Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-122.12 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-122.12
Annual report on status of adjunct teachers
Status: in_force

A. The State Department of Education shall publish an annual

report on the status of adjunct teachers, authorized by Section 6-

122.3 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, in this state. The

report shall include:

1. Qualifications adopted by the State Board of Education to

determine eligibility of adjunct teacher candidates;

2. The subject areas or courses in which adjunct teachers are

teaching; and

3. The types of distinguished qualifications adjunct teachers

have to make them qualified to teach in certain subject areas or

courses.

B. The annual report shall be published on the website of the

State Department of Education and copies of the report shall be

provided to elected members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives

and the Oklahoma State Senate no later than January 15 of each year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.558 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.558
Middle school mathematics laboratory
Status: in_force

A. Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, and each year

thereafter, the State Board of Education shall identify public

schools with low student achievement in mathematics at the middle

school level, subject to a limit of one school selected per school

district each year. Each school selected shall be provided a middle

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school mathematics laboratory which includes a complete education

software and hardware system that delivers standards-based,

prealgebra and algebra content using an interactive computer

education teaching system for middle school level students. No

school shall be eligible to receive a mathematics laboratory more

than once. The number of schools selected each year shall be

determined based on the total amount of funds available and the

number of computers necessary for a class of students at each

qualifying school site.

B. The State Board of Education shall select a vendor on a

competitive bid basis to provide the middle school mathematics

laboratory as described in this section. The contract shall include

all equipment, software, training, and maintenance. The vendor

selected shall utilize a curriculum that meets the guidelines for

scientifically based research as determined by the United States

Department of Education and aligns with the Priority Academic

Student Skills as adopted by the State Board of Education.

C. The State Board of Education shall develop eligibility

criteria for schools to qualify for a mathematics laboratory

pursuant to this section, annually evaluate and report to the

Legislature and Governor on the effectiveness of this program, and

adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4015 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4015
Community junior colleges - Social and recreation centers
Status: in_force

- Revenue bonds.

A. The board of trustees of any community junior college

operating under the provisions of Sections 4401 through 4418 of

Title 70, Oklahoma Statutes, may construct a building for use as a

social and recreation center for the students and members of the

faculty of the college, including lounges, meeting rooms, game

rooms, bookstores, eating places and other facilities for the

comfort, convenience and welfare of students and faculty members,

and issue revenue bonds to pay the cost of constructing, equipping

and furnishing the building. The Board of Trustees shall adopt

rules and regulations for the use of the building and the operation

of the center and facilities thereof; and may do all things

necessary or convenient to make the center effective for the

purposes for which it is maintained or operated.

B. Issuance of the revenue bonds shall be in accordance with

procedures prescribed by the Attorney General. The bonds shall be

special obligations, payable solely from revenues designated by the

Board of Trustees, which may, subject to the approval of the

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, include fees and

charges collected from students in attendance at the college, and

income derived from operations of facilities of the center.

Provided, such building shall not be constructed nor shall any

revenue bonds be issued unless the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education shall have determined that the projected revenue will

satisfy the financial obligation to be incurred under the proposed

bond issue.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.163v2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.163v2
Duty for school employees to report potential
Status: in_force

student abuse or neglect.

A. Every school employee having reason to believe that a

student under the age of eighteen (18) years is a victim of abuse or

neglect shall report the matter immediately to the Department of

Human Services and local law enforcement. Reports to the Department

shall be made to the hotline provided for in Section 1-2-101 of

Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes. Any allegation of abuse or

neglect reported in any manner to a county office shall immediately

be referred to the hotline by the Department.

B. Every school employee having reason to believe that a

student age eighteen (18) years or older is a victim of abuse or

neglect shall report the matter immediately to local law

enforcement.

C. In reports required by subsection A or B of this section,

local law enforcement shall keep confidential and redact any

information identifying the reporting school employee unless

otherwise ordered by the court. A school employee with knowledge of

a report required by subsection A or B of this section shall not

disclose information identifying the reporting school employee

unless otherwise ordered by the court or as part of an investigation

by local law enforcement or the Department.

D. Any superintendent or school administrator of a private

school or public school district who knowingly and willfully fails

to promptly report or interferes with the prompt reporting of abuse

or neglect shall be subject to the penalties provided for in Section

2 of this act. As used in this subsection, "school administrator"

means a principal, assistant principal, or any other person who

serves in a supervisory or administrative capacity in a private

school or public school district.

E. For the purposes of this section, "child abuse and neglect"

shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Child abuse as defined in Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

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2. Sexual abuse or sexual exploitation as defined in Section 1-

1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes;

3. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor as defined in

Section 856 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

4. Trafficking in children, as defined in Section 866 of Title

21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

5. Incest as described in Section 885 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

6. Forcible sodomy, as described in Section 888 of Title 21 of

the Oklahoma Statutes;

7. Maliciously, forcibly or fraudulently taking or enticing a

child away, as described in Section 891 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

8. Soliciting or aiding a minor child to perform or showing,

exhibiting, loaning or distributing obscene material or child sexual

abuse material, as described in Section 1021 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

9. Procuring or causing the participation of any minor child in

any child sexual abuse material or knowingly possessing, procuring

or manufacturing child sexual abuse material, as described in

Section 1021.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

10. Permitting or consenting to the participation of a minor

child in any child sexual abuse material, as described in Section

1021.3 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

11. Facilitating, encouraging, offering or soliciting sexual

conduct with a minor, as described in Section 1040.13a of Title 21

of the Oklahoma Statutes;

12. Offering or offering to secure a minor child for the

purposes of prostitution or any other lewd or indecent act, as

described in Section 1087 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

13. Causing, inducing, persuading or encouraging a minor child

to engage or continue to engage in prostitution, as described in

Section 1088 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

14. Rape or rape by instrumentation, as described in Sections

1111.1 and 1114 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

15. Making any oral, written or electronically or computer-

generated lewd or indecent proposals to a minor child under the age

of sixteen (16) as described in Section 1123 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes; and

16. Sexual battery, when committed upon a person who is at

least sixteen (16) years of age and is less than twenty (20) years

of age and is a student, or in the legal custody or supervision of

any public or private elementary or secondary school, or technology

center school, by a person who is eighteen (18) years of age or

older and is an employee of a private school or public school

system.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-10-108 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-10-108
Necessary travel expenses
Status: in_force

The attendance officer or assistants shall receive, in addition

to their salaries, all necessary travel expenses incurred by them in

the performance of their official duties.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.14 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.14
Administrators - Suspension
Status: in_force

Whenever the local board of education or the administration of a

school district has reason to believe that cause exists for the

dismissal of an administrator, and when they are of the opinion that

the immediate suspension of an administrator would be in the best

interests of the children in the district, the local board of

education or the superintendent of the school district may suspend

the administrator without notice or hearing. However, the

suspension of the administrator shall not deprive the administrator

of any compensation or other benefits to which he or she would

otherwise be entitled under his or her contract or pursuant to law.

Within ten (10) days' time after such suspension becomes effective,

the local board of education shall initiate proceedings pursuant to

Section 6-102.4 of this title to have the administrator dismissed.

However, in a case involving a criminal charge or indictment, such

suspension may extend to such time as the administrator's case is

finally adjudicated at a trial. Provided, however, such extension

shall not include any appeal process.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-101.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-101.1
Wireless telecommunication devices - Rules
Status: in_force

prohibiting.

The board of education of each school district shall establish

and implement rules regarding student possession of a wireless

telecommunication device while said student is on school premises,

or while in transit under the authority of the school, or while

attending any function sponsored or authorized by the school. The

rules shall provide that a student may possess a wireless

telecommunication device upon the prior consent of both a parent or

guardian and school principal or superintendent and shall also

specify the disciplinary action a student shall face if found to be

in possession of a wireless telecommunication device in violation of

the rules.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-119 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-119
Job-counseling and job-training programs
Status: in_force

The center shall establish the following programs:

1. Job-counseling program for displaced homemakers which shall

be specifically designed for the person reentering the job market

after a number of years as a homemaker. The counseling will take

into consideration, and build upon, the skills and experiences of a

homemaker. Peer counseling and job readiness as well as skill

updating and development shall be emphasized; and

2. Job-training program for displaced homemakers in which the

staff at the center shall work with local government agencies and

private employers to develop training programs for available jobs in

the public and private sectors.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-113 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-113
Costs of textbooks - How paid - Repair service
Status: in_force

A. All monies allocated for the purchase of textbooks shall be

sent directly to the school districts. The treasurer of each school

district shall enter the allocated textbook amount for deposit in

the appropriate account and the reporting of financial transactions

involving textbooks shall be made according to the Oklahoma Cost

Accounting System, as adopted by the State Board of Education

pursuant to Section 5-135 of this title. The price to be paid for

instructional materials on the state textbook list shall be no

greater than that stipulated in the contract with the publisher.

The State Board of Education shall approve purchase order forms to

be used by school districts to order books from the depository. All

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books ordered shall be delivered to the school district.

Depositories are authorized to confer with individual school

districts on plans to reduce the number of textbooks returned by

school districts to depositories and to confer on restocking fees

associated with such returns.

B. The State Board of Education shall provide sufficient office

space, equipment, records and supplies necessary for a proper

performance of the duties and functions vested in it and the State

Textbook Committee, and the State Board of Education shall appoint

and fix the compensation and duties of necessary personnel to assist

the State Board of Education in performing its said duties and

functions.

C. The State Board of Education shall not reserve any funds

from appropriations made for the purchase of textbooks for rebinding

or for freight or transportation costs. Each school district shall

be responsible for any cost incurred by that district for rebinding

services or freight or transportation costs.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-148.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-148.1
School Resource Officer Program
Status: in_force

A. The State Department of Education shall establish and

maintain a three-year pilot program known as the School Resource

Officer Program.

B. School resource officers employed or contracted by school

districts participating in the School Resource Officer Program shall

successfully complete law enforcement active shooter emergency

response training given by the Council on Law Enforcement Education

and Training (CLEET) and approved by the Department of Public

Safety.

C. 1. A school district participating in the School Resource

Officer Program shall give first priority to employing or

contracting with a law enforcement officer with sworn authority and

training in school-based law enforcement and crisis response who is

assigned by an employing law enforcement agency to work

collaboratively with one or more schools using community-oriented

policing concepts.

2. If a law enforcement agency that serves the area in which a

school district is located is unwilling or unable to provide a law

enforcement officer described in paragraph 1 of this subsection, a

participating school district may employ or contract with a retired

law enforcement officer or an armed security guard who is licensed

pursuant to the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator

Act. The law enforcement agency that serves the area in which the

school district is located shall preauthorize any individual

employed or contracted with under this paragraph. The school shall

require a background check on the individual. The law enforcement

agency that serves the area in which the school district is located

shall allow an authorized individual employed or contracted with the

school district access to the preauthorizing agency's radio system,

pursuant to this paragraph, and a police band radio system which may

be used by the individual in the performance of his or her duties to

be paid for by the employing district. A school district may use

funds from the School Security Revolving Fund created pursuant to

Section 5-148.2 of this title to cover the cost of the radio system.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4008 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4008
Form of bonds - Approval by Attorney General
Status: in_force

All bonds issued hereunder shall have on the backs thereof the

certificate required by Section 29 of Article X of the Constitution

of Oklahoma. Such bonds and any bonds or other obligations issued

under the Oklahoma Higher Education Promise of Excellence Act of

2005 shall be submitted to the Attorney General of Oklahoma for

examination; and such bonds, when having been examined and certified

as legal obligations by the Attorney General in accordance with such

requirements as he or she may make, shall be incontestable in any

court in the State of Oklahoma unless suit thereon shall be brought

in a court having jurisdiction thereof within thirty (30) days from

the date of such approval. Bonds so approved by the Attorney

General shall be prima facie valid and binding obligations according

to their terms, and the only defense which may be offered thereto in

any suit instituted after such thirty-day period shall have expired

shall be forgery, fraud or violation of the Constitution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3707 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3707
Branch campus of Northern Oklahoma College at Enid
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall make

resident college credit courses and programs available to the people

of Enid.

B. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall

provide courses and programs through a branch campus of Northern

Oklahoma College, which shall be established and located in Enid.

The branch campus of Northern Oklahoma College at Enid shall be

governed by the Board of Regents of Northern Oklahoma College and

administered through Northern Oklahoma College. The Board of

Regents of Northern Oklahoma College may provide resources to the

branch campus of Northern Oklahoma College at Enid to maintain its

facilities in accordance with its function and mission as provided

by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2260 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2260
Manpower supply and demand data
Status: in_force

The State Board shall make available to the State Regents

manpower supply and demand data and recommend the initiation,

expansion or discontinuance of postsecondary occupational education

programs as need for such is indicated by the demand data available.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-149.6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-149.6
Insurance indemnification not a waiver of defenses
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by law, the existence of any policy of

insurance indemnifying a school or an education employee against

liability for damages is not a waiver of any defense otherwise

available to the educational entity or its employees in the defense

of the claim.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-23-102 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-23-102
Advertising unlawful
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for the Authority to permit any individual,

company, corporation, or organization to advertise or otherwise

attempt to sell its products or services through the use of the

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facilities controlled by the Authority; and it shall also be

unlawful for said Authority to permit any individual or organization

to in any way sponsor the election of any party or individual for

any public office; provided, however, that nothing in this section

shall be construed in a manner which would exclude announcements and

programs of nonprofit charitable and educational organizations which

are for the public good. Information programs sponsored by legally

authorized agencies of the state and federal governments for the

public good are to be considered proper program material. Provided

further, that the influence, direction or attempt to influence or

direct the program content or programs shown on public television by

an elected official or his representative for the purposes of

personal gain or political benefit, direct or indirect, shall be

unlawful and that violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor

punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)

or imprisonment not to exceed one (1) year, or both.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-626.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-626.1
Short title
Status: in_force

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

Education Tuition Aid Act."
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-120.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-120.1
Reports on chronic absenteeism and exchange of data
Status: in_force

A. Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the State

Department of Education shall submit to the Office of Child Abuse

Prevention the student and school data on chronic absenteeism.

B. The State Department of Education in collaboration with the

Office of Child Abuse Prevention shall establish a procedure for the

exchange of information to comply with the Family Educational Rights

and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).

C. The Office of Child Abuse Prevention or staff within the

State Department of Health shall review the reports provided

pursuant to this section and, when appropriate and if resources are

available, provide an assessment of the family to determine if

services should be offered or a referral for services should be

made.

D. The State Board of Education shall supply Child Welfare

Services of the Department of Human Services with access to

identifying information and updated and accurate school attendance

reports of individuals with documented developmental disabilities.

The State Board of Education and Child Welfare Services shall

establish a procedure for the exchange of information required by

this subsection.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3507 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3507
Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges - Appointment and
Status: in_force

terms of members - Eligibility - Vacancies.

(a) The Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges created by Article

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

appointed by the Governor by and with the consent of the Senate.

Provided, that persons now serving on such Board shall be members of

and shall continue to serve on the Board for the terms for which

they were appointed. Not more than two members of the Board shall

be from any one profession, vocation or occupation. Appointments

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shall be to numbered positions on the Board, and the terms of

members of the Board shall be, as follows:

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

expire on the 10th day of June, 1966, and each nine (9) years

thereafter, and he shall be a resident of one of the following

counties: Blaine, Kingfisher, Canadian, Caddo, Grady, Comanche,

Stephens, Jefferson or Cotton.

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

expire on the 10th day of June, 1967, and each nine (9) years

thereafter, and he shall be a resident of one of the following

counties: Ottawa, Delaware, Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers,

Washington, Tulsa, Pawnee or Osage.

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

expire on the 10th day of June, 1968, and each nine (9) years

thereafter, and he shall be a resident of one of the following

counties: Ellis, Dewey, Roger Mills, Custer, Beckham, Washita,

Kiowa, Greer, Jackson, Harmon or Tillman.

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

expire on the 10th day of June, 1970, and each nine (9) years

thereafter, and he shall be a resident of one of the following

counties: Adair, Sequoyah, Cherokee, Wagoner, Muskogee, Haskell,

McIntosh or Okmulgee.

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

expire on the 10th day of June, 1971, and each nine (9) years

thereafter, and he shall be a resident of one of the following

counties: Creek, Lincoln, Okfuskee, Seminole, Pottawatomie,

Pontotoc, Hughes, Johnston or Coal.

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

expire on the 10th day of June, 1972, and each nine (9) years

thereafter, and he shall be a resident of one of the following

counties: Cimarron, Texas, Beaver, Harper, Woodward, Woods, Major,

Alfalfa, Grant, Garfield, Kay or Noble.

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

expire on the 10th day of June, 1973, and each nine (9) years

thereafter, and he shall be a resident of one of the following

counties: LeFlore, Latimer, Pittsburg, Atoka, Pushmataha,

McCurtain, Choctaw, Bryan, Marshall, Carter or Love.

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

expire on the 10th day of June, 1974, and each nine (9) years

thereafter, and he shall be a resident of one of the following

counties: Logan, Oklahoma, Cleveland, McClain, Garvin, Murray or

Payne.

(9) Position No. 9. One member shall be the State

Superintendent of Public Instruction, who shall serve as such member

during his tenure as State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

(b) The successor of a member of the Board shall be appointed

within ninety (90) days after the term of such member expires; and

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any vacancy in an appointive position on the Board shall be filled

by the Governor by and with the consent of the Senate for the

unexpired term within ninety (90) days after the vacancy occurs.

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

performed in connection with institutions under its jurisdiction,

nor shall any member of said Board enter into any contract or

business transaction involving a financial consideration with

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-134 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-134
Applications – Presubmission training – Contents -
Status: in_force

Procedures.

A. For written applications filed after July 1, 2024, prior to

submission of the application to a proposed sponsor seeking to

establish a charter school or to the Statewide Charter School Board

to establish a virtual charter school, the applicant shall be

required to complete training which shall not exceed ten (10) hours

provided by the Statewide Charter School Board on the process and

requirements for establishing a charter school or virtual charter

school. The sponsor of a charter school that enters into a new or

renewed sponsorship contract on or after July 1, 2024, shall be

required to complete training provided by the Statewide Charter

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School Board or an organization approved by the Statewide Charter

School Board on the oversight duties of the sponsor. The Board

shall develop and implement the training and publish a list of

organizations approved to provide training by July 1, 2024. The

Board and organizations approved by the Board may provide the

training in any format and manner determined to be efficient and

effective including, but not limited to, web-based training.

B. Except as otherwise provided for in Section 3-137 of this

title, an applicant seeking to establish a virtual charter school

shall submit a written application to the Statewide Charter School

Board, and an applicant seeking to establish a charter school shall

submit a written application to the proposed sponsor as provided for

in subsection E of this section. The application shall include:

1. A mission statement for the charter school or virtual

charter school;

2. A description including, but not limited to, background

information of the organizational structure and the governing board

of the charter school or virtual charter school;

3. A financial plan for the first five (5) years of operation

of the charter school or virtual charter school and a description of

the treasurer or other officers or persons who shall have primary

responsibility for the finances of the charter school or virtual

charter school. Such person shall have demonstrated experience in

school finance or the equivalent thereof;

4. A description of the hiring policy of the charter school or

virtual charter school;

5. The name of the applicant or applicants and requested

sponsor;

6. A description of the facility and location of the charter

school;

7. A description of the grades being served;

8. An outline of criteria designed to measure the effectiveness

of the charter school or virtual charter school;

9. Documentation that the applicants completed training as set

forth in subsection A of this section;

10. A description of the minimum and maximum enrollment planned

per year for each term of the charter contract;

11. The proposed calendar for the charter school or virtual

charter school and sample daily schedule;

12. Unless otherwise authorized by law or regulation, a

description of the academic program aligned with state standards;

13. A description of the instructional design of the charter

school or virtual charter school including the type of learning

environment, class size and structure, curriculum overview, and

teaching methods;

14. The plan for using internal and external assessments to

measure and report student progress on the performance framework

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developed by the applicant in accordance with Section 3-136 of this

title;

15. The plans for identifying and successfully serving students

with disabilities, students who are English language learners, and

students who are academically behind;

16. A description of cocurricular or extracurricular programs

and how they will be funded and delivered;

17. Plans and time lines for student recruitment and enrollment

including lottery procedures;

18. The student discipline policies for the charter school or

virtual charter school including those for special education

students;

19. An organizational chart that clearly presents the

organizational structure of the charter school or virtual charter

school, including lines of authority and reporting between the

governing board, staff, any related bodies such as advisory bodies

or parent and teacher councils, and any external organizations that

will play a role in managing the school;

20. A clear description of the roles and responsibilities for

the governing board, the leadership and management team for the

charter school or virtual charter school, and any other entities

shown in the organizational chart;

21. The leadership and teacher employment policies for the

charter school or virtual charter school;

22. Proposed governing bylaws;

23. Explanations of any partnerships or contractual

partnerships central to the operations or mission of the charter

school or virtual charter school;

24. The plans for providing transportation, food service, and

all other significant operational or ancillary services;

25. Opportunities and expectations for parental involvement;

26. A detailed school start-up plan that identifies tasks, time

lines, and responsible individuals;

27. A description of the financial plan and policies for the

charter school or virtual charter school including financial

controls and audit requirements;

28. A description of the insurance coverage the charter school

or virtual charter school will obtain;

29. Start-up and five-year budgets with clearly stated

assumptions;

30. Start-up and first-year cash-flow projections with clearly

stated assumptions;

31. Evidence of anticipated fundraising contributions, if

claimed in the application;

32. A sound facilities plan including backup or contingency

plans if appropriate;

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33. A requirement that the charter school or virtual charter

school governing board meet no fewer than ten (10) months of the

year in the state and that for those charter schools outside of

counties with a population of five hundred thousand (500,000) or

more, that a minimum of two (2) members are residents within the

geographic boundary of the charter school;

34. A requirement that the charter school or virtual charter

school follow the requirements of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and

Oklahoma Open Records Act; and

35. A copy of any proposed contract between the governing board

of a charter school or virtual charter school and an educational

management organization, as defined by Section 5-200 of this title,

which meets the requirements of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act.

C. A board of education of a public school district, public

body, public or private college or university, private person, or

private organization may contract with a sponsor to establish a

charter school or virtual charter school. A private school shall

not be eligible to contract for a charter school or virtual charter

school under the provisions of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act.

D. The sponsor of a charter school is the board of education of

a school district, a higher education institution, a private

institution of higher learning accredited pursuant to Section 4103

of this title, a federally recognized Indian tribe which meets the

criteria established in Section 3-132 of this title, or beginning

July 1, 2024, the Statewide Charter School Board. Any sponsor

authorized pursuant to subsection A of Section 3-132 of this title

may sponsor one or more charter schools. The physical location of a

charter school sponsored by a board of education of a school

district shall be within the boundaries of the sponsoring school

district. The physical location of a charter school sponsored by

the Statewide Charter School Board pursuant to paragraph 6 of

subsection A of Section 3-132 of this title shall be in the school

district in which the application originated.

E. 1. Beginning July 1, 2024, any application seeking to

establish a charter school in this state shall be submitted first to

the school district in which the proposed charter school is to be

located. The school district board of education shall approve or

deny the application within sixty (60) days of receipt of the

application. If the charter school application is denied, nothing

shall prohibit an applicant from submitting a revised application to

the school district board of education, which shall approve or deny

the revised application within sixty (60) days of receipt of the

application.

2. An applicant for a charter school that has been denied

pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection may submit an application

to a proposed sponsor listed in paragraphs 2 through 6 of subsection

A of Section 3-132 of this title, which shall either accept or

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reject sponsorship of the charter school within ninety (90) days of

receipt of the application. If the proposed sponsor rejects the

application, it shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons

for the rejection. The applicant may submit a revised application

for reconsideration to the proposed sponsor within thirty (30) days

after receiving notification of the rejection. The proposed sponsor

shall accept or reject the revised application within thirty (30)

days of its receipt.

3. Beginning July 1, 2024, an applicant for a virtual charter

school shall submit an application to the Statewide Charter School

Board, which shall either accept or reject sponsorship of the

virtual charter school within ninety (90) days of receipt of the

application. If the application is rejected, the Statewide Charter

School Board shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons

for the rejection. The applicant may submit a revised application

for reconsideration to the Statewide Charter school Board within

thirty (30) days after receiving notification of the rejection. The

Statewide Charter School Board shall accept or reject the revised

application within thirty (30) days of its receipt.

F. A board of education of a school district, a higher

education institution, a private institution of higher learning

accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of this title, or a federally

recognized Indian tribe shall notify the State Board of Education

and the Statewide Charter School Board when it accepts sponsorship

of a charter school. The notification shall include a copy of the

charter of the charter school.

G. Applicants for charter schools and virtual charter schools

proposed to be sponsored by the Statewide Charter School Board may,

upon rejection of a revised application, proceed to binding

arbitration under the commercial rules of the American Arbitration

Association with costs of the arbitration to be borne by the

applicant.

H. If a board of education of a school district, a higher

education institution, a private institution of higher learning

accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of this title, or a federally

recognized Indian tribe accepts sponsorship of a charter school, the

administrative, fiscal, and oversight responsibilities of the school

district, the higher education institution, the private institution

of higher learning accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of this

title, or the federally recognized Indian tribe shall be listed in

the contract. No administrative, fiscal, or oversight

responsibilities of a charter school shall be delegated to a school

district unless the school district agrees to enter into a contract

to assume the responsibilities.

I. A sponsor of a public charter school shall have the

following powers and duties over charter schools it sponsors, and

the Statewide Charter School Board shall have the following powers

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and duties over the charter schools and virtual charter schools it

sponsors:

1. Provide services and oversight of the operations of charter

schools or virtual charter schools in the state through annual

performance reviews and reauthorization;

2. Solicit and evaluate charter applications;

3. Approve quality charter applications that meet identified

educational needs and promote a diversity of educational choices;

4. Decline to approve weak or inadequate charter applications;

5. Negotiate and execute sound charter contracts with each

approved public charter school or virtual charter school;

6. Approve or deny proposed contracts between the governing

board of a charter school or virtual charter school and an

educational management organization, as defined by section 5-200 of

this title;

7. Monitor, in accordance with charter contract terms, the

performance and legal compliance of charter schools and virtual

charter schools; and

8. Determine whether each charter contract merits renewal,

nonrenewal, or revocation.

J. Sponsors shall establish a procedure for accepting,

approving, and disapproving charter school applications in

accordance with subsection E of this section. The Statewide Charter

School Board shall post its application, application process, and

application time frames on the Board’s website.

K. Sponsors including the Statewide Charter School Board shall

develop and maintain chartering policies and practices consistent

with recognized principles and standards for quality charter

sponsoring in all major areas of sponsoring responsibility including

organizational capacity and infrastructure, soliciting and

evaluating charter school and virtual charter school applications,

performance contracting, ongoing charter school and virtual charter

school oversight and evaluation, and charter contract renewal

decision-making.

L. Sponsors acting in their official capacity shall be immune

from civil and criminal liability with respect to all activities

related to a charter school with which they contract.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-202 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-202
Digital or online library database resources safety
Status: in_force

policies and technology protection measures.

A. A school district, charter school, virtual charter school,

state agency, public library, or institution of higher education

within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education may offer

digital or online library database resources to students in

kindergarten through twelfth grade only if the vendor, person, or

entity providing the resources verifies that all the resources

comply with the provisions of subsection B of this section.

B. Digital or online library database resources offered by

school districts, charter schools, virtual charter schools, state

agencies, public libraries, or universities to students in

kindergarten through twelfth grade shall have safety policies and

technology protection measures that:

1. Prohibit and prevent a user of the resource from sending,

receiving, viewing, or downloading materials that are child sexual

abuse material or obscene materials, as defined in Section 1024.1 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or materials that depict child

sexual exploitation, as defined in Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes; and

2. Filter or block access to child sexual abuse material or

obscene materials, as defined in Section 1024.1 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, or materials that depict child sexual

exploitation, as defined in Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

C. Notwithstanding any contract provision to the contrary, if a

provider of digital or online library resources fails to comply with

the requirements of subsection B of this section, the school

district, public charter school, state agency, public library, or

institution of higher education shall withhold further payments, if

any, to the provider pending verification of compliance.

D. If a provider of digital or online library database

resources fails to timely verify that the provider is in compliance

with the safety policies and requirements of subsection B of this

section, the school district, public charter school, state agency,

public library, or institution of higher education shall consider

the provider's act of noncompliance a breach of contract.

E. No later than December 1 of each year, libraries shall

submit to the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and

President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate an aggregate

written report on any issues related to provider compliance with

technology protection measures required by subsection B of this

section.

F. Employees of school districts, charter schools, virtual

charter schools, state agencies, public libraries, and universities

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shall not be exempt from prosecution for willful violations of state

law prohibiting indecent exposure to obscene material or child

sexual abuse material as provided in Section 1021 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

G. Nothing in this act shall be construed in a manner that

applies to digital or online library database resources offered by

institutions of higher education when the primary purpose of the

resources is for education or research.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-22-111 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-22-111
Duties of board of education - Removal of members
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of each local board of education to cause

such audits to be made in accordance with this article. It shall be

the further duty of said board to file a copy of said audit with the

proper authorities set forth in this article. Such filings shall be

not later than thirty (30) days after completion of the audit. Any

court of competent jurisdiction shall have the power to remove

members of such board from office for violation of this article.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3602 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3602
Board of Regents of the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts
Status: in_force

- Appointment and terms of members - Eligibility - Vacancies.

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

College of Liberal Arts, which shall consist of seven (7) members,

to be appointed by the Governor, by and with the consent of the

Senate. Appointments shall be to numbered positions on the Board,

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

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

expire on the 30th day of June, 1966, and each seven (7) years

thereafter.

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

expire on the 30th day of June, 1967, and each seven (7) years

thereafter.

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

expire on the 30th day of June, 1968, and each seven (7) years

thereafter.

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

expire on the 30th day of June, 1969, and each seven (7) years

thereafter.

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

expire on the 30th day of June, 1970, and each seven (7) years

thereafter.

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

expire on the 30th day of June, 1971, and each seven (7) years

thereafter.

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

expire on the 30th day of June, 1972, and each seven (7) years

thereafter.

(b) Vacancies in appointive positions on the Board shall be

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

advice and consent of the Senate.

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

performed in connection with the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts,

nor shall any member of said Board enter into any contract or

business transaction involving a financial consideration with the

Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1-118 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1-118
Building and operations fund - Definition
Status: in_force

The building fund of any school district shall consist of all

monies derived from the proceeds of a building fund levy of not to

exceed five (5) mills in any year, voted by the people of a school

district pursuant to the provisions of Article X, Section 10 of the

Oklahoma Constitution, monies appropriated by the state for the

purpose of capital expenditures or projects, monies allocated to a

school district by the State Board of Education from the State

Public Common School Building Equalization Fund and monies donated

to a school district for the purpose of capital projects or

improvements and may be used for erecting, remodeling, repairing or

maintaining school buildings, for purchasing furniture, equipment

and computer software to be used on or for school district property,

for repairing and maintaining computer systems and equipment, for

paying energy and utility costs, for purchasing telecommunications

utilities and services, for paying fire and casualty insurance

premiums for school facilities, for purchasing security systems, for

paying salaries of security personnel, for purchasing school buses,

or for one or more, or all, of such purposes. Proceeds of such

levies shall not be required to be used during the year for which a

levy is made but may accumulate from year to year until adequate for

the purposes intended. The building fund may also consist of monies

allocated to a school district via the federal Coronavirus Response

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and Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act of 2021 (CRRSA) and the

federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP). The building fund

hereinabove defined is hereby declared to be a current expense fund,

but shall not be considered a part of the general operating fund.

No monies derived from the proceeds of the school levies made

pursuant to the provisions of Article X, Section 9 of the Oklahoma

Constitution may be placed in the building fund provided by this

section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-508.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-508.1
Enactment of Agreement - Text
Status: in_force

The Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational

Personnel is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all

jurisdiction legally joining therein, in the form substantially as

follows:

ARTICLE I. PURPOSE, FINDINGS, AND POLICY

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1. The states party to this Agreement, desiring by common

action to improve their respective school systems by utilizing the

teacher or other professional educational person wherever educated,

declare that it is the policy of each of them, on the basis of

cooperation with one another, to take advantage of the preparation

and experience of such persons wherever gained, thereby serving the

best interests of society, of education, and of the teaching

profession. It is the purpose of this Agreement to provide for the

development and execution of such programs of cooperation as will

facilitate the movement of teachers and other professional

educational personnel among the states party to it, and to authorize

specific interstate educational personnel contracts to achieve that

end.

2. The party states find that included in the large movement of

population among all sections of the nation are many qualified

educational personnel who move for family and other personal reasons

but who are hindered in using their professional skill and

experience in their new locations. Variations from state to state

in requirements for qualifying educational personnel discourage such

personnel from taking the steps necessary to qualify in other

states. As a consequence, a significant number of professionally

prepared and experienced educators is lost to our school systems.

Facilitating the employment of qualified educational personnel,

without reference to their states of origin, can increase the

available educational resources. Participation in this compact can

increase the availability of educational manpower.

ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS

As used in this Agreement and contracts made pursuant to it,

unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

1. "Educational personnel" means persons who must meet

requirements pursuant to state law as a condition of employment in

educational programs.

2. "Designated State official" means the education official of

a state selected by that state to negotiate and enter into, on

behalf of his state, contracts pursuant to this Agreement.

3. "Accept", or any variant thereof, means to recognize and

give effect to one or more determinations of another state relating

to the qualifications of educational personnel in lieu of making or

requiring a like determination that would otherwise be required by

or pursuant to the laws of a receiving state.

4. "State" means a state, territory, or possession of the

United States; the District of Columbia; or the Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico.

5. "Originating State" means a state (and the subdivision

thereof, if any) whose determination that certain educational

personnel are qualified to be employed for specific duties in

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schools is acceptable in accordance with the terms of a contract

made pursuant to Article III.

6. "Receiving State" means a state (and the subdivisions

thereof) which accept educational personnel in accordance with the

terms of a contract made pursuant to Article III.

ARTICLE III. INTERSTATE EDUCATIONAL

PERSONNEL CONTRACTS

1. The designated state official of a party state may make one

or more contracts on behalf of his state with one or more other

party states providing for the acceptance of educational personnel.

Any such contract for the period of its duration shall be applicable

to and binding on the states whose designated state officials enter

into it, and the subdivisions of those states, with the same force

and effect as if incorporated in this Agreement. A designated state

official may enter into a contract pursuant to this article only

with states in which he finds that there are programs of education,

certification standards or other acceptable qualifications that

assure preparation or qualification of educational personnel on a

basis sufficiently comparable, even though not identical, to that

prevailing in his own state.

2. Any such contract shall provide for:

(a) Its duration.

(b) The criteria to be applied by an originating state in

qualifying educational personnel for acceptance by a receiving

state.

(c) Such waivers, substitutions, and conditional acceptances as

shall aid the practical effectuation of the contract without

sacrifice of basic educational standards.

(d) Any other necessary matters.

3. No contract made pursuant to this Agreement shall be for a

term longer than five (5) years but any such contract may be renewed

for like or lesser periods.

4. Any contract dealing with acceptance of educational

personnel on the basis of their having completed an educational

program shall specify the earliest date or dates on which

originating State approval of the program or programs involved can

have occurred. No contract made pursuant to this Agreement shall

require acceptance by a receiving state of any persons qualified

because of successful completion of a program prior to January 1,

1954.

5. The certification or other acceptance of a person who has

been accepted pursuant to the terms of a contract shall not be

revoked or otherwise impaired because the contract has expired or

been terminated. However, any certificate or other qualifying

document may be revoked or suspended on any ground which would be

sufficient for revocation or suspension of a certificate or other

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qualifying document initially granted or approved in the receiving

state.

6. A contract committee composed of the designated state

officials of the contracting states or their representatives shall

keep the contract under continuous review, study means of improving

its administration, and report no less frequently than once a year

to the heads of the appropriate education agencies of the

contracting states.

ARTICLE IV. APPROVED AND ACCEPTED PROGRAMS

1. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to repeal or

otherwise modify any law or regulation of a party state relating to

the approval of programs of educational preparation having effect

solely on the qualification of educational personnel within that

state.

2. To the extent that contracts made pursuant to this Agreement

deal with the educational requirements for the proper qualification

of educational personnel, acceptance of a program of educational

preparation shall be in accordance with such procedures and

requirements as may be provided in the applicable contract.

ARTICLE V. INTERSTATE COOPERATION

The party states agree that:

1. They will, so far as practicable, prefer the making of

multilateral contracts pursuant to Article III of this Agreement.

2. They will facilitate and strengthen cooperation in

interstate certification and other elements of educational personnel

qualification and for this purpose shall cooperate with agencies,

organizations, and associations interested in certification and

other elements of educational personnel qualification.

ARTICLE VI. AGREEMENT EVALUATION

The designated state officials of any party states may meet from

time to time as a group to evaluate progress under the Agreement,

and to formulate recommendations for changes.

ARTICLE VII. OTHER ARRANGEMENTS

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or

inhibit other arrangements or practices of any party state or states

to facilitate the interchange of educational personnel.

ARTICLE VIII. EFFECT AND WITHDRAWAL

1. This Agreement shall become effective when enacted into law

by two states. Thereafter it shall become effective as to any State

upon its enactment of this Agreement.

2. Any party state may withdraw from this Agreement by enacting

a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall take

effect until one (1) year after the Governor of the withdrawing

state has given notice in writing of the withdrawal to the Governors

of all other party states.

3. No withdrawal shall relieve the withdrawing state of any

obligation imposed upon it by a contract to which it is a party. The

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duration of contracts and the methods and conditions of withdrawal

therefrom shall be those specified in their terms.

ARTICLE IX. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

This Agreement shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate

the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Agreement shall be

severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this

Agreement is declared to be contrary to the Constitution of any

state or of the United States, or the application thereof to any

Government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the

validity of the remainder of this Agreement and the applicability

thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not

be affected thereby. If this agreement shall be held contrary to

the Constitution of any state participating therein, the Agreement

shall remain in full force and effect as to the state affected as to

all severable matters.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-23-119 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-23-119
Authority may contract with television stations
Status: in_force

The Authority is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into

contract with other television stations, networks or other agencies

for the purpose of receiving or exchanging television programs.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4413 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4413
Tulsa Community College
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall have

authority to establish a two-year community college in Tulsa County

to serve Tulsa County and surrounding area, if provision is made

locally for the donation, to the State of Oklahoma, of a suitable

site for the college, which shall be known as the Tulsa Community

College and shall be an integral part of The Oklahoma State System

of Higher Education; and shall be entitled to the same privileges

and be subject to the same laws as other member institutions of such

State System.

B. After the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education have

acted to establish the Tulsa Community College, there shall be

created the Board of Regents of the Tulsa Community College, which

shall consist of seven (7) members, to be appointed by the Governor,

by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Four members of

said Board shall be residents of Tulsa County. Appointments shall

be to numbered positions on the Board, and the terms of members of

the Board shall be as follows:

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

on the 30th day of June, 1969, and each seven (7) years thereafter.

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

on the 30th day of June, 1970, and each seven (7) years thereafter.

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

on the 30th day of June, 1971, and each seven (7) years thereafter.

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

on the 30th day of June, 1972, and each seven (7) years thereafter.

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

on the 30th day of June, 1973, and each seven (7) years thereafter.

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

on the 30th day of June, 1974, and each seven (7) years thereafter.

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

on the 30th day of June, 1975, and each seven (7) years thereafter.

Vacancies in positions on the Board shall be filled by the

Governor for the unexpired term, by and with the advice and consent

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of the Senate. No member of the Board shall be employed upon any

work to be performed in connection with the Tulsa Community College,

nor shall any member of said Board enter into any contract or

business transaction involving a financial consideration with the

Tulsa Community College. Each member of the Board of Regents of the

Tulsa Community College shall take and subscribe to the oaths

required of state officials generally. Each member of the Board

shall be allowed necessary travel expenses, as may be approved by

the Board, pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

C. The Board of Regents of the Tulsa Community College shall be

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

shall annually elect a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and a

secretary, each of whom shall serve for a term of one (1) fiscal

year and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, and

who shall perform such duties as the Board directs; and each of whom

shall furnish a corporate surety bond payable to the State of

Oklahoma, in such amount as the Board may prescribe, conditioned

upon the faithful performance of his or her duties. The Board shall

adopt rules as it deems necessary for the governing of the Board and

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

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

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

of Regents of the Tulsa Community College shall be the governing

Board of the community college and shall have the supervision and

management thereof and shall have the same powers and duties as

governing boards of other institutions in The Oklahoma State System

of Higher Education and may do all things necessary or convenient to

make the community college effective for the functions and purposes

for which it shall have been established. Following the

establishment of the Tulsa Community College by the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education, the Board of Regents of the college

shall develop a comprehensive plan for implementing the functions,

purposes and educational programs of the Tulsa Community College as

prescribed by the State Regents in the establishment of the

institution, which plan shall be submitted for review and approval

of said State Regents.

D. The name change from Tulsa Junior College to Tulsa Community

College shall not affect in any manner whatsoever any legal

relationships, bonds, contracts, supervisory authority by the Board

of Regents, title to property, obligations, or any other phase or

aspect of the legal status of the institution for any purpose,

except that the institution shall be referred to as the "Tulsa

Community College" in all future references to the institution and

in all constitutional and statutory references currently in law.

E. It is the intent of the Legislature that supplies, including

but not limited to letterheads, which on the effective date of this

section carry or are labeled with the name "Tulsa Junior College"

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shall be utilized after the effective date of this section until

such supplies are depleted. Any new supplies ordered for use after

the effective date of this section shall bear the name "Tulsa

Community College". For purposes of this section, "supplies" shall

not mean signs designating the name of the college.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.2
Consultant services - Contracts with retired
Status: in_force

administrators - Contract requirements.

A. No local board of education or administration of a school

district or State Board of Education shall enter into a contract for

consultant services with any person who has retired as an

administrator with any school district for two (2) years after the

retirement date of such administrator. Nothing in this section

shall prohibit a board of education from employing as a substitute

teacher, a person who has retired as an administrator or teacher

with a school district within two (2) years after the retirement

date of the person.

B. In order for a local board of education, administration of a

school district or the State Board of Education to enter into a

contract with a person for consultant services as authorized by

subsection A of this section, the contract shall contain:

1. A specific list of duties to be performed by the person or

by any business entity, regardless of form, from which the person

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who actually performs the services is authorized to derive any

economic benefit, whether direct or indirect;

2. A stated purpose for the contract and the specifically

identified need for the services to be performed;

3. An estimate of the duration of the contract, including

anticipated periods during which the contract may be renewed;

4. A requirement that the person or business entity performing

the consultant service provide the office space, supplies, personnel

and other items of expense required in order to perform the

contract;

5. A requirement that the person or business entity performing

the consultant service provide a written description of services

performed under the contract no less than one time each quarter of

the year during which the contract is in effect; and

6. A specific identification of all persons who are authorized

to perform obligations imposed pursuant to the contract upon behalf

of the person or business entity providing consultant services.

C. No local board of education, administration of a school

district or State Board of Education may enter into a contract with

a natural person who will be employed for any period of time during

which there is in force and effect a contract for consultant

services to be performed by that person or by a business entity,

regardless of form, from which the person employed is authorized to

derive any economic benefit, whether direct or indirect. Nothing in

this section shall prohibit a local board of education of a school

district from contracting to pay for the attendance of school

district employees at classes or workshops conducted by a company

that employs one or more of the school district employees to conduct

the classes or workshops.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-107 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-107
Employment of person not holding valid certificate of
Status: in_force

qualification – Violation – Criminal history record check.

A. Except for employment of a director of a public

developmental research school as authorized in Section 1210.577 of

this title and except as provided for in Section 6-101 of this

title, it shall be unlawful for a member of the board of education

of a school district to employ, approve or vote for the employment

of any person to perform services for the district unless the person

employed holds a valid certificate of qualification issued in

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

the services the person is employed to perform.

B. The State Department of Education shall require each person

offered a position within the agency that requires working directly

with children to furnish fingerprints to be used for a state and

national criminal history record check as defined by Section 150.9

of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.D. The processing fee for late renewal of a license or certificate shall not exceed one hundred fifty

percent (150%) of the standard renewal processing fee for renewal applications submitted by

December 31 of the year in which the license or certificate has expired, or two hundred percent

(200%) of the standard renewal processing fee for renewal applications submitted after December

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-204.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-204.3
Education Leadership Oklahoma Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to be designated

the "Education Leadership Oklahoma Revolving Fund". The fund shall

be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and

shall consist of all monies appropriated or transferred to the fund

by the Legislature. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund

are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the

Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to provide assistance

and scholarships for candidates seeking National Board

certification. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon

warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as

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

Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.566 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.566
Needs assessment for students at risk of not
Status: in_force

completing high school - Plan for meeting needs - Cooperative

agreements.

A. Each year by June 30, every school district that serves

students in grades seven through twelve as outlined in this section

shall conduct and report to the State Department of Education a

needs assessment to identify those students who are most at risk of

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not completing a high school education for a reason other than that

identified in Section 13-101 of this title, including students under

the age of nineteen (19) who reside in the district and have dropped

out of school or are or have been suspended from school. The

results of the needs assessments shall be reported to the Department

in a format specified by the Department.

B. Every school district as specified in subsection A of this

section shall develop and submit to the Department by September 1 of

each year a proposed plan approved by the district board of

education, for meeting the needs of the students at risk of not

completing a high school education as identified through the needs

assessment required in subsection A of this section by establishing,

continuing or expanding alternative education programs. The

district shall include parents, students, teachers, law enforcement

representatives, judicial system representatives, social service

representatives, technology center school district representatives,

and others deemed appropriate by the board of education in the

development of the proposed plan. If the school district overlaps a

technology center school district or districts, the plan shall be

coordinated with the board of education of each overlapped

technology center school district.

C. The proposed plan shall be placed on file at the office of

the school district superintendent where it shall be made available

to the public on request.

D. The annual needs assessment data shall be incorporated by

the State Board of Education into an annual report which shall be

made available on the State Department of Education website. The

report shall include a listing by school district of the number of

students funded and the reported number of students served in an

alternative education program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-131 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-131
Purpose
Status: in_force

A. The purpose of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act is to:

1. Improve student learning;

2. Increase learning opportunities for students;

3. Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching

methods;

4. Provide additional academic choices for parents and

students;

5. Require the measurement of student learning and create

different and innovative forms of measuring student learning;

6. Establish new forms of accountability for schools; and

7. Create new professional opportunities for teachers and

administrators including the opportunity to be responsible for the

learning program at the school site.

B. The purpose of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act is not to

provide a means by which to keep open a school that may otherwise be

closed. Applicants applying for a charter for a school which is to

be otherwise closed shall be required to prove that conversion to a

charter school fulfills the purposes of the act independent of

closing the school. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to

preclude a school designated as a “high challenge school” from

becoming a charter school.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3230.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3230.1
Oklahoma Established Program to Stimulate Competitive
Status: in_force

Research (EPSCoR) Advisory Committee.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Established Program to

Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Advisory Committee to the

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The Committee shall be

advisory in nature and shall provide recommendations on EPSCoR

programs to the State Regents, which is the funding agency for the

state share of matching requirements for EPSCoR initiatives.

B. The purpose of the Committee shall be, through a partnership

of higher education institutions, independent research entities,

industry, and state government, to enhance scientific and

engineering research and development conducted at higher education

institutions in this state and thereby to enhance the success of

Oklahoma researchers in federal award competitions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-27-200 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-27-200
XXX
Status: in_force

A. Schools shall have the right to broadcast all high school

athletic activities in this state in which the school's athletic

team is participating.

B. If the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association

enters into an exclusive broadcast agreement for an athletic

activity, such agreement shall not prohibit a local broadcaster or

school from broadcasting a school's athletic activity in which the

school's athletic team is participating.

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C. The provisions of this section shall apply to contracts

involving the right to broadcast that are entered into or renewed on

or after the effective date of this act.

D. For purposes of this section:

1. "Athletic activity" means any high school athletic pre-

season, regular season, or playoff game;

2. "Broadcast" means the live or recorded audio or video

transmission over airwaves, streaming, or other transmission of an

athletic activity, play-by-play, or other account of such activity

via radio, television, Internet, or other technologies;

3. "Exclusive broadcast agreement" means an agreement entered

into between the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association

and an organization to broadcast the Oklahoma Secondary School

Activities Association's athletic activities under which such

organization retains sole rights to broadcast such activities or

first right to broadcast such activities;

4. "Local broadcaster" means an organization, located in

Oklahoma, that provides local broadcast services for any activity of

a local school. Local broadcaster includes school-sponsored

organizations that produce student-organized broadcasts such as

educational courses or programs offered by the school; and

5. "Organization" means an individual, public or private

corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association,

joint venture, or any other legal or commercial entity.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-104 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-104
Purpose of funds - Federal funds
Status: in_force

A. The funds apportioned and disbursed to the several school

districts of the state shall be for the purpose of aiding each

school district receiving the same to finance its school budget for

each fiscal year. The State Board of Education shall notify the

county clerk, the board of education, superintendent of each school

district and the school district treasurer of the tentative amount

said district is to receive from the funds apportioned under the

provisions of this article and disbursed according to the provisions

hereof. After such allocation of State Aid has been made by the

State Board of Education and certified to the treasurer of the

school district and district superintendent of schools, such aid may

be included as probable income by the board of education in its

Estimate of Needs and Financial Statement as submitted to the county

excise board, and said excise board shall include such amount in the

approved appropriations, and in addition thereto any federal aid

certified or allocated by the State Board of Education shall be

included in the appropriation made by the excise board if requested

by the board of education; provided, no such federal aid estimate

shall be used in any way to reduce the State Foundation Aid or

Incentive Aid for such school district or sustain a protest for the

reduction of a tax levy. If such allocation of aid is not included

in the board of education’s estimate of needs, it shall be added by

the county clerk to the items of appropriation designated by the

board of education of the school district. Funds received under the

provisions of this article shall be deposited in the general fund of

such school district. Provided, funds received from the federal

government for current expense purposes shall likewise be added to

the appropriation of the general fund if so designated by the board

of education of such school district. Provided, further, that the

board of education of a school district may enter into agreements

with federal agencies for educational projects and programs to be

maintained in such districts; and federal funds received by the

district in pursuance thereof shall, consistent with the agreement

and requirements of the federal agency, be kept, administered and

disbursed in such manner as may be prescribed by rules and

regulations of the board of education.

B. If the State Board of Education should ascertain that

allocation of State Aid to any school district has so changed as to

reduce its State Aid, then the State Board of Education shall

forthwith notify the district superintendent, the clerk of the board

of education, and the treasurer thereof, as to the amount of

reduction in the allocation of State Aid. If there has been an

overpayment the same shall be returned to the State Treasurer and

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credited to a refund account which shall be available for further

payment of State Aid. Whenever it becomes necessary for a school

district to refund any overpayment of monies previously received,

the school district shall issue such warrant against a properly

approved encumbrance in the manner provided by law. Such claim or

encumbrance shall be coded as a refund of prior revenue and paid

from the current expense appropriation of the general fund or such

other fund or account from which such refund may properly be paid by

the school district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.253 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.253
Purpose of act
Status: in_force

The purpose of this act is to authorize the development of a

comprehensive economic education program for children in

kindergarten and grades one through twelve in the public school

districts of this state which choose to participate. It is the

legislative intent that this program may teach a positive

understanding of the American economy, how it functions and how the

individual can function effectively within our economy as a

consumer, worker and voter. While dealing with economic problems

and issues, the program may teach the positive values of profit and

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competition in a basically free-enterprise economy which underscores

the worth and dignity of the individual.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2-117 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2-117
Financial interest statements
Status: in_force

All candidates for school district office and all elected school

district officers shall be required to file a statement of financial

interests with the Ethics Commission subject to the same

requirements as set forth for candidates for state office required

to file statements of financial interests under Rules of the Ethics

Commission promulgated pursuant to Section 3 of Article XXIX of the

Oklahoma Constitution including, but not limited to, time for filing

and contents.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.30 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.30
Annexed or consolidated district to give teacher credit for years of service in annexed
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of thiscredit for years of service in annexed or consolidated district.

A. If a school district is annexed, either voluntarily or

involuntarily, by another school district, the annexing district

shall give teachers credit for all purposes for years of service

performed in the annexed district as though said years of service

were actually performed in the annexing district.

B. In the event school districts are consolidated, the

consolidated school district shall give teachers credit for all

purposes for years of service in the school districts which are

consolidated as though said years of service were actually performed

in the consolidated school district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3311.5 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3311.5
Law enforcement certification - Required curriculum -
Status: in_force

Materials update - Out-of-state training - Municipality and county

academics.

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A. On and after November 1, 2007, the Council on Law

Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET), pursuant to its

authority granted by Section 3311 of this title, shall include in

its required basic training courses for law enforcement

certification a minimum of four (4) hours of education and training

relating to recognizing and managing a person appearing to require

mental health treatment or services. The Council shall further

offer a minimum of four (4) hours of education and training on

specific mental health issues pursuant to Section 3311.4 of this

title to meet the annual requirement for continuing education in the

areas of mental health issues.

B. By January 1, 2008, CLEET, pursuant to its authority granted

by Sections 3311 and 3311.4 of this title, shall include in its

required courses of study for law enforcement certification a

minimum of six (6) hours of evidence-based sexual assault and sexual

violence training. A portion of the sexual assault and sexual

violence training shall include instruction presented by a certified

sexual assault service provider.

C. By January 1, 2012, every active full-time peace officer,

previously certified by CLEET pursuant to Section 3311 of this

title, shall be required to attend and complete the evidence-based

sexual assault and sexual violence training provided in subsection B

of this section.

D. CLEET shall promulgate rules to enforce the provisions of

subsections B and C of this section and shall, with the assistance

of certified sexual assault service providers, establish a

comprehensive integrated curriculum for the teaching of evidence-

based sexual assault and sexual violence issues.

E. The Council is required to update that block of training or

course materials relating to legal issues, concepts, and state laws

annually, but not later than ninety (90) days following the

adjournment of any legislative session.

F. By January 1, 2009, CLEET, pursuant to its authority granted

by Sections 3311 and 3311.4 of this title, shall include in its

required courses of study for law enforcement certification oil

field equipment theft training.

G. By January 1, 2012, CLEET, pursuant to its authority granted

by Sections 3311 and 3311.4 of this title, shall establish and

include in its required courses of study for law enforcement

certification a minimum of eight (8) hours of evidence-based

domestic violence and stalking investigation training. The training

should include, at a minimum, the importance of reporting domestic

violence incidents, determining the predominant aggressor, evidence-

based investigation of domestic violence and stalking, lethality

assessment, and personal safety planning necessary at the pretrial

stages of a potential criminal case. A portion of the training

shall include instruction presented by an expert victim advocate

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selected from recommendations provided by the Office of the Attorney

General or the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board. The

training shall be developed in collaboration with the Domestic

Violence Fatality Review Board, and where applicable, shall replace

existing domestic violence and stalking courses currently required.

H. By January 1, 2012, the evidence-based domestic violence and

stalking investigation curriculum developed in collaboration with

the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board shall be submitted to

the Council for approval.

I. CLEET shall establish the training provided in subsection G

of this section as a part of CLEET's peace officer continuing

education program and develop a plan to train full-time peace

officers previously certified by CLEET pursuant to Section 3311 of

this title where applicable. The Office of the Attorney General

shall provide a list of expert victim advocates that are available

to assist in the training.

J. The Council is authorized to pay for and send training staff

and employees to one or more training and education courses in

jurisdictions outside this state for the purpose of expanding

curriculum, training skill development, and general knowledge within

the field of law enforcement education and training.

K. On and after November 1, 2013, CLEET, pursuant to its

authority granted by Section 3311 of this title, shall include in

its required basic training courses for law enforcement

certification a minimum of two (2) hours of education and training

relating to recognizing and managing a person experiencing dementia

or Alzheimer's disease.

L. By November 1, 2019, CLEET shall establish appropriate

training resources focused on protocol for handling and processing

sexual assault calls. The training shall include, but not be

limited to:

1. How to handle the sexual assault call upon first contact;

2. Determining when the assault occurred;

3. Where to take the victim;

4. Questioning witnesses and collecting evidence; and

5. Informing and assisting the victim in accessing resources,

help and information.

M. The Council shall promulgate rules to evaluate and approve

municipalities and counties that are deemed capable of conducting

separate basic law enforcement training academies in their

jurisdiction and to certify officers successfully completing such

academy training courses. Upon application to the Council, any

municipality with a population of sixty-five thousand (65,000) or

more or any county with a population of five hundred thousand

(500,000) or more shall be authorized to operate a basic law

enforcement academy. In addition, upon application and approval

from the Council, a municipality with a population under sixty-five

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thousand (65,000) or a county with a population under five hundred

thousand (500,000) may be authorized to operate a basic law

enforcement academy; provided, however, the Council may approve no

more than two such applications per year. The Council shall approve

an application when the municipality or county making the

application meets the criteria for a separate training academy and

demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Council that the academy has

sufficient resources to conduct the training, the instructional

staff is appropriately trained and qualified to teach the course

materials, the curriculum is composed of comparable or higher

quality course segments to the CLEET academy curriculum, and the

facilities where the academy will be conducted are safe and

sufficient for law enforcement training purposes. Any municipality

or county authorized to operate a basic law enforcement academy

after November 1, 2007, shall not be eligible to receive funds

pursuant to subsection E of Section 1313.2 of Title 20 of the

Oklahoma Statutes. The Council shall not provide any funding for

the operation of any separate training academy authorized by this

subsection.

N. Any municipality or county that, prior to November 1, 2007,

was authorized to conduct a basic law enforcement academy shall

continue to receive funding pursuant to subsection E of Section

1313.2 of Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

O. The Council shall promulgate rules to evaluate and approve

an application submitted by the Department of Corrections for a

separate training academy. Pursuant to the promulgated rules, the

Council shall approve a separate training academy once the

Department:

1. Has met the criteria for a separate training academy;

2. Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Council that the

academy has sufficient resources to conduct the training;

3. Has the instructional staff appropriately trained and

qualified to teach the course materials;

4. Has the curriculum composed of comparable or higher quality

course segments to the CLEET academy curriculum; and

5. Has the facilities where the academy will be conducted that

are safe and sufficient for law enforcement training purposes.

The Council shall not provide any funding for the operation of

any separate training academy authorized by this subsection.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-695.13 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-695.13
Investment of monies
Status: in_force

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A. Money in the "Student Loan Sinking Fund" and money in the

Student Loan Fund in excess of the amount necessary for student

loans may be invested by the Authority in:

1. Direct obligations of or obligations whose principal and

interest are guaranteed by the United States;

2. Direct obligations of or participation certificates

guaranteed by the federal intermediate credit bank, federal land

banks, Federal National Mortgage Association, federal home loan

banks or banks for cooperatives;

3. Certificates of deposit of any bank or trust company whose

deposits are fully secured by a pledge of securities of any kind

specified in this subsection; and

4. Bonds of the state or its political subdivisions.

B. Money in the "Student Loan Sinking Fund" may be invested

only in obligations which are scheduled to mature prior to the date

the money must be available for its intended purpose.

C. All investments under this section may be sold at the

prevailing market price. Income from these investments shall be

credited to the "Student Loan Sinking Fund."
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-15-202 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-15-202
Guarantee of bonds issued
Status: in_force

On approval by the Commissioners, bonds issued pursuant to

Sections 15-101 through 15-109 of Title 70 of Oklahoma Statutes are

guaranteed by the corpus of the permanent school fund for the

support of common schools.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3311.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3311.4
Continuing law enforcement training - Inactive status
Status: in_force

exemption - Failure to meet training requirements - Suspension of

certification.

A. Beginning January 1, 2008, and annually thereafter, every

active full-time peace officer, certified by the Council on Law

Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) pursuant to Section 3311

of this title, shall attend and complete a minimum of twenty-five

(25) hours of continuing law enforcement training accredited or

provided by CLEET which shall include a mandatory two (2) hours on

mental health issues. Effective November 1, 2019, CLEET shall

establish appropriate training resources which shall include the

policies and protocols for responding to sexual assault calls,

guidelines for the collection and maintenance of sexual assault kits

and continuing education on trauma-informed sexual assault response

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and intervention, and shall require all CLEET-certified law

enforcement officers to complete such training on a regular basis to

be determined by CLEET. CLEET shall promulgate rules to enforce the

provisions of this section and shall enter into contracts and

agreements for the payment of classroom space, training, food, and

lodging expenses as may be necessary for law enforcement officers

attending such training in accordance with subsection B of Section

3311 of this title. Such training and seminars shall be conducted

in all areas of this state at technology center schools,

institutions of higher education, or other approved sites.

B. Beginning January 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, every

active reserve peace officer, certified by CLEET pursuant to Section

3311 of this title, shall attend and complete a minimum of eight (8)

hours of continuing law enforcement training accredited or provided

by CLEET which shall include a mandatory one (1) hour on mental

health issues.

C. Every inactive full-time or reserve peace officer, certified

by CLEET, shall be exempt from these requirements during the

inactive status. Upon reentry to full-time active status, the peace

officer shall be required to comply with subsection A of this

section. If a full-time certified peace officer has been inactive

for five (5) or more years, the officer must complete refresher

training as prescribed by CLEET and which shall include a minimum of

four (4) hours of mental health education and training, within one

(1) year of employment. Upon reentry to active reserve status, the

peace officer shall be required to comply with subsection B of this

section. If a certified reserve officer has been inactive for five

(5) or more years, the certified reserve officer shall complete a

legal update as prescribed by CLEET. The Director of CLEET may

waive these requirements based on review of all records of

employment and training.

D. Every tribal officer who is commissioned by an Oklahoma law

enforcement agency pursuant to a cross-deputization agreement with

the State of Oklahoma or any political subdivision of the State of

Oklahoma pursuant to the provisions of Section 1221 of Title 74 of

the Oklahoma Statutes shall comply with the provisions of this

section.

E. Any active full-time or reserve certified peace officer, or

CLEET-certified cross-deputized tribal officer who fails to meet the

annual training requirements specified in this section, shall be

subject to having the certification of the peace officer suspended,

after the peace officer and the employer have been given written

notice of noncompliance and a reasonable time, as defined by the

Council, to comply with the provisions of this section. A peace

officer shall not be employed in the capacity of a peace officer

during any period of suspension. The suspension period shall be for

a period of time until the officer files a statement attesting to

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full compliance with the provisions of this section. Suspension of

peace officer certification shall be reported to the district

attorney for the jurisdiction in which the officer is employed, the

liability insurance company of the law enforcement agency that

employed the peace officer, the chief elected official of the

governing body of the law enforcement agency and the chief law

enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency. Any officer

whose certification is suspended pursuant to this section may

request a hearing with CLEET. Such hearings shall be governed by

the Administrative Procedures Act except that the affected officer

has the burden to show CLEET why CLEET should not have the

certification of the officer suspended.

F. All certified, active full-time or reserve peace officers

employed, commissioned or appointed for a period of ninety (90) days

in a calendar year, who become inactive prior to the end of a

calendar year, are responsible for meeting mandatory continuing

education requirements as set forth in this section upon return to

active full-time or reserve peace officer status within sixty (60)

days of the date of return to employment, commission or appointment.

Failure to complete the mandatory continuing education within sixty

(60) days may result in disciplinary action as set forth in CLEET

Rules at OAC 390:2. Full-time or reserve certified peace officers

who return to active status within the calendar year they become

inactive must complete the annual mandatory continuing education

requirements outlined in this section within the remaining portion

of the calendar year.

G. Peace officers with full-time certification who worked

during a calendar year only as a reserve officer are required to

complete only the training requirements for reserve certification.

For purposes of the requirements outlined in subsection F of this

section, full-time peace officers who worked both in the capacity of

a full-time peace officer and reserve officer in a calendar year

must complete full-time continuing education requirements.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-19-116 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-19-116
Persons eligible to participate in program
Status: in_force

Each school district providing driver education shall prescribe

regulations determining who can best benefit by and who shall

receive instruction under this program.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-104v2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-104v2
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

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,

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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

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

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be a crime or an attempt to commit a crime provided

for in any of the laws,

b. except as provided for in subparagraph a of this

paragraph, the State Board of Education shall have the

authority to revoke or suspend a license or

certificate only for the following reasons:

(1) a willful violation of any federal or state law,

(2) the abuse or neglect of a child,

(3) moral turpitude, or

(4) a conviction for any of the offenses or basis for

revocation set forth in this section and Section

3-104.1 of this title,

c. the State Board of Education shall not have the

authority to summarily revoke or suspend a license or

certificate pending an individual proceeding for

revocation or other action unless for a valid

emergency as defined in the Administrative Procedures

Act. Upon initiating a formal investigation, the

State Department of Education shall notify via

certified mail and electronic mail the superintendent

of the school district where the license or

certificate holder is employed. In no event shall the

State Board of Education move to revoke or suspend a

license or certificate, for an emergency or otherwise,

unless the license or certificate holder and any

employing school district received notice via

certified mail and electronic mail within three (3)

days of the date the application was filed with the

State Board of Education, and

d. 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

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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;

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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,

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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,

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

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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

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, § 70-3-145.11 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-145.11
Virtual setting student assessments — Grades 3
Status: in_force

through 8.

A. A statewide virtual charter school or a school district

operating a full-time virtual education program may administer to

enrolled students in grades three through eight the statewide system

of student assessments required by Section 1210.508 of Title 70 of

the Oklahoma Statutes in a virtual setting that best meets the

educational needs of the students and aligns with their regular

academic instruction. Assessments for grades nine through twelve

shall not be administered in a virtual setting.

B. A statewide virtual charter school or a school district

operating a full-time virtual education program that administers

student assessments as provided for in subsection A of this section

shall ensure the following requirements are met:

1. The student to whom the statewide student assessment is

administered takes the assessment on an assigned date and time;

2. The student to whom the statewide student assessment is

administered attends a synchronous assessment session initiated and

managed by designated personnel of the statewide virtual charter

school or the school district that operates a full-time virtual

education program;

3. a. If the statewide student assessment platform does not

allow integrated camera proctoring, the student to

whom the statewide student assessment is administered

shall use two devices for the duration of the

administration. One device shall be used by the

student to take the statewide student assessment, and

one device shall be used by an assessment proctor to

monitor the student for the duration of the

administration of the statewide student assessment

using the camera on the required device, or

b. If the statewide student assessment platform does

allow for an assessment proctor to view the student

and the student’s background environment, a secondary

device shall not be required;

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4. The device on which a student is administered a statewide

student assessment has audio capabilities accessible by the

assessment administrator for purposes of monitoring the student;

5. The statewide virtual charter school or school district that

operates a full-time virtual education program that administers a

statewide student assessment to a student in a virtual setting seeks

to maintain a student assessment taker to assessment proctor ratio

of ten-to-one or lower;

6. The student to whom the statewide student assessment is

administered does not exit the assessment administration until

instructed to do so by the assigned assessment proctor; and

7. The submission of a statewide student assessment

administered pursuant to the provisions of this section is verified

by the assessment administrator.

C. A statewide virtual charter school or a school district

operating a full-time virtual education program that administers

student assessments pursuant to this section shall take into account

a student’s individualized education program (IEP) developed

pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

or Section 504 Plan developed pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of

1973 in determining whether a virtual setting best meets the

educational needs of such a student.

D. The State Board of Education may promulgate rules to

implement the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-509.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-509.2
Recognition of employee organization - Bargaining unit
Status: in_force

defined - Petition for election - Conduct of election.

A. The board of education shall recognize an employee

organization designated by an election of the employees in an

appropriate bargaining unit as the exclusive representative of all

the employees in such unit. The members of an employee organization

shall be employees as defined in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this

subsection and Section 1-116 of this title. The recognition of such

employee organization shall be made by the board no later than

fourteen (14) days after the election. Any person who desires not

to be represented by any organization may so state in writing to his

or her board of education. Appropriate bargaining units are defined

as follows; however, such definition shall not be construed, of

itself, as requiring that bargaining units engage in bargaining or

act to disengage from bargaining:

1. Employees who are employed and certified as principals and

assistant principals and who have responsibilities for the

supervision of classroom teachers shall constitute an appropriate

unit;

2. All other employees who are required by the position in

which employed to be certified as teachers as that term is defined

in Section 1-116 of this title and who do not hold supervisory

authority with respect to other teachers in the district shall

constitute an appropriate unit; and

3. All employees who are not required by their job description

to be a principal, certified teacher, superintendent or other

certified or noncertified administrator shall constitute a separate

bargaining unit. Provided that, employees with access to

confidential, labor relations information of the school district, or

managerial employees whose responsibilities include making

employment recommendations to the superintendent and for which their

position does not require a certificate, shall be excluded from this

or other bargaining units. Also excluded is any employee position

agreed to be excluded from the bargaining unit by the employee

organization and the school district.

Provided, if employees categorized according to paragraphs 2 and

3 of this subsection were organized for bargaining as a single unit

as of April 14, 1986, or are at any time employed in a district

having fewer than seventy-five employees in the two categories taken

together, the employees may, for such time as a majority of the

employees in each category indicate by secret ballot vote they share

a single community of interest, constitute a single appropriate

unit. Further provided, any final judgment of the Supreme Court

denying such community of interest in any school district shall have

the effect of rendering inappropriate all units, in whatever school

districts they exist, which include employees of both categories.

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B. 1. Within seven (7) business days of receiving a sealed

packet containing an employee petition filed by or on behalf of

thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the employees in a unit, such

petition calling for an election to determine which, if any,

employee organization represents the employees in a bargaining unit,

the board shall arrange for verification that there are a sufficient

number of correct names to constitute at least thirty-five percent

(35%) of the employees in the unit. Such arrangements shall include

the transmitting of the sealed packet and a list of employees

eligible to be included in the bargaining unit to the individual

designated pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 of this

subsection.

2. The petition calling for the secret ballot election shall

contain only the names of employees of the bargaining unit who have

signed and dated the petition. Within thirty (30) days of receipt

of the sealed packet by the district court judge in and for the

county in which the school district has its main office, the sealed

packet shall be opened and the petition shall be verified by an

individual designated by the district judge of such court for the

county in which the school district has its main office. Upon

verification of the number of signatures on the petition, the

district court judge shall notify in writing the district board of

education and any employee organization that has requested notice of

the verification. Under no circumstances shall the individual so

designated reveal the names of employees who signed or did not sign

the petition. If an employee has signed more than one petition, the

name of the employee shall be removed from each petition.

3. The period of time for signing of a recognition petition

shall commence upon receipt of written notification by the school

board from an organization indicating that it intends to circulate a

petition and shall cease thirty (30) days thereafter. Provided, if

an organization recognized as representative of a unit for

bargaining is being challenged for discontinuation of representation

as provided in paragraph 7 of subsection C of this section or is

being challenged by another organization seeking recognition, the

period for signing shall commence on the first day of February and

end on the last day of that same February.

C. 1. Not less than forty-five (45) days nor more than sixty

(60) days after receipt of notification that the petition has been

verified as sufficient, a secret ballot election shall be held to

determine which, if any, employee organization shall represent the

unit. No election shall be held for a unit within which a valid

election was held in the preceding two (2) years.

On or after March 2, 1995, the board shall recognize within ten

(10) days an organization which has obtained signed authorization

from a majority of the employees eligible to be included in the unit

but has not been recognized. No election shall be held for such

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unit within two (2) years of recognition. An appropriate election

ballot shall be printed for this election, which contains the names

of all employee organizations having presented a petition verified

as signed by at least thirty-five percent (35%) of the employees

eligible to be in the unit to represent or currently recognized as

representing the unit; provided, no such organization shall be shown

on the ballot unless the organization pays to the board a filing fee

of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00). The ballot shall also

provide an option whereby any employee of the unit may indicate a

preference that the unit not be represented by any organization.

Every organization that receives at least fifteen percent (15%) of

the vote in the election shall be reimbursed the Two Hundred Fifty

Dollars ($250.00) by the board. The board shall use any remaining

filing fee money to help offset the cost of the validation process

of the petition, if any, as well as any election costs incurred.

2. When none of the choices on the ballot receives a majority

of the votes, a runoff election shall be conducted on the fourteenth

day following the first election between the two choices which

received the largest number of votes in the preceding election.

3. The employee organization or organizations and the school

board shall, by agreement, determine the method by which each

election shall be conducted. All costs incurred in an election

shall be shared equally by all parties involved.

If no agreement can be reached by thirty (30) days prior to the

election, the board of education shall notify the county election

board of the county in which the board is located of such fact, and

the following method for conducting the secret ballot election shall

be followed and conducted by the county election board:

a. At the time of such notice, the board of education

shall provide to the county election board:

(1) a list of all the polling places for the

election, such list to include every middle

school or junior high school and the central

administration office in the district;

(2) a list of names of all the persons eligible to

vote in the election, such list to be in

alphabetical order and duplicated in such number

that there shall be one for each polling place,

plus an additional five copies;

(3) the names of each organization entitled to have

its name appear on the ballot; and

(4) the date of the election which shall not be a

special election date specified by subsection B

of Section 3-101 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

b. Ballots for the election shall be printed by the

county election board in the same manner as for other

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elections conducted by the county election board,

insofar as is possible. The names of organizations

shall be listed on the ballot in the order in which

said names are furnished to the county election board

by the board of education. The option specifying that

no organization shall represent the employee

bargaining unit shall be listed last on the ballot, in

such language as may be specified by the board.

c. The secretary of the county election board shall

appoint an inspector, judge and clerk for each polling

place. The inspector, judge and clerk shall be

selected from among the regular precinct officials in

the county.

d. Polling places shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00

p.m. on the day of the election. Any eligible person

who appears to vote no later than 7:00 p.m. shall be

entitled to vote.

e. Eligible voters may vote after signing their

signatures beside their names on the list of names of

all the persons eligible to vote in the election. The

voter shall place his or her ballot in the ballot box

in the presence of the inspector.

f. Each organization entitled to have its name appear on

the ballot shall be permitted to appoint one

challenger at each polling place. Each such

challenger shall be properly identified as such, and

shall be limited to inquiring of a prospective voter,

said prospective voter's name, address, job

classification and work site. The challenger may

challenge the right of any prospective voter to vote

by so informing the judge. Upon being so challenged,

the prospective voter may vote if, after being

informed by the judge of such a challenge, the voter

signs his or her signature beside his or her name on

the list of names of all the persons eligible to vote

in the election. If same occurs, the judge shall

write the words "Challenged by _____" beside the

voter's signature.

g. The county election board shall certify in writing the

results of the election to the board of education on

the day following the election and on the same day

shall mail a copy of the certification to all employee

organizations that have requested copies of the

certification.

h. Costs of the election shall be paid to the county

election board by the board of education. The costs

shall include the regular salaries of the inspector,

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judge, and clerk, in addition to all other necessary

and reasonable costs. Such costs shall include

compensation for members of the county election board,

including the secretary.

i. Anyone guilty of voting more than one time in the

election will be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject

to a fine of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or thirty

(30) days in the county jail.

4. No employee shall use regularly scheduled duty time for

campaign purposes.

5. A list of the employees eligible to vote in the election

including their names, addresses, phone numbers, job classification

and work site shall be provided not less than fourteen (14) days

before the election to each organization listed on the official

ballot.

6. Any board or organization challenging the results of any

election held pursuant to the provisions of this section shall post

with the district court a bond of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)

which shall be forfeited if the court finds that the challenge is in

bad faith.

7. In any February more than two (2) years after recognition of

an organization pursuant to the provisions of this section and upon

the receipt of a petition calling for discontinuation of

representation signed by thirty-five percent (35%) of the employees

eligible to be included in the unit, a board shall call an election

to determine whether the members of a unit wish to discontinue being

represented for bargaining. If a majority of the votes cast are

votes to discontinue representation, efforts to gain recognition by

any organization shall be prohibited for a period of two (2) years

commencing with the expiration of the contract then in force. The

ballots used in such election shall, without reference to any

organization by name, offer the single choice of continued

representation or discontinuation of representation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4414 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4414
Provisions of act as cumulative
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall be cumulative to existing laws.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-103.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-103.3
Pilot program at technology center schools -
Status: in_force

Expansion of rural businesses.

A. Subject to the availability of funds appropriated

specifically for this purpose, the State Board of Career and

Technology Education shall implement a pilot program at technology

center schools, the purpose of which is to provide services and

training to help rural businesses expand. The purpose of the pilot

program is to provide tuition grants and offer economic development,

marketing and technology access services to qualifying rural

businesses and communities as determined by the Oklahoma Department

of Career and Technology Education.

B. A pilot program may be established at technology center

school districts to increase the number of students taking industry

certification examinations and obtaining trade-specific industry

certifications and licenses. The local technology center board may

establish board policy suitable for their district. The expenditure

of public funds for this purpose shall be deemed a public purpose

and the funds expended shall be an authorized expenditure of general

funds from the technology center school districts to cover the

direct costs of trade-specific industry certification examinations

and licenses related to the program of study.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3513 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3513
Northeastern State University
Status: in_force

Northeastern State College, located at Tahlequah, Oklahoma, is

hereby officially named and shall be designated in all future

references as "Northeastern State University". Any reference in the

statutes to Northeastern Oklahoma State University shall be deemed a

reference to Northeastern State University.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4308 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4308
Act not to affect prior obligations, proceedings,
Status: in_force

transactions, actions or rights accrued.

Nothing in this act, nor the repeal of any law or part of a law

by this act, shall affect the validity of any obligation or contract

incurred, or proceedings begun, or any official actions taken, or

any rights accrued, before this act becomes effective. The payment

of bonds and other obligations outstanding when this act becomes

effective shall be governed by the laws under which such bonds were

issued or such obligations were incurred.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1921 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1921
Institutions authorized to grant degrees
Status: in_force

Authority is hereby granted to the respective boards of control

of the

Oklahoma University

Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College

Oklahoma College for Women

University of Tulsa

Kendall College

Phillips University

Oklahoma Baptist University

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma Catholic University

The Catholic College of Oklahoma for Young Women

Presbyterian College of Durant

The Tulsa Law School of Tulsa

Oklahoma City College of Law

upon recommendation of their respective faculties to grant the

academic and professional degrees, usually and customarily granted

to graduates of institutes of collegiate rank. Provided further,

that the Oklahoma School of Accountancy is hereby authorized to

confer the degree of bachelor of commercial science, but shall not

confer or grant any other degree.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-135 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-135
Career-readiness assessments and assessment-based
Status: in_force

credentials.

Subject to the availability of funds, beginning with the 2019-

2020 school year, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, in

cooperation with the State Department of Education and the

Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, shall review

and approve career-readiness assessments and assessment-based

credentials that measure and document foundational workplace skills.

Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the assessments shall be

made available to all public school districts to be administered to

students at the discretion of each school district's administration.

The assessment-based credential shall be available to any student

who achieves the prescribed level on the required assessments. If

the public school district chooses to administer the assessments,

the assessments shall be administered at least once to each student

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who chooses to take the assessment at no cost to the student. The

assessments shall:

1. Be a standardized, criterion-referenced measure of broadly

relevant foundational workplace skills;

2. Assess and document student readiness for a wide range of

jobs;

3. Measure skills in the following areas, including but not

limited to:

a. applied mathematics,

b. workplace documents,

c. graphic literacy, or

d. critical thinking and leadership collaboration;

4. Align with research-based skill requirement profiles for

specific industries and occupations;

5. Lead to nationally recognized work-readiness certificates or

credentials for students who meet the minimum proficiency

requirements on the component assessments; and

6. Be available in paper- and computer-based formats.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-103 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-103
Authorized services and transfers for students with
Status: in_force

disabilities — Annual report on transfers — Audits.

A. Any school district in the state may provide suitable

facilities and employ qualified teachers and therapists for students

with disabilities, either in schools, classrooms, or in other places

as the board of education of the district may deem advisable. When

a school district cannot provide special educational facilities and

qualified teachers, a student may be transferred pursuant to the

provisions of paragraph 4 of Section 13-101 of this title.

B. If a student with disabilities is transferred to a school

district other than the district of residence of the student

pursuant to the Education Open Transfer Act the following provisions

shall apply:

1. The receiving district shall establish availability of the

appropriate program, staff, and services prior to approval of the

transfer;

2. Prior to the approval of the transfer of a student on an

individualized education program (IEP), a joint IEP conference shall

be required between the district of residence and the receiving

district; and

3. Upon approval of the transfer, the receiving district shall

claim the student in the average daily membership for state and

federal funding purposes and shall assume all responsibility for

education of the student. For state funding purposes, the State

Department of Education shall include the appropriate grade level

weight and all category weights to which the student is assigned

pursuant to the provisions of Section 18-201.1 of this title when

calculating State Aid pursuant to the provisions of Section 18-200.1

of this title, regardless of whether the receiving district provides

education to the student using traditional in-class means or via

online instruction. When applicable, the receiving district may

apply to the Oklahoma Special Education Assistance Fund for

assistance in meeting any extraordinary costs incurred.

C. If a request to transfer a student with disabilities to a

school district other than the district of residence of the student

pursuant to the Education Open Transfer Act is denied, the following

provisions shall apply:

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1. The parent or legal guardian of a student with disabilities

or an adult student with disabilities who is age eighteen (18) or

older but under the age of twenty-two (22) may appeal the denial

within ten (10) days of notification of the denial to the receiving

school district board of education. The receiving school district

board of education shall consider the appeal at its next regularly

scheduled board meeting; and

2. If the receiving school district board of education denies

the appeal, the parent or legal guardian of the student with

disabilities or an adult student with disabilities who is age

eighteen (18) or older but under the age of twenty-two (22) may

appeal the denial within ten (10) days of notification of the appeal

denial to the State Board of Education. The parent or legal

guardian of the student with disabilities or the adult student with

disabilities shall submit to the State Board of Education and the

superintendent of the receiving school district a notice of appeal

on a form prescribed by the State Board of Education. The appeal

shall be considered by the State Board of Education at its next

regularly scheduled meeting, where the parent or legal guardian of

the student with disabilities or the adult student with disabilities

and a representative from the receiving school district may address

the Board. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to

establish the appeals process authorized by this subsection which

shall align with rules promulgated pursuant to Section 8-101.2 of

this title.

D. Transfers authorized by this section shall be made under

rules adopted by the State Board of Education. When a student with

disabilities or pregnant student is unable to attend any school or

class in the district of residency, the board of education of the

district may provide for home instruction for the student. The

State Board of Education is further authorized to cooperate with any

school district in the state to make it possible for a student with

disabilities to attend the regular school by making special

provisions for the transportation of the student, or for special

equipment, devices, books, supplies or other facilities, or for

special instruction within the regular school building. The

provisions for services and transfers as provided for in this

section shall be made with consideration of the least restrictive

environment and IEP requirements under the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

E. Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, a transfer granted

for a student with disabilities pursuant to paragraph 4 of Section

13-101 of this title for three (3) consecutive years to the same

school district shall automatically be renewed each year. The

district in which the student resides shall continue to pay tuition

as provided for in paragraph 4 of Section 13-101 of this title.

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F. Each school district board of education shall annually

submit to the State Department of Education the number of transfer

requests for students with disabilities approved and denied and

whether each denial was based on availability of programs, staff, or

services. The State Department of Education shall publish the data

on its website and make the data available to the Office of

Educational Quality and Accountability.

G. Each year, the Office of Educational Quality and

Accountability shall randomly select ten percent (10%) of the school

districts in the state and conduct an audit of each district’s

approved and denied transfers of students with disabilities. If the

Office finds inaccurate reporting, the school district shall comply

with the changes recommended in the audit. Nothing shall prohibit

the Office from conducting the audit required by this subsection in

conjunction with the audit required by subsection G of Section 8-

101.2 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-626.5 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-626.5
Discrimination
Status: in_force

State tuition aid grants shall be awarded without regard to

race, religion, creed, or sex.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-190 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-190
School district treasurer, encumbrance clerk - Training
Status: in_force

- Continuing education.

A. Before July 1, 2007, every school district treasurer shall

complete at least twelve (12) hours of instruction on school finance

laws of this state, accounting, ethics, and the duties and

responsibilities of a school district treasurer.

B. Before July 1, 2007, every school district encumbrance clerk

shall complete at least twelve (12) hours of instruction on school

finance laws of this state, accounting, ethics, and the duties and

responsibilities of a school district encumbrance clerk.

C. Except as otherwise provided for, every school district

treasurer and encumbrance clerk employed after July 1, 2007, shall

be required, within nine (9) months after employment in the position

by a school district, to complete the instruction required pursuant

to subsections A and B of this section. Any instruction as

described in subsections A and B of this section completed by the

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school district treasurer or encumbrance clerk within three (3)

years prior to employment in the position by the school district

shall count toward satisfying the requirements of this subsection.

D. Every school district treasurer and encumbrance clerk shall

be required to complete a minimum of twelve (12) hours of continuing

education every three (3) years, in addition to the requirements of

subsections A and B of this section.

E. The requirements of this section shall not apply to any

county treasurer who also acts as a school district treasurer;

however, nothing herein shall prevent a county treasurer from

attending such training or continuing education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-124 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-124
Board contracts prohibited - Exceptions
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no board of

education of any school district in this state shall make any

contract with any of its members or with any company, individual or

business concern in which any of its members shall be directly or

indirectly interested. All contracts made in violation of this

section shall be wholly void. A member of a board of education

shall be considered to be interested in any contract made with any

company, individual, or any business concern if the member of the

board of education or any member of the immediate family of the

member owns any substantial interest in same.

B. For purposes of this section, the following shall not be

considered the making of a contract:

1. Any contract with a qualified nonprofit Internal Revenue

Code 501(c)(3) organization, except for contracts paying salaries or

expenses or except a contract involving the counseling or

instruction of students or staff;

2. Monthly billings submitted to any school district for public

utility companies, electric cooperatives or telephone companies,

whose services are regulated by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission,

or billings of the utility companies, electric cooperatives or

telephone companies pertaining to installations or changes in

service, where tariffs for the charges or billings by the companies

are on file with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission; and

3. The depositing of any funds in a bank or other depository.

C. 1. The governing board of a technology center school

district may enter into a contract for the technology center school

district to provide training for a company, individual or business

concern by which a member of the board is employed. A board member

shall abstain from voting on any such contract between the

technology center school district board and the company, individual

or business concern by which the member is employed.

2. A board of education may enter into a contract with a

company, individual, or business concern in which a board member or

a member's spouse is employed by or has a substantial interest if

the company, individual, or business concern is the only supplier

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having a place of business located within the school district or

within ten (10) miles of the needed services or materials. The

board member shall abstain from voting on any such contract between

the company, individual, or business concern in which that member

has a substantial interest, and the minutes of the board meeting at

which the contract is approved shall state that the contract is

being made because of the lack of another supplier with a place of

business located within the school district.

3. A board of education which has entered into a lease-purchase

agreement, prior to the time a board member which has a substantial

interest in the company, individual, or business concern became a

member of the board of education, may, after the member becomes a

board member, continue to exercise any fiscal year options in the

lease-purchase agreement for renewal of the lease-purchase for the

balance of the contract term. The affected board member shall

abstain from voting on such fiscal year renewal of the continuation

of the lease-purchase agreement.

4. A board of education may enter into a contract with a

company, individual or business concern in which a board member or a

spouse of a member is employed and has no substantial interest if

the school district does not include any part of a municipality with

a population greater than two thousand five hundred (2,500)

according to the latest Federal Decennial Census and the company,

individual or business concern is located in the corporate limits of

a municipality which is in the boundaries of the school district.

D. A board member shall not be considered to be directly or

indirectly interested in any contract with a company, individual, or

business concern that employs such board member or the spouse of the

board member if the board member or the spouse of the board member

has an interest of five percent (5%) or less in the company,

individual, or business concern.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.276 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.276
Analysis of educational screening - Assistance and
Status: in_force

training.

A. Each service center shall provide assistance and training in

analysis of educational screening to schools within the area which

the center serves. The service centers shall assist school

districts in initiating referrals for comprehensive evaluations for

the purpose of identifying children who may be eligible for special

education and related services.

B. Educational screening shall be conducted by the public

schools.

C. The service centers shall conduct evaluations upon referral.

D. Prior written notice and parental consent for evaluation

shall be in accordance with the provisions of the IDEA.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.16 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.16
Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation
Status: in_force

System.

A. By December 15, 2011, the State Board of Education shall

adopt a new statewide system of evaluation to be known as the

Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System (TLE).

The Board shall work cooperatively with school districts to

incorporate the components of the TLE in all school districts by the

2017-2018 school year as provided for in Section 6-101.10 of this

title.

B. The TLE shall include the following components:

1. Annual evaluations that provide feedback to improve student

learning and outcomes, except as provided for in subsection C of

this section;

2. A five-tier district evaluation rating system as follows:

a. superior,

b. highly effective,

c. effective,

d. needs improvement, and

e. ineffective;

3. An evidence-based qualitative assessment tool for the

teacher qualitative portion of the TLE that will include observable

and measurable characteristics of personnel and classroom practices

that are correlated to student performance success, including, but

not limited to:

a. organizational and classroom management skills,

b. ability to provide effective instruction,

c. focus on continuous improvement and professional

growth,

d. interpersonal skills, and

e. leadership skills;

4. An evidence-based qualitative assessment tool for the leader

qualitative portion of the TLE that will include observable and

measurable characteristics of personnel and site management

practices that are correlated to student performance success,

including, but not limited to:

a. organizational and school management, including

retention and development of effective teachers and

dismissal of ineffective teachers,

b. instructional leadership,

c. professional growth and responsibility,

d. interpersonal skills,

e. leadership skills, and

f. stakeholder perceptions;

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5. An individualized program of professional development for

all teachers and administrators as adopted by the school district

board of education as set forth in subsection B of Section 6-101.10

of this title;

6. For districts choosing to use, at their own expense,

quantitative measures of teachers and leaders as part of the

district evaluation rating, such measures shall include a minimum of

one reliable, research-based measure as approved by the State Board

of Education pursuant to subsection D of this section; and

7. For all district evaluations, student performance, including

performance on the statewide criterion-referenced tests if

available, shall be discussed with the teacher and may be one of the

considerations for the teacher's district evaluation rating.

C. Career teachers receiving a district evaluation rating of

"superior" or "highly effective" under the TLE may be evaluated once

every three (3) years.

D. By December 1, 2015, the Teacher and Leader Effectiveness

Commission shall recommend to the State Board of Education multiple

reliable, research-based measures to provide a quantitative

evaluation component for teachers. The State Board of Education

shall approve and publish a list of approved measures by February 1,

2016.

E. A school district with an average daily attendance of more

than thirty-five thousand (35,000) which has incorporated

quantitative components of the TLE into its evaluation system of

teachers and administrators prior to the 2015-2016 school year may

continue using its evaluation system, as defined by the school

district's written policies, notwithstanding the provisions of this

section and regardless of the State Board of Education's adoption of

quantitative components pursuant to this section.

F. The State Department of Education shall provide to the

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the Oklahoma

Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability timely

electronic data linked to teachers and leaders derived from the TLE

for purposes of providing a basis for the development of

accountability and quality improvements of the teacher preparation

system. The data shall be provided in a manner and at such times as

agreed upon between the Department, the State Regents and the

Commission.

G. For purposes of this section, "leader" means a principal,

assistant principal or any other school administrator who is

responsible for supervising classroom teachers.

H. The State Department of Education shall keep all data

collected pursuant to the TLE and records of annual evaluations

received pursuant to this section confidential. Records created

pursuant to this section which identify, in any way, a current or

former public employee shall not be subject to disclosure under the

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Oklahoma Open Records Act. Nothing in this subsection shall be

construed to prohibit disclosure otherwise required by this section;

provided, however, any provisions requiring disclosure of TLE

records shall be construed narrowly and all individually identifying

information shall be removed from such records to the fullest extent

possible.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6009 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6009
Oklahoma College Tuition Trust Fund - Creation -
Status: in_force

Accountings - Expenditure and investment of assets.

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury an "Oklahoma

College Tuition Trust Fund" into which shall be deposited all assets

accruing to the Trust including payments received by the Trust from

purchasers on behalf of qualified beneficiaries, and from which,

upon appropriation, shall be paid all expenditures of the Trust. The

fund may be divided into separate accounts. Any unexpended balance

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in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not be transferred

into the General Revenue Fund. All interest or other increase

earned from the investment of money in the Oklahoma Tuition Trust

Fund shall be credited to and deposited to the fund. Monies in the

fund shall not be commingled with any other monies of the Regents.

B. The Regents shall annually prepare or cause to be prepared

an accounting of the Trust and shall transmit a copy of the

accounting to the Governor and to each house of the Legislature. The

accounts of the Regents shall be subject to annual audits by the

State Auditor and Inspector.

C. 1. The fund shall be administered by the Regents in a

manner reasonably designed to be actuarially sound such that the

assets of the fund will be sufficient to defray the obligations of

the fund. The actuarial assumptions shall take into consideration

the age of each qualified beneficiary, the projected earnings of the

fund investments and the estimated cost of tuition payments for

qualified beneficiaries to institutions of higher education; and

2. In the accounting of the Trust made pursuant to this

section, the Regents shall annually evaluate or cause to be

evaluated the actual soundness of the Trust and determine the

additional assets needed, if any, to defray the obligations of the

Trust. If there are not sufficient funds to ensure the actual

soundness of the Trust, the Regents shall adjust payments of

subsequent purchases to ensure its actuarial soundness. In no case

shall there be an appropriation of monies from general revenue to

the Regents for purposes of the Oklahoma Tuition Trust Act; however,

nothing in this subsection shall prevent state agencies from

providing assistance to the Regents. The assets and earnings of the

Trust shall be the sole source for payment of the liabilities

incurred by the Trust pursuant to the Oklahoma Tuition Trust Act.

D. Unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Regents,

assets of the Trust shall be expended in the following order of

priority:

1. to make payments to institutions of higher education on

behalf of qualified beneficiaries;

2. to make refunds upon termination of an advance tuition

payment contract; and 3. to pay the costs of administration and

organization of the Trust and the fund.

E. Assets of the Trust may be invested in any instrument,

obligation, security, or property considered appropriate by the

Trust and may be pooled for investment purposes with investments of

the state, including, but not limited to, state pension funds, on

such terms and conditions as are agreeable to the Trust.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-129.9 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-129.9
Performance review
Status: in_force

A. Three (3) years after the State Board of Education approves

an empowerment plan for a school, zone, or district, and every three

(3) years thereafter, the school district board of education shall

review the level of performance of the empowered school, zone, or

district and determine whether the empowered school, zone, or

district is achieving or making adequate progress toward achieving

the academic performance results identified in the empowerment plan

of the school, zone, or district. The school district board of

education, in collaboration with the empowered school, zone, or

district, may revise the empowerment plan as necessary to improve or

continue to improve academic performance at the empowered school,

zone, or district. Any revisions to the empowerment plan shall

require the consent of a majority of the teachers and a majority of

the administrators employed at each affected public school.

B. 1. Following review of an empowered school’s performance,

if a school district board of education finds that the academic

performance of students enrolled in the empowered school is not

improving at a sufficient rate, the district school board may revoke

the empowered status of the school.

2. Following review of the performance of an empowered school

zone or district, if a school district board of education finds that

the academic performance of students enrolled in one or more of the

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public schools included in the empowered school zone or district is

not improving at a sufficient rate, the school district board of

education may remove the underperforming public school or schools

from the empowered school zone or district or may revoke the

designation of the empowered school zone or district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3427 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3427
Transfer of George Nigh Rehabilitation Institute to
Status: in_force

institution of higher education.

A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall enter

into an interagency agreement with the Oklahoma Department of

Veterans Affairs for the operation of the George Nigh Rehabilitation

Institute upon transfer of the Institute as provided for in Section

1 of this act. The agreement shall be effective until the Regents

have made a determination of and have transferred administration,

property, monies, and employees of the George Nigh Rehabilitation

Institute to the appropriate institution of higher education within

The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. During the term of

the agreement the membership of the employees of the George Nigh

Rehabilitation Institute in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement

System shall not change and the Oklahoma Department of Veterans

Affairs shall continue to make contributions pursuant to Section 920

of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes which shall be reimbursed

pursuant to the agreement.

B. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall study

and make a determination of which institution of higher education

within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education has an

educational program that best enhances the mission of the George

Nigh Rehabilitation Institute. On or before October 1, 1999, the

Regents, at a regular or special meeting, shall make a final

determination of the appropriate institution of higher education to

transfer the administration, property, monies, and employees of

George Nigh Rehabilitation Institute to. The Regents shall notify

the employees of the Institute of the final determination not less

than thirty (30) days prior to the actual transfer.

C. On or before November 1, 1999, the Oklahoma State Regents

for Higher Education shall transfer all rights, administration

property, monies, and employees of the George Nigh Rehabilitation

Institute acquired by the Regents pursuant to Sections 63.18 and

222.1 of Title 72 of the Oklahoma Statues to the appropriate

institution of higher education selected pursuant to subsection B of

this section.

D. It is the intent of the Legislature, that all employees of

the George Nigh Rehabilitation Institute transferred to an

institution of higher education pursuant to this section retain pay

and benefits, as much as possible, including longevity, dependent

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insurance benefits, seniority, rights and other privileges and

benefits.

E. Upon transfer of the George Nigh Rehabilitation Institute to

an institution of higher education as provided for in this section,

the rights and responsibilities of the George Nigh Rehabilitation

Institute Revolving Fund created in Section 222.1 of Title 72 of the

Oklahoma Statutes shall also be transferred to the institution of

higher education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6011 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6011
Enforcement of act and contracts pursuant thereto
Status: in_force

State institutions of higher education, purchasers and qualified

beneficiaries may enforce the Oklahoma Tuition Trust Act and any

contract entered into pursuant to the Oklahoma Tuition Trust Act in

the district court for Oklahoma County.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.403 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.403
Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics - Rules
Status: in_force

and regulations - Preferential hiring policy.

A. The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma School of Science and

Mathematics shall have the authority to promulgate rules and

regulations necessary to comply with the provisions of Section

1210.401 and 1210.402 of this title and any other requirements

placed upon the Board of Trustees by law.

B. It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that the Board

of Trustees of the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics

establish a hiring policy for the Oklahoma School of Science and

Mathematics which provides that applicants for employment positions

with the School who are residents of the State of Oklahoma shall be

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given priority for employment over applicants who are not residents

of this state if all other qualifications are equal.Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 57
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.280 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.280
Children eligible for services
Status: in_force

Preschool children, ages three (3) through five (5) years, and

students enrolled in K-12 in the public school system of Oklahoma

who are suspected of having disabilities which may require special

education and related services may utilize the services provided in

this act. The service centers and local school districts shall

coordinate with the program established pursuant to the Early

Intervention Act, Section 13-121 et seq. of this title, in the

evaluation and identification of infants and toddlers who may be

eligible at the age of three (3) years for special education and

related services through the schools.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-104 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-104
Delivery of bids - Examination and investigation -
Status: in_force

Adoption of textbook.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 693

All bids shall be sealed and delivered to the secretary of the

State Textbook Committee, to be delivered by the secretary to the

Committee for the purpose of considering the bids. The Committee

shall meet prior to August 15 of each year at the time and place

mentioned in the advertisement required by Section 16-103 of this

title, to open and examine the sealed bids received, and make a full

and complete investigation of all books and the bids accompanying

the same. The books shall be selected after careful consideration

of all the books presented, and the books selected for adoption

shall be those which the Committee rates as "Exemplifies Quality" or

"Approaching Quality" on the rubric pursuant to Section 16-102 of

this title. The Committee shall give consideration to any

legislative resolution concerning textbook content and the testimony

received at public hearings when making the selections. The

Committee shall proceed without delay to select, for use of the

public schools of this state, textbooks as specified in this article

and shall notify publishers to whom contracts are awarded. If the

State Textbook Committee determines that significant inaccuracies

exist in the contents of a textbook which has been bid or that

information contained in the textbook is not current, the Committee

may adopt the book on a provisional basis. Final adoption of the

textbook and use of textbook money shall be contingent upon the

publisher providing a modified or revised textbook which is

acceptable to the State Textbook Committee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4-101 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4-101
Abolition of office of county superintendent of schools
Status: in_force

As of July 1, 1993, the office of county superintendent of

schools in and for each county in Oklahoma is hereby abolished.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4411 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4411
Two-year colleges to become technology center school
Status: in_force

districts by resolution of Regents for Higher Education -

Eligibility for federal funds.

It is further provided that a two-year college which is a part

of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education may become a

technology center school district for the purpose of providing

postsecondary vocational and/or technical education programs and

services within an area to be geographically defined by the Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education. Two-year state colleges thus

designated as technology center districts by resolution of the State

Regents for Higher Education shall be eligible to receive federal

funds for vocational-technical education. Exclusive management and

control of higher education institutions now vested by law in the

governing boards and the State Regents for Higher Education shall

remain unchanged by present provisions. The college technology

center districts which receive federal vocational education funds

from the State Board of Career and Technology Education shall comply

with the standards and rules established by the State Board of

Career and Technology Education that are applicable to programs

federally funded. The funds derived from local taxing authority as

granted heretofore to community college boards shall not be

construed to accrue to said boards of regents for state two-year

colleges.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-101 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-101
State Textbook Committee - Members - Qualifications -
Status: in_force

Travel expenses - Terms.

There is hereby created the State Textbook Committee, which

shall be composed of thirteen (13) members appointed by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Senate: two members from each

congressional district, two members from the state at large and one

member who shall be a lay citizen not having a teaching certificate

and having at least one child in the public schools of Oklahoma.

Beginning April 1, 2021, the Committee shall be composed of thirteen

(13) members. Twelve members shall be appointed by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Senate: two members from each

congressional district and two members from the state at large who

shall be lay citizens not having a teaching certificate and having

at least one child in the public schools of Oklahoma. The State

Superintendent of Public Instruction, or a designee, shall serve as

the thirteenth member and shall serve as chair of the Committee.

However, when congressional districts are redrawn, each member

appointed prior to July 1 of the year in which such modification

becomes effective shall complete the current term of office and

appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such

modification becomes effective shall be based on the redrawn

districts. Appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such

modification becomes effective shall be from any redrawn districts

which are not represented by two board members until such time as

each of the modified congressional districts is represented by two

board members. A majority of the members shall be classroom

teachers. The regular terms of all members shall be for three (3)

years. Members shall not be eligible to succeed themselves. At no

time shall more than one member of the State Textbook Committee be

an employee of the same school district. Each educator member shall

have had not less than five (5) years' teaching or supervisory

experience in the public schools of Oklahoma at the time of

appointment, and shall be actively employed in the public schools of

Oklahoma during the term of service on said Committee. Until March

31, 2021, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction or a

designated member of the staff shall serve as Secretary of the

Committee and vote only when there is a tie vote in the membership

of the Committee. The State Department of Education shall provide

administrative services, including a secretary, to the Committee.

Each member shall receive necessary traveling expenses while in the

performance of duties pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement

Act. The State Textbook Committee shall be subject to the Oklahoma

Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

The Committee shall meet at the call of the State Superintendent

of Public Instruction and elect by secret written ballot a vice-

chair from its membership to serve for the year. The terms for

which new members from the congressional districts are appointed

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shall be staggered by the Governor in making appointments. The

terms of four members shall expire each year. The four new members

appointed each year shall be certified in one of the curriculum

areas in which the textbooks will be adopted that ensuing fiscal

year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-171 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-171
Renumbered as § 6-181 of this title by Laws 1995, c
Status: in_force

322, § 34, eff. July 1, 1995.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-616 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-616
Commissioners may make rules
Status: in_force

The Commissioners of the Land Office are hereby authorized and

empowered to make all necessary rules and regulations, for the

purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this law. R.L.

1910 Sec. 7659.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3311.9 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3311.9
Petty cash fund
Status: in_force

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

Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for the Council on Law Enforcement

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

the operation of a cafeteria.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.6a — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.6a
Employment contracts - Status of applicant's
Status: in_force

children.

A. No contract for employment of, or related employee

information worksheets for, a teacher, administrator or other school

district personnel shall inquire of the applicant whether he or she

has children or where the applicant plans to enroll his or her

children if hired.

B. Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, a school district

board of education and administrator shall be prohibited from taking

into consideration or making a condition of employment the

enrollment status of an applicant's children.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1-103 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1-103
Act to be liberally construed
Status: in_force

If any section or part of the Oklahoma School Code is found to

be ambiguous or otherwise subject to more than one interpretation,

such section shall be liberally construed to the extent that the

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general purpose of the entire Code and of public education may be

advanced.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-697.24 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-697.24
Purpose
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Hospital Residency

Training Program to be administered by the Oklahoma Health Care

Authority.

B. The purpose of the Oklahoma Hospital Residency Training

Program shall be to establish new residency training programs

affiliated with the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic

Medicine and the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in

eligible hospitals, focused on meeting the healthcare needs of

medically underserved areas, subject to the availability of funding.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3409 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3409
Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and
Status: in_force

Mechanical Colleges - Eligibility, appointment and terms of members

- Removal - Vacancies.

(a) The Board of Regents created by Section 31a, Article 6,

Oklahoma Constitution, shall be known as the Board of Regents for

the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. It shall consist

of nine (9) members, one of whom shall be the President of the State

Board of Agriculture, the remaining eight 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 shall 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 the terms of members of the Board shall be, as follows:

(1) Position No. 1. Effective April 5, 1990, the term of

office of one member shall expire on the 4th day of April, 1998, and

each eight (8) years thereafter, and the member shall be, and shall

have been for not less than five (5) years prior to appointment, a

resident and elector of this state.

(2) Position No. 2. Effective April 5, 1991, the term of

office of one member shall expire on the 4th day of April, 1999, and

each eight (8) years thereafter, and the member shall be, and shall

have been for not less than five (5) years prior to appointment, a

resident and elector of the Second Congressional District.

(3) Position No. 3. Effective April 5, 1992, the term of

office of one member shall expire on the 4th day of April, 2000, and

each eight (8) years thereafter, and the member shall be, and shall

have been for not less than five (5) years prior to appointment, a

resident and elector of this state.

(4) Position No. 4. Effective April 5, 1993, the term of

office of one member shall expire on the 4th day of April, 2001, and

each eight (8) years thereafter, and the member shall be, and shall

have been for not less than five (5) years prior to appointment, a

resident and elector of the First Congressional District.

(5) Position No. 5. Effective April 5, 1994, the term of

office of one member shall expire on the 4th day of April, 2002, and

each eight (8) years thereafter, and the member shall be, and shall

have been for not less than five (5) years prior to appointment, a

resident and elector of the Fifth Congressional District.

(6) Position No. 6. Effective April 5, 1995, the term of

office of one member shall expire on the 4th day of April, 2003, and

each eight (8) years thereafter, and the member shall be, and shall

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have been for not less than five (5) years prior to appointment, a

resident and elector of this state.

(7) Position No. 7. Effective April 5, 1996, the term of

office of one member shall expire on the 4th day of April, 2004, and

each eight (8) years thereafter, and the member shall be, and shall

have been for not less than five (5) years prior to appointment, a

resident and elector of the Third Congressional District.

(8) Position No. 8. Effective April 5, 1997, the term of

office of one member shall expire on the 4th day of April, 2005, and

each eight (8) years thereafter, and the member shall be, and shall

have been for not less than five (5) years prior to appointment, a

resident and elector of the Fourth Congressional District.

(9) Position No. 9. This position shall be occupied by the

President of the State Board of Agriculture.

However, when congressional districts are redrawn, each member

appointed prior to July 1 of the year in which such modification

becomes effective shall complete the current term of office and

appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such

modification becomes effective shall be based on the redrawn

districts. Any member whose named congressional district has been

removed due to redistricting shall be appointed from the state at

large.

(c) A majority of the members appointed by the Governor shall

be farmers, who are actually engaged in farming and/or livestock

growing as their principal business or occupation in earning a

livelihood; and no state, national or county officer shall be

appointed as a member of the Board until two (2) years after tenure

as such officer has ceased.

(d) No member of the Board of Regents shall be employed upon

any work to be performed in connection with any of the Agricultural

Colleges or Oklahoma State University of Agriculture and Applied

Science, nor shall any member of said Board enter into any contract

or business dealings with any of said Agricultural Colleges, in the

way of buying, selling or exchanging livestock, or any other

business transactions involving a financial consideration.

(e) Members of the Board shall be removable only for cause, as

provided by law for this removal of officers not subject to

impeachment.

(f) 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, § 70-14-117 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-117
Location of center - Criteria
Status: in_force

A. In selecting the site for the center, the Board shall

consider the following criteria:

1. Accessibility to substantial displaced homemaker population;

2. Suitability of vocational and technical training programs;

3. Availability of child care programs and services;

4. Availability of support services or programs in the

community or surrounding areas; and

5. Accessibility to a variety of educational or training

programs.

B. To the greatest extent possible, the staff of the service

center, including supervisory, technical and administrative

positions, shall be filled by displaced homemakers.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-136.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-136.1
Certificates of indebtedness – Curing of delinquencies
Status: in_force

by withholding of State Aid.

A. With respect to school districts seeking cash-flow

management during any fiscal year, any school district may issue and

deliver certificates of indebtedness bearing a stated maturity date

for the purpose of participating in a short-term cash management

program pursuant to the provisions of Section 177.2 of Title 60 of

the Oklahoma Statutes to fund the estimated costs of operations,

capital expenditures or other lawful costs of the school district

for the current fiscal year. The proceeds of certificates of

indebtedness shall be set aside in a separate account and used only

for the purpose of meeting expenditures and obligations which would

otherwise be lawfully payable from the revenue certified by the

County Excise Board. As proceeds from the certificates are used to

pay such lawful expenditures and obligations, the financial records

of the school district shall reflect the amounts of these

obligations paid with such proceeds so that a like amount of revenue

collected and available to the school district may be used to repay

the certificates of indebtedness, in whole or in part. The State

Auditor and Inspector shall adopt uniform accounting procedures for

use by the school districts to ensure that the issuance of

certificates of indebtedness and the use of the proceeds derived

from these certificates will be documented and will not result in a

district overspending its authorized budget. All certificates of

indebtedness executed pursuant to a cash management program shall be

issued, delivered and registered for payment in the specific manner

designated by the State Auditor and Inspector; provided, any such

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 301

certificates of indebtedness shall be made payable on any date

within the then current fiscal year and may be purchased for value

through the funding of uncollateralized investments or investments

authorized pursuant to Section 5-115 of this title made for the

benefit of and on behalf of the school district. Short-term cash

management programs of any school district may lawfully provide for

the investment of note or bond proceeds by the issuer of the

obligations with the benefit and use of such proceeds assured to the

school district when needed by the school district for that fiscal

year and as approved by the Oklahoma Commission on School and County

Funds Management. In no case may a school district participate in a

short-term cash management program in any given fiscal year beyond

that fiscal year. Monies received by a school district pursuant to

a short-term cash management program may be used only for those

purposes for which other monies of the school district may be

lawfully expended.

B. For school districts electing to participate in the payment

security procedure set forth in this subsection, which procedure

shall serve as additional security for the payment of any bond or

note of a participating school district, the State Board of

Education shall cure any delinquencies in payment by withholding

State Aid due the participating district as determined pursuant to

Section 18-200.1 of this title. Whenever the designated paying

agent for receipt of payments for the school district does not

receive a payment when due pursuant to the authorizing documents,

the paying agent shall be entitled to payment from the withheld

State Aid in any amount sufficient to cure the payment deficiency.

The paying agent shall notify the State Department of Education and

the superintendent of the school district of the delinquent payment

by telephone, facsimile, or other similar communication, followed by

written verification. Unless the Department determines that payment

has been made by the school district and there is no longer a

payment deficiency, the Department shall withhold from the next

distribution of State Aid for the school district an amount

sufficient to cure the deficiency and remit the amount to the paying

agent. In the event that the amount of State Aid next due to be

distributed to the delinquent school district is not sufficient to

cure the delinquency, the Department shall continue to withhold

State Aid as due and remit it to the paying agent until the payment

deficiency has been cured.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-697.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-697.4
Chairman and vice-chairman - Meetings - Quorum
Status: in_force

The members of the Commission shall elect annually by a simple

majority of the total members present at a regular meeting, a member

to serve as chairman and a member to serve as vice-chairman. The

chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Commission and shall

have the power to call meetings of the Commission with proper

notice. The vice-chairman shall perform these functions in the

absence or incapacity of the chairman. A quorum shall consist of a

simple majority of the total membership of the Commission. A quorum

shall be necessary to conduct any official business.

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