Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-104v1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-104v1
State Board of Education - Powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The supervision of the public school system of Oklahoma

shall be vested in the State Board of Education and, subject to

limitations otherwise provided by law, the State Board of Education

shall:

1. Adopt policies and make rules for the operation of the

public school system of the state;

2. Appoint, prescribe the duties, and fix the compensation of a

secretary, an attorney, and all other personnel necessary for the

proper performance of the functions of the State Board of Education.

The secretary shall not be a member of the Board;

3. Submit to the Governor a departmental budget based upon

major functions of the State Department of Education as prepared by

the Superintendent of Public Instruction and supported by detailed

data on needs and proposed operations as partially determined by the

budgetary needs of local school districts filed with the State Board

of Education for the ensuing fiscal year. Appropriations therefor

shall be made in lump-sum form for each major item in the budget as

follows:

a. State Aid to schools,

b. the supervision of all other functions of general and

special education including general control, free

textbooks, school lunch, Indian education, and all

other functions of the Board and an amount sufficient

to adequately staff and administer these services, and

c. the Board shall determine the details by which the

budget and the appropriations are administered.

Annually, the Board shall make preparations to

consolidate all of the functions of the Department in

such a way that the budget can be based on two items,

administration and aid to schools. A maximum amount

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for administration shall be designated as a part of

the total appropriation;

4. On the first day of December preceding each regular session

of the Legislature, prepare and deliver electronically to the

Governor and the Legislature a report for the year ending June 30

immediately preceding the regular session of the Legislature. The

report shall contain:

a. detailed statistics and other information concerning

enrollment, attendance, expenditures including State

Aid, and other pertinent data for all public schools

in this state,

b. reports from each and every division within the State

Department of Education as submitted by the

Superintendent of Public Instruction and any other

division, department, institution, or other agency

under the supervision of the Board,

c. recommendations for the improvement of the public

school system of the state,

d. a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the

State Board of Education for the past year, and

e. a statement of plans and recommendations for the

management and improvement of public schools and such

other information relating to the educational

interests of the state as may be deemed necessary and

desirable;

5. Provide for the formulation and adoption of curricula,

courses of study, and other instructional aids necessary for the

adequate instruction of pupils in the public schools;

6. Have authority in matters pertaining to the licensure and

certification of persons for instructional, supervisory, and

administrative positions and services in the public schools of the

state subject to the provisions of Section 6-184 of this title, and

shall formulate rules governing the issuance and revocation of

certificates for superintendents of schools, principals,

supervisors, librarians, clerical employees, school nurses, school

bus drivers, visiting teachers, classroom teachers, and for other

personnel performing instructional, administrative, and supervisory

services, but not including members of boards of education and other

employees who do not work directly with pupils, and may charge and

collect reasonable fees for the issuance of such certificates:

a. the State Department of Education shall not issue a

certificate to and shall revoke the certificate of any

person who has been convicted, whether upon a verdict

or plea of guilty or upon a plea of nolo contendere,

or received a suspended sentence or any probationary

term for a crime or an attempt to commit a crime

provided for in Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the

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Oklahoma Statutes if the offense involved sexual abuse

or sexual exploitation as those terms are defined in

Section 1-1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes,

Section 741, 843.1, if the offense included sexual

abuse or sexual exploitation, 865 et seq., 885, 888,

891, 1021, 1021.2, 1021.3, 1040.13a, 1087, 1088,

1111.1, 1114, or 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes or who enters this state and who has been

convicted, received a suspended sentence, or received

a deferred judgment for a crime or attempted crime

which, if committed or attempted in this state, would

be a crime or an attempt to commit a crime provided

for in any of the laws,

b. the State Department of Education shall not issue a

certificate to and shall revoke the certificate of any

person who has been convicted, whether upon a verdict

or plea of guilty or upon a plea of nolo contendere,

or received a suspended sentence or any probationary

term for knowingly and willfully failing to report

suspected abuse or neglect of a child in violation of

Section 1-2-101 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes,

and

c. all funds collected by the State Department of

Education for the issuance of certificates to

instructional, supervisory, and administrative

personnel in the public schools of the state shall be

deposited in the “Teachers’ Certification Fund” in the

State Treasury and may be expended by the State Board

of Education to finance the activities of the State

Department of Education necessary to administer the

program, for consultative services, publication costs,

actual and necessary travel expenses as provided in

the State Travel Reimbursement Act incurred by persons

performing research work, and other expenses found

necessary by the State Board of Education for the

improvement of the preparation and certification of

teachers in this state. Provided, any unobligated

balance in the Teachers’ Certification Fund in excess

of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) on June 30 of any

fiscal year shall be transferred to the General

Revenue Fund of this state. Until July 1, 1997, the

State Board of Education shall have authority for

approval of teacher education programs. The State

Board of Education shall also have authority for the

administration of teacher residency and professional

development, subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma

Teacher Preparation Act;

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7. Promulgate rules governing the classification, inspection,

supervision, and accrediting of all public nursery, kindergarten,

elementary and secondary schools, and on-site educational services

provided by public school districts or state-accredited private

schools in partial hospitalization programs, day treatment programs,

and day hospital programs as defined in Section 3-104.7 of this

title and Section 175.20 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes for

persons between the ages of three (3) and twenty-one (21) years of

age in the state. However, no school shall be denied accreditation

solely on the basis of average daily attendance.

Any school district which maintains an elementary school and

faces the necessity of relocating its school facilities because of

construction of a lake, either by state or federal authority, which

will inundate the school facilities, shall be entitled to receive

probationary accreditation from the State Board of Education for a

period of five (5) years after June 12, 1975, and any school

district, otherwise qualified, shall be entitled to receive

probationary accreditation from the State Board of Education for a

period of two (2) consecutive years to attain the minimum average

daily attendance. The Head Start and public nurseries or

kindergartens operated from community action agency funds shall not

be subjected to the accrediting rules of the State Board of

Education. Neither will the State Board of Education make rules

affecting the operation of the public nurseries and kindergartens

operated from federal funds secured through community action

agencies even though they may be operating in the public schools of

the state. However, any of the Head Start or public nurseries or

kindergartens operated under federal regulations may make

application for accrediting from the State Board of Education but

will be accredited only if application for the approval of the

programs is made. The status of no school district shall be changed

which will reduce it to a lower classification until due notice has

been given to the proper authorities thereof and an opportunity

given to correct the conditions which otherwise would be the cause

of such reduction.

Private and parochial schools may be accredited and classified

in like manner as public schools or, if an accrediting association

is approved by the State Board of Education, by procedures

established by the State Board of Education to accept accreditation

by such accrediting association, if application is made to the State

Board of Education for such accrediting;

8. Be the legal agent of this state to accept, in its

discretion, the provisions of any Act of Congress appropriating or

apportioning funds which are now, or may hereafter be, provided for

use in connection with any phase of the system of public education

in Oklahoma. It shall prescribe such rules as it finds necessary to

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provide for the proper distribution of such funds in accordance with

the state and federal laws;

9. Be and is specifically hereby designated as the agency of

this state to cooperate and deal with any officer, board, or

authority of the United States Government under any law of the

United States which may require or recommend cooperation with any

state board having charge of the administration of public schools

unless otherwise provided by law;

10. Be and is hereby designated as the state educational agency

referred to in Public Law 396 of the 79th Congress of the United

States, as amended, which may be known as the Richard B. Russell

National School Lunch Act, and the State Board of Education is

hereby authorized and directed to accept the terms and provisions of

the act and to enter into such agreements, not in conflict with the

Constitution of Oklahoma or the Constitution and Statutes of the

United States, as may be necessary or appropriate to secure for this

state the benefits of the school lunch program established and

referred to in the act;

11. Have authority to secure and administer the benefits of the

Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, Public Law 396 of the

79th Congress of the United States, as amended, in this state and is

hereby authorized to employ or appoint and fix the compensation of

such additional officers or employees and to incur such expenses as

may be necessary for the accomplishment of the above purpose, and

administer the distribution of any state funds appropriated by the

Legislature required as federal matching to reimburse on children’s

meals;

12. Accept and provide for the administration of any land,

money, buildings, gifts, donations, or other things of value which

may be offered or bequeathed to the schools under the supervision or

control of the Board;

13. Have authority to require persons having administrative

control of all school districts in Oklahoma to make such regular and

special reports regarding the activities of the schools in the

districts as the Board may deem needful for the proper exercise of

its duties and functions. Such authority shall include the right of

the State Board of Education to withhold all state funds under its

control, to withhold official recognition including accrediting,

until such required reports have been filed and accepted in the

office of the Board and to revoke the certificates of persons

failing or refusing to make such reports;

14. Have general supervision of the school lunch program. The

State Board of Education may sponsor workshops for personnel and

participants in the school lunch program and may develop, print, and

distribute free of charge or sell any materials, books, and

bulletins to be used in the school lunch programs. There is hereby

created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Board, to be

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designated the “School Lunch Workshop Revolving Fund”. The fund

shall consist of all fees derived from or on behalf of any

participant in any such workshop sponsored by the State Board of

Education, or from the sale of any materials, books, and bulletins,

and funds shall be disbursed for expenses of such workshops and for

developing, printing, and distributing of the materials, books, and

bulletins relating to the school lunch program. The fund shall be

administered in accordance with Section 155 of Title 62 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

15. Prescribe all forms for school district and county officers

to report to the State Board of Education where required. The State

Board of Education shall also prescribe a list of appropriation

accounts by which the funds of school districts shall be budgeted,

accounted for, and expended; and it shall be the duty of the State

Auditor and Inspector in prescribing all budgeting, accounting, and

reporting forms for school funds to conform to such lists;

16. Provide for the establishment of a uniform system of pupil

and personnel accounting, records, and reports;

17. Have authority to provide for the health and safety of

school children and school personnel while under the jurisdiction of

school authorities;

18. Provide for the supervision of the transportation of

pupils;

19. Have authority, upon request of the local school board, to

act in behalf of the public schools of the state in the purchase of

transportation equipment;

20. Have authority and is hereby required to perform all duties

necessary to the administration of the public school system in

Oklahoma as specified in the Oklahoma School Code; and, in addition

thereto, those duties not specifically mentioned herein if not

delegated by law to any other agency or official;

21. Administer the State Public Common School Building

Equalization Fund established by Section 32 of Article X of the

Oklahoma Constitution. Any monies as may be appropriated or

designated by the Legislature, other than ad valorem taxes, any

other funds identified by the State Department of Education, which

may include, but not be limited to, grants-in-aid from the federal

government for building purposes, the proceeds of all property that

shall fall to the state by escheat, penalties for unlawful holding

of real estate by corporations, and capital gains on assets of the

permanent school funds, shall be deposited in the State Public

Common School Building Equalization Fund. The fund shall be used to

aid school districts and charter schools in acquiring buildings,

subject to the limitations fixed by Section 32 of Article X of the

Oklahoma Constitution. It is hereby declared that redbud school

grants disbursed from the State Public Common School Building

Equalization Fund shall be used for the same purposes as a building

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fund, as provided for in Section 1-118 of this title. It is hereby

declared that the term “school districts” as used in Section 32 of

Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution shall mean school districts

and eligible charter schools as defined in subsection B of this

section. The State Board of Education shall disburse redbud school

grants annually from the State Public Common School Building

Equalization Fund to public schools and eligible charter schools

pursuant to subsection B of this section. The Board shall

promulgate rules for the implementation of disbursing redbud school

grants pursuant to this section. The State Board of Education shall

prescribe rules for making grants of aid from, and for otherwise

administering, the fund pursuant to the provisions of this

paragraph, and may employ and fix the duties and compensation of

technicians, aides, clerks, stenographers, attorneys, and other

personnel deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this

paragraph. The cost of administering the fund shall be paid from

monies appropriated to the State Board of Education for the

operation of the State Department of Education. From monies

apportioned to the fund, the State Department of Education may

reserve not more than one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) for

purposes of administering the fund;

22. Recognize that the Director of the Department of

Corrections shall be the administrative authority for the schools

which are maintained in the state reformatories and shall appoint

the principals and teachers in such schools. Provided, that rules

of the State Board of Education for the classification, inspection,

and accreditation of public schools shall be applicable to such

schools; and such schools shall comply with standards set by the

State Board of Education; and

23. Have authority to administer a revolving fund which is

hereby created in the State Treasury, to be designated the

“Statistical Services Revolving Fund”. The fund shall consist of

all monies received from the various school districts of the state,

the United States Government, and other sources for the purpose of

furnishing or financing statistical services and for any other

purpose as designated by the Legislature. The State Board of

Education is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with school

districts, municipalities, the United States Government,

foundations, and other agencies or individuals for services,

programs, or research projects. The Statistical Services Revolving

Fund shall be administered in accordance with Section 155 of Title

62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. 1. The redbud school grants shall be determined by the

State Department of Education as follows:

a. divide the county four-mill levy revenue by four to

determine the nonchargeable county four-mill revenue

for each school district,

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b. determine the amount of new revenue generated by the

five-mill building fund levy as authorized by Section

10 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution for each

school district as reported in the Oklahoma Cost

Accounting System for the preceding fiscal year,

c. add the amounts calculated in subparagraphs a and b of

this paragraph to determine the nonchargeable millage

for each school district,

d. add the nonchargeable millage in each district

statewide as calculated in subparagraph c of this

paragraph and divide the total by the average daily

membership in public schools statewide based on the

preceding school year’s average daily membership,

according to the provisions of Section 18-107 of this

title. This amount is the statewide nonchargeable

millage per student, known as the baseline local

funding per student,

e. all eligible charter schools shall be included in

these calculations as unique school districts,

separate from the school district that may sponsor the

eligible charter school, and the total number of

districts shall be used to determine the statewide

average baseline local funding per student,

f. for each school district or eligible charter school

which is below the baseline local funding per student,

the Department shall subtract the baseline local

funding per student from the average nonchargeable

millage per student of the school district or eligible

charter school to determine the nonchargeable millage

per student shortfall for each district, and

g. the nonchargeable millage per student shortfall for a

school district or eligible charter school shall be

multiplied by the average daily membership of the

preceding school year of the eligible school district

or eligible charter school. This amount shall be the

redbud school grant amount for the school district or

eligible charter school.

2. For fiscal year 2022, monies for the redbud school grants

shall be expended from the funds apportioned pursuant to Section 426

of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes. For fiscal year 2023 and each

subsequent fiscal year, monies for the redbud school grants shall be

appropriated pursuant to Section 426 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, not to exceed three-fourths (3/4) of the tax collected in

the preceding fiscal year pursuant to Section 426 of Title 63 of the

Oklahoma Statutes as determined by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. For

fiscal year 2023 and each subsequent fiscal year, if such

appropriated funds are insufficient to fund the redbud school

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grants, then an additional apportionment of funds shall be made from

sales tax collections as provided by subsection D of Section 1353 of

Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If both funds are insufficient,

the Department shall promulgate rules to permit a decrease to the

baseline local funding per student to the highest amount allowed

with the funding available.

3. As used in this section, “eligible charter school” shall

mean a charter school which is sponsored pursuant to the provisions

of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act. Provided, however, eligible

charter school shall not include a statewide virtual charter school

sponsored by the Statewide Charter School Board but shall only

include those which provide in-person or blended instruction, as

provided by Section 1-111 of this title, to not less than two-thirds

(2/3) of students as the primary means of instructional service

delivery.

4. The Department shall develop a program to acknowledge the

redbud school grant recipients and shall include elected members of

the House of Representatives and Senate who represent the school

districts and eligible charter schools.

5. The Department shall create a dedicated page on its website

listing annual redbud school grant recipients, amount awarded to

each recipient, and other pertinent information about the Redbud

School Funding Act.

6. The Department shall provide the chair of the House

Appropriations and Budget Committee and the chair of the Senate

Appropriations Committee no later than February 1 of each year with

an estimate of the upcoming year’s redbud school grant allocation as

prescribed by this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3705 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3705
Board of Regents of Northern Oklahoma College - Body
Status: in_force

corporate - Seal - Officers - Term - Proceedings - Minutes.

The Board of Regents of Northern Oklahoma College shall be a

body corporate, and shall adopt and use an official seal. It shall

annually elect a chairman, a vice chairman, and a secretary, each of

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

successor is elected and qualified, and who shall perform such

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

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

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

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

suitable book to be obtained and kept for such purpose.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2251 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2251
Validation of Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement
Status: in_force

subscribed to by State Board of Vocational and Technical Education

and State Regents For Higher Education.

The Legislature takes note of the implications and significance

of this historic development in the administration of affairs

relating to public education in Oklahoma and validates the

Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement subscribed to by these two

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-509.2a — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-509.2a
Bargaining unit determination of bargaining election
Status: in_force

dispute - Procedure - Appeal.

A. In the event of a bargaining unit determination or a

bargaining election dispute, the following procedure shall apply:

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1. In the event of a bargaining election dispute, within seven

(7) calendar days of receipt of verification of number of signatures

on the petition from the county election board or the receipt of

election results from the county election board or other

organization agreed upon by the parties to conduct the election,

either party shall give notice in writing of a dispute and the facts

on which the dispute is based to the other parties involved, and the

State Superintendent of Public Instruction requesting appointment of

a dispute resolution committee. In the event of a bargaining unit

determination dispute either party shall give notice in writing of a

dispute and the facts on which the dispute is based to the other

parties involved, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction

requesting appointment of a dispute resolution committee. The

status quo that existed between the parties prior to the incident

giving rise to the dispute shall be maintained through the

resolution of the dispute including district court proceedings

unless the court orders otherwise upon proper application by a

party; any election scheduled pursuant to a disputed petition shall

be stayed pending resolution of the dispute including district court

proceedings;

2. Within ten (10) days of receipt of notification that a

dispute resolution committee is needed, the State Superintendent of

Public Instruction shall form a dispute resolution committee

consisting of three (3) members selected at random from the list of

fact-finders maintained by the State Board of Education pursuant to

Section 509.7 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The State

Superintendent shall notify the members of the committee of their

selection and set a date for the committee's first meeting to be

held no later than seven (7) calendar days following selection of

the committee. The committee shall elect a chair at its first

meeting;

3. Within five (5) calendar days after the selection of the

chair, the representatives of the parties involved in the dispute

shall present to the members of the committee written comments on

the issues related to the dispute. Each party shall furnish the

other parties copies of documents presented to the committee.

Within fifteen (15) calendar days of selection of the chair, the

chair shall convene the committee for a meeting with the

representatives of the parties. Within twenty (20) calendar days of

selection of the chair, the committee shall present its findings and

recommendations in writing to the board of education and other

parties involved in the dispute;

4. If any party decides to reject the committee's

recommendations the party must, within seven (7) days after receipt

of the committee's written recommendation, request a meeting of the

parties involved in the dispute. At the meeting the parties shall

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exchange written statements expressing their rationale for rejecting

any recommendation and shall attempt to clarify differences;

5. At any time following issuance of the dispute resolution

committee's findings and recommendations but prior to the initiation

of judicial review, the committee shall provide necessary

clarification to all parties at the request of any party. The

committee shall provide written clarification within ten (10)

calendar days of the request;

6. The local board shall file a copy of the written findings

and recommendations, including any written clarifications, of the

dispute resolution committee with the Office of the State

Superintendent of Public Instruction. If the effort to resolve

differences is successful, the parties shall forward a copy of their

agreement to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. If the

effort to resolve differences is unsuccessful, the local board of

education shall notify the State Superintendent of Public

Instruction in writing of the parties' inability to agree;

7. Within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date of

notification of the parties' inability to agree any party may appeal

for judicial review of the committee's findings and recommendations

in the district court of the county in which the administrative

office of the school district is located. The review shall be

conducted by the court without a jury and shall be confined to the

written record consisting of the dispute resolution committee's

findings and recommendations, written statements furnished to the

dispute resolution committee by the parties, and written statements

exchanged among the parties as required in this section. In cases

of alleged irregularities in procedures required in this section,

the court may take testimony. The court, upon request or upon its

own motion, shall hear oral argument and receive written briefs; and

8. The court shall accept the dispute resolution committee's

findings and order the parties to comply with the dispute resolution

committee's recommendations if the findings and recommendations are

found to be valid and the proceedings are found to be free of

prejudicial error to any party. Provided the court may enter an

order overruling the committee's findings and recommendations, in

whole or in part, and order its resolution of the dispute, if the

court finds that the committee's findings, inferences, conclusions,

or decisions are:

a. in violation of constitutional provisions,

b. in excess of the authority of the committee,

c. made upon unlawful procedure,

d. affected by other error of law,

e. clearly erroneous in view of the reliable, material,

probative, and competent evidence, including matters

properly noticed by the committee, upon examination

and consideration of the entire record as submitted

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but without otherwise substituting its judgment as to

the weight of the evidence for that of the committee

on question of fact,

f. arbitrary or capricious, or

g. lacking findings of fact upon issues essential to the

decision.

The court's final order shall be issued no later than sixty (60)

days following the date the appeal is filed.

B. An aggrieved party without a motion for a new trial may

secure a review of any final judgment of a district court under this

section by appeal to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The appeal shall

be taken in the manner and time provided by law for appeal to the

Supreme Court from the district court in civil actions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3231 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3231
Short title - Oklahoma National Guard Educational
Status: in_force

Assistance Act – Definitions – Program creation – Eligibility -

Application.

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

National Guard Educational Assistance Act".

B. As used in this act:

1. "Oklahoma educational institution" means an institution of

higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education;

2. "Eligible Guard member" means a current member of the

Oklahoma National Guard in good standing who has a high school

diploma or who has completed General Educational Development (GED)

requirements and who has secured admission to and enrolled in an

Oklahoma educational institution;

3. "Graduate program" means a program offered by an Oklahoma

educational institution that leads to the award of a master's

degree;

4. "Program" means the Oklahoma National Guard Educational

Assistance Program established pursuant to the provisions of this

section; and

5. "Undergraduate program" means a program offered by an

Oklahoma educational institution that leads to the award of an

associate's degree or a baccalaureate degree.

C. There is hereby created the Oklahoma National Guard

Educational Assistance Program to provide assistance to eligible

Guard members who enroll in an Oklahoma educational institution.

Subject to the availability of funds, the amount of assistance shall

be equivalent to the amount of resident tuition and approved

mandatory fees, program fees, academic service fees, and any other

fees for courses in which the eligible Guard member is enrolled, not

to exceed a maximum of eighteen (18) credit hours each semester.

The amount of mandatory fees, program fees, academic service fees,

and any other fees shall be jointly reviewed and approved by the

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the Military

Department of the State of Oklahoma before a determination to pay

the fees is made.

1. The amount of assistance provided to an eligible Guard

member enrolled in an undergraduate program shall not exceed a

maximum of one hundred twenty (120) credit hours in pursuit of an

associate's degree and/or a baccalaureate degree.

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2. Subject to the assistance for eligible Guard members

enrolled in undergraduate programs being fully funded, assistance

shall be provided to an eligible Guard member with a baccalaureate

degree enrolled in a graduate program. The amount of assistance

provided to an eligible Guard member enrolled in a graduate program

shall not exceed a maximum of forty (40) credit hours in pursuit of

a master's degree.

3. Assistance provided pursuant to this section shall be

granted without any limitation other than the amount of funds

available for the Program and the number of eligible Guard members

who apply, subject to any cap established by the Military

Department.

4. Assistance allowed by this section shall not be allowed for

courses taken in excess of the requirements for completion of an

undergraduate program or a graduate program, whichever is applicable

for the eligible Guard member.

D. Assistance provided pursuant to this section shall be

allocated to the Oklahoma educational institution from the Oklahoma

National Guard Educational Assistance Revolving Fund created

pursuant to Section 3232 of this title.

E. To be eligible to apply for the Program, an eligible Guard

member shall:

1. Have at least one (1) year remaining on his or her

enlistment contract at the beginning of any semester for which the

member applies for assistance pursuant to this section;

2. Agree in writing to complete his or her current service

obligation in the Oklahoma National Guard; and

3. Agree in writing to serve actively in good standing with the

Oklahoma National Guard for not less than twenty-four (24) months

after completion of the last semester for which the member receives

assistance pursuant to this section.

F. To retain eligibility for the Program, an eligible Guard

member shall:

1. Maintain good academic standing and satisfactory academic

progress according to standards of the Oklahoma educational

institution in which the member is enrolled;

2. Maintain the requirements for retention and degree

completion as established by the Oklahoma educational institution in

which the member is enrolled;

3. Maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0

scale;

4. Maintain satisfactory participation in the Oklahoma National

Guard; and

5. Possess a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) or Air Force

Specialty Code (AFSC) after his or her first semester.

G. An eligible Guard member seeking assistance pursuant to the

provisions of this section shall submit an application on a form

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prescribed by the Military Department of the State of Oklahoma to

the Educational Service Office of the Military Department prior to

the semester for which assistance is sought. The Military

Department may establish a cap on the number of eligible Guard

members allowed to participate per semester per undergraduate or

graduate program. The eligible Guard member's Commander or his or

her designee shall confirm a member's standing and eligibility to

the Oklahoma educational institution in which the student is

enrolled.

H. The eligible Guard member's Commander may deny an

application submitted by an eligible Guard member for continued

Program assistance if he or she fails to comply with the provisions

of paragraph 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 of subsection F of this section.

I. An eligible Guard member who has received Program assistance

pursuant to the provisions of this section and who fails to comply

with the provisions of paragraph 4 of subsection F of this section

shall be required to repay an amount to be calculated as follows:

1. Determine the total amount of assistance provided pursuant

to the provisions of this section;

2. Divide the amount determined in paragraph 1 of this

subsection by twenty-four (24); and

3. Multiply the amount determined in paragraph 2 of this

subsection by the number of months the member did not fulfill the

requirements of paragraph 4 of subsection F of this section.

Repayments shall be deposited into the Oklahoma National Guard

Educational Assistance Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section

3232 of this title.

J. An eligible Guard member who has received Program assistance

pursuant to the provisions of this section and who fails to comply

with the provisions of paragraph 4 of subsection F of this section

due to hardship circumstances may request a waiver from repayment.

A waiver request shall be submitted in writing to the Adjutant

General.

K. By July 1 annually, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education shall notify the Adjutant General of the amount of funding

available in the Oklahoma National Guard Educational Assistance

Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 3232 of this title.

L. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall

promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this act including

deadlines for submission of applications required by subsection G of

this section. The Military Department of the State of Oklahoma

shall promulgate regulations pertaining to the application process

and the determination of eligibility for the assistance program.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and Military

Department shall coordinate the promulgation of rules and

regulations to ensure compatibility. The Adjutant General may

promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this act.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.6g — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.6g
Passport to Financial Literacy Act - Short title
Status: in_force

Section 2 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the

“Passport to Financial Literacy Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9101 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9101
Short title – Oklahoma College Athletic Conference Act
Status: in_force

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

College Athletic Conference Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-626.6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-626.6
Qualifications for grant
Status: in_force

A. No person shall be awarded a state tuition aid grant unless

the person:

1. Is a resident of this state. Such residency shall meet

requirements as set out by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education;

2. Has demonstrated financial need for tuition aid as

determined by Sections 626.2 and 626.7 of this title and in

accordance with procedures established by the Oklahoma State Regents

for Higher Education;

3. Has demonstrated high moral character, good citizenship, and

dedication to American ideals;

4. Has applied for state tuition aid and has been determined to

be eligible for such tuition aid; and

5. Has complied with all the rules adopted pursuant to the

Oklahoma Higher Education Tuition Aid Act for the award, regulation,

and administration of state college tuition aid.

B. No person shall be awarded a state tuition aid grant if the

person is incarcerated in a state, federal, or private correctional

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facility and enrolled in a program structured primarily for virtual

learning. A state tuition aid grant shall only be awarded to an

individual who is incarcerated in a state, federal, or private

correctional facility if the individual is within (5) years from

being released from incarceration.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-113 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-113
Citation
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the "Displaced Homemakers Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4515 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4515
Public hearing
Status: in_force

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Prior to implementing a continuous school program in any school

of the district, the school district's board of education shall

consult in good faith in an effort to reach agreement with the

employees of the school, with the parents of pupils who would be

affected by the change, and with the community at large. Such

consultation shall include at least one public hearing for which the

board has given adequate notice to the employees and to the parents

of pupils affected.

In school districts where a continuous school program is

implemented in fewer than all of the schools maintained by the

school district, the board of education of such a school district

shall make every reasonable effort to assign employees who prefer

the regular school schedule to schools of the same level retaining

the regular school schedule.

The board of education of any school district operating pursuant

to the provisions of this chapter shall divide the students of each

selected school into as many groups as necessary to adequately

accommodate a continuous school program so established and

conducted. Students of the same family shall be placed in the same

group unless one or more of such students is enrolled in a special

education class or unless the parent or guardian of such students

requests that the students be placed in different groups.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-628.13 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-628.13
High school students - Concurrent enrollment in college or university courses - Tuition
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 42

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 43or university courses - Tuition waiver.

A. 1. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, in

cooperation with the State Board of Education, shall actively

encourage the concurrent enrollment in college or university courses

of eligible high school students on high school campuses, on college

and university campuses and via online courses.

2. The State Regents and State Board shall establish concurrent

enrollment requirements with an emphasis on determining course

readiness and take all necessary actions to ensure the availability

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of concurrent enrollment opportunities to students in all Oklahoma

high schools.

B. The State Board of Education in cooperation with the

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall prepare

promotional materials explaining the requirements, features and

opportunities of concurrent enrollment and shall ensure that the

independent school districts distribute the materials to each

student prior to enrollment for each year of high school.

C. No institution of The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education shall deny enrollment in any course to any otherwise

eligible high school student, or student of at least thirteen (13)

years of age who is receiving high-school-level instruction at home,

who meets the requirements of concurrent enrollment, nor shall any

independent school district prohibit any student who meets the

requirements of concurrent enrollment from participating.

D. 1. Each high school senior who meets the eligibility

requirements for concurrent enrollment shall be entitled to receive

a tuition waiver equivalent to the amount of resident tuition for a

maximum of eighteen (18) credit hours in their senior year.

2. Subject to the high school senior concurrent enrollment

program being fully funded, each high school junior who meets the

eligibility requirements for concurrent enrollment shall be entitled

to receive a tuition waiver equivalent to the amount of resident

tuition for a maximum of nine (9) credit hours in their junior year,

subject to the availability of funds.

3. Tuition waivers provided pursuant to this section shall be

granted without any limitation on the number of waivers granted in

any year other than the amount of funds available for the program

and the number of eligible applicants.

E. When a student earns college credit through concurrent

enrollment, school districts shall provide academic credit for any

concurrently enrolled higher education courses that are correlated

with the academic credit awarded by the institution of higher

education. Academic credit shall only be transcripted as elective

credit if there is no correlation between the concurrent enrollment

higher education course and a course provided by the school

district.

F. On or before December 1 of each year, the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education shall issue an annual report on the

concurrent enrollment program implemented pursuant to this section.

The annual report shall include but not be limited to the following

information:

1. The number of students participating in concurrent

enrollment;

2. The number of students participating in concurrent

enrollment who received tuition waivers pursuant to subsection D of

this section;

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3. The high school graduation rate of students described in

paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection; and

4. The number of students described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of

this subsection who earned an associate's degree or a bachelor's

degree at an institution of higher education.

The annual report shall be posted on the websites of the

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the State Department

of Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.183 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.183
Short title - Seizure-Safe Schools Act – Health plan
Status: in_force

for students with a seizure disorder.

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

Safe Schools Act".

B. As used in the Seizure-Safe Schools Act, "seizure action

plan" means a written, individualized health plan designed to

acknowledge and prepare for the health care needs of a student

diagnosed with a seizure disorder.

C. Beginning January 1, 2022, each school district board of

education shall have at least one school employee at each school who

has met the training requirements necessary to:

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1. Administer or assist with the self-administration of a

seizure rescue medication or medication prescribed to treat seizure

disorder symptoms as approved by the United States Food and Drug

Administration and any successor agency; and

2. Recognize the signs and symptoms of seizures and the

appropriate steps to be taken to respond to these symptoms.

D. Any training programs or guidelines adopted by any state

agency for the training of school personnel in the health care needs

of any student diagnosed with a seizure disorder shall be fully

consistent with training programs and guidelines developed by the

Epilepsy Foundation of America and any successor organization.

Notwithstanding any state agency requirement or other law to the

contrary, for the purposes of this training a school district shall

be permitted to use any adequate and appropriate training programs

or guidelines for training of school personnel in the seizure

disorder care tasks covered under this section.

E. Before a seizure rescue medication can be administered to a

student to treat seizure disorder symptoms, the student's parent or

legal guardian shall:

1. Provide the school with written authorization to administer

the medication at school;

2. Provide a written statement from the student's health care

provider that shall contain the following information:

a. the student's name,

b. the name and purpose of the medication,

c. the prescribed dosage,

d. the route of administration,

e. the frequency that the medication may be administered,

and

f. the circumstances under which the medication may be

administered;

3. Provide the prescribed medication to the school in its

unopened, sealed package with the label affixed by the dispensing

pharmacy intact; and

4. Collaborate with school personnel to create a seizure action

plan.

F. The written authorization, written statement and seizure

action plan required in subsection E of this section shall be kept

on file in the office of the school nurse or school administrator

and shall be distributed to any school personnel or volunteers

responsible for the supervision or care of the student.

G. The written authorization for the administration of seizure

rescue medications provided for in subsection E of this section

shall be effective for the school year in which it is granted and

may be renewed each following school year upon fulfilling the

requirements of subsections E and F of this section.

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H. The Seizure-Safe Schools Act shall apply only to a school

that has a student enrolled who has a seizure disorder and has a

seizure rescue medication or other medication prescribed to treat

seizure disorder symptoms approved by the United States Food and

Drug Administration and any successor agency prescribed by the

student's health care provider.

I. The State Board of Education may promulgate administrative

rules for the development and implementation of the seizure

education program and the procedures for the development and content

of seizure action plans.

J. 1. A school employee may not be subject to any disciplinary

proceeding resulting from an action taken in compliance with the

Seizure-Safe Schools Act. Any employee acting in accordance with

the provisions of this act shall be immune from civil liability

unless the actions of the employee rise to a level of reckless or

intentional misconduct.

2. A school nurse shall not be responsible for and shall not be

subject to disciplinary action for actions performed by a volunteer.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3510 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3510
Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges - State educational
Status: in_force

of - Powers and duties - Institution personnel - Fidelity bonds - Federal funds - Gifts - Contracts -institutions under jurisdiction of - Powers and duties - Institution

personnel - Fidelity bonds - Federal funds - Gifts - Contracts -

Property - Employee benefits.

The Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges, also known as the

Regional University System of Oklahoma (RUSO) pursuant to Section

3507.1 of this title, shall have the supervision, management, and

control of the University of Central Oklahoma, East Central

University, Northeastern State University, Northwestern Oklahoma

State University, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, and

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University; and it shall have the

following additional powers and duties:

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

govern each of the institutions under its jurisdiction.

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

as it deems necessary including architects, attorneys, engineers,

and other professional and technical persons for its operation and

for the operation of the institutions under its jurisdiction. Any

of such personnel having custody of public funds or other public

property may be required to furnish corporate surety bonds in such

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

state and conditioned upon a faithful accounting of all such funds

and property.

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

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

any of its powers effective.

(d) Authorize officials at the several institutions under its

jurisdiction to act in its behalf in the making of contracts, or in

carrying out the powers conferred upon it.

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

from federal agencies, and administer the same in accordance with

federal requirements.

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

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

directions of the donors or grantors thereof.

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

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

received from any other source by the institutions under its

jurisdiction.

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

name, on behalf of any of the institutions under its jurisdiction,

and convey, exchange, or dispose of, or otherwise manage or control,

such property in the interest of such institutions including the

granting of leases, permits, easements, and licenses over or upon

any such real property. The Board shall have the power to institute

any legal action in the name of the Board before any court having

jurisdiction of such actions. The Board shall have custody of

abstracts of title and instruments affecting the ownership of or

title to real property acquired for or belonging to such

institutions.

(i) Have supervision and charge of the construction of all

buildings at institutions under its jurisdiction.

(j) Determine the need for and cause to be constructed

dormitories and other buildings, on a self-liquidating basis, at any

institution under its jurisdiction.

(k) Establish and maintain plans for tenure and retirement of

employees of the Board and of the institutions under its

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jurisdiction, and for payment of deferred compensation of such

employees; and provide hospital and medical benefits, accident,

health, and life insurance, and annuity contracts, for such

employees and their dependents. The Board may pay for all or a part

of the cost thereof for employees, with funds available for the

operation of the institution. Amounts payable by an employee for

such insurance or annuity contracts may, with the consent of the

employee, be deducted from his or her salary.

(l) Maintain an inventory of all property belonging to each of

the institutions under its jurisdiction.

(m) Audit all accounts against the funds allocated to the

institutions under its jurisdiction.

(n) Provide penalties and forfeitures by way of damages and

otherwise for the violation of rules and regulations of the Board,

which may be sued for and collected in the name of the Board before

any court having jurisdiction of such actions.

(o) Do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the

powers expressly granted to it by Article XIII-B of the Oklahoma

Constitution and the Statutes of Oklahoma, or to make institutions

under its jurisdiction effective for the purposes for which they are

maintained or operated.

(p) Issue, on behalf of the institutions supervised and managed

by RUSO, special and limited obligations for purposes of such

capital projects as RUSO may deem proper.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-820.24 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-820.24
Professional representation
Status: in_force

A. 1. A student athlete may obtain professional representation

for the purpose of securing payment for the use of his or her name,

image, or likeness without penalty, resulting limitation on

participation, or effect on the student-athlete’s athletic grant-in-

aid eligibility.

2. Any professional representation agreement shall:

a. be in writing,

b. be executed by both parties,

c. clearly describe the obligations of the parties, and

d. outline fees for the professional representation.

3. An individual or entity engaged for professional

representation by a student athlete shall ensure the student athlete

discloses the professional relationship to the postsecondary

institution as required by this section.

B. A student athlete who enters into a contract providing

payment to the student athlete for use of his or her name, image, or

likeness or for professional representation shall disclose the

contract in a manner designated by the postsecondary institution.

C. A postsecondary institution may revoke or rescind any

agreement or commitment to provide payment, a grant-in-aid, or other

benefits to a student athlete who receives or agrees to receive

payment not permitted by this Act or a collegiate athletic

association with authority over the postsecondary institution and

shall not be liable in damages or subjected to any injunctive relief

by a court because of such revocation or rescission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-108.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-108.1
Allocation of funds for the education of homebound
Status: in_force

children.

If funds are appropriated to the State Board of Education for

reimbursement of the costs of educating Homebound Children as

authorized in Section 13-108 of this title, the funds shall be

disbursed to school districts through claims filed with the State

Board of Education. School districts shall reimburse the necessary

travel expenses of teachers incurred in fulfilling the services to

homebound children in accordance with the provisions of the State

Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3706 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3706
Board of Regents for Northern Oklahoma College - Jurisdiction over Northern Oklahoma
Status: in_force

College - Powers and duties - Institution personnel - Fidelity bonds - Federal funds - Gifts -

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 83Jurisdiction over Northern Oklahoma College - Powers and duties -

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Institution personnel - Fidelity bonds - Federal funds - Gifts -

Contracts - Property - Employee benefits.

The Board of Regents of the Northern Oklahoma College shall have

the supervision, management and control of the Northern Oklahoma

College; and it shall have the following additional powers and

duties:

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

govern the Northern Oklahoma College.

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

as it deems necessary, including architects, attorneys, engineers

and other professional and technical persons for its operation and

for the operation of Northern Oklahoma College. Any of such

personnel having custody of public funds or other public property

may be required to furnish corporate surety bonds in such amounts as

may be deemed necessary by the Board, payable to the State of

Oklahoma and conditioned upon a faithful accounting of all such

funds and property.

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

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

any of its powers effective.

(d) Authorize officials at the Northern Oklahoma College to act

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

powers conferred upon it.

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

from federal agencies, and administer the same in accordance with

Federal requirements.

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

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

directions of the donors or grantors thereof.

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

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

received from any other source by Northern Oklahoma College.

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

name, on behalf of the Northern Oklahoma College, and convey,

exchange or dispose of, or otherwise manage or control, such

property in the interest of such institution, including the granting

of leases, permits, easements and licenses over or upon any such

real property. The Board shall have the power to institute any

legal action in the name of the Board before any court having

jurisdiction of such actions. The Board shall have custody of

abstracts of title and instruments affecting the ownership of or

title to real property belonging to the Northern Oklahoma College.

(i) Have supervision and charge of the construction of all

buildings at Northern Oklahoma College.

(j) Determine the need for and cause to be constructed

dormitories and other buildings, on a self-liquidating basis, at the

Northern Oklahoma College.

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(k) Establish and maintain plans for tenure and retirement of

employees at the Northern Oklahoma College, and for payment of

deferred compensation of such employees; and provide hospital and

medical benefits, accident, health and life insurance, and annuity

contracts, for such employees and their dependents. The Board may

pay for all or a part of the cost thereof for employees with funds

available for the operation of the institution. Amounts payable by

an employee for such insurance or annuity contracts may, with the

consent of the employee be deducted from his salary.

(l) Maintain an inventory of all property belonging to the

Northern Oklahoma College.

(m) Audit all accounts against the funds allocated to Northern

Oklahoma College.

(n) Provide penalties and forfeitures by way of damages and

otherwise for the violation of rules and regulations of the Board,

which may be sued for and collected in the name of the Board before

any court having jurisdiction of such actions.

(o) Do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the

powers expressly granted to it, or to make the Northern Oklahoma

College effective for the purposes for which it is maintained or

operated.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2208 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2208
Bonds as legal investment
Status: in_force

Any bank, trust, or insurance company organized under the laws

of Oklahoma may invest its capital, surplus, and reserves in bonds

issued under the provisions of this act. The officers having charge

of any sinking fund or any other fund of the state or any

department, agency, or institution thereof, including the various

funds established by Chapter 27 of Title 70 (House Bill No. 244 of

the Session Laws of 1945), or any county, city, town, township, or

school district in the state, may invest such funds in bonds issued

under the provisions of this act at the reasonable market value

thereof. Such bonds are also approved as collateral security for

the deposit of any public funds and for the investment of trust

funds.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-23-113 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-23-113
Authority may collect fees
Status: in_force

The Authority, subject to the provisions hereof, is hereby

authorized to fix, revise, charge and collect fees for the use of

any of its facilities.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3302 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3302
Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma - Body
Status: in_force

corporate - Appointment and terms of members - Removal - Vacancies.

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(a) The Board of Regents provided for by Section 8, Article

XIII, Oklahoma Constitution, shall constitute a body corporate by

the name of Regents of the University of Oklahoma and shall be the

government of the University of Oklahoma, Cameron University, and

Rogers State University. It shall consist of seven (7) members to

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

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

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

which they were appointed.

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

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

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

expire on the 21st day of March, 1966, and each seven (7) years

thereafter.

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

expire on the 21st day of March, 1967, and each seven (7) years

thereafter.

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

expire on the 21st day of March, 1968, and each seven (7) years

thereafter.

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

expire on the 21st day of March, 1969, and each seven (7) years

thereafter.

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

expire on the 21st day of March, 1970, and each seven (7) years

thereafter.

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

expire on the 21st day of March, 1971, and each seven (7) years

thereafter.

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

expire on the 21st day of March, 1972, and each seven (7) years

thereafter.

(c) No member of the Board shall be employed upon any work to

be performed in connection with the University of Oklahoma, Cameron

University, or Rogers State University, nor shall any member of said

Board enter into any contract or business transaction involving a

financial consideration with the University of Oklahoma, Cameron

University, or Rogers State University.

(d) Members of the Board shall be subject to removal from

office as provided by law for the removal of elective officers not

liable to impeachment.

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

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

Senate.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6000 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6000
Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 15 of this act shall be known and may be

cited as the "Oklahoma Tuition Trust Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-400 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-400
Creation - Status - Expenditures
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

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

Reform Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not

subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all

appropriations and transfers made by the Legislature. All monies

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

be budgeted and expended beginning with the fiscal year ending June

30, 1993, by the State Board of Education for the purposes of

implementing reforms contained in Enrolled House Bill No. 1017 of

the First Extraordinary Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature.

Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by

the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with

the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for

approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2282 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2282
Heart of the Heartland Scholarship Fund
Status: in_force

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

"Heart of the Heartland Scholarship Fund". The trust fund shall be

managed and controlled by a board of trustees. The Oklahoma State

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Regents for Higher Education shall constitute the board of trustees

of the Heart of the Heartland Scholarship Fund.

B. The trust capital shall consist of all monies received from

the sale of the Heart of the Heartland special license plates

authorized pursuant to Section 14 of this act.

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

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

investment needs, will produce the greatest trust income over the

term of the investment while preserving the trust capital. All

trust income shall be reinvested into the trust fund except as

provided in subsection D of this section.

D. The trust fund shall be administered for the purpose of

providing the necessary funds for students attending institutions in

The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education who were injured or

whose parent or legal guardian was killed in the April 19, 1995,

bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City,

Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall

grant the monies from the trust fund to any student eligible. To be

eligible to receive the trust funds, an applicant shall:

1. Be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate

program at a member institution of The Oklahoma State System of

Higher Education; and

2. Be a child injured or be the child of a parent or legal

guardian killed as a result of the bombing at the Alfred P. Murrah

Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

E. Any trust capital or income remaining in the trust fund on

July 1, 2025, shall be transferred and deposited into the General

Revenue Fund, and the Heart of the Heartland Scholarship Fund shall

terminate. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall

promulgate any necessary rules to implement this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-129.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-129.1
Minority Teacher Recruitment Advisory Committee
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby re-created until July 1, 2010, in accordance

with the Oklahoma Sunset Law, a Minority Teacher Recruitment

Advisory Committee which shall have oversight over implementation of

the Minority Teacher Recruitment Center and shall advise the

operation of such Center. The Advisory Committee shall be composed

of nineteen (19) members. The presence of ten Advisory Committee

members or their designees shall constitute a quorum. Appointments

shall be made by July 1 with members serving a term of two (2) years

unless no longer eligible. The Advisory Committee members shall be

appointed as follows:

1. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint:

a. two members from the Oklahoma House of

Representatives,

b. two members from an institution of higher education in

The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. One

appointee shall be from a comprehensive university.

One appointee shall be from a two-year college,

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c. one member who is a public school teacher who is a

minority,

d. one member who is a superintendent or designee of a

public school district, and

e. two members representing a community with a high

minority population. One appointee shall be African-

American. One appointee shall be Hispanic;

2. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint:

a. two members from the Oklahoma State Senate,

b. two members from an institution of higher education in

The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education with a

teacher preparation program. One appointee shall be

from a regional university,

c. one member who is a public school teacher who is a

minority,

d. one member who is a principal of a public high school,

and

e. two members representing a community with a high

minority population. One appointee shall be American

Indian. One appointee shall be Asian-American;

3. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction or a designee

shall serve as a member of the Advisory Committee;

4. The Chancellor of Higher Education or a designee shall serve

as a member of the Advisory Committee; and

5. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Commission for

Teacher Preparation or a designee shall serve as a member of the

Advisory Committee.

B. Members of the Advisory Committee shall be reimbursed for

attendance at the Advisory Committee meetings by the appointing

agency pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act or Section 456

of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Members of the Advisory

Committee shall designate from among the members a chairperson and

vice-chairperson. Staff assistance shall be provided by the

Minority Teacher Recruitment Center.

C. Persons who are members on the effective date of this act

shall retain their membership until their terms are completed.

D. The Minority Teacher Recruitment Advisory Committee shall:

1. Make recommendations on the annual operating budget of the

Minority Teacher Recruitment Center and verify that the funds

allocated to the Center through the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education are utilized exclusively by the Center by function;

2. Advise the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education of

unmet needs within the state in the implementation of the Center's

activities;

3. Annually comment publicly on the progress of the Center;

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4. Assist the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education in

developing and reporting information about the Center when

necessary;

5. Meet as often as necessary to conduct business; and

6. Keep official minutes of the Committee meetings which shall

be made available to the public upon request.

E. As used in this section and Section 6-130 of this title,

"minority" means a person who is a lawful resident of the State of

Oklahoma and who is:

1. African-American, a person having origins in any of the

black racial groups of Africa;

2. Hispanic, a person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central

or South American descent;

3. Asian-American, a person having origins in any of the

original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian

subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands; or

4. American Indian and Alaskan Native, a person having origins

in any of the original peoples of North America.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3416 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3416
Langston University experiment station
Status: in_force

Langston University, located at Langston, Oklahoma, is hereby

authorized to devote and use all or any part of suitable farm lands

belonging to or leased or rented by said institution in the

establishment of and conducting and carrying on an agricultural

experiment station for the purpose of conducting experiments in

agriculture. It is further provided that said station shall be

maintained in cooperation with the Oklahoma State University of

Agriculture and Applied Science of the State of Oklahoma in

accordance with the terms of the Acts of Congress establishing

agricultural colleges or universities and experiment stations.

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The authority herein granted shall be construed to be

supplemental to and in conformity with Section 403 of this Code and

other applicable statutes under which said Langston University of

the State of Oklahoma was created and established and to carry into

full and complete effect the purpose and intent of said statutes. In

recognition of the designation of Langston University as an

agricultural research institution by federal and state law, and as

an institution offering graduate programs by the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education, it is the intent of the Legislature

that the State Regents for Higher Education provide the appropriate

funding to enable Langston University to fulfill its role in

agricultural research as provided for in this section.

The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and

Mechanical Colleges shall name a director of said experiment station

who shall have charge and supervision thereof, and said Board of

Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges shall

provide rules and regulations for the maintenance and operation of

said station. Provided, all of such rules and regulations and the

management of said station shall be in coordination with and

pursuant to the plan and requirements of the Board of Regents in its

operation and conduct of agricultural experiments as now conducted

at Oklahoma State University of Agriculture and Applied Science.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-104.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-104.1
Exhaustion of sick and extended leave - Credit for
Status: in_force

leave without pay.

After exhausting sick leave and extended leave pursuant to

Sections 6-104 and 6-104.5 of this title and maternity leave

pursuant to Section 1 of this act, a full-time teacher who, with the

proper approval of the district board of education, takes not more

than ninety (90) school days of leave without pay to care for the

teacher’s child during the first year of the child’s life, shall

receive full credit for the days on leave without pay as though the

teacher had been on leave with pay for purposes of computing

experience for the minimum teacher salary schedule. A teacher on

leave without pay pursuant to this section who pays the actuarial

cost, as determined by the Board of Trustees of the Teachers’

Retirement System of Oklahoma, shall have the period during which

such leave without pay is taken, counted toward retirement service

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credit as though the teacher had been on leave with pay. The

teacher shall notify his or her employer and the System in writing

within thirty (30) days from the date he or she returns to service

that he or she will pay such actuarial cost. The teacher shall have

up to twelve (12) months from the date he or she returns to service

to pay such actuarial cost.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4669.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4669.1
Rogers State University - Transfer of governance from
Status: in_force

Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges to Board of Regents of the

University of Oklahoma, Cameron University and Rogers State

University - Assumption of obligations for tenure or retirement of

employees.

A. The governance, supervision, management and control of

Rogers State University is hereby transferred from the Board of

Regents of Oklahoma Colleges to the Board of Regents of the

University of Oklahoma, Cameron University and Rogers State

University. All property, assets, and obligations of Rogers State

University and any and all obligations of the Board of Regents of

Oklahoma Colleges for and on behalf of Rogers State University are

hereby transferred to the Board of Regents of the University of

Oklahoma, Cameron University and Rogers State University.

B. Obligations for tenure or retirement of employees of Rogers

State University, either through Rogers State University or the

Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges, shall be assumed by the Board

of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Cameron University, and

Rogers State University. For the employees of Rogers State

University who were employed by Rogers State University on or after

January 1, 1999, and who were participants in the Supplemental

Retirement Plan for the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges at the

time of their employment by Rogers State University, the Board of

Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Cameron University, and

Rogers State University shall assume or provide a reasonable

substitute for the Supplemental Retirement Plan for the Board of

Regents of Oklahoma Colleges in accordance with applicable rules and

regulations of the Internal Revenue Service or other governmental

agencies. These employees shall receive credit for compensation,

vesting, and service years in the calculation of benefits under the

plan assumed or provided as required in this section to the same

extent as though they had not left the employ of the regional

university that was participating in the Supplemental Retirement

Plan for the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges.Colleges to Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Cameron University and Rogers State
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-121 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-121
Apportionment of certain administrative and support
Status: in_force

function funds.

A portion of the funds appropriated to the State Board of

Education for the Administrative and Support Functions of the State

Department of Education shall be expended for:

1. The cost involved in administering, scoring, reporting and

other incidental duties necessary to accomplish the provisions of

the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act;

2. Preschool deaf education programs operated by the State

Department of Education; and

3. Conducting training workshops for administrative personnel

pursuant to the provisions of Section 6-101.10 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-124.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-124.1
Oklahoma Early Intervention Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 630

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

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

Early Intervention Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing

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

those monies appropriated to the fund by law or deposited in the

fund pursuant to direction or authorization by the joint funding

plan required in Section 13-124 of this title. All monies accruing

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

budgeted and expended by the State Department of Education for the

purpose of providing early intervention services to children with

disabilities in accordance with Part C of the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Oklahoma Early

Intervention Act. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon

warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as

prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-195 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-195
Induction program
Status: in_force

A. As funds are available, the State Department of Education in

consultation with the Office of Educational Quality and

Accountability shall administer an induction program for teachers

which shall be approved by the State Board of Education. Beginning

with the 2015-2016 school year, each school district shall

participate in the induction program. The program shall include,

but not be limited to:

1. Guidance to school districts for successful induction

programs;

2. Training for school districts to include the selection,

function and duties of mentors; and

3. Resources for appropriate professional development, support,

mentorship and coaching for the inductee and mentors.

B. The induction program training shall be completed at a

frequency as determined by the board of education.

C. The State Board of Education may promulgate rules for

administration of the induction program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-12-108 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-12-108
Personnel to administer provisions of this article
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall appoint, employ and fix the

compensation and duties of necessary personnel, and shall incur

necessary expenses, to administer and carry out the provisions of

this article, and all such compensation and other expenses shall be

paid from any funds appropriated to carry out the provisions of this

article.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-115 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-115
Local treasurer - Surety bond - Duties - Cash and
Status: in_force

investment ledgers.

A. Unless the context clearly shows otherwise, the term

“treasurer”, as used in this section, includes a county treasurer

acting as the treasurer of a school district pursuant to the

provisions of Section 5-114 of this title. The treasurer so

appointed shall execute, before entering upon the duties of the

office of the treasurer, a surety bond in an amount which it is

estimated by the board of education the treasurer will have on hand

at any one time during the current year, and the amount of

securities held as investments shall not be considered. The board

of education is empowered to require the treasurer to increase or

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decrease the bond of the treasurer as the amount of funds on hand

may require. Provided, the bond of a school district shall not, in

any event, be required to be in an amount greater than that of the

county treasurer of the county. The premium on the bond shall be

paid by the board of education out of district funds. Provided,

however, the treasurer of such district shall require the depository

wherein school district funds are deposited to insure or guarantee

the deposit by proper securities, which shall be of the same class

of securities as are required to insure deposits of county

treasurers of the various counties, and the securities shall be

pledged, taken and kept in the manner provided by Sections 517.1

through 517.7 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. In all districts which are permitted by law to select a

local treasurer, the county treasurer shall act as treasurer thereof

until such time as a local treasurer shall be appointed and has

executed the surety bond required by this section. In no instance

in which the county treasurer is the treasurer of any school

district shall any additional bond be required, but the official

bond of the county treasurer shall stand for any and all funds and

securities coming into the hands of the county treasurer.

C. The local treasurer of a district, when required by the

board of education, shall prepare and submit in writing a report of

the condition of the finances of the district and shall produce at

any meeting of the board or to any committee appointed for the

purpose of examining the accounts of the treasurer all books and

papers pertaining to the office of the treasurer. Upon failure to

make reports as provided for herein or as may otherwise be required

by law, the board may at any regular or special meeting thereof

summarily suspend the treasurer, and while so suspended the

treasurer shall perform no act pertaining to the office of the

treasurer. Such suspension shall continue until ended by order of

the board or by judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

D. The local treasurer of a school district shall keep a

separate cash ledger for each fund in the custody of the treasurer.

The local treasurer shall enter each collection and disbursement in

the cash ledger of the applicable fund by recording the date and

classification of each transaction and such other information as may

be deemed desirable. Additional ledgers shall also be maintained to

record the investments made from each fund. Such investment ledgers

shall disclose the date, description and principal amount paid for

each investment purchased and the date and principal amount received

for each investment liquidated.

E. Upon suspension by the board, the treasurer shall

immediately turn over to the board of education or to the acting

treasurer if one has been appointed by the board, all books and

papers and other property pertaining to the office of the treasurer.

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F. Except as otherwise provided by law, no treasurer of any

district shall pay out school district funds in the care of the

treasurer except upon warrants signed by the proper school district

officials authorized by the law to sign such warrants, provided,

this restriction shall not apply to sinking funds or to the

investment of school district funds. Authorized sinking fund

payments and payment for investments or receipt of liquidated

investments may be made by check, wire transfer or other instrument

or method through the Federal Reserve System.

G. The board of education shall, each month, set aside funds to

an operating account and to an investment account. Investments by

the treasurer shall be made in accordance with a written policy

adopted by the board of education. The written investment policy

shall address liquidity, diversification, safety of principal,

yield, maturity, quality of the instrument, and capability of

investment management. Acting within the investment policy, the

treasurer shall place primary emphasis on safety and liquidity in

the investment of funds. Taking into account the need to use sound

investment judgment, school districts shall, to the extent

practicable, use competitive bids when they purchase direct

obligations of the United States Government or other obligations of

the United States Government, its agencies or instrumentalities.

Such system shall be designed to maximize yield within each class of

investment instrument, consistent with the safety of the funds

invested. The board of education must review the investment

performance of the treasurer on a regular basis and no less than

each month. The treasurer of every school district shall invest the

full amount of the investment account in:

1. Direct obligations of the United States Government to the

payment of which the full faith and credit of the Government of the

United States is pledged; provided, a treasurer of a school district

who has completed the program pursuant to the provisions of

subsection H of this section may invest funds in the investment

account in other obligations of the United States Government, its

agencies or instrumentalities;

2. Obligations to the payment of which the full faith and

credit of this state is pledged;

3. Certificates of deposits of banks when such certificates of

deposits are secured by acceptable collateral as in the deposit of

other public monies;

4. Savings accounts or savings certificates of savings and loan

associations to the extent that such accounts or certificates are

fully insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation.

Provided, that the income received from the investments may be

placed in the general fund of the governmental subdivision to be

used for general governmental operations;

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5. Repurchase agreements that have underlying collateral

consisting of those items specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this

subsection including obligations of the United States, its agencies

and instrumentalities, and where the collateral has been deposited

with a trustee or custodian bank in an irrevocable trust or escrow

account established for such purposes;

6. County, municipal or school district direct debt obligations

for which an ad valorem tax may be levied or bond and revenue

anticipation notes, money judgments against such county,

municipality or school district ordered by a court of record or

bonds or bond and revenue anticipation notes issued by a public

trust for which such county, municipality or school district is a

beneficiary thereof. All collateral pledged to secure public funds

shall be valued at no more than market value. The income received

from an investment may be placed in the general fund of the

governmental subdivision to be used for general governmental

operations, the sinking fund, the building fund, or the fund from

which the investment was made;

7. Money market mutual funds regulated by the Securities and

Exchange Commission and which investments consist of obligations of

the United States, its agencies and instrumentalities, and

investments in those items and those restrictions specified in

paragraphs 1 through 6 of this subsection;

8. Warrants, bonds or judgments of the school district;

9. Qualified pooled investment programs, the investments of

which consist of those items specified in paragraphs 1 through 8 of

this subsection, as well as obligations of the United States

agencies and instrumentalities, regardless of the size of the

district’s budget. To be qualified, a pooled investment program for

school funds must be governed through an interlocal cooperative

agreement formed pursuant to Section 5-117b of this title, and the

program must competitively select its investment advisors and other

professionals. Any pooled investment program used must be approved

by the board of education; or

10. Investment programs administered by the State Treasurer.

H. The board of education is hereby empowered to require the

treasurer to satisfactorily complete an investment education program

approved by the State Board of Education and the State Board of

Career and Technology Education. Such program shall be designed to

allow treasurers to make informed decisions regarding the safety,

return, liquidity, costs and benefits of various investment options

allowed under this section.

I. The income received on an investment may be placed in the

fund from which the investment was made, the general fund, the

building fund, or the sinking fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.9 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.9
Physical education programs required for
Status: in_force

accreditation.

A. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, the State

Board of Education shall require, as a condition of accreditation,

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that school districts provide to all students physical education

programs which may include athletics.

B. The Board shall require, as a condition of accreditation,

that public elementary schools provide instruction, for students in

full-day kindergarten and grades one through five, in physical

education or exercise programs for a minimum of an average of sixty

(60) minutes each week. The time students participate in recess

shall not be counted toward the sixty-minutes-per-week physical

education requirement. Schools may exclude from participation in

the physical education or exercise programs required in this

subsection those students who have been placed into an in-house

suspension or detention class or placement or those students who are

under an in-school restriction or are subject to an administrative

disciplinary action.

C. The Board shall require, as a condition of accreditation,

that public elementary schools provide to students in full-day

kindergarten and grades one through five, in addition to the

requirements set forth in subsection B of this section, an average

of sixty (60) minutes each week of physical activity, which may

include, but not be limited to, physical education, exercise

programs, fitness breaks, recess, and classroom activities, and

wellness and nutrition education. Each school district board of

education shall determine the specific activities and means of

compliance with the provisions of this subsection, giving

consideration to the recommendations of each school's Healthy and

Fit School Advisory Committee as submitted to the school principal

pursuant to the provisions of Section 24-100a of this title.

D. The Board shall disseminate information to each school

district on the benefits of physical education programs and shall

strongly encourage districts to provide physical education

instruction to students in grades six through twelve. The Board

shall also strongly encourage school districts to incorporate

physical activity into the school day by providing to students in

full-day kindergarten and grades one through five at least a twenty-

minute daily recess, which shall be in addition to the sixty (60)

minutes of physical education as required by subsection B of this

section, and by allowing all students brief physical activity breaks

throughout the day, physical activity clubs, and special events.

E. Instruction in physical education required in this section

shall be aligned with the subject matter standards as adopted by the

Board.

F. The physical education curriculum shall be sequential,

developmentally appropriate, and designed, implemented, and

evaluated to enable students to develop the motor and self-

management skills and knowledge necessary to participate in physical

activity throughout life. Each school district shall establish

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specific objectives and goals the district intends to accomplish

through the physical education curriculum.

G. In identifying the essential knowledge and skills, the State

Board of Education shall ensure that the subject matter standards

for physical education:

1. Emphasize the knowledge and skills capable of being used

during a lifetime of regular physical activity;

2. Are consistent with national physical education standards

for:

a. the information that students should learn about

physical activity, and

b. the physical activities that students should be able

to perform;

3. Require that, on a weekly basis, at least fifty percent

(50%) of the physical education class be used for actual student

physical activity and that the activity be, to the extent

practicable, at a moderate or vigorous level;

4. Offer students an opportunity to choose among many types of

physical activity in which to participate;

5. Offer students both cooperative and competitive games;

6. Meet the needs of students of all physical ability levels,

including students who have a disability, chronic health problem, or

other special need that precludes the student from participating in

regular physical education instruction but who might be able to

participate in physical education that is suitably adapted and, if

applicable, included in the student's individualized education

program;

7. Teach self-management and movement skills;

8. Teach cooperation, fair play, and responsible participation

in physical activity;

9. Promote student participation in physical activity outside

of school; and

10. Allow physical education classes to be an enjoyable

experience for students.

H. The Board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of

this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.25 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.25
Recommendation of dismissal or not to reemploy to be
Status: in_force

in writing - Basis or grounds.

A. Whenever a superintendent decides to recommend that a

teacher or administrator employed within the school district be

dismissed or not reemployed, the superintendent shall state the

recommendation in writing, setting forth the basis for the

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recommendation, and shall submit such recommendation to the board of

education.

If the teacher subject to such recommendation is a career

teacher, the recommendation shall specify the statutory grounds for

which the recommendation is based.

If the teacher subject to such recommendation is a probationary

teacher, the recommendation shall specify the cause for which the

recommendation is based.

The superintendent shall also specify the underlying facts

supporting the recommendation.

B. 1. If the recommendation includes grounds that could form

the basis of criminal charges sufficient to result in the denial or

revocation of a certificate for a reason set forth in subparagraph a

of paragraph 6 of subsection A of Section 3-104 of this title, or if

the recommendation includes a reason set forth in subparagraph a of

paragraph 6 of subsection A of Section 3-104 of this title and is

based on an agreement between the teacher or administrator and

school district to avoid civil litigation or a settlement of a civil

action unless the court orders the terms of such settlement to be

kept confidential, a copy of the recommendation shall also be

forwarded to the State Board of Education when the recommendation is

made pursuant to the due process procedures provided for in Section

6-101.26 of this title, regardless of whether the teacher or

administrator resigns before or after a termination recommendation

is made, provided that the resignation occurs while the teacher or

administrator is under investigation for conduct that could form the

basis for criminal charges or certificate revocation. A report of

such resignation including any investigatory findings to date shall

be forwarded to the State Board of Education. Failure to forward a

copy of the recommendation to the State Board of Education shall not

be the basis for any claim or action against a public school, its

board of education, employees, agents, or other representatives. If

the school district forwards a copy of the recommendation to the

State Board of Education, the school district shall

contemporaneously forward a copy to the teacher or administrator

subject to such recommendation. The teacher or administrator may

provide supplementary information to the State Board of Education.

2. If the investigation into the conduct of the teacher or

administrator concludes without findings to support criminal

charges, certificate revocation, or termination, the individual’s

report shall be expunged from State Board of Education records and

written notification of the clearance shall be sent to all affected

parties.

C. Only school districts may request a copy of the

recommendation from the State Board of Education, and only if a

teacher or administrator is being considered for new employment or a

teacher or administrator is currently employed by the requesting

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school district. The State Board of Education shall notify the

teacher or administrator subject to the recommendation if such a

request is made and provide the identity of the school district that

made such request. The teacher or administrator subject to the

recommendation shall retain the right to provide supplementary

information to the State Board of Education to accompany any

documents requested. The State Board of Education shall provide the

requesting school district documents related to the recommendation

as well as any supplementary information provided by the teacher or

administrator subject to the recommendation, and copies shall be

contemporaneously forwarded to the teacher or administrator subject

to the recommendation. Records provided to a requesting school

district pursuant to this subsection shall be kept confidential.

D. Except as provided for in subsection C of this section, the

State Board of Education shall keep recommendations submitted

pursuant to subsection B of this section confidential. Records

created pursuant to this section shall not be subject to disclosure

under the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

E. If the State Board of Education or a school district that

generated or received documents pursuant to subsection C of this

section is served a subpoena requesting disclosure of the documents,

the teacher or administrator subject to the recommendation shall

immediately be notified and be provided the opportunity to object to

the subpoena.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3218.14 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3218.14
Fees and tuition recommendations
Status: in_force

Each institution and constituent agency shall have the option to

recommend to the governing board and to the State Regents fees and

tuition to be charged to students enrolled at the institution or

constituent agency. The fees and tuition shall not exceed the

limits established by law. The State Regents shall consider and if

appropriate, shall approve the recommendations of the institution or

constituent agency pursuant to Article XIII-A of the Oklahoma

Constitution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-115.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-115.4
Rules - Registry of educational interpreters -
Status: in_force

Continuing education.

The State Department of Education shall adopt rules to implement

the provisions of this act in collaboration with the State

Department of Rehabilitation Services. The State Department of

Education shall:

1. Maintain a registry of individuals who meet the

qualifications as educational interpreters as set forth in this act;

and

2. Establish a system of and requirements for continuing

education. Such system shall require completion of the minimum QAST

continuing education units per year, in which fifty percent (50%) of

such units include training in educational interpreting.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.196.8 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.196.8
Employee immunity from liability - Nurse not responsible for acts of volunteer
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 56responsible for acts of volunteer diabetes care assistant.

A. A school employee may not be subject to any disciplinary

proceeding resulting from an action taken in compliance with the

Diabetes Management in Schools Act. Any employee acting in

accordance with the provisions of the act shall be immune from civil

liability unless the actions of the employee rise to a level of

reckless or intentional misconduct.

B. A school nurse shall not be responsible for and shall not be

subject to disciplinary action for actions performed by a volunteer

diabetes care assistant.

C. A school nurse, diabetes care assistant, or other school

staff shall not be responsible for and shall not be subject to

disciplinary action for lack of any monitoring of electronic glucose

numbers outside of school hours or school-sponsored activities.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.528 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.528
Short title - Apprenticeships, Internships and
Status: in_force

Mentorships (AIM) Act of 2016.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the

"Apprenticeships, Internships and Mentorships (AIM) Act of 2016".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-157 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-157
Mandatory gender or sexual diversity training or counseling prohibited – Certain race-
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 33counseling prohibited – Certain race- or sex-based concepts

prohibited from courses.

A. 1. No enrolled student of an institution of higher

education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education shall

be required to engage in any form of mandatory gender or sexual

diversity training or counseling; provided, voluntary counseling

shall not be prohibited. Any orientation or requirement that

presents any form of race or sex stereotyping or a bias on the basis

of race or sex shall be prohibited.

2. Pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures

Act, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall

promulgate rules, subject to approval by the Legislature, to

implement the provisions of this subsection.

B. The provisions of this subsection shall not prohibit the

teaching of concepts that align to the Oklahoma Academic Standards.

1. No teacher, administrator or other employee of a school

district, charter school or virtual charter school shall require or

make part of a course the following concepts:

a. one race or sex is inherently superior to another race

or sex,

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b. an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is

inherently racist, sexist or oppressive, whether

consciously or unconsciously,

c. an individual should be discriminated against or

receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of

his or her race or sex,

d. members of one race or sex cannot and should not

attempt to treat others without respect to race or

sex,

e. an individual’s moral character is necessarily

determined by his or her race or sex,

f. an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex,

bears responsibility for actions committed in the past

by other members of the same race or sex,

g. any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish

or any other form of psychological distress on account

of his or her race or sex, or

h. meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are

racist or sexist or were created by members of a

particular race to oppress members of another race.

2. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules, subject

to approval by the Legislature, to implement the provisions of this

subsection.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-122 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-122
Purpose - Implementation
Status: in_force

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A. It is the purpose of the Oklahoma Early Intervention Act to

establish the policy of this state to provide for early intervention

services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their

families in accordance with Part C, formerly Part H, of the

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as may be

amended. These services are deemed to be necessary in order to:

1. Enhance the development of infants and toddlers with

disabilities;

2. Reduce the educational costs to our society by minimizing

the need for special education and related services after such

children reach school age;

3. Minimize the likelihood of institutionalization of

individuals with disabilities and maximize their potential for

independent living in society; and

4. Enhance the capacity of families to meet the needs of their

infants and toddlers with disabilities.

B. The implementation of this policy requires the development

of a system of services to infants and toddlers with disabilities

and their families which is:

1. Comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary and

interagency;

2. Delivered by the State Department of Education, Oklahoma

State Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, the

Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and other

publicly funded services for infants and toddlers with disabilities

and their families subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Early

Intervention Act; and

3. Intended to fulfill the requirements of Part C of the

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), by providing

early intervention services.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4002 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4002
Bonds authorized
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of paying all or part of the cost of

acquisition of any such lands, rights-of-way, easements, licenses

and permits and the construction, acquisition, equipment and

furnishing of any such building or buildings or structure or

structures, plants or systems, or of any additions, improvements or

extensions thereto, or any additions to existing buildings, the

Board of Regents of the institution for which such buildings,

structures, plants or systems, all of which lands, rights-of-way,

easements, licenses and permits, buildings, structures, plants and

systems constructed, acquired, added to, improved or extended

hereunder as a single project are hereafter referred to as "the

building", are to be constructed, acquired, added to, improved,

extended, furnished or equipped, which Board of Regents or each of

them is hereinafter referred to as "the board", is authorized to

borrow money on the credit of the income and revenues to be derived

from the operation of the building, together with the income and

revenue derived from any existing revenue-producing building or

facility or facilities and, in anticipation of the collection of

such income and revenues, to issue negotiable bonds in such amount

as may in the opinion of the board be necessary for such purposes,

and is authorized to provide for the payment of such bonds and the

rights of the holders thereof as hereinafter provided. Such bonds

may be issued in one or more series, may bear such date or dates,

may mature at such time or times not exceeding forty (40) years from

their date, may be in such denomination or denominations, may be in

such form, either coupon or registered, may carry such registration

and conversion privileges, may be executed in such manner, may be

payable in such medium of payment at such place or places, may be

subject to such terms of redemption with or without premium, and may

bear such rate or rates of interest, not exceeding twelve percent

(12%) per annum, as may be provided by resolution or resolutions

adopted by the board. Such bonds may be sold in such manner and at

such price or prices plus accrued interest to date of delivery, as

may be considered by the board to be advisable, but interest cost to

maturity for any bonds issued hereunder shall not exceed twelve

percent (12%) per annum, computed on the basis of average maturities

according to standard tables of bond values. Bonds payable to

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bearer shall have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable

papers.

(b) The board may in any resolution authorizing bonds hereunder

provide for the initial issuance of one or more bonds, in this

section called "bond", aggregating the amount of the entire issue

and make such provision for installment payments of the principal

amount of any such bond as it may consider desirable, and may

provide for the making of any such bond payable to bearer or

otherwise, registrable as to principal or as to both principal and

interest, and where interest accruing thereon is not represented by

interest coupons, for the endorsing of payments of interest on such

bond. The board may further make provision in any such resolution

for the manner and circumstances in and under which any such bond

may in the future, at the request of the holder thereof, be

converted into bonds of smaller denominations, which bonds of

smaller denominations may in turn be either coupon bonds or bonds

registrable as to principal or principal and interest.

(c) Bonds issued hereunder and interest thereon shall not be

subject to taxation by the State of Oklahoma, or by any county,

municipality or political subdivision therein. The board may in its

discretion authorize one issue of bonds hereunder for constructing,

acquiring, adding to, improving, extending, furnishing or equipping

of more than one building, as "building" is above defined, and may

make said bonds payable from the combined revenues of all buildings

so constructed, acquired, added to, improved, extended, furnished or

equipped, in whole or in part, with the proceeds thereof, together

with revenues from the operation of any existing revenue-producing

building or facility. The term "building" as herein used shall be

construed to refer to all such "buildings". If more than one series

of bonds shall be issued hereunder payable from the revenues of the

buildings or facilities, priority of lien thereof on such revenues

shall depend on the provisions of the proceedings authorizing the

issuance of such bonds, it being within the discretion of the board,

at the time it authorizes the first such series, to provide that

subsequent series of bonds payable from such revenues shall not be

issued, that subsequent series of bonds shall be subordinate as to

lien, or that subsequent series of bonds shall enjoy parity of lien

if such conditions and restrictions as may be specified in such

proceedings can be met.

(d) The board may issue bonds hereunder for the purpose of

refunding any obligations of the board payable from the revenues of

any building, as "building" is hereinabove defined, together with

revenues derived from any existing revenue-producing building or

facility or facilities, or may authorize and deliver a single issue

of bonds hereunder for the purpose in part of refunding obligations

of the board payable from the revenues derived from any building or

buildings and in part for the making of additions, improvements and

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extensions to such building or buildings, or the construction or

acquisition of additional buildings, and the furnishing and

equipping of such buildings or additions, together with revenues

derived from any existing revenue-producing building or facility or

facilities. Where bonds are issued under this paragraph solely for

refunding purposes, such bonds may either be sold as above provided

or delivered in exchange for the outstanding obligations. If sold,

the proceeds may be either applied to the payment of the

obligations, refunded or deposited in escrow for the retirement

thereof. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize

the refunding of any outstanding obligations which are not either

maturing, callable for redemption under their terms, or voluntarily

surrendered by their holders for cancellation, unless the board

covenants that sufficient funds to pay all remaining interest and

principal payments of the outstanding bonds when due will be placed

in escrow as hereinafter set out for such purpose at the time of

delivery of and payment for the new bonds issued hereunder.

In any case where refunding bonds are issued and sold six (6)

months or more before the earliest date on which all bonds to be

refunded thereby mature or are called for redemption in accordance

with their terms, the proceeds of the refunding bonds, other than

the amount included therein incidental to the issuance of the bonds,

shall be deposited, together with any other funds available and

appropriated by the board for the purpose, in escrow with a suitable

banking institution having trust powers within the state, whose

deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Such monies shall be invested in securities maturing or callable at

the option of the holder on such dates and bearing interest at such

rates as shall be required to provide funds sufficient, with any

cash retained in the escrow account, to pay when due the interest to

accrue on each obligation refunded to its maturity, or if

prepayable, to an earlier designated date on which it may be called

for redemption, and to pay the principal amount of each such bond at

maturity, or, if prepayable at its designated earlier redemption

date, and to pay any premium required for redemption on such date.

Before the refunding bonds are delivered, the board shall by

resolution irrevocably appropriate for these purposes the escrow

account and all payments of principal and interest on the securities

held therein, and shall provide for the call of all bonds directed

to be prepaid, in accordance with their terms, on the redemption

date or dates designated. Securities purchased from the escrow

account shall be limited to direct obligations of the United States

or obligations whose principal and interest payments are guaranteed

by the United States. Such securities shall be purchased

simultaneously with the delivery of the refunding bonds. No

refunding bonds shall be issued more than ten (10) years before the

last date on which the bonds to be refunded thereby mature or are

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directed to be prepaid in accordance with their terms. All bonds

issued under this paragraph and the preceding paragraph shall in all

respects be authorized, issued and secured in the manner provided

for other bonds issued under this article, and shall have all of the

attributes of such bonds. The board may provide that any such

refunding bonds shall have the same priority of lien on the revenues

pledged for their payment as was enjoyed by the bonds refunded

thereby.

(e) All proceedings heretofore adopted by said Board of Regents

for the issuance of revenue bonds on a parity as to payment with

other existing revenue bonds or which provide for the pledging of

revenues from the building to be constructed, improved and furnished

from the proceeds of revenue bonds and income and revenue derived

from any existing revenue-producing building or facility, or

facilities, and the bonds issued pursuant thereto are hereby

validated, ratified and confirmed, and such revenue bonds constitute

valid and binding obligations in accordance with the terms of such

proceedings.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2211 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2211
Leases to nonprofit corporations
Status: in_force

In any instance in which the Board shall consider it preferable

to acquire the building or additions to existing buildings and

equipment therefor in the manner authorized in this section rather

than through the issuance of bonds by the Board, it may do so by

complying with this section. In each such case the Board is

authorized to lease to any nonprofit corporation, organized for the

purpose of constructing the building or additions to existing

buildings, such portion or portions of the campus of the institution

as may be necessary as sites therefor. The lease shall contain such

provisions with respect to the type, construction, and operation of

any such building or addition as the Board may consider desirable,

and the Board may enter into agreements with the nonprofit

corporation as to the use which will be made of any such building or

addition, the operation, maintenance, and supervision of said

building or addition, the imposition of fees and charges by the

Board for the use of the building or addition, and the collection

and disposition to be made of the proceeds of such fees and charges.

The Board may agree to make such fees and charges adequate to

provide a sum sufficient to pay the cost of the maintenance and

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operation of the building or any addition to existing buildings and

the amortization of the cost of the building or any addition to

existing buildings and equipment therefor, over a specified period

of years, and when such cost shall have been paid and any

obligations issued by the nonprofit corporation to finance such cost

shall have been fully paid as to principal and interest, the lease

shall terminate and title to the building or any addition to

existing buildings and equipment shall vest in the Board. The

agreements herein authorized to be entered into by the Board may, in

the discretion of the Board, include a lease of the buildings from

the nonprofit corporation and the payment of rentals therefor. The

Board may furnish, without charge, heat, light, water, power, and

similar facilities for any building erected under the provisions of

this section and all buildings and additions to existing buildings

so erected and equipment therefor shall be exempt from taxation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-190.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-190.2
Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

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

fund for the State Department of Education to be designated the

“Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund”. The revolving fund shall be a

continuing fund, without legislative appropriation, not subject to

fiscal year limitations, and shall be under the control and

management of the State Department of Education. Expenditures from

the Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund shall be budgeted and

expended as provided for in subsection B of this section.

B. The State Department of Education shall utilize the funds

for the program outlined in Section 6-190 of this title. Funding

shall be allocated to school districts to provide the stipend

amounts indicated for advanced, lead, and master certificates as

provided for in subsection I of Section 6-190 of this title on a

first-come, first-served basis until the cash is exhausted for the

school year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-7-106 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-7-106
Buildings - Rented, moved, or sold
Status: in_force

No building or appendages thereto of any school district that has

been annexed to another school district or districts shall be

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rented, moved or sold by the board of education of the annexing

district or districts without the approval of a majority of the

school district electors in the annexed district voting on the

proposition, if such building is being used at least once each

ninety (90) days for public gatherings. Provided, that the board of

education of the annexing district acquiring such building may

require persons or groups using such building and appendages to pay

the cost of maintenance, including insurance, of such building and

appendages.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3206.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3206.3
Policies relating to research and development in
Status: in_force

technology in cooperation with private entities.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall:

1. Establish, pursuant to the requirements of this paragraph, a

model policy, which to the extent not inconsistent with this section

may be adapted by the governing board of regents for each

institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,

regarding:

a. the use of facilities, whether consisting of real

property, personal property, intangible personal

property, or any combination of such properties,

within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,

for the purpose of conducting research, the principal

purpose of which is to develop or refine a product,

process or idea in cooperation with a private business

entity in order to market the product, process or idea

for profit,

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b. the investment of value available to institutions

within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,

in private business entities or the receipt of royalty

income from a private business entity, or both, in

conjunction with research and development conducted on

the premises of or with the assistance of institutions

within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,

its faculty, staff or students,

c. a method to inform the faculty, staff, students and

third parties conducting research on the premises of

or with the assistance of the faculty, staff or

students of an institution within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education of the policies developed

pursuant to this paragraph, and

d. the extent to which professors and other faculty and

students at institutions within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education may acquire property

interests in technology developed on the premises of

or with the assistance of an institution within The

Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or a

property interest in the revenues derived by the sale,

marketing, licensing or other disposition of

technology by an institution within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education or by a private business

entity conducting research or engaged in the

development of technology on the premises of or with

the assistance of an institution within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education; and

2. Establish policies for institutions within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education to:

a. encourage development of a product, process or idea,

whether or not the product, process or idea is

protectable under the intellectual property laws of

the United States or of this state, and to encourage

the institutions to take such actions as may be

appropriate in order to promote the development of

products, processes or ideas having a potential for

the improvement or advancement of:

(1) medical technology,

(2) biotechnology,

(3) energy technology,

(4) telecommunications technology,

(5) chemical technology,

(6) industrial technology, and

(7) such other technologies as are deserving of the

resources and assistance available through

institutions and the faculty and students of

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institutions within The Oklahoma State System of

Higher Education,

b. develop appropriate methods to maintain a system for

recording the nature of research being conducted at

institutions within The Oklahoma State System of

Higher Education and the results of research having

potential for protection pursuant to the intellectual

property laws of the United States or of this state,

and

c. develop a system to account for:

(1) expenses associated with research and development

conducted on the premises of or with the

assistance of an institution within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education,

(2) the financial relationships, if any, established

between those institutions and private business

entities,

(3) the acquisition of equity interests in private

business entities,

(4) the receipt of royalty income or other income

related to the sale or other disposition of

products, processes or ideas by institutions or

private business entities with which the

institution has established a financial

arrangement,

(5) the gains or losses upon the sale or other

disposition of equity interests in private

business entities, and

(6) such other matters relating to the income and

expenses associated with the research,

development, intellectual property protection,

marketing, distribution or other matters as the

State Regents determine to be appropriate.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4018 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4018
Lease of buildings
Status: in_force

In any instance in which the board shall consider it preferable

to acquire the building or additions to existing buildings or

equipment in the manner authorized in this section rather than

through the issuance of bonds by the board, it may do so by

complying with this section. In each such case the board is

authorized to lease to any nonprofit corporation organized for the

benefit of the college or university affected, or to a public trust

such portion or portions of the campus of the institution as may be

necessary as sites therefor. The lease shall contain such provisions

with respect to the type, construction and operation of any such

building or addition as the board may consider desirable, and the

board may enter into agreements as to the use which will be made of

any such building, addition or equipment, the operation, maintenance

and supervision thereof, the imposition of fees and charges by the

board for the use of the building or addition, and the collection

and disposition to be made of the proceeds of such fees and charges.

The board may agree to make such fees and charges adequate to

provide a sum sufficient to pay the cost of the maintenance and

operation thereof and the amortization of the cost of the building

or any addition to existing buildings or equipment therefor, over a

specified period of years, and when such cost shall have been paid

any obligations issued by any entity to finance such cost shall have

been fully paid as to principal and interest, the lease shall

terminate and title to the building or any addition to existing

buildings or equipment shall vest in the board. The agreements

herein authorized to be entered into by the board may, in the

discretion of the board, include a lease of the buildings, additions

or equipment and the payment of rentals therefor. The board may

furnish without charge, heat, light, water, power and similar

facilities for any building erected under the provisions of this

section and all buildings and additions to existing buildings so

erected and equipment therefor shall be exempt from taxation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-168 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-168
Student Data Accessibility, Transparency and
Status: in_force

Accountability Act of 2013.

A. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Student

Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013".

B. As used in this act:

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

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

3. "Data system" means the Oklahoma State Department of

Education student data system;

4. "Aggregate data" means data collected and/or reported at the

group, cohort, or institutional level;

5. "De-identified data" means a student dataset in which parent

and student identifying information, including the state-assigned

student identifier, has been removed;

6. "Student testing number" means the unique student identifier

assigned by the state to each student that shall not be or include

the Social Security number of a student in whole or in part;

7. "Student data" means data collected and/or reported at the

individual student level included in a student's educational record.

a. "Student data" includes:

(1) state and national assessment results, including

information on untested public school students,

(2) course taking and completion, credits earned, and

other transcript information,

(3) course grades and grade point average,

(4) date of birth, grade level and expected

graduation date/graduation cohort,

(5) degree, diploma, credential attainment, and other

school exit information such as General

Educational Development and dropout data,

(6) attendance and mobility,

(7) data required to calculate the federal four-year

adjusted cohort graduation rate, including

sufficient exit and dropout information,

(8) discipline reports limited to objective

information sufficient to produce the federal

Title IV Annual Incident Report,

(9) remediation,

(10) special education data,

(11) demographic data and program participation

information, including tribal affiliation and

other data associated with students who have been

identified as having American Indian heritage,

and

(12) military student identifier.

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b. Unless included in a student's educational record,

"student data" shall not include:

(1) juvenile delinquency records,

(2) criminal records,

(3) medical and health records,

(4) student Social Security number, and

(5) student biometric information; and

8. "Military student identifier" means a unique identifier for

each student whose parent or guardian is a member of the Armed

Forces of the United States, a reserve component of the Armed Forces

of the United States or the National Guard which will allow for the

disaggregation of each category.

C. The State Board of Education shall:

1. Create, publish and make publicly available a data inventory

and dictionary or index of data elements with definitions of

individual student data fields currently in the student data system

including:

a. any individual student data required to be reported by

state and federal education mandates,

b. any individual student data which has been proposed

for inclusion in the student data system with a

statement regarding the purpose or reason for the

proposed collection, and

c. any individual student data that the State Department

of Education collects or maintains with no current

purpose or reason;

2. Develop, publish and make publicly available policies and

procedures to comply with the federal Family Educational Rights and

Privacy Act (FERPA) and other relevant privacy laws and policies,

including but not limited to:

a. access to student and de-identified data in the

student data system shall be restricted to:

(1) the authorized staff of the State Department of

Education and the Department's contractors who

require such access to perform their assigned

duties, including staff and contractors from the

Information Services Division of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services assigned to

the Department,

(2) district administrators, teachers and school

personnel who require such access to perform

their assigned duties,

(3) students and their parents, and

(4) the authorized staff of other state agencies in

Oklahoma as required by law and/or defined by

interagency data-sharing agreements,

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b. the State Department of Education shall use only

aggregate data in public reports or in response to

record requests in accordance with paragraph 3 of this

subsection,

c. the State Department of Education shall develop

criteria for the approval of research and data

requests from state and local agencies, the State

Legislature, researchers and the public:

(1) unless otherwise approved by the State Board of

Education, student data maintained by the State

Department of Education shall remain

confidential, and

(2) unless otherwise approved by the State Board of

Education to release student or de-identified

data in specific instances, the Department may

only use aggregate data in the release of data in

response to research and data requests, and

d. notification to students and parents regarding their

rights under federal and state law;

3. Unless otherwise approved by the State Board of Education,

the State Department of Education shall not transfer student or de-

identified data deemed confidential under division (1) of

subparagraph c of paragraph 2 of this subsection to any federal,

state or local agency or other organization/entity outside of the

State of Oklahoma, with the following exceptions:

a. a student transfers out of state or a school/district

seeks help with locating an out-of-state transfer,

b. a student leaves the state to attend an out-of-state

institution of higher education or training program,

c. a student registers for or takes a national or

multistate assessment,

d. a student voluntarily participates in a program for

which such a data transfer is a condition/requirement

of participation,

e. the Department enters into a contract that governs

databases, assessments, special education or

instructional supports with an out-of-state vendor,

f. a student is classified as "migrant" for federal

reporting purposes, or

g. a student with a military student identifier for

purposes of assisting the Department of Defense in

developing policy and military child education

initiatives;

4. Develop a detailed data security plan that includes:

a. guidelines for authorizing access to the student data

system and to individual student data including

guidelines for authentication of authorized access,

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b. privacy compliance standards,

c. privacy and security audits,

d. breach planning, notification and procedures, and

e. data retention and disposition policies;

5. Ensure routine and ongoing compliance by the State

Department of Education with FERPA, other relevant privacy laws and

policies, and the privacy and security policies and procedures

developed under the authority of this act, including the performance

of compliance audits;

6. Ensure that any contracts that govern databases, assessments

or instructional supports that include student or de-identified data

and are outsourced to private vendors include express provisions

that safeguard privacy and security and include penalties for

noncompliance;

7. Notify the Governor and the Legislature annually of the

following:

a. new student data proposed for inclusion in the state

student data system:

(1) any new student data collection proposed by the

State Board of Education becomes a provisional

requirement to allow districts and their local

data system vendors the opportunity to meet the

new requirement, and

(2) the State Board of Education must submit any new

"provisional" student data collection to the

Governor and the Legislature for their approval

within one (1) year in order to make the new

student data a permanent requirement. Any

provisional student data collection not approved

by the Governor and the Legislature by the end of

the next legislative session expires and is no

longer required,

b. changes to existing data collections required for any

reason, including changes to federal reporting

requirements made by the U.S. Department of Education,

c. an explanation of any exceptions granted by the State

Board of Education in the past year regarding the

release or out-of-state transfer of student or de-

identified data, and

d. the results of any and all privacy compliance and

security audits completed in the past year.

Notifications regarding privacy compliance and

security audits shall not include any information that

would itself pose a security threat to the state or

local student information systems or to the secure

transmission of data between state and local systems

by exposing vulnerabilities; and

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8. By July 1, 2016, include a military student identifier in

the state student data system.

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

Department of Education to implement the provisions of the Student

Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013.

E. Upon the effective date of this act, any existing collection

of student data by the State Department of Education and the

addition of a military student identifier to the student data

collected by the Department after the effective date of this act

shall not be considered a new student data collection in accordance

with subparagraph a of paragraph 7 of subsection C of this section.

F. Nothing in this act shall interfere with the State

Department of Education's compliance with the Educational

Accountability Reform Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.591 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.591
Pilot projects - Review and evaluation process -
Status: in_force

Annual report to Legislature.

The State Board of Education shall establish a project review

and evaluation process and shall make an annual report to the

Legislature analyzing and evaluating all pilot projects in

operation. Said report shall be furnished to the President Pro

Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of

Representatives not later than the tenth legislative day of each

legislative session.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-136 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-136
Written charter contract requirements — Employment
Status: in_force

contracts.

A. Beginning July 1, 2024, a written contract entered into

between the Statewide Charter School Board and the governing board

of a charter school or statewide virtual charter school or a written

contract entered into between a sponsor and the governing board of a

charter school shall ensure compliance with the following:

1. Except as provided for in the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act,

a charter school and virtual charter school shall be exempt from all

statutes and rules relating to schools, boards of education, and

school districts; provided, however, a charter school or virtual

charter school shall comply with all federal regulations and state

and local rules and statutes relating to health, safety, civil

rights, and insurance. By January 1, 2000, the State Department of

Education shall prepare a list of relevant rules and statutes which

a charter school and virtual charter school must comply with as

required by this paragraph and shall annually provide an update to

the list;

2. A charter school shall be nonsectarian in its programs,

admission policies, employment practices, and all other operations.

A sponsor may not authorize a charter school or program that is

affiliated with a nonpublic sectarian school or religious

institution;

3. The charter contract shall provide a description of the

educational program to be offered. A charter school or virtual

charter school may provide a comprehensive program of instruction

for a prekindergarten program, a kindergarten program, or any grade

between grades one and twelve. Instruction may be provided to all

persons between four (4) and twenty-one (21) years of age. A

charter school or virtual charter school may offer a curriculum

which emphasizes a specific learning philosophy or style or certain

subject areas such as mathematics, science, fine arts, performance

arts, or foreign language. The charter of a charter school or

virtual charter school which offers grades nine through twelve shall

specifically address whether the charter school or virtual charter

school will comply with the graduation requirements established in

Section 11-103.6 of this title. No charter school shall be

chartered for the purpose of offering a curriculum for deaf or blind

students that is the same or similar to the curriculum being

provided by or for educating deaf or blind students that are being

served by the Oklahoma School for the Blind or the Oklahoma School

for the Deaf;

4. A charter school or virtual charter school shall participate

in the testing as required by the Oklahoma School Testing Program

Act and the reporting of test results as is required of a school

district. A charter school or virtual charter school shall also

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provide any necessary data to the Office of Accountability within

the State Department of Education;

5. A charter school or virtual charter school shall be subject

to the same reporting requirements, financial audits, audit

procedures, and audit requirements as a school district. The State

Department of Education or State Auditor and Inspector may conduct

financial, program, or compliance audits. The Statewide Charter

School Board may request that the State Auditor and Inspector

conduct a financial, program, or compliance audit for any charter

school or virtual charter school it oversees. A charter school or

virtual charter school shall use the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System

to report financial transactions to the State Department of

Education. The charter school or virtual charter school shall be

subject to the limitations on spending, including provisions of the

Oklahoma Constitution, for any funds received from the state, either

through the State Department of Education or other sources;

6. A charter school or virtual charter school shall comply with

all federal and state laws relating to the education of children

with disabilities in the same manner as a school district;

7. A charter school or virtual charter school shall provide for

a governing board for the school which shall be responsible for the

policies and operational decisions of the charter school or virtual

charter school. All of the charter school or virtual charter school

governing board members shall be residents of this state and shall

meet no fewer than ten (10) months of the year in a public meeting

within the boundaries of the school district in which the charter

school is located or within this state if the governing board

oversees multiple charter schools in this state or oversees a

virtual charter school. The governing board of a charter school or

virtual charter school shall be subject to the same conflict of

interest requirements as a member of a school district board of

education including but not limited to Sections 5-113 and 5-124 of

this title. Members appointed to the governing board of a charter

school or virtual charter school shall be subject to the same

instruction and continuing education requirements as a member of a

school district board of education and pursuant to Section 5-110 of

this title shall complete twelve (12) hours of instruction within

fifteen (15) months of appointment to the governing board and

pursuant to Section 5-110.1 of this title shall attend continuing

education;

8. A charter school or virtual charter school shall not be used

as a method of generating revenue for students who are being home

schooled and are not being educated at an organized charter school

site or by a virtual charter school;

9. A charter school or virtual charter school shall be as

equally free and open to all students as traditional public schools

and shall not charge tuition or fees;

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10. A charter school or virtual charter school shall provide

instruction each year for at least the number of days or hours

required in Section 1-109 of this title;

11. A charter school or virtual charter school shall comply

with the student suspension requirements provided for in Section 24-

101.3 of this title;

12. A charter school or virtual charter school shall be

considered a school district for purposes of tort liability under

The Governmental Tort Claims Act;

13. Employees of a charter school or virtual charter school may

participate as members of the Teachers’ Retirement System of

Oklahoma in accordance with applicable statutes and rules if

otherwise allowed pursuant to law;

14. A charter school or virtual charter school may participate

in all health and related insurance programs available to employees

of a public school district;

15. A charter school or virtual charter school and their

respective governing boards shall comply with the Oklahoma Open

Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act;

16. The governing board of a charter school or virtual charter

school shall notify the sponsor within ten (10) business days in the

instance of any significant adverse actions, material findings of

noncompliance, or pending actions, claims, or proceedings in this

state relating to the charter school, the virtual charter school, or

an educational management organization with which the charter school

or virtual charter school has a contract;

17. No later than September 1 each year, the governing board of

each charter school or virtual charter school formed pursuant to the

Oklahoma Charter Schools Act shall prepare a statement of actual

income and expenditures for the charter school or virtual charter

school for the fiscal year that ended on the preceding June 30, in a

manner compliant with Section 5-135 of this title. The statement of

expenditures shall include functional categories as defined in rules

adopted by the State Board of Education to implement the Oklahoma

Cost Accounting System pursuant to Section 5-145 of this title.

Charter schools and virtual charter schools shall not be permitted

to submit estimates of expenditures or prorated amounts to fulfill

the requirements of this paragraph; and

18. A charter school or virtual charter school contract shall

include performance provisions based on a performance framework that

clearly sets forth the academic and operational performance

indicators that shall be used by charter school and virtual charter

school sponsors to evaluate their respective schools. The sponsor

may develop a separate performance framework to evaluate a charter

school or virtual charter school that has been designated by the

State Department of Education as implementing an alternative

education program throughout the school. The sponsor shall require

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a charter school or virtual charter school to submit the data

required in this subsection in the identical format that is required

by the State Department of Education of all public schools in order

to avoid duplicative administrative efforts or allow a charter

school or virtual charter school to provide permission to the

Department to share all required data with the Board. The

performance framework shall serve as the minimum requirement for

charter school and virtual charter school performance evaluation and

shall include, but not be limited to, the following indicators:

a. student academic proficiency,

b. student academic growth,

c. achievement gaps in both proficiency and growth

between major student subgroups,

d. student attendance,

e. recurrent enrollment from year to year as determined

by the methodology used for public schools in

Oklahoma,

f. in the case of high schools, graduation rates as

determined by the methodology used for public schools

in Oklahoma,

g. in the case of high schools, postsecondary readiness,

h. financial performance and sustainability and

compliance with state and Internal Revenue Service

financial reporting requirements,

i. audit findings or deficiencies,

j. accreditation and timely reporting,

k. governing board performance and stewardship including

compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and

terms of the charter contract, and

l. mobility of student population for the virtual charter

school framework.

The sponsor including the Statewide Charter School Board shall

annually evaluate its charter schools or virtual charter schools

according to the performance framework. The results of the

evaluation shall be presented to the governing board of the charter

school or virtual charter school and the governing board of the

charter school sponsor in an open meeting.

B. An applicant or the governing board of an applicant may hold

one or more charter contracts. Each charter school or virtual

charter school that is part of a charter contract shall be separate

and distinct from any other charter school or virtual charter

school. For the purposes of this subsection, “separate and

distinct” shall mean that a charter school or virtual charter school

governing board with oversight of more than one charter school or

virtual charter school shall not combine accounting, budgeting,

recordkeeping, admissions, employment, or policies and operational

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decisions of the charter schools or virtual charter schools it

oversees.

C. The charter contract of a charter school or virtual charter

school shall include a description of the personnel policies,

personnel qualifications, and method of school governance. A

charter school or virtual charter school shall not enter into an

employment contract with any teacher or other personnel until a

contract has been executed with its sponsor. The employment

contract shall set forth the personnel policies of the charter

school or virtual charter school including, but not limited to,

policies related to certification, professional development,

evaluation, suspension, dismissal and nonreemployment, sick leave,

personal business leave, emergency leave, and family and medical

leave. The contract shall also specifically set forth the salary,

hours, fringe benefits, and work conditions. The contract may

provide for employer-employee bargaining, but the charter school or

virtual charter school shall not be required to comply with the

provisions of Sections 509.1 through 509.10 of this title.

Upon contracting with any teacher or other personnel, the

governing board of a charter school or virtual charter school shall,

in writing, disclose employment rights of the employees in the event

the charter school or virtual charter school closes or the charter

contract is not renewed.

No charter school or virtual charter school may begin serving

students without a contract executed in accordance with the

provisions of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act and approved in an

open meeting of the governing board of the sponsor or the Statewide

Charter School Board. The governing board of the sponsor or the

Statewide Charter School Board may establish reasonable preopening

requirements or conditions to monitor the start-up progress of newly

approved charter schools or virtual charter schools and ensure that

each brick-and-mortar school is prepared to open smoothly on the

date agreed and to ensure that each school meets all building,

health, safety, insurance, and other legal requirements for the

opening of a school.

D. The charter of a charter school or virtual charter school

may be amended at the request of the governing board of the charter

school or virtual charter school and upon the approval of the

sponsor.

E. A charter school or virtual charter school may enter into

contracts and sue and be sued.

F. The governing board of a charter school or virtual charter

school shall not levy taxes or issue bonds. A school district that

proposes a bond shall include any charter school established

pursuant to subsection A of Section 3-132 of this title and located

within the school district in planning conversations regarding the

bond.

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G. The charter of a charter school or virtual charter school

shall include a provision specifying the method or methods to be

employed for disposing of real and personal property acquired by the

charter school or virtual charter school upon expiration or

termination of the charter or failure of the charter school or

virtual charter school to continue operations. Except as otherwise

provided, any real or personal property purchased with state or

local funds shall be retained by the sponsor. If a charter school

that was previously sponsored by the board of education of a school

district continues operation within the school district under a new

charter sponsored by an entity authorized pursuant to Section 3-132

of this title, the charter school may retain any personal property

purchased with state or local funds for use in the operation of the

charter school until termination of the new charter or failure of

the charter school to continue operations.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4702 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4702
Precollegiate compensatory courses - Report - Funding -
Status: in_force

Commendation of Regents.

A. The Legislature requests a report from the State Regents for

Higher Education by Febuary 1, 1988, on the precollegiate

compensatory courses and the expenditures related to such courses,

authorized pursuant to this section.

B. When monies are made available, a fund shall be established

in the office of the State Regents for Higher Education for the

purpose of funding and offering precollegiate courses, over and

above those offered for credit at the current institution which the

student is attending. Such courses shall be offered to compensate

for courses not offered previously to high school students. A fund

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shall be established at the State Department of Education for the

purpose of funding and offering precollegiate courses, to be

coordinated with the State Regents for Higher Education, according

to priorities established by the State Regents for Higher Education

as recommendations or requirements.

C. The Legislature commends the State Regents for Higher

Education on the precollegiate course component of their Policy

Statement on Admission to, Retention in, and Transfer among Colleges

and Universities of The State System.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.257 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.257
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 economic education.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1198
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-102 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-102
Renumbered as § 6-101.1 of this title by Laws 1989, 1st
Status: in_force

Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 116, operative July 1, 1990.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-104.10 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-104.10
Oklahoma Imagination Library Program
Status: in_force

A. The Imagination Library Revolving Fund created pursuant to

Section 2 of this act shall be used to promote and foster the

development of the Oklahoma Imagination Library Program, which shall

be a statewide program for encouraging pre-school children to read

by providing age-appropriate books to children at their homes from

birth to age five (5) on a monthly basis.

B. Contingent upon funds appropriated to the Imagination

Library Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 2 of this act,

the State Department of Education shall:

1. Manage the daily operations of the Oklahoma Imagination

Library Program and provide oversight of the Imagination Library

Revolving Fund including but not limited to establishing county-

based programs in all seventy-seven counties and advancing and

strengthening the programs to ensure enrollment growth;

2. Develop, promote and coordinate a public awareness program

to make donors aware of the opportunity to donate to the Imagination

Library Revolving Fund; and

3. Develop, promote and coordinate a public awareness program

to make the public aware of the opportunity to register children to

receive age-appropriate books on a monthly basis. To receive books

on a monthly basis, a child shall be under the age of five (5) and

shall have an Oklahoma residence.

C. The State Department of Education may establish a volunteer

advisory committee to assist with implementing the provisions of

paragraphs 2 and 3 of subsection B of this section.

D. The State Department of Education is authorized to retain up

to ten percent (10%) of the funds appropriated, gifted, granted,

donated or bequested to the Imagination Library Revolving Fund for

administrative and operating expenses related to implementation of

the Oklahoma Imagination Library Program.

E. The Oklahoma Imagination Library Program shall be funded by

fifty percent (50%) private funds and fifty percent (50%)

appropriated funds. The State Department of Education shall include

in its annual budget request the estimated need to fund the Oklahoma

Imagination Library Program for the following fiscal year.

F. The State Department of Education shall submit a report by

July 1, 2021, and each July 1 thereafter to the chair of the Senate

Education Committee and the chair of the House of Representatives

Common Education Committee detailing the status of implementing the

Oklahoma Imagination Library Program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-206 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-206
Election to participate in alternative retirement plan
Status: in_force

or Teachers Retirement Plan System of Oklahoma.

A. An eligible employee shall have thirty (30) days from such

eligible employee's initial date of hire or the date the alternate

retirement plan is adopted by the participating institution,

whichever is later, to make a one-time irrevocable written election

to participate in the alternate retirement plan or the Teachers'

Retirement System of Oklahoma. If an eligible employee fails to

make an election within the thirty-day period such eligible employee

shall participate in the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma.

If an eligible employee makes the election to participate in the

alternate retirement plan such eligible employee shall not

participate in the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma nor make

employee contributions to the Teachers' Retirement System of

Oklahoma and the participating institution shall not make employer

contributions to the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma except

as otherwise required by Section 17-201 et seq. of this title. If

an eligible employee elects to participate in the Teachers'

Retirement System of Oklahoma, then the eligible employee shall make

employee contributions to the Teachers' Retirement System of

Oklahoma and the participating institution shall pay the employer

contributions of such eligible employee to the Teachers' Retirement

System of Oklahoma for the month that the eligible employee was

hired through the month that the election is made and as long as the

eligible employee participates in the Teachers' Retirement System of

Oklahoma.

B. An eligible employee who elects to participate in the

alternate retirement plan shall be ineligible for participation in

the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma. Ineligibility to

participate in the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma shall

continue so long as such eligible employee remains employed by a

participating institution. If such eligible employee assumes a

different position, which is governed by a state retirement system

other than the alternate retirement plan authorized in Section 17-

201 et seq. of this title, the eligible employee shall be subject to

the retirement system rules applicable to that new position.

However, such eligible employee shall not be eligible for service

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credit in the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma for service

performed while participating in an alternate retirement plan.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.10 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.10
Establishment of written policy of evaluation and corresponding professional
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 10corresponding professional development.

A. Each school district board of education shall maintain and

annually review, following consultation with or involvement of

representatives selected by local teachers, a written policy of

evaluation and corresponding professional development for all

teachers and administrators. In those school districts in which

there exists a professional negotiations agreement made in

accordance with Section 509.1 et seq. of this title, the procedure

for evaluating members of the negotiations unit and any standards of

performance and conduct proposed for adoption beyond those

established by the State Board of Education shall be negotiable

items. Nothing in this section shall be construed to annul, modify

or to preclude the renewal or continuing of any existing agreement

heretofore entered into between any school district and any

organizational representative of its employees. Every policy of

evaluation adopted by a board of education shall:

1. Be based upon a set of minimum criteria developed by the

State Board of Education, which shall be revised and based upon the

Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System (TLE)

developed by the State Board of Education as provided in Section 6-

101.16 of this title. The revisions to each policy of evaluation

shall be phased in according to the following schedule:

a. for the 2014-2015, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school

years, the evaluation rating of teachers and

administrators shall be based on the qualitative

component of the TLE. For the 2016-2017 school year,

the State Department of Education shall work with

school districts to develop individualized programs of

professional development as described in subsection B

of this section. However, nothing in this

subparagraph shall preclude a school district with an

average daily attendance of more than thirty-five

thousand (35,000) from continuing to use quantitative

components which the district has incorporated at its

own expense prior to the 2015-2016 school year into

its evaluation system of teachers and administrators,

as defined by the district's written policy,

b. for evaluations of teachers and administrators

conducted during the 2017-2018 school year, and each

school year thereafter, school districts shall

incorporate and put into operation the qualitative

component of the TLE as provided for in subsection B

of Section 6-101.16 of this title into the evaluations

used in all school sites within the district. For the

2017-2018 school year, and each school year

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thereafter, teachers and administrators shall receive

a district evaluation rating based on the components

of the TLE as set forth in subsection B of Section 6-

101.16 of this title. For the 2017-2018 school year,

school districts shall incorporate the individualized

programs of professional development as described in

subsection B of this section on a pilot program basis,

and

c. for evaluations of teachers and administrators

conducted during the 2018-2019 school year, and each

school year thereafter, school districts shall fully

incorporate and put into operation the individualized

programs of professional development as described in

subsection B of this section;

2. Be prescribed in writing at the time of adoption and at all

times when amendments to the policy are adopted. The original

policy and all amendments to the policy shall be promptly made

available to all persons subject to the policy;

3. Provide that all evaluations be made in writing and that

evaluation documents and responses thereto be maintained in a

personnel file for each evaluated person;

4. Provide that every probationary teacher receive formative

feedback from the evaluation process at least two times per school

year, once during the fall semester and once during the spring

semester;

5. Provide that every teacher be evaluated once every year,

except for career teachers receiving a district evaluation rating of

"superior" or "highly effective" under the TLE who may be evaluated

once every three (3) years; and

6. Provide that, except for superintendents of independent and

elementary school districts and superintendents of area school

districts who shall be evaluated by the school district board of

education, all certified personnel shall be evaluated by a

principal, assistant principal, designee of the principal,

supervisor, content expert, department chair, peer committee or

other trained persons or groups of persons designated by the school

district board of education.

B. 1. Every policy of professional development adopted by a

school district board of education shall provide for the development

of a focused and individualized program of professional development

for the teacher or administrator that is consistent with the

qualitative component of the TLE. The policy of professional

development shall:

a. establish an annual professional growth goal for the

teacher or administrator that is developed by the

teacher or administrator in collaboration with the

evaluator,

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b. be tailored to address a specific area or criteria

identified through the qualitative component of the

TLE,

c. allow the teacher or administrator to actively engage

with learning practices that are evidence-based,

researched practices that are correlated with

increased student achievement, and

d. be supported by resources that are easily available

and supplied by the school district and the State

Department of Education.

2. School districts shall monitor compliance with each

individualized program of professional development implemented

pursuant to this subsection. All professional development completed

pursuant to an individualized program of professional development

shall count toward the total number of points a teacher or

administrator is required to complete as established by a school

district board of education pursuant to Section 6-194 of this title.

The implementation of the individualized program of professional

development required by this subsection shall not be construed as

increasing the professional development points requirements.

3. Individualized programs of professional development required

by this subsection may include but are not limited to the following

learning practices:

a. presenter-led workshops,

b. individual or faculty studies of books, scholarly

articles and video productions,

c. peer observations,

d. committee studies to address student achievement

issues,

e. work related to a specific subject area or areas

associated with obtaining an advanced degree or

professional certification,

f. action research projects designed to improve student

achievement, and

g. participation in local, regional or state initiatives

associated with the development or implementation of

curriculum standards.

C. All individuals designated by the school district board of

education to conduct the personnel evaluations shall be required to

participate in training conducted by the State Department of

Education or training provided by the school district using

guidelines and materials developed by the State Department of

Education prior to conducting evaluations.

D. The State Department of Education shall develop and conduct

workshops pursuant to statewide criteria which train individuals in

conducting evaluations.

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E. The State Board of Education shall monitor compliance with

the provisions of this section by school districts.

F. The State Board of Education shall study continued

implementation of the TLE to produce a system that promotes

reflection and professional growth for teachers and leaders.

G. Refusal by a school district to comply with the provisions

of this section shall be grounds for withholding State Aid funds

until compliance occurs.

H. Data collected pursuant to this section shall not be subject

to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act or the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.192 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.192
Exemptions
Status: in_force

Any minor child, through the parent, guardian, or legal

custodian of the child, may submit to the health authority charged

with the enforcement of the immunization laws of this state:

1. A certificate of a licensed physician as defined in Section

725.2 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, stating that the

physical condition of the child is such that immunization would

endanger the life or health of the child; or

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2. A written statement by the parent, guardian or legal

custodian of the child objecting to immunization of the child;

whereupon the child shall be exempt from the immunization laws of

this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-626.10 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-626.10
Legislative intent - Funding
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that the provisions

of this act become effective only after funding for this purpose has

been provided through special appropriations, or funding is

otherwise provided by gifts or grants for this purpose or both.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.516 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.516
Oklahoma Bridge to Literacy Program - Applications
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Education shall establish the Oklahoma

Bridge to Literacy Program. The purpose of the Program is to

improve reading skills of children up through the fourth grade, as

measured by mastery of the skills identified in the subject matter

standards adopted by the State Board of Education, by training and

assisting private entities, as defined in subsection C of this

section, to offer reading instruction to children before school,

after school, on Saturdays and during summer periods.

B. The State Department of Education shall issue a request for

proposals on or before October 1, 2012, and each October 1

thereafter for which the Oklahoma Bridge to Literacy Program is

funded, seeking applications for the Oklahoma Bridge to Literacy

Program. The Department shall review the applications for

compliance with the established requirements.

C. Private entities eligible to submit applications for the

Oklahoma Bridge to Literacy Program shall include the following:

1. Nonprofit organizations or programs which are exempt from

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

Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c)(3);

2. Community-based programs, centers, organizations or services

which maintain community participation or supervision in their

planning, operation and evaluation; and

3. Churches or religious organizations, associations, or

societies or nonprofit organizations or programs operated,

supervised or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious

organization, association or society.

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D. The State Board of Education may approve applications that

meet the requirements set forth in this subsection and as

established by the Board. Approved applications shall establish

reading programs for children up through the fourth grade. The

reading programs may be offered before school, after school, on

Saturdays or during summer periods. The reading programs shall

offer reading instruction designed to enable the children to acquire

the appropriate level reading skills and shall provide diagnostic

assessments and measurement of reading skills to determine reading

success. The reading program shall focus on the acquisition of

reading skills including, but not limited to, phonological

awareness, phonics, spelling, reading fluency, vocabulary, and

comprehension.

E. On or before December 1, 2012, and each December 1

thereafter for which the Oklahoma Bridge to Literacy Program is

funded, the Department shall forward applications that the

Department has determined meet the requirements of this section to

the Board. On or before February 1, 2013, and each February 1

thereafter for which the Oklahoma Bridge to Literacy Program is

funded, the Board shall award, through a competitive bid process,

one or more grants to private entities to provide reading

instruction programs through the Oklahoma Bridge to Literacy

Program. To the extent possible, grants shall be awarded on a

statewide basis. The grant funding shall be used to provide the

reading instruction program, provide employees and volunteers for

the program and to purchase materials for the program.

F. In addition to the grant funding, the Department shall

provide to the private entities awarded grants pursuant to this

section the following:

1. Reading instruction training, academies or courses designed

to train the private entity employees or volunteers in reading

instruction and remediation strategies;

2. Resources and materials on reading instruction and

remediation; and

3. Any other appropriate assistance.

G. The Board shall provide for independent evaluations of

programs funded pursuant to this section.

H. Beginning June 30, 2013, and each year thereafter for which

the Oklahoma Bridge to Literacy Program is funded, the Board shall

prepare and submit a report to the Governor, the Speaker of the

House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate

containing:

1. Descriptions of the reading programs approved and funded

through the Oklahoma Bridge to Literacy Program;

2. Number and amount of grants awarded;

3. Number of children served through approved programs; and

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4. Achievement data for children served through approved

programs.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.196.6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.196.6
Student information sheet - Privacy policies
Status: in_force

A. Each school district shall provide, with the permission of

the parent, to each school employee who is responsible for providing

transportation for a student with diabetes or supervising a student

with diabetes an information sheet that:

1. Identifies the student who has diabetes;

2. Identifies potential emergencies that may occur as a result

of the diabetes of the student and the appropriate responses to

emergencies; and

3. Provides the telephone number of a contact person in case of

an emergency involving the student with diabetes.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1183

B. The school employee provided information as set forth in

this section shall be informed of all health privacy policies.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.26 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.26
Mailing or delivery of recommendation to teacher -
Status: in_force

Teacher hearing.

A. Whenever a board of education receives a recommendation from

the superintendent for the dismissal or nonreemployment of a

teacher, the board or individual designated by the board shall mail

a copy of the recommendation to the teacher by certified mail,

restricted delivery, return receipt requested, by personal delivery

to the teacher with a signed acknowledgement of receipt, or by

delivery by a process server. By the same means, the board shall

notify the teacher of the right to a hearing before the board and

the date, time and place set by the board for the hearing, which

shall be held within the school district not sooner than twenty (20)

days or later than sixty (60) days after receipt of notice by the

teacher, the date on the personal receipt by hand-delivery to the

teacher, or the date of delivery by a process server. The notice

shall specify the statutory grounds upon which the recommendation is

based upon for a career teacher or shall specify the cause upon

which the recommendation is based upon for a probationary teacher.

The notice shall also specify the underlying facts supporting the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 362

recommendation. At the hearing, the teacher shall be entitled to

all rights guaranteed under the circumstances by the United States

Constitution and the Constitution of Oklahoma.

B. The teacher hearing shall be conducted by the district board

according to procedures established by the State Board of Education.

C. Only after due consideration of the evidence and testimony

presented at the hearing shall the district board decide whether to

dismiss or nonreemploy the teacher. The vote of the board shall be

made in an open meeting. The board shall also notify the teacher of

the decision, including the basis for the decision, by certified

mail, restricted delivery, return receipt requested, or substitute

process as provided by law. The decision of the board regarding a

teacher shall be final and nonappealable. At the hearing the burden

of proof shall be upon the superintendent or designee, and the

standard of proof shall be by the preponderance of the evidence.

The teacher shall receive any compensation or benefits to which the

teacher is otherwise entitled until the decision of the board

becomes final. If the hearing for a teacher is for nonreemployment,

such compensation and benefits may be continued only until the end

of the current contract of the teacher.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-132 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-132
Students placed in state care - Delivery of student
Status: in_force

records.

A. To facilitate the timely transfer and/or enrollment of a

student who has been placed in state care, the personnel of a

sending school district shall make every effort to ensure timely

delivery of temporary and permanent student records in accordance

with the foster care state plan developed by the State Department of

Education in collaboration with the Department of Human Services as

required by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

(ESEA), as reauthorized and amended by P.L. No. 114-95, also known

as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

B. In accordance with the foster care state plan and Section 1-

6-103 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes, in the event that the

nondirectory education records of a student who has been placed in

state care cannot be released to the parent(s) or legal guardian(s)

of the student, school district personnel of a sending school

district shall make temporary records available to a designee of the

Office of Juvenile Affairs or the Department of Human Services. For

the purposes of this section, "nondirectory education records" shall

mean those records maintained by the school district regarding a

student who is or has been enrolled at the school district which are

categorized as private or confidential records pursuant to the

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

of nondirectory education records include but are not limited to

student attendance records, test performance records, special

education records, if applicable, health records and transcripts or

report cards.

C. 1. A power of attorney issued pursuant to Section 700 of

Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be sufficient for the

purposes of enrollment.

2. An out-of-home care placement agreement executed on a form

provided by the Department of Human Services shall be sufficient for

the purposes of enrollment.

D. 1. The receiving school district shall enroll and place the

student upon arrival.

2. The receiving school district shall request the student's

permanent records from the sending school district. Upon receipt of

such a request, the sending school district shall process and

furnish the student's permanent records to the receiving school

district within three (3) days.

E. A student who has been placed in state care and transferred

and/or enrolled pursuant to this section shall have thirty (30) days

from the date of enrollment to obtain immunizations required by

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Section 1210.191 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If a series

of immunizations is required, the student shall have thirty (30)

days from the date of enrollment to receive the initial dose. Upon

enrollment, the receiving school shall verbally inform the parent,

legal guardian or legal custodian of the student about the

immunization exemptions provided for in Section 1210.192 of Title 70

of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2406 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2406
Construction of Act - Authority to control or influence
Status: in_force

educational institutions participating in scholarship program.

The Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Act shall not be construed as

granting any authority to control or influence the policies of any

educational institution because it accepts students who are

participating in the scholarship program, or to require any such

institution to admit, or once admitted to continue in such

institution, any participant in the scholarship program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.405 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.405
Unused capacity
Status: in_force

A. The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma School of Science and

Mathematics, upon a finding of unused capacity within the Oklahoma

School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM), shall have the authority

to:

1. Establish a policy providing for the acceptance of students

residing outside of Oklahoma and outside the United States for

enrollment in courses offered by OSSM in an amount not to exceed ten

percent (10%) of the total enrollment of OSSM. The policy shall

include but not be limited to:

a. a method of calculating rates for nonresident tuition

and room and board which must meet or exceed the cost

of attendance, subject to limits prescribed by the

Legislature, and

b. a provision that residents of Oklahoma seeking

acceptance to OSSM be given priority for enrollment

over students who are not residents of the state, if

all other qualifications are equal;

2. Offer for rent dormitories, classrooms, laboratories or

other OSSM facilities located in Oklahoma City; and

3. Establish educational programs and professional development

workshops to be offered during summer periods for which tuition and

fee rates may be established.

B. By January 1 of each year, the Board shall submit a report

to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore and the Minority Leader

of the Senate, the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of

Representatives, the chair of the Senate Education Committee and the

chair of the House Common Education Committee that includes the

nonresident tuition and room and board rates approved by the Board

for the current academic year. The annual report shall include data

on the impact of any tuition increases on the ability of students to

meet the costs of attendance, enrollment patterns and any other data

considered relevant by the Board.

C. The Board shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions

of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-116a — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-116a
Superintendent and officers – Employment requirement –
Status: in_force

Surety bonds.

A. The superintendent and any financial officer of a school

district shall be required to furnish a surety bond in the penal sum

of not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) or an

amount otherwise set by law or set by the State Board of Education,

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to be approved as provided by law, and to assure the faithful

performance of the duties of the covered officer and employees.

B. Whenever the superintendent or any officer or other employee

of any school district is required to furnish a surety bond as a

prerequisite to employment as provided for in this section or any

other law, the requirement as to terms, conditions, penalty, amount

or quality or type of surety shall be deemed to mean the furnishing

of a separate bond or surety contract for each individual officer or

employee, or the furnishing of a "blanket bond". For purposes of

this section, “blanket bond” means a school district officer and

employees blanket position bond which covers all officers and

employees up to the penalty of the bond for each officer and

employee and the full penalty of the bond is always enforced during

its term and no restoration is necessary and there is no additional

premium after a loss is paid.

C. All surety bonds as required by this section or other laws

shall be furnished by a company duly qualified under the insurance

laws of this state and shall be purchased by the school district.

Each surety bond shall be payable to the school district and,

whenever possible, conditioned on the faithful performance of the

duties of the individuals covered during their employment or term of

office and that they will properly account for all monies and

property received by virtue of their position or employment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-129.10 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-129.10
Annual report
Status: in_force

A. By March 1, 2011, and each year thereafter, the State Board

of Education shall submit to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore

of the State Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,

and to the members of the education committees of the Senate and the

House of Representatives, or any successor committees, a report

concerning the empowered districts. At a minimum, the report shall

include:

1. The number of school districts designated as empowered

districts in the preceding academic year and the total number of

empowered districts in the state;

2. The number of empowered schools and the number of empowered

school zones, including the number of schools in the zone, in each

empowered district and the number of students served in the

empowered schools and empowered school zones, expressed as a total

number and as a percentage of the students enrolled in the empowered

district;

3. An overview of the innovations implemented in each empowered

school, zone, and district;

4. An overview of the academic performance of the students

served in empowered schools, zones, and districts, including a

comparison between the academic performance of the students before

and since implementation of the innovations;

5. Any recommendations for legislative changes based on the

innovations implemented or to further enhance the ability of school

district boards of education to implement innovations; and

6. Any additional information requested by the Governor or a

member of the Legislature.

B. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall ensure

that the annual report submitted pursuant to this section is

promptly posted on the State Department of Education website.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-21-106 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-21-106
Expiration and renewal of license - Bond - Fees -
Status: in_force

Private School Fund - Delinquent renewal fees.

A. A license issued pursuant to Section 21-101 et seq. of this

title shall expire annually on June 30. Such license shall be

renewed annually with the complete renewal application and any and

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all appropriate fees due prior to expiration on or before June 1 of

each year. Licenses shall be renewed by the Oklahoma Board of

Private Vocational Schools if the Board determines that such school

remains in compliance with the standards or other requirements set

by the Board. The license of any school licensed by the Board to

provide postsecondary education or other limited offering may be

revoked if the school is found to be in violation of the Oklahoma

Statutes, the minimum standards established by the Board or if an

accreditation organization or other governmental entity's approval,

material to the continuity of the school, is revoked.

B. If a school is accredited by an accrediting organization

approved by the U.S. Department of Education for multiple years, a

sustained license may be obtained annually during the period of the

multi-year accreditation.

C. A license of a school shall not be effective unless the

private school has filed with the Board a corporate surety bond or a

certificate of deposit in a manner and in an amount as is required

by the Board.

D. Private schools or applicants shall pay the following base

fees to the Board:

1. One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($1,200.00) per license

shall be paid for the issuance of an initial license for a school,

seminar, or workshop to provide postsecondary education or other

vocational-technical education or training pursuant to the

provisions of Section 21-101 et seq. of this title;

2. Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) shall be paid for the

initial license of each new branch. A branch's renewal fee shall be

based on the tuition it collected;

3. For each renewal of a license, a fee based on the tuition

collected by a school, workshop or seminar from residents of

Oklahoma or other persons present in Oklahoma, as shown in the

current financial statement of the school. If a school, workshop or

seminar does not provide adequate details of its Oklahoma tuition,

then the renewal fee shall be based on the nationwide tuition

reported. For each main and branch school, seminar or workshop, the

renewal fees shall be calculated based upon the level of net tuition

in the immediate prior calendar year as follows:

OKLAHOMA OR NATIONWIDE TUITION INCOME RENEWAL FEE

$50,000.00 or less $ 700.00

$50,000.01 to $250,000.00 $ 800.00

$250,000.01 to $500,000.00 $ 950.00

$500,000.01 to $1,000,000.00 $1,100.00

$1,000,000.01 to $3,000,000.00 $1,300.00

$3,000,000.01 and above $1,500.00;

4. Solicitor license:

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a. Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) during the first

licensing period of a school, seminar or workshop, for

each license,

b. One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the second and

consecutive licensing periods of the school, seminar

or workshop, for each license applied for or renewed;

5. A review fee for a revised or replacement catalog or changes

to an approved catalog, catalog addendum(s) or a combination of a

catalog and catalog addendum(s) per campus included in the catalog

or addendums to be charged as follows:

a. One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the review of a

revised or replacement catalog that does not include a

program change or addition, or

b. One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) for the review of

the related catalog, catalog addendum or a combination

of a catalog and catalog addendum that adds or revises

a program of study consisting of multiple courses;

6. A review fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be paid in

addition to the review fee provided for in paragraph 5 of this

subsection whenever a main or branch private school changes

location;Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 30ifty Dollars ($150.00) for the review of

the related catalog, catalog addendum or a combination

of a catalog and catalog addendum that adds or revises

a program of study consisting of multiple courses;

6. A review fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be paid in

addition to the review fee provided for in paragraph 5 of this

subsection whenever a main or branch private school changes

location;

7. A review fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall also be paid

whenever a school, seminar or workshop is required to provide

preliminary Board review or approval documentation to be forwarded

to an accrediting organization, the U.S. Department of Education or

another state or federal agency;

8. The payment of the fee required by paragraph 7 of this

subsection shall be applied as a credit against the subsequent fee

for a review of a catalog or catalog addendum(s) that is submitted

to include incorporation of the same topic(s) following final

approval of the subject matter by an accreditor or the U.S.

Department of Education;

9. Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) shall be paid by each school

to the Board for attendance at a school workshop or webinar by the

school's required personnel, although one person may attend to

represent multiple, related schools;

10. Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for a half-day and Three

Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for a full day of optional training; and

11. Forty Dollars ($40.00) by each school, seminar or workshop

for review of each revised or replacement enrollment agreement

including single enrollment agreements to be used by multiple

related entities.

E. The base fees authorized by paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of

subsection D of this section shall increase by seven percent (7%)

for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.

F. If the annual licensing renewal application is not complete

on or before the first day of June each year, the fee for license

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renewal shall become delinquent and the license shall not be renewed

except upon payment of an additional late fee. Late fees shall be

determined based upon the school's past history of submitting late

filings. The appropriate late fees shall be paid in full prior to

the Board's issuance of a renewal license in the following amounts:

1. Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for a first violation;

2. Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for a second violation within

ten (10) years of the first late filing, whether consecutive or not;

and

3. One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for a third violation

within ten (10) years of the first late filing, whether consecutive

or not.

Each violation beyond the third shall result in the school,

seminar or workshop being required to seek new or initial licensure

and only after payment of the full fee for a new license.

G. Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each license application

packet, although packets provided by one or more electronic means

shall be free of charge.

H. In-state site visit fees shall be charged for the purpose of

reviewing compliance with minimum standards or contractual

agreements, facility inspection or complaint investigation. The

fees shall be charged to an applicant, school, seminar or workshop

as follows:

1. Two Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($225.00) per day when the

site visit does not require overnight lodging;

2. Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($450.00) per day if overnight

lodging is required; and

3. Travel fees to multiple entities on the same day may be

apportioned or prorated when each visit involves on-site time of

less than three (3) hours.

I. An in-state visit fee shall not be charged:

1. When the Board joins an accrediting organization, the U.S.

Department of Education or another state or federal agency with the

organization or agency's site visit to an applicant, school, seminar

or workshop; or

2. For a brief visit to an applicant, school, seminar or

workshop that requires no advance preparation work on the part of

the Board.

J. The Board shall be authorized to require reimbursement for

any fees charged by a financial institution or the State Treasurer

for a returned check or other failed form of payment.

K. All fees, penalties and fines collected by the Board

pursuant to the provisions of Section 21-101 et seq. of this title

shall be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the

Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools Revolving Fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.571 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.571
Short title
Status: in_force

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

Research School Act".