Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-106.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-106.2
Duties of fiduciaries
Status: in_force

A. A fiduciary with respect to the Teachers' Retirement System

of Oklahoma shall not cause the System to engage in a transaction if

the fiduciary knows or should know that such transaction constitutes

a direct or indirect:

1. sale or exchange, or leasing of any property from the System

to a party in interest for less than adequate consideration or from

a party in interest to the System for more than adequate

consideration;

2. lending of money or other extension of credit from the

System to a party in interest without the receipt of adequate

security and a reasonable rate of interest, or from a party in

interest to the System with provision of excessive security or an

unreasonably high rate of interest;

3. furnishing of goods, services or facilities from the System

to a party in interest for less than adequate consideration, or from

a party in interest to the System for more than adequate

consideration; or

4. transfer to, or use by or for the benefit of, a party in

interest of any assets of the System for less than adequate

consideration.

B. A fiduciary with respect to the Teachers' Retirement System

of Oklahoma shall not:

1. deal with the assets of the System in the fiduciary's own

interest or for the fiduciary's own account;

2. in the fiduciary's individual or any other capacity act in

any transaction involving the System on behalf of a party whose

interests are adverse to the interests of the System or the

interests of its participants or beneficiaries; or

3. receive any consideration for the fiduciary's own personal

account from any party dealing with the System in connection with a

transaction involving the assets of the System.

C. A fiduciary with respect to the Teachers' Retirement System

of Oklahoma may: 1. invest all or part of the assets of the System

in deposits which bear a reasonable interest rate in a bank or

similar financial institution supervised by the United States or a

state, if such bank or other institution is a fiduciary of such

plan; or

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2. provide any ancillary service by a bank or similar financial

institution supervised by the United States or a state, if such bank

or other institution is a fiduciary of such plan.

D. A person or a financial institution is a fiduciary with

respect to the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma to the extent

that the person or the financial institution:

1. exercises any discretionary authority or discretionary

control respecting management of the Teachers' Retirement System of

Oklahoma or exercises any authority or control respecting management

or disposition of the assets of the System;

2. renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation,

direct or indirect, with respect to any monies or other property of

the System, or has any authority or responsibility to do so; or

3. has any discretionary authority or discretionary

responsibility in the administration of the System.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9-116 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9-116
Space for storage of equipment
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education is hereby authorized to procure

space for the storage of such pupil-transportation units while not

in the possession of a school district and to pay the necessary cost

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 511

thereof from the "Special Transportation Revolving Fund." When any

such unit is returned to the State Board of Education, said board is

hereby authorized to recondition same, and to pay necessary cost of

such reconditioning, including the cost of any new tires or tubes

required for such purpose, from said "Special Transportation

Revolving Fund."
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3318 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3318
Request to establish comprehensive diabetes center
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma State Legislature requests the Board of Regents of

the University of Oklahoma to establish a comprehensive diabetes

center with operations in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The Oklahoma

Diabetes Center should provide statewide leadership in diabetes

treatment, research, prevention, information, education and

awareness and provide access to the latest developments in diabetes

care and management through the clinical trials hosted by the

center.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1-116.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1-116.1
Teaching principal - Amount of time in classroom
Status: in_force

A teaching principal, as defined in Section 1-116 of Title 70 of

the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be permitted to devote less than one-

half (1/2) the time school is in session to classroom teaching only

when it has been determined by the State Board of Education that

such action is necessary for the satisfactory completion of the

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school year. The State Board of Education shall adopt the necessary

criteria to provide for such contingency.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.281 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.281
Provisions cumulative
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall be cumulative to existing laws

and shall not be construed to repeal, amend or otherwise modify any

of said laws.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-821.7 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-821.7
Acquisition of property - Eminent domain
Status: in_force

Any such independent school district or board of trustees is

hereby authorized to acquire property real or personal in any manner

in which property may be acquired by any person or corporation, and

in addition thereto any such independent school district acting for

itself or for such board of trustees, may acquire by eminent domain

the fee simple title to any property within the corporate limits of

such independent school district which is needed for such purposes

in the discretion of such governing body. The procedure prescribed

for railroad companies in Title 66, Chapter 2, Oklahoma Statutes

1951, shall be followed in acquiring property by eminent domain.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3503 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3503
Northeastern State College - Location
Status: in_force

The state educational institution located at Tahlequah, known

and designated as Northeastern State College at Tahlequah, shall

continue at the same location and its official name shall be

Northeastern State College.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3980.6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3980.6
Corporate powers
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1601

The authorized issuers are for purposes of this act hereby

granted, have and may exercise all powers necessary or appropriate

to carry out and effectuate their respective corporate purposes,

including, without limiting the generality thereof, the following:

1. To make and execute contracts with any individual,

corporation, whether profit or nonprofit, association or any other

entity and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the

performance of its duties and the exercise of its powers and

functions pursuant to the provisions of this act;

2. To employ underwriters, bond or other legal counsel,

financial advisors, consultants, a financial institution to serve as

trustee, paying agent or in any fiduciary capacity in connection

with any program, indenture or general resolution of the Regents, or

any other experts and to determine their qualifications, duties and

compensation subject to the provisions of this act for advice and

oversight of the State Bond Advisor;

3. To procure insurance against any loss in connection with its

property and other assets in such amounts and from such insurers as

it deems desirable;

4. To borrow money and to issue bonds, whether or not the

interest thereon is to be includable in the gross income of the

recipients thereof for federal income tax purposes, including,

without limitation, to provide on a pooled or consolidated basis

financing for the purposes and projects herein provided and to

provide for the security and sources of payments therefor;

5. To receive and accept aid or contributions from any source

of money, property, labor, or other things of value to be held, used

and applied to carry out the purposes of this act subject to the

conditions upon which the grants and contributions are made,

including, but not limited to, gifts or grants from any department,

agency or instrumentality of the United States or of the state for

any purpose consistent with this act;

6. To obtain from any department or agency of the United States

of America or nongovernmental insurer any insurance or guaranty, to

the extent now or hereafter available, as to, or of, or for, the

payment or repayment of, interest or principal, or both, or any part

thereof, on any bonds issued by the authorized issuers, or on any

municipal securities of political subdivisions purchased or held by

the authorized issuers, pursuant to this act; and, notwithstanding

any other provisions of this act, to enter into any agreement or

contract whatsoever with respect to any such insurance or guaranty,

except to the extent that the same would in any way impair or

interfere with the ability of the authorized issuers to perform and

fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the owners of the bonds

of the authorized issuers;

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7. To sell, convey, lease, exchange, transfer or otherwise

dispose of, all or any of its property or any interest therein,

wherever situated;

8. To provide financing assistance for the purposes and

projects herein provided;

9. To acquire, purchase, hold, store, advertise, market, sell,

trade, barter, exchange, distribute, transport, process, utilize and

contract in all manner with respect thereto and for commodities,

products and services, and real or personal property or any interest

therein and to contract for, issue and utilize letters of credit and

other credit facilities and incur indebtedness and to arrange, form,

make, guarantee, issue, remit, receive, receipt, process and collect

payments and equivalents, howsoever nominated, in connection with or

for purposes of any of the foregoing and for the purpose of

executing and fulfilling the purposes of the authorized issuers as

prescribed by this act;

10. To acquire, reacquire, construct, reconstruct, extend,

rent, lease, purchase, use, loan, borrow, install, equip, maintain,

operate, renovate, refurbish, enlarge, remodel, convey, sell, at

public or private sale, encumber, alleviate, transfer, exchange,

dispose of and/or resell, any property, real, personal or mixed,

improvements, buildings, equipment, chattels, furnishings, fixtures,

trade fixtures, and any and all other facilities and/or property of

whatever nature, including any and all rights to or therein for use

by corporations, individuals, cooperatives, partnerships,

associations or proprietary companies for any of or for the purpose

of executing and/or fulfilling the purposes of the Regents, and to

plan, establish, develop, construct, enlarge, improve, extend,

maintain, equip, operate, lease, furnish, provide, supply, regulate,

hold, store and administer property, buildings, improvements, and

facilities of every nature, which may be useful in pursuing,

promoting, executing and/or fulfilling the aforementioned purposes;

11. To the extent permitted under its contract with the owners

of bonds, to consent to any modification with respect to rate of

interest, time, and payment of any installment of principal or

interest security or any other term of any contract, mortgage,

contract or agreement of any kind to which the authorized issuers

are a party;

12. To purchase its own bonds at such price or prices as the

authorized issuers shall determine, subject to any agreement with

the owners of bonds;

13. To enter into financial documents with others for the

purpose of receiving revenues to pay the bonds authorized by this

act; to lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of any or all of its

projects to others for such revenues and upon such terms and

conditions as the authorized issuers may deem advisable; and to

grant options to renew any financing agreement with respect to

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project and to grant options to buy any project at such price or

prices as the authorized issuers deem desirable;

14. To lend money to the state or political subdivisions

through the purchase by the authorized issuers of obligations of the

state or political subdivisions;

15. To collect fees and charges in connection with its loans,

commitments and servicing, including, but not limited to,

reimbursement of costs of financing as the authorized issuers shall

determine to be reasonable and as shall be approved by the

authorized issuers;

16. To provide services, technical assistance and advice to

this state and political subdivisions and to enter into contracts

with this state and political subdivisions to provide such services.

The State of Oklahoma and its political subdivisions are hereby

authorized to enter into contracts with the authorized issuers for

such services and to pay for such services as may be provided them;

17. To contract, cooperate, or join with any one or more other

governments or public agencies, or with the state, any political

subdivisions of this state, or the United States, to perform any

administrative service, activity, or undertaking which any such

contracting party is authorized by law to perform, including the

issuance of bonds;

18. To invest any funds available to the authorized issuers,

whether or not from the proceeds of bonds, in such securities or

pursuant to such agreements or other arrangements as the authorized

issuers shall determine, subject to any agreements with bond owners

or other creditors of the authorized issuers; and

19. To exercise all other powers and functions necessary or

appropriate to carry out the duties and purposes set forth in this

act, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into

transactions involving variable interest rates and interest rate

swaps.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-697.19 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-697.19
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Program
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby established the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act Program (OBRA) which shall be administered by the

Health Care Workforce Training Commission. The purpose of the

program shall be to encourage persons to enter nursing education

programs and to practice in nursing homes of this state in which

there is an urgent need for nursing services which provide funds on

a matching basis with the Health Care Workforce Training Commission

for the support of nursing students. The OBRA Program shall be

administered by rules under the Oklahoma Nursing Student Assistance

Program adopted by the Health Care Workforce Training Commission.

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

eligible to participate in the OBRA Program.

C. If a person receiving OBRA Program funds fails to fully

comply with the provisions of the contract for said funds, the

person shall refund to the Health Care Workforce Training Commission

all monies received by the person pursuant to the provisions of the

contract plus interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) from the

date of disbursement of said funds and shall be liable for any other

liquidated damages as specified in the contract.

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

fund for the Health Care Workforce Training Commission to be

designated the "OBRA Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund,

not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all

nonappropriated monies, including local nursing home association

match money of appropriated funds, grants, gifts, and repayment of

scholarships received by the Health Care Workforce Training

Commission. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are

hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Health

Care Workforce Training Commission for such scholarships as may be

provided for pursuant to the OBRA Program. 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, § 70-1210.251 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.251
Short title
Status: in_force

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

Education Act of 1974."
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2264 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2264
Supplemental funding contracts
Status: in_force

The State Board shall contract with the State Regents for the

administration of the amount of funds set aside for supplementing

the funding of postsecondary programs, and the State Regents shall

assume responsibility under terms of the contract to allocate the

funds for supplemental support of bona fide programs consistent with

federal laws and regulations and shall be accountable for

expenditure of the funds accordingly, provided that the State Board

will include in the supplemental funding contract with the State

Regents an amount of funds to underwrite the costs of one or more

professional positions on the staff of the State Regents for the

purpose of working with institutions in the promotion and

development of technical and occupational education, and provided

that the contract should be negotiated early in the spring of the

year to allow for the planning and budgeting for best use of the

funds by various institutions receiving supplemental allocations.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3410 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3410
Board of Regents for Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical
Status: in_force

Colleges - Oaths - Travel expenses.

(a) Each member of the Board of Regents for Oklahoma

Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges shall take and subscribe to the

oaths required of state officials generally.

(b) Each member of the Board shall be allowed necessary travel

expenses, as may be approved by the Board pursuant to the State

Travel Reimbursement Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-104 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-104
Sick leave - Emergency leave - Personal business leave -
Status: in_force

Medical benefits - Service as juror or witness.

A. 1. The board of education of each school district in the

state shall provide for sick leave for all teachers employed in the

district and shall pay such teachers the full amount of their

contract salaries during any absence from their regular school

duties for a period of time and under such conditions as the board

may determine, but not less than the minimum benefits hereafter

specified. Payment for sick leave shall be made on the basis of the

current salary rate then in effect for the teacher receiving the

payment. Unless otherwise provided in Section 6-104.8 of this

title, the plan shall provide that a teacher may be absent from his

or her duties due to personal accidental injury, illness or

pregnancy, or accidental injury or illness in the immediate family

without the loss of salary for not to exceed ten (10) days during

each school year, except that said absence without loss of salary

for teachers employed on an eleven-month contract shall not exceed

eleven (11) days during each school year and for those teachers

employed on a twelve-month contract shall not exceed twelve (12)

days during each school year, if said contract is for the work

period, and not merely for pay purposes. The right to such leave

shall vest at the beginning of the school year. Each school

district shall provide for all teachers a minimum of three (3) days

for personal business leave, upon the request of the teacher.

Salary deductions for such leave shall not exceed the salary level

for substitute teachers. Provided further, that these terms for

personal business leave shall not negate any locally negotiated

leave policies which exceed the minimum benefits stated above. Each

school district may provide not more than five (5) days each year

for emergency leave. Each school district will determine the

purposes for which emergency leave can be used. Those days shall

not be chargeable to sick leave and will be noncumulative. Unused

sick leave shall be cumulative up to a total of sixty (60) days, and

cumulative sick leave shall be transferable to another school

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district or to the Oklahoma School for the Blind or the Oklahoma

School for the Deaf where the teacher is employed the next

succeeding school year, provided that the number of days transferred

shall not exceed the maximum days permitted by the receiving school

and that such transferred days shall be used first in case of

illness and, provided further, that if the receiving school pays

teachers for unused sick leave upon retirement or termination of

contract, then said payments shall be for only those days

accumulated in the receiving school. The school board of the

sending district shall certify the exact number of days eligible for

transfer.

2. If a teacher is employed at the Oklahoma School for the

Blind or the Oklahoma School for the Deaf after July 1, 2017, any

unused sick leave up to a total of sixty (60) days that is

accumulated at a school district prior to such date shall be

transferable.

B. The plan of each school district for sick leave benefits may

include other terms and conditions, but shall not provide less sick

leave benefits than those prescribed herein. Hospital and medical

proceeds may not be charged against sick leave benefits, but the

proceeds received by the teacher from any insurance provided by the

district for loss of compensable time may be charged against sick

leave benefits. Provided the board of education may provide all or

part of hospital and medical benefits, and sickness, accident,

health and life insurance or any of the aforesaid for any or all of

its employees. On authorization of the teacher, the district may

approve payroll deductions for such teacher's portion of the

aforesaid.

C. Each school district shall grant a teacher leave for jury

service or as a witness subpoenaed in a criminal, civil or juvenile

proceeding and shall pay the teacher during such service the full,

current contract salary. Provided that the district may deduct any

compensation received for serving as a juror or witness from the

teacher's salary during such service.

D. 1. A school district shall also provide for benefits for

personnel other than teachers. Benefits for support personnel

employees shall include provisions for paid sick leave of at least

one (1) day per month of employment not to exceed the number of

hours per day for which they are regularly employed cumulative to a

total of sixty (60) days and cumulative sick leave shall be

transferable to another school district where the person is employed

the next succeeding school year; provided, that the number of days

transferred shall not exceed the maximum days permitted by the

receiving district and that such transferred days shall be used

first in case of illness up to a maximum of ten (10) transferred

days per school year unless the local board of education authorizes

the use of additional transferred days during the school year in an

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amount set by the board and, provided further, that if the receiving

district pays such person for unused sick leave upon retirement or

termination of employment, then said payments shall be for only

those days accumulated in the receiving district. The school board

of the sending district shall certify the exact number of days

eligible for transfer. Each school district shall provide for all

support employees, a minimum of three (3) days for personal business

leave, upon the request of the support employee. Salary deductions

for personal business leave shall not exceed an amount necessary to

cover the costs of services provided to the district by the support

employee and shall not exceed the salary of the support employee.

The terms for personal business leave provided by this subsection

shall not negate any locally negotiated leave policies which exceed

the minimum benefits stated above. Payment for such leave shall be

calculated with regard to the definition of "support employee"

provided by Section 6-101.40 of this title. Provided that such

benefits shall not exceed those authorized for teachers hereunder.

2. Support employees, as defined by Section 6-101.40 of this

title, shall be entitled to pay for any time lost when school is

closed on account of epidemics or otherwise when an order for such

closing has been issued by a health officer authorized by law to

issue the order.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.3
AIDS prevention education - Curriculum and materials
Status: in_force

- Inspection by parents and guardians.

A. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) prevention

education shall be taught in the public schools of this state. AIDS

prevention education shall be limited to the discussion of the

disease AIDS and its spread and prevention. Students shall receive

such education:

1. at the option of the local school district, a minimum of

once during the period from grade five through grade six;

2. a minimum of once during the period from grade seven through

grade nine; and 3. a minimum of once during the period from grade

ten through grade twelve.

B. The State Department of Education shall develop curriculum

and materials for AIDS prevention education in conjunction with the

State Department of Health. A school district may also develop its

own AIDS prevention education curriculum and materials. Any

curriculum and materials developed for use in the public schools

shall be approved for medical accuracy by the State Department of

Health. A school district may use any curriculum and materials

which have been developed and approved pursuant to this subsection.

C. School districts shall make the curriculum and materials

that will be used to teach AIDS prevention education available for

inspection by the parents and guardians of the students that will be

involved with the curriculum and materials. Furthermore, the

curriculum must be limited in time frame to deal only with factual

medical information for AIDS prevention. The school districts, at

least one (1) month prior to teaching AIDS prevention education in

any classroom, shall conduct for the parents and guardians of the

students involved during weekend and evening hours at least one

presentation concerning the curriculum and materials that will be

used for such education. No student shall be required to

participate in AIDS prevention education if a parent or guardian of

the student objects in writing to such participation.

D. AIDS prevention education shall specifically teach students

that:

1. engaging in homosexual activity, promiscuous sexual

activity, intravenous drug use or contact with contaminated blood

products is now known to be primarily responsible for contact with

the AIDS virus;

2. avoiding the activities specified in paragraph 1 of this

subsection is the only method of preventing the spread of the virus;

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3. sexual intercourse, with or without condoms, with any person

testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies,

or any other person infected with HIV, places that individual in a

high risk category for developing AIDS.

E. The program of AIDS prevention education shall teach that

abstinence from sexual activity is the only certain means for the

prevention of the spread or contraction of the AIDS virus through

sexual contact. It shall also teach that artificial means of birth

control are not a certain means of preventing the spread of the AIDS

virus and reliance on such methods puts a person at risk for

exposure to the disease.

F. The State Department of Health and the State Department of

Education shall update AIDS education curriculum material as newly

discovered medical facts make it necessary.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-122 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-122
Clerk - Duties
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the clerk to countersign all warrants

for school monies drawn upon the treasurer by the board of education

and perform such other duties as required by law or as the board of

education or its committees may require.

The clerk of the board of education of any school district is

hereby authorized to destroy all claims, warrants, contracts,

purchase orders and any other financial records, or documents,

including those relating to school activity funds, on file or stored

in the offices of the board of education of such district for a

period of longer than five (5) years.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-22-105 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-22-105
Expenses
Status: in_force

The expenses of audits required by this article, whether ordered

by the local board of education or the State Board of Education,

shall be paid by the local board of education for which the audit is

made. It shall be the duty of the board of education of the local

public school to make provision for payment of said expenses.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-102.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-102.1
Public hearing on proposed textbooks
Status: in_force

The State Textbook Committee shall conduct a public hearing in

the first two (2) weeks of October each year for the purpose of

gathering public testimony concerning the various textbooks being

considered for adoption by the Committee. Any person wishing to be

heard at the public hearing shall register with the secretary of the

State Textbook Committee at least two (2) weeks prior to the date

set for the public hearing. The registration shall be accompanied

by a typed summary detailing the nature of the testimony which will

be presented at the public hearing. All testimony shall pertain to

a specific textbook or textbooks for which the State Textbook

Committee has received bids. The time and number of people

testifying for any one organization may be limited by the State

Textbook Committee. The Committee, in its discretion, may conduct

additional public hearings. The date of the public hearing shall be

set by the Committee when the advertisement for bids for books is

issued.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1-123 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1-123
Public School Classroom Support Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

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

fund for the State Board of Education to be designated the "Public

School Classroom Support Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a

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

consist of all monies received by the State Board of Education from

the state income tax checkoff as provided for in Section 1-122 of

this title, any state-appropriated funds, federal funds, donations,

grants, contributions, and gifts from any public or private source.

All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby

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

Education for the purposes of providing grants to public school

classroom teachers as provided for in subsection B of this section.

Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the

State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the

Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for

approval and payment.

B. Contingent upon the amount of funds available in the Public

School Classroom Support Revolving Fund, the State Board of

Education shall award one or more grants annually to classroom

teachers. The grants shall be used by the classroom teacher for

supplies, materials, or equipment for the class or classes taught by

the teacher. The Board shall determine the criteria for and

establish a process for the submission of grants applications. The

applications shall be considered on a statewide competitive basis.

The Board shall promulgate rules for the implementation of the

grants issued pursuant to this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-141 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-141
Oklahoma National Guard CareerTech Assistance Revolving
Status: in_force

Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the State Board of Career and Technology Education to be

designated the “Oklahoma National Guard CareerTech Assistance

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

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

by the State Board of Career and Technology Education from state

appropriations provided for the purpose of implementing the

provisions of Section 1 of this act. All monies accruing to the

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

expended by the State Board of Career and Technology Education for

the purpose of providing assistance to eligible Guard members

pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act. Expenditures

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

Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the

Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for

approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-149.7 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-149.7
Student assault or acts reasonably causing injury to education employees or volunteers
Status: in_force

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B. No education employee shall be liable for the use of necessary and reasonable force to control

and discipline a student during the time the student is in attendance at the school or in transit toeducation employees or volunteers - Penalties - Education employee

immunity.

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A. No student enrolled in a school shall assault, attempt to

cause physical bodily injury, or act in a manner that could

reasonably cause bodily injury to an education employee or a person

who is volunteering for the school. Any student in grades six

through twelve who violates the provisions of this section shall be

subject to out-of-school suspension as provided for in Section 24-

101.3 of this title. This section shall be in addition to and does

not limit the criminal liability of a person who causes or commits

an assault, battery, or assault and battery upon a school employee

as provided for in Section 650.7 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

B. No education employee shall be liable for the use of

necessary and reasonable force to control and discipline a

student during the time the student is in attendance at the

school or in transit to or from the school, or any other

function authorized by the school district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.163 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.163
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 70-1210.163v1 (SB 553, Laws 2025, c. 101, § 6)

OS 70-1210.163v2 (HB 2798, Laws 2025, c. 260, § 3)
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4305 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4305
Airports
Status: in_force

Any one of the institutions comprising The Oklahoma State System

of Higher Education as defined in Section 1 of Article XIII-A of the

Constitution of Oklahoma and any other institutions of Higher

Education which have become coordinated with the Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education under the provisions of Section 4 of said

Article XIII-A of said Constitution may accept grants of airport

property from the United States and hold and operate the same, and

may accept, receive, receipt for, disburse, and expend federal

monies granted by the United States in aid of airport development

upon such terms and conditions as are prescribed by the United

States and are consistent with state law, and consistent with the

terms of the grants by which said properties are acquired or said

federal monies are received from the United States, and any

amendment to any grants or release of any restriction found in the

grants; and such institutions operating or controlling any airport

shall have exclusive management and control of such airport and are

hereby permitted to authorize and regulate the use of such airports

by aircraft not owned and operated by such institutions under the

conditions and subject to the restrictions hereinafter set forth.

A state educational institution may make or amend such

reasonable rules, regulations, and orders as it may deem necessary

for the operation, government and use of any such airport under its

control not inconsistent with this section, with the laws of this

state or of the United States, or any rules, regulations or orders

promulgated pursuant to either, or with the terms of any grant of

airport property or money from the United States, or any amendment

to any grants or release of any restriction in any grants. Such

institution may fix and charge for such services and facilities for

aircraft not owned and operated by it, either rented by it or under

concession contract, as are customarily provided and deemed

necessary at any public airport; provided that all income received

from the services and facilities herein provided for shall be kept

by such institution in a separate fund to be used solely for the

operation, upkeep and maintenance of such institutional airport. A

state educational institution airport may use, lease, rent, sell or

otherwise dispose of any of the property acquired for any purpose

not inconsistent with the terms of any grant or money from the

United States or any amendment of any grants or release of

restriction found in any grants.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-201 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-201
Library media program to be reflective of community
Status: in_force

standards.

As school library media center resources are finite, the library

media program shall be reflective of the community standards for the

population the library media center serves when acquiring an age-

appropriate collection of print materials, nonprint materials,

multimedia resources, equipment, and supplies adequate in quality

and quantity to meet the needs of students in all areas of the

school library media program.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 600
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1-114.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1-114.2
Operation as grantee of a federal Head Start program -
Status: in_force

Calculation of state aid.

Any school district is hereby authorized to operate as a grantee

of a federal Head Start program. For purposes of calculating state

aid a school district may not count any child enrolled in or teacher

employed by a Head Start program operated by the district for the

portion of the day federal Head Start funds or state funds

appropriated for Head Start programs are received.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2253 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2253
Manipulative skills - Development
Status: in_force

The development of vocational and occupational education which

involves manipulative skills such as machine shop, printing,

carpentry, stenography and distributive education shall be

accomplished primarily at the secondary level of learning in

programs provided by the high schools and technology center schools

under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Career and Technology

Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-129.6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-129.6
Submitting approved empowerment plan to the State
Status: in_force

Board of Education.

A. Each school district board of education shall submit

approved school, zone, or district empowerment plans to the State

Board of Education.

B. 1. Within sixty (60) days after receiving an empowerment

plan for a school, zone, or district, the State Board shall approve

the empowerment plan unless the State Board concludes that the

submitted plan:

a. is likely to result in a decrease in academic

achievement in the empowered school, zone, or

district, or

b. is not fiscally feasible.

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2. If the State Board does not approve the empowerment plan, it

shall provide to the school district board of education a written

explanation of the basis for its decision. The school district

board of education may resubmit an amended empowerment plan and seek

approval of the empowerment plan at any time after denial.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-106.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-106.4
Appeal to district court
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Board of Trustees

may appeal from such decision by filing a petition in the Oklahoma

County District Court within thirty (30) days from the date of such

decision. All actions or proceedings directly or indirectly against

the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma shall be brought in

Oklahoma County.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 746
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-116.2C — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-116.2C
Definitions - Computation of retirement benefits –
Status: in_force

Pre-cap removal service - Payment of contribution deficit amount.

A. As used in this section:

1. "Contribution deficit" means the amount of money computed

for an eligible employee by multiplying the employee contribution

rate in effect for any period of service performed on or after July

1, 1987, through June 30, 1995, multiplied by the amount of salary

earned by the member in excess of the applicable maximum

compensation level of the member for such period with interest at

the rate of ten percent (10%) per year compounded annually;

provided, that for the designated fiscal years prescribed by

subparagraphs a and b of this paragraph, the contribution deficit

payment shall be adjusted to:

a. fifty percent (50%) of the total amount of the

computation otherwise prescribed by this paragraph for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007,

b. seventy-five percent (75%) of the total amount of the

computation otherwise prescribed by this paragraph for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and

c. one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount of the

computation otherwise prescribed by this paragraph for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and for each

fiscal year thereafter;

2. "Eligible employee" means a member of the System who has not

retired prior to the effective date of this act and who has

performed service at any time prior to June 30, 1995, and who

fulfills the requirements of this act with respect to inclusion of

pre-cap removal years of service in a retirement benefit computation

and:

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a. who has already reached a normal retirement age prior

to the effective date of this act and has not retired

prior to the effective date of this act,

b. who reaches a normal retirement age on or after the

effective date of this act, and

c. who is employed by an institution within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education that is not a

comprehensive university or a regional institution

offering a four-year degree program as designated or

authorized by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education;

3. "Maximum average salary amount", subject to the requirements

of this paragraph related to the funding level for employer

contribution rates, means:

a. Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) regardless of any

otherwise applicable maximum compensation level for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007,

b. Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000.00) regardless of any

otherwise applicable maximum compensation level for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and

c. the full amount of the average salary without any

limitation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009,

and or each fiscal year thereafter.

The maximum final average salary amount otherwise authorized

pursuant to subparagraph b or subparagraph c of this paragraph shall

be contingent upon the participating employer in whose employment

the member is active upon the date the member retires receiving, for

the fiscal year during which the member's retirement will begin, the

amount of funds required pursuant to subparagraph (A)(1) of Section

17-108.1 of this title in order to allow the employer contribution

rates prescribed by subparagraph (A)(1) of Section 17-108.1 of this

title to be effective as law. If a member is employed by an

employer that does not receive the funding required by subparagraph

(A)(1) of Section 17-108.1 of this title for the fiscal year during

which the member's retirement will begin, the member shall not be

authorized to use the maximum final average salary otherwise

authorized by this paragraph to compute retirement benefits;

4. "Maximum compensation level" means either:

a. Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) if a member

did not elect to make employee contributions on a

higher salary amount for any pre-cap removal years of

service, or

b. Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) if a member did

elect to make employee contributions upon actual

salary not in excess of such amount for any pre-cap

removal years of service;

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5. "Pre-cap removal service" means any service performed by an

active member prior to June 30, 1995; and

6. "System" means the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma;

B. Unless otherwise expressly provided by this section, any

definition contained in Section 17-101 of this title otherwise

applicable to computation of benefits for retired members of the

Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma shall have the same meaning

for purposes of this section.

C. Effective July 1, 2006, any eligible member of the Teachers'

Retirement System of Oklahoma, who, as of July 1, 2006, has already

reached a normal retirement age or who on or after July 1, 2006,

reaches a normal retirement age as defined by paragraph 24 of

Section 17-101 of this title, shall be eligible to have a retirement

benefit computed as provided by this section. If a member is

eligible for the benefit computation authorized by this section, the

average salary used to compute the retirement benefit of the member

shall be governed by the provisions of this section and such

provisions shall govern in the event of conflict between this

section and the provisions of Section 17-116.2 of this title.

D. An eligible employee who performs service in the manner

prescribed by subsection E of this section and who makes payment of

the applicable contribution deficit amount may have a retirement

benefit computed as otherwise authorized by Section 17-105 of this

title, but shall have such benefit computed without regard to any

maximum compensation level that would otherwise be applicable to the

compensation of the member for any period of pre-cap removal

service.

E. In order to have retirement benefits computed as authorized

by subsection C of this section, and in addition to the payment of

the contribution deficit amount required by this section, in order

to have any pre-cap removal service included in the retirement

benefit computation of the member using the average salary earned

during such period of participating service subject to the maximum

average salary amount, the member shall be required to perform one

(1) year of participating service on or after the date as of which

the member reaches a normal retirement age, for each two (2) years

of service performed prior to July 1, 1995. For purposes of this

section, any year of service performed prior to the effective date

of this act after a member reached a normal retirement age shall

qualify for purposes of the retirement benefit computation

authorized by this section.

F. One (1) year of participating service performed by an

eligible member who, prior to the effective date of this act has

reached a normal retirement age or, who on or after July 1, 2006,

reaches a normal retirement age, shall result in the inclusion of

the two (2) years of participating service immediately preceding

July 1, 1995, in a retirement benefit computation using the average

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salary of the member, subject to the maximum average salary amount.

For each additional year of participating service performed by the

eligible member thereafter, whether such service has been performed

prior to the effective date of this act or whether such service is

performed on or after the effective date of this act, the two (2)

next succeeding years of pre-cap removal service performed prior to

the end of the preceding two-year period may be included in the

benefit computation without regard to the maximum compensation level

of the member that would otherwise be applicable to such pre-cap

removal service.

G. The eligible member shall be required to make payment to the

Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma of the contribution deficit

amount for any year of service performed on or after July 1, 1987,

but not later than June 30, 1995, as prescribed by subsections H

through K of this section in order to have any years of pre-cap

removal service included in the retirement benefit computation using

the average salary of the member subject to the maximum average

salary amount.

H. In order to have years of service included in the benefit

computation using average salary subject to the maximum average

salary amount, the member shall be required to make payment of the

contribution deficit for the following years of service and in the

sequence prescribed by subsection I of this section according to the

adjustments required by subparagraphs a and b of paragraph 1 of

subsection A of this section:

1. July 1, 1987, through June 30, 1988;

2. July 1, 1988, through June 30, 1989;

3. July 1, 1989, through June 30, 1990;

4. July 1, 1990, through June 30, 1991;

5. July 1, 1991, through June 30, 1992;

6. July 1, 1992, through June 30, 1993;

7. July 1, 1993, through June 30, 1994; and

8. July 1, 1994, through June 30, 1995.

I. For each year of service performed by the eligible member

prior to the effective date of this act and after having reached a

normal retirement age, or for each year of service performed by the

member after reaching a normal retirement age on or after the

effective date of this act, the member shall be required to make

payment of the contribution deficit amount for each year of service

beginning with the years described in paragraphs 7 and 8 of

subsection H of this section. For each additional year of service

performed by the eligible member after the normal retirement age of

the member, the member shall make payment of the contribution

deficit amount for each of the next two (2) years of service as

described in:

1. Paragraphs 5 and 6 of subsection H of this section;

2. Paragraphs 3 and 4 of subsection H of this section; and

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3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection H of this section.

J. After making payment of all required contribution deficit

amounts for all periods of service described in paragraphs 1 through

8 of subsection H of this section, an eligible member who has

performed any additional years of service after having reached a

normal retirement age, or for each year of service performed by the

member after reaching a normal retirement age on or after the

effective date of this act, the member may then include any

additional two-year period of service performed prior to July 1,

1987, using the average salary of the member, subject to the maximum

average salary amount, in the retirement benefit computation for

such years of service by performing one (1) additional year of

service.

K. No contribution deficit payments shall be required of the

eligible member with respect to years of service performed prior to

July 1, 1987, if such years of service are included in the

retirement benefit computation of the member using average salary as

otherwise authorized by this section, subject to the maximum average

salary amount.

L. An eligible member may make the payment of the contribution

deficit amount required by this section at any time prior to the

retirement of the member from the System; however, no years of pre-

cap removal service for which full payment of the required

contribution deficit has not been made pursuant to the requirements

of this section may be included in the retirement benefit

computation of the otherwise eligible member using the average

salary of the member for such period, subject to the maximum average

salary amount.

M. Any pre-cap removal years of service for which the required

contribution deficit payment has not been made to the System shall

only be included in a retirement benefit computation using the

maximum compensation level in effect for the member at the time such

years of service were performed.

N. All payments to the System for pre-cap removal service shall

be made prior to the date as of which a member retires. No payments

to the System for pre-cap removal service otherwise authorized by

this section shall be made after a member retires from the System

and begins to receive benefits.

O. Any eligible member who, prior to the effective date of this

act, has not previously made an election for payment of employee

contributions on a maximum compensation level of Twenty-five

Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for pre-cap removal service may file

an election with the System to make payment of the required

contribution deficit amount pursuant to this section. Such an

election shall be irrevocable.

P. No participating employer of the System shall make payment

of any required contribution deficit amount on behalf of any

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otherwise eligible member, whether directly or indirectly, in order

for the member to have retirement benefits computed according to the

provisions of this section.

Q. No member of the System who has retired prior to July 1,

2006, shall be eligible to make any payments of the contribution

deficit amount and no such member shall have the ability to have a

retirement benefit recomputed as a result of the provisions of this

section.

R. The additional retirement benefit attributable to the

provisions of this section may be computed for members who retire on

or after July 1, 2006, but prior to January 1, 2007, but the

additional retirement benefit attributable to the provisions of this

section shall not be payable until January 1, 2007. On and after

January 1, 2007, the additional retirement benefit attributable to

the provisions of this section shall be added to the retirement

benefit amount of any member who retires on or after July 1, 2006,

and prior to January 1, 2007, and such increased benefit amount

shall be payable to the member or any beneficiary of the member as

otherwise provided pursuant to the provisions of Section 17-101 of

this title in the same manner as other retirement benefits are

payable.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-135.1a — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-135.1a
Deputy for school accounts - Counties with population of 41,000 to 42,000 - Valuation
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 36

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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 38

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 39of 41,000 to 42,000 - Valuation not more than $6,000,000.

In each county having a population of not less than forty-one

thousand (41,000) nor more than forty-two thousand (42,000)

according to the 1940 and each succeeding Federal census and a

valuation of not more than Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000.00)

tangible properties, nor including valuation of homestead exemptions

allowed, there is hereby created in the office of the county

treasurer of each county, in addition to all other deputies

authorized or provided by law, a deputy for school accounts, for

whose salary the county shall be reimbursed out of the surplus

revenues of the school districts heretofore served wholly at county

expense and whose accounts and funds are kept by, and under the

responsibility of, the county treasurer, which reimbursement shall

be in the manner hereinafter provided.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-697.14 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-697.14
Failure to comply with provision of contract
Status: in_force

If the recipient of these funds does not fully comply with all

provisions of contract, that person shall refund all monies plus

interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) from date of

dispersement.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-8-101 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-8-101
Right to transfer
Status: in_force

Any student residing in a school district that does not offer

the grade which the student is entitled to pursue shall be allowed

to transfer to a school district inside or outside of the

transportation area in which the student resides which offers the

grade the student is entitled to pursue. The district to which the

student transfers shall be referred to as the receiving district. A

student shall be limited to one transfer pursuant to this section.

Thereafter, a student may apply for any other kind of transfer for

which the student is eligible as provided for in the Education Open

Transfer Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.224 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.224
Administration of act
Status: in_force

The Department of Education may administer the comprehensive

Drug Abuse Education Act of 1972, pursuant to regulations which the

State Board of Education is hereby empowered to promulgate. In

administering this section, the Department shall take into

consideration the advice of the Director of the Oklahoma State

Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control and the Oklahoma

State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2128 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2128
Administration
Status: in_force

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The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education is hereby

designated to be the agency of the State of Oklahoma to administer

the Regional Education program in cooperation with other southern

states.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-106 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-106
Board of Trustees and other personnel
Status: in_force

(1) The general administration and responsibility for the

proper operation of the retirement system and for making effective

the provisions of the act are hereby vested in a Board of Trustees

which shall be known as the Board of Trustees and shall be organized

immediately after a majority of the trustees provided for in this

section shall have qualified and taken the oath of office.

(2) The Board shall consist of the following members and all

appointees shall serve their terms at the pleasure of the appointing

authority and may be removed or replaced without cause:

(a) The State Superintendent of Public Instruction, ex officio

or a designee.

(b) The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services, ex officio or a designee.

(c) The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and

Technology Education, ex officio, or his or her designee.

(d) The State Treasurer, ex officio, or his or her designee.

(e) One member appointed by the Governor whose initial term of

office shall expire on January 14, 1991. The members thereafter

appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of office of four (4)

years which is coterminous with the term of office of the office of

the appointing authority.

(f) Two members shall be appointed by the Governor of the State

of Oklahoma and approved by the Senate. The two members shall be:

1. a representative of a school of higher education in

Oklahoma whose term of office shall initially be one

(1) year, and

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2. a member of the System of the nonclassified optional

personnel status whose initial term of office shall be

two (2) years.

After the initial terms of office the terms of the members shall be

four (4) years.

(g) Upon the expiration of the term of office of the

stockbroker member of the Board, the Governor shall appoint a member

to the Board whose initial term of office shall expire on January

14, 1991. The members thereafter appointed by the Governor shall

serve a term of office of four (4) years which is coterminous with

the term of office of the office of the appointing authority.

(h) Upon the expiration of the term of office of the

representative of the insurance industry member of the Board, the

Governor shall appoint a member to the Board whose initial term of

office shall expire on January 14, 1991. The members thereafter

appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of office of four (4)

years which is coterminous with the term of office of the office of

the appointing authority.

(i) Upon the expiration of the term of office of the investment

counselor member of the Board, the Governor shall appoint a member

to the Board whose initial term of office shall expire on January

14, 1991. The members thereafter appointed by the Governor shall

serve a term of office of four (4) years which is coterminous with

the term of office of the office of the appointing authority.

(j) Upon the expiration of the term of office of the active

classroom teacher member of the Board, the President Pro Tempore of

the Senate shall appoint a member to the Board, who shall be an

active classroom teacher and whose initial term of office shall

expire on January 8, 1991. The members thereafter appointed by the

President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall serve a term of office of

four (4) years.

(k) Upon the expiration of the term of office of the retired

classroom teacher member of the Board, the Speaker of the House of

Representatives shall appoint a member to the Board, who shall be a

retired member of the System and whose initial term of office shall

expire on January 8, 1991. The members thereafter appointed by the

Speaker of the House of Representatives shall serve a term of office

of four (4) years.

(l) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint a

member to the Board, who shall be an active classroom teacher and

whose initial term of office shall expire on January 3, 1989. The

members thereafter appointed by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives shall serve a term of office of four (4) years.

(m) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint a

member to the Board, who shall be a retired member of the System and

whose initial term of office shall expire on January 3, 1989. The

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members thereafter appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the

Senate shall serve a term of office of four (4) years.

(n) A statewide organization representing retired educators

shall appoint a member to the Board who shall be a nonvoting member.

(3) Persons who are appointed to the Board of Trustees by the

Governor pursuant to paragraphs (e), (g), (h) and (i) of subsection

(2) of this section shall:

(a) have demonstrated professional experience in investment or

funds management, public funds management, public or private pension

fund management or retirement system management; or

(b) have demonstrated experience in the banking profession and

have demonstrated professional experience in investment or funds

management; or

(c) be licensed to practice law in this state and have

demonstrated professional experience in commercial matters; or

(d) be licensed by the Oklahoma Accountancy Board to practice

in this state as a public accountant or a certified public

accountant.

The appointing authorities, in making appointments that conform

to the requirements of this subsection, shall give due consideration

to balancing the appointments among the criteria specified in

paragraphs (a) through (d) of this subsection.

(4) No member of the Board of Trustees shall be a lobbyist

registered in this state as provided by law.

(5) If a vacancy occurs in the office of a trustee, the vacancy

shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the

office was previously filled.

(6) Each of the trustees, except those who are state officials

serving ex officio, shall receive travel expenses in accordance with

the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

(7) Each trustee shall, within ten (10) days after his or her

appointment or election, take an oath of office that, so far as it

devolves upon him or her, the trustee will diligently and honestly

administer the affairs of the Board of Trustees and that he or she

will not knowingly violate or willingly permit to be violated any of

the provisions of law applicable to the retirement system. Such

oath shall be subscribed to by the member making it, certified by

the officer before whom it is taken, and immediately filed in the

office of the Secretary of State.

(8) Each trustee shall be entitled to one vote on the Board of

Trustees. Eight votes shall be necessary for a decision by the

trustees at any meeting of the Board.

(9) Subject to the limitations of this act, the Board of

Trustees shall, from time to time, establish rules and regulations

for the administration of the funds created by this act and for the

transaction of its business. Provided that such rules and

regulations may include rules and regulations providing for the

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withholding from the retirement allowance due a retired person under

the provisions of this act an amount requested in writing by the

retiree for the purpose of paying:

(a) monthly premiums on group hospital and surgical insurance

programs to which such retiree belongs, and for the transmitting of

the sums so withheld to the insurance carrier designated by the

retiree; and

(b) membership dues in any statewide association limited to

retired educator membership with a minimum membership of one

thousand (1,000) dues-paying members and for the transmitting of the

sums so withheld.

(10) The Board of Trustees shall elect from its membership a

chair, vice-chair and secretary by a majority vote of all of its

members. The Board shall employ an executive director and shall

engage such actuarial and other service as shall be required to

transact the business of the retirement system. The compensation of

all persons engaged by the Board and all other expenses of the Board

necessary for the operation of the retirement system shall be paid

at such rates and in such amounts as the Board shall approve.

(11) The members of the Board of Trustees, the Executive

Director and the employees of the System shall not accept gifts or

gratuities from an individual organization with a value in excess of

Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per year. The provisions of this section

shall not be construed to prevent the members of the Board of

Trustees, the Executive Director or the employees of the System from

attending educational seminars, conferences, meetings or similar

functions which are paid for, directly or indirectly, by more than

one organization.

(12) The Board of Trustees shall keep in convenient form such

data as shall be necessary for actuarial valuation of the various

funds of the retirement system and for checking the experience of

the system.

(13) The Board of Trustees shall keep a record of all of its

proceedings which shall be open to public inspection. It shall

publish annually a report showing the fiscal transactions of the

retirement system for the preceding fiscal year, the amount of the

accumulated cash and securities of the system, and the last balance

sheet showing the financial condition of the system by means of an

actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of the retirement

system and a detailed accounting of its administrative expenses.

(14) The Board of Trustees shall retain an attorney who is

licensed to practice law in this state. The attorney shall serve at

the pleasure of the Board of Trustees for such compensation as may

be provided by the Board of Trustees. The attorney shall advise the

Board of Trustees and perform legal services for the Board of

Trustees with respect to any matters properly before the Board of

Trustees. When requested by the Board of Trustees, the Attorney

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General of the state also shall render legal services to the Board

of Trustees. In addition to the above, the Board of Trustees may

employ hearing examiners to conduct administrative grievance

hearings under the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act.

(15) Suitable offices shall be furnished by the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services. Upon the failure or inability

of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to provide

adequate facilities, the Board of Trustees may contract for

necessary office space in suitable quarters.

(16) The Board of Trustees shall designate a Medical Board to

be composed of three physicians not eligible to participate in the

retirement system. The physicians so appointed by the Board of

Trustees shall be legally qualified to practice medicine in Oklahoma

or the state in which they reside and shall be physicians of good

standing in the medical profession. The Board of Trustees may have

more than one Medical Board and each Board shall have the same

duties and authority under the statutes. If required, other

physicians may be employed to report on special cases. The Medical

Board shall pass upon all medical examinations required under the

provisions of this act and shall investigate all essential

statements and certificates by or on behalf of a member in

connection with an application for disability retirement and shall

report in writing to the Board of Trustees its conclusion and

recommendation upon all the matters referred to it. The Board of

Trustees shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary

to properly administer this benefit.

(17) The Board of Trustees shall retain an actuarial firm that

shall be technical advisors of the Board of Trustees on matters

regarding the operation of funds created by the provisions of this

act and shall perform such other duties as are required in

connection therewith.

(18) At least once each five (5) years the Board of Trustees

shall use an actuarial firm to make an actuarial investigation of

the experience of the retirement system, including the mortality,

service and compensation experience of members and beneficiaries.

Based on the results of such investigation the actuarial firm shall

recommend for adoption by the Board of Trustees such tables and

rates as are required for the operation of the retirement system and

for the preparation of annual actuarial valuations.

(19) On the basis of such tables and rates as the Board of

Trustees shall adopt, the actuarial firm shall prepare an annual

actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of the retirement

system and certify the rates of contribution payable by the state

under the provisions of law concerning the Teachers' Retirement

System.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-124 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-124
Violations of act - Punishment
Status: in_force

Any person, firm or corporation that violates any of the

provisions of this article, or any of the rules of the State Board

of Education or the State Textbook Committee adopted pursuant to the

provisions of this article, the penalty for violation thereof not

otherwise being provided herein, upon conviction, shall be guilty of

a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than One

Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not more than Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than

ninety (90) days and not more than one (1) year, or by both such

fine and imprisonment. Any public official or public employee

violating any of the provisions of this article or any of such rules

shall be subject to the foregoing penalties and in addition thereto

shall forfeit the position or office. Any officer or employee of

the State Board of Education or of the State Textbook Committee who

knowingly or willingly apportions or disburses any money

appropriated to carry out the provisions hereof, contrary to the

provisions hereof, shall be subject to the foregoing penalties and

in addition thereto shall forfeit the office or position.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-613 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-613
Report to Legislature
Status: in_force

The Commissioners of the Land Office shall report to each

Legislature the condition and management of such funds.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-188 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-188
Supplemental appropriation of unencumbered balance –
Status: reserved

Underestimations – Reapportionment to appropriation accounts.

Provided all fund balances reserved for unencumbered balance of

appropriations for the prior fiscal year on hand at the close of day

set by the board of education in the current fiscal year, but in no

event later than September 30, may be appropriated by supplemental

appropriation to current expense purposes in the current fiscal year

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 332

in the manner now provided by law. In the event of the recording of

an estimated encumbrance or in the event of an increase in the cost

of supplies, equipment, material, or services, these

underestimations may be provided for during the time period set by

the board by the cancellation of appropriations made by the county

excise board prior to June 30, subject to the approval of both the

governing board and the officer in charge of the department or

appropriation account only in instances as set forth and only in

amounts sufficient to pay the increased encumbrances, and by

reapportionment to the appropriation accounts in which an

underestimated encumbrance was made, all in the manner as now

provided by law for the making of supplemental appropriations.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-122 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-122
Bribes - Punishment
Status: in_force

Any person who directly or indirectly promises or offers to

give, or causes to be promised, offered or given, any money, books,

bribe, present or reward or any valuable thing whatsoever to any

member of the State Board of Education, the State Textbook

Committee, or a local textbook committee, or any member of a board

of education, teacher or other person with the intent to influence a

decision on any question, matter, cause or proceeding in the

selection or adoption of any textbooks, or series of textbooks, upon

conviction, shall be guilty of a felony. Any teacher in the public

schools of Oklahoma, any superintendent of a school district or any

employee of a school district who shall in any way be interested in

the profits, proceeds or sale of any school textbook used in the

public schools under such person's charge, or with which such person

is connected in any official capacity, upon conviction, shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not less

than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and not more than Two Hundred Dollars

($200.00), and shall in addition thereto forfeit the office or

position.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-156 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-156
Protests - Right to examine filed budget
Status: in_force

Within fifteen (15) days after the filing of any school district

budget with the county excise board of each county in which the

school district is located and with the State Auditor and Inspector,

any taxpayer may file protests with the State Auditor and Inspector

against any alleged illegality of the budget in the manner provided

by this section and Sections 3023 through 3031 of Title 68 of the

Oklahoma Statutes. The fifteen-day protest period begins upon the

date the budget is received in the Office of the State Auditor and

Inspector as filed by the county excise board. After receipt of a

taxpayer protest, the State Auditor and Inspector shall transmit by

certified mail one copy of each protest to the clerk of the board of

education, and one copy of each protest to the school district

treasurer and the excise board of each county in which the school

district is located. The taxpayer protest shall specify the alleged

illegality in the budget and the grounds upon which the alleged

illegality is based. Any protest filed by any taxpayer shall inure

to the benefit of all taxpayers. If no protest is filed by any

taxpayer within the fifteen-day period, the budget and any

appropriations thereof shall be deemed legal and final until amended

by the governing body or the county excise board as authorized by

law. Taxpayers shall have the right at all reasonable times to

examine the budget on file with the clerk of the board of education,

the county excise board, or the State Auditor and Inspector for the

purpose of checking illegalities in the budget or for filing

protests in accordance with this section and Sections 3023 through

3031 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.6j — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.6j
Workplace safety training information
Status: in_force

A. The State Department of Education, in collaboration with the

Oklahoma Department of Labor, shall make available to school

districts information regarding workplace safety training for grades

seven through twelve. Such information shall include the Oklahoma

Department of Labor's "Youth @ Work Talking Safety: A Safety and

Health Curriculum for Young Workers".

B. The State Department of Education shall encourage school

districts to inform grade-seven through -twelve teachers about the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 544

importance of incorporating workplace safety training in their

curriculum.

C. A school district board of education shall require a program

for seventh-grade through twelfth-grade teachers which shall

emphasize the importance of incorporating workplace safety training

into curriculum. The program shall be completed at a frequency as

determined by the board.

D. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to

implement the provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-121 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-121
Oklahoma Teachers' Deferred Savings Incentive Plan
Status: in_force

A. Effective July 1, 1999, for each active contributing member

of the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma, who is making

contributions of at least Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) per month to

a plan account maintained by the Teachers' Retirement System of

Oklahoma pursuant to Section 403(b) of Title 26 of the United States

Code, 26 U.S.C. Section 403(b), the Teachers' Retirement System

shall pay each month from funds appropriated to the Oklahoma

Teachers' Deferred Savings Incentive Plan Fund created pursuant to

this section the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) to a plan

established pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, Section 401(a),

for the benefit of the participant.

B. If monies in the Oklahoma Teachers' Deferred Savings

Incentive Plan Fund are insufficient to fully fund the contributions

in any month, payments shall be suspended until such time as

sufficient monies are available.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 801

C. The Teachers' Retirement System shall be responsible for

establishing rules and plan documents for administration of the

contributions authorized by this section. Funds so credited shall

be held and invested in the same manner as funds managed in accounts

of members contributing to an account established pursuant to

Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

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

fund to be designated the "Oklahoma Teachers' Deferred Savings

Incentive Plan Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not

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

the Legislature may appropriate or transfer to the fund and any

monies contributed for the fund from any other sources, public or

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

appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Teachers'

Retirement System of Oklahoma for the matching of deferred

compensation contributions pursuant to this section and in

accordance with rules promulgated by the Teachers' Retirement System

of Oklahoma. Expenditures from the fund shall be made by 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, § 70-634 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-634
Default - Foreclosure - Receivership
Status: in_force

In case of default in the payment of interest due upon any loan

made by the Commissioners of the Land Office or upon the failure of

the mortgagor, or his assigns, to comply with any of the terms or

conditions of any mortgage as therein provided, it shall be the duty

of any court of competent jurisdiction in action to foreclose such

mortgage upon the application of the Commissioners and a showing of

default or breach of any of the terms of said mortgage to appoint a

receiver to take charge of the real estate covered by said mortgage

which said receiver shall be authorized and empowered to take full

charge of said real estate pending the final determination of said

action, and the occupant of said premises, whether he be the fee

owner of said real estate or otherwise, shall surrender possession

of said real estate to the said receiver or secure a lease on said

premises from the said receiver and shall account to said receiver

for all rents arising from said real estate, and the court wherein

said action is pending shall have authority to enforce the

provisions hereof by ordering the removal of the occupant of the

premises involved in any action, in case said occupant should fail

to comply with the provisions hereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-101.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-101.3
Out-of-school suspensions
Status: in_force

A. Any student who is guilty of an act described in paragraph 1

of subsection C of this section may be suspended out-of-school in

accordance with the provisions of this section. Each school

district board of education shall adopt a policy with procedures

which provides for out-of-school suspension of students. The policy

shall address the term of the out-of-school suspension, provide an

appeals process as described in subsection B of this section, and

provide that before a student is suspended out-of-school, the school

or district administration shall consider and apply, if appropriate,

alternative in-school placement options that are not to be

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 925

considered suspension, such as placement in an alternative school

setting, reassignment to another classroom, or in-school detention.

The policy shall address education for students subject to the

provisions of subsection D of this section and whether participation

in extracurricular activities shall be permitted.

B. 1. Students suspended out-of-school for ten (10) or fewer

days shall have the right to appeal the decision of the

administration as provided in the policy required in subsection A of

this section. The policy shall specify whether appeals for short-

term suspensions as provided in this subsection shall be to a local

committee composed of district administrators or teachers or both,

or to the district board of education. Upon full investigation of

the matter, the committee or board shall determine the guilt or

innocence of the student and the reasonableness of the term of the

out-of-school suspension. If the policy requires appeals for short-

term suspensions to a committee, the policy adopted by the board

may, but is not required to, provide for appeal of the committee's

decision to the board.

2. Students suspended out-of-school for more than ten (10) days

and students suspended pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 of

subsection C of this section may request a review of the suspension

with the administration of the district. If the administration does

not withdraw the suspension, the student shall have the right to

appeal the decision of the administration to the district board of

education. Except as otherwise provided for in paragraph 2 of

subsection C of this section, no out-of-school suspension shall

extend beyond the current semester and the succeeding semester.

Upon full investigation of the matter, the board shall determine the

guilt or innocence of the student and the reasonableness of the term

of the out-of-school suspension. A board of education may conduct

the hearing and render the final decision or may appoint a hearing

officer to conduct the hearing and render the final decision. The

decision of the district board of education or the hearing officer,

if applicable, shall be final.

C. 1. Students who are guilty of any of the following acts may

be suspended out-of-school by the administration of the school or

district:

a. violation of a school regulation,

b. possession of an intoxicating beverage, low-point

beer, as defined by Section 163.2 of Title 37 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, or missing or stolen property if

the property is reasonably suspected to have been

taken from a student, a school employee, or the school

during school activities, and

c. possession of a dangerous weapon or a controlled

dangerous substance while on or within two thousand

(2,000) feet of public school property, or at a school

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 926

event, as defined in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous

Substances Act. Possession of a firearm shall result

in out-of-school suspension as provided in paragraph 2

of this subsection.

2. Any student found in possession of a firearm while on any

public school property or while in any school bus or other vehicle

used by a public school for transportation of students or teachers

shall be suspended out-of-school for a period of not less than one

(1) year, to be determined by the district board of education

pursuant to the provisions of this section. The term of the

suspension may be modified by the district superintendent on a case-

by-case basis. For purposes of this paragraph the term "firearm"

shall mean and include all weapons as defined by 18 U.S.C., Section

921.

3. Any student in grades six through twelve found to have

assaulted, attempted to cause physical bodily injury, or acted in a

manner that could reasonably cause bodily injury to a school

employee or a person volunteering for a school as prohibited

pursuant to Section 6-146 of this title shall be suspended for the

remainder of the current semester and the next consecutive semester,

to be determined by the board of education pursuant to the

provisions of this section. The term of the suspension may be

modified by the district superintendent on a case-by-case basis.

D. At its discretion a school district may provide an education

plan for students suspended out-of-school for five (5) or fewer days

pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. The following

provisions shall apply to students who are suspended out-of-school

for more than five (5) days and who are guilty of acts listed in

subparagraphs a and b of paragraph 1 of subsection C of this

section. Upon the out-of-school suspension, the parent or guardian

of a student suspended out-of-school pursuant to the provisions of

this subsection shall be responsible for the provision of a

supervised, structured environment in which the parent or guardian

shall place the student and bear responsibility for monitoring the

student's educational progress until the student is readmitted into

school. The school administration shall provide the student with an

education plan designed for the eventual reintegration of the

student into school which provides only for the core units in which

the student is enrolled. A copy of the education plan shall also be

provided to the student's parent or guardian. For the purposes of

this section, the core units shall consist of the minimum English,

mathematics, science, social studies and art units required by the

State Board of Education for grade completion in grades kindergarten

through eight and for high school graduation in grades nine through

twelve. The plan shall set out the procedure for education and

shall address academic credit for work satisfactorily completed.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 927

E. A student who has been suspended out-of-school from a public

or private school in the State of Oklahoma or another state for a

violent act or an act showing deliberate or reckless disregard for

the health or safety of faculty or other students shall not be

entitled to enroll in a public school of this state, and no public

school shall be required to enroll the student, until the terms of

the suspension have been met or the time of suspension has expired.

F. 1. No public school of this state shall be required to

provide education services in the regular school setting to any

student who has been:

a. adjudicated as a delinquent for an offense defined as

a violent crime in Section 571 of Title 57 of the

Oklahoma Statutes,

b. convicted as an adult of an offense defined as a

violent crime in Section 571 of Title 57 of the

Oklahoma Statutes,

c. who has been removed from a public or private school

in the State of Oklahoma or another state by

administrative or judicial process for a violent act

or an act showing deliberate or reckless disregard for

the health or safety of faculty or other students,

d. suspended as provided for in paragraph 3 of subsection

C of this section, or

e. has been removed from a public or private school in

the state or another state by administrative or

judicial process for an act of using electronic

communication, as defined in Section 24-100.3 of this

title, with intent to terrify, intimidate or harass,

or threaten to inflict injury or physical harm to

faculty or other students.

2. The school in which a student as described in paragraph 1 of

this subsection is subsequently enrolled may elect to not provide

education services in the regular school setting until the school

determines that the student no longer poses a threat to self, other

students or school district faculty or employees. Until the school

in which such student subsequently enrolls or re-enrolls determines

that the student no longer poses a threat to self, other students or

school district faculty or employees, the school may provide

education services through an alternative school setting, home-based

instruction, or other appropriate setting. If the school provides

education services to the student at a district school facility, the

school shall notify any student or school district faculty or

employee victims of the student, when known, and shall ensure that

the student will not be allowed in the general vicinity of or

contact with a victim of the student, provided the victim notifies

the school of the victim's desire to refrain from contact with the

offending student.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 928

G. Students suspended out-of-school who are on an

individualized education plan pursuant to the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act, P.L. No. 101-476, or who are subject to

the provisions of subsection F of this section and who are on an

individualized education plan shall be provided the education and

related services in accordance with the student's individualized

education plan.

H. A student who has been suspended for a violent offense which

is directed towards a classroom teacher shall not be allowed to

return to that teacher's classroom without the approval of that

teacher.

I. At its discretion, a school district may require a student

guilty of acts listed in subparagraph a or b of paragraph 1 of

subsection C of this section to complete intervention and prevention

programs as provided by designated Youth Service Agencies, if

available.

J. No school board, administrator or teacher may be held

civilly liable for any action taken in good faith which is

authorized by this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3206.6a — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3206.6a
Master lease program - Acquisition of, improvements to, or refinance of outstanding
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 78to, or refinance of outstanding obligations for real property.

A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may finance

acquisition of or improvements to, or refinance or restructure

outstanding obligations for real property pursuant to the master

lease program. The funds used by the Regents for the purposes

authorized by this section shall be available for lease transactions

having a term that is no more than the useful life of any real

property or improvements acquired by institutions pursuant to the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1421

provisions of this section, and in no event, more than thirty (30)

years.

B. After May 24, 2005, any bonds issued pursuant to this

section shall be subject to the approval of the Legislature as

provided by this subsection. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education shall submit an itemized list of the proposed projects and

the terms of the financing to the Governor, the Speaker of the House

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

members of the Legislature within the first seven (7) legislative

days of an annual legislative session and prior to the time any such

obligations are sold. The submission to such elected officials

shall occur upon the same date for purposes of computing the time

within which action must be taken as further prescribed by this

subsection. The Legislature shall have a period of forty-five (45)

calendar days from the date on which the information is submitted to

pass a concurrent resolution disapproving all or part of the

proposed issuance. If the Legislature does not disapprove the

proposed issuance by concurrent resolution by the end of the forty-

fifth day following the date upon which the proposed issuance is

submitted, the proposed issuance shall be deemed to have been

approved by the Legislature.

C. The amount of transactions financed in a calendar year

through the real property master lease program authorized by this

section shall not exceed the combined total of:

1. The submission described in subsection B of this section, or

portion thereof, approved by the Legislature;

2. Any issuance for additional proposed individual projects

submitted by institutions under the coordination of the Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education and approved by the Legislature;

3. Any projects approved by the Legislature in a prior calendar

year for which no financing action was taken in the prior calendar

year; and

4. Any projects refunded from a previous issuance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9107 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9107
Final report
Status: in_force

Upon completion of the study, the Commission shall submit a

final report to the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the

Oklahoma State Senate with its findings, recommendations, and

proposed action steps for the creation of a new NCAA Division II

athletic conference. The Legislature shall review the Commission's

final report and recommendations and, if deemed appropriate,

introduce legislation to facilitate the establishment of the new

NCAA Division II conference.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2205 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2205
Deposit of proceeds from bond sales
Status: in_force

The proceeds derived from the sale of the bonds herein

authorized shall be deposited by the Treasurer of the Board of

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1357

Education to the credit of the Board and kept in a separate fund and

used solely for the purpose for which the bonds are authorized. The

Board is authorized to make all contracts and execute all

instruments which in its discretion may be deemed necessary or

advisable to provide for the construction, furnishing, and equipment

of the building, and the Treasurer is hereby directed and authorized

to issue warrants against such funds for such amounts as he may from

time to time find to be due upon audited itemized estimates and

claims which bear the approval of the officials designated by the

Board for such purpose.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.512 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.512
Provision of test materials prior to testing date -
Status: in_force

Misdemeanor - Penalty.

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

section, no person shall provide any test materials, including but

not limited to test booklets, administered or intended for

administration to any student pursuant to the Oklahoma School

Testing Program Act to any teacher employed by any school district

in this state or to any other person providing services to a school

as a test monitor prior to the date on which the test is

administered to the students.

B. Materials furnished by any company providing tests required

by the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act, Section 1210.505 et seq.

of this title, which are intended to aid teachers, parents or

students in the preparation for testing may be provided to students,

teachers or any other person providing service to a school as a test

monitor.

C. Any person providing any test to a teacher or test monitor

in violation of subsection A of this section, upon conviction, shall

be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by the imposition of a fine

not exceeding Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.552 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.552
Coordinated education services to families of
Status: in_force

recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families - Pilot

projects - Consideration of proposals.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1264

A. The State Board of Education shall solicit proposals for,

and if funds are available make grants for, pilot projects that make

coordinated educational services available to families of recipients

of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Such proposals

shall be prepared in cooperation with personnel of the Department of

Human Services and shall address the needs of preschool children,

dropouts, and adult members of such families who have not graduated

from high school or completed a high school equivalency program.

B. The State Board of Education shall determine pilot project

criteria and establish a process for the consideration of proposals.

Such proposals for pilot projects shall be considered on a statewide

competitive basis. The State Board of Education is authorized to

promulgate rules for the operation of such projects. To the extent

that funds are available, funding of projects approved shall include

monies to provide child care while older members of families are

receiving TANF services from the pilot project.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3226 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3226
Waiver of nonresident tuition
Status: in_force

Any institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education

may award a scholarship that includes a waiver of nonresident

tuition.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2404 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2404
Scholarship award - Set-aside of funds - Additional
Status: in_force

selection and allocation criteria - Awards to nonresidents.

A. Scholarships awarded under the Oklahoma Rising Scholars

Award Program shall be awarded to all eligible applicants without

any limitation on the number of scholarships to be awarded in any

year other than the amount of funds available for the scholarship

program and the number of eligible applicants.

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

time a scholarship is awarded to a student, set aside in the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1374

Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Trust Fund funds for the full five-

year commitment made to such eligible scholar. For all academic

years, students who have previously received academic scholarships

under the provisions of this act and who have continued at all times

to fulfill the requirements for eligibility to receive academic

scholarships provided in this act shall be given an absolute

priority for continued financial support by the Oklahoma Rising

Scholars Award Program superior to any students who are applying for

such academic awards for the first time.

C. In addition to the qualifications specified in Section 2403

of this title, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may

adopt additional criteria for selection and allocation of awards

which may include, but are not limited to, consideration of high

school academic performance and personal interviews. The Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education shall annually report on the

number of former Rising Scholars Award Program participants who stay

in state as compared to those who leave Oklahoma within five (5)

years of leaving the Award Program. In addition, the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education are hereby authorized to determine a

maximum number of awards or a maximum amount of funding which may go

to nonresident students. Such maximum limitations shall not exceed

twenty-five percent (25%) of the awards or amount of funding in any

category provided in paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 2403 of

this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.1a — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.1a
Native American language – Teaching in public
Status: in_force

schools.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 528

A Native American language is hereby recognized as a language

art and may be taught in the public schools of the state in

educational programs. Native American language classes taught in

the public schools may be counted by a public school in fulfilling

core curriculum requirements and shall be granted the same credit as

a world language. For the purposes of this section, Native American

languages may be taught in the public schools by:

1. Any qualified teacher who holds a valid traditional or

alternative Oklahoma teaching certificate; or

2. A teacher who holds a valid certificate in Native American

Languages issued by the State Board of Education and either

qualifies for an Alternative Placement Teaching Certificate or is

supervised by a teacher who is highly qualified in the content area

for the appropriate level of instruction.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2268 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2268
Occupational education offered at postsecondary
Status: in_force

institutions - Determination.

If it is determined that Title X - Part B of the Federal Aid Law

known as P.L. 92-318 is principally for occupational education

offered at postsecondary institutions (those fitting the definition

of junior colleges, postsecondary technical institutes, etc.), then

the State Regents' functioning as the designated state agency for

administering federal funds received for occupational education

programs shall, by contract arrangement with the State Board, share

certain of the federal funds as appropriate for allocation by the

State Board for supplemental support of programs operated by

institutions under the jurisdiction of the Board (the technology

center schools); and the State Board shall be accountable for

administration of the funds so shared with it by the State Regents

in accordance with appropriate federal laws and regulations,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1365

provided that the number of education programs offered and the

number of students enrolled in them shall be taken into

consideration in arriving at appropriate division of the state's

allotment of funds to be shared with the State Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3509 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3509
Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges - Body corporate -
Status: in_force

Seal - Officers - Term - Proceedings - Minutes - Executive meetings.

The Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges created by Article

XIII-B of the Constitution of Oklahoma shall be a body corporate,

and shall adopt and use an official seal. It shall annually elect a

president who shall also be known as chairman, a vice president who

shall also be known as vice-chairman, and a secretary, each of whom

shall serve for a term of one (1) fiscal year and until his

successor is elected and qualified, and who shall perform such

duties as the Board directs. The Board shall adopt rules and

regulations as it deems necessary for the governing of the Board and

the discharge of its duties, and shall cause to be kept the minutes

of all meetings and transactions considered at each meeting, in a

suitable book to be obtained and kept for such purpose. The Board

shall not hold an executive meeting unless the same is ordered by a

unanimous vote of the Board. The office of the Board shall be

located in quarters provided by the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement

Authority for which the Board shall pay an appropriate rental

charge. Until such time as space can be provided by the Oklahoma

Capitol Improvement Authority the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services shall provide quarters for said Board without

rental charge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3702 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3702
Board of Regents of Northern Oklahoma College -
Status: in_force

Eligibility - Appointment and terms of members - Vacancies.

(a) There is hereby created the Board of Regents of the Northern

Oklahoma College, which shall consist of five (5) members appointed

by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

No two members of the Board shall be chosen from the same profession

or occupation, nor shall more than three members of the Board be

from the same county. Provided that persons now serving on such

Board shall be members of and continue to serve on the Board herein

created in Position Number 1, Position Number 2, and Position Number

3 as designated by the Governor. Appointments shall be to numbered

positions on the Board, and the terms of members of the Board shall

be as follows:

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

expire on the 30th day of June, 1966, and each five (5) years

thereafter.

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

expire on the 30th day of June, 1967, and each five (5) years

thereafter.

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

expire on the 30th day of June, 1968, and each five (5) years

thereafter.

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

expire on the 30th day of June, 1969, and each five (5) years

thereafter.

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

expire on the 30th day of June, 1970, and each five (5) years

thereafter.

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

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

Senate.

(c) No member of the Board shall be employed in connection with

any work to be performed at Northern Oklahoma College, nor shall any

member of the Board enter into any contract or business transaction,

involving a financial consideration, with Northern Oklahoma College.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3311.6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3311.6
C.L.E.E.T. Training Center Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training to be

designated the "C.L.E.E.T. Training Center Revolving Fund". The

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

limitations, and shall consist of all monies deposited to the credit

of the fund pursuant to subsection D of Section 1313.2 of Title 20

of the Oklahoma Statutes. All monies accruing to the credit of the

fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the

Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training for the purpose of

acquiring and constructing a statewide law enforcement training

center and for operation and maintenance of such center.

Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the

State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the

Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for

approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.6n — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.6n
Professional learning opportunities for computer
Status: in_force

science courses – Grant program.

A. Subject to the availability of funds, One Million Dollars

($1,000,000.00) shall be allocated by the State Board of Education

to develop and implement high quality professional learning

opportunities for computer science courses that align to the

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Computer Science and align to the

rubric developed by the State Department of Education for quality

computer science programs pursuant to Section 1 of this act.

B. The State Department of Education may create a grant program

for the purpose of providing professional learning opportunities.

Entities eligible to receive grant funds shall include but not be

limited to:

1. A school district or a consortium of school districts; and

2. High-quality computer science professional learning

providers including institutions within The Oklahoma State System of

Higher Education, technology center schools overseen by the Oklahoma

State Board of Career and Technology Education, non-profit

organizations or private entities.

C. Grant funds shall be used by grantees for:

1. High-quality professional learning for kindergarten through

twelfth grade computer science content including travel to

workshops;

2. Credentialing for kindergarten through twelfth grade

computer science teachers including career and technology education

endorsements and academic supplemental endorsements;

3. Supports for kindergarten through twelfth grade computer

science professional learning including mentoring and coaching;

4. Creation of instructional resources to support

implementation including integrated curricular resources; and

5. Developing or redesigning computer science resources that

are aligned with the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Computer

Science.

Up to ten percent (10%) of grant funds may be used to study the

effectiveness of professional learning, curricula or other

initiatives provided for in this subsection.

D. A grantee may use grant funds to purchase technology

including software, hardware or infrastructure, provided it is

directly connected to the grantee's ability to implement a quality

computer science program as defined by the rubric required by

Section 1 of this act. To use grant funds for technology, a grantee

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shall specify in the grant application the amount of funds to be

used for technology and the items to be purchased.

E. The State Department of Education shall prioritize the

following grant applications:

1. School districts that are working in partnership with

providers of high-quality professional learning for kindergarten

through twelfth grade computer science;

2. Proposals that describe strategies to enroll underserved

populations of students; and

3. Proposals from rural or urban areas with low penetration of

kindergarten through twelfth grade computer science offerings

including school districts that partner together to form clusters of

implementation.

F. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to

implement the provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3970.5 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3970.5
Board duties
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma College Savings Plan

shall:

1. Develop and implement the program in a manner consistent

with this act through the adoption of guidelines and procedures;

2. Retain professional services, if necessary, including

accountants, auditors, consultants and other experts;

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3. Seek rulings and other guidance, if necessary, from the

United States Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue

Service, and the Oklahoma Attorney General relating to the program;

4. Make changes to the program required for the participants in

the program to obtain the federal income tax benefits or treatment

provided by Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code;

5. Interpret, in policies, guidelines and procedures, the

provisions of the Oklahoma College Savings Plan Act broadly in light

of its purpose and objectives;

6. Develop a schedule of application fees and other necessary

fees and charges in connection with any agreement, contract or

transaction relating to the program that are sufficient to offset

the administrative and staffing costs associated with the

implementation and administration of this program;

7. Select the financial institution or institutions to act as

the depositories and managers of the program accounts in accordance

with this act. For purposes of selecting such institutions and

managers, the Board shall be exempt from the Oklahoma Central

Purchasing Act. The Board shall develop a competitive process by

which the institutions and managers will be selected;

8. Develop procedures to assist in the administration and

implementation of this act. Any guidelines or procedures affecting

existing or potential participants in the Oklahoma College Savings

Plan may only be implemented after reasonable notice to the public

and a public hearing in a manner similar to requirements of the

Administrative Procedures Act; and

9. Have the authority to implement affinity programs for plan

participants.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1-111 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1-111
School day - Six hours - Exceptions
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided for by law, a school day shall

consist of not less than six (6) hours devoted to school activities.

A district board of education may elect to extend the length of one

(1) or more school days to more than six (6) hours and reduce the

number of school days as long as the total amount of classroom

instruction time is not less than one thousand eighty (1,080) hours

per year as required pursuant to Section 1-109 of this title.

B. A school day for nursery, early childhood education,

kindergarten, and alternative education programs shall be as

otherwise defined by law or as defined by the State Board of

Education. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, not

more than one (1) school day shall be counted for attendance

purposes in any twenty-four-hour period. Two (2) school days, each

consisting of not less than six (6) hours, may be counted for

attendance purposes in any twenty-four-hour period only if one of

the school days is for the purpose of parent-teacher conferences

held as provided for in Section 1-109 of this title.

C. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, students

absent from school in which they are regularly enrolled may be

considered as being in attendance if the reason for such absence is

to participate in scheduled school activities under the direction

and supervision of a regular member of the faculty or to participate

in an online course approved by the district board of education.

The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to provide for the

implementation of supplemental online courses which shall include,

but not be limited to, provisions addressing the following:

1. Criteria for student admissions eligibility;

2. A student admission process administered through the

district of residence, which provides the ability for the student to

enroll in individual courses;

3. A process by which students are not denied the opportunity

to enroll in educationally appropriate courses by school districts.

For the purposes of this section, "educationally appropriate" means

any instruction that is not substantially a repeat of a course or

portion of a course that the student has successfully completed,

regardless of the grade of the student, and regardless of whether a

course is similar to or identical to the instruction that is

currently offered in the school district;

4. Creation of a system which provides ongoing enrollment

access for students throughout the school year;

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5. A grace period of fifteen (15) calendar days from the first

day of an online course for student withdrawal from an online course

without academic penalty;

6. Mastery of competencies for course completion rather than

Carnegie units;

7. Student participation in extracurricular activities in

accordance with school district eligibility rules and policies and

any rules and policies of a private organization or association

which provides the coordination, supervision, and regulation of the

interscholastic activities and contests of schools;

8. Parent authorization for release of state test results to

online course providers, on a form developed by the State Department

of Education; and

9. A review process to identify and certify online course

providers and a uniform payment processing system.

D. Except as provided in paragraph 3 of this subsection,

students absent from school in which they are regularly enrolled

shall be given an excused absence if the reason for such absence is

to participate in scheduled 4-H activities or programs as approved

by the county 4-H educator. The number of excused absences allowed

pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the attendance

policy of the school district board of education.

1. Upon request from a school principal or attendance officer,

a 4-H educator shall provide documentation as proof of student

participation in an activity or program sponsored by 4-H.

2. Students shall be given the opportunity to make up any

schoolwork missed while they are participating in activities or

programs sponsored by 4-H. Students shall not have their class

grades adversely affected for lack of attendance or participation

due to their participation in activities or programs sponsored by 4-

H.

3. A school principal or his or her designee shall not credit a

student who participates in an activity or program sponsored by 4-H

with an excused absence if the participation occurs during:

a. the schedule established by the State Board of

Education for the administration of statewide student

assessments, or

b. any period of time for which the student has been

disciplined, suspended, or expelled, if the terms of

punishment would preclude the student from

participating in an educational field trip or

extracurricular activity.

E. Each district board of education shall adopt policies and

procedures that conform to rules for online courses as adopted by

the State Board. Such policies shall include criteria for approval

of the course, the appropriateness of the course for a particular

student, authorization for full-time students to enroll in online

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courses, and establishing fees or charges. No district shall be

liable for payment of any fees or charges for any online course for

a student who has not complied with the district's policies and

procedures. School districts shall not deny students the

opportunity to enroll in educationally appropriate courses and shall

provide an admissions process which includes input from the student,

the parent or legal guardian of the student, and school faculty.

F. Districts shall require students enrolled in online courses

to participate in the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. Students

participating in online courses from a remote site will be

responsible for providing their own equipment and Internet access,

unless the district chooses to provide the equipment. Credit may

not be granted for such courses except upon approval of the State

Board of Education and the district board of education.

G. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a student who

transfers from the district in which the student resides to another

school district pursuant to the Education Open Transfer Act from

enrolling in a full-time virtual education program offered by the

receiving school district. A student who enrolls pursuant to this

subsection shall be subject to the provisions of Section 8-103.2 of

this title. The board of education of a school district with a

full-time virtual education program shall adopt a policy to

determine the number of transfer students the program has the

capacity to accept in each grade level, as provided for in Section

8-101.2 of this title.

H. Districts may provide students with opportunities for

blended instruction. "Blended instruction" shall mean a combination

of brick-and-mortar learning and virtual learning environments that

includes elements of a student's control over place, pace, and path

of learning. A student in blended instruction may work on virtual

courses at home or at school in a blended flex lab but shall

participate in at least one unit or set of competencies as defined

by Section 11-103.6 of this title at a physical school building in a

traditional classroom setting which is the academic equivalent of

one (1) hour per day for each instructional day in the school year

as defined by Section 1-109 of this title.

I. The school day for kindergarten may consist of six (6) hours

devoted to school activities.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1734 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1734
Purposes of school
Status: in_force

The purposes of the Oklahoma School for the Deaf shall be:

1. To provide academic, vocational, social/emotional, and

cultural instruction as well as independent living skills and

transitional needs for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing; and

2. To serve as a statewide resource center for educational

services for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

R.L. 1910, § 6989. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 264, § 2, eff. July 1,

2000; Laws 2001, c. 329, § 9, emerg. eff. June 1, 2001.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-116 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-116
Forfeiture of State Aid
Status: in_force

A. Any school district which willfully operates school buses

contrary to the rules and regulations prescribed by the State Board

of Education shall forfeit its State Aid for the time of

noncompliance. All State Aid funds shall be withheld from any

school district that does not comply with the standards of the State

Board of Education for accrediting.

B. Any school district that willfully pays a teacher less than

the minimum salary required by law including the five percent (5%)

increments for special education or alternative education shall

forfeit a portion of its State Aid equal to the amount that the

teacher was underpaid. The amount to be forfeited shall be deducted

from the State Aid payment following confirmation of the

underpayment by the State Department of Education.

C. 1. No more than fifty percent (50%) of the funds

apportioned to school districts under the provisions of this article

shall be paid by the state unless and until there has been filed

with the State Board of Education on forms prescribed by such Board

an itemized sworn account of the expenditures and revenues of the

school district during the next preceding fiscal year and a teacher

personnel report for the current year.

2. All State Aid paid to a district whose district budget, as

filed with the State Auditor and Inspector, shows that the

appropriations of the district, plus the State Aid and other cash

funds for which the district qualifies, will not enable it to

maintain a full term of school as defined by this article, shall be

credited against the State Aid of the district or districts to which

the first district shall be annexed, if annexation is required. It

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is intended that the balance of any unexpended State Aid or other

revenue originally allocated to an annexed district shall be paid to

the receiving district.

D. School districts receiving State Aid shall not spend any of

these funds except by regularly issued warrants. The warrants shall

be issued against properly approved encumbrances in the manner

provided by law. All encumbrances shall be approved by the board of

education of the school district at a regular meeting or a special

meeting called for that purpose. All original copies of

encumbrances as represented by purchase orders, shall be filed in

either numerical or alphabetical order, with the original paid

invoice or invoices attached, accompanied by a signed and dated

receiving copy verifying receipt of goods or services. It shall be

unlawful to register or pay the warrant unless such warrant conforms

to the statutes regulating the allowance and issuance thereof. Said

treasurer shall purchase, by treasurer's check, all warrants issued.

E. All board of education members, employees, or other

officials of school districts required to make reports to the State

Board of Education or other agencies under the provisions of this

article, and all persons lawfully charged with the duty of making

records of original entry, such as teachers' registers,

transportation records, and financial records, which form the basis,

in whole or in part, of said reports, shall exercise the highest

degree of diligence, accuracy, and good faith in making said records

and reports reflect the truth. Teachers' registers shall be marked

daily in ink, by the teacher or principal in charge of rooms or

groups of pupils. Provided, the State Board of Education may

authorize alternate systems of accounting for pupils' attendance in

districts using data processing methods.

F. The State Board of Education shall revoke the certificate of

any teacher, principal, or superintendent who knowingly or willfully

violates any of the provisions of this article.

G. Any official involved in the execution of this article who

shall fail or refuse to carry out any of the provisions thereof

shall be liable on his official bond, if any, for the monetary

damages resulting from said failure to act, and in addition thereto

shall be subject to removal from office for neglect of duty under

the provisions of law relating to the removal of public officials.

H. Any person or firm who shall knowingly or willfully violate

any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor. Any public official or public employee violating any

of the provisions of this article shall be subject to the penalties

for a misdemeanor and in addition thereto shall forfeit his position

or office. Any officer or employee of the State Board of Education

who knowingly or willfully apportions or disburses any monies

appropriated by this article contrary to the provisions of this

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article shall be subject to the penalties for a misdemeanor and in

addition shall forfeit his office or position.

I. The State Board of Education shall prescribe the form of all

records, reports and applications for State Aid necessary to the

proper administration of this article, and it shall be the duty of

all, school district superintendents, and boards of education of

school districts to make such reports fully and completely at the

time and in the manner prescribed by the State Board of Education.

The State Board of Education shall also have authority and it shall

be its duty to promulgate rules and regulations, not inconsistent

with the provisions hereof, relative to the distribution of funds

and for the administration of this article. Such regulations and

rules shall apply alike to all school districts.

J. Any school district that is not in compliance with the

standards and requirements established by the State Board of

Education related to the state student record system as provided in

Section 3-160 of this title shall forfeit its State Aid for the time

of noncompliance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-27-101 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-27-101
Short title - Oklahoma Extracurricular Activities
Status: in_force

Accountability Act.

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

Extracurricular Activities Accountability Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-695.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-695.1
Citation
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the "Oklahoma Student Loan Act."
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4707 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4707
Comprehensive examination for graduates
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Legislature believes that any student who graduates

from any institution of higher education in The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education should have a demonstrable knowledge of

basic courses: English composition and comprehension and

mathematics. It is therefore the intent of the Legislature that,

prior to enrollment in upper division classes, each student shall

demonstrate satisfactory achievement by passing a comprehensive

examination. The Legislature commends the Oklahoma State Regents

for Higher Education for initiating the study of how best to

accomplish this purpose.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-632 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-632
Transfer of monies collected to permanent fund
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1071

The Commissioners of the Land Office are further directed, as

collections are made from outstanding loans made from said Home Loan

Fund, to transfer all sums coming into their hands, when and as

collected, into the said permanent fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2271 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2271
Example for other agencies
Status: in_force

The leadership in developing arrangements for understanding and

cooperative action between these two agencies of state government,

the State Board of Career and Technology Education and the Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education, should be an example for other

agencies of state government for cooperation and teamwork when

responsibilities of a common nature fall within the bounds of their

respective jurisdictions; and the Legislature, by this expression,

commends this display of cooperation by these two boards as example

for the challenge and guidance of other agencies of state government

accordingly.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1-124 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1-124
Per-pupil expenditure defined - Expenditure categories
Status: in_force

A. Unless otherwise specifically defined, "per-pupil

expenditure" shall mean the aggregate current expenditures of school

districts, from all funding sources including federal funds, state

funds and local funds, plus the direct support aggregate current

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expenditures of the state for the day-to-day operations of schools

and school districts from all funding sources including federal

funds, divided by the aggregate student membership number for the

same fiscal year for which the expenditures are determined. The

aggregate student membership number shall be the count of students

enrolled on October 1 or the school day closest to October 1 to whom

school districts in the state provide a public education. The

aggregate current expenditures shall include without limitation the

following categories of expenditures:

1. Instruction provided by school district instructional staff;

2. Academic instruction provided through career and technology

education programs in comprehensive schools or at technology center

schools that satisfy high school graduation requirements;

3. Instruction provided through concurrent classes that satisfy

high school graduation requirements;

4. Support services for students;

5. Support services for instructional staff;

6. Support services for general administration;

7. Support services for school administration;

8. Support services for business;

9. Operation and maintenance of plant services;

10. Student transportation services;

11. Child nutrition services; and

12. Enterprise services.

B. Aggregate current expenditures shall not include

expenditures for adult and community education, facilities

acquisition and construction services, debt services, property, and

other expenditures not related to the day-to-day operations.

C. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall apply

when related to the expenditure of public funds by educational and

governmental entities. When reporting or publishing the per-pupil

expenditure for any purpose, the State Department of Education shall

also report or publish each category of expenditure as listed in

subsection A of this section as well as the aggregate expenditure.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3311.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3311.2
Power, duties and responsibilities under Polygraph
Status: in_force

Examiners Act.

A. In addition to the other powers and duties imposed by law,

the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training shall have the

powers, duties and responsibilities as are specified by the

Polygraph Examiners Act. In addition, the Council shall designate a

representative of the Council to attend any meeting held by the

Polygraph Examiners Board. It shall be the duty of the Council to

provide telephone and mailing services for the Polygraph Examiners

Board, and such secretarial duties and administrative functions as

are designated by the Polygraph Examiners Board which are necessary

to effectuate the Polygraph Examiners Act.

B. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training is

authorized to appoint and fix the duties and compensation pursuant

to law of the employees necessary to carry out the duties imposed

upon the Council by this section and the Polygraph Examiners Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.6e — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.6e
Certificates of distinction as part of higher
Status: in_force

education admission standards.

Colleges and universities shall not make holding a certificate

of distinction a part of their admission standards.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.574 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.574
Recommendation of establishment of developmental research school - Notice and
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 59research school - Notice and hearing.

If the State Department of Education plans to recommend the

establishment of a developmental research school as a means of

intervention with a school identified as in need of improvement

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pursuant to Section 1210.541 of this title, the Department shall

notify, in writing, the board of education of the district involved.

Upon receipt of the notification, the district board shall have

fifteen (15) days to request an opportunity to appear before the

State Board of Education. If the district board fails to request an

opportunity to appear, the State Board shall proceed without further

notice or delay to conclude the matter. If an opportunity to appear

is requested by the district board, the State Board shall decide the

issues after hearing from representatives of the district and the

Department.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-194.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-194.3
Information, training and resources for school
Status: in_force

employees to address mental health needs of students.

A. The State Department of Education and the Department of

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, in consultation with

school district superintendents and school district boards of

education, shall develop and make available to school districts

information, training, and resources to help school employees

recognize and address the mental health needs of students. A school

district board of education shall require a training program for

teachers which shall emphasize the importance of recognizing and

addressing the mental health needs of students. The program shall

be completed the first year a certified teacher is employed by a

school district, and then once every fifth academic year.

B. The information made available to school districts shall

include, but not be limited to:

1. Information about the services provided by community-based

organizations related to mental health, substance abuse, and trauma;

2. Information about the impact trauma and adverse childhood

experiences can have on a student's ability to learn;

3. The availability of mental health evaluation and treatment

available by telemedicine; and

4. Information about evidence-based strategies for prevention

of at-risk behaviors.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-124 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-124
Short title
Status: in_force

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

Deregulation Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2209 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2209
Borrowing of money in anticipation of issuance of bonds
Status: in_force

Whenever the Board shall have adopted a resolution authorizing

the issuance of any series of bonds hereunder and said bonds have

been sold but prior to the time as of which the bonds can be

delivered the Board finds it necessary to borrow money for the

purpose for which the bonds were authorized, the Board may, by

appropriate resolution, authorize the borrowing of money in

anticipation of the issuance of the bonds, and the issuance of the

note or notes of the Board to evidence such borrowing. The amount

so borrowed shall not exceed the principal amount of the bonds and

shall not bear interest at a rate exceeding the average interest

rate of the bonds. Such note or notes shall be signed in the manner

prescribed by the Board and shall be made payable at such time or

times as the Board may prescribe not later than one (1) year from

their respective dates and may be renewed from time to time by the

issuance of new notes hereunder. The proceeds of any loan made under

this section shall be devoted exclusively to the purposes for which

the bonds shall have been authorized and the note or notes and the

interest thereon shall be paid with the proceeds of the bonds

simultaneously with the delivery of the bonds. If for any reason

the bonds shall not be issued, the holder or holders of the notes

shall be entitled to all rights which would have been enjoyed by the

holders of the bonds had they been issued, and the notes shall be

paid from the revenues provided for the payment of the bonds and

shall be entitled to the benefit of all covenants, agreements, the

rights appearing in the resolution authorizing the bonds for the

benefit of the bonds.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3228 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3228
Regents - Continuing education requirement
Status: in_force

A. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, each person appointed on

or after January 1, 1991, as a member of the board of regents for an

institution or group of institutions within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education shall be required to attend a minimum of

fifteen (15) clock hours of continuing education during the first

two (2) years of the term of office of the member. At least two (2)

of the fifteen (15) hours must be in ethics. The continuing

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education courses which shall satisfy the continuing education

requirement shall be held within this state and shall be selected by

the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The Attorney

General shall advise the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

on the selection of continuing education courses.

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

failure by a member of the board of regents to satisfy the

continuing education requirement of this section shall disqualify

such member from being reappointed to the membership of the board of

regents to which such person is a member or from being appointed to

the membership of any other board of regents of any institution or

group of institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education.

C. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall

provide opportunities for regents to complete said continuing

education at various locations within the state. At least half of

said opportunities shall be scheduled outside of the major

population centers.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3230.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3230.3
Duties and responsibilities
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma EPSCoR Advisory Committee shall recommend to

the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education EPSCoR research

projects requiring state matching funds and other research and

systemic initiatives as requested by the State Regents.

B. The Committee shall have the duty and responsibility to:

1. Promote cooperative research efforts among public and

private higher education institutions in this state;

2. Select specific research projects for submission in response

to solicitations by EPSCoR Programs administered by federal

agencies, which include but are not limited to the National Science

Foundation, the Department of Defense, the Environmental Protection

Agency, the Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce, the

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the United States

Department of Agriculture, and the National Institutes of Health

(NIH), including the NIH IDeA Program for which a limited number of

projects may be submitted by this state;

3. Appoint the Oklahoma State EPSCoR Director;

4. Aid in the assessment of the total EPSCoR-related

jurisdictional research ecosystem present in this state;

5. As needed, provide assistance or guidance in other

activities that may relate to EPSCoR work in this state;

6. Collaborate with relevant entities to provide input into the

development of a science and technology plan for this state; and

7. Undertake other efforts as appropriate.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-134 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-134
Estimates - Emergency and building levies - Elections
Status: in_force

A. No later than December 31 of each year the board of

education of each school district of the state shall prepare, on a

form prescribed by the State Board of Education, a preliminary

estimate of the amount or amounts of money and tax rate or rates

which it then believes will be required for the district for the

ensuing fiscal year; and if such preliminary estimate shows an

estimated need for a levy requiring the approval of the school

district electors of the district under Section 9 or Section 10 of

Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, as amended on April 5, 1955,

such preliminary estimate shall contain a call for an election to be

held on the second Tuesday in February, or on such other date as may

be provided for the election of the members of the board of

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education to vote on the question of making such levy or levies. In

determining the eligibility of the school district to make an

emergency levy under the provisions of subsection (d) of Section 9

of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, as amended, the legal

current expenses of the district shall be all the expenditures from

the general fund of the district during the preceding year, except

(1) expenditures for transportation of pupils; (2) capital outlay;

(3) debt service; and (4) the amount appropriated from any previous

emergency levy; and the Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) per

capita cost fixed by said subsection (d) of Section 9 of Article X

of the Oklahoma Constitution, for the fiscal year ending June 30,

1956, is hereby increased to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 1963, and said sum of One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00) shall thereafter be increased or decreased by

the State Board of Education in proportion to the increase or

decrease in the per capita income of Oklahoma citizens. Such

preliminary estimate shall be published in one issue of a newspaper

having general circulation in the district at least ten (10) days

before such election. Provided, that the county excise board or the

board of education of any school district may call a special

election for any date for the purpose of voting upon a levy

authorized by Section 9 or 10 of Article X of the Oklahoma

Constitution, as amended. Notice of any election called under the

provisions of this section shall be given by publication in one

issue of a newspaper having general circulation in the school

district at least ten (10) days before such election.

B. The requirements of this section shall not apply to school

districts that have adopted a permanent millage pursuant to

subsection (d-2) of Section 9 of Article X of the Oklahoma

Constitution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-156 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-156
Local school district assessment – Report submission
Status: in_force

Each local school district may study and assess ways to

eliminate, reduce, consolidate, and simplify the number, type, and

length of reports, data, statistics, and other information required

of any school district personnel by federal or state law. In

conducting research for the study, the school district shall provide

for the input and participation of school district personnel.

Each local school district may also study and assess ways to

eliminate, reduce, consolidate, and simplify the number of tests

required by students enrolled in school.

Findings and recommendations of both studies shall be forwarded

to the State Department of Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3218.7a — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3218.7a
Sean Skelley and Shane Gilmore Act
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Sean Skelley

and Shane Gilmore Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3317 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3317
Cancer treatment and research program at the University
Status: in_force

of Oklahoma – Establishment – Funding.

A. The Oklahoma State Legislature requests the Board of Regents

at the University of Oklahoma to establish a cancer treatment and

research program under the administrative direction of the Provost

for the Health Sciences Centers in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The

program should provide statewide leadership in cancer research,

prevention and information, and treatment and seek to gain national

recognition for excellence in the fight against cancer by being

named as a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer

Institute.

B. 1. The Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma may

create a not-for-profit corporation to raise funds and name a board

of directors for the corporation to assist in the development of the

cancer treatment and research program requested by this act.

2. The board of directors of the corporation authorized in

paragraph 1 of this subsection may select a name for the

corporation. The board shall choose its own chairperson.

C. After proper incorporation, the not-for-profit corporation

shall apply for tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the

Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3)).
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-100.7 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-100.7
Suicide awareness and drug abuse policies – Immunity
Status: in_force

from employment discipline and civil liability – Cause of action

limitations – Duty to notify parents or legal guardians.

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

shall adopt a policy regarding suicide awareness and training,

requiring staff training and the reporting of student drug abuse.

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

shall provide training to all staff members in their first year

employed by the school district, and then no less than once every

fifth academic year, addressing suicide awareness and prevention.

The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall

make available to school districts’ curriculum for staff which

addresses suicide awareness and prevention, without cost to the

school districts. The course outline for the curriculum shall be

made available to the public online through the school district

website. Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, every school

district shall:

1. Provide a suicide prevention training program which includes

as a core element evidence-based approaches;

2. Provide the curriculum made available by the Department of

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; or

3. Provide a suicide prevention training program that is

selected by the school district from a list maintained by the

Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to school

district staff that addresses suicide awareness and prevention. The

training program may be combined with any other training provided by

the school district addressing bullying prevention.

C. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the board of

education of each school district may provide training to address

suicide awareness and prevention to students in grades seven through

twelve.

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D. Teachers, counselors, principals, administrators and other

school personnel shall be immune from employment discipline and any

civil liability for:

1. Calling the 9-1-1 emergency telephone number, law

enforcement or the Department of Human Services if they believe a

student poses a threat to themselves or others or if a student has

committed or been the victim of a violent act or threat of a violent

act;

2. Providing referral, emergency medical care or other

assistance offered in good faith to a student or other youth; or

3. Communicating information in good faith concerning drug or

alcohol abuse or a potential safety threat by or to any student to

the parents or legal guardians of the student, law enforcement

officers or health care providers.

E. No person shall have a cause of action for any loss or

damage caused by any act or omission resulting from the

implementation of this section or resulting from any training, or

lack thereof, required by this section, unless the loss or damage

was caused by willful or wanton misconduct.

F. The training required pursuant to this section, or the lack

thereof, shall not be construed to impose any specific duty of care.

G. The board of education of each school district may enter

into agreements with designated youth services agencies for the

provision of intervention and prevention services.

H. Teachers, counselors, principals, administrators or other

school personnel, upon determining that a student is at risk of

attempting suicide, shall notify the parents or legal guardians of

the student immediately upon determining that such risk exists.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3955 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3955
Fiduciary duties - Conflict of interest
Status: in_force

A. A fiduciary with respect to the Oklahoma State Regents'

Endowment Trust Fund, the Oklahoma State Regents' Academic Scholars

Trust Fund, the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund, the

Oklahoma GEAR UP Scholarship Trust Fund, or the Oklahoma Tuition

Equalization Grant Trust Fund, hereafter the "Trust Fund," shall not

cause the Trust Fund to engage in a transaction if the fiduciary

knows or should know that such transaction constitutes a direct or

indirect:

1. Sale or exchange, or leasing of any property from the Trust

Fund to a party in interest;

2. Lending of money or other extension of credit from the Trust

Fund to a party in interest;

3. Furnishing of goods, services, or facilities from the Trust

Fund to a party in interest; or

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4. Transfer to, or use by or for the benefit of, a party in

interest of any assets of the Trust Fund.

B. A fiduciary with respect to the Trust Fund shall not:

1. Deal with the assets of the Trust Fund in the fiduciary's

own interest or for the fiduciary's own account;

2. In the fiduciary's individual or any other capacity act in

any transaction involving the Trust Fund on behalf of a party whose

interests are adverse to the interests of the Trust Fund; or

3. Receive any consideration for the fiduciary's own personal

account from any party dealing with the Trust Fund in connection

with a transaction involving the assets of the Trust Fund.

C. A fiduciary with respect to the Trust Fund may:

1. Invest all or part of the assets of the Trust Fund in

deposits which bear the highest interest rate available for funds

with the necessary degree of availability in a bank or similar

financial institution supervised by the United States or a state, if

such bank or other institution is a fiduciary of such plan; or

2. Provide any ancillary service by a bank or similar financial

institution supervised by the United States or a state, if such bank

or other institution is a fiduciary of such plan.

D. A person or a financial institution is a fiduciary with

respect to the Trust Fund to the extent that the person or the

financial institution:

1. Exercises any discretionary authority or discretionary

control respecting management of the Trust Fund or exercises any

authority or control respecting management or disposition of the

assets of the Trust Fund;

2. Renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation,

direct or indirect, with respect to any monies or other property of

the Trust Fund, or has any authority or responsibility to do so; or

3. Has any discretionary authority or discretionary

responsibility in the administration of the Trust Fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-21-101 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-21-101
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in Sections 21-101 through 21-203 of this title:

1. "Act" means Sections 21-201 through 21-203 of this title

that enables the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools to

approve licenses for state authorization of postsecondary education

or certain other forms of vocational-technical training and

education;

2. "Private school" means any privately owned, nonpublic entity

that receives remuneration that is approved for a state

authorization license and provides postsecondary education, or

provides vocational-technical education prior to the person

obtaining a high school diploma or its equivalency;

3. "Board" means the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational

Schools;

4. "Approval by the State Regents for Higher Education" means

approval:

a. for a postsecondary institution to offer one or more

associate, bachelor, master, or doctoral degrees in a

specific degree program,

b. of an entity to offer distance education for a

degree(s) that is granted by means of applying an

interstate reciprocity agreement to which the State

Regents for Higher Education is a party, or

c. of an entity by way of the provision of documentation

of independent accreditation by one or more regional

or national accrediting organizations which are

recognized by the U.S. Department of Education;

5. "Branch" means an additional location, separate facility, or

satellite to a main school that is defined by the organizational,

geographic, or legal characteristics of the entities;

6. "Business" means skills including but not limited to

administration, customer relations, finance, human resources,

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leadership, management, marketing or strategic planning used to run

a for-profit or not-for-profit entity;

7. "Combines" means offering within the same catalog, website

or other form of publication or advertisement in such a way to

convey that the entity makes available more than one type or level

of training or education;

8. "Contact hour" means a period of time defined by a school,

seminar or workshop such as fifty (50) minutes which may differ from

a clock hour that will always be sixty (60) minutes in length;

9. "Correspondence course" means a form of instruction for

which a student receives lessons or assignments from a private

school by means of postal or other couriers;

10. "Distance education" means education or training provided

outside the traditional classroom by use of electronic mediums,

including but not limited to online or virtual education, e-learning

or computer-based, -aided or -assisted instruction;

11. "General education" means education to complete a student's

secondary education recognition providing instruction not specific

to any single occupation or vocation;

12. "Industrial" means related to manufacturing or other labor

which may or may not require skilled trade licensing;

13. "Occupation" or "vocation" means employment, either full-

time, part-time, by contract or on a consulting basis, for which a

person earns remuneration;

14. "Postgraduate certificate" means an advanced certification

earned following a student's receipt of an associate, bachelor,

master or doctorate degree that qualifies the individual for

specialized career advancement or job assignments;

15. "Postsecondary education" means a program that requires a

student to have a high school diploma, high school equivalency

certificate or requires that the person be beyond the age of

compulsory education;

16. "Primarily in the business of" means that an entity earns

twenty percent (20%) or more of its gross revenue from providing a

program(s) of instruction, as documented by certified public-

accountant-prepared financial statements that are attested to as a

true and correct statement of financial condition by an entity

owner(s);

17. "Profession" or "professional" means those occupations or

vocations relating to such fields of employment that generally

require an advanced degree or for which an individual must pass

extensive prelicensing testing. Examples include but are not

limited to attorneys and certified professional accountants.

Professions may or may not require ongoing continuing education that

may be subject to the authority or jurisdiction of an alternate

state agency;

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18. "Program", "program of study" or "program of instruction"

means a body of organized instruction that leads to a degree,

certificate, diploma or other recognized educational credential, or

provides transferable skills applicable to a business, professional,

trade or vocational-technical or industrial occupation or vocation;

19. "Public" means an entity that is established as a

governmental entity;

20. "Seminar" or "workshop" means a program of instruction that

results in business, professional, or vocational-technical knowledge

that applies to one or more occupations or vocations but will not

provide degree credit hours, a certificate or a diploma;

21. "Solicitor" means a representative of a private school that

leaves the physical facility of the school to attend job fairs,

career days or other activities to market to new students or to

attempt to secure new student enrollments;

22. "Technical" means those skills that are unique to certain

occupations or vocations;

23. "Trade" means a skilled trade including but not limited to

electrical, plumbing, and heating and air conditioning (HVAC), that

requires an individual to maintain a state or municipal license; and

24. "Tuition" means a financial charge made for the provision

of education or training, regardless of the term assigned to the

monetary or other exchange.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-120 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-120
President - Duties
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the president to preside at meetings of

the board of education, to appoint all committees whose appointment

is not otherwise provided for, and to sign all warrants ordered by

the board of education to be drawn upon the treasurer for school

money.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-23-106.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-23-106.2
Powers and duties of Executive Director
Status: in_force

Subject to the policies, rules, and regulations of the

Authority, the Executive Director shall:

1. recommend to the Authority the appointment, promotion,

demotion, suspension, or removal of all administrative officers and

employees of the Oklahoma Educational Television Network whose

function is to postaudit said Network or make studies or

investigations which are independent of the Executive Director; and

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2. organize, regulate, direct, supervise, and control all

administrative personnel whose appointment he is authorized to make

or recommend and all property he is authorized by the Authority to

keep or use; and

3. establish an accounting system for the Oklahoma Educational

Television Network and supervise the handling of all funds of said

Network; and

4. annually prepare a budget and submit said budget to the

Authority, administer the budget after it goes into effect, and

recommend to the Authority any changes in the budget which he may

deem necessary; and

5. submit to the Authority a report on the finances and

administrative activities of the Oklahoma Educational Television

Network at the end of each calendar month and each fiscal year, and

submit such other reports as the Authority may require; and

6. advise the Authority on the financial condition and the

needs of the Oklahoma Educational Television Network, and make such

recommendations to the Authority as he may deem necessary; and

7. perform such other duties and have such other powers as the

Authority may prescribe.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-110 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-110
List of textbooks
Status: in_force

As soon as any contract is entered into for the furnishing of

textbooks for use in the public schools of the state, the secretary

of the State Textbook Committee shall send a list of the textbooks

selected by the State Textbook Committee to every superintendent of

schools in the state, who shall supply it to the local textbook

committee. The list shall show the respective prices of such

textbooks, the completed rubric, and the rating for each selected

textbook as required by Section 16-102 of this title. The State

Department of Education shall annually publish and distribute a list

of all textbooks that have been selected.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-107 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-107
Federal funds - Acceptance by State Board of Education
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education is hereby empowered to accept and

disburse any grants or funds that may be matched by or received from

the federal government for the education of exceptional children and

to make necessary rules and regulations for such purpose.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-628.19 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-628.19
Task force to study and make recommendations on
Status: in_force

concurrent enrollment.

A. There is hereby created until November 30, 2022, a task

force to study and make recommendations regarding the current and

future concurrent enrollment needs of the state and pathways for

awarding degrees and certificates through concurrent enrollment.

B. The task force shall be comprised of fourteen (14) members

to be appointed as follows:

1. Two members of the Senate, appointed by the President Pro

Tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be designated co-chair of

the task force;

2. Two members of the House of Representatives, appointed by

the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be

designated co-chair of the task force;

3. Three school district superintendents, appointed by the

State Superintendent of Public Instruction;

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4. Two presidents of two-year institutions within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education or their designees, appointed by

the Chancellor of Higher Education;

5. Two presidents of comprehensive institutions within The

Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or their designees,

appointed by the Chancellor of Higher Education;

6. Two presidents of regional institutions within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education or their designees, appointed by

the Chancellor of Higher Education; and

7. The Chancellor of Higher Education or a designee.

C. Appointments to the task force shall be made within thirty

(30) days after the effective date of this act. The task force

shall conduct an organizational meeting not later than September 1,

2021.

D. A quorum of the task force shall be required to approve any

final action of the task force. For purposes of this section, eight

members shall constitute a quorum.

E. The task force may meet as often as may be required to

perform the duties imposed upon it.

F. The meetings of the task force shall be subject to the

Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.

G. Members of the task force shall receive no compensation or

travel reimbursement.

H. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the

Senate shall provide staff and administrative support for the task

force.

I. The task force shall submit a report of its findings and

recommendations by November 30, 2022, to the Governor, the President

Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of

Representatives.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-23-121 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-23-121
Authority is authorized to issue refunding bonds
Status: in_force

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The Authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for

the issuance of revenue refunding bonds of the Authority for the

purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have

been issued under the provisions of this article, including the

payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued

or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds. Each refunding

issue shall be limited to the project in connection with which the

bonds being refunded were issued, and revenues pledged to pay any

such refunding issue shall be limited to the revenue derived from

said separate project. The issuance of such bonds, the maturities

and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and

the rights, duties and obligations of the Authority in respect of

the same shall be governed by the provisions of this article insofar

as the same may be applicable.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2403v1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2403v1
Eligibility requirements - Enrollment requirements -
Status: in_force

Levels of scholarship awards - Award limits.

A. No person shall be eligible to participate in the Oklahoma

State Regents’ Academic Scholars Program unless the person:

1. Has complied with all of the rules promulgated by the

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education pursuant to the

provisions of the Oklahoma State Regents’ Academic Scholars Act,

Section 2401 et seq. of this title, for the award, regulation, and

administration of scholarships; and

2. Qualifies as one of the following:

a. an Individual Applicant Qualified Student, which shall

mean a student who is a resident of this state whose

score on a nationally norm-referenced college entrance

exam falls within the 99.5 to 100.0 percentile levels

as administered in this state and whose grade point

average and/or class rank is exceptional, as

determined by the State Regents,

b. a Presidential Scholar, which shall mean a student

selected by the Commission on Presidential Scholars

administered by the United States Department of

Education,

c. a National Merit Scholar, which shall mean a student

designated as a National Merit Scholar by the National

Merit Scholarship Corporation,

d. a National Merit Finalist, which shall mean a student

designated as a National Merit Finalist by the

National Merit Scholarship Corporation, or

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e. after October 1, 1999, an Institutional Nominee, which

shall mean a student nominated by an institution in

The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education:

(1) whose score on a nationally norm-referenced

college entrance exam falls within the 95.0 to

99.49 percentile levels, or

(2) who shows exceptional academic achievement as

evidenced by factors, including, but not limited

to, grade point average, class rank, national

awards, scholastic achievements, honors, and who

shows exceptional promise based on documentation

that may include, but not be limited to, teacher

recommendations, extracurricular activities, and

evidence of overcoming economic and social

obstacles as determined by the State Regents.

The State Regents shall ensure that standards of

high academic ability are documented.

Scholarship awards to Institutional Nominees

shall become effective when appropriate

documentation is verified by the State Regents.

B. No person shall be eligible to receive a scholarship

pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma State Regents’ Academic

Scholars Program unless the person is enrolled as a full-time

student at a public or private accredited institution of higher

education in Oklahoma.

C. The Oklahoma State Regents’ Academic Scholars Program shall

provide a scholarship in an amount not to exceed the average costs

of all enrollment fees, tuition and other fees, room and board, and

all required textbooks or materials for up to five (5) years of

undergraduate and/or graduate study at an accredited public or

private institution of higher education in Oklahoma as provided in

subsection E of this section. The State Regents may establish

separate scholarship award levels for each qualifying category.

D. If a person identifies himself or herself as a student with

a disability and requests consideration for a scholarship under the

Academic Scholars Program by means other than standard testing

procedures, the State Regents shall determine what means of

assessment are appropriate and upon the basis of such assessment

results, determine what level of award, if any, shall be made.

E. 1. If the student is attending an institution of The

Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, the total funding for the

scholarship provided in this section, exclusive of any internships,

shall not exceed the costs for items specified in subsection C of

this section at the institution attended as determined annually by

the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

2. If the student is attending a private institution of higher

education, the total funding for the scholarship provided in this

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section, exclusive of any internships, shall not exceed the costs

for items specified in subsection C of this section at an

institution of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education of

comparable type which has the highest general enrollment fees of its

type institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education as

determined annually by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-133 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-133
Apportionment of taxes each year
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby regularly apportioned to each and every

school district of the State of Oklahoma in each taxable year five

(5) mills on the dollar out of the fifteen (15) mills on the dollar

total taxes for all purposes on an ad valorem basis provided by

Section 9 (a), Article X, of the Oklahoma Constitution, as amended

on April 5, 1955. Provided, that the regular apportionment hereby

made shall not prevent or take away from the county excise board of

any county the right to apportion to any school district or class of

school districts in such county more than five (5) mills out of the

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fifteen (15) mills to be apportioned in pursuance of the provisions

of said amended Section 9 (a), Article X, of the Oklahoma

Constitution among county, city, town and school district.

B. In accordance with the provisions of Section 9 (c), Article

X, of the Oklahoma Constitution, as amended on April 5, 1955, an

additional tax of not to exceed fifteen (15) mills on the dollar

valuation of all taxable property in the district shall be levied

upon certification of a need therefor by the board of education.

C. An amount equal to the district's proportionate part of the

ninety percent (90%) of the amount obtained by multiplying the total

net assessed valuation of the school districts of the county by four

(4) mills may be estimated as probable revenue from the four (4)

mills county-wide levy made under the provisions of Section 9 (b),

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

1955, and the amount so estimated may be used to finance the

appropriations of the district.

The provisions of said Section 9 (b) relating to school

districts lying in more than one county shall not affect the status

of any such school district, and for the purposes of apportionments

under said Section 9 (b), any such district shall be deemed a school

district of the county of which it is now considered a school

district, unless the State Board of Education, upon written petition

by the board of education of such district, decrees that such

district shall be deemed a school district of another county in

which any of its territory lies, and unless the district court of

Oklahoma County in an action filed for such purposes reverses such

decree, and revenue from the tax levied under said Section 9 (b) on

the assessed valuation of the district in other counties shall, when

collected, be transmitted to the county treasurer of that county of

which such district is deemed a school district, and be apportioned

as provided for the proceeds of such tax on the assessed valuation

of such county.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-697.17 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-697.17
Nursing Student Assistance Program
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby established the Nursing Student Assistance

Program which shall be administered by the Health Care Workforce

Training Commission. The purpose of the program shall be to

encourage persons to enter nursing education programs and to

practice in areas of this state in which there is an urgent need for

nursing services or in institutions or agencies of this state which

provide funds on a matching basis with the Health Care Workforce

Training Commission for the support of nursing students. The

Nursing Student Assistance Program shall be administered by rules

adopted by the Health Care Workforce Training Commission.

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

eligible to participate in the Nursing Student Assistance Program.

C. If a person receiving Nursing Student Assistance Program

funds fails to fully comply with the provisions of the contract for

the funds, the person shall refund to the Health Care Workforce

Training Commission all monies received by the person pursuant to

the provisions of the contract plus a one-time liquidated damages

assessment of five percent (5%) of the total amount dispersed to the

person in lieu of interest. The Commission shall prorate the amount

to be repaid in the event the obligation was partially fulfilled.

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

fund for the Health Care Workforce Training Commission to be

designated the "Nursing Student Assistance Fund". The fund shall be

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

consist of all nonappropriated monies, including community match

money of appropriated funds, grants, gifts, and repayment of

scholarships received by the Health Care Workforce Training

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

hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Health

Care Workforce Training Commission for such scholarships as may be

provided for pursuant to the Nursing Student Assistance Program.

Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the

State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the

Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for

approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9-109 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9-109
Price list and description of transportation equipment
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education is hereby authorized to request a

price list and a complete description and specifications of any

transportation equipment to be offered for sale to any school board

or board of education of any district in the State of Oklahoma.

The State Board of Education shall examine such equipment to

determine whether or not such equipment meets the requirements of

the National School Bus Standards and such other specifications as

the State Board of Education may determine as necessary to provide

safe transportation for pupils to and from school and shall approve

for sale to all schools in the State of Oklahoma transportation

equipment, including bus bodies and chassis, which equipment meets

or exceeds the specifications provided for the National School Bus

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Standards and such other specifications as the State Board of

Education may deem as necessary. Any equipment fueled by

alternative fuels as defined in Section 130.13 of Title 74 of the

Oklahoma Statutes shall also meet any federal safety standards

specified for any equipment used to provide transportation for

pupils to and from school. The State Board of Education may approve

auxiliary transportation equipment that is not National School Bus

Yellow in color.

The State Board of Education shall make a list of the equipment

approved by them and the maximum price at which such equipment can

be purchased. The list shall include a complete description of the

equipment. Such description shall include the specification of the

school bus bodies and chassis as well as the factory list price of

such equipment at the various factories. Such list shall be made

available to all school districts authorized to purchase

transportation equipment. Provided, at any time there shall be any

change of specifications or prices by manufacturers of chassis or

bodies, there shall be filed with the State Board of Education a

revised set of specifications and prices.

The school board or board of education of any school district

authorized to furnish transportation for pupils to and from school

and receiving any State Aid funds, except as provided for in this

section, shall be required to purchase all their transportation

equipment from the list so provided on sealed bids and at a price

not greater than the price filed with the State Board of Education;

and the State Board of Education shall be required to deduct from

any State Aid for which the school district may qualify the amount

paid by any school district for transportation equipment not

approved by the State Board of Education or the amount paid greater

than shown on the price list for that transportation equipment filed

with the State Board of Education. Unless otherwise exempted by

this section, all purchases made under the provisions of this act

for transportation shall be made upon sealed bids, and contract of

purchase shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder.

Provided, however, any purchase or sale of used transportation

equipment shall not be subject to the list and sealed bid

requirements as provided for in this section.

The State Board of Education shall adopt rules necessary for the

administration of this section and shall require from school

district boards of education such information and reports as

necessary for proper administration of this section.

Any cost of administration of this section shall be paid by the

State Board of Education from funds appropriated for the

administration of the State Aid Law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-695.17 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-695.17
Authority to make loans
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Student Loan Authority and the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education functioning as the fiscal agent for the

Authority in the administration of the Oklahoma Student Loan Act

(Chapter 125, Oklahoma Session Laws 1972; 70 O.S. Supp. 1975,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1081

Sections 695.1 to 695.16) shall have authority to make loans to

qualified persons under provisions of the Oklahoma Student Loan Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-628.17 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-628.17
Separate and additional allocations
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that monies to fund the

policies and programs set out above shall be by separate allocations

made by the State Regents to the affected institutions and in each

case shall be in addition to that institution's regular budgetary

allocation for educational and general operating functions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3305 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3305
Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma - Powers
Status: in_force

and duties.

The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma shall have

the supervision, management and control of the University of

Oklahoma and all its integral parts, of Cameron University, and of

Rogers State University and shall have the following additional

powers and duties:

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

govern the University of Oklahoma, Cameron University, and Rogers

State University.

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

personnel as it deems necessary, including architects, attorneys,

engineers and other professional and technical persons, for its

operation and for the operation of the University of Oklahoma,

Cameron University, and Rogers State University. Any of such

personnel having custody of public funds or other public property

may be required to furnish corporate surety bonds in such amounts as

may be deemed necessary by the Board, payable to the State of

Oklahoma and conditioned upon a faithful accounting of all such

funds and property.

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

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

any of its powers effective.

(d) Authorize officials of the University of Oklahoma, Cameron

University, and Rogers State University to act in its behalf in the

making of contracts, or in carrying out the powers conferred upon

it.

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

property from federal agencies, and administer the same in

accordance with federal requirements.

(f) Accept gifts of real and personal property, monies and

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

directions of the donors or grantors thereof.

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

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

received from any other source by the University of Oklahoma,

Cameron University, and Rogers State University.

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

name, on behalf of the University of Oklahoma or any agency thereof,

on behalf of Cameron University, and on behalf of Rogers State

University and convey, exchange or dispose of, or otherwise manage

or control, such property in the interest of the University of

Oklahoma or agency thereof, Cameron University, and Rogers State

University, including the granting of leases, permits, easements and

licenses over or upon such real property. The Board shall have the

power to institute 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 the University of Oklahoma

or any agency thereof, on behalf of Cameron University, and on

behalf of Rogers State University.

(i) Have supervision and charge of the construction of all

buildings at the University of Oklahoma, Cameron University, and

Rogers State University.

(j) Determine the need for and cause to be constructed,

dormitories and other buildings, on a self-liquidating basis, at the

University of Oklahoma or any branch or facility thereof, at Cameron

University, and at Rogers State University.

(k) Establish and maintain plans for tenure and retirement of

employees of the Board and of the University of Oklahoma, Cameron

University, and Rogers State University and for payment of deferred

compensation of such employees; and provide hospital and medical

benefits, accident, health and life insurance, and annuity

contracts, for such employees and their dependents. The Board may

pay for all or a part of the cost thereof for employees, with funds

available for the operation of the institution. Amounts payable by

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1467

an employee for such insurance or annuity contracts may, with the

consent of the employee, be deducted from his salary.

(l) Audit all accounts against the funds appropriated for the

use and maintenance of the University of Oklahoma, Cameron

University, and Rogers State University and the State Treasurer

shall issue his warrant for the amount of all accounts, including

salaries and expenses of said Board, which shall have been audited

and allowed by the Board of Regents and attested by the President

and Secretary of the University of Oklahoma, the President of

Cameron University, and the President of Rogers State University.

(m) Provide penalties and forfeitures by way of damages and

otherwise for the violation of rules and regulations of the Board,

which may be sued for and collected in the name of the Board before

any court having jurisdiction of such actions.

(n) Issue, on behalf of the University of Oklahoma, special and

limited obligations for purposes of such capital projects as the

Regents may deem to be proper.

(o) Do all things necessary and convenient to carry out the

powers expressly granted to it by the Constitution and the laws of

the state, or to make the University of Oklahoma, Cameron

University, and Rogers State University effective for the purposes

for which they are maintained and operated and the enumeration

herein of certain powers and immunities of the Board of Regents of

the University shall not be construed as in derogation or as a

limitation of the powers and immunities properly belonging to the

Board in the government of the University of Oklahoma, Cameron

University, and Rogers State University by virtue of Section 8,

Article XIII of the Constitution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.545 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.545
Oklahoma School Testing Program annual reports
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided, as part of the accountability

system developed as provided for in Section 1210.541 of this title,

the State Board of Education shall prepare annual reports of the

results of the Oklahoma School Testing Program which describe

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1260

student achievement in the state, and each school site, pursuant to

the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as

reauthorized by P.L. No. 114-95, also known as the Every Student

Succeeds Act (ESSA), and any related federal regulations.

B. The annual report as required pursuant to subsection A of

this section shall identify school sites as having one of the

following grades for each indicator, separately, and by a single

overview grade of all indicators, defined according to rules of the

State Board of Education:

1. “A” means schools making excellent progress;

2. “B” means schools making above average progress;

3. “C” means schools making satisfactory progress;

4. “D” means schools making less than satisfactory progress;

and

5. “F” means schools failing to make adequate progress.

C. Each school that has students who are tested and included in

the school grading system as provided for in this section shall

receive a school grade, except as follows:

1. A school shall not receive a school grade if the number of

students tested and included in the school grading system is less

than the minimum sample size necessary for statistical reliability

and prevention of the unlawful release of personally identifiable

student data. The State Board of Education is directed to establish

the lowest minimum sample size necessary to meet the requirements of

this paragraph; and

2. The academic performance of students who are enrolled full-

time in an online program that is offered by a school district or

charter school that is not the district of residence or is not

located in the district of residence of the student shall be

reported separately by the school district or charter school and

shall not be included when determining the grade of the school site

or charter school.

D. The State Board of Education may adopt alternate systems of

accountability for statewide virtual charter schools, alternative

education programs as defined in Section 1210.568 of this title, and

schools serving only grades prekindergarten or kindergarten through

two.

E. The grade of a school shall be based on a multimeasures

approach to accountability in accordance with the Elementary and

Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as reauthorized by P.L. No.

114-95, also known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and any

federal regulations that include, but are not limited to, the

following indicators:

1. Statewide assessments including the establishment of student

performance bands;

2. Graduation rates for high schools;

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3. Statewide academic measures for elementary and middle

schools;

4. English language proficiency for English learners; and

5. At least one additional statewide measure of school quality

or student success including, but not limited to, school climate,

school safety, student engagement, educator engagement, and/or

advanced coursework and postsecondary readiness. Chronic

absenteeism shall not be included as a statewide measure of school

quality or student success.

F. The grade of an elementary or middle school site shall

include, but not be limited to:

1. Up to forty (40) points based on a measure of status for

English language arts (ELA), math, and science;

2. Up to thirty-five (35) points based on growth in ELA and

math; and

3. Up to ten (10) points based on English language proficiency

assessment (ELPA) progress.

G. The grade of a high school site shall include, but not be

limited to:

1. Up to fifty-five (55) points based on a measure of status

for English language arts (ELA), math, and science;

2. Up to ten (10) points based on English language proficiency

assessment (ELPA) progress;

3. Up to ten (10) points based on the graduation rate; and

4. Up to ten (10) points based on postsecondary opportunities.

For purposes of this section, postsecondary opportunities shall

include advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, dual and

concurrent enrollment, scoring Silver level or above on American

College Testing (ACT) WorkKeys, internships, mentorships and

apprenticeships, military readiness as evidenced by being accepted

for enlistment into any branch of the military within the first year

after high school graduation or earning a military readiness score

on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), and

industry certifications. The Board shall adopt a timeline for

moving from completion of such opportunities to crediting

achievement of such opportunities.

H. Elementary, middle, and high school sites shall be eligible

for the following bonus point amounts to be used in the calculation

of the site’s single overview grade:

1. Up to three (3) bonus points if the school site provides in-

person classroom instruction in excess of the requirements of

paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection A of Section 1-109 of this title,

not including in-person classroom instruction time used for

professional development or parent-teacher conferences; and

2. Up to two (2) bonus points if the school site’s chronic

absenteeism rate shows improvement.

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I. The annual report shall identify the performance of each

school as having improved, remained the same, or declined. This

school improvement rating shall be based on a comparison of the

student and school performance data of the current year to the

previous year data.

J. The State Department of Education shall annually develop a

school site report card to be delivered to parents or legal

guardians throughout each school district. The report card shall be

in accordance with the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as reauthorized and amended by P.L. No.

114-95, also known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and

include the grade for the school, information regarding school

improvement, an explanation of school performance, and indicators of

return on investment. The report card for each school site shall be

published annually by the Department on its website, and every

school district shall provide the school site report card to the

parent or legal guardian of each student enrolled in the school

site. In order to provide information regarding school performance

for school report cards issued during the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018

school years, the Department shall include an explanation of the

changes to the statewide system of student assessments as required

in Section 1210.508 of this title and how the transition in

assessments may impact school performance. The Department shall

issue school report cards using the 2016-2017 school year assessment

data that is available.

K. The Legislature may factor in the performance of schools in

calculating any performance-based funding policy that is provided to

public school districts.

L. The State Board of Education shall amend the ESSA

consolidated State plan in accordance with the requirements of the

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to replace the measure of chronic

absenteeism to reflect the provisions of this section. The Board

shall submit the proposed amendment to the United States Department

of Education no later than August 1, 2025.

M. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to

implement the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-141 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-141
Transportation
Status: in_force

A. Transportation shall be provided by the charter school in

accordance with Sections 9-101 through 9-118 of this title.

B. A charter school shall provide the parent or guardian

information regarding transportation at the time the student enrolls

in the charter school.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-21-112 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-21-112
Tax status
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be intended to give private schools

tax exemption status except as provided by law. This act shall

apply to an entity defined as a private school regardless of that

entity's federal or state tax classification.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.567 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.567
Alternative school or education program - Abbreviated
Status: in_force

schedule - Teacher certification.

A. Upon application of a district board of education, the State

Board of Education shall authorize an abbreviated day schedule for

an alternative school or alternative education program that is or

will be administered by the district pursuant to the provisions of

this act or for the education provided for students in a residential

or treatment facility located within the district. A student

enrolled in an alternative school, an alternative education program

or receiving educational services in a residential or treatment

facility within the district who attends for a full abbreviated day

shall be counted in attendance for purposes of computing average

daily attendance and average daily membership for the district.

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B. A district board of education shall hire only certified

teachers to teach in an alternative education program or alternative

education school offered by the district or to teach students who

are in a residential or treatment facility.

C. A certified teacher in an alternative education program or

school shall be paid five percent (5%) more than the designated

salary step for that teacher within the adopted salary schedule of

the school district.

D. A person providing counseling or social services in an

alternative education program or school shall be certified as a

school counselor by the State Board of Education or as a mental

health provider.

E. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules by which

a certified teacher who is qualified to teach in an alternative

education program or alternative school as determined by the

district board of education offering the alternative education

program or alternative school or who teaches students in a

residential or treatment facility may be certified to teach subjects

in which the teacher does not hold certification. The rules shall

provide:

1. The certification may be granted only upon application of a

district board of education offering an alternative education

program or alternative school pursuant to the provisions of this act

or upon application of a district board of education offering a

residential or treatment facility; and

2. The teacher's certification in subjects in which the teacher

does not otherwise hold certification pursuant to the provisions of

this section shall be valid only for purposes of teaching in the

alternative education program or alternative school offered by the

district board or in a residential or treatment facility located

within the district making application.