Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.1
Annuity contracts, custodial accounts or face amount
Status: in_force

investment annuity certificates - Teachers or employees.

A. A part of the salary, not to exceed the limitations on

deferrals provided in Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of

1986, as amended, payable to a teacher or employee by a school

district may, at the election of such teacher or employee, be

deferred for the investment in an annuity contract from any

insurance company authorized to do business in Oklahoma or by the

investment in shares of regulated investment companies to be held in

a custodial account as authorized by Section 403(b)(7) of the

Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or by the investment in a

face amount investment annuity certificate issued by a company

authorized to do business in Oklahoma by the district for the

teacher or employee, provided that such teacher or employee is

eligible to defer a portion of their salary under the terms of the

school district's 403(b) plan; and the teacher or employee shall be

entitled to have such annuity contract, custodial account or face

amount investment annuity certificate continued in force in

succeeding years by such school district or any other school

district subsequently employing the teacher. Provided, that such

amounts contributed or paid by a school district must be made to

vendors approved by such school district as eligible to receive the

elective deferrals. Provided further, that a school district may

revoke a previously approved vendor’s eligibility to receive

elective deferrals, thereby prohibiting future contributions or

payments to such vendor until it regains its eligibility through

subsequent approval from such school district. The amounts so

contributed or paid by the school district for the annuity contract,

custodial account or face amount investment annuity certificate, or

to continue it in force, shall be considered as payment of salary,

for the same amounts, to the teacher or employee for State Aid

purposes, Teachers' Retirement System purposes, or Social Security

purposes, but not for state income tax purposes. Provided that the

amount received under such annuity contracts, custodial accounts or

face amount investment annuity certificates shall be income subject

to state income tax when actually received, unless otherwise exempt

from income tax.

B. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall also

apply to employees of institutions, agencies and boards comprising

The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education who are eligible to

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 340

defer a portion of their salary under the terms of such institution,

agency or board's 403(b) plan. Such institutions, agencies and

boards may purchase annuity contracts, custodial accounts or face

amount investment annuity certificates from vendors approved by such

institution, agency or board as eligible to receive such

contributions or payments, provided that such vendor is:

1. An insurance company authorized to do business in Oklahoma;

2. A life insurance or annuity company organized and operated,

without profit to any private shareholder or individual, exclusively

for the purpose of aiding and strengthening educational institutions

by issuing insurance and annuity contracts only to or for the

benefit of such institutions and individuals engaged in the services

of such institutions; or

3. A broker dealer licensed to sell shares of regulated

investment companies to be held in custodial accounts as authorized

by Section 403(b)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as

amended.

Provided further, that an institution, agency or board may

revoke a previously approved vendor’s eligibility to receive

elective deferrals, thereby prohibiting future contributions or

payments to such vendor until it regains its eligibility through

subsequent approval from such institution, agency or board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-139 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-139
Professional organization dues and political
Status: in_force

contributions of employees - Payroll deduction.

School districts shall make payroll deductions for either or

both professional organization dues and political contributions at

the written request of any school employee and shall transmit

deducted funds to the organization designated by the school district

employee. Such deductions shall be on a ten-month basis unless

otherwise designated by the employee organization. However, a

school employee may request at any time in writing, including by

email or fax, for the school district to immediately terminate or

initiate payroll deductions to a professional organization. Upon

receipt of any written request, the school district shall within

five (5) business days or by the next pay period, whichever is

earlier, terminate or initiate any future payroll deductions of the

requesting school employee to a professional organization. Upon

receipt of a written request, the school district shall notify the

professional organization of the initiation or termination of

payroll deductions within fifteen (15) business days. If the

request is to terminate a deduction, the school district shall not

make any advance payments to any professional organization of any

future dues on behalf of the school employee. No school district

policy or negotiated agreement shall place any other conditions or

requirements, including but not limited to personal hand delivery,

upon any employee to initiate or terminate any payroll deduction to

a professional organization except for a written request as outlined

in this section. Any school district policy or provision in a

negotiated agreement that places additional conditions or

requirements on initiation or termination beyond those outlined in

this section shall be null and void. A school district which fails

to terminate payroll deductions for an employee in accordance with

this section shall immediately reimburse the employee the amount of

all payroll deductions made by the school district after the

employee's request, and the amount due the employee shall double

every thirty (30) days until paid in full.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 303
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.227 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.227
Funds
Status: in_force

In implementing this act every effort shall be made to combine

funds appropriated for this purpose with funds available from all

other sources, federal, state, local or private, in order to achieve

maximum benefits for improving drug abuse education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4410 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4410
Authorization for junior colleges to become technology
Status: in_force

center schools.

Any community maintaining a community junior college as provided

by Sections 4401 - 4409 of this title, in which courses in

vocational and/or technical education are to be offered, and meeting

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1646

the published standards and criteria prescribed by law and/or the

State Board of Career and Technology Education for establishing a

technology center school district may, by resolution adopted by the

Board of Trustees of the college, become a technology center school

district; and laws applicable to other technology center school

districts, including laws authorizing tax levies and laws pertaining

to eligibility for participation in federal funds, shall be

applicable to such district, except that in lieu of a board of

education its governing board shall be the Board of Trustees of the

community junior college; provided that the provision above shall

also be applicable to all community and municipal junior colleges

now in existence in Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.11 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.11
Elective course offering on Old and New Testament
Status: in_force

A. A school district may offer to students in grade nine or

above:

1. An elective course on the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament)

and its impact and an elective course on the New Testament and its

impact; or

2. An elective course that combines the courses described in

paragraph 1 of this subsection.

B. The purposes of courses authorized by this section are to:

1. Teach students knowledge of biblical content, characters,

poetry, and narratives that are prerequisites to understanding

contemporary society and culture, including literature, art, music,

mores, oratory, and public policy; and

2. Familiarize students with, as applicable:

a. the contents of the Hebrew Scriptures or New

Testament,

b. the history of the Hebrew Scriptures or New Testament,

c. the literary style and structure of the Hebrew

Scriptures or New Testament, and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 591

d. the influence of the Hebrew Scriptures or New

Testament on law, history, government, literature,

art, music, customs, morals, values, and culture.

C. The Bible shall be the primary text of the course and may be

supplemented with additional resources. The primary text for the

course will be a parallel translation Bible or multi-translation

Bible that uses more than one translation for side-by-side

comparison chosen by the school district. However, a student may

not be required to use a specific translation as the sole text of

the Hebrew Scriptures or New Testament and may use as the basic

textbook a different translation of the Hebrew Scriptures or New

Testament from that chosen by the district board of education or the

student’s teacher.

D. A course offered pursuant to this section shall follow

applicable law and all federal and state guidelines in maintaining

religious neutrality and accommodating the diverse religious views,

traditions, and perspectives of students in the school district. A

course offered pursuant to this section shall not endorse, favor, or

promote, or disfavor or show hostility toward, any particular

religion or nonreligious faith or religious perspective. Nothing in

this section is intended to violate any provision of the United

States Constitution or federal law, the Oklahoma Constitution or any

state law, or any rules or guidelines provided by the United States

Department of Education or the State Department of Education.

E. A teacher of a course offered pursuant to this section must

be certified to teach social studies or literature.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.32 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.32
Implementation of rules
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules

necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-122 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-122
Funding for education of children with visual
Status: in_force

impairments.

A. A portion of the funds appropriated to the State Board of

Education for Administrative and Support Functions of the State

Department of Education shall be expended for the development and

operation of a statewide network of services for the education of

children with visual impairments. The network shall consist of

itinerant services provided by qualified regional program

specialists and certified orientation and mobility specialists.

B. The network of services to be provided shall include:

1. Assessment of visual function;

2. Consultation regarding assessment of academic performance;

3. Consultation regarding assessment of ophthalmological

performance;

4. Consultation regarding assessment of psychological

performance;

5. Consultation regarding assessment of vocational performance;

6. Assistance in the development of individualized education

plans for children with visual impairments; and

7. Provisions of or consultation regarding the acquisition of

special equipment for children with visual impairment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-15-110 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-15-110
Election for issuing bonds — Information to be provided
Status: in_force

pre- and post-election.

A. When a school district board of education calls an election

for the purpose of issuing bonds pursuant to Section 15-102 of Title

70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the school district shall, at least

thirty (30) days prior to the election, post on its website a copy

of the bond proposal, including each project to be funded by the

bond proceeds, a description of each project, and the estimated cost

for each project.

B. If electors approve the issuing of bonds at an election, the

school district shall continue to post on its website the bond

information required by subsection A of this section for the

duration of the bond and one year after completion of all bond

projects. The information posted on the school district website

shall also include updates when there is a material change in the

scope of the projects and their purpose as stated at the time the

board of education calls the bond election. The updated information

shall be posted online within thirty (30) days following approval of

the project changes by the board of education.

C. This act shall not apply to any bond projects approved by

electors prior to the effective date of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-154 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-154
Classroom placement of multiple-birth siblings -
Status: in_force

Definition.

A. A parent or guardian of multiple-birth siblings may request

that the children attend the same school and be placed in the same

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 947

classroom or in separate classrooms if the children are in the same

grade level at the same school and meet the eligibility requirements

of the class. The school may recommend classroom placement to the

parents and provide professional education advice to the parents to

assist them in making the best decision for their children's

education. A school must provide the placement requested by the

children's parent or guardian, unless the district board makes a

classroom placement determination following the school principal's

request according to this section. The parent or guardian must

request the classroom placement no later than fourteen (14) days

after the first day of each school year or fourteen (14) days after

the first day of attendance of the children during a school year if

the children are enrolled in the school after the school year

commences. At the end of the initial grading period, if the school

principal, in consultation with the children's classroom teacher,

determines that the requested classroom placement is disruptive to

the classroom environment, the school principal may request that the

district board determine the children's classroom placement.

B. For purposes of this section, "multiple-birth siblings"

means twins, triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, or higher number of

siblings resulting from a multiple birth.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-151 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-151
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be cited as the "Common School Capital

Improvement Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3901 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3901
Revolving funds - Sources of income - Use - Rules and
Status: in_force

regulations.

(a) There are hereby established two revolving funds for each

state educational institution and for each agency thereof. The

Educational and General Operations Revolving Fund shall consist of

any appropriations made by the Legislature for such purpose and

shall include income received from student fees, sales and services

of educational departments and all other income available to the

institution or agency for educational and general purposes as

defined in the uniform budget and accounting classifications

recommended by the publications of the National Association of

College and University Business Officers. The Capital Improvements

Revolving Fund shall consist of any appropriations made by the

Legislature for such purpose. Such revolving funds may be used for

the specified purposes when allocated and allotted as provided by

the Oklahoma Budget Law of 1947, Sections 41.1 et seq. of Title 62

of the Oklahoma Statutes.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Regents

promulgate appropriate rules and regulations for accomplishing

prescribed procedures of this section. Said rules and regulations

shall include requirements that regular maintenance and utility

costs and other operating expenses of auxiliary enterprises not be

paid from education and general purpose funds without documented

adequate reimbursement and that the use of fees and other charges be

restricted to the purpose for which collected.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-697.25 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-697.25
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall, in consultation

with the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

and the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, designate

eligible hospitals for the creation of new residency training

programs to serve medically underserved areas.

B. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority is authorized to contract

with the Oklahoma State University of Osteopathic Medicine and the

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine to provide funding for

the establishment of new residency training programs created under

the Oklahoma Hospital Residency Training Program Act.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1101

C. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall, with the

assistance of the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic

Medicine and the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, provide

technical assistance and funding for the colleges' costs incurred in

supporting the programs to ensure that residency training programs

established pursuant to the Oklahoma Hospital Residency Training

Program Act become funded by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare

Services. Any student who is a resident of this state or who is in

good academic standing with an accredited medical college in this

state shall receive priority consideration in the process of

assigning clinical rotations at a health care facility that accepts

state funding. For purposes of this section, "resident" means an

individual who resided in this state at the time of graduation from

an Oklahoma high school.

D. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall establish reporting

mechanisms for eligible hospitals for the monitoring of progress of

the new residency training programs.

E. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall present a report on

the operation of the Oklahoma Hospital Residency Training Program to

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

Speaker of the House of Representatives within one (1) month of the

beginning of each regular session of the Legislature which shall

include, but shall not be limited to, information on the progress

made in implementing the Oklahoma Hospital Residency Training

Program Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1724 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1724
Entitlement to free education and dormitory housing –
Status: in_force

Criteria and procedures.

A. Residents of this state for whom blindness or visual

impairment is the primary impediment to success in the common

schools of the state, and who are of suitable age and physical and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1318

mental capacity, shall be entitled to admission to the Oklahoma

School for the Blind and shall receive an education free of charge.

B. Students admitted to the school who are of suitable

emotional capacity and who are not a threat to themselves or others

shall be entitled to reside at the school free of charge to the

extent that dormitory housing is available.

C. The Department of Rehabilitation Services shall establish

the criteria and procedures for admission to the school.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.6f — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.6f
Students transferring from out of state – Children
Status: in_force

of military families - Exceptions to graduation requirements.

A. Prior to September 1, 2003, the State Board of Education

shall adopt rules to ensure that students who transfer into an

Oklahoma school district from out of state after the junior year of

high school of the student shall not be denied, due to differing

graduation requirements, the opportunity to be awarded a standard

diploma.

B. The rules shall allow district boards of education to make

exceptions on an individual student basis to the high school

graduation requirements of Section 11-103.6 of this title for such

students who would be unable to meet the specific graduation

requirements without extending the date of graduation. Each

district board of education that grants exceptions pursuant to this

subsection shall report to the State Department of Education on or

before July 1 of each year the number of students granted exceptions

and reasons for the exceptions.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 539

C. By December 1, 2015, the State Board of Education shall

adopt rules requiring school district boards of education to waive

the Oklahoma history high school graduation requirements of Section

11-103.6 of this title for children of military families as defined

in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military

Children, set forth in Section 510.1 of this title, who transition

with the military from another state and who have satisfactorily

completed a similar state history class in another state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3218.12 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3218.12
Financing of education and training of veterans –
Status: in_force

Tuition and fee waiver scholarships – Educational assistance

programs.

A. State educational institutions may be authorized by the

State Regents to contract for, charge, collect, receive, and use any

and all fees, tuition, charges, grants, and allowances available

through the United States Veterans Administration, or any other

federal agency, for the education and training of veterans.

B. The State Regents are hereby authorized to establish a

system of student tuition and fee waiver scholarships for each

institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education to be

administered by the Board of Regents of the institution. Said

system shall include students provided for in the Oklahoma State

Regents Academic Scholars Program. Any institution may waive

tuition and fees for such students as determined by the institution.

C. The institutions comprising The Oklahoma State System of

Higher Education are hereby authorized to establish an educational

assistance program whereby such institutions may administer and

utilize state funds when federal student loan programs require

institutional matching funds.

D. Any institution, constituent agency or higher education

center within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education is

authorized to establish a program for payment by consumer credit

card of tuition, enrollment fees, and any other higher education fee

authorized by law.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1438
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2259 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2259
Research and planning
Status: in_force

Research and planning for the further development of higher

education programs is accomplished by the State Regents including

reports relating to enrollments, program operations, admissions,

finances and the like, which are submitted by colleges and

universities to the State Regents as provided by law and regulation,

and information so gathered from these surveys and reports is

analyzed and utilized by the State Regents in evaluating the

progress of Oklahoma higher education and in planning for its future

development, provided that the information will be used by the State

Regents in making reports to the State Board regarding the operation

of those programs for which the State Board provides supplemental

funding and the results of other research will be shared as may be

appropriate and useful.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.406 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.406
Short title - "Oklahoma-A STEM State of Mind"
Status: in_force

Program.

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

State of Mind" Program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.161 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.161
Promulgation of rules
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education, the Oklahoma Commission on

Children and Youth, and the State Board of Health shall promulgate

rules necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-23-112 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-23-112
Trust agreements
Status: in_force

In the discretion of the Authority any bonds issued under the

provisions of this article may be secured by a trust agreement by

and between the Authority and a corporate trustee which may be any

trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or

without the state. Such trust agreement may pledge or assign the

revenues to be received from the project constructed by the use of

the proceeds of the bonds, but shall not convey or mortgage any

project or part thereof. Such trust agreement or resolution

providing for the issuance of such bonds may contain such provisions

for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the

bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of

law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the Authority

in relation to the acquisition of property and the construction,

improvement, maintenance, repair, operation and insurance of the

project in connection with which such bonds shall have been

authorized, and the custody, safeguarding and application of all

monies, and provisions for the employment of consultants or

operation of such project or projects. It shall be lawful for any

bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the state which

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 907

may act as depository of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues to

furnish such indemnifying bonds or to pledge such securities as may

be required by the Authority. Any such trust agreement may set

forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee,

and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders as is

customary in trust agreements or trust indentures securing bonds and

debentures of corporations. In addition to the foregoing any such

trust agreement may contain such other provisions as the Authority

may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders.

All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of such trust

agreement may be treated as part of the cost of the operation of the

project or projects.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-15-106 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-15-106
Transportation equipment - Bonds
Status: in_force

Any school district that is authorized by law to provide

transportation for pupils to and from school may become indebted for

the purpose of purchasing transportation equipment and may issue its

bonds, as provided for by law, in any amount not exceeding, with

existing indebtedness, ten percent (10%) of the valuation of the

taxable property within the school district, as shown by the last

preceding assessment for state and county purposes previous to the

incurring of indebtedness. The bonds shall be made to mature within

a period not to exceed five (5) years from their date. It is hereby

declared that the use of the word "equipment" in Section 26, Article

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 682

X of the Oklahoma Constitution was intended to include the

"transportation equipment" referred to in this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-121 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-121
Free textbooks - Ownership - Return or payment
Status: in_force

therefor.

A. All textbooks adopted, purchased and distributed to school

districts shall be furnished free of cost to the school children of

such districts and shall be owned by such districts and each

district shall mark each textbook with an appropriate number or

other identification as deemed necessary to maintain proper records

thereof. Each district board of education shall ensure that all

textbooks necessary for completion of assigned course work are

routinely available for every child enrolled in the schools of the

district for the child's personal use in a manner that will enable

the child to complete assigned course work. The State Board of

Education shall maintain a replacement program so that all textbooks

for student use are in satisfactory condition. Nothing herein shall

prevent the purchase, from local school district funds, of any

adopted textbook or any additional and supplementary textbooks if

the board of education of any school district deems it necessary to

make such purchases in order to establish and maintain the highest

standards of excellence of its schools.

B. 1. Each school child who has been issued a set of textbooks

pursuant to this section, and the parents or legal guardian of such

child shall be responsible to the school district for the return of

or payment for such textbook issued to the child which is not

returned to the school.

2. The State Board of Education is authorized to promulgate

rules requiring the return of or payment for any textbook used by a

school child which is not returned to the school. Such rules shall

provide for certain exceptions to such policies. Local boards shall

include considerations for the inability to pay for the textbook,

and reasons for the nonreturn of the textbook. A local school board

is authorized to withhold transcripts, or other records of the

school relating to any school child who fails to return a textbook

or make payment for the textbook if not returned. For the purpose

of this subsection, the term "transcript" shall include any record

of a grade or grades given to a student by a teacher.

3. The provisions of this subsection shall not authorize the

State Board of Education to prevent any school child from actually

receiving a grade he is otherwise entitled to for completion of a

course of study, from graduating upon completion of the

requirements, or from obtaining any records or information supplied

to the school or otherwise owned by the child.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 704
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-116.18 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-116.18
Increase in benefits
Status: in_force

A. Any person receiving retirement benefits from the Teachers’

Retirement System of Oklahoma as of June 30, 2001, who continues to

receive benefits on or after July 1, 2002, shall, beginning in July

2002, receive an increase in retirement benefits equal to three

percent (3%).

B. Such persons who are otherwise eligible for the benefit

increase in subsection A of this section, who retired from the

system with thirty (30) years of credited service, shall receive, in

lieu of the benefit increase in subsection A of this section, an

increase in retirement benefits equal to four percent (4%) beginning

in July 2002.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-143 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-143
Reports
Status: in_force

The Statewide Charter School Board shall issue an annual report

to the Legislature and the Governor outlining the status of charter

schools and virtual charter schools in the state. Each charter

school and virtual charter school shall annually file a report with

the Statewide Charter School Board that shall include such

information as requested by the Board including but not limited to

information on enrollment, testing, curriculum, finances, and

employees.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3101 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3101
Title of act
Status: in_force

This Act shall be known as the Oklahoma Higher Education Code.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-820.9 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-820.9
Registration and renewal fees
Status: in_force

REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL FEES.

A. An application for registration or renewal of registration

as an athlete agent must be accompanied by a fee in the following

amount:

1. One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for an initial application

for registration;

2. One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for registration based on a

certificate of registration issued by another state;

3. One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for an application for

renewal of registration; or

4. One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for renewal of registration

based on a renewal of registration in another state.

B. Any registration in this state as an athlete agent under

prior law which has not expired before January 1, 2022, shall

continue to be valid until the date the registration expires.

C. All registration fees collected pursuant to this section

shall be deposited in the Revolving Fund for the Office of the

Secretary of State.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3417 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3417
Agricultural research - Northeastern Oklahoma Pasture
Status: in_force

Improvement Program - Anaplasmosis - General research.

(a) The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and

Mechanical Colleges, Stillwater, Oklahoma, and the Extension

Division of the Oklahoma State University of Agriculture and Applied

Science are hereby authorized to establish and promote a pasture

program to be known as "Northeastern Oklahoma Pasture Improvement

Program": to be located within the various counties of Northeastern

Oklahoma and to be designated by the Director of the Oklahoma

Agricultural Extension Division. Monies hereinafter authorized and

appropriated to carry out the purpose of this section shall be

available for the purchase of machinery, equipment, supplies and to

cover rentals or any other necessary costs of operation of the

program herein authorized.

In order to control the development of said pasture program the

Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical

Colleges are authorized to enter into lease agreements with land

owners for such period of time as may be necessary to establish a

completed program, provided, however, any lease payment to any

individual land owner shall not exceed One Dollar ($1.00) per acre

per year for tract so leased.

The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and

Mechanical Colleges are authorized hereby to request and receive

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1533

cooperation and assistance of the United States and any of its

agencies, and of agencies of this state, in carrying out the work to

reach the objectives of the program and to accept donations, grants,

gifts, and contributions, in money, land, services or otherwise,

from the United States and any of its agencies, or from the state or

any of its agencies, and to accept contributions from

nongovernmental organizations or persons in order to carry out the

purposes of this section.

Said pasture program shall be operated under the direction and

supervision of the Oklahoma State University of Agriculture and

Applied Science and the programs carried on shall be designed to

determine the most practical means of restoring the desirable

physical properties of pasture land, to the end of reclaiming and

putting into profitable production said pasture land of Northeastern

Oklahoma, giving special attention to the various types of grasses

and legumes.

(b) The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and

Mechanical Colleges and the Experiment Station is authorized and

directed to make extensive and intensive research to discover

treatment or agent to immunize and/or to prevent anaplasmosis.

In order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this

section, contributions from persons, firms and corporations may be

accepted to carry on research and purchase equipment and materials

for this needed purpose. The Board is authorized to employ

personnel and to purchase equipment and materials necessary to make

whatever research the Board deems advisable to accomplish the

purposes of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-130 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-130
Minority Teacher Recruitment Center
Status: in_force

Recognizing the future significance and challenge of educating a

growing and highly diverse student population in Oklahoma common

schools and acknowledging the underrepresentation of minority

teachers among the state's professional education staff, the

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall have authority to

establish the Minority Teacher Recruitment Center and staff and

administer its work. Upon recommendations and advice from the

Minority Teacher Recruitment Advisory Committee re-created pursuant

to Section 1 of this act, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education are hereby directed to work with the State Board of

Education, the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation and other

agencies, boards and education organizations in the interests of

recruiting, retaining and placing minority teachers in the public

schools of the State of Oklahoma. Such efforts shall include, but

not be limited to:

1. The provision and coordination of support services to

teacher training programs in state institutions of higher education,

including the funding of grants for campus-based recruitment,

retention and placement programs that assist minority students who

intend to become teachers;

2. The establishment and development of recruiting programs for

potential minority teachers, including pre-collegiate curricular

courses that emphasize school success and the opportunity to

investigate teaching as a career choice, future teacher clubs and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 400

collegiate programs designed to recruit students making transitions

from other careers and other areas of study;

3. The hosting of conferences dealing with issues that effect

minority teacher recruitment, retention, and placement;

4. The creation of activities in the public and private schools

of Oklahoma which enhance the image of the teaching profession; and

5. The creation and development of placement services providing

assistance to both minority educators and school districts seeking

to hire qualified minority teachers.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2632 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2632
Eligibility requirements - Application - Eligible
Status: in_force

institutions - Permitted courses and programs.

A. To be eligible for an Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant, a

student shall:

1. Be an Oklahoma resident as defined by the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education;

2. Have enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student in an

eligible institution of higher education as prescribed in subsection

D of this section;

3. Meet the income eligibility level, which is the student's

parents' income from taxable sources which shall not be more than

Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) per year or the student's income

if the student is independent and self-supporting as determined by

the State Regents consistent with federal financial aid regulations;

4. Pay more tuition than is required at a comparable public

institution of higher education and pay no less than the regular

tuition required of all students enrolled at the institution where

the student is enrolled; and

5. Maintain at least minimum standards of academic performance

as required by the enrolling institution.

B. The enrolling institution shall forward a completed student

application, documentation of full-time enrollment status, and

certification of resident status to the State Regents no later than

October 15 for the fall semester and March 15 for the spring

semester of each academic year.

C. Subject to the availability of funds in the Oklahoma Tuition

Equalization Grant Trust Fund, an Oklahoma Tuition Equalization

Grant in the amount of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per academic

year, or One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per academic semester

shall be awarded by the State Regents by allocation from the

Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant Trust Fund, beginning with

eligible students enrolled in the 2003-2004 school year. No grants

pursuant to this act shall be provided to students for attending

summer terms or intersessions.

D. The State Regents shall implement policies and procedures

for the administration of this act. The State Regents shall approve

as eligible institutions of higher education only those private or

independent, not-for-profit colleges or universities that are

domiciled within this state, meet approved program and accreditation

standards as determined by the State Regents, and are fully

accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central

Association on Colleges and Schools or a national accrediting body

recognized by the United States Department of Education. To be

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1408

eligible, institutions must have been granted not-for-profit status

by the Internal Revenue Service and the U. S. Department of

Education prior to July 1, 2012. Additionally, eligible

institutions shall adhere to the complaint process policies and

procedures administered by the State Regents. The State Regents

shall review and take action, as authorized, on complaints

concerning eligible institutions. The eligible institutions shall

include Family of Faith College, Mid-America Christian University,

Oklahoma Baptist University, Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma

City University, Oklahoma Wesleyan University, Oral Roberts

University, Southern Nazarene University, Southwestern Christian

University, the University of Tulsa and Randall University.

E. If funds are not sufficient in the Oklahoma Tuition

Equalization Grant Trust Fund to provide grants for all eligible

applicants, the State Regents shall award grants on the basis of

need and take into consideration other grants and scholarships

received by an eligible applicant when awarding grants. Students

who have previously received a tuition equalization grant and who

continue to meet the requirements for eligibility shall have

absolute priority for continued financial support superior to any

student who is applying for a grant for the first time.

F. Students enrolling as first-time freshmen for the 2003-2004

school year shall be the first class of students eligible to apply

for Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grants. In subsequent years, all

previously eligible students and the first-time enrolling freshmen

students shall be entitled to apply for a grant pursuant to this

section. Beginning in the 2007-2008 school year, all eligible

students shall be entitled to apply for a grant pursuant to this

section.

G. A grant provided by this section shall not be allowed for

courses or other postsecondary units taken in excess of the

requirements for completion of a baccalaureate program or taken more

than five (5) years after the student's first grant is received.

The State Regents may award an Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant

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

after the student's first grant is received only in hardship

circumstances. No Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant recipient may

receive benefits beyond a cumulative time period of five (5) years.

H. On or before February 1 after the first semester in which

grants are awarded pursuant to this act and every year thereafter,

the State Regents shall provide a report to the Governor, President

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

Representatives to include, but not be limited to the number of

students awarded grants, grade point average, persistence rates,

degree completion rates, demographic data, and any other indicators

the State Regents deem appropriate.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1409
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-15-211 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-15-211
Implementation
Status: in_force

The Commissioners of the Land Office shall adopt rules necessary

to implement the provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-695.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-695.3
Oklahoma Student Loan Authority - Bonds - Legal
Status: in_force

investments - Tax exemption.

The Governor is hereby authorized to accept beneficial interest

on behalf of the State of Oklahoma in an express trust which shall

be an agency of the state for the specific object and purpose of

providing student loan funds pursuant to requirements of any

appropriate federal agency to qualified persons as provided herein.

Said state trust shall be entitled the Oklahoma Student Loan

Authority. The Authority shall be created in accordance with the

provisions of Section 176 et seq. of Title 60 of the Oklahoma

Statutes. It shall issue bonds or other obligations from time to

time for and on behalf of the State of Oklahoma as such funds are

needed to underwrite loans to qualified persons at participating

institutions as provided herein. Bonds issued by the Authority, or

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1076

interest thereon, shall be paid through funds received by the

Authority as provided in Section 695.7 of this title.

All bonds issued under the Oklahoma Student Loan Act are legal

and authorized investments for banks, savings banks, trust

companies, savings and loan associations, insurance companies,

credit unions, fiduciaries, trustees and guardians, and for the

State of Oklahoma and any of its political subdivisions,

departments, institutions and agencies. When accompanied by all

unmatured coupons appurtenant thereto, the bonds are sufficient

security for all deposits of state funds and of all funds of any

board in control at the par value of the bond. The bonds and the

income therefrom are free from taxation within this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.301 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.301
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act:

1. "Gifted and talented children" means those children

identified at the preschool, elementary and secondary level as

having demonstrated potential abilities of high performance

capability and needing differentiated or accelerated education or

services. For the purpose of this definition, "demonstrated

abilities of high performance capability" means those identified

students who score in the top three percent (3%) on any national

standardized test of intellectual ability. Said definition may also

include students who excel in one or more of the following areas:

a. creative thinking ability,

b. leadership ability,

c. visual and performing arts ability, and

d. specific academic ability.

A school district shall identify children in capability areas by

means of a multicriteria evaluation. Provided, with first and

second grade level children, a local school district may utilize

other evaluation mechanisms such as, but not limited to, teacher

referrals in lieu of standardized testing measures;

2. "Gifted child educational programs" means those special

instructional programs, supportive services, unique educational

materials, learning settings and other educational services which

differentiate, supplement and support the regular educational

program in meeting the needs of the gifted and talented child;

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

4. "Board" means the Oklahoma State Board of Education; and

5. "Act" means Sections 1210.301 through 1210.307 of this

title.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1209
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4712 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4712
Funds for Excellence Program
Status: in_force

There is hereby created, in the Office of the State Regents for

Higher Education, a Funds for Excellence Program. The purpose of

this program shall be to encourage the various institutions of

Higher Education within The State System of Higher Education to

compete for grants to be awarded to institutions with innovative

programs aimed at improving the overall quality of higher education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3304 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3304
Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma - Official
Status: in_force

seal - Officers - Terms and duties of officers - Proceedings.

The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma shall adopt

an official seal. It shall annually elect a President who may also

be known as Chairman, a Vice President who may also be known as Vice

Chairman and a Secretary, each of whom shall serve a term of one (1)

year and until his successor is elected and qualified, and who shall

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

Board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary

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

Secretary of the Board on behalf of the University of Oklahoma Board

shall keep a record of all transactions of the Board and it shall

not be necessary that the Secretary be a member of the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3311.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3311.3
Council on Law Enforcement Training - Petty cash fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a petty cash fund not to exceed One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for the Council on Law Enforcement

Education and Training to be used as a cash drawer change fund and

for the purchase of or reimbursement for expenditures of less than

One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to the rules and procedures

established by the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-15-203 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-15-203
Restriction on guarantee of bonds
Status: in_force

The Commissioners shall not approve bonds for guarantee if the

approval would result in the total amount of outstanding guaranteed

bonds to exceed an amount equal to twice the cost value or twice the

market value of the assets of the permanent school fund whichever is

lower, exclusive of real estate as calculated by the annual audit of

the Commissioners of the Land Office.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4662 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4662
Oklahoma State University-Tulsa — Programs and degrees
Status: in_force

A. On January 1, 1999, there shall be established as a

successor to Rogers University in Tulsa a branch institution of

Oklahoma State University which shall be known as Oklahoma State

University-Tulsa and shall offer undergraduate courses and

baccalaureate degree programs as the Oklahoma State Regents of

Higher Education shall determine are appropriate. No later than

July 1, 2001, the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and

Mechanical Colleges, in cooperation with the State Regents, shall

have developed and implemented programs leading to baccalaureate

degrees that can be earned at Oklahoma State University-Tulsa.

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

at Oklahoma State University-Tulsa shall be designated as awarded by

the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education acting through

Oklahoma State University; provided that dual degree programs may be

offered at Oklahoma State University-Tulsa and dual degrees may be

awarded through Oklahoma State University and other institutions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-206 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-206
Annual bonus for school psychologist, speech-language
Status: in_force

pathologist, audiologist - Qualifications - Calculation - Increase.

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

Education shall provide an annual salary bonus in the amount of Five

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 470

Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) no later than January 31 of each year

to the following employees of public school districts:

1. Any school psychologist who has been designated as a

Nationally Certified School Psychologist by the National School

Psychology Certification Board; and

2. Any speech-language pathologist or audiologist who holds a

Certificate of Clinical Competence awarded by the American Speech-

Language Hearing Association.

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

provision of the bonus pursuant to this section to include, but not

be limited to, a process by which a nationally certified school

psychologist, speech-language pathologist and audiologist may verify

that:

1. The individual is still employed by a school district;

2. The certification required in subsection A of this section

has been attained and has not lapsed; and

3. The individual is licensed to practice in this state.

C. An individual who qualifies for the bonus pursuant to this

section and who is employed by a school district on less than a

full-time basis, shall receive a pro-rated bonus based on the

proportionate equivalency to full-time employment.

D. No school or school district shall be liable for payment of

bonuses pursuant to this section. The bonus shall not be included

in the calculation of salary for purposes of meeting the district or

statutory minimum salary schedule or for purposes of calculating

Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma contributions or benefits.

E. The amount of the salary bonus pursuant to subsection A of

this section shall be increased to Seven Thousand Dollars

($7,000.00) upon implementation of subsection N of Section 6-204.2

of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.272 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.272
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purposes of the Regional Education Service Center Act are:

1. To expand the services of the Regional Education Service

Centers, personnel, and certain selected material to ensure that

students with learning difficulty or exceptional capability which

shall include any gifted child will receive proper screening,

diagnosis, and evaluation or consultation in order to benefit from

an appropriate public education;

2. To provide an educational screening program for students in

every school district in the state and services to assist in the

identification, location and evaluation of children with

disabilities who are in need of special education and related

services in accordance with the IDEA; and

3. To provide Regional Education Service Centers to assist and

coordinate with local educational agencies for educational

evaluation and in meeting their obligations for child identification

in accordance with federal requirements under the IDEA.

It is not the intent of the Regional Education Service Center

Act to supplant present or future special education appropriations

or to reduce the number of present or proposed special education

classes.

It is intended by the Regional Education Service Center Act that

the State of Oklahoma meet its responsibility to ensure that every

student in the public schools throughout the state has the

opportunity to receive an appropriate education for the benefit of

his future life in society.

It is further intended by the Regional Education Service Center

Act that guidelines shall be promulgated to permit curriculum

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1199

materials to be utilized by the student's teacher for such period of

time as is necessary to assist said student during the school year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-106.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-106.1
Duties of Board – Investments - Liability insurance -
Status: in_force

Investment committee and managers - Custodial services – Reports -

Cost of living adjustment.

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

Oklahoma shall discharge their duties with respect to the System

solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries and:

1. For the exclusive purpose of:

a. providing benefits to participants and their

beneficiaries, and

b. defraying reasonable expenses of administering the

System;

2. With the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the

circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person acting in a like

capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of

an enterprise of a like character and with like aims;

3. By diversifying the investments of the System so as to

minimize the risk of large losses, unless under the circumstances it

is clearly prudent not to do so; and

4. In accordance with the laws, documents and instruments

governing the System.

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

Oklahoma may invest the assets of the System in real property owned

or to be acquired by the State of Oklahoma. It is further

authorized to acquire, exchange, and grant any real property under

its jurisdiction as is necessary to carry out the investment in the

real property. The Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement

System of Oklahoma is authorized to invest not more than ten percent

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 742

(10%) of the total value of assets of the System in connection with

such investments. Limitations on investment of the assets of the

System provided herein shall be determined as of the date of its

making or acquisition.

C. The Board of Trustees may procure insurance indemnifying the

members of the Board of Trustees from personal loss or

accountability from liability resulting from a member's action or

inaction as a member of the Board.

D. The Board of Trustees may establish an investment committee.

The investment committee shall be composed of not more than five (5)

members of the Board of Trustees appointed by the chairman of the

Board of Trustees. The committee shall make recommendations to the

full Board of Trustees on all matters related to the choice of

custodians and managers of the assets of the System, on the

establishment of investment and fund management guidelines, and in

planning future investment policy. The committee shall have no

authority to act on behalf of the Board of Trustees in any

circumstances whatsoever. No recommendation of the committee shall

have effect as an action of the Board of Trustees nor take effect

without the approval of the Board of Trustees as provided by law.

E. The Board of Trustees may retain qualified investment

managers to provide for the investment of the monies of the System.

The investment managers shall be chosen by a solicitation of

proposals on a competitive bid basis pursuant to standards set by

the Board of Trustees. Subject to the overall investment guidelines

set by the Board of Trustees, the investment managers shall have

full discretion in the management of those monies of the System

allocated to the investment managers. The Board of Trustees shall

manage those monies not specifically allocated to the investment

managers. The monies of the System allocated to the investment

managers shall be actively managed by the investment managers, which

may include selling investments and realizing losses if such action

is considered advantageous to longer term return maximization.

Because of the total return objective, no distinction shall be made

for management and performance evaluation purposes between realized

and unrealized capital gains and losses.

F. Funds and revenues for investment by the investment managers

or the Board of Trustees shall be placed with a custodian selected

by the Board of Trustees. The custodian shall be a bank or trust

company offering pension fund master trustee and master custodial

services. The custodian shall be chosen by a solicitation of

proposals on a competitive bid basis pursuant to standards set by

the Board of Trustees. In compliance with the investment policy

guidelines of the Board of Trustees, the custodian bank or trust

company shall be contractually responsible for ensuring that all

monies of the System are invested in income-producing investment

vehicles at all times. If a custodian bank or trust company has not

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 743

received direction from the investment managers of the System as to

the investment of the monies of the System in specific investment

vehicles, the custodian bank or trust company shall be contractually

responsible to the Board of Trustees for investing the monies in

appropriately collateralized short-term interest-bearing investment

vehicles.

G. By November 1, 1988, and prior to August 1 of each year

thereafter, the Board of Trustees shall develop a written investment

plan for the System.

H. The Board of Trustees shall compile a quarterly financial

report of all the funds of the System on a fiscal year basis. The

report shall be compiled pursuant to uniform reporting standards

prescribed by the Oklahoma State Pension Commission for all state

retirement systems. The report shall include several relevant

measures of investment value, including acquisition cost and current

fair market value with appropriate summaries of total holdings and

returns. The report shall contain combined and individual rate of

returns of the investment managers by category of investment, over

periods of time. The Board of Trustees shall include in the

quarterly reports all commissions, fees or payments for investment

services performed on behalf of the Board. The report shall be

distributed to the Governor, the Oklahoma State Pension Commission,

the Legislative Service Bureau, the Speaker of the House of

Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. In

lieu of compiling and distributing the quarterly report, the Board

may provide the Oklahoma State Pension Commission with direct access

to the same data from the custodian bank for the System.

I. After July 1 and before December 1 of each year, the Board

of Trustees shall publish widely an annual report presented in

simple and easily understood language pursuant to uniform reporting

standards prescribed by the Oklahoma State Pension Commission for

all state retirement systems. The report shall be submitted to the

Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President

Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Oklahoma State Pension Commission and

the members of the System. The annual report shall cover the

operation of the System during the past fiscal year, including

income, disbursements, and the financial condition of the System at

the end of the fiscal year. The annual report shall also contain

the information issued in the quarterly reports required pursuant to

subsection H of this section as well as a summary of the results of

the most recent actuarial valuation to include total assets, total

liabilities, unfunded liability or over funded status, contributions

and any other information deemed relevant by the Board of Trustees.

The annual report shall be written in such a manner as to permit a

readily understandable means for analyzing the financial condition

and performance of the System for the fiscal year.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 744
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-23-120 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-23-120
Bond application may be filed with Oklahoma Supreme
Status: in_force

Court.

The Authority is authorized in its discretion to file an

application with the Supreme Court of Oklahoma for the approval of

any bonds to be issued thereunder, and exclusive original

jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Supreme Court to hear and

determine each such application. It shall be the duty of the Court

to consider and pass upon the applications and any protests which

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

on each application shall be given by notice published in a

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

the Authority will ask the Court to hear its application and approve

the bonds. Such notice shall inform all persons interested that

they may file protests against the issuance of the bonds and be

present at the hearing and contest the legality thereof. Such

notice shall be published one time not less than ten (10) days prior

to the date named for the hearing and the hearing may be adjourned

from time to time in the discretion of the Court. If the Court

shall be satisfied that the bonds have been properly authorized in

accordance with this article and that when issued, they will

constitute valid obligations in accordance with their terms, the

Court shall render its written opinion approving the bonds and shall

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

decision of the Court shall be a judicial determination of the

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

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

revenues pledged to their payment shall be incontestable in any

court in the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-509.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-509.1
Purpose - Jurisdiction
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this act to strengthen methods of

administering employer-employee relations through the establishment

of an orderly process of communications between school employees and

the school district. The district courts are vested with

jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of this act and

shall have jurisdiction in all other cases arising under this act to

grant relief to the employer or recognized employee organization for

violations of this act using procedures set forth in Sections 1381

through 1397 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-119 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-119
Allocation of funds for school lunch programs
Status: in_force

Funds appropriated to the State Board of Education for School

Lunch Matching and School Lunch Programs shall be apportioned by the

State Board of Education to each school district for the purpose of

providing meals for children in compliance with the National School

Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and Public Law 91-248,

as they may hereafter be amended or supplemented.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-111 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-111
College preparatory curriculum - Parental approval for
Status: in_force

exemption.

A. Beginning with students entering the ninth grade in the

2006-2007 school year, all students shall complete the following

college preparatory curricular requirements:

1. Four units of English to include Grammar, Composition,

Literature, or any English course approved for college admission

requirements;

2. Three units of laboratory science, limited to Biology,

Chemistry, Physics, or any laboratory science course with content

and/or rigor equal to or above Biology and approved for college

admission requirements;

3. Three units of mathematics, limited to Algebra I, Algebra

II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Math Analysis, Calculus, Advanced

Placement Statistics, or any mathematics course with content and/or

rigor above Algebra I and approved for college admission

requirements;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 599

4. Three units of history and citizenship skills, including one

unit of American History and two units from the subjects of History,

Government, Geography, Economics, Civics, or Non-Western culture;

5. Two units of the same foreign or non-English language or two

units of computer technology approved for college admission

requirements, whether taught at a high school or a technology center

school, including computer programming, hardware, and business

computer applications such as word processing, databases,

spreadsheets, and graphics, excluding keyboarding or typing courses;

6. One additional unit selected from paragraphs 1 through 5 of

this subsection or career and technology education courses approved

for college admission requirements; and

7. One unit or set of competencies of fine arts, such as music,

art, or drama, or one unit of speech.

B. A student may enroll in a curriculum that does not meet the

requirements of subsection A of this section upon approval of the

parent or legal guardian of the student. School districts may

require a parent or legal guardian of the student to meet with a

designee of the school prior to enrollment in such a curriculum.

The State Department of Education shall develop and distribute to

school districts a form suitable for this purpose which shall

include information on the benefits to students of completing the

college preparatory curriculum required pursuant to this section.

C. The State Department of Education shall collect and report

data by school site and district on the number of students whose

parents or legal guardians approve enrollment in other than the

college preparatory curriculum required pursuant to this section.

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, in order to

graduate from a public high school accredited by the State Board of

Education with a standard diploma, students shall continue to be

subject to the curricular requirements established pursuant to

Section 11-103.6 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

E. For purposes of this section, the courses approved for

college admission requirements shall be courses which are approved

by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for admission to

an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.258 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.258
Reports
Status: in_force

The State Department of Education shall, at least thirty (30)

days prior to the 1975 regular session of the Legislature and each

regular session thereafter, transmit to the members of the State

Board of Education, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the

Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chairmen of the

Senate and House Education Committees, a report as to the status of

the economic education program together with any recommendations for

further improvement, modification or additional legislation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1732 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1732
Located at Sulphur
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma School for the Deaf is hereby permanently located

in the City of Sulphur, Oklahoma.

R.L. 1910 § 6987. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 329, § 7, emerg. eff.

June 1, 2001.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-106A — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-106A
Employment contracts with more than one school
Status: in_force

district.

A superintendent, administrator, teacher, or person providing

support services may contract with more than one school district to

serve as superintendent, administrator, or teacher, as appropriately

qualified, or to provide support services for each contracting

district. The contract may be mutual with all the districts as

parties, or the contracts may be separate; provided, that a

superintendent, administrator, teacher, or person providing support

services may not enter into contracts with more than one school

district without the assent and knowledge of all the school

districts with which they are contracting. The districts who

contract either mutually or separately with a superintendent,

administrator, or teacher, or with a person to provide support

services may enter into agreements upon such terms and conditions as

the parties may agree and may include terms related to the division

of payments for items including, but not limited to, payment of

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 244

benefits or travel for the superintendent, administrator, teacher,

or person providing support services. Unless otherwise provided by

contract, each district shall pay into the Teachers’ Retirement

System of Oklahoma the district’s pro rata share of the payment

required to be paid into the System on behalf of the employee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4667 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4667
Langston University - Tulsa branch
Status: in_force

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

Langston University within the Tulsa metropolitan area consistent

with the statewide plan for Langston University as provided in

Section 4666 of this title. Langston University shall continue to

meet the missions and programs of the Langston Urban Center in

Tulsa. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are

authorized to make undergraduate and graduate course offerings at

the Langston University Branch in Tulsa available as the State

Regents shall determine are appropriate. Undergraduate degree

programs offered through Oklahoma State University-Tulsa shall be

consistent with and in furthering implementation of the statewide

plan for Langston University as developed by the State Regents

pursuant to Section 4666 of this title and filed with the Office for

Civil Rights, United States Department of Education.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1667

B. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall fund

Langston University at a level not less than its fiscal year 1998

level, and its Education and General Budget shall be held harmless

from reductions in succeeding years. The Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education shall allocate funds to Langston University

sufficient to fund full time faculty in Tulsa at a level equal to

seventy percent (70%) of its faculty level that existed in Tulsa in

fiscal year 1998 and adequate building and classroom space which

were funded in fiscal year 1998 in order to carry out all functions

in Tulsa. The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and

Mechanical Colleges shall allocate space for Langston University in

Tulsa.

C. It is the intent of the Legislature that Langston University

be funded at a level consistent with the average allocation and

allotment of the institutions in the regional funding tier as

established by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

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

at Langston University Branch in Tulsa shall be designated as

awarded by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education acting

through Langston University.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-149.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-149.1
Civil actions against former students – Costs and
Status: in_force

attorney fees.

If a school district board of education initiates any civil

action or proceeding against a current or former student enrolled in

the school district or the parent or guardian of a student, and the

current or former student or parent or guardian of the student is

the prevailing party in the action or proceeding, the court shall

enter an order awarding court costs and reasonable attorney fees to

the current or former student or parent or guardian of the student.

Expert witness fees may be included by the court as part of the

costs awarded under this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-109 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-109
Technology center school districts - Special building
Status: in_force

project account.

A. If required to do so as a prerequisite to the receipt of

federal funds for a building project, the board of education of a

technology center school district may establish a special account to

be used for payment of the cost of the building project. Federal

and state funds received for the building project may be deposited

in the special account. Monies from the following sources, if

available for the payment of the cost of the building project, may

also be deposited in the special account: bond issues, levies for a

building fund under Section 10 of Article X, Oklahoma Constitution

and appropriations for capital outlay in the general fund of the

district.

B. The board of education shall estimate the total amount to be

deposited in or transferred to the aforesaid building project

account, and may issue warrants against the account for the payment

of the cost of the building project. The total amount of such

warrants shall not exceed the estimate of the board of education of

the total amount to be deposited in or transferred to the account.

If there shall be an insufficient amount in the building project

account to pay a warrant, the warrant shall bear interest at a rate

to be fixed by the board of education, not to exceed six percent

(6%) per annum, from the date of issuance until paid.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 651

C. For the purposes of this section, the cost of a building

project shall include expenditures for sites, for the construction

of buildings, and for equipment, furniture and fixtures.

D. The State Board of Career and Technology Education shall

adopt such rules as it deems necessary to make the provisions of

this section effective.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-117.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-117.2
Additional authorization
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education is hereby authorized to adopt such

rules and regulations as may be necessary to assist any school

district located in this state in carrying out the provisions of

Sections 5-117.1 and 5-117.3 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9104 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9104
Oklahoma NCAA Division II Athletic Conference Exploration
Status: in_force

Commission – Creation - Members.

A. There is hereby created an Oklahoma NCAA Division II

Athletic Conference Exploration Commission. The Commission shall be

responsible for exploring and making recommendations regarding the

creation of a new NCAA Division II athletic conference consisting of

Oklahoma NCAA Division II schools and others to be determined and

named at a later date.

B. The Commission shall initially be composed of ten (10)

members as follows:

1. The president of Northeastern State University;

2. The president of Southwestern Oklahoma State University;

3. The president of Northwestern Oklahoma State University;

4. The president of Southeastern Oklahoma State University;

5. The president of East Central University;

6. The president of Cameron University;

7. The president of Rogers State University;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1701

8. The president of Oklahoma Christian University;

9. The president of Southern Nazarene University; and

10. The president of Oklahoma Baptist University.

C. Membership of the Commission may be expanded to include

other institutional presidents by a majority vote of the initial

membership of the Commission if deemed appropriate.

D. The members shall elect a chairperson of the Commission from

among its members, who will lead the Commission's activities.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-628.9 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-628.9
Fire Service Training
Status: in_force

The State Regents may provide to Oklahoma State University, in

addition to that institution's regular budget allocation for

educational and general operating functions, a separate allocation

of sufficient funds for underwriting the costs of special programs

in fire protection to be carried out through Oklahoma State

University Fire Service Training; and the Legislature further

expresses its intent that the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education provide sufficient funds to expand the program of fire

training adequate to meet the needs of the State of Oklahoma, since

such program is a matter of essential public interest and safety.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3223 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3223
Juris Doctor or equivalent degree - Recognition with
Status: in_force

other doctorate degrees.

All institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education employing personnel who have earned Juris Doctorate or

equivalent degrees, granted by institutions of higher learning with

membership in a recognized accrediting association, shall be

required to accord and grant to such degrees equal recognition with

other doctorate degrees for salary purposes and other remunerative

benefits. Hours taken to earn a Juris Doctorate or equivalent

degree or an advanced academic degree in law shall be classified as

graduate hours in the teaching field.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3424.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3424.1
Oklahoma Rural Health Policy and Research Center -
Status: in_force

Mission.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Rural Health Policy and

Research Center at the Oklahoma State University College of

Osteopathic Medicine.

B. 1. The mission of the Oklahoma Rural Health Policy and

Research Center shall be to:

a. improve rural health care delivery in Oklahoma through

the coordination of rural medical education,

telemedicine, research, and health care policy, and

b. establish a process for the following types of

hospitals to request designation as a rural health

care delivery system through the Oklahoma Rural Health

Policy and Research Center:

(1) a rural hospital located in a metropolitan

statistical area, and

(2) a hospital located in an administrative area that

is administratively designated as urban or

nonrural.

2. A hospital located in a metropolitan statistical area or an

area administratively designated as urban or nonrural that requests

designation as a rural health care delivery system shall meet at

least two of the following criteria:

a. be located in a county with a population density of

less than two hundred twenty-five (225) persons per

square mile of land area,

b. be located in a county with a municipality of twenty-

five thousand (25,000) persons or fewer, excluding the

major city designated as urban or nonrural, or

c. be the only hospital located in a county.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.511 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.511
Projective psychological, personality or adjustment
Status: in_force

tests prohibited - Testing limited by individualized education plan.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1246

A. Tests administered pursuant to the provisions of the

Oklahoma School Testing Program Act, Section 1210.505 et seq. of

this title, shall not include the use of projective psychological,

personality, or adjustment tests for the purpose of collecting

information relative to the personality, environment, home life,

parental or family relationships, economic status, religious

beliefs, patriotism, sexual behavior or attitudes, or sociological

problems of a student.

B. A student whose education is subject to the provisions of an

individualized education plan (IEP) pursuant to Public Law 94-142,

as amended, shall be tested pursuant to the provisions of the

Oklahoma School Testing Program Act, Section 1210.505 et seq. of

this title, only to the extent specified by the student's

individualized education plan.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3426 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3426
George Nigh Rehabilitation Institute Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to be designated

the "George Nigh Rehabilitation Institute Revolving Fund". The fund

shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations

and shall consist of all monies received by the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education from any gifts, contributions,

bequests, individual reimbursements and other sources of revenue,

for the care or support of persons who have been admitted and cared

for at the Institute and any other monies directed by law to be

placed in the fund. Monies accruing to the fund may be expended by

the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for operation,

maintenance and capital improvement of the facility. Expenditures

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

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1542

Treasurer against claims filed with the Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.171 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.171
Appropriate education for deaf or hard of hearing
Status: in_force

children.

A. It shall be the right of every child who is deaf or so hard

of hearing that he cannot participate in the regular public school

program to receive an appropriate education at the expense of the

State of Oklahoma. It shall be the duty of every school district to

seek out and identify every such child between the ages of two (2)

and twenty-one (21) years at the earliest possible age under

procedures to be prescribed by regulations of the State Department

of Education. It shall be the duty of every parent or other person

having custody of such child to cause such child to be enrolled in

and attend a school which provides special education for such deaf

children.

B. The State Department of Education may establish educational

programs for preschool deaf and hard-of-hearing children by regional

education service centers. Such programs shall serve preschool deaf

and hard-of-hearing children from the age the hearing impairment is

detected by a licensed physician or audiologist. Such programs

shall also include a course of instruction for the parents of deaf

and hard-of-hearing children.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-113 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-113
Time spent in military service - Limitations
Status: in_force

A. In determining annual increments for teacher salaries and in

computing Foundation Aid, time spent in military service during a

period of national emergency shall be counted, not to exceed five

(5) years prior to the current year. No more than five (5) years of

such military service shall be used in determining eligibility or

benefits under the Teachers' Retirement System.

B. For purposes of this section, the term "military service"

shall include the United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine

Corps, Navy, Space Force, and the reserve components of these

services, as well as the federal and state counterparts of both the

Air National Guard and Army National Guard.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-113.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-113.2
Class size limitations - Kindergarten - Penalties -
Status: in_force

Exemptions.

A. The provisions of this section shall apply only to

kindergarten.

1. No child shall be included in the average daily membership

of a school district for the purpose of computing and paying state-

appropriated funds if that child is regularly assigned to a teacher

or to a class that includes more than twenty (20) students.

2. If a class or classes in a grade exceed the class size

limitation provided for in this subsection, the class size

limitation and penalty shall not apply if:

a. the creation of an additional class would cause a

class to have fewer than ten (10) students; and

b. a teacher's assistant, as defined in Section 6-127 of

this title, is employed to serve with each teacher in

a class that exceeds the class size limitation

provided for in this subsection.

3. No school district shall be penalized for exceeding class

size limitations set forth in this section if the limitations are

exceeded beginning after the first nine (9) weeks of the school

year.

4. Any school district which at the beginning of the school

year does not have sufficient classrooms to meet the class size

limitation provided for in this section as determined by guidelines

established by the State Board of Education shall not be penalized

for failure to meet the class size limitations provided for in this

section if:

a. the school district has voted indebtedness, at any

time within the five (5) years preceding the year the

district exceeds the class size limitations or during

the year the district exceeds the class size

limitations, through the issuance of bonds or approval

by voters of issuance of new bonds for more than

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

pursuant to the provisions of Section 26 of Article X

of the Oklahoma Constitution as shown on the school

district budget filed with the State Equalization

Board for the current school year and certifications

by the Attorney General prior to February 1 of the

current school year; and

b. on the date of filing of the school district budget

with the State Equalization Board, the school district

is voting the maximum millage allowable for the

support, maintenance and construction of schools as

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 830

provided for in subsections (a), (c), (d) and (d-1) of

Section 9 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution

and Section 10 of Article X of the Oklahoma

Constitution.

5. Any school district found to be in violation of the

provisions of this subsection shall receive a penalty in the State

Aid formula as a reduction to State Aid to be determined as follows:

a. Multiply each pupil in excess of the class size

membership limit as provided in this subsection by the

grade level weight and by the Base Foundation Support

Level for the current school year, and

b. Multiply each pupil in excess of the class size

membership limit as provided in this subsection by the

grade level weight and by the Incentive Aid guarantee

for the current school year times twenty (20), and

c. Sum the products of subparagraphs a and b of this

paragraph.

B. Any violations of the provisions of this section shall

result in denial of accreditation in accordance with the

requirements of Section 3-104.4 of this title.

C. School districts which receive state-appropriated funds

pursuant to the provisions of Section 18-112.2 of this title and do

not comply with the provisions of this section shall be subject to

loss of State Aid for each child in excess of the class size

limitations specified in this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-184 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-184
Authority of the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher
Status: in_force

Education, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the State Board of Career andPreparation, the State Board of Education, the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education and the State Board of Career and

Technology Education.

A. Beginning July 1, 1997 through July 1, 2014, the Oklahoma

Commission for Teacher Preparation shall have authority for approval

and accreditation of teacher education programs and for assessment

of candidates for certification according to the provisions of the

Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act. As part of this duty the Oklahoma

Commission for Teacher Preparation shall:

1. Include the State Board of Education in the process;

2. Review and assess approved, accredited and new programs of

teacher education; and

3. Encourage studies and research designed to improve teacher

education.

B. Until July 1, 2014, before adopting any rule pertaining to

approval or accreditation of teacher education programs or

assessment of candidates for certification, the Oklahoma Commission

for Teacher Preparation shall solicit comments from the State Board

of Education, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and

the State Board of Career and Technology Education on the proposed

rule. Within forty-five (45) days of the receipt of the proposed

rule from the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation, the State

Board of Education, the State Regents and the State Board of Career

and Technology Education shall separately review the proposed rule

and return their recommendations to the Commission on the proposed

adoption. Each recommendation shall include the rationale for the

recommendation. The Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation

shall accord the recommendations due deliberation in its subsequent

consideration of the adoption of each proposed rule. If the action

of the Commission on a proposed rule is not consistent with the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 413

recommendation made by any of the reviewing entities, within ten

(10) days of the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation's

formal action on the rule, the Commission shall submit a report

providing justification for its actions to the Commission for

Educational Quality and Accountability.

C. Until July 1, 2014, the State Board of Education, the

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the State Board of

Career and Technology Education shall also have authority to

recommend to the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation rules

for teacher education program approval and accreditation and rules

for teacher assessment. Any such rule recommended shall be

considered by the Commission within sixty (60) days of receipt of

the rule by the same process provided in subsection A of this

section for rules proposed by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher

Preparation.

D. Until July 1, 2014, before adopting any rule pertaining to

teacher certification, residency or professional development, the

State Board of Education shall solicit comments from the Oklahoma

Commission for Teacher Preparation, the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education and the State Board of Career and Technology

Education on the proposed rule. Within forty-five (45) days of the

receipt of a proposed rule from the State Board of Education, the

Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation, the State Regents and

the State Board of Career and Technology Education shall separately

review the proposed rule and return their recommendations to the

Board on the proposed adoption. Each recommendation shall include

the rationale for the recommendation. The State Board of Education

shall accord the recommendations due deliberation in its subsequent

consideration of the adoption of each rule. If the action of the

State Board of Education on a proposed rule is not consistent with

the recommendation made by any of the reviewing entities, within ten

(10) days of the State Board of Education's formal action on the

rule, the State Board of Education shall submit a report providing

justification for its action to the Education Oversight Board.

E. Until July 1, 2014, the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher

Preparation, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the

State Board of Career and Technology Education shall have authority

to recommend to the State Board of Education rules for adoption in

the areas of teacher certification, residency and professional

development. Any such rule recommended shall be considered by the

State Board of Education within sixty (60) days of the receipt of

the rule by the same process provided in subsection C of this

section for rules proposed by the State Board of Education.

F. Beginning July 1, 2014, the State Board of Education, the

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the State Board of

Career and Technology Education shall have the authority to submit

proposed rules regarding teacher education program approval,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 414

accreditation, and for teacher assessment to the Commission for

Educational Quality and Accountability. All proposed rules shall be

considered by the Commission within sixty (60) days of receipt of

the proposed rule. The proposed rules shall be considered by the

Commission in the same process provided in subsection B of this

section for rules proposed by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher

Preparation.

G. Beginning July 1, 2014, before adopting any rule pertaining

to teacher leadership and effectiveness or professional development,

the State Board of Education shall solicit comments from the

Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, the Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education and the State Board of Career and

Technology Education on the proposed rule. Within forty-five (45)

days of the receipt of a proposed rule from the State Board of

Education, the Commission for Educational Quality and

Accountability, the State Regents and the State Board of Career and

Technology Education shall separately review the proposed rule and

return their recommendations to the Board on the proposed rule.

Each recommendation shall include the rationale for the

recommendation. The State Board of Education shall accord the

recommendations due deliberation in its subsequent consideration of

the adoption of each rule.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-117.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-117.1
Short title - School Finance Review Commission Act
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "School Finance

Review Commission Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.2a — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.2a
Short title - Oklahoma Play to Learn Act
Status: in_force

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

Play to Learn Act".

B. It is the intention of the Oklahoma State Legislature

through this act to focus on the importance of child-centered, play-

based learning as the most rigorous and most developmentally

appropriate way for children in the early childhood grade levels to

learn literacy, science, technology, engineering, art and math

academic concepts.

C. As used in this section:

1. "Child-directed" means interaction in which the child is

helped to direct and lead the play in any way the child wishes,

unless there is harmful or destructive activity;

2. "Domain" means a specified sphere of activity or knowledge;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 529

3. "Early childhood education" means prekindergarten,

kindergarten, first grade, second grade and third grade;

4. "Play" means the spontaneous activity of children;

5. "Play-based learning" means any learning activities that are

performed by a child for self-amusement that have behavioral, social

and psychomotor rewards. Play-based learning shall also mean

activities that are child-directed, joyful and spontaneous whereby

the rewards come from within the individual child;

6. "Professional development" means any of a wide variety of

specialized training, formal education or advanced professional

learning intended to help administrators, teachers and other

educators improve their professional knowledge, competence, skill

and effectiveness;

7. "Reading for pleasure" means reading that is freely chosen

or that readers freely and enthusiastically continue after it is

assigned; and

8. "Socialization" means social interaction with others.

D. Instruction in support of early childhood education

standards may be engaging and may foster children's development and

learning in all domains, including physical, social, emotional,

cognitive and language. To the best of their ability, educators may

create a learning environment that facilitates child-directed

experiences based upon developmentally appropriate early childhood

practices and intentional, sustained, play-based learning

opportunities, including, but not limited to, movement, creative

expression, exploration, socialization, reading for pleasure, art,

music and dramatic play. The art instruction may adhere to

prekindergarten standards for fine arts, which include dance, drama,

music and visual arts, as approved by the State Department of

Education. Educators may develop physical, social, emotional,

cognitive and academic learning opportunities in all curricular

domains, which may include unstructured time for the discovery of

each child's individual needs, abilities and talents.

E. In support of play-based learning in Oklahoma public

schools, school districts may provide ongoing early childhood

professional development for early childhood educators and

administrators, which may include existing early childhood

professional development programs from the State Department of

Education.

F. A school district shall not prohibit a teacher from

utilizing play-based learning in early childhood education. The

State Board of Education shall promulgate rules, subject to approval

by the Legislature, establishing guidelines for professional

development programs for early childhood educators and

administrators.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-117 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-117
Office of Educational Quality and Accountability
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Office of Educational Quality and

Accountability. The Office of Educational Quality and

Accountability, its personnel, budget, and expenditure of funds

shall be solely under the direction of the Commission for

Educational Quality and Accountability. The Commission shall

demonstrate a savings of fifteen percent (15%) by merging the former

Office of Accountability into the Office of Educational Quality and

Accountability.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-15-109 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-15-109
Bond issues of area school districts
Status: in_force

Area school districts may, in accordance with the provisions of

Section 9B, Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, issue bonds in

the same manner as bonds are issued by other school districts.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4007 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4007
Disposition of proceeds of operation of buildings
Status: in_force

Except as to revenues paid directly to a trustee under the

provisions of Section 1004(a) (5) hereof, all income and revenues

derived from the operation of the building shall be deposited as

collected in a fund in the State Treasury to be applied solely to

the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds and, to

the extent so provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds, to

the payment of the cost of maintaining and operating the building

and the establishment of reserves for such purpose. As principal

and interest becomes due from time to time the State Treasurer

shall, not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the payment date,

transmit to the paying agent for the bonds, money from said fund in

an amount sufficient to pay the principal or interest so falling

due. Said fund and the money therein is hereby irrevocably pledged

to such purposes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-103.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-103.4
Program for medical micropigmentation training and
Status: in_force

certification.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 642

The State Board of Career and Technology Education may establish

a program for training and certification in medical

micropigmentation. The program shall be developed with curricular

advice from the Oklahoma Board of Nursing, State Board of Medical

Licensure and Supervision, State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, and

the Board of Dentistry.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3314.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3314.1
Pilot program — Mathematics tutoring for ninth-grade
Status: in_force

students.

A. The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma is hereby

authorized to establish within the College of Education at the

University of Oklahoma a pilot program to provide high-dosage

mathematics tutoring for the lowest performing ninth-grade students

resulting from the required eighth-grade mathematics assessment

provided for in Section 1210.508 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

B. The pilot program described in subsection A of this section

shall run for public high schools in districts with thirty thousand

(30,000) enrolled students or greater, as well as public charter

schools established pursuant to the Oklahoma Charter School Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3909 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3909
Audits - Audit Committee - Audit procedures and reports
Status: in_force

A. In addition to such other audits as may be required of or

desired by the various boards of regents responsible for the

institutions of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, each

board shall annually obtain the services of an independent

accounting firm or individual holding a permit to practice public

accounting in this state to perform a complete financial audit for

the preceding fiscal year of each institution for which the board is

responsible. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall

likewise annually obtain the services of an independent accounting

firm or individual holding a permit to practice public accounting in

this state to perform a complete financial audit of all the offices,

operations, and accounts of the State Regents which are not subject

to the control of other boards of regents. The audits shall be

filed in accordance with the requirements set forth for financial

statement audits in Section 212A of Title 74 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

B. Each board of regents shall appoint a standing Audit

Committee of the board consisting of not fewer than three (3) board

members. The Audit Committee shall be responsible for establishing

the qualifications of any accounting firm or individual seeking to

be hired to perform an audit for the board and shall recommend to

the board the firms or individuals whom the board shall invite to

submit competitive bids. The full board shall select the auditor

from among the competitive bidders. Audit committees shall not

recommend any firm or individual unwilling to meet the following

specifications. The specifications shall be among the terms and

conditions of any contract awarded:

1. All revolving fund accounts, special accounts, special

agency accounts, auxiliary enterprise accounts, and technical area

school district accounts, if any, shall be included within the scope

of the audit;

2. Where operations of constituent agencies or technical area

school districts are relevant to the complete financial audit of the

institution, records of those enterprises shall be included within

the scope of the audit;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1571

3. To the extent required by subsection (d) of Section 4306 of

this title, records of college- or university-related foundations

shall be included within the scope of the audit;

4. At the conclusion of the audit, the auditor shall meet with

the president of the institution and the Audit Committee to review

the audit report to be issued, the management letter or other

comments or suggestions to be issued, and any other findings; and

5. Findings of material weaknesses, qualifications of the

auditor's report other than those deriving from inadequate plant

records, and of defalcations, or a report of lack of such findings,

shall be communicated in writing to the board, the State Auditor and

Inspector, the Legislative Service Bureau, and the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education with or in advance of the filing of the

audit report required by Section 452.10 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma

Statutes; and such written communications shall include any

responses or other comments which the president or the Audit

Committee wishes to have included.

C. The State Auditor and Inspector whenever he or she deems it

appropriate, or upon receiving a written request to do so by the

Governor, Attorney General, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the

Speaker of the House of Representatives, the governing board of an

institution of higher education, the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education or the president of an institution of higher

education, shall conduct a special audit of any institution of

higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education. The special audit shall include, but not necessarily be

limited to, a compliance audit as defined in subsection C of Section

213 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The State Auditor and

Inspector shall have the power to take custody of any records

necessary to the performance of the audit but shall minimize actual

physical removal of or denial of access to such records. At the

conclusion of the audit, the State Auditor and Inspector shall meet

with the president of the institution and the Audit Committee of the

board which governs the component audited to review the audit report

to be issued. The report, when issued, shall include any responses

to the audit which the president or the Audit Committee wishes to

have included and shall be presented to the full board, the

Legislative Service Bureau, and the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education with or in advance of the filing required by

Section 452.10 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The cost of

such audit shall be borne by the audited entity and may be defrayed

in whole or in part by any federal funds available for that purpose.

D. Each board of regents shall require the employment of a

sufficient number of internal auditors to meet the board's fiduciary

responsibilities. Internal audits shall be conducted in accordance

with the provisions of Sections 228 and 229 of Title 74 of the

Oklahoma Statutes. The internal auditors shall submit a report

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1572

directly and simultaneously to the audit committee of the board and

the president of the institution; all members of the board of

regents governing the institution, however, shall receive all

internal audit reports and the board of regents shall, at least

annually, review and prescribe the plan of work to be performed by

the internal auditors.

E. Any person who alters or destroys records needed for the

performance of an audit or causes or directs a subordinate to do

such acts shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense punishable by

imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section

20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by a fine of not more

than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and

imprisonment. Such person shall also be subject to immediate

removal from office or employment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4401 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4401
Authorization to establish and maintain college
Status: in_force

A community junior college may be established, maintained and

operated in any community in accordance with criteria and standards,

rules, and regulations prescribed by the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education, hereinafter referred to as the State Regents.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3911 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3911
Methods for keeping financial accounts
Status: in_force

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

Oklahoma Statutes, the State Auditor and Inspector may prescribe and

enforce changes in methods for keeping of financial accounts by the

institutions of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or by

the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Such methods as

the State Auditor and Inspector may require of institutions shall

not be in conflict with methods and procedures recommended by the

National Association of College and University Business Officers.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6001 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6001
Legislative intent
Status: in_force

A. The Legislature finds and declares the following:

1. It is an essential function of state government to forever

encourage schools and the means of education;

2. It is a responsibility of state government to maintain state

institutions of higher education;

3. It is an essential function of state government to encourage

attendance at state institutions of higher education;

4. Tuition costs at public institutions of higher education are

difficult for many to afford and are difficult to predict in order

to enable individuals and families to plan;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1681

5. It is in the best interest of the people of this state to

foster public higher education in order to provide well-educated

citizens;

6. It is in the best interest of the people of this state to

encourage state residents desiring higher education to enroll in

state institutions of higher learning;

7. Students in elementary and secondary schools tend to achieve

a higher standard of performance when the payment of tuition for

their higher education is secured; and

8. Providing assistance to assure the higher education of the

citizens of this state is necessary and desirable for the public

health, safety and welfare.

B. It is therefore the intention of the Legislature that the

purposes of the Oklahoma Tuition Trust Act and of the Oklahoma

Tuition Trust Fund created by the Oklahoma Tuition Trust Act shall

be to:

1. encourage education and the means of education;

2. maintain state institutions of higher education by helping

to provide a stable financial base to these institutions;

3. provide wide and affordable access to state institutions of

higher education for the residents of this state;

4. encourage attendance at state institutions of higher

education;

5. provide students and their parents economic protection

against rising tuition costs;

6. provide students and their parents assistance in financing

postsecondary education;

7. help provide the benefits of higher education to the people

of this state; and

8. encourage elementary and secondary students in this state to

achieve high standards of performance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9108 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9108
Oklahoma NCAA Division II Athletic Conference Exploration
Status: in_force

Commission Revolving Fund.

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

fund for the Oklahoma NCAA Division II Athletic Conference

Exploration Commission to be designated the "Oklahoma NCAA Division

II Athletic Conference Exploration Commission Revolving Fund". The

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

limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the

Oklahoma NCAA Division II Athletic Conference Exploration Commission

from appropriations, gifts, grants, donations, and bequests. All

monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1703

and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma NCAA Division II

Athletic Conference Exploration Commission for the purpose of

implementing the provisions 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.

B. The Commission may make expenditures from the Oklahoma NCAA

Division II Athletic Conference Exploration Commission Revolving

Fund to cover expenses related to studies, meetings, consultations,

and other necessary activities. Funding that is not expended by the

Commission may be used as necessary to perform the necessary

activities to create the Conference. These funds can be used for

both the initial operating costs of the Conference as well as funds

required by conference institutions to pay fees to exit their

current conference affiliation. Additional funding may be sought

from private or nonprofit sources, if necessary.

C. The Commission shall explore various funding sources,

including partnerships with private organizations, sponsorships, and

grants to help defray costs associated with the creation of the new

conference.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-10-103.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-10-103.1
Legal average daily attendance
Status: in_force

A. The school population, scholastic population, scholastic

enumeration, and enumeration of a district shall be the legal

average daily attendance. The legal average daily attendance shall

be the average number of pupils present in a school district during

a year or other specified period of time. The State Board of

Education shall determine the legal average daily attendance for

each school district by dividing the aggregate days of pupils

present in each school district by the number of days taught in each

school district.

B. The legal average daily attendance for purposes of the

distributions contained in subsection (b) of Section 9 of Article X

of the Oklahoma Constitution, Section 1004 of Title 68 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, Section 1104 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 514

and Sections 10-104 and 615 of this title shall not include the

average daily attendance for students enrolled in a charter school.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-178 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-178
Renumbered as § 6-199 of this title by Laws 1995, c
Status: in_force

322, § 34, eff. July 1, 1995.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-8-103 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-8-103
Application for transfer - Procedure
Status: in_force

A. In order that any student may be transferred, an application

form specified by the State Board of Education must be completed by

the parents of the student. For purposes of the Education Open

Transfer Act, the term “parent” means the parent of the student or

person having custody of the student as provided for in paragraph 1

of subsection A of Section 1-113 of this title. The application

shall be filed with the superintendent of the receiving school

district for transfers to school districts in this state and with

the State Board of Education for transfers to school districts in

another state.

B. On or before the first day of January, April, July and

October, it shall be the duty of the superintendent of the receiving

school district to file with the State Board of Education and each

resident district a statement showing the names of the students

granted transfers to the school district, the resident school

district of the transferred students and their respective grade

level.

C. For students who are deaf or hearing-impaired who wish to

transfer to a school district with a specialized deaf education

program, applications may be filed at any time during the school

year. The student may transfer to the receiving school district at

any time during the school year.

D. The school district shall enroll transfer students in the

order in which they submit their applications. If the number of

student transfer applications exceeds the capacity of a receiving

school district, as determined by subsection A of Section 8-101.2 of

this title, the district shall select transfer students in the order

in which the district received the student transfer applications.

E. If a transfer application is denied based on the receiving

school district’s open transfer policy adopted pursuant to

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 495

subsection B of Section 8-101.2 of this title, the parent of the

student may appeal the decision as provided for in subsection E of

Section 8-101.2 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2117 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2117
Special license plate
Status: in_force

Each motor vehicle donated to the board of regents of an

institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education as

provided for in Section 4 of this act may be operated for such

purposes with a special license plate attached to the motor vehicle.

The special license plate shall be issued for a fee of One Dollar

($1.00). The special license plate may be used only while the motor

vehicle is in the possession or under the control of the board of

regents.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-821.51 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-821.51
Boxing in physical education or training program
Status: in_force

The governing board of each state educational institution and of

each school district in the State of Oklahoma is hereby authorized

to provide as part of any physical training or educational program

the art, technique and practice of boxing.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9-108 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9-108
Additional transportation - Expenses
Status: in_force

The board of education of any school district furnishing

transportation is hereby authorized to furnish, in addition to free

transportation to and from school, transportation within or without

the district, within or outside of this state, for children

attending the schools of that district, for the purpose of attending

cocurricular and extracurricular activities. Two or more districts

may enter into agreements for the furnishing of such transportation.

The expense of any such additional transportation shall be paid by

the children so transported, by the school activity or school

organization receiving benefit from such transportation, or from

other private sources. Money so collected shall not be chargeable

to or become a part of the school district's finances.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4518 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4518
Program evaluation
Status: in_force

The state superintendent of public instruction may require the

submission of such reports and information as designated by the

Department of Education to properly evaluate all programs

established pursuant to this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-187E — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-187E
Requirements for teacher candidates enrolled in
Status: in_force

educator preparation programs.

A. The Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability

shall establish student teaching requirements for teacher candidates

who are enrolled in an educator preparation program accredited by

the Commission. The requirements shall include:

1. Completion of a minimum number of weeks of field experience;

or

2. Completion of a qualified job-embedded, competency-based

teacher registered apprenticeship program. For the purposes of this

section, “teacher registered apprenticeship program” means a

structured program that combines on-the-job training with academic

instruction to prepare individuals to become teachers.

B. The Commission shall promulgate rules to implement the

provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-22-110 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-22-110
False statements in auditor's opinions - False
Status: in_force

information - Penalty.

A. In any case where a firm has knowingly issued auditor’s

opinions and related financial statements, required under the

provisions of the Oklahoma Public School Audit Law, containing any

false or misleading statements, the State Auditor and Inspector

shall report such violation in writing to the board of education of

such school district and to the Oklahoma Accountancy Board. The

State Auditor and Inspector shall revoke their rights to perform

such audits in the future.

B. Any member of the governing body of the district board of

education or any member, officer, employee or agency of any

department, board or commission of the school district who knowingly

and willfully furnishes to the firm or to an employee of the firm

any false or fraudulent information shall be deemed guilty of

malfeasance, and upon conviction, the court shall enter judgment

that such person so convicted shall be removed from office or

employment of the school district. It shall be the duty of the

court rendering such judgment to cause immediate notice of such

removal from office or employment to be given to the proper officer

of the school district so that the vacancy thus caused may be

filled.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-121 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-121
Vice president - Duties
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the vice president to perform all of the

duties of the president in case of his absence or disability.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3219.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3219.3
Special fees for delivery of courses and programs to
Status: in_force

governmental activities.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are authorized

to establish special fees for delivery of courses and programs to

governmental entities, including but not limited to the military,

profit and nonprofit associations, corporations and other private

entities in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of delivery of

such courses and programs.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.28 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.28
Applicable procedure
Status: in_force

The applicable procedure in the event of a recommendation by the

superintendent for the dismissal or nonreemployment of a teacher

shall be that procedure provided by law on the date such dismissal

or nonreemployment is recommended to the local board of education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3308 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3308
School of Dentistry - Creation - Courses of instruction -
Status: in_force

Degrees - Rules and regulations - Tuition - Gifts and grants -

Location - Plan for initiation.

(a) The University of Oklahoma School of Dentistry is hereby

created for instruction in Dentistry. The Board of Regents of the

University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education are hereby authorized and directed to establish and

maintain the School of Dentistry and to provide for courses of

instruction in Dentistry as will provide a thorough knowledge of

Dentistry, and all subjects pertaining thereto, and that will meet

the requirements of the Council on Dental Education, the American

Association of Dental Schools and other such educational

associations of like standard concerned with Dentistry.

(b) The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, through the

Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, shall have authority

to confer degrees and issue diplomas, and fix a standard of grades

for all students attending the School of Dentistry. The School of

Dentistry shall have regular courses leading to degrees, and such

other special courses as approved by the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education.

(c) The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall fix

the amount of tuition to be charged students in said School of

Dentistry.

(d) The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma is hereby

authorized to accept, in connection with said School of Dentistry,

private or governmental grants or gifts of property, equipment or

money for the use of said College.

(e) It is the purpose and intent of the Legislature that the

University of Oklahoma School of Dentistry, herein created, shall be

an integral part of the University of Oklahoma and of the Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education. It is further the purpose and

intent of the Legislature that the University of Oklahoma Dental

College shall be located upon the Oklahoma City campus of the

University of Oklahoma Medical Center.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1472
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-127 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-127
Youth apprenticeship program guidelines
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma Legislature, recognizing the need for improved

methods of helping secondary students make a smooth transition from

high school to the workplace, hereby establishes guidelines for

youth apprenticeship programs.

B. Youth apprenticeship programs shall be defined as learning

programs for young people enrolled in vocational education that

combine on-the-job learning with classroom instruction, that offer a

bridge between secondary and post high school training and

education, and that result in certification of mastery of work

skills.

C. Youth apprenticeship programs shall be administered and

supervised by the State Board of Career and Technology Education,

which shall also establish standards for program operation.

D. Notwithstanding any other section of law, youth

apprenticeship programs shall not mean any traditional

apprenticeship program registered by the Bureau of Apprenticeship

and Training, United States Department of Labor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-124 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-124
Withholding certain expenditures from Foundation and
Status: in_force

Salary Incentive Aid.

A. Any school district with an average daily attendance (ADA)

of more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) students for the

preceding year which expends for administrative services in the

2005-06 school year or any school year thereafter, less expenditures

for legal services, more than five percent (5%) of the amount it

expends for total expenditures, less expenditures for legal

services, shall have the amount which exceeds the five percent (5%)

withheld the following year from the Foundation and Salary Incentive

Aid for the school district.

B. Any school district with an average daily attendance (ADA)

of more than five hundred (500) students but not more than one

thousand five hundred (1,500) students for the preceding year which

expends for administrative services in the 2005-06 school year or

any school year thereafter, less expenditures for legal services,

more than seven percent (7%) of the amount it expends for total

expenditures, less expenditures for legal services, shall have the

amount which exceeds the seven percent (7%) withheld the following

year from the Foundation and Salary Incentive Aid for the school

district.

C. Any school district with an average daily attendance (ADA)

of five hundred (500) or fewer students for the preceding year which

expends for administrative services in the 2005-06 school year or

any school year thereafter, less expenditures for legal services,

more than eight percent (8%) of the amount it expends for total

expenditures, less expenditures for legal services, shall have the

amount which exceeds the eight percent (8%) withheld the following

year from the Foundation and Salary Incentive Aid for the school

district.

D. The provisions of this section shall apply to school

districts, charter schools, and virtual charter schools which

contract with an educational management organization as defined in

Section 5-200 of this title. The expenditure limits shall not

exceed the percentages prescribed in subsections A, B, and C of this

section, and the calculation of administrative services for schools

which contract with an educational management organization shall be

the combined amount of administrative services expended by the

school and the educational management organization.

E. For purposes of this section, “administrative services”

means costs associated with:

1. Staff for the board of education;

2. The secretary/clerk for the board of education;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 846

3. Staff relations;

4. Negotiations staff;

5. Immediate staff of the superintendent, any elementary

superintendent, or any assistant superintendent;

6. Any superintendent, elementary superintendent, or assistant

superintendent;

7. Any employee of a school district employed as a director,

coordinator, supervisor, or who has responsibility for

administrative functions of a school district;

8. Any consultant hired by the school district; and

9. Administrative services paid to an educational management

organization as defined in Section 5-200 of this title.

F. If an employee of a school district is employed in a

position where part of the employee’s time is spent as an

administrator and part of the time is spent in nonadministrative

functions, the percentage of time spent as an administrator shall be

included as administrative services. A superintendent who spends

part of the time performing exempted nonadministrative services such

as teaching in the classroom, serving as a principal, counselor, or

library media specialist, can code up to forty percent (40%) of

their salary to other nonadministrative functions. The total amount

of time a superintendent of a school district spends performing

services for a school district shall be included as administrative

services even if part of the time the superintendent is performing

nonexempted nonadministrative service functions. The total amount

received by a superintendent from the school district as salary, for

the performance of administrative and nonexempted nonadministrative

services, shall be recorded under the code for superintendent salary

as provided for in the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System.

G. Each school site within a school district shall take steps

to ensure that the administrative costs for the school comply with

the expenditure limits established for school districts in this

section.

H. Funds withheld pursuant to the provisions of this section

shall be distributed through the State Aid formula to the districts

not so penalized.

I. For the 2003-04 and 2004-05 school year, school districts

shall report to the State Department of Education the costs

associated with administrative services for the school district as

defined in subsection E of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-106 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-106
United States flag – Display - Instruction in history
Status: in_force

and etiquette - Pledge of allegiance.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 933

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

state shall be required to own and display, either inside or outside

each classroom building in the district, a United States Flag.

B. Instruction in the history and etiquette relating to the

United States Flag shall be given in one or more grades in the

schools in every school district in this state.

C. Students in all public schools are authorized to recite, at

the beginning of each school day, the pledge of allegiance to the

flag of the United States of America as enumerated at 36 U.S.C.,

Section 172; however, they shall recite the pledge of allegiance to

the flag of the United States of America once every school week.

Each student shall be informed by posting a notice in a conspicuous

place that students not wishing to participate in the pledge shall

not be required to do so.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3404 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3404
Cameron College
Status: in_force

The state educational institution located at Lawton, heretofore

known and designated as Cameron State Agricultural College at

Lawton, and subsequently as Cameron State Agricultural College,

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

Cameron College.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3506 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3506
Southwestern State College - Location
Status: in_force

The state educational institution located at Weatherford, known

as the Southwestern State College, shall continue at the same

location and its official name shall be Southwestern State College.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.6h-1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.6h-1
Personal Financial Literacy Education Revolving
Status: in_force

Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the State Department of Education to be designated the "Personal

Financial Literacy Education Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a

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

consist of all monies directed to be deposited in the fund pursuant

to Section 3-211 of Title 14A of the Oklahoma Statutes and any other

monies received by the Department for such purpose from any other

public or private source. All monies accruing to the credit of the

fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the

Department for the purposes set forth in Section 11-103.6h of this

title. 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, § 70-3-171 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-171
Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education Act
Status: in_force

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

Advisory Council on Indian Education Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1-105 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1-105
State Department of Education - State Board of Education
Status: in_force

- State Superintendent of Public Instruction - Definitions.

A. The State Department of Education is that department of the

state government in which the agencies created or authorized by the

Constitution and Legislature are placed and charged with the

responsibility of determining the policies and directing the

administration and supervision of the public school system of the

state. These agencies are the State Board of Education, the State

Superintendent of Public Instruction and any divisions and positions

as may be established by law, by the State Board of Education or by

the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

B. The State Board of Education is that agency in the State

Department of Education which shall be the governing board of the

public school system of the state.

C. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction is the

official provided for in Section 1 of Article VI of the Oklahoma

Constitution who shall be the executive officer of the State Board

of Education and have control of and direct the State Department of

Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3408 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3408
Northeastern Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical
Status: in_force

College.

The State Educational Institution located at Miami, known and

designated as Northeastern Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical

College at Miami, shall continue at the same location and its

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1523

official name shall be Northeastern Oklahoma Agricultural and

Mechanical College.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-697.13 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-697.13
Residency of students
Status: in_force

This act shall pertain to students who are residents of the

State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-135.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-135.4
School District Transparency Act
Status: in_force

A. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "School

District Transparency Act".

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 299

B. The State Department of Education shall make school district

and school site expenditure data available on its website. Data

shall be made available in an open-structured data format that may

be downloaded by the public and that allows the user to

systematically sort, search, and access all data without any fee or

charge for access. Prior to the beginning of the 2019-2020 school

year, if a school district has a website, the district shall provide

a link on its home page to the State Department of Education's

Oklahoma Cost Accounting System and School District Financial

Information website, or the district shall provide the information

required by subsection C of this section within one click of the

home page of the school district's website.

C. The website shall provide information on school district and

school site expenditures of state, federal, and local funds, whether

appropriated or nonappropriated, excluding payments of voluntary

payroll deductions for employees to receiving parties. The website

shall further provide information, including, but not limited to,

the following:

1. Identification of the school district;

2. The Oklahoma Cost Accounting System (OCAS) code designation

for each expenditure;

3. The name and principal location of the entity or recipient

of the funds, excluding release of information relating to an

individual's place of residence and release of information

prohibited by subsection D of Section 24A.7 of Title 51 of the

Oklahoma Statutes or by federal law relating to privacy rights;

4. The amount of funds expended;

5. The type of transaction;

6. A descriptive purpose of the funding action or expenditure;

7. The budgeted and audited actual expenditure figures for each

fiscal year, ensuring each set of figures can be identified as

budgeted or audited figures;

8. The per-pupil expenditure as defined in Section 1-124 of

this title; and

9. The total compensation package of the superintendent as

defined by the requirements of the OCAS including a listing of the

base salary, insurance, retirement and other fringe benefits

including exempted nonadministrative services such as teaching in

the classroom or serving as a principal, counselor or library media

specialist pursuant to subsection E of Section 18-124 of this title.

D. The Department shall make the data available on its website

within one hundred twenty (120) days of transmission of the

expenditures to the Department by the school district.

E. School districts shall provide information requested by the

Department to accomplish the purposes of this section.

F. If a school district maintains a website, the district shall

provide the information required in subsection C of this section in

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 300

the manner prescribed in subsection B of this section on the

district website.

G. Nothing in this section shall require the disclosure of

information which is required to be kept confidential by state or

federal law.

H. The disclosure of information required by this section shall

create no liability whatsoever, civil or criminal, to the State of

Oklahoma, the State Department of Education, school districts, or

any employee thereof for disclosure of required information or for

any error or omission in the disclosure.

I. The Department shall undertake activities annually to inform

parents, schools and other stakeholders about the availability of

school district and school site expenditure data on its website and

how to use the website.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.13 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.13
Health education in public schools
Status: in_force

A. Health education shall be taught in the public schools of

this state. Health education shall include but is not limited to

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 592

physical health, mental health, social and emotional health and

intellectual health.

B. By the 2022-2023 school year, the State Department of

Education shall:

1. Develop a micro-credential for teachers who are assigned the

responsibility of teaching health education; and

2. Develop professional development programs that are designed

to help teachers provide instruction in health education and

incorporate the curriculum into existing coursework and instruction

where appropriate. The professional development provided as part of

this act shall not be construed to be in addition to existing

professional development requirements.

C. By the 2023-2024 school year, school districts shall provide

instruction addressing all health education subject matter

standards, as adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to

Section 11-103.6 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Health

education may be integrated into one or more existing subjects or

provided as an addition to existing coursework.

D. Teachers assigned to teach health education as a stand-alone

course shall be certified in physical and health education. The

State Department of Education is authorized to issue a provisional

certificate, valid for not more than two (2) years, to individuals

assigned to teach a stand-alone health education course in order to

afford the individual the opportunity to obtain certification in

physical and health education.

E. The State Textbook Committee shall include a review of

health and physical education instructional materials as part of its

textbook review and adoption cycle.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-194a — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-194a
Northeastern Oklahoma State University Great
Status: in_force

Expectations Summer Institutes for Teachers.

A. Beginning with the 1996-97 school year, the State Board of

Education shall award scholarships, on a first-come first-serve

basis, to public school districts who wish to have teachers and

administrators from certain school sites attend Northeastern

Oklahoma State University Great Expectations Summer Institutes for

Teachers. Provided, any school district applying for a scholarship

for teachers and administrators from a school site which is

currently, or has been declared, a high challenge school pursuant to

the provisions of subsection B of Section 1210.541 of Title 70 of

the Oklahoma Statutes for any of the previous three (3) school

years, shall be given priority for receipt of such scholarship.

Scholarships shall be awarded based on the amount of funds allocated

for such purpose.

B. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules as

necessary to implement the process by which the scholarships shall

be awarded.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2624 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2624
Eligibility to participate in program - Requirements
Status: in_force

A. To be eligible to participate in the Tulsa Reconciliation

Education and Scholarship Program and to qualify for an award, a

resident shall:

1. Have satisfied admission standards as determined by the

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for the appropriate type

of institution or, if attending a private institution of higher

education, have satisfied admission standards as determined by the

private institution. No resident participating in the Tulsa

Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program shall be admitted

into an institution of higher education by special admission

standards; and

2. Have secured admission to, and enrolled in, an institution

which is a member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,

a private institution of higher education, or a postsecondary career

technology education program.

B. To retain eligibility while pursuing the program of higher

learning in which enrolled, the participant shall:

1. Maintain good academic standing and satisfactory academic

progress according to standards of the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education; and

2. Comply with the standards related to maintenance of

eligibility as promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education or the State Board of Career and Technology Education.

C. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall

promulgate rules relating to maintenance of eligibility under this

act by a participant.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-181 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-181
Registration of certificates of indebtedness or bonds –
Status: in_force

Recording of payment.

The treasurer of a school district to whom a certificate of

indebtedness or bond is directed for payment shall register the

certificate of indebtedness or bond by entering the number, the

date, the name of the payee, the fund upon which it is drawn and the

amount and shall write on the certificate or bond the date of

registration and the name of the treasurer. Certificates of

indebtedness or bonds shall be registered in the numerical order in

which they are issued and, after registration, shall be given to the

encumbrance clerk. No certificate of indebtedness or bond shall be

a valid charge until registration by the treasurer. A board of

education may contract for and pay a registrar or transfer agent to

transfer ownership or change of payee of any certificate of

indebtedness or bond issued by the school district and to maintain

relevant books and records. The treasurer shall record payment of

certificates of indebtedness or bonds and mark “paid” on the face of

paid certificates of indebtedness or bonds.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3216 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3216
Secondary education administration - Northeastern
Status: in_force

Oklahoma State University.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are hereby

authorized to establish an educational program of study in the field

of Secondary Education Administration at Northeastern Oklahoma State

University and to grant the University the authority to confer

administrators' and superintendents' certificates in the field of

secondary education to successful candidates.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9103 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9103
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Oklahoma College Athletic Conference Act:

1. "Commission" means the body established under this act to

explore the creation of a new NCAA Division II athletic conference

in this state;

2. "NCAA" means the National Collegiate Athletic Association;

3. "NCAA Division II" means the governing body for

intercollegiate athletics for NCAA-member institutions that compete

at the Division II level, which balances athletics, academics, and

extracurricular activities;

4. "Member institutions" means accredited colleges and

universities that would be potential members of the new NCAA

Division II conference;

5. "Student-athletes" means individuals enrolled in member

institutions who participate in NCAA Division II athletics; and

6. "The conference" means a collective body of NCAA Division II

institutions that would form an organized athletic conference under

the NCAA's rules and regulations.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-123 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-123
Loss of average attendance - Dismissal of teachers
Status: in_force

Teachers may be dismissed if a school district has a loss of

average daily attendance over the prior year which would reduce

state aid to the extent that such district was unable to finance the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 845

contract salaries of teachers employed by school districts under the

continuing contract law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-186 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-186
Criteria for approval and accreditation of teacher
Status: in_force

education programs.

A. Criteria for the approval and accreditation of teacher

education programs in Oklahoma institutions of higher education

shall include, but not be limited to, substantial evidence that

persons who enter teacher education programs demonstrate:

1. Competency in the oral and written use of the English

language;

2. A minimum grade point average as established by the

Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability; and

3. The ability to meet criteria established pursuant to the

Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act at the completion of the teacher

education program and provide evidence of having worked with

children or youth in a variety of situations.

Criteria shall also include a greater emphasis upon field work

in accredited schools by prospective teachers under the supervision

of higher education faculty.

B. The Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability

shall work with the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and

the various institutions of higher education in developing

guidelines for a paid teacher internship program which may be

offered at each institution for prospective teachers. The purpose

of each program shall be to provide mentorship and support for

prospective teachers. Students enrolled in a teacher education

program shall be eligible to participate in the program.

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

that the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability work

with the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the various

institutions of higher education in establishing a procedure whereby

full-time teacher education faculty continue their professional

development during their tenure at an institution of higher

education to ensure that the future teachers of this state are

taught by professional educators fully trained in their area of

expertise. Each approved or accredited program of teacher education

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 418

shall have a system for documenting and reporting the annual

professional development activities of all teacher education faculty

members. Faculty professional development reports shall be reviewed

by the Commission along with professional development activities as

a normal part of the accreditation process.

It is further declared to be the intent of the Legislature that

such professional development plans provide alternative means of

education including, but not limited to:

1. Professional development programs;

2. Higher education courses;

3. Exchange programs with public school classroom teachers,

administrators, and other school personnel; and

4. Programs whereby all full-time teacher education faculty

members directly involved in the teacher education process including

all administrators of the teacher education program, are required to

serve in a state accredited public school for at least ten (10)

clock hours per school year in responsibilities related to their

respective teacher education teaching fields.

All public school systems shall participate in the programs

provided for in this subsection when needed.

D. The Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability

shall adopt rules requiring specific improvements to strengthen the

screening of student applicants and field activity and placement as

set out in subsection A of this section. Such rules shall be

reviewed and amended or readopted by the Commission at least once

every five (5) years.

E. To assist the Commission in setting specific requirements as

set out in subsections A and D of this section, the Commission shall

annually prepare a statistical report showing the percentage of

students from each of the Oklahoma institutions of higher education

who have successfully completed or who have failed the competency

examination for certification. The annual report shall show the

percentages for each institution of higher education and each

assessment area separately by student degree status and shall be

distributed annually to each member of the Commission for

Educational Quality and Accountability, the Oklahoma State Regents

for Higher Education, the governing board of each institution which

has an approved or state accredited teacher education program, the

State Board of Education, the State Board of Career and Technology

Education and the Legislature.

F. By November 1, 2017, the Commission shall adopt rules

requiring coursework or training in the use of digital and other

instructional technologies as a requisite for program accreditation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2621 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2621
Tulsa Reconciliation Education and Scholarship Program
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Tulsa Reconciliation Education and

Scholarship Program. The purpose of the program is to provide a

scholarship award to residents of the Tulsa School District, which

was greatly impacted both socially and economically by the civil

unrest that occurred in the City of Tulsa during 1921. Beginning

with the 2002-2003 school year, or as soon thereafter as

practicable, and subject to the availability of funds, the program

shall each year make scholarships available to qualified residents

of the Tulsa School District, who meet the criteria set forth in

Sections 2623 and 2624 of this title, and who are intending to

pursue studies at an institution of higher education in The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education or a private institution of higher

education, or who are intending to pursue studies in a postsecondary

career technology education program. The scholarship shall be an

amount of not more than the equivalent of the average amount of

resident tuition for which an eligible Tulsa Reconciliation

Education and Scholarship Program participant enrolled at an

institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or a

postsecondary career technology education program, whichever is

applicable, is obligated to pay. The scholarship shall be paid as

provided for in Section 2625 of this title. The further purpose of

this program is to establish and maintain a variety of educational

support services whereby residents who qualify for the program will

be prepared for success in postsecondary endeavors.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2402 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2402
Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Program — Purpose
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award

Program. The purpose of the Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Program

is to retain top-ranked students from Oklahoma in Oklahoma colleges,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1369

enable Oklahoma institutions of higher education to compete

aggressively for top Oklahoma scholars, attract high-caliber out-of-

state students to Oklahoma to attend colleges and universities, and

enhance the academic quality in Oklahoma colleges and universities.

The program shall provide participants funding for enrollment fees,

tuition and other fees, room and board and required textbooks or

materials for up to five (5) years of undergraduate and/or graduate

study at accredited institutions of higher education in Oklahoma.

B. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall

administer the provisions of the Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award

Program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4701 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4701
Center for Instructional Excellence - Feasibility study
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are hereby

authorized to study the cost feasibility of developing a "Center for

Instructional Excellence". This Center should serve as the primary

coordinating agency for the development and dissemination of

instructional technology and should proceed immediately to collect

from current resources the best available media materials, computer

software, and other instructional technology available. This Center

should renew public higher education's commitment to its principal

mission of instruction by identifying master professors from

throughout the system and underwriting, through release time and

direct funding, the dissemination of their instructional work.

It is the intent of this legislation that all institutions

within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall cooperate

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1673

in the development of the "Center for Instructional Excellence" by

making available faculty and instructional resources. The Center

shall then serve as a clearinghouse in disseminating the best of

these resources to the remainder of the system. It is the intent of

this legislation that the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education shall provide direct funding to the Center from both

private and public resources to carry out the task of developing or

acquiring all aspects of the rapidly changing instructional

technology so that these methods may be evaluated and made available

to institutions within The State System of Higher Education.

The Center should become the most cost effective method for

instructional development by providing coordination for similar

existing efforts on individual campuses and eventually bringing

these operations under a central mechanism providing for a better

economy of scale in making the necessary resources available to all

higher education faculty members in order to provide for excellence

in instruction at all levels.

The Center is made necessary because the traditional

instructional process competes, without sufficient resources or

modern technology, with much more powerful informational media and

computer software being made available through the private sector in

noneducational environments and because students, accustomed to more

sophisticated methods of information acquisition, demand and deserve

the most effective instructional process within their educational

experiences.

The "Center for Instructional Excellence" should devise, in

cooperation with the budget staff of the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education, appropriate formats for inquiring of institutions

regarding resources devoted to improving the instructional process

with a particular emphasis on depicting budgets, not just in

programmatical terms, but in terms of the proportion of available

resources devoted in each academic program to computer interaction,

media, tutelage, team teaching, and other instructional innovations.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-101.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-101.4
Disclosure of disciplinary and nondirectory
Status: in_force

educational records.

A. A school district in which a student is enrolled or is in

the process of enrolling in may request the student’s education

records from any school district in which the student was formerly

enrolled to ascertain safety issues with incoming students and

ensure full disclosure. A district that receives a request for the

education records of a student who formerly was enrolled in the

district shall forward the records within three (3) business days of

receipt of the request. The records shall include the student’s

disciplinary records. Disciplinary records shall include but not be

limited to all information that relates to a student assaulting,

carrying weapons, possessing illegal drugs, including alcohol, and

any incident that poses a potential dangerous threat to students or

school personnel. The forwarding and disclosure of disciplinary

records or other education records to a school district in which a

student seeks or intends to enroll shall be in accordance with the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 929

annual notification requirements and provisions of the Family

Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).

B. Each school district shall be required to release

nondirectory educational records to the agencies listed in Section

620.3 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The release of any

records shall be in accordance with the provisions of FERPA. The

term "nondirectory educational records" shall be those records

maintained by the school regarding a child who is or has been a

student at the school which are categorized as private or

confidential records pursuant to FERPA.

C. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules for

monitoring school districts for compliance with this section and

providing sanctions for noncompliance with this section. The Board

shall inform school districts of their statutory responsibilities

for compliance with FERPA. Enforcement and sanctions shall be as

provided by the federal requirements under FERPA.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-107.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-107.1
College entrance examinations - Remediation course
Status: in_force

for high school students.

A. Each school district in this state may offer a remediation

course for high school students who score below a nineteen (19) on

the American College Testing (ACT) exam or below an equivalent score

on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or Classic Learning Test

(CLT) exams.

B. Nothing in subsection A of this section shall be construed

to require that a teacher providing instruction in the remediation

course be certified in any subject matter that is tested on the ACT,

SAT, or CLT exams.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3240 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3240
Low-cost textbook rental system - Purpose - Conditions of
Status: in_force

rental.

A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are hereby

authorized to establish and implement a system for the rental and

distribution of higher education textbooks to students attending any

institution of higher education within The Oklahoma State System for

Higher Education. The purpose of this system for rental and

distribution of textbooks is to:

1. Make textbooks available on a rental basis to students who

may not be able to afford the price of a new or used textbook;

2. Encourage faculty within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education to use class textbooks for a longer period of time;

3. Encourage department heads to review textbooks used in that

department to help determine if a textbook can be utilized for a

longer period of time or whether such textbook is outdated; and

4. Encourage students to make use of all textbooks required for

the courses of study of such student and not limit the education of

the student because of lack of funds to purchase new or used

textbooks.

B. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are hereby

encouraged to authorize the board of regents of the various higher

education institutions within The Oklahoma State System for Higher

Education to utilize the system to purchase textbooks as determined

by the faculty or department heads to be marked as rental textbooks

to be provided at a low rental payment for students attending that

institution of higher education. Among other conditions of rental

established by the State Regents and the Board of Regents of the

institution of higher education, such textbooks shall be rented on

condition of return of such textbook at the conclusion of the course

of study of such student and that any damage to the textbook will be

paid for by the student. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education are authorized to promulgate and adopt rules for the

establishment and implementation of this system for low-cost

textbook rental for institutions of higher education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-121 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-121
Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 13-121 through 13-129 of this title shall be known and

may be cited as the "Oklahoma Early Intervention Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-19-117 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-19-117
Annual report
Status: in_force

Each school district shall report annually to the State

Superintendent of Public Instruction the cost of instructing pupils

during the preceding year in driver education, the number of pupils

actually enrolled and trained in such course during the preceding

year, and such other information as may be required for the

computation of the cost incurred therein.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-103 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-103
Appropriations
Status: repealed

There shall be apportioned and disbursed annually by the State

Board of Education, from appropriations made by the Legislature for

this purpose and from funds derived from other sources provided by

law for this purpose, to the several school districts of the state,

such sums of money as each school district may be qualified to

receive under the provisions of this article. The methods of

apportionment and disbursements contained herein shall remain in

force until the same are amended or repealed by the Legislature. The

State Board of Education will furnish the Legislature each year the

recommended use of any new educational funds, listing priorities and

percentage of new funds recommended for each priority item listed.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-101 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-101
School districts - Designation
Status: in_force

All school districts in Oklahoma, now in existence or which may

hereafter be created, shall be designated only as independent,

elementary or technology center school districts. Independent

school districts, elementary school districts and technology center

school districts shall be under the supervision and the

administration of the respective boards of education thereof.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 241
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-23-104 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-23-104
The meaning of words and terms
Status: in_force

As used in this article, unless the context indicates otherwise:

1. "State Department of Education" means that department of the

state government in which are placed the agencies created or

authorized by the Constitution and Legislature charged with the

responsibility of determining the policies and directing the

administration and supervision of the common school system of the

state. These agencies are the State Board of Education, the State

Superintendent of Public Instruction, and such divisions and

positions as may be established by law or by the State Board of

Education.

2. "State Board of Education" means that agency in the State

Department of Education which is the governing board of said

Department and of the common school system of the state.

3. "State Superintendent of Public Instruction" means the

elected offical provided for in Article VI, Section 1 of the

Constitution of Oklahoma, who is the executive officer of the State

Board of Education.

4. "Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education" means that

body created by Article XIII-A of the Constitution of Oklahoma to

coordinate the affairs of all institutions of higher learning

supported by taxation in the State of Oklahoma.

5. "Common schools of Oklahoma" means all private schools and

all schools supported by public taxation, and including elementary

and secondary schools, the first two (2) years of junior college,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 898

night school, adult and other special classes, and vocational

instruction.

6. "Institutions of higher learning" means all private

institutions and all the state universities and colleges which are

supported by public taxation or otherwise authorized by laws in

effect or enacted hereinafter.

7. "Authority" means the Oklahoma Educational Television

Authority created by Section 23-105 of this article, or, if said

Authority shall be abolished, the board, body, or commission

succeeding to the principal functions of said Authority, or to whom

the power is given by law.

8. "Facilities" means channels, all equipment, and properties,

including the construction and operation thereof at any given point

together with all rights, easements, leases, and interests which may

be acquired by the Authority for such construction and operation

which may be deemed necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes

set forth in Section 23-101 of this article.

9. "Cost" as applied to the facilities means the cost of

construction including the acquisition of all land, rights-of-way,

property, rights, easements, and interest acquired by the Authority

for such construction; all machinery and equipment, financing

charges, interest prior to and during construction; engineering and

legal expenses, plans, specifications, surveys, estimates of cost

and of revenues, other expenses necessary or incident to determining

the feasibility or practicability of constructing any such

facilities; administrative expense, and such other expense as may be

necessary or incident to the construction of the facilities; and the

financing of such construction and the placing of the facilities in

operation.

10. "Owner" means all individuals, copartnerships,

associations, or corporations having any title or interest in any

property, rights, easements, and interest authorized to be acquired

by this article.

11. "Oklahoma Educational Television Network" means the

educational television channels allocated to the state by the

Federal Communications Commission and maintained and operated by the

Oklahoma Educational Television Authority.

12. "Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the

Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, authorized by the

provisions of Section 3 of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9009 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9009
Millage levy - Net assessed value of taxable property
Status: in_force

The millage levied by a higher education funding district shall

be applied to the net assessed value of all taxable property located

within the district each year in the same manner as provided by law

for millage imposed by other ad valorem taxing jurisdictions. The

county treasurer shall include the tax due resulting from such

millage in the same manner as provided by law for other ad valorem

taxes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-102 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-102
Meetings
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall meet in regular session once

each month. Special meetings may be called by the president or by a

majority of the members of the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-28-102 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-28-102
Students with disabilities — Ratings for education
Status: in_force

service providers — Verification of enrollment status.

A. The State Department of Education shall provide parents,

legal guardians, custodians, or other persons with legal authority

of eligible students with disabilities notice that participation in

the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Program shall have the same

effect as a parental revocation of consent pursuant to 20 U.S.C.,

Sections 1414(a)(1)(D) and 1414(C) of the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and an explanation of the rights

parents, legal guardians, custodians, or other persons with legal

authority of eligible students with disabilities have under IDEA and

any applicable state laws and regulations.

B. The Department shall implement a commercially viable, cost-

effective, and user-friendly system for users to publicly rate,

review, and share information about education service providers.

C. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall coordinate with the State

Department of Education to develop a process to review student

enrollment information in order to verify that an eligible student

who is claimed by a taxpayer receiving a tax credit is not enrolled

in a public school in the state.

D. The Commission may promulgate rules to implement the

provisions of the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act. The

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 980

State Board of Education may promulgate rules to implement the

provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-623.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-623.1
Licensees in default - Suspension of licenses
Status: in_force

A. For licensees determined to be in default, pursuant to the

applicable federal regulation, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education shall prescribe rules and procedures to provide an

opportunity for the licensee to enter into a satisfactory repayment

agreement and an opportunity for a hearing prior to notification of

a licensing board. At least thirty (30) days prior to notification

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1046

of the appropriate licensing board, the State Regents shall mail to

the licensee's last-known address, a written notice of:

1. The nature and amount of the debt;

2. The intention of the State Regents to issue notification of

default to the appropriate licensing board or boards; and

3. The explanation of the licensee's rights.

B. Following the determination of default, as defined by

federal law, the licensee shall be provided the opportunity of a

hearing conducted by a hearing official appointed by the State

Regents. The hearing official may be any qualified individual,

including an administrative law judge, not under the direct

supervision or control of the State Regents. Upon written request

by the licensee, the decision of the hearing official may be

appealed to the State Regents. The State Regents may notify each

licensing board in this state of any person who has been determined

to be in default on a student loan; provided, the State Regents may

consider hardship circumstances in their decision whether to proceed

with notification. Except as otherwise provided in this section,

upon receipt of the notice, the licensing boards shall suspend and

not renew the license of the licensee until further notification by

the State Regents.

C. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no further

administrative review or contested case proceeding within or by the

licensing board is required upon notification of the State Regent’s

determination of default. No licensing board shall be held liable

for any suspension or nonrenewal of a license or commercial driver

license pursuant to the provisions of this act.

D. The State Regents shall notify, as soon as possible and no

later than ten (10) business days, each licensing board when a

formerly reported licensee is no longer in default status due to

repayment in full, loan rehabilitation or some other action that

discharges the licensee of responsibility for repayment or when the

licensee achieves satisfactory repayment status. Except as

otherwise provided in this section, the issuing licensing board

shall reinstate or renew the license of the licensee within thirty

(30) days of receiving notice from the State Regents, contingent

upon the requirements of the licensing board.

E. If the Oklahoma Bar Association receives notice that a

licensed attorney is in default, the Bar Association must begin

proceedings by which the attorney may be suspended pursuant to Rules

Governing Disciplinary Proceedings. If suspended, the attorney may

be reinstated pursuant to reinstatement procedures as provided in

the Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings.

F. For purposes of this act:

1. “Licensing board” means any bureau, department, division,

board, agency or commission of this state or of a municipality in

this state that issues a license;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1047

2. “License” means a license, certificate, registration,

permit, approval or other similar document issued by a licensing

board granting to an individual a right or privilege to engage in a

profession, occupation or business, including Class A, B or C

commercial driver licenses issued pursuant to Title 47 of the

Oklahoma Statutes; and

3. “Licensee” means any individual who is issued a license by

any licensing board in this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-116.15 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-116.15
Transferred employees of George Nigh Rehabilitation
Status: in_force

Institute – Election to become members of Teachers’ Retirement

System of Oklahoma.

A. An employee transferred pursuant to the provisions of

Section 3 of this act may elect to become a member of the Teachers’

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 797

Retirement System of Oklahoma pursuant to the election authorized by

subsection A of Section 3 of this act. If the employee makes an

election to become a member of the Teachers’ Retirement System of

Oklahoma, the employee may acquire service credit in the Teachers’

Retirement System pursuant to the provisions of Section 17-116.2 of

Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. On and after the date that an employee makes an election to

become a member of the Teachers’ Retirement System pursuant to

subsection A of Section 3 of this act, the employer to which the

employee is transferred shall make required contributions pursuant

to Section 17-108.1 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the

employee shall make required contributions imposed pursuant to

Section 17-116.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. On and after the date that an employee files the election to

become a member of the Teachers’ Retirement System, the employer to

which the employee is transferred and the employee making the

election shall be subject to all requirements of the provisions of

Sections 17-101 et seq. of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes

governing the Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma.Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 26
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1-107 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1-107
Educational services - Enumeration
Status: in_force

Either in conjunction with public schools or otherwise under the

control and supervision of school agencies and officials provided by

law for the control and supervision of public schools, other

educational services may include health activities, school lunch

programs, audiovisual education, safety education, vocational

rehabilitation, education of exceptional and handicapped children,

playground and physical education activities and such other special

services, functions, and activities as may be authorized by law or

by regulation of the State Board of Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-622 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-622
Fund established
Status: in_force

There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Student

Educational Assistance Fund, for the purposes hereinafter stated.

The State Treasurer's office is hereby authorized to receive on

behalf of the fund such future appropriations, gifts, grants, and

donations as may be made thereto by the Legislature and received

from other sources.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1924 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1924
Collecting fee on promise to grant degree - Punishment
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1333

Any person that collects or attempts to collect fees for

matriculation, registration, tuition, books or for any other

purpose, the inducement for which is a promise to grant an academic

or professional degree, when said institution has not been granted

authority under the provisions of this act to grant degrees, shall

be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,

shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not less than One

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

($500.00), or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days or

for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and

imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-132.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-132.1
Delivery of confiscated firearms to proper
Status: in_force

authorities.

A. Pursuant to the requirements of Section 1271.1 of Title 21

of the Oklahoma Statutes, every school authority shall immediately

report the discovery of a firearm not otherwise authorized by law to

be possessed to a law enforcement authority and deliver any weapon

or firearm, removed or otherwise seized from any minor, to a law

enforcement authority for appropriate disposition.

B. Every school authority shall also immediately report to a

law enforcement authority the discovery of a firearm upon a student

that is not a minor or upon any other person not otherwise

authorized by law to possess a firearm on school property pursuant

to Section 1280.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes and deliver

any weapon or firearm that is removed or seized to a law enforcement

authority for disposition pursuant to Section 1271.1 of Title 21 of

the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-133 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-133
Pilot program for new pathways to teacher certification
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section:

1. "Provider" means an eligible entity that seeks or has

obtained approval of an alternative teacher preparation program

consistent with this section; and

2. "Program" means content provided by a provider that leads

toward licensure in a specific content area.

B. The State Board of Education shall identify providers to

implement new and innovative pathways toward teacher certification

on a pilot program basis. Providers seeking to participate in the

pilot program shall submit applications to the State Board of

Education.

C. A provider chosen by the State Board of Education to

participate in the pilot program shall offer a program that:

1. Provides evidence and history of fiscal solvency, capacity,

operation, and program effectiveness;

2. Provides evidence of necessary infrastructure to provide

accurate, timely, and secure data for the purpose of admission,

teacher candidate monitoring, testing, and certification

recommendations;

3. Has policies and procedures in place ensuring the security

of teacher candidate records under applicable laws and regulations;

4. Has the instructional capacity within an existing novice

teacher support program, the ability to obtain the instructional

capacity, or has established a partnership with an accredited higher

education institution to provide adequate instruction in accordance

with this subsection;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 402

5. Offers an instructional phase that provides intensive

preparation before the teacher candidates assume classroom

responsibilities;

6. Offers a research-based and results-oriented approach

focused on best teaching practices to increase student achievement

and growth measured against state academic standards;

7. Provides assessment, supervision, and evaluation of teacher

candidates to determine their specific needs throughout the program

and to support efforts to successfully complete the program;

8. Provides intensive and ongoing professional development

opportunities that accelerate a teacher candidate's professional

growth, support student learning, and provide a workplace

orientation, professional staff development, and mentoring;

9. Offers peer review focused on standards of professional

practice and continuous professional growth; and

10. Provides a process to review a teacher candidate's final

competency of required certification content standards that leads to

a potential candidate being recommended for teacher certification in

accordance with subsection F of this section.

D. The State Board of Education shall ensure that providers

approved to participate in the pilot program allow teacher

candidates to demonstrate pedagogy and content standard proficiency

in school-based programs and through other nontraditional means.

Nontraditional means may include, but not be limited to, previous

work experience, teacher experience, educator evaluations, industry-

recognized certifications, and other essentially equivalent

demonstrations.

E. If the State Board of Education determines that a provider

fails to meet or is deficient in any of the requirements of this

section, it may suspend or revoke the approval of the provider after

providing notification of the deficiencies and an opportunity to

remedy the deficiencies.

F. A teacher candidate that completes a program offered by an

approved provider shall be eligible for certification, provided he

or she meets the certification requirements set forth in Section 6-

187 of this title in the area of specialization for which

certification is sought and is recommended for certification by the

approved provider.

G. The State Board of Education shall issue a certificate to

teach to any person who meets the requirements set forth in this

section and who has on file with the Board a current Oklahoma

criminal history record check from the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation as well as a national criminal history record check as

defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The

person applying for the certificate shall be responsible for the

cost of the criminal history record checks.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 403

H. A provider shall submit a report to the State Department of

Education after one (1) year of operation showing the percentage of

teacher candidates who have completed the program and who have

successfully completed or who have failed the competency

examinations for certification and the provider's efforts to help

candidates successfully pass the examinations. A provider shall

annually submit a report to the State Department of Education

outlining the success of the program.

I. The State Board of Education may promulgate rules to

implement the provisions of this section.

J. The pilot program created in this section shall end no later

than July 1, 2026.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-110 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-110
Technology center school districts and independent
Status: in_force

school districts - Separate boards - Existing boards - Election

procedure.

A. If the territory comprising an independent school district

has been established by the State Board of Career and Technology

Education as a technology center school district, and the boundaries

of each are coterminous, the board of education of the technology

center school district shall be separate from the board of education

of the independent school district and no member of either board

shall be eligible to serve on the other.

B. Existing boards of education of technology center school

districts which are comprised of members of the board of education

of an independent school district with coterminous boundaries shall

be dissolved by the State Board of Career and Technology Education,

and the offices of the members of such boards shall become vacant on

the first Monday in June, 1982. The State Board of Career and

Technology Education shall establish election districts for such a

technology center school district which shall have boundaries

coterminous with the election districts of the independent school

district and which shall be numbered identically to the election

districts of the independent school district.

C. A separate board of education shall be created for such a

technology center school district and its members elected in the

manner prescribed by the rules of the State Board of Career and

Technology Education except as hereafter provided:

1. The Governor shall appoint members to those offices of the

board of education of such a technology center school district which

will become vacant on the first Monday in June, 1982, to staggered

terms as follows:

a. two members shall be appointed to a term of one (1)

year. Each of these offices shall become vacant on

the first Monday in June, 1983,

b. two members shall be appointed to a term of two (2)

years. Each of these offices shall become vacant on

the first Monday in June, 1984,

c. two members shall be appointed to a term of three (3)

years. Each of these offices shall become vacant on

the first Monday in June, 1985, and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 652

d. one member shall be appointed to a term of four (4)

years. This office shall become vacant on the first

Monday in June, 1986;

2. Upon the expiration of the term of an office of the board of

education of a technology center school district prior to the

expiration of the term of an office of the board of education of the

independent school district in a coterminous election district, the

Governor shall appoint a board member to the office of the

technology center school district for the number of years necessary

to establish a coterminous term between the board members of the

technology center school board and the independent school district

in the coterminous election district;

3. Thereafter, as the office of each member appointed to the

board of education of the technology center school district becomes

vacant, it shall be filled by a member elected as prescribed by the

rules of the State Board of Career and Technology Education except

as herein provided;

4. Elections of members to the board of education of the

technology center school district shall be held on the same day as

elections are held for election of members to the independent school

district;

5. One member shall be elected from each election district by

the voters of that election district; and

6. The term of office of each member elected to the board of

education of the technology center school district shall be four (4)

years.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.508E — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.508E
Parental notification - Summer academy programs -
Status: in_force

Expansion of requirements.

A. If a teacher determines that a student in kindergarten or

first through third grade is not reading at grade level by the end

of the second quarter of the school year, the parent or legal

guardian of the student shall be notified of:

1. The reading level of the student;

2. The program of reading instruction for the student as

required pursuant to the Strong Readers Act; and

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

summer academy or other program designed to assist the student in

attaining grade-level reading skills.

B. A teacher who determines a student in kindergarten or first

through third grade is not meeting grade-level targets for reading

may, after consultation with the parent or legal guardian of the

student, recommend that the student participate in and complete a

summer academy or other program.

C. Summer academy programs shall be designed to ensure that

participating students successfully complete grade-level

competencies in reading to enhance next-grade readiness. A summer

academy reading program shall be a program that incorporates the

content of a scientifically research-based professional development

program administered by the Commission for Educational Quality and

Accountability or a scientifically research-based reading program

administered by the State Board of Education and is taught by

teachers who have successfully completed professional development in

the reading program or who are certified as reading specialists.

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

unable to attend a summer academy. The optional program may

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1241

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

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

approved program of reading instruction monitored by the parent or

legal guardian. School districts shall not be required to pay for

the optional program but shall clearly communicate to the parent or

legal guardian the expectations of the program and any costs that

may be involved.

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

after implementation of this section, the requirements of subsection

B of this section may be expanded to apply to students in fourth

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

one grade level until the requirements apply to third-grade students

through eighth-grade students. Summer academy programs shall be

designed for each grade level. Nothing in this section shall

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

education from utilizing private, local, or federal funds to

implement this section.

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

the provisions of this section which shall include requirements for

instructional time for summer academy programs, teacher

qualifications, and evaluation of student achievement as a result of

summer academy programs or other optional programs.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-117 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-117
Safety goggles - School board to provide for certain
Status: in_force

personnel.

The school board of each school district in Oklahoma shall

provide safety goggles as approved by the National Safety Council

for all personnel using materials and machines that may damage the

vision of such personnel because of flying particles, intense light,

severe heat or other harmful effects.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.701 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.701
Administration of program
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to

establish the Oklahoma Advanced Placement Incentive Program, to be

administered by the State Department of Education. The purpose of

the program is to establish, organize, and administer a program

designed to improve the course offerings available to high school

students throughout the state and to prepare students for admission

to and success in a postsecondary educational environment. The

Oklahoma Advanced Placement Incentive Program shall consist of the

following components:

1. Financial assistance to public school teachers and schools

to build and maintain successful Advanced Placement Programs; and

2. Test fee assistance to public school students who are in

financial need or who take more than one advanced placement test in

one (1) year.

B. On or before October 1 of each year, the State Department of

Education shall issue to the Governor and members of the Senate and

House of Representatives Education Committees a report on the

Advanced Placement Incentive Program for the previous school year

which shall include, but is not limited to:

1. The number of students taking an advanced placement exam and

the number of exams taken;

2. The number of exams that receive a score of three or better;

3. The number of school sites which have received funding and

the amount of awards, by type of award;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1277

4. The number of school sites offering advanced placement

courses and the number of school sites with students taking an

advanced placement exam;

5. The number of students who receive assistance with the test

fee and the average amount of assistance; and

6. An evaluation of the cost versus the benefits of this

program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-697.11 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-697.11
Critical Need Internship and Residency Program –
Status: in_force

Revolving fund.

A. In addition to internship and residency programs previously

established and funded, it is the intent of the Legislature that the

Health Care Workforce Training Commission, in cooperation with the

Oklahoma Health Care Authority, establish a Critical Need Internship

and Residency Program. The purpose of the Program is to fund

internship and residency programs across the state in areas of

critical need. The determination of areas of critical need shall be

made through a cooperative effort between the University of Oklahoma

College of Medicine and the Oklahoma State University College of

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1093

Osteopathic Medicine. The findings shall be reported to the

Commission by July 1, 2006, and every three (3) years thereafter.

B. The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and the

Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine shall

annually provide to the Commission a report outlining the areas of

physician shortages in each specialty area. The report shall be the

basis for the cooperative funding of critical need physician

specialties for the current fiscal year.

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

fund for the Health Care Workforce Training Commission to be

designated the "Critical Need Internship and Residency Fund". The

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

limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Health

Care Workforce Training Commission for funding internship and

residency programs in areas of critical need. 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 costs. 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, § 70-24-109 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-109
Oklahoma Statehood Day - November 16
Status: in_force

The date of November 16 of each year is hereby designated

"Oklahoma Statehood Day" in and for the public schools of this

state. Any year in which the date of November 16 is a Saturday or

Sunday the public schools of this state shall observe the next

succeeding school day as "Oklahoma Statehood Day," as provided

herein.