eligible for loans under the federally insured student loan program,

pursuant to the following:

A. "Qualified person" shall be those students enrolled in a

participating institution or a biological or adoptive parent of such

student who meets the eligibility requirements set by the Oklahoma

Student Loan Authority.

B. The Authority may enter into agreements with the

Commissioners of the Land Office for funding this loan program or

may obtain funding through authorized procedures as provided for in

the Oklahoma Student Loan Act.

C. The Authority may enter into agreements with the State

Guarantee Agency or any nationally recognized guarantor approved by

the United States Secretary of Education for the insurance of such

loans.

D. The Authority shall collect its loans when due; and, in the

event of a possible default after due diligence has been performed

to collect on a guaranteed loan, a claim shall be filed with the

State Guarantee Agency for collection under the insurance program,

which guarantor shall pay the claim for the Authority, following

which it shall take whatever action may be necessary to collect from

the borrower in order to assure that the State of Oklahoma will not

suffer any loss in connection with default payments; and if

insurance of the loan is with a nationally recognized guarantor, the

same procedure shall apply.

E. The Authority shall establish the rate of interest to be

paid on loans, which shall be paid by the borrowers to the

Authority, which rate shall be as modest as possible for the benefit

of the student but shall be at sufficient level to assure repayment

of the debt incurred to underwrite the loans and expenses incurred

by the Authority in administration of the program.

F. The Authority shall promulgate rules as may be necessary and

appropriate for the full and effective administration of the loan

program provided for in the Oklahoma Student Loan Act, and it shall

be the sole state agency for providing loans to eligible persons

under the federal and state student loan programs.

G. As in the case of other trust agencies, the State of

Oklahoma is not obligated to support with state-appropriated funds

the loan program provided for in the Oklahoma Student Loan Act.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1082
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-10-107 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-10-107
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

In any matter pertaining to the duties of the attendance officer

and keeping records thereof, the board of education of the district

shall make rules and regulations subject only to the limitations of

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 522

the regulations of the State Board of Education and of the law,

which shall have the force and effect of law, and all attendance

officers are hereby required to comply with all such rules and

regulations the same as if they had been specifically mentioned

herein.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4418.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4418.1
Changing name of Altus Junior College to Western
Status: in_force

Oklahoma State College.

The state educational institution located at Altus shall

continue at the same location and its official name shall be Western

Oklahoma State College.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-510.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-510.3
Purple Star Campus designation
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section, "military-connected student" means

a student enrolled in a public school who is a dependent of a

current or former member of:

1. The United States military;

2. The Oklahoma National Guard; or

3. A reserve force of the United States military.

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B. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the State

Department of Education shall designate a school district campus as

a Purple Star Campus if the campus applies and qualifies for the

designation pursuant to this section.

C. To qualify as a Purple Star Campus, a school district or

individual campus shall:

1. Designate a school employee as a military liaison whose

duties include:

a. identifying military-connected students enrolled at

the campus,

b. serving as the point of contact between the campus and

military-connected students and their families,

c. determining appropriate campus services available to

military-connected students, and

d. assisting in coordinating campus programs relevant to

military-connected students;

2. Maintain on the campus website an easily accessible web page

that includes resources for military-connected students and their

families including information regarding:

a. relocation to, enrollment at, registration at and

transferring records to the campus,

b. academic planning, course sequences and advanced

classes available at the campus,

c. counseling and other support services available for

military-connected students enrolled at the campus,

and

d. the military liaison and his or her duties designated

pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection;

3. Maintain a transition program led by students, where

appropriate, that assists military-connected students in

transitioning into the campus;

4. Offer professional development for school employees on

issues related to military-connected students; and

5. Offer at least one of the following initiatives:

a. a resolution showing support for military-connected

students and their families,

b. recognition of the Month of the Military Child or

Military Family Month with relevant events hosted by

the campus, or

c. a partnership with a local military installation that

provides opportunities for active duty military

members to volunteer at the campus, speak at an

assembly or host a field trip.

D. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to

implement the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-148.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-148.4
Campus map — School mapping data
Status: in_force

A. If a public school district in this state chooses to map its

campus, the school district shall use the school mapping data

guidelines provided for in this section. As used in this section,

“school mapping data” means information provided in an electronic or

digital format to assist first responders in responding to

emergencies at schools.

B. The school mapping data provided shall:

1. Be compatible with software platforms used by local, county,

state, and federal public safety agencies that provide emergency

services to the specific school for which the data is provided

without requiring such agencies to purchase additional software or

requiring a fee to view or access the data;

2. Be compatible with security software platforms in use by the

specific school for which the data is provided without requiring

public safety agencies or school districts to purchase additional

software or requiring a fee to view or access the data;

3. Be in a printable format and, if requested in addition to

subsection A of this section, be in a digital file format that can

be integrated into interactive mobile platforms in use;

4. Be verified by the entity producing the data for accuracy by

a walk-through of school buildings and grounds;

5. Be oriented true north;

6. Be overlaid on current aerial imagery;

7. Contain site-specific labeling that matches the structure of

school buildings including room labels, hallway names, and external

door or stairwell numbers and locations of hazards, critical utility

locations, key boxes, automated external defibrillators, and trauma

kits;

8. Contain site-specific labeling that matches the school

grounds including parking areas, athletic fields, surrounding roads,

and neighboring properties; and

9. Be overlaid with gridded “x” and “y” coordinates.

C. School mapping data as defined by this section shall not be

modified or updated independently without corresponding updates to

school mapping data within software platforms used by local, county,

state, and federal public safety agencies that provide emergency

services to the specific school.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-698.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-698.3
Mathematics or science teacher shortage employment
Status: in_force

incentive program.

A. It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that, beginning

with the 2001-2002 school year, the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education establish a teacher shortage employment incentive

program for students enrolled in a major course of study in

mathematics or science at the undergraduate level or graduate level

who declare an intention to serve and who subsequently serve this

state by teaching in a secondary level public school of this state

for a minimum of five (5) years in the subject areas of mathematics

or science. Students meeting the criteria provided in this section

shall be given the opportunity to enter into participation in the

program.

B. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are

authorized to make employment incentive payments pursuant to the

provisions of this section to persons who actually render a minimum

of five (5) years of service as teachers in the public schools of

this state if not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the

teaching assignment meets the criteria specified in subsection A of

this section. The total amount of the employment incentive payments

for any qualified person shall not exceed an amount equal to three

times the average annual cost of undergraduate resident tuition and

fees for full-time enrollment at institutions which offer teacher

education programs within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education, as defined by the State Regents. Any amount not

necessary to repay the balance of a student's loan(s) shall be paid

directly to any person otherwise eligible for employment incentive

payments pursuant to this section.

C. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall

require the execution of appropriate contracts with eligible

persons. Persons failing to comply with the requirements of this

section shall not be eligible for the employment incentive payments

provided for in this section. The Chancellor of the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education, with approval of the State Regents,

may contract with any other appropriate organization or unit of

government for the administration of the provisions of this section.

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D. If insufficient funds are available for employment incentive

payments to qualified persons during any fiscal year, the Chancellor

may make reductions in the payments made to those qualifying.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2116 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2116
Donation of motor vehicle to board of regents – Written
Status: in_force

agreement.

A. The board of regents of any institution within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education may enter into a written agreement

with any person or business entity covering the donation to the

board of regents of any motor vehicle for use by the institution in

connection with any technical education, training, maintenance, or

other similar education program, or in administering any such

program operated by or under the direction of the board of regents.

The agreement shall be executed by the board of regents or an

administrative officer for the board of regents and the manufacturer

of the motor vehicle.

B. The written donation agreement shall:

1. Specify the monetary consideration for the donation, if any;

2. Provide that ownership of the motor vehicle remain with the

board of regents; and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1339

3. State the make and model of the motor vehicle.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-103.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-103.2
Children placed outside parents' home and school
Status: in_force

district - Access to vocational offerings.

The State Board of Career and Technology Education shall

promulgate rules to ensure access to vocational offerings in

technology center school districts to students in technology center

school districts who are receiving educational services from a

school district due to placements outlined in the provisions of

Section 1-113 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-19-115 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-19-115
Rules - Administrative budget - Coordinator of driver
Status: in_force

education programs.

A. The establishment, conduct and scope of the driver education

program for secondary schools shall be the program established by

rules adopted and promulgated by the State Board of Education,

subject to the requirements and exceptions set forth in Section 19-

113 et seq. of this title. Said program shall be established and

maintained only in accordance with such rules and laws. The State

Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prepare an administrative

budget from funds made available under this article, which budget

shall be approved by the State Board of Education. It shall be the

responsibility of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to

appoint supervisors of safety education and the necessary clerical

personnel.

B. The State Department of Education shall designate or employ

a state coordinator of driver education programs to provide

oversight of all driver education programs throughout the state.

The responsibilities of such coordinator shall include, but not be

limited to:

1. Assuring quality driver education programs in this state;

2. Serving as a liaison between the State Department of

Education and Service Oklahoma;

3. Promoting driver safety throughout the state; and

4. Coordinating the activities of the supervisors of safety

education and the necessary clerical staff.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4704 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4704
Consolidation of financial assistance program -
Status: in_force

Increasing assistance - Priority system for eligibility for

assistance - National Merit scholars.

A. The State Regents for Higher Education are hereby authorized

to consolidate the administration of all scholarship, forgiveable

loan and teacher institute monies within one student financial

assistance program.

B. The Oklahoma Legislature believes that its citizens should

receive the benefits of higher education and it further believes

that the state benefits by having an educated populace. It is the

intent of the Legislature to increase funding to grant, scholarship,

teacher institute and forgivable loan programs, as funds are made

available. The State Regents for Higher Education are hereby

authorized to establish a priority system for eligibility for

assistance based on any one or more of the following criteria:

1. need;

2. minority or underprivileged status;

3. potential for academic excellence;

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4. potential for excellence in targeted career areas, such as

teaching; or

5. potential as a research or teaching assistant at the post-

graduate level.

C. As funds are made available, it is the intent of the

Legislature to provide full scholarships to allow National Merit

scholars to attend any public institution of higher education in

this state. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide seventy-

five percent (75%) scholarships to allow National Merit Semi-

finalists to attend any public institution of higher education in

this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-26-104 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-26-104
Funding of flexible benefit allowances – Establishment
Status: in_force

of cafeteria plans.

A. Each fiscal year, the Legislature shall appropriate adequate

funding to the State Board of Education and the State Board of

Career and Technology Education for the purpose of providing a

flexible benefit allowance to school district employees pursuant to

this act. Unless the Legislature appropriates adequate funding

specifically for the purpose of providing a flexible benefit

allowance to school district employees, the Oklahoma State Board of

Education shall allocate from the funds appropriated to the Oklahoma

State Board of Education for the support of public school activities

an amount to fully fund the flexible benefit allowance, which shall

occur first prior to allocating the funds for any other purpose.

The amount appropriated for funding and disbursed to school

districts shall be calculated by multiplying the number of eligible

school district employees employed by school districts which are

participating in the health insurance plan offered by the Oklahoma

Employees Insurance and Benefits Board or are self-insured as

counted in February of each year by the amount of the flexible

benefit allowance credited to the eligible school employees as

established in Section 26-105 of this title. Each Board shall

disburse the total amount appropriated for funding the flexible

benefit allowance to school districts during the fiscal year. From

the total amount appropriated, each Board shall disburse the

appropriate amounts, based on the number of eligible school district

employees employed by that school district, to each school district.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 964

B. Every school district shall establish or make available to

school district employees a cafeteria plan pursuant to 26 U.S.C.

Section 125 of the United States Code. The plan shall offer, as a

benefit, major medical health care plan coverage.

C. The flexible benefit allowance amount established pursuant

to Section 26-105 of this title shall be credited to each eligible

school district employee. School district employees shall elect

whether to use the flexible benefit allowance to pay for coverage in

the health insurance plan offered by the Oklahoma Employees

Insurance and Benefits Board or the self-insured plan offered by the

school district and may receive the excess flexible benefit

allowance as taxable compensation as provided in Section 26-105 of

this title.

D. The administrator of the cafeteria plan shall maintain a

separate account for each participating school district employee.

School districts shall forward the school district employee flexible

benefit allowance amounts to the administrator for elected purchases

of cafeteria plan benefits.

E. Expenses included in an employee's salary adjustment

agreement pursuant to the cafeteria plan shall be limited to

expenses for:

1. Premiums for any health insurance, health maintenance

organization, life insurance, long term disability insurance, dental

insurance or high deductible health benefit plan offered to

employees and their dependents; and

2. All other eligible benefit programs offered under 26 U.S.C.

Section 125 of the United States Code.

F. The flexible benefit allowance amount established in Section

26-105 of this title shall not be included as income in computation

of state retirement contributions and benefits or as part of the

Minimum Salary Schedule for teachers established in Section 18-

114.12 of this title. School districts shall not consider the

flexible benefit allowance amount as income for eligible support

employees and thereby shall not reduce the salary of an eligible

support employee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2281 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2281
Former prisoners of war - Persons missing in action -
Status: in_force

Dependents - Free tuition.

A. Any current or former prisoner of war or person missing in

action, as defined by the provisions of this section, and any

dependent of a current or former prisoner of war or person missing

in action, upon being duly accepted for enrollment into any state-

supported institution of higher education of any type, or state-

supported technical or vocational school, shall be allowed to obtain

a bachelors degree, or certificate of completion, for so long as

such former prisoner of war, person missing in action or dependent

is eligible, free of general enrollment fees. Once a person

qualifies as a dependent under the terms and provisions of this

section, the fact of the return of the parent or the reported death

of the parent will not remove the dependent from the provisions or

benefits of this section.

B. For purposes of this section:

1. "Prisoner of war" and "person missing in action" means any

person who was a resident of the State of Oklahoma at the time he or

she entered service of the United States Armed Forces, or whose

official residence is within the State of Oklahoma, and who, while

serving in the United States Armed Forces has been declared to be a

prisoner of war, or to be a person missing in action as established

by the Secretary of Defense; and

2. "Dependent" means any child not to exceed twenty-four (24)

years of age born to or adopted by a parent who served or is serving

as a prisoner of war or was declared by the United States Armed

Forces to be a person missing in action.

C. If federal funds are provided for general enrollment fees of

said dependent, this section shall not be applicable.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2623 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2623
Qualifications
Status: in_force

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

Regents for Higher Education may annually award a maximum of three

hundred full-time-equivalent scholarships for the Tulsa

Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program to residents of

the Tulsa School District.

B. To qualify for a scholarship, an applicant shall satisfy the

following criteria:

1. The family income of the applicant from taxable sources is

not more than Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00) per year;

2. The applicant attended a Tulsa public school where seventy-

five percent (75%) or more of the students enrolled in the school

qualify for the free and reduced lunch program; and

3. The applicant resides in a census block area within the

Tulsa School District where thirty percent (30%) or more of the

residents are at or below the poverty level established by the

United States Bureau of the Census.

C. The Regents may consider as a factor, when determining the

order of preference of applicants, whether an applicant is a direct

lineal descendant of a person who resided in the Greenwood Area in

the City of Tulsa between April 30, 1921, and June 1, 1921. If the

Regents use descent as a preference factor, it shall be applied to

all applicants regardless of race. The applicants shall be required

to present verifiable documentation of their lineage. The Oklahoma

Historical Society shall verify the authenticity and accuracy of the

documentation submitted by an applicant and shall establish the

boundaries of the Greenwood Area. Verifiable documentation shall

include, but not be limited to the following:

1. Family records including family bibles, vital records,

correspondence, memoirs, journals, diaries, unrecorded deeds,

diplomas, certificates, or testimonials;

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2. Public records including censuses, government records,

military records, pensions, land bounty records, passport

applications, passenger lists, original grants, naturalization or

immigration records, records of entry, or state, province, or local

records; or

3. Institutional records including church records, cemetery

records and inscriptions, education institutions, insurance records,

or societies and fraternal organizations.

D. The Regents shall promulgate rules establishing the

application requirements for the program and the system for

evaluating applications based on the preference factors.

E. Applicants shall also meet the eligibility criteria

established in Section 2624 of this title.

F. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall also

be authorized to annually award scholarships for the Tulsa

Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program to two students at

each of the high schools in the Tulsa School District for the

purpose of preserving awareness of the history and meaning of the

civil unrest that occurred in Tulsa in 1921. The following

provisions shall apply to the scholarship provided in this

subsection:

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of this

section, eligibility for the scholarships awarded pursuant to this

subsection shall be:

a. enrollment in the appropriate high school,

b. family income of the applicant from taxable sources

not to exceed Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00)

per year,

c. satisfaction of the criteria specified in Section 2624

of this title, and

d. any other relevant criteria determined by the Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education;

2. The State Regents shall involve the administration of the

Tulsa School District in the selection process;

3. The award shall be limited to a one-year full-time-

equivalent period. Following successful completion of such award,

recipients who meet the criteria provided in subsection B of this

section shall be eligible to apply and be considered for continued

participation in the full Tulsa Reconciliation Education and

Scholarship Program. Any student subsequently awarded such

scholarship shall have the duration of the scholarship provided

pursuant to this subsection deducted from the limits set in

subsection D of Section 2625 of this title;

4. The award may only be funded with state funds appropriated

to the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust Fund and

income therefrom, and shall be made subject to the availability of

such funds; and

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5. The awards made pursuant to this subsection shall be

included within the maximum number of scholarships specified in

subsection A of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-187D — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-187D
Promulgation of rules
Status: in_force

The Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability shall

promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-145 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-145
Local foundation and public school/business partnerships
Status: in_force

- Foundation gifts, grants and donations.

A. District school boards of education should be encouraged to

explore the potential benefits of local foundations and public

school/business partnerships as supplements to basic programs

publicly funded.

B. No local foundation, as defined in subsection C of this

section, shall make, and no public school, public school personnel,

or school district shall accept, any gift, grant or donation of real

or personal property from any local foundation unless the local

foundation complies with the requirements of this section and with

such other requirements for such organization as are required by

Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. As used in this section, "local foundation" means any

company, trust, corporation or association:

1. that solicits money or property in the name of any public

school district, public school or public school organization; and

2. which is exempt from federal income taxes or is verifiably

and in good faith in the process of obtaining federal tax exemption

status pursuant to the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the

Internal Revenue Code. If the local foundation is in the process of

obtaining exemption status in accordance with this paragraph, the

local foundation may make gifts, grants or donations pursuant to

this section provided it has advised the district board of education

of the status of any application for tax exemption and continues to

provide the board such information each year thereafter.

Any local foundation which has been denied such exemption or

ceases to qualify for such exemption by the Internal Revenue Service

shall not be authorized to function pursuant to this section.

D. Student organizations or club projects whose revenue may be

deposited in a school activity fund or account pursuant to Section

5-129 of this title shall not be considered "local foundations".

E. Only school districts, public schools, school personnel and

students or direct functions of a school district may be the

beneficiaries of any awards, grants or other benefits of a local

foundation.

F. The board of education of any school district in this state

may refuse to accept any donation of real or personal property

offered by or through a local foundation and shall have the final

authority to accept or refuse to accept any grant or award offered

by a local foundation for the benefit of the school district.

G. In order to assure the fairness, objectivity, and integrity

of its operations, and that its purposes and policies are consistent

with the goals of the State Board of Education, the board of

education of the school district may consider the process used in

selecting recipients of benefits or merit awards by any local

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foundation in deciding whether to accept or reject the gift, grant

or donation.

H. No employee of the district shall be a voting member of a

local foundation board which is established in that school district.

Members of the board of education may serve on the board of a local

foundation, but shall not constitute a majority of the members of

the board of directors of the foundation. No other elected official

of state or local government shall be compensated by the local

foundation. The total number of ex officio local foundation members

shall be less than the number of voting members of the local

foundations. No ex officio member of the local foundation board or

employee of the school district shall be compensated by the local

foundation for service as an ex officio member of the local

foundation.

I. Any local foundation which makes a gift, grant or donation

to any school district, public school, or school personnel of this

state, regardless of when established, shall make all of its

financial records and documents available to auditors who are

performing audits of the school district. Such financial records

and documents, other than the list of contributors, shall be open

for public inspection upon written request by any person.

J. A public school district shall not directly or indirectly

transfer any funds to any local foundation or render services or

provide any thing of value to any local foundation without receiving

documented adequate payment or reimbursement therefor according to

written contract. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting

payment by the district of claims for expenses of fund-raising for

the benefit of the district if such fund-raising activities are

approved in advance by the district board of education and made a

part of the minutes of the meeting of the board. Nothing herein

shall be construed as prohibiting the district from providing space

in a school district building or on school district property to the

foundation for office or business purposes in exchange for the

financial benefits provided to the district by the foundation if

approved by the district board of education and made a part of the

minutes of the meeting of the board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3301 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3301
University of Oklahoma
Status: in_force

The State Educational Institution located at Norman and known as the

University of Oklahoma shall continue at the same location and its

official name shall be the University of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma

Geological Survey located at Norman and the medical facilities of

the University of Oklahoma located at Oklahoma City, which shall be

designated as the University of Oklahoma Medical Center, shall

continue in existence and shall be integral parts of the University

of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4423.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4423.1
Carl Albert State College - Name change
Status: in_force

The state educational institution located at Poteau which is

known as "Carl Albert Junior College" and is presently designated as

"Carl Albert Junior College" shall continue at the same location and

the official name of the institution shall be designated in all

future references as "Carl Albert State College". Any reference in

the statutes to Carl Albert Junior College shall be deemed a

reference to Carl Albert State College.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-119 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-119
Sample textbooks
Status: in_force

All advance or sample copies of textbooks or any edition thereof

furnished to any member of the State Textbook Committee, or to any

individual for the purpose of obtaining a selection of the textbook

by the State Textbook Committee, shall not be sold by the recipient

thereof, but shall be disposed of as may be prescribed by the rules

of the State Board of Education. Any advance or sample textbook or

any edition thereof furnished to a member of a local textbook

committee, or to any school official or individual for the purpose

of obtaining a local adoption of the textbook, may be returned to

the publisher for credit if the cost of such book was charged

against the value of textbooks allowed such school district.

Publishers shall pay the cost of shipment on returned samples. All

publishers having contracts to furnish textbooks to the State of

Oklahoma shall be required to file with the State Board of

Education, not later than the first day of January and the first day

of July of each year following the dates of their respective

contracts, a sworn statement showing the names and addresses of all

persons to whom they have furnished, during the preceding six (6)

months, any advance or sample copies of such textbooks, or any

edition thereof, together with the numbers and titles of such

textbooks furnished to each such recipient, and a failure to do so,

or to give accurate and complete information concerning the same,

shall authorize the State Board of Education to cancel the contract

of such publisher.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-108 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-108
State funds - Allowances for children with
Status: in_force

disabilities.

A. The State Board of Education is hereby authorized to

establish all necessary rules and set the rate of reimbursement for

physical and occupational therapists, teachers of homebound children

or home-to-school telephone instruction, board and room for

transferred children with disabilities to attend a special class,

travel for transporting children with disabilities within or without

the district, and travel for teachers who are required to travel in

fulfilling the services to children with disabilities in homebound,

cooperative, or county programs for children with disabilities.

B. The State Board of Education may make provisions for

boarding children with disabilities who must be transferred from

their home school districts to school districts providing special

education and related services, but in no case shall the

reimbursement from other state funds for this purpose exceed Four

Hundred Fifty Dollars ($450.00) per child per year.

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C. The State Board of Education may make provisions and

payments therefor from other state funds for the special education

of any child with deaf-blindness, deafness or blindness and a

resident of the state, in any private or public institution, either

inside or outside of the State of Oklahoma, but in no case shall

payment from state funds for such special education and related

services, including board and room for such child, exceed Five

Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per child per year.

D. None of the funds received by a school district under the

provisions of this section shall be considered as a part of the

chargeable income of such district for State Aid purposes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2252 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2252
Definitions
Status: in_force

The term "higher education" as used in Article XIII-A of the

Constitution of Oklahoma and the vitalizing statutes or the term

"postsecondary education" shall mean all education of any kind

beyond the twelfth grade in which students pursue study and for

which the credit earned may apply toward meeting requirements for a

degree, diploma, or other postsecondary academic or collegiate

award, and shall also include bona fide postsecondary adult and

continuing education, extension and public service education, and

organized research as may be authorized by the State Regents as a

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part of the functions and courses of study of a member institution

in the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-102.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-102.2
Tax qualification as a governmental retirement plan
Status: in_force

The retirement system shall satisfy the applicable qualification

requirements for governmental plans as specified in Sections 401 and

414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or 1986, as amended from

time to time and as appropriate for a governmental plan (hereinafter

referred to as the "Code"). In addition to other Code provisions

otherwise noted, and in order to satisfy the applicable requirements

under the Code, the retirement system shall be subject to the

following provisions, notwithstanding any other provision of the

retirement system law:

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

income of the retirement system to the members and their

beneficiaries in accordance with the retirement system law.

(2) Forfeitures arising from severance of employment, death, or

for any other reason may not be applied to increase the benefits any

member would otherwise receive under the retirement system law.

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

distributed in accordance with the requirements of Code Section

401(a)(9) and the regulations thereto. In order to meet these

requirements, the retirement system shall be administered in

accordance with the following provisions:

(a) The life expectancy of a member or the member's spouse may

not be recalculated after the benefits commence.

(b) If a member dies before the distribution of the member's

benefits has begun, distributions to beneficiaries must begin no

later than December 31 of the calendar year immediately following

the calendar year in which the member died.

(c) The amount of benefits payable to a member's beneficiary

may not exceed the maximum determined under the incidental death

benefit requirement of the Code.

(4) The Board of Trustees or its designee may not:

(a) determine eligibility for benefits,

(b) compute rates of contribution, or

(c) compute benefits of members or beneficiaries,

in a manner that discriminates in favor of members who are

considered officers, supervisors, or highly compensated, as

prohibited under Code Section 401(a)(4).

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(5) Benefits paid from the retirement system shall not exceed

the maximum benefits permissible under Code Section 415.

(6) The Board of Trustees may not engage in a transaction

prohibited by Code Section 503(b).

(7) To the extent required by Code Section 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.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.44 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.44
Adoption of policy prerequisite to disciplinary
Status: in_force

action.

Beginning January 1, 1982, no suspension, demotion or

termination of a support employee shall be effective or enforceable

unless the local school board has adopted a policy as provided in

Section 2 of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-19-122 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-19-122
Allocation of funds for driver education
Status: in_force

Contingent upon the availability of funds, monies appropriated

to the State Board of Education for the driver education program

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shall be allocated to each school district which provided a driver

education program during the preceding fiscal year in accordance

with state law and the rules established by the State Board of

Education. Contingent upon funds being made available, allocations

to each school district shall be reimbursed on a first-come first-

serve basis as provided below:

1. In the amount of Ninety-five Dollars ($95.00) per pupil for

courses offered before or after the regular school day; and

2. In the amount of Eighty-two Dollars and fifty cents ($82.50)

per pupil for courses offered during the regular school day, the

summer, or on Saturday.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2203 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2203
Bonds as special obligations - Covenants
Status: in_force

The bonds issued hereunder shall not be an indebtedness of the

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

of the Board of Education thereof, but shall be special obligations

payable solely from the revenues to be derived from the operation of

the building, and the Board is authorized and directed to pledge all

or any part of such revenues to the payment of principal of and

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

such principal and interest and the proper application of the

revenues pledged thereto, the Board is authorized by appropriate

provisions in the resolution or resolutions authorizing the bonds:

(a) to covenant as to the use and disposition of the proceeds of

the sale of such bonds;

(b) to covenant as to the operation of the building and the

collection and disposition of the revenues derived from such

operation;

(c) to covenant as to the rights, liabilities, powers, and

duties arising from the breach of any covenant or agreement into

which it may enter in authorizing and issuing the bonds;

(d) to covenant and agree to carry such insurance on the

building and the use and occupancy thereof as may be considered

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

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

building;

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

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

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

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

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

trust agreement or agreements which may set forth the powers and

duties and the remedies available to such trustee or trustees and

may limit the liabilities thereof and prescribe the terms and

conditions upon which such trustee or trustees or the holder or

holders of the bonds in any specified amount or percentage may

exercise such rights and enforce any or all such covenants and

resort to such remedies as may be appropriate;

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

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

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

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

are hereby expressly required to be fully sufficient to assure the

prompt payment of principal and interest on the bonds as each

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

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

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

desirable for the welfare of the institution and its students or for

the accomplishment of the purposes of this act;

(g) to covenant to maintain a maximum percentage of occupancy of

the building;

(h) to covenant against the issuance of any other obligations

payable from the revenues to be derived from the building; and

(i) to make covenants other than and in addition to those herein

expressly mentioned of such character as may be considered necessary

or advisable to effect the purposes of this act.

All such agreements and covenants entered into by the Board

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

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

agreements and covenants shall be enforceable by appropriate action

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

holders of bonds issued hereunder.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2626 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2626
Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust
Status: in_force

Fund.

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

"Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust Fund". The

trust fund shall be managed and controlled by a board of trustees.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall constitute the

board of trustees of the Trust Fund.

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

the provisions of the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship

Act.

C. The Trust Fund capital shall consist of monies the

Legislature appropriates or transfers to the Oklahoma State Regents

for Higher Education for the Trust Fund, monies transferred from the

donations from taxpayers pursuant to Section 12 of this act, and any

monies or assets contributed to the Trust Fund from any other

source, public or private.

D. The board of trustees shall invest the trust capital in a

reasonable and prudent manner which, consistent with any long-term

investment needs, will produce the greatest trust income over the

term of the investment while preserving the trust capital. All

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trust income shall be reinvested into the trust fund except for the

purposes of awarding scholarships pursuant to the Tulsa

Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Act.

E. The Regents shall adopt rules for accomplishing transfer of

funds from the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Trust

Fund to the appropriate institutional Educational and General

Operations Revolving Funds, as provided in Section 3901 of this

title, to private institutions of higher education, and to the

appropriate technology center school. Allocations from the Trust

Fund may be made only for the purpose of covering the scholarship

award of eligible participants. 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, § 70-14-131 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-131
Administrative rules - Distribution of funds
Status: in_force

A. Effective July 1, 2014, all administrative rules promulgated

by the State Board of Education that relate to adult education

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programs shall be transferred to and become a part of the

administrative rules of the State Board of Career and Technology

Education. The Office of Administrative Rules in the Secretary of

State's office shall provide adequate notice in the Oklahoma

Register of the transfer of such rules, and shall place the

transferred rules under the Administrative Code section of the State

Board of Career and Technology Education. Such rules shall continue

in force and effect as rules of the office of the State Board of

Career and Technology Education from and after July 1, 2014, and any

amendment, repeal or addition to the transferred rules shall be

under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Career and Technology

Education.

B. The State Board of Career and Technology Education shall

adopt and promulgate rules and standards for adult education

programs and distribution of funds to school districts and

organizations which offer adult education services in this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-820.10 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-820.10
Required form of agency contract
Status: in_force

REQUIRED FORM OF AGENCY CONTRACT.

A. An agency contract must be in a record signed by the

parties.

B. An agency contract must contain:

1. A statement that the athlete agent is registered as an

athlete agent in this state and a list of any other states in which

the agent is registered as an athlete agent;

2. The amount and method of calculating the consideration to be

paid by the student athlete for services to be provided by the agent

under the contract and any other consideration the agent has

received or will receive from any other source for entering into the

contract or providing the services;

3. The name of any person not listed in the agent's application

for registration or renewal of registration which will be

compensated because the athlete signed the contract;

4. A description of any expenses the athlete agrees to

reimburse;

5. A description of the services to be provided to the athlete;

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6. The duration of the contract; and

7. The date of execution.

C. Subject to subsection G of this section, an agency contract

must contain a conspicuous notice in boldface type and in

substantially the following form:

WARNING TO STUDENT ATHLETE

IF YOU SIGN THIS CONTRACT:

1. YOU MAY LOSE YOUR ELIGIBILITY TO COMPETE AS A STUDENT

ATHLETE IN YOUR SPORT;

2. IF YOU HAVE AN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, WITHIN SEVENTY-TWO (72)

HOURS AFTER SIGNING THIS CONTRACT OR BEFORE THE NEXT SCHEDULED

ATHLETIC EVENT IN WHICH YOU PARTICIPATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST,

BOTH YOU AND YOUR ATHLETE AGENT MUST NOTIFY YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

THAT YOU HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS CONTRACT AND PROVIDE THE NAME AND

CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE ATHLETE AGENT; AND

3. YOU MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT WITHIN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS AFTER

SIGNING IT. CANCELLATION OF THIS CONTRACT MAY NOT REINSTATE YOUR

ELIGIBILITY AS A STUDENT ATHLETE IN YOUR SPORT.

D. An agency contract must be accompanied by a separate record

signed by the student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, the

parent or guardian of the athlete acknowledging that signing the

contract may result in the loss of the athlete's eligibility to

participate in the athlete's sport.

E. A student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, the parent

or guardian of the athlete may void an agency contract that does not

conform to this section. If the contract is voided, any

consideration received from the athlete agent under the contract to

induce entering into the contract is not required to be returned.

F. At the time an agency contract is executed, the athlete

agent shall give the student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor,

the parent or guardian of the athlete a copy in a record of the

contract and the separate acknowledgement required by subsection D

of this section.

G. If a student athlete is a minor, an agency contract must be

signed by the parent or guardian of the minor and the notice

required by subsection C of this section must be revised

accordingly.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-129.5 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-129.5
Acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations
Status: in_force

Each public school and each school district board of education

may seek and accept public and private gifts, grants, and donations

to offset the costs of developing and implementing empowerment

plans.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-145.8v2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-145.8v2
Records of attendance – Orientation - Truancy
Status: in_force

A. It shall be the duty of each virtual charter school approved

and sponsored by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board pursuant

to the provisions of Section 3-145.3 of this title to keep a full

and complete record of the attendance of all students enrolled in

the virtual charter school in one of the student information systems

approved by the State Department of Education and locally selected

by the virtual school from the approved list.

B. By July 1, 2020, the governing body of each virtual charter

school shall adopt an attendance policy. The policy may allow

attendance to be a proportional amount of the required attendance

policy provisions based upon the date of enrollment of the student.

The attendance policy shall include the following provisions:

1. The first date of attendance and membership shall be the

first date the student completes an instructional activity.

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2. A student who attends a virtual charter school shall be

considered in attendance for a quarter if the student:

a. completes instructional activities on no less than

ninety percent (90%) of the days within the quarter,

b. is on pace for on-time completion of the course as

defined by the governing board of the virtual charter

school, or

c. completes no less than seventy-two instructional

activities within the quarter of the academic year.

3. For a student who does not meet any of the criteria set

forth in paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection, the amount of

attendance recorded shall be the greater of:

a. the number of school days during which the student

completed the instructional activities during the

quarter,

b. the number of school days proportional to the

percentage of the course that has been completed, or

c. the number of school days proportional to the

percentage of the required minimum number of completed

instructional activities during the quarter.

C. For the purposes of this section, "instructional activities"

shall include instructional meetings with a teacher, completed

assignments that are used to record a grade for a student that is

factored into the student's grade for the semester during which the

assignment is completed, testing and school-sanctioned field trips,

and orientation.

D. A student enrolled in a virtual charter school alternative

education program designated by the State Department of Education

who attends a full abbreviated school day shall be counted in full

attendance for purposes of computing the average daily attendance

and average daily membership of the virtual charter school. For

purposes of this subsection, "full abbreviated school day" shall

mean one hundred eighty-nine (189) hours per quarter or seven

hundred fifty-six (756) hours per school year.

E. Each statewide virtual charter school approved and sponsored

by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board pursuant to the

provisions of Section 3-145.3 of this title shall offer a student

orientation, notify the parent or legal guardian and each student

who enrolls in that school of the requirement to participate in the

student orientation, and require all students enrolled to complete

the student orientation prior to completing any other instructional

activity. The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board shall

promulgate rules to develop materials for orientation.

F. Any student who is behind pace and does not complete an

instructional activity for fifteen (15) consecutive days, including

weekends, shall be withdrawn for truancy. The virtual charter

school shall submit a notification to the parent or legal guardian

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of a student who has been withdrawn for truancy or is approaching

truancy.

G. 1. Except as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, a

student who is reported for truancy two times in the same school

year shall be withdrawn and prohibited from enrolling in the same

virtual charter school for the remainder of the school year.

2. If a student is enrolled in a virtual charter school

alternative education program designated by the State Department of

Education, the virtual charter school may request a waiver of the

enrollment prohibition from the Department on behalf of a student

enrolled at the virtual charter school who is reported for truancy

two times in the same school year. The office of accreditation

shall review the waiver request and determine whether the student

should be allowed to continue attending the virtual charter school.

The student shall continue attending the virtual charter school

while the waiver is being reviewed and until a final determination

is made.

H. The governing body of each statewide virtual charter school

shall develop, adopt and post on the school's website a policy

regarding consequences for a student's failure to attend school and

complete instructional activities. The policy shall state, at a

minimum, that if a student fails to consistently attend school and

complete instructional activities after receiving a notification

pursuant to subsection F of this section and reasonable intervention

strategies have been implemented, a student shall be subject to

certain consequences including withdrawal from the school for

truancy.

I. If a statewide virtual charter school withdraws a student

pursuant to subsections G and H of this section, the virtual charter

school shall immediately notify the student's resident district in

writing of the student's disenrollment.

J. The provisions of subsections G, H, and I of this section

shall not be in effect until the implementation of subsection H of

Section 3-145.3 of this title.

K. The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board may promulgate

rules to implement the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-509.10 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-509.10
Prior agreements not affected
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to annul or modify or to

preclude the renewal or continuation of any lawful agreement

heretofore entered into between any school district and any

representative of its employees, except to the extent that such

agreement is in conflict with the provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4423.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4423.2
El Reno Junior College - Name change
Status: in_force

A. The institution of The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education located at El Reno and formerly known as "El Reno Junior

College" shall continue at the same location and its official name

shall be "Redlands Community College".

B. It is the intent of the Legislature that expendable

supplies, including but not limited to letterheads, which on the

effective date of this section carry or are labeled with the name

"El Reno Junior College" shall be utilized after the effective date

of this section until such supplies are depleted. For purposes of

this section, "supplies" shall not mean college catalogs and shall

not mean signs designating the name of the college.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3504 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3504
Northwestern State College - Location
Status: in_force

The state educational institution located at Alva, known and

designated as Northwestern State College at Alva, shall continue at

the same location and its official name shall be Northwestern State

College.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3970.11 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3970.11
Reports
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma College Savings Plan shall

submit a report summarizing any findings and recommendations

concerning the program to the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the

Governor by February 1 of each year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3407.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3407.3
Designation and description of property of Murray State
Status: in_force

College.

A. The following described state property shall be the property

of Murray State College:

Four acres of land out of the S1/2 of SW1/4 of NE1/4 of Section

9, Township 4 South, Range 6 East, described as follows, to-wit:

Beginning at a point on the West line of Murray Avenue of Murray

College Addition to the Town of Tishomingo, Oklahoma, where said

Avenue crosses or intersects the North line of that tract belonging

to the State of Oklahoma as the site for the Murray State School of

Agriculture, and extending South a distance of 210 feet; thence West

420 feet; thence North 210 feet; thence East 420 feet to the point

of beginning, containing 2 acres, more or less.

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Also a tract of land described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at

a point on the East line of Murray Avenue of Murray College Addition

to the Town of Tishomingo, Oklahoma, where said Avenue crosses or

intersects the North line of that tract belonging to the State of

Oklahoma, as the site for the Murray State School of Agriculture,

and extending South a distance of 210 feet; thence East 420 feet;

thence North 210 feet; these (thence) West 420 feet to the point of

beginning, containing 2 acres, more or less,

and containing 4 acres, more or less, according to the United

States survey, in both of said tracts;

together with the two dormitories, the furniture therein and all

appurtenances thereunto belonging.

B. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall

implement a transfer from the State of Oklahoma to Murray State

College of any property described in subsection A of this section

that, on the effective date of this act, is not the property of

Murray State College.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-117a — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-117a
Contracts for supplies, equipment or materials -
Status: in_force

Bidders to provide information as to manufacturer and country of

origin of supplies, equipment and materials - Exemptions.

A. Any board of education for a school district may require

each bidder for a school district contract for supplies, equipment

or materials to provide information as to the manufacturer and

country of origin of any supplies, equipment or materials for the

school district as specified by labels attached to the supplies,

equipment or materials where such identification is required by

federal or state law.

B. Any school district contract for the purchase of supplies,

equipment or materials may require the contractor to obtain from all

of his subcontractors information as to the manufacturer and country

or countries of origin of any such supplies, equipment or materials

provided to the school district as specified by labels attached to

the supplies, equipment or materials where such identification is

required by federal or state law.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

1. Component parts or accessories; or

2. The purchase of supplies, equipment or material by any board

of education, if such purchase is made through an open market

contract or a statewide contract executed by the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-197 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-197
Persons subject to certification procedures
Status: in_force

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A. All students graduating from an accredited institution of

higher education approved or accredited by the Oklahoma Commission

for Teacher Preparation for the preparation of educational personnel

on or after September 1, 1999, and seeking to enter the public

education system as a teacher shall be subject to the assessment and

certification procedures established in the Oklahoma Teacher

Preparation Act. Except as provided for in subsection B of this

section, all students graduating from an accredited institution of

higher education prior to September 1, 1999, and seeking to enter

the public education system as a teacher shall be subject to the

assessment and certification requirements in effect before July 1,

1997.

B. Any person who graduates from an accredited institution of

higher education prior to September 1, 1999, and seeks certification

or endorsement subsequent to September 1, 1999, to teach a subject

area which the teacher was not certified to teach prior to September

1, 1999, following completion of the required higher education shall

be required to successfully complete the competency examination for

such subject area prior to receiving such certification or

endorsement.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-130 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-130
Short title - Education Compact for Students in State
Status: in_force

Care Act.

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

Compact for Students in State Care Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.46 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.46
Procedure for disciplinary action
Status: in_force

A. After any suspension or prior to any demotion, termination

or nonreemployment, a support employee shall receive notice of the

right to a hearing. The hearing shall be conducted by the local

board of education. All notices shall be by certified mail, with

the postmark used to determine the timeliness of the notice.

Failure of the employee to request a hearing within ten (10) working

days of such notice shall be considered a waiver of the employee's

right to a hearing.

B. Nonreemployment shall mean nonrenewal of a support

employee's contract upon expiration of the contract.

C. If an employee is to be suspended for a period to exceed ten

(10) days, the superintendent of the district shall initiate

proceedings for termination and shall follow the procedures set

forth in subsection A of this section. However, in a case involving

a criminal charge or indictment, the suspension may be delayed until

the employee's case is adjudicated at the trial. Nothing in this

act shall prevent the school board from proceeding against the

employee during or after the suspension for termination as provided

in this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-695.5 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-695.5
Student Loan Fund
Status: in_force

There shall be created in the Authority the "Student Loan Fund".

The Authority may use the Student Loan Fund to purchase loans

insured by the United States made to qualified persons at

participating institutions, provide loans under the Oklahoma Student

Loan Act, and such other expenses as may be appropriate in

connection herewith.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-133 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-133
Placement in courses at receiving school
Status: in_force

A. To facilitate the education of a student who has been placed

in state care, a receiving school district shall initially honor

placement of the student in educational courses based on the

student's enrollment in the sending school district and/or

educational assessments conducted at the sending school district. A

receiving school district shall be authorized to perform its own

placement evaluation to ensure appropriate placement of the student.

B. In placing the student, the receiving school district shall

take into consideration the student's eligibility for:

1. Gifted and talented programs, including but not limited to

Advanced Placement courses and International Baccalaureate courses;

2. An English language learner program;

3. Courses or a sequence of courses offered by a technology

center school; and

4. Extracurricular activities.

C. 1. If an individualized education program (IEP) was in

place for the student at the sending school district, the receiving

school district shall initially provide comparable services, in

accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

(IDEA). The receiving school district shall conduct an evaluation

of the student to determine eligibility for special education and

related services, pursuant to Section 13-102 of Title 70 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

2. The receiving school district shall comply with the

requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C.A.,

Section 794, and with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities

Act, 42 U.S.C.A., Sections 12131 through 12165.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.402 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.402
Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics Revolving
Status: in_force

Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, to be designated

the "Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics Revolving Fund".

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

limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Board

of Trustees of the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, from

all sources. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are

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

Trustees of the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics for the

purpose of developing the Oklahoma School of Science and

Mathematics. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon

warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as

prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3505 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3505
Southeastern State College - Location
Status: in_force

The state educational institution located at Durant, known and

designated as Southeastern State College at Durant, shall continue

at the same location and its official name shall be Southeastern

State College.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-132.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-132.1
Certain persons 21 years of age or older may be
Status: in_force

allowed to complete high school.

A. Any person other than those persons provided for in Section

5-132 of this title, who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older

and who has not completed the requirements for a high school diploma

or General Education Development (GED) requirements, upon proper

application to an independent school district may be given the

opportunity to complete the requirements for and receive a regular

high school diploma.

B. The school district or technology center school district in

which such person resides may give the person the option of

attending regular classes if class size restrictions are not

violated, or of participating in other programs which may be

provided pursuant to provisions of the Oklahoma Statutes or rules

promulgated by the State Board of Education or State Board of Career

and Technology Education. Provided, however, that the school

district may deny admittance of persons over twenty-one (21) years

of age to its classes.

C. The school district or technology center school district may

charge such person an amount of tuition not to exceed the average

expenditure per pupil of the district for the preceding school year.

The tuition may be prorated by the number of contact hours for which

the person is enrolled.

D. A person subject to the provisions of subsection A of this

section shall not be required to take the student assessments

required by Section 1210.508 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-101 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-101
Special education and related services for children
Status: in_force

with disabilities - Cooperative programs - Funding - Duty to provide

special services.

The several school districts of Oklahoma are hereby authorized

to provide special education and related services necessary for

children with disabilities as hereinafter defined. Two or more

school districts may establish cooperative programs of special

education for children with disabilities when such arrangement is

approved by the State Board of Education. Funds may be expended for

school services for an additional period during the summer months

for approved programs for qualified children with disabilities,

provided their individualized education program (I.E.P.) states the

need for extended school year special education and related

services. Children with disabilities shall mean children, as

defined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),

P.L. No. 105-17, who are three (3) years of age.

Provided, on and after July 1, 1991, children from age birth

through two (2) years (0-36 months) of age who meet the eligibility

criteria specified in Section 13-123 of this title, shall be served

pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Early Intervention Act.

The attendance of said children in special education classes shall

be included in the average daily membership computations for State

Aid purposes.

The State Board of Education is authorized to modify and

redefine by regulation the eligibility definitions whenever such

modification is required to receive federal assistance under the

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

Rules developed pursuant to Section 18-109.5 of this title shall

provide for such modification and revised definitions.

It shall be the duty of each school district to provide special

education and related services for all children with disabilities as

herein defined who reside in that school district in accordance with

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the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), P.L. No.

105-17. This duty may be satisfied by:

1. The district directly providing special education for such

children;

2. The district joining in a cooperative program with another

district or districts to provide special education for such

children;

3. The district joining in a written agreement with a private

or public institution, licensed residential child care and treatment

facility or day treatment facility within such district to provide

special education for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing,

children who are blind or partially blind or other eligible children

with disabilities; or

4. Transferring eligible children and youth with disabilities

to other school districts which accept them and provide special

education and related services for such children, with the district

in which the child resides paying tuition therefor as hereinafter

provided. For those students who transfer pursuant to the

provisions of the Education Open Transfer Act, the receiving school

district shall assume all responsibility for education and shall

count the student for federal and state funding purposes according

to the provisions of subsection B of Section 13-103 of this title.Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 20
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-193 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-193
Funding for professional development programs
Status: in_force

Each school district shall receive an appropriate amount of

funds for the exclusive purpose of professional development. These

funds shall be expended for professional development programs within

guidelines adopted by the State Board of Education. All funds

provided to local school districts shall be provided by and subject

to the approval of plans submitted to the State Board of Education

by each local school district no later than May 10 of each year.

Such funds shall be deposited in a special account within the

general fund of the local school district. A list of all

expenditures made from such account shall be provided to the

professional development committee upon request of the committee

chairperson.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3703 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3703
Succession to existing Board of Regents
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents created by the preceding section shall be

the successor of, and shall succeed to the ownership and possession

of all property belonging to, and shall be liable for all of the

obligations of, the Board of Regents created by 70 O.S.1961, Section

1903a.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-27-104 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-27-104
Short title – Riley's Rule – Emergency Action Plan for
Status: in_force

facility and athletic events.

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Riley's Rule".

B. Prior to the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year, each

school district board of education shall coordinate with emergency

medical services providers that serve the area in which the school

district is located to develop an Emergency Action Plan for each

facility and athletic practices, events or activities held at school

district facilities.

C. The Emergency Action Plan shall:

1. Include maps and directions with appropriate contact

information for emergency medical services;

2. Assign a medical administrator who is a current school

employee such as a coach, administrator or athletic director;

3. Define responsibilities and personnel on-site, both medical

and school officials;

4. Include a list of medical equipment available and location

of the nearest automated external defibrillator, if available;

5. Be posted in each facility;

6. Be distributed to all school officials involved in athletic

practices, events or activities held at school district facilities;

and

7. Specify documentation actions after any emergency to

evaluate for debriefing purposes and to determine if there are

necessary changes to the Emergency Action Plan.

D. The Emergency Action Plan shall be reviewed, updated and

rehearsed annually with school officials and local emergency medical

services providers, and placed on file with the school district and

the emergency medical services provider. The Emergency Action Plan

shall be updated to reflect any potential significant change that

would affect implementation of the plan.

E. Prior to each athletic event or activity where there are

athletes participating from visiting schools, the Emergency Action

Plan shall be digitally transmitted to the visiting school

administrator or coach or posted on the school's website.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-15-102 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-15-102
Election - Notice - Cost - Election on same proposition
Status: in_force

within four (4) months after defeat prohibited.

The board of education shall call an election, to be conducted

by the county election board in all respects as other elections, for

the purpose of taking the sense of the district upon the question of

issuing such bonds, naming in the proclamation of such election the

amount of bonds to be voted on and the purpose for which they are to

be issued; and it shall cause to be published in a newspaper of

general circulation in said district the time and place of such

election, such notices to be given at least ten (10) days before

such election. In all instances where proclamations for elections

for boards of education are required by statute of the mayor of a

city, and in all instances where elections for boards of education

are provided for by statute wherein the mayor and city clerk are

denominated, the president of the board of education shall be

substituted for the mayor and the clerk of the board of education

shall be substituted for the city clerk. Boards of education are

hereby declared to be free and independent of cities in all matters

relating to school elections legally called upon all school matters,

and presidents of boards of education shall have full power to issue

proclamations calling school elections; provided, that no election

shall be called on the same proposition within four (4) months after

such proposition has been defeated at an election by the school

district electors. The provisions of this act as to the waiting

period shall not apply where the school facilities have been

destroyed by an act of God. The cost of such elections, together

with the cost of such proclamations, publication, notices or other

expenses required, shall be legal costs of boards of education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-141.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-141.4
Incentive pay plan - Student and school growth in
Status: in_force

achievement.

A. 1. In addition to incentive pay plans authorized pursuant

to Section 5-141.2 of this title, beginning with the 2012-13 school

year, a school district may implement an incentive pay plan that

rewards teachers who are increasing student and school growth in

achievement.

2. Teacher performance shall be measured using the Oklahoma

Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System (TLE) as set

forth in Section 6-101.16 of this title.

3. Individual teacher incentive pay awards shall be based upon:

a. achieving either a "superior" or "highly effective"

rating under the TLE, and

b. grade level, subject area, or school level performance

success.

B. 1. Beginning with the 2012-13 school year, a school

district may implement an incentive pay plan as authorized pursuant

to this section.

2. For purposes of this section, "leader" means a principal,

assistant principal or any other school administrator who is

responsible for supervising classroom teachers.

3. School leader effectiveness shall be measured using the

Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System (TLE) as

set forth in Section 6-101.16 of this title.

4. Individual school leader incentive pay awards shall be based

upon:

a. achieving either a "superior" or "highly effective"

rating under the TLE, and

b. grade level, subject area, or school level performance

success.

C. Incentive pay plans implemented pursuant to subsections A

and B of this section shall be developed through a collaborative

planning process involving stakeholders, including teachers and

school leaders.

D. In addition to individual teacher and leader incentive pay

plans, as authorized pursuant to this section, districts may develop

and implement incentive pay systems for:

1. Teaching in critical shortage subject areas including, but

not limited to, foreign language;

2. Teachers and leaders who work in schools identified as in

need of improvement as determined by the State Board of Education;

3. Teaching in the subject areas of Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Math (STEM); or

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4. Teachers and leaders who work in schools or school districts

designated by the State Board of Education as hard-to-staff.

E. 1. Prior to implementation of any incentive pay plan

developed pursuant to this section, the school district board of

education shall place the plan on the agenda for public comment at a

meeting of the district board of education.

2. After approval of the incentive pay plan, the school

district board of education shall submit the plan to the State Board

of Education for final approval. Within sixty (60) days of receipt

of the plan, the State Board shall review and approve or reject the

plan. If it is determined that the plan meets the requirements of

this section, the State Board shall approve the plan. If the plan

does not meet the requirements of this section, the State Board

shall reject the plan and provide written notification to the school

district board of education along with the grounds for rejection.

3. The district board of education shall comply with the

provisions of this subsection for any year a plan is to be modified.

F. Any incentive pay award shall be an annual award and shall

not be a part of a continuing contract for an employee. Any

incentive pay award to any teacher or leader shall not exceed more

than fifty percent (50%) of the regular salary of the teacher or

leader, exclusive of fringe benefits or extra duty pay. Any

incentive pay awards received shall be excluded from compensation

for purposes of calculating retirement pursuant to the Teachers'

Retirement System of Oklahoma and shall not be subject to taxes

levied by the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (F.I.C.A.), to the

extent such exemption is provided by federal law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.401 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.401
Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics -
Status: in_force

Establishment - Board of Trustees - Terms - Vacancies - Budget

request.

A. A secondary school to be known as the Oklahoma School of

Science and Mathematics is hereby established to be governed by a

board of trustees as created in this section.

B. The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma School of Science and

Mathematics shall consist of twenty-five (25) members as follows:

1. Six ex officio nonvoting members as follows:

a. The Chair of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education or a designee;

b. The Chancellor for Higher Education or a designee;

c. The Superintendent of Public Instruction or a

designee;

d. The Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences of

Oklahoma State University;

e. The Dean of the College of Arts and Science of the

University of Oklahoma; and

f. The Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences of the

University of Tulsa.

2. Seven members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the

Senate as follows:

a. A member of the Senate;

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b. A superintendent of a public school district; and

c. Five persons, two of whom are either a scientist or a

mathematician and three of whom hold a graduate degree

and practice a profession for which a graduate degree

is required.

3. Seven members appointed by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives as follows:

a. A member of the House of Representatives;

b. A principal of a public secondary school; and

c. Five members who are either a scientist or a

mathematician or hold a graduate degree and are

currently employed in an occupation related to

mathematics or one of the sciences.

4. Five members appointed by the Governor. Four of the members

appointed by the Governor shall be business or industrial leaders.

One member appointed by the Governor shall be a principal of a

private secondary school in this state. One of the members shall be

designated as Chair of the Board of Trustees by the Governor.

For purposes of this subsection:

a. "scientist" means any person who has a college degree

in one of the sciences or is currently employed in an

occupation related to one of the sciences; and

b. "mathematician" means any person who has a college

degree in mathematics or is currently employed in an

occupation related to mathematics.

C. 1. The terms of office of the members appointed by the

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

Representatives shall coincide with the terms of the appointing

authority.

2. The terms of office of the initial members appointed by the

Governor shall be as follows:

a. Two members shall serve for a term of office of two

(2) years;

b. Two members shall serve for a term of office of four

(4) years; and

c. One member shall serve for a term of office of six (6)

years.

At the expiration of the terms of office of the initial members

appointed by the Governor, their successors shall be appointed for

terms of office of six (6) years.

D. Vacancies in the office of an appointed member shall be

filled for the unexpired term by the appointing authority making the

original appointment. Except as prohibited by the Oklahoma

Constitution, appointment to the Board of Trustees shall not

preclude any member from holding any other private or public

position.

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E. The Board of Trustees shall prepare a budget request for the

Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics and shall submit the

budget request to the Legislature and the Governor by October 1 of

each year. The Board of Trustees may accept gifts of real and

personal property, money and other things, and use or dispose of the

same in accordance with the directions of the donors or grantors

thereof.

F. The Board of Trustees shall be authorized to purchase, own

and acquire by lease or gift such motor vehicles as are reasonably

necessary for the implementation of the programs of the Oklahoma

School of Science and Mathematics.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3251 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3251
Prohibited uses of funds, property, or resources
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1462

A. No institution of higher education within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education shall utilize state funds, property, or

resources to:

1. Grant or support diversity, equity, and inclusion positions,

departments, activities, procedures, or programs to the extent they

grant preferential treatment based on one person’s particular race,

color, ethnicity, or national origin over another’s;

2. Mandate any person to participate in, listen to, or receive

any education, training, activities, procedures, or programming to

the extent such education, training, activities, procedures, or

programming grants preferences based on one person’s particular

race, color, sex, ethnicity, or national origin over another’s;

3. Mandate any person swear, certify, or agree to any loyalty

oath that favors or prefers one particular race, color, sex,

ethnicity, or national origin over another’s;

4. Mandate any person to certify or declare agreement with,

recognition of, or adherence to any particular political,

philosophical, religious, or other ideological viewpoint;

5. Mandate any applicant for employment provide a diversity,

equity, and inclusion statement or give any applicant for employment

preferential consideration based on the provision of such a

diversity, equity, and inclusion statement; or

6. Mandate any person to disclose his or her pronouns.

B. After the effective date of this act, institutions of higher

education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall

initiate a review of diversity, equity, and inclusion positions,

departments, activities, procedures, and programs and, if deemed

necessary, restructure or eliminate functions that are not necessary

for compliance, accreditation, or student or employee support

services intended to broadly support success.

C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or

prohibit institutions of higher education within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education, including any agency of the executive

branch supporting those institutions’ work, from applying for a

grant or complying with the accreditation requirements of an

accrediting or licensing agency including, but not limited to,

submitting to the grantor or accreditation agency a statement that:

1. Highlights the institution’s or agency’s work in supporting:

a. first-generation college students,

b. students from low-income families,

c. students with unique abilities, or

d. underserved student populations; or

2. Certifies compliance with applicable anti-discrimination

laws, rules, and regulations.

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

apply to institutions of higher education within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education with respect to:

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1463

1. A policy, practice, procedure, program, class, or activity

required for compliance with state or federal laws, rules, or

regulations for obtaining or retaining institutional, academic, or

discipline-specific accreditation or licensure;

2. The academic freedom of any individual faculty member to

direct the instruction within his or her own course;

3. Scholarly research or creative work by an institution of

higher education’s students, faculty, or other research personnel or

the dissemination of such research or work;

4. An activity of a student organization registered with or

recognized by an institution of higher education;

5. Guest speakers or performances on short-term engagements;

6. Academic support, tutoring, and career services and student

success centers, so long as the programming is designed and

implemented without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, or

ethnicity;

7. Data collection; or

8. Access programs for military, veterans, Pell Grant

recipients, first-generation college students, students from low-

income families, students with unique abilities, or underserved

student populations.

E. By July 1, 2026, and each July 1 thereafter, institutions of

higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education shall electronically submit to the Governor, the President

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

Representatives a certificate of compliance with the provisions of

this section.

F. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the

promotion of civil discourse, debate, or speech that is protected by

the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

G. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may

promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3412 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3412
Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and
Status: in_force

Mechanical Colleges - Powers and duties.

The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and

Mechanical Colleges shall have the supervision, management and

control of Oklahoma State University, Panhandle State University,

Langston University, Connors State College, and Northeastern

Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College; and shall have the

following additional powers and duties:

1. Adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to

govern each of the institutions under its jurisdiction;

2. Employ and fix the compensation and duties of such personnel

as it deems necessary, including architects, attorneys, engineers,

and other professional and technical persons deemed necessary by the

Board, for its operation and for the operation of the institutions

under its jurisdiction. Any of such personnel having custody of

public funds or other public property may be required to furnish

corporate surety bonds in such amounts as may be deemed necessary by

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1526

the Board, payable to the State of Oklahoma and conditioned upon a

faithful accounting of all such funds and property;

3. Enter into contracts, purchase supplies, materials and

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

any of its powers effective;

4. Authorize officials at the several institutions under its

jurisdiction to act in its behalf in the making of contracts, or in

carrying out the powers conferred upon it;

5. Receive and make disposition of monies, grants and property

from federal agencies, and administer the same in accordance with

federal requirements;

6. Accept gifts of real and personal property, money and other

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

directions of the donors or grantors thereof;

7. Direct the disposition of all monies appropriated by the

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

received from any other source by institutions under its

jurisdiction;

8. Acquire and take title to real and personal property in its

name, on behalf of any of the institutions under its jurisdiction,

and convey, exchange or dispose of, or otherwise manage or control,

such property in the interest of such institutions, including the

granting of leases, permits, easements and licenses over or upon any

such real property. The Board shall have the power to institute any

legal action in the name of the Board before any court having

jurisdiction of such actions. The Board shall have the custody and

control of abstracts of title and instruments affecting the

ownership of or title to real property belonging to the Board, and

being held by the Board on behalf of a particular state educational

institution;

9. Have supervision and charge of the construction of all

buildings at the institutions under its jurisdiction;

10. Determine the need for and cause to be constructed,

dormitories and other buildings, on a self-liquidating basis, at any

institution under its jurisdiction;

11. Establish and maintain plans for tenure and retirement of

employees of the Board and of the institutions under its

jurisdiction, and for payment of deferred compensation of such

employees; and provide hospital and medical benefits, accident,

health and life insurance, and annuity contracts, for such employees

and their dependents. The Board may pay for all or a part of the

cost for employees thereof with funds available for the operation of

the institution. Amounts payable by an employee for such insurance

or annuity contracts may, with the consent of the employee, be

deducted from the employee’s salary;

12. The Board shall cause a complete inventory to be made of

all properties belonging to each of the agricultural colleges or

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1527

universities within the State of Oklahoma before the last Monday in

December, next preceding each biennial session of the State

Legislature, and accompanying the inventories shall be a financial

statement showing in detail the condition of all funds appropriated

for the use of the agricultural colleges and experimental stations,

also the money expended and the purposes for which the same were

expended and the condition of the institution; and, the results of

experiments carried on, together with their recommendations

concerning remedial legislation or rules for the betterment of the

institution;

13. The Board shall audit all accounts against the funds

appropriated for the use and maintenance of the Oklahoma State

University and the other state agricultural colleges, including

experimental stations, and the State Treasurer shall issue a warrant

for the amount of all accounts, including salaries and expenses;

14. Provide penalties and forfeitures by way of damages and

otherwise for the violation of rules of the Board, which may be sued

for and collected in the name of the Board before any court having

jurisdiction of such actions;

15. The Legislature further recognizes and confirms, that the

Oklahoma State University is an institution corporate under the

constitution and statutes of Oklahoma with full power and authority,

acting through its constitutional Board of Regents, to do all things

necessary or convenient to accomplish the corporate objects of the

institution, and the institution, acting through its constitutional

Board of Regents, is hereby recognized to be such public corporation

and to have such powers; and

16. Issue, on behalf of Oklahoma State University, special and

limited obligations for purposes of such capital projects as the

Regents may deem to be proper.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the powers of

the board of regents to control and use monies accruing to the

institutions under their jurisdiction and control, from nontax

sources, including institutional earnings, and proceeds of sales of

surplus properties heretofore authorized to be sold, and revenues

derived by way of bonuses and rentals from oil and gas leases, for

any lawful institutional purpose, is hereby specifically confirmed.

The enumeration herein of certain powers and immunities of the

Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical

Colleges shall not be construed as in derogation or as a limitation

of other powers and immunities properly belonging to the Board by

virtue of any provisions of the Constitution of Oklahoma or of any

provision of law. The Board, is hereby, expressly granted every

power necessary or convenient to make institutions under its

jurisdiction effective for the purposes for which they were created

and are maintained and operated.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1528

Nothing in this section shall be construed as in derogation of

the constitutional powers and responsibilities of the Board of

Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges,

acting as the Board of Regents for Connors State College,

Northeastern Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, Panhandle

State University, and Langston University.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9010 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9010
Revenues – General fund of institution – Authorized
Status: in_force

expenditures.

A. All revenues derived from the net assessed value of property

located within the boundary of the higher education funding district

shall be paid by the county treasurer to the general fund of the

eligible institution or to such fund as may be specified by the

board of regents for the institution, and the board of regents for

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1698

the institution shall be authorized to expend such revenues in

support of the operational expenses of the institution, including,

without limitation, employee salaries, employee benefits, including

retirement benefits and health care benefits, federal or state

income or withholding taxes or related payroll taxes, utility costs,

insurance expenses, books, electronic instructional materials,

supplies for classrooms, upkeep of grounds and landscaping,

maintenance of physical plants such as heating and air conditioning

units, acquisition and maintenance of motor vehicles and such other

expenditures as may be approved by the board of regents pursuant to

such standards and procedures as the board of regents may establish.

B. None of the revenues derived from any millage rate imposed

within the boundary of a higher education funding district may be

used by an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education to compete with the services or programs offered by any

existing career technology district which is either contiguous to

the boundary of the higher education funding district or located in

sufficiently close proximity to the higher education funding

district that the programs or services offered by such career

technology district would be duplicated or adversely impacted by the

expenditure of funds by the institution which causes the formation

of the higher education funding district pursuant to the provisions

of this act.

C. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall not

take into consideration revenues derived from any millage levy

imposed pursuant to the provisions of the Higher Education

Institution Local Funding Act when allocating state-appropriated

funds for support of the institution which established a higher

education funding district pursuant to the provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-114.6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-114.6
Oklahoma Alternate Assessment Program parental
Status: in_force

consent form.

A. The State Board of Education shall adopt a separate parental

consent form that school districts shall use for determining whether

a student who has an Individualized Education Program (IEP) will

participate in the Oklahoma Alternate Assessment Program (OAAP),

pursuant to Section 11-103.6 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

and be provided with instruction that will be assessed by alternate

achievement standards that promote access to and progress in the

general education curriculum.

B. In accordance with 34 C.F.R., Section 300.503(c), each

parental consent form shall be provided to the parent in the

parent's native language, as defined in 34 C.F.R., Section 300.29,

and include the following:

1. An informal statement describing the benefits, risks, and

legal implications of parental consent or refusal to consent

including that the parent has the right to consent or refuse consent

to the actions described in subsection A of this section. The

statement shall include information that refusal of parental consent

means that the student will be assessed using the regular district

and state assessments with appropriate accommodations,

modifications, and supplementary aids and services, and that the

student will be taught to general education standards and not to

alternate academic achievement standards;

2. A "does consent" box and a signature line; and

3. A "does not consent" box and a signature line.

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C. A school district shall not proceed with the actions

described in subsection A of this section without parental consent

unless the school district documents reasonable efforts to obtain

the parent's consent and the child's parent has failed to respond or

the school district obtains approval through a due process hearing

in accordance with 34 C.F.R., Sections 300.506 through 300.508 and

resolution of appeals.

D. If a school district determines that there is a need to

change a student's IEP as it relates to actions described in

subsection A of this section, the school shall hold an IEP team

meeting that includes the parent to discuss the reason for the

change. The school shall provide notification of a meeting to the

parent at least five (5) school days before the meeting unless the

parent and district agree otherwise, indicating the purpose, date,

time, and location of the meeting and who, by title or position,

will attend the meeting.

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

this section including, but not limited to, developing parental

consent forms and updating relevant policies and procedures.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-23-109 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-23-109
Authority may issue revenue bonds
Status: in_force

The Authority may provide by resolution, at one time or from

time to time, for the issuance of revenue bonds of the Authority for

the purpose of paying all or any of the cost of any one or more

projects, but each project shall be covered by a separate resolution

and separate bond issue or issues. Provided, each such resolution

must receive legislative approval prior to actual issuance of said

revenue bonds. The principal of and the interest on such bonds

shall be payable solely from the funds herein provided for such

payment. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall bear

interest at a rate not to exceed ten percent (10%), and shall mature

in annual installments at such time or times not exceeding the

maximum time permitted by the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma,

but in any event not more than forty (40) years after their date as

may be determined by the Authority. The Authority may cause the

bonds or any installment thereof to be made redeemable before

maturity, at the option of the Authority, at such price or prices,

and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Authority

prior to the issuance of the bonds. The Authority shall determine

the form of the bonds, including any interest coupons to be attached

thereto, and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the

bonds and the place or places of payment of principal and interest,

which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the

state. The bonds shall be signed by the chairman of the Authority,

and the official seal of the Authority shall be affixed thereto and

attested by the secretary-treasurer of the Authority, and any

coupons attached thereto shall bear the facsimile signature of the

chairman of the Authority. In case any officer whose signature or a

facsimile of whose signature shall appear on any bonds or coupons

shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such bonds,

such signature or such facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and

sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had remained in office

until such delivery. All bonds issued under the provisions of this

article shall have and are hereby declared to have all the qualities

and incidents of negotiable instruments under the negotiable

instruments law of the state. The bonds may be issued in coupon or

in registered form or both, as the Authority may determine, and

provisions may be made for the registration of any coupon bonds as

to principal and interest. The Authority shall sell such bonds at

public sale. Notice of the sale shall be published in a Thursday

issue for two (2) successive weeks in a daily newspaper of general

circulation in the State of Oklahoma. The date mentioned in the

notice for the sale of the bonds shall not be less than ten (10)

days after the first publication thereof. All bonds shall be sold

to the bidder who will bid therefor par and accrued interest, and

who shall stipulate in his bid the lowest rate of interest which

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such bonds shall bear. It is the intent of this article that the

bonds shall be awarded to the bidder bidding rate or rates of

interest which will be the lowest interest cost during the life of

the bonds. Any premium bid shall not be considered in figuring such

interest cost but shall be considered only in case two or more

bidders bid the same interest cost. Upon the acceptance of such

bid, the bonds shall be issued in accordance therewith and shall be

delivered to the purchaser upon payment of the purchase price. Each

bidder shall submit with his bid such sum in cash or its equivalent

as may be determined by the Authority, and upon the acceptance of

any bid such deposit shall become the property of the Authority and

shall be credited on the purchase price of the bonds, upon the

understanding that if the purchaser shall fail five (5) days after

the tender of bonds to pay the balance of the purchase price, said

sale shall be thereby annulled and said deposit shall be in such

event retained by the Authority and credited to the account for

which such bonds are being issued and shall be used accordingly. All

other deposits shall be returned. The Authority shall have the

right to reject all bids and readvertise the bonds for sale. The

bonds need not be issued and sold in series. In no event shall the

bonds be sold at a price so low as to require the payment of

interest on the money received therefor at more than ten percent

(10%), computed with relation to the absolute maturity of the bonds

in accordance with the standard tables of bond values, excluding,

however, from such computation the amount of any premium to be paid

on the redemption of any bonds prior to maturity.

The proceeds of the bonds of each issue shall be used solely for

the payment of the cost of the project, for which such bonds shall

have been issued, and shall be disbursed in such manner, and under

such restrictions, if any, as the Authority may provide in the

resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the trust

agreement hereinafter mentioned securing the same. If the proceeds

of the bonds of any issue, by error of estimates or otherwise, shall

be less than such cost, additional bonds may in like manner be

issued to provide the amount of such deficit, and, unless otherwise

provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or

in the trust agreement securing the same, shall be deemed to be of

the same issue and shall be entitled to payment from the same fund

without preference or priority of the bonds first issued. If the

proceeds of the bonds of any issue shall exceed such cost, the

surplus shall be deposited to the credit of the sinking fund for

such bonds.

Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the Authority may,

under like restrictions, issue interim receipts or temporary bonds,

with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds when such

bonds shall have been executed and are available for delivery. The

Authority may also provide for the replacement of any bonds which

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shall become mutilated or shall be destroyed or lost. Bonds may be

issued under provisions of this article without obtaining the

consent of any department, division, commission, board, bureau or

agency of the state except legislative approval as required herein,

and without any other proceedings or the happening of any other

conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions, or things

which are specifically required by this article.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-697.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-697.3
Membership of Commission - Travel expenses
Status: in_force

The Health Care Workforce Training Commission shall be composed

of nine (9) members appointed by the Governor with the advice and

consent of the Senate. Upon the expiration of the term of one of

the nonphysician members, three members shall be practicing

allopathic physicians, three shall be practicing osteopathic

physicians, two shall be registered nurses, and one shall be a

member of the general public. The membership shall be appointed

from diverse geographic areas of the state. No board member serving

on November 1, 2001, shall be removed from the board to satisfy the

requirements of this section, but appointments to fill vacancies

subsequent to November 1, 2001, shall be subject to the requirements

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of this section. Members of the Commission shall be appointed for

five-year terms, and succeeding terms of office shall be five (5)

years in duration. There shall be also twelve additional nonvoting

ex officio members of the Commission who shall serve in an advisory

capacity only and include the Dean of the University of Oklahoma

College of Medicine or designee, the Dean of the University of

Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa or designee, the Chair of the

Department of Family Medicine of the University of Oklahoma Health

Sciences Center or designee, the Chair of the Department of Family

Practice of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine - Tulsa

or designee, the Chair of the Department of General Practice of the

Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery or designee,

the President of the Oklahoma Academy of Family Physicians or

designee, the President of the Oklahoma State Medical Association or

designee, the President of the Oklahoma State Osteopathic

Association or designee, the President of the Oklahoma Hospital

Association or designee, the State Commissioner of Health or

designee, the Provost of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences

Center or designee, and the Dean of the Oklahoma College of

Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery or designee. Members of the

Commission shall serve without salary, but may be reimbursed for

travel expenses in attending meetings and performing their duties

pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et

seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-109 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-109
Personnel to carry out provisions of this article -
Status: in_force

Training.

A. The State Board of Education shall appoint and employ and

fix the compensation and duties of necessary personnel and incur

other necessary expenses, including cost of consultants, to

administer and carry out the provisions of this article, and

compensation and other expenses shall be paid from any funds

appropriated to carry out the provisions of this article.

B. 1. The State Department of Education shall provide training

to special education due process hearing or appeal officials to

ensure that, at a minimum, the hearing or appeal officials possess:

a. knowledge of the provisions of the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), federal and state

regulations pertaining to the IDEA, and legal

interpretations of the IDEA by federal and state

courts,

b. knowledge to conduct administrative hearings, and

c. knowledge to render and write decisions.

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2. Every person serving as a special education due process

hearing or appeal official shall be required to participate in, at a

minimum, continuing education courses in special education law and

administrative procedures annually to remain eligible for current

case assignment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3970.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3970.4
Board of Trustees
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Board of Trustees of the

Oklahoma College Savings Plan program composed of seven (7) members

as follows:

1. The State Treasurer;

2. The State Auditor and Inspector;

3. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction;

4. The Chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education; and

5. Three members, from the general public, each of whom

possesses knowledge, skill and experience in accounting, risk

management, investments, financial management, or actuarial science,

one of whom is appointed by the Governor, one by the Speaker of the

House of Representatives, and one by the President Pro Tempore of

the Senate. The initial appointee of the Governor shall serve a

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term of two (2) years. The initial appointee of the President Pro

Tempore of the Senate shall serve a term of three (3) years. The

initial appointee of the Speaker of the House of Representatives

shall serve a term of four (4) years. Upon expiration of the

initial terms, subsequent terms shall be for four (4) years.

B. The State Treasurer shall serve as chair of the Board. The

Board shall select a vice-chair.

C. Members of the Board may designate members of their

respective staffs to attend meetings of the Board and to vote in

their absence. Such designations shall be in writing to the chair

of the Board and filed with the Secretary of State.

D. Members of the Board shall serve without compensation but

shall receive reasonable reimbursement from their respective office

or agency or in the case of appointed members from the appointing

authority for actual and necessary travel expenses in accordance

with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

E. A majority of the members of the Board serving shall

constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of

the Board. Voting upon action to be taken by the Board shall be

conducted by a majority vote of the members present at the meeting

of the Board.

F. The business of the Board shall be conducted at meetings of

the Board held in compliance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.

The Board shall make available to the public records as required by

the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

G. The Board may delegate to the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education some or all of the duties to carry out the day-to-

day operations and responsibilities of the program. The State

Regents shall provide staff for the Board. In exercising such

delegation, the State Regents shall be authorized to exercise such

powers as are vested in the Board which are necessary to fulfill the

delegated duties and responsibilities, and may assign any such

duties and responsibilities to the staff as the State Regents deem

necessary and proper.

H. The members of the Board are immune from personal liability

with respect to all actions that are taken in good faith and within

the scope of the Board's authority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.900 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.900
Short title — Oklahoma Math Achievement and
Status: in_force

Proficiency Act — Legislative findings — Purpose.

A. Sections 2 through 8 of this act shall be known and may be

cited as the “Oklahoma Math Achievement and Proficiency Act”.

B. The Legislature finds that it is essential for children

enrolled in the public schools in this state to develop strong

mathematical proficiency early and consistently. The Legislature

further finds that clear and visible goals, assessments to determine

math proficiency at each school, the use of scientifically based and

researched methodologies in math instruction, along with regular and

periodic measurements of school math improvement, and accountability

at each level of the educational system will result in a significant

increase in the number of children performing at or above grade

level in mathematics.

C. The purpose of the Oklahoma Math Achievement and Proficiency

Act is to ensure that student achievement in math is encouraged and

progression from one grade to another is determined, in part, upon

proficiency in mathematics, that school district board of education

policies facilitate promotion of advanced math instruction and

intervention services to address student math needs, and that each

student and his or her parent or legal guardian be informed of the

student’s progress in mathematics.

D. Each public school district in this state shall ensure that

all students receive a well-rounded education focused on building

deep foundations in mathematics, reading, and writing. The State

Board of Education shall encourage school districts to integrate the

teaching of the other curricular areas in subject matter standards

adopted by the Board with the instruction of mathematics, reading,

and writing.

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E. All teachers of mathematics in the public schools in this

state shall incorporate into instruction the foundational elements

of math instruction, including the development of grade-level

appropriate mathematical proficiency which is a combination of real-

world problem-solving skills, procedural fluency, conceptual

understanding, and productive dispositions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6003 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6003
Creation of Oklahoma Tuition Trust - Investment advisory
Status: in_force

committee.

A. There is hereby created the "Oklahoma Tuition Trust". The

purposes, powers, and duties of the Oklahoma Tuition Trust are

vested in and shall be exercised by the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education.

B. The Regents may delegate to its chairperson or any other

person such functions and authority as the Regents consider

necessary or appropriate. These functions may include, but are not

limited to, the oversight and supervision of employees of the

Regents which implement the Oklahoma Tuition Trust Act.

C. The Regents may create an investment advisory committee.

The committee shall be composed of five (5) members appointed by the

Regents. The members shall have skill and experience in the

business and financial fields. The members shall serve at the

pleasure of the Regents. The committee shall make recommendations

to the Regents concerning the investment of the monies of the Trust.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4307 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4307
Reports and statements
Status: in_force

Institutions of higher learning in the Oklahoma State System of

Higher Education and other colleges and universities in the state

shall make enrollment and other educational information reports to

the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education on forms and at such

times as may be prescribed by said Regents.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2257 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2257
Theory oriented education programs
Status: in_force

The development of technical and occupational education that is

more theory oriented and requires knowledge of mathematics and/or

the physical sciences for specialization in the engineering and/or

scientific fields for preparation of support technician personnel

such as engineering technicians, registered nurses and medical

technicians, though not exclusive of other similar areas, shall be

accomplished in institutions of higher education under the

jurisdiction of the State Regents.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-698.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-698.1
Inspired to Teach Program
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall

establish and maintain an incentive scholarship program and teacher

employment incentive program, as funding is available, to encourage

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the preparation of public school teachers for prekindergarten

through twelfth grade, including minority teachers, at all state

public higher education institutions or private higher education

institutions accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of this title and

incentivize employment as public teachers for prekindergarten

through twelfth grade in the state for at least five (5) years, to

be known as the Inspired to Teach Program. Prospective teachers

planning to pursue an undergraduate teacher education program at an

accredited Oklahoma teacher preparation program shall be considered

if they graduated from high school, completed high-school level

instruction at home, or completed General Educational Development

(GED) test requirements; meet the higher education admission

standards; and declare a pre-education major or major in an approved

Oklahoma teacher preparation degree program leading to a standard

teaching certificate.

B. To the extent that funds are available, scholarships,

renewable for up to three (3) additional years for qualified

students meeting satisfactory academic progress standards in

completing a teacher preparation degree program leading to a

standard teaching certificate, shall be awarded to cover costs of

tuition, general enrollment fees, other fees, books, materials, and

services provided by the institution, including room and board, in

the following manner:

1. One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per academic year for up to

three (3) academic years for full-time students who have earned less

than ninety (90) credit hours; and

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

academic year for full-time students who have earned ninety (90) or

more credit hours.

The maximum amount of scholarship funds awarded as provided in this

subsection to any qualified student shall not exceed Five Thousand

Five Hundred Dollars ($5,500.00).

C. As used in this section, "full-time student" means:

1. An undergraduate student enrolled in twelve (12) or more

semester credits toward teacher education degree requirements;

2. An undergraduate student who is a teacher education major

who is enrolled in or has completed an internship or student

teaching credit hours in order to complete the degree program prior

to certification and who has been approved to take less than twelve

(12) credit hours; or

3. An undergraduate student who is a teacher education major

with an approved reasonable accommodation from Student Accessibility

Services at the institution due to a documented disability and who

has been approved to take less than twelve (12) credit hours.

D. It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that the

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education create a committee

composed of educators, teacher educators from the participating

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institutions, and representatives of the public schools and the

State Department of Education to provide recommendations to the

State Regents to improve effectiveness of the Inspired to Teach

Program. The committee shall prepare and deliver a report on the

program to the Legislature on or before July 1 of each year.

E. Each scholarship participant, prior to entry into the

Inspired to Teach Program, shall have agreed to teach in an Oklahoma

public prekindergarten through twelfth grade school for a minimum of

five (5) consecutive years upon graduation and licensure as a

teacher. Any scholarship participant failing to maintain a 2.5

grade point average throughout matriculation, changing to an

ineligible area of study, failing to meet satisfactory academic

progress standards, withdrawing or otherwise leaving school, or

failing to meet requirements for licensure and certification to

teach as established by law shall be subject to disqualification

from the program.

F. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are

authorized to make employment incentive payments pursuant to the

provisions of this section to Inspired to Teach Program participants

who are employed as traditionally certified teachers in Oklahoma

public prekindergarten through twelfth grade schools following

graduation. Incentive payments may be awarded following each

consecutive year of satisfactory service as documented by the

employing school district, up to five (5) years of service for

scholarship recipients as provided in subsection A of this section,

upon graduation from an accredited Oklahoma teacher preparation

degree program. The maximum amount of employment incentive payments

for any qualified participant shall be Four Thousand Dollars

($4,000.00) per year for up to five (5) years, not to exceed a total

of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) per participant.

G. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall

require the execution of appropriate contracts with eligible

Inspired to Teach Program participants. Participants failing to

comply with the requirements of this section or failing to provide

current contact information shall not be eligible for the employment

incentive payments provided for in this section. The Chancellor of

the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, with the approval

of the State Regents, may contract with any other appropriate

organization or unit of government for the administration of the

provisions of this section.

H. If sufficient funds are not available for employment

incentive payments to qualified participants during any fiscal year,

the Chancellor may make reductions in the payments made to qualified

participants.

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

time an award is made on behalf of the Inspired to Teach Program,

set aside funds for the full commitment made to an eligible student.

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J. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may utilize

Inspired to Teach Program designated funds for administration of the

program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9-117 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9-117
Expense - Paid from what funds
Status: in_force

Any costs or expense necessarily incurred by the State Board of

Education in the administration of the foregoing provisions relating

to the "Special Transportation Revolving Fund" shall be paid from

funds appropriated or allocated for the administration of laws

providing for the payment of State Aid to school districts in the

same manner that expenses of administration of such laws are paid.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-115 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-115
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act:

1. Board means the State Board of Career and Technology

Education;

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2. Superintendent means the superintendent of the technology

center school designated as the pilot multipurpose service center

for displaced homemakers;

3. Center means the pilot multipurpose service center for

displaced homemakers; and

4. Displaced homemaker means an individual who:

a. has worked without pay as a homemaker for his or her

family, and who has reached the age of thirty-five

(35) years or older,

b. is not gainfully employed,

c. has had, or would have, difficulty finding employment,

and

d. (1) has depended on the income of a family member and

has lost that income, or

(2) has depended on government assistance as the

parent of dependent children, but who is no

longer eligible for such assistance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-145.8 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-145.8
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 70-3-145.8v1 (SB 516, Laws 2023, c. 323, § 16).

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OS 70-3-145.8v2 (HB 2180, Laws 2023, c. 342, § 1).