Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-23-101 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-23-101
Purpose of the Television Authority
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature and the purpose of

this article to make educational television services available to

all Oklahoma citizens on a coordinated statewide basis. Said

educational television services shall be provided by and through the

various educational and cultural agencies in the State of Oklahoma

under the direction and supervision of the Oklahoma Educational

Television Authority hereinafter created.

The Oklahoma Educational Television Authority is hereby

authorized and empowered to plan, construct, repair, maintain and

operate educational television facilities with channels assigned by

the Federal Communications Commission to the State of Oklahoma for

educational television purposes. The purpose of said Authority

shall be to provide a statewide educational television system,

including any arrangements for extension thereof and interchanges

and rental as may be necessary in establishing such statewide

facilities.

The Oklahoma Educational Television Authority is hereby

authorized to issue revenue bonds of the Authority payable solely

from dedicated revenues to pay the cost of providing educational

television facilities as authorized in this article. Such revenue

bonds shall never become obligations of the State of Oklahoma, but

shall be retired by the Authority as provided in this article. Such

revenue bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the

effect that neither the state nor the Authority shall be obligated

to pay the same or the interest thereon except from revenues

dedicated by the Legislature, and that neither the faith and credit

nor the taxing power of the state or any political subdivision

thereof is pledged, or may hereafter be pledged, to the payment of

the principal of, or the interest on, such bonds.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-135a — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-135a
Office created - Reimbursement of county
Status: in_force

In each county having a population of not less than thirteen

thousand (13,000) nor more than twenty thousand (20,000) according

to the 1960 and each succeeding Federal Decennial Census and a

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valuation of not more than Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000.00)

tangible properties, not including valuation of homestead exemptions

allowed in any year, there is hereby created in the office of the

county treasurer of each county, in addition to all other deputies

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

whose salary the county shall be reimbursed out of the surplus

revenues of the school districts heretofore served wholly at county

expense and whose accounts and funds are kept by and under

responsibility of the county treasurer, which reimbursement shall be

in the manner hereinafter provided.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-628.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-628.4
Oklahoma Medical Center
Status: in_force

The State Regents should allocate to the University of Oklahoma

Medical Center, from appropriations made by the Legislature, funds

as needed for special support in lieu of tuition for the School for

the Deaf operated as a laboratory for the Speech and Hearing Clinic

of the Medical Center; providing that no tuition shall be charged.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-137 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-137
School nurses - Increments
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 302

Registered nurses who are employed full time by a school

district shall qualify for yearly increments the same as any other

teacher in the public schools.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-508.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-508.3
Filing and publishing of contracts
Status: in_force

True copies of all contracts made on behalf of this state

pursuant to the Agreement shall be kept on file in the State

Department of Education and in the office of the Secretary of State.

The State Department of Education shall publish all such contracts

in convenient form.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.6k — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.6k
College and career endorsements - Curriculum
Status: in_force

requirements

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

State Board of Career and Technology Education and the Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education, shall develop college and career

endorsements that will provide distinction and direct student

coursework toward clear career pathways.

B. A student may earn a college and career endorsement by

satisfying the curriculum requirements in any of the following

categories:

1. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM),

which may include but shall not be limited to courses directly

related to science, including environmental science, technology,

including computer science, engineering and advanced mathematics;

2. Business and industry, which may include but shall not be

limited to courses directly related to database management,

information technology, communications, accounting, finance,

marketing, graphic design, architecture, construction, welding,

logistics, automotive technology, agricultural science and heating,

ventilation and air conditioning;

3. Public services, which may include but shall not be limited

to courses directly related to health sciences and occupations,

education and training, law enforcement and culinary arts and

hospitality;

4. Arts and humanities, which may include but shall not be

limited to courses directly related to political science, world

languages, cultural studies, English literature, history and fine

arts;

5. Multidisciplinary studies, which allow a student to select

courses from the curriculum of each college and career endorsement

area specified under this subsection and earn credits in a variety

of advanced courses from multiple content areas; and

6. Any other area of study as determined by the State Board of

Education.

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C. The State Board of Education, in collaboration with the

State Board of Career and Technology Education, the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education and representatives of business, labor

and industry, shall specify the curriculum requirements for each

college and career endorsement specified in subsection B of this

section.

D. For purposes of this section, applicable courses taken at a

technology center school may, at the discretion of the State Board

of Education, qualify for any of the courses required for a college

and career endorsement.

E. The State Board of Education shall develop and implement a

mechanism by which to recognize college and career endorsements.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-104.7 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-104.7
National disaster leave
Status: in_force

A. The board of education of each school district may grant

leave with pay not to exceed fifteen (15) working days to a district

employee who is affected by a presidentially declared national

disaster in Oklahoma after May 1, 1999, if:

1. The employee suffered a physical injury as a result of the

disaster;

2. A relative or household member of the employee suffered a

physical injury or died as a result of the disaster; or

3. The domicile of the employee or the domicile of a relative

of the employee was damaged or destroyed as a result of the

disaster.

B. As used in this section:

1. “Relative of the employee” shall be limited to the spouse,

child, stepchild, grandchild, grandparent, stepparent, or parent of

the employee; and

2. “Household members” means those persons who reside in the

same home, who have reciprocal duties to and do provide financial

support for one another. This term shall include foster children

and legal wards even if they do not live in the household. The term

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does not include persons sharing the same general house, when the

living style is primarily that of a dormitory or commune.

C. The authority to grant leave with pay pursuant to subsection

A of this section shall extend for a period of not more than six (6)

months after the date of a presidentially declared national

disaster.

D. Annual leave, sick leave, or compensatory time which was

charged to a school district employee as a result of the

presidentially declared national disaster resulting from the May 3,

1999, tornadoes that would have otherwise been eligible for the

leave provision in subsection A of this section, may be reinstated

by the governing body. A school district employee entitled to leave

with pay pursuant to this section who was charged leave without pay

shall be compensated at the base rate of pay of the employee.

E. A district board of education may amend an existing leave

sharing program or establish a leave sharing program to allow

district employees to share sick or annual leave with district

employees who are eligible for leave pursuant to subsection A of

this section. The disaster-related leave sharing plan shall be

subject to the following conditions:

1. An employee eligible for disaster-related leave may receive

up to fifteen (15) days donated leave;

2. The donated leave must be used for disaster-related injuries

or matters;

3. The eligible employee shall not be required to take or

exhaust any of the employee’s regular sick, personal, or emergency

leave in order to receive donated leave;

4. Donated leave may be used to reinstate regular emergency,

sick, or personal leave an employee used after May 1, 1999, for

disaster-related injuries or matters;

5. An eligible employee who was required to take leave without

pay for disaster-related injuries or matters may be compensated for

up to fifteen (15) days if leave is donated to cover the leave

without pay; and

6. The district may require documentation to support a request

to use donated leave pursuant to this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-109.7 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-109.7
Common School Fund
Status: in_force

A. Pursuant to Section 12a of Article X of the Oklahoma

Constitution, there is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund

to be designated as the "Common School Fund". Monies from this fund

shall be apportioned by the State Treasurer for distribution as

provided for by the Legislature through the State Aid Formula for

the benefit of the common schools of this state.

B. Beginning January 1, 1991, taxes collected on public service

corporation property for the benefit of the common schools pursuant

to paragraph 2 of subsection B of Section 12a of Article X of the

Oklahoma Constitution, except that portion of such taxes collected

for the benefit of school districts in this state pursuant to

Section 26 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution and that

portion of such taxes collected for purposes of raising money for a

building fund for a school district pursuant to Section 9 of Article

X of the Oklahoma Constitution, and taxes collected on locally

assessed commercial/industrial real and personal property for the

benefit of the common schools pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection

C of Section 12a of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, except

that portion of such taxes collected for the benefit of school

districts in this state pursuant to Section 26 of Article X of the

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Oklahoma Constitution and that portion of such taxes collected for

purposes of raising money for a building fund for a school district

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

together with any revenues accruing to it pursuant to law and any

money appropriated to it by the Legislature shall be paid to the

State Treasurer to be placed in the Common School Fund.

C. Beginning July 1, 1991, gross production taxes collected on

oil and gas which are apportioned for common school purposes

pursuant to the provisions of Section 1004 of Title 68 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, motor vehicle taxes and fees collected pursuant

to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act which are

apportioned for common school purposes pursuant to the provisions of

Section 1104 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes and taxes levied

upon rural electric cooperative corporations which are apportioned

for common school purposes pursuant to the provisions of Section

1806 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes together with any revenues

accruing to it pursuant to law and any money appropriated to it by

the Legislature shall be paid to the State Treasurer to be placed in

the Common School Fund.

D. The provisions of this section shall not have the force and

effect of law unless and until the voters of the State of Oklahoma

approve amendments to Section 12a of Article X of the Oklahoma

Constitution contained in Enrolled House Joint Resolution No. 1005

of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-697.7 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-697.7
Contractual arrangement with medical programs -
Status: in_force

Residency Revolving Fund.

The Health Care Workforce Training Commission is hereby

authorized to enter into contractual arrangements with residency

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training programs at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine,

University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Medical College, or the Oklahoma

College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, in order to enhance

available funding for the training of primary care residents and to

pay the cost of the salary stipend and expenses of the resident

physician for the period of time spent in the residency programs.

Monies received by the Commission from the participating residency

training program under the provisions of this section shall be

deposited to, and disbursed from, the "Residency Revolving Fund"

hereby created in the State Treasury. The fund shall be a

continuing fund not subject to legislative appropriation or fiscal

year limitations. Expenditures from the fund shall be made on

warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed by the

Commission with the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2167 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2167
Legislative intent
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Regents

continue to study and determine the feasibility of establishing a

statewide joint system to make use of the above services in all

colleges, municipal or community junior colleges and technology

center schools in Oklahoma, or make use of the above services in any

one of such colleges upon proper agreement.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3310 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3310
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Status: in_force

(a) The Geological Survey of the State of Oklahoma located at

Norman, Oklahoma, shall be under the direction and supervision of

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

known as the Oklahoma Geological Survey.

(b) The said Oklahoma Geological Survey shall have for its

object and duties the following:

(1) A study of the geological formations of the state with

special reference to its mineral deposits, including coal, oil, gas,

asphalt, gypsum, salt, cement, stone, clay, lead, zinc, iron, sand,

road building material, water resources and all other mineral

resources.

(2) The preparation and publication of bulletins and reports,

accompanied with necessary illustrations and maps, including both

general and detailed descriptions of the geological structure and

mineral resources of the state.

(3) The consideration of such other scientific and economic

questions as, in the judgment of the survey shall be deemed of value

to the people.

(4) Act as the Oklahoma Board on Geographic Names and make

recommendations to the United States Board on Geographic Names.

(c) The Director shall present to the Board a biennial report,

ready for printing, showing the progress and condition of said

survey together with such other information as the Board may deem

necessary.

(d) In order to carry out the provisions of this section it

shall be lawful for all persons employed by the survey to enter and

cross all lands within the State: Provided, that in so doing no

damage shall be done to private property.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.277 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.277
Confidentiality - Parental consent to screening -
Status: in_force

Records.

The results of individual student screening shall be

confidential, except that information and results shall on request

be made available to parents either visually or in written form and

to professional personnel involved in the education of the students,

as determined by the Board. Provided, however, students shall not

be subjected to individual evaluation without prior written parental

permission except for re-evaluations required pursuant to the IDEA.

In no case shall the results of any individual student screening or

evaluation by center personnel be made a part of the student's

permanent in-school records. Such individual student records shall

be destroyed when the information contained therein is no longer

necessary for carrying out the purposes of this act or when the

student reaches the age of eighteen (18), whichever is earlier.

Provided, however, on written request of a parent or legal guardian,

such information may be forwarded to a center serving a receiving

school district. Educational screening and evaluations shall be

maintained in accordance with the federal regulations for

confidentiality under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

and the IDEA. The disclosure, transfer, maintenance, destruction,

amendment, parental or student rights to access, inspection and

review of such records and parental consent for disclosure and

transfer of such records shall be in accordance with these federal

laws and state law.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-116.13 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-116.13
Calculation of retirement allowance - Increase in
Status: in_force

benefits.

A. Beginning July 1, 1998, a classified member who retired

prior to July 1, 1997, shall have the member's retirement allowance

calculated on the member's current average salary plus One Thousand

Four Hundred Dollars ($1,400.00).

B. Beginning July 1, 1998, a nonclassified member who retired

prior to July 1, 1997, shall have the member's retirement allowance

calculated on the member's current average salary plus Seven Hundred

Dollars ($700.00).

C. Beginning July 1, 1998, those individuals receiving benefits

pursuant to subsection (3) of Section 17-105 of this title whose

benefits commenced prior to July 1, 1997, shall receive an increase

in benefits of five and four-tenths percent (5.4%).
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-108 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-108
Free public kindergarten - School district transfer
Status: in_force

alternative - Exemption.

A. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide a free public

kindergarten for every five-year-old child in this state.

B. Each day during which a child attends a kindergarten for two

and one-half (2 1/2) hours or more shall be counted as one hundred

percent (100%) of one (1) day of average daily attendance. Each day

a kindergarten student is on the membership roll in a school

district shall be counted as one hundred percent (100%) of one (1)

day of average daily membership.

C. It shall be the duty of every school district in this state

to provide and offer kindergarten free of tuition for every child

residing in the district who attains the age of five (5) years on or

before the first day of September during the school year such

kindergarten is offered. The duty to provide and offer kindergarten

may be satisfied by transferring kindergarten children to other

school districts which accept them and provide kindergarten for such

children, or by contracting for classroom space with a licensed

public or licensed private child care provider based upon selection

criteria established by the district.

D. A kindergarten program may be offered jointly by school

districts that have formed interlocal cooperative agreements

pursuant to Section 5-117b of this title.

E. Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, it shall be the

duty of every school district in this state to provide and offer a

full six-hour day of kindergarten free of tuition for every child

residing in the district who attains the age of five (5) years on or

before the first day of September during the school year

kindergarten is offered. The duty to provide and offer kindergarten

may be satisfied by intra-district transfer to a school offering

full-day kindergarten, by transferring kindergarten children to

other school districts which will accept them and can provide

kindergarten for such children, or by contracting for classroom

space with a licensed public or licensed private child care provider

based upon selection criteria established by the district. A school

district shall be exempt from the provisions of this subsection if

the school district has voted indebtedness through the issuance of

bonds or approval by voters of issuance of new bonds for more than

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

provisions of Section 26 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution,

at any time within the previous five (5) years.

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F. The requirement to attend kindergarten provided in Section

10-105 of this title may be satisfied by attendance in either a

half-day or full-day program. Membership in a kindergarten for

either two and one-half (2 1/2) hours or six (6) hours per school

day shall be counted as one (1) day for average daily membership

purposes. For purposes of State Aid, the pupil grade level weight

for a two-and-one-half-hour day of kindergarten shall be 1.3, and

for a six-hour full day of kindergarten shall be 1.5.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.196.5 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.196.5
Volunteer diabetes care assistants training
Status: in_force

A. The State Department of Health shall develop guidelines,

with the assistance of the following entities, for the training of

volunteer diabetes care assistants:

1. Oklahoma School Nurses Association;

2. The American Diabetes Association;

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3. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International;

4. The Oklahoma Nurses Association;

5. The State Department of Education;

6. Oklahoma Board of Nursing;

7. Oklahoma Dietetic Association; and

8. Cooperative Council of School Administrators.

B. A school nurse or State Department of Health designee with

training in diabetes shall coordinate the training of volunteer

diabetes care assistants.

C. The training shall include instruction in:

1. Recognizing the symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia;

2. Understanding the proper action to take if the blood glucose

levels of a student with diabetes are outside the target ranges

indicated by the diabetes medical management plan for the student;

3. Understanding the details of the diabetes medical management

plan of each student assigned to a volunteer diabetes care

assistant;

4. Performing finger sticks to check blood glucose levels,

checking urine ketone levels, and recording the results of those

checks;

5. Properly administering insulin and glucagon and recording

the results of the administration;

6. Recognizing complications that require seeking emergency

assistance; and

7. Understanding the recommended schedules and food intake for

meals and snacks for a student with diabetes, the effect of physical

activity on blood glucose levels, and the proper actions to be taken

if the schedule of a student is disrupted.

D. The volunteer diabetes care assistant shall annually

demonstrate competency in the training required by subsection C of

this section.

E. The school nurse, the principal, or a designee of the

principal shall maintain a copy of the training guidelines and any

records associated with the training.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-120 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-120
Prior contracts
Status: in_force

All legally executed contracts and extensions thereof now

existing between any person, firm or corporation and the State of

Oklahoma for furnishing textbooks on the basis of an exclusive

adoption shall remain in full force and effect until such contract

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or extension thereof has expired, and the State Board of Education

shall purchase and distribute such textbooks.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-691 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-691
Interest on county deposits credited to common school
Status: in_force

fund.

The county treasurer shall immediately upon the passage and

approval of this act place to the credit of the common school fund

of the county for distribution, as all other common school funds,

all the interest money now on hand accrued on the average daily

balances of money deposited with banks in pursuance of the

provisions of the county depository law: All such interest monies

hereafter collected shall at the close of each month be apportioned

and credited to the common school fund of the county.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.5 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.5
Rights created by this article subject to
Status: in_force

modification, amendment, termination and repeal.

Any rights created by Sections 6-101 et seq. of Title 70 of the

Oklahoma Statutes are subject to modification, amendment,

termination and repeal by the Legislature.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-126 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-126
Consultant services - Contracts with retired
Status: in_force

administrators.

No administration of a technology center school district shall

enter into a contract for consultant services with any person who

has retired from employment as an administrator with any technology

center school district for two (2) years after the retirement date

of such administrator. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a

board of education of a technology center school district from

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employing as a substitute teacher, a person who has retired as an

administrator or teacher with a technology center school district

within two (2) years after the retirement date of the person.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-100.10 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-100.10
Student identification cards - National Suicide
Status: in_force

Prevention Lifeline and Crisis Text Line numbers.

A. Beginning July 1, 2023, school districts and charter schools

that serve any students in grades seven through twelve and issue

student identification cards shall have printed on either side of

the student identification cards the telephone number described in

paragraph 1 of this subsection and may have printed on either side

of the student identification cards the telephone number described

in paragraph 2 of this subsection:

1. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which can be

accessed by calling or texting 988; and

2. The Crisis Text Line, which can be accessed by texting HOME

to 741741.

B. It is the intent of the Legislature that beginning July 1,

2023, institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education and private institutions of higher education in the state

that issue student identification cards may print on either side of

the student identification cards the telephone numbers described in

paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of this subsection:

1. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which can be

accessed by calling or texting 988;

2. The Crisis Text Line, which can be accessed by texting HOME

to 741741; and

3. The campus police or security telephone number or, if the

campus does not have a campus police or security telephone number,

the local nonemergency telephone number.

C. If a school district or charter school subject to the

provisions of subsection A of this section or an institution of

higher education subject to the provisions of subsection B of this

section has a supply of unissued student identification cards that

do not comply with subsections A and B of this section, as

applicable, as of July 1, 2023, the school or institution of higher

education may issue the non-compliant student identification cards

until the supply is depleted.

D. Subsections A and B of this section shall apply to a student

identification card issued for the first time to a student and to a

student identification card issued to replace a damaged or lost

student identification card.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-7-206 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-7-206
Consolidation or annexation of elementary school
Status: in_force

district with independent school district.

Elementary school districts which desire to consolidate with or

annex the entire territory comprising the school district to an

independent school district or districts in the transportation area

of their choice pursuant to the Oklahoma School Consolidation and

Annexation Act shall be authorized to enter into contracts with the

independent school district or districts whom they consolidate with

or annex to, which provide for up to a three-year moratorium on

school site closings within the consolidated or annexed elementary

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.284 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.284
Vision screening certification - Comprehensive eye
Status: in_force

examination - Notice.

A. 1. The parent or guardian of each student enrolled in

kindergarten at a public school in this state shall provide

certification to school personnel that the student passed a vision

screening within the previous twelve (12) months or during the

school year. Such screening shall be conducted by personnel listed

on the statewide registry as maintained by the State Department of

Health, which may include, but not be limited to, Oklahoma licensed

optometrists and ophthalmologists.

2. The parent or guardian of each student enrolled in first or

third grade at a public school in this state shall provide within

thirty (30) days of the beginning of the school year certification

to school personnel that the student passed a vision screening

within the previous twelve (12) months. Such screening shall be

conducted by personnel listed on the statewide registry as

maintained by the State Department of Health; provided, Oklahoma

licensed optometrists and ophthalmologists shall be exempt from such

standards.

3. The parent or guardian of each student who receives a vision

screening as required by this section shall receive notification

that a vision screening is not the equivalent of a comprehensive eye

exam.

B. 1. The Infant and Children’s Health Advisory Council

created in Section 1-103a.1 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes

shall make recommendations to the State Commissioner of Health on:

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a. standards for vision screening and referral; provided,

Oklahoma licensed optometrists and ophthalmologists

shall be exempt from such standards,

b. qualifications for initial recognition and renewal of

recognition of vision screeners,

c. qualifications for initial recognition and renewal of

recognition of vision screener trainers,

d. qualifications for initial recognition and renewal of

recognition of trainers of vision screener trainers;

provided, Oklahoma licensed optometrists and

ophthalmologists shall be exempt from any training

requirements, and

e. grounds for denial, refusal, suspension or revocation

of recognition of vision screeners, vision screener

trainers and trainers of vision screener trainers.

2. The Department shall:

a. establish and thereafter maintain a statewide

registry, available via the Internet, which shall

contain a list of approved vision screeners,

b. maintain a list of approved vision screener trainers

and trainers of vision screener trainers,

c. maintain the standards for vision screening and

referral. Such standards shall permit the use of an

electronic eye chart as a substitute for a printed eye

chart to assess relative visual acuity. As used in

this subparagraph, “electronic eye chart” means any

computerized or other electronic system, device,

automated computer program, or method of displaying on

an electronic screen medically accepted and properly

sized optotypes, which may be letters, numbers, or

symbols, that is used to assess an individual’s visual

acuity. An electronic eye chart shall meet national

standards of care and shall meet the guidelines

established by the 2016 version, or most recent

version if updated, of the Procedures for the

Evaluation of the Visual System by Pediatricians

produced by the American Academy of Pediatrics, and

d. subject to availability of funds, maintain a cloud-

based platform and data management system that is

compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and

Accountability Act of 1996 and the Family Educational

Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to collect individual

student screening results from each school district,

manage and report on compliance, and act as an

analytical platform for screening outcomes. The State

Department of Education shall share vision screening

results and any other relevant information with the

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State Department of Health for the purpose of

implementing this subparagraph. The agencies shall

enter into an interagency agreement for the sharing of

information as provided by this subparagraph.

3. After notice and hearing, the State Department of Health may

deny, refuse, suspend or revoke approval to an applicant who has a

history of:

a. noncompliance or incomplete or partial compliance with

the provisions of this section or the rules adopted by

the Commissioner to implement the provisions of this

section,

b. referring persons to a business in which the applicant

has a financial interest or a business which is owned

or operated by someone within the third degree of

consanguinity or affinity of the applicant, or

c. conduct which demonstrates that the applicant is

providing services in a manner which does not warrant

public trust.

4. The Commissioner, giving consideration to the

recommendations of the Council, shall promulgate rules to implement

the provisions of this section.

C. 1. The parent or guardian of each student who fails the

vision screening required in subsection A of this section shall

receive a recommendation to undergo a comprehensive eye examination

performed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist.

2. The ophthalmologist or optometrist shall forward a written

report of the results of the comprehensive eye examination to the

student’s school, parent or guardian, and primary health care

provider designated by the parent or guardian. The report shall

include, but not be limited to:

a. date of report,

b. name, address and date of birth of the student,

c. name of the student’s school,

d. type of examination,

e. a summary of significant findings, including

diagnoses, medication used, duration of action of

medication, treatment, prognosis, whether or not a

return visit is recommended and, if so, when,

f. recommended educational adjustments for the child, if

any, which may include: preferential seating in the

classroom, eyeglasses for full-time use in school,

eyeglasses for part-time use in school, sight-saving

eyeglasses, and any other recommendations, and

g. name, address and signature of the examiner.

D. No student shall be prohibited from attending school for a

parent’s or guardian’s failure to furnish a report of the student’s

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vision screening or an examiner’s failure to furnish the results of

a student’s comprehensive eye examination required by this section.

E. School districts shall notify parents or guardians of

students who enroll in kindergarten, first, or third grade for the

2007-08 school year and each year thereafter of the requirements of

this section.

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

implementation of this section except as provided in subsection B of

this section. The State Department of Education shall issue a

report annually on the impact and effectiveness of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.703 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.703
Financial incentive awards
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1278

A. Contingent upon the provision of appropriated funds

designated for the Oklahoma Advanced Placement Incentive Program,

the State Board of Education is hereby authorized to award schools:

1. A one-time equipment and/or instructional materials grant

for the purpose of providing an advanced placement course, based on

criteria established by the Department. Schools which receive the

grants shall:

a. offer the advanced placement courses beginning the

school year following receipt of the grant,

b. provide the College Board training within one (1) year

of the grant award, including at least a one-week

summer institute. Teachers shall be encouraged to

attend annual follow-up training, and

c. make available advanced placement examinations to all

students taking the course for which a grant has been

awarded;

2. Additional grants to school sites demonstrating successful

implementation, as defined by the State Board of Education, of the

courses for which the first grants were awarded. Schools may

qualify for additional grants a minimum of four (4) years after

receiving a grant award;

3. Subsidized training for advanced placement courses,

preadvanced placement courses, or International Baccalaureate

courses in a form, manner and time prescribed by the Department;

4. One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each score of three or

better on an advanced placement test or four or better on an

International Baccalaureate examination; provided, these funds shall

be used for the purpose of Advanced Placement Program development;

5. For those students who demonstrate financial need as defined

by the College Board or the International Baccalaureate

Organization, a share of the advanced placement or International

Baccalaureate test fee;

6. For those students who take more than one advanced placement

or International Baccalaureate test in one (1) year, a share of the

advanced placement test or International Baccalaureate fee in a

manner prescribed by the Board; and

7. Grants for the purpose of developing an advanced placement

vertical team based on criteria established by the Board.

B. Upon completion of the test, the State Department of

Education shall obtain from the College Board and the International

Baccalaureate Organization a list of students in Oklahoma who scored

a three or higher on the advanced placement test or a four or higher

on the International Baccalaureate test. Financial incentives for

schools provided in this section shall be awarded at the beginning

of the next school year following the school year in which the test

was taken.

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C. Any new expenditure authorized pursuant to Section 1210.701

et seq. of this title shall be contingent upon the availability of

funds.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2620 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2620
Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 2620 through 2626 of this title and Section 12 of this

act shall be known and may be cited as the "Tulsa Reconciliation

Education and Scholarship Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-130 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-130
School buildings and property - Permission to use for
Status: in_force

other purposes.

A. The board of education of any school district may, under

such regulations and conditions as it may prescribe, encourage

increased community involvement in the public schools. These

regulations and conditions may include:

1. Open any school building and permit the use of any property

belonging to such district for religious, political, literary,

community, cultural, scientific, mechanical, agricultural, or

parental involvement purposes, and other purposes of general public

interest including the provision of public library services pursuant

to agreements with governing boards or commissions of public

libraries or library systems;

2. Contract to provide transportation equipment as defined in

Section 9-104 of this title for any purpose specified in paragraph 1

of this subsection; and

3. Make a reasonable charge to cover the cost of the use of

such building, property, or transportation equipment.

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B. The State Board of Education shall encourage each board of

education to inquire into and promote the use of its school

buildings and property for the purposes provided in subsection A of

this section for such activities both before and after regular

school hours.

C. Any youth group listed in Title 36 of the United States Code

as a patriotic society shall be allowed the use of any school

building or property to provide services allowing students to

participate in activities provided by the groups at times other than

instructional time during the school day.

D. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a school district

board of education from entering into an agreement with a church to

utilize a church building or any property belonging to such church

for political, literary, community, cultural, scientific,

mechanical, agricultural, or parental involvement purposes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.223 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.223
Purpose of act
Status: in_force

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

comprehensive drug abuse education program for children and youth 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 the adverse and

dangerous effects of drugs on the human mind and body and may

include proper usage of prescription and nonprescription medicines.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.575 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.575
Abolition of board of education upon establishment
Status: in_force

Upon intervention with a school identified as in need of

improvement and the subsequent establishment of a developmental

research school by the State Board of Education, the board of

education of the district in which the school in need of improvement

was located shall be declared abolished by the State Board of

Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.43 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.43
Adoption and publication of disciplinary policy for
Status: in_force

support personnel - Copies.

Each local board of education shall adopt a policy statement

defining the causes and procedures for suspension, demotion,

termination or nonreemployment of support personnel. Upon adoption

of such policy, a copy thereof shall be furnished to each support

employee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1923 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1923
Unauthorized grant of degrees prohibited
Status: in_force

No person, to whom authority to grant degrees has not been

granted in accordance with this act, shall grant, offer to grant, or

advertise to grant, any such academic or professional degrees.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-21-101.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-21-101.1
Exempt from licensing
Status: in_force

The term "private school" shall not include the following which

are exempt from licensing by the Oklahoma Board of Private

Vocational Schools:

1. Barber schools, beauty schools or other schools which are

exclusively regulated or licensed pursuant to the provisions of any

school-licensing law of this state, although such school may choose

to apply to secure a license for state authorization from the Board;

2. Any form of flight instruction subject to regulations

promulgated by the Federal Aviation Administration;

3. Parochial, private or other nonpublic schools offering

programs of general education accredited or approved by the State

Board of Education, the State Board of Career and Technology

Education or the State Regents for Higher Education;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 880

4. Education or training, as approved by the Board, provided

and paid for by:

a. an employer for its own employees,

b. a professional organization, as approved by the Board,

for its members,

c. a parochial, denominational, eleemosynary school or

institution, which is sectarian in nature and uniquely

useful for and intrinsic to the propagation of a faith

or the pursuit of the mission of the school or

institution as approved by the Board, or

d. an entity supported by taxation of a local or state

source;

5. Education or training, as approved by the Board, which

offers instruction solely in the field of an avocation, hobby,

recreation or entertainment, as approved by the Board;

6. Professional prelicensing programs or continuing education

programs when an alternate state agency maintains complete authority

or jurisdiction over the right to offer or certify such a program,

regardless if the other agency mandates the subject matter of the

program;

7. Postgraduate certificates offered or provided by a school

that has approval for that specific program issued by another state

agency or an accrediting agency approved by the Board;

8. If a private school combines training or education that is

both licensed and not licensed by another state agency, licensing by

the Board will be required for the entity's combined programs.

However, the Board will defer to the other state agency on matters

contained in the other agency's regulations and will refrain from

establishing conflicting requirements. Matters to be governed by

the other state agency may include but are not limited to

curriculum, testing or certification completion. The Board may

require a private school to document its approval by any other state

agency or an accrediting organization; and

9. Seminars or workshops offered by an entity that:

a. is not primarily in the business of providing programs

of instruction,

b. provides instruction to advance the personal

development or general, transferable skills of a

participant, and

c. offers aggregate clock or contact hours of no more

than twenty-four (24) clock or defined contact hours

per calendar quarter of the calendar year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-116.5 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-116.5
Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability
Status: in_force

– Report on educational system.

A. On or before October 31, 2021, the Commission for

Educational Quality and Accountability shall issue a report to the

Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the President Pro

Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate and the Governor detailing

factors in the public education system of the state that contribute

to improvements in the:

1. Common education system, including, but not limited to, high

school graduation rates and college and career assessment scores;

2. Higher education and career and technology education

systems, including, but not limited to, timely graduation rates and

reduced remediation rates; and

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3. State workforce, including, but not limited to, career

readiness and the ability for new graduates to find in-state

employment.

B. If the Commission finds there is insufficient information

available to fulfill any of the report objectives specified in

subsection A of this section, the report shall also contain

recommendations on ways to address information gaps between state

entities, such as the State Department of Education, the Oklahoma

Department of Career and Technology Education and the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education.

C. The Commission may contract with a private consultant or

consultants to assist with the development of the report.

D. The Commission may utilize any funds received including, but

not limited to, any state or federal funds, grants or private

donations to assist with the development of the report.Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 3
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-135.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-135.1
Renumbered as § 6-101.45 of this title by Laws 1989,
Status: in_force

1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 119, operative July 1, 1990.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3418 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3418
Agricultural extension work - Farm and home demonstration
Status: in_force

agents - Cooperative agreement.

The Board of Regents for Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical

Colleges shall organize and conduct agricultural extension work

under the direction of Oklahoma State University, and may accept

federal funds for such purpose and comply with federal laws

providing for cooperative agricultural extension work as follows:

1. The provisions of an Act of Congress entitled, "An Act to

provide for cooperative agricultural extension work between the

agricultural colleges in the several states receiving the benefits

of the Act of Congress approved July 2, 1862, and of Acts

supplemental thereto, and the United States Department of

Agriculture", approved by the President May 8, 1914, as amended by

Public Law 83-83, June 26, 1953, and Public Law 84-360, August 11,

1955, and any other federal authorizations providing federal money

to State Extension Divisions, are hereby accepted by the State of

Oklahoma; and the state hereby agrees and obligates itself to comply

with all the provisions of said Acts and assents to the receipt of

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grants of money authorized by the Acts, paid annually to each state

which by the action of its Legislature has assented to the

provisions of the aforesaid Acts;

2. The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and

Mechanical Colleges acting for and on behalf of Oklahoma State

University is hereby authorized to receive the grants of money

appropriated under said Acts, and to organize and conduct

agricultural extension work, which shall be carried on in

connection, and under the direction of Oklahoma State University in

accordance with the terms and conditions expressed in the Acts of

Congress aforesaid, any other Acts supplemental thereto, or any

rules and regulations promulgated under authority granted in the

aforesaid federal acts;

3. Subject to approval of the board of county commissioners'

annual estimate of needs by the excise board, the board of county

commissioners of the respective counties of the state shall contract

and agree with the Department of Agriculture of the United States of

America and Oklahoma State University, or with the authorized agent

or agents of said Department of Agriculture and said University, to

cooperate with the Department of Agriculture and the University in

conducting farm demonstration work and home demonstration work

including 4-H club work in their respective counties under such

rules and regulations as may be prescribed jointly by the Department

of Agriculture and Oklahoma State University. Such agreement shall

be in writing, signed by the members of the board of county

commissioners and the authorized agent of the United States

Department of Agriculture and Oklahoma State University, and may be

entered into at any regular or adjourned session of said board,

after the 30th day of June of each year. The board of county

commissioners shall provide an adequate amount in their annual

estimate of needs for the ensuing year to carry out the provisions

of such contract, same to be included in the salary fund and expense

fund to be paid on order of the board of county commissioners to

such workers as may be agreed upon between said board of county

commissioners and the authorized agent of the Department of

Agriculture and the University to carry on said farm demonstration

work and home demonstration work in said county; and

4. The Extension Division of Oklahoma State University at

Stillwater, Oklahoma, is hereby designated the official agency of

the State of Oklahoma to sponsor, establish, develop and execute a

program of artificial insemination for the benefit of the livestock

industry of the state, and said Extension Division is hereby

authorized and directed to sponsor and conduct such program.

In order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this

section, contributions from persons, firms and corporations may be

accepted to carry on such work, purchase purebred sires, equipment

and materials, and to defray legitimate expenses of every kind and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1535

character connected with such work, including the purchase of land

and the acquisition or construction of capital improvements. Said

Extension Division is hereby expressly granted every power and

authority reasonably necessary or convenient for the carrying out

and administering the program herein authorized and directed,

including the authority to employ trained personnel and to purchase

needed purebred dairy and other sires, equipment, materials and all

things necessary, including the purchase of land and the acquisition

or construction of capital improvements, and including the making of

necessary contracts, within the limits of available funds, to

accomplish the purposes of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.10 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.10
Program materials relating to environmental issues
Status: in_force

and policies.

The State Department of Education may make program materials

concerning environmental issues and policies, provided by the

Department of Environmental Quality, available to the public schools

of this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-123.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-123.1
Review of legislative provisions for duplication or
Status: in_force

conflict in mandates.

The State Department of Education shall conduct a review of

provisions of Enrolled House Bill No. 1017 of the 1st Extraordinary

Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature as amended, Enrolled House

Bill No. 1759 of the 1st Regular Session of the 47th Oklahoma

Legislature as amended, and the federal Elementary and Secondary

Education Act, P.L. No. 107-110, also known as the No Child Left

Behind Act of 2001, to determine if there is a duplication of or a

conflict in the legislative mandates in each act. The Department

shall submit a report of the review to the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the

chairs of the House of Representatives Education Committee, the

Senate Education Committee, the House of Representatives

Appropriation and Budget Education Subcommittee, and the Senate

Appropriation and Budget Education Subcommittee for review by the

House and Senate staff no later than September 1, 2003.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3103 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3103
Agency of state educational institution
Status: in_force

A. For the purposes of this Code, each of the following shall

be deemed an agency and an integral part of the University of

Oklahoma:

1. The Health Sciences Center;

2. The Law Center;

3. The Oklahoma Geological Survey; and

4. OU-Tulsa.

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B. For the purposes of this Code, each of the following shall

be deemed an agency and an integral part of Oklahoma State

University:

1. The College of Veterinary Medicine;

2. The College of Osteopathic Medicine;

3. The Agricultural Experiment Station;

4. The Agricultural Extension Division;

5. The campus located at Oklahoma City; and

6. The Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology-

Okmulgee.

Added by 1965, c. 396, § 103, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by Laws

1988, c. 137, § 5, eff. July 1, 1988; Laws 2002, c. 194, § 1, eff.

July 1, 2002; Laws 2004, c. 400, § 1; Laws 2008, c. 54, § 3, eff.

July 1, 2008.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-104.9 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-104.9
Public School Paid Maternity Leave Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

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

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

School Paid Maternity Leave Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a

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

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

state appropriations. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund

are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the

State Board of Education for the purpose of reimbursing school

districts for expenses related to providing paid maternity leave as

provided for in subsection B of this section. Expenditures from the

fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer

against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and

payment.

B. School districts in this state shall file claims with the

State Board of Education for reimbursement of expenses related to

providing eligible employees with paid maternity leave as provided

for in Section 1 of this act.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 378
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4423.1A — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4423.1A
Courses and programs for people of Sallisaw - Branch
Status: in_force

of Carl Albert State College.

A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall make

resident college credit courses and programs available to the people

of Sallisaw.

B. The State Regents for Higher Education shall provide classes

and programs through a branch of Carl Albert State College, which

shall be established and located in Sallisaw. The branch campus of

Carl Albert State College shall be governed by the Board of Regents

of Carl Albert State College and administered through Carl Albert

State College. The Board of Regents of Carl Albert State College

may provide resources to the branch campus of Carl Albert State

College to maintain its facilities in accordance with its function

and mission as provided by law. The people locally shall provide

suitable physical plant accommodations for the branch campus.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-116 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-116
High school diplomas - Issued on 30 hours college work
Status: in_force

Any person who has been admitted to any accredited college or

university may be awarded a high school diploma by the State

Department of Education within this state, provided that such person

has successfully completed at least thirty (30) hours of college

work at an accredited college or university.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-628.8 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-628.8
Oklahoma School of Nursing
Status: in_force

The State Regents should provide to the University of Oklahoma

School of Nursing sufficient funds for planning during the year

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1971-72 and sufficient funds thereafter to fully implement House

Concurrent Resolution No. 1038 adopted by the 2nd Session of the

32nd Oklahoma Legislature.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-10-104 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-10-104
State Treasurer and Secretary of School Land Department
Status: in_force

- Report.

The State Board of Education shall file with the Secretary of

the School Land Commission a report, duly certified, showing the

school population for the preceding school year of each school

district. School population shall be determined as provided for in

Section 10-103.1 of this title. The report so filed shall be the

basis for making the apportionments of state school land earnings

during the following fiscal year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-101 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-101
State Board of Education - Members - Travel expenses
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Education shall consist of seven (7)

members. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be a

member and the chairperson of the Board. The remaining six members

shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and

consent of the Senate. Except as otherwise provided for in

subsection B of this section, upon assuming office each Governor

shall appoint one member from each congressional district and one

member from the state at large. Each appointment shall be made to

take effect on April 2. The term of each appointed member shall be

four (4) years. Appointed members shall serve until a successor is

appointed. Appointed members shall serve at the pleasure of the

Governor. Upon the occurrence of a vacancy the same shall be filled

by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate at the next

session of the Legislature. The appointment to fill a vacancy shall

be made for the unexpired term.

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B. On the effective date of this act, all appointed positions

of the current State Board of Education shall be deemed vacant and

the terms of persons serving on the Board shall be deemed

terminated. The Governor shall make initial appointments pursuant

to the provisions of this subsection within thirty (30) days of the

effective date of this act, with one member appointed from each

congressional district and one member appointed from the state at

large. The appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the

Senate at the next session of the Legislature. The terms for

members appointed pursuant to this subsection shall terminate on

April 2, 2015. Thereafter, members shall be appointed as provided

for in subsection A of this section.

C. No person shall be eligible to be appointed to serve on the

Board unless the person has been awarded a high school diploma or

certificate of high school equivalency. No person shall be

appointed to serve on the Board if the person serves on a board of

education of a school district which is supervised by the Board

pursuant to Section 3-104 of this title. Any member appointed to

the Board shall complete the workshop requirements of a new school

board member pursuant to Section 5-110 of this title within thirteen

(13) months following or preceding the appointment of the member.

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the State

Department of Education shall not charge any member of the State

Board of Education a fee for any workshop provided by the Department

for board members pursuant to Section 5-110 of this title and shall

not pay a fee to any organization or institution of higher education

on behalf of a member of the State Board of Education, or reimburse

any member of the Board for a fee paid to any organization or

institution of higher education, for attendance at a workshop or

courses to satisfy the requirements of Section 5-110 of this title.

D. Members of the Board shall receive necessary traveling

expenses while in the performance of their duties in accordance with

the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6002 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6002
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Oklahoma Tuition Trust Act:

1. "Advance tuition payment contract" means a contract entered

into by the Trust and a purchaser to provide for the higher

education of a qualified beneficiary;

2. "Regents" means the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education;

3. "Purchaser" means a person who makes or is obligated to make

advance tuition payments pursuant to an advance tuition payment

contract;

4. "Qualified beneficiary" means any resident of this state,

eligible and entitled to attend a state institution of higher

education without further in-state tuition payment pursuant to an

advance tuition payment contract;

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5. "Institution of higher education" means a state-supported

institution of higher education within this state, which is

designated by the Regents as an institution of higher education for

purposes of the Oklahoma Tuition Trust Act;

6. "Trust" means the Oklahoma Tuition Trust;

7. "Tuition" means the general enrollment fees imposed each

semester upon residents of this state to attend a state institution

of higher education including all mandatory special fees required as

a condition of enrollment as determined by the State Regents for

Higher Education;

8. "Nonresident tuition" means the semester charges imposed

upon nonresidents of this state to attend a state institution of

higher education including all general enrollment fees, nonresident

tuition payments and mandatory special fees as determined by the

State Regents for Higher Education; and

9. "Eligibility period" means the period of time in which a

qualified beneficiary may exercise the rights granted in an advance

payment contract.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9003 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9003
Higher education funding district
Status: in_force

An eligible two-year institution within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education that utilizes the procedures established

by this act shall be considered a higher education funding district

for purposes of establishing a district, organizing the district,

calling for operational millage rates or sinking fund millage rates

or both, in the same manner as provided by law pursuant to the

provisions of Section 9B of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution

and the provisions of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes which enable

Section 9B of Article X.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-109.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-109.1
Confidentiality of records
Status: in_force

All information, documents and copies thereof contained in a

member's retirement file shall be given confidential treatment and

shall not be made public by the System without the prior written

consent of the member to which it pertains, but shall be subject to

subpoena or court order with the exception of the member’s name,

age, amount of contributions paid in, benefits being paid, amount of

credited service and any documents verifying credits, service, or

benefits which shall not be subject to the confidentiality

provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-164 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-164
Construction of act
Status: in_force

A. Nothing in this act shall be construed to diminish or

infringe upon any right protected under the First Amendment to the

United States Constitution or Section 22 of Article II of the

Oklahoma Constitution.

B. Nothing in this act shall be construed to conflict with

federal or state discrimination laws.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.6i — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.6i
State Board of Education – Adoption of Oklahoma City
Status: in_force

bombing to curriculum.

A. The State Board of Education shall adopt a social studies

core curriculum with courses of instruction in Oklahoma history for

all students enrolled in the public schools that incorporates

information about the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P.

Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City and the role it played in

the history of Oklahoma and the nation from April 19, 1995, to the

present. A study of the bombing and its aftermath can help students

learn the impact of violence, the senselessness of using violence to

solve problems or change their government, and the importance of

personal responsibility.

B. The State Department of Education may make program materials

and resources concerning the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred

P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City provided by the Oklahoma

City National Memorial and Museum available to the public schools of

this state.

C. The State Textbook Committee, when adopting textbooks, shall

incorporate the provisions of subsection A of this section into the

criteria used to evaluate United States history and Oklahoma history

textbooks.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4006 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4006
Disposition of proceeds of bonds - Contracts - Warrants
Status: in_force

The proceeds derived from the sale of the bonds herein

authorized shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of

the board and kept in a separate fund and used solely for the

purpose for which the bonds are authorized. The board is authorized

to make all contracts and execute all instruments which in its

discretion may be deemed necessary or advisable to provide for the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1625

construction, furnishing, and equipment of the building, and the

State Treasurer is hereby directed and authorized to issue warrants

against such funds for such amounts as he may from time to time find

to be due upon audited itemized estimates and claims which bear the

approval of the officials designated by the board for such purpose.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-204 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-204
Board of regents – Establishment and administration of
Status: in_force

alternative retirement plan.

A. On or before June 30, 2005, the Board of Regents of a

participating institution may establish an alternate retirement plan

pursuant to the provisions of this act, for the entities under the

jurisdiction of such Board of Regents, for eligible employees in

lieu of membership in the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma.

The Board of Regents of the applicable participating institution

shall determine the terms and conditions of the alternate retirement

plan including, by example, terms for eligibility, contributions,

vesting and the amount of benefits, and provide for the

administration of such an alternate retirement plan and perform or

authorize the performance of such functions as may be necessary for

such purpose in accordance with this act.

B. The Board of Regents shall select the company or companies

that shall administer the qualified retirement trust, custodial

accounts or from which annuity contracts are to be purchased under

the alternate retirement plan and shall approve the form and content

of all agreements governing such trusts, accounts or contracts.

C. The Board of Regents of the participating institutions may

delegate certain responsibilities for administering the alternate

retirement plan with respect to each institution's own employees.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1922 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1922
Approval of other institutions by State Board of
Status: in_force

Education - Application.

The State Board of Education shall have power to approve other

colleges and universities which, when so approved, shall have the

authority granted in Section 1 of this act. The application for the

privilege shall set forth clearly the course of study, the condition

of equipment and other information as the State Board of Education

shall require.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-123 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-123
Allocation of funds for Oklahoma Education 2000
Status: in_force

Challenge.

A portion of the funds appropriated for the Administrative and

Support Functions of the State Department of Education shall be

allocated for the purpose of implementing the reforms in the

Oklahoma Education 2000 Challenge Act, enacted by Enrolled Senate

Bill No. 183 of the 1st Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature and

Enrolled House Bill No. 1017 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the

42nd Oklahoma Legislature.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.578 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.578
Allocation of State Aid and revenues
Status: in_force

A. State Aid paid, pursuant to Section 18-101 et seq. of Title

70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to a district in which a public

developmental research school is established shall be allocated and

expended only for operation of the developmental research school.

B. Ad valorem taxation revenues and dedicated revenues for the

district in which a developmental research school is located shall

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1276

be allocated and expended only for operation of the developmental

research school.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-625.10a — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-625.10a
Cost-sharing scholarships and loan fund programs -
Status: in_force

Administration.

The Health Care Workforce Training Commission is hereby

authorized and empowered to establish and administer cost-sharing

scholarships and loan fund programs which shall provide for state

assistance to and participation with community physician education

and scholarship trust funds which are selected and approved by the

Commission. Said state assistance and participation shall be on a

state and community matching formula basis for the funding of the

educational costs, fees and charges of a selected and qualified

student in good standing and who is duly enrolled in an accredited

college of medicine or college of osteopathic medicine and pursuing

a course of study leading to the degree of Doctor of Medicine or to

the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. Said student shall be

a bona fide resident of the State of Oklahoma who desires and agrees

to practice his profession on completion of the course of study and

training required for licensure and certification in the community

providing the initial funds to be matched by the state funds.

Communities shall deposit the initial trust funds with the Health

Care Workforce Training Commission to be administered and matched by

the Commission for the education of selected and qualified students

to serve and to practice in the communities with trust funds so

established for that purpose with the Commission. The Commission

shall aid and advise communities in the selection of qualified

students to participate in a given community scholarship program and

the Commission shall approve the selection of a given student for a

particular community physician education scholarship trust fund

matching program. The Commission shall determine the percentage

share for the state in the scholarship matching program with a given

community to educate a given and duly selected student on the basis

of the extent of need of the community and its surrounding area for

the services of a practicing physician, the amount of the initial

trust funds the community has raised and deposited in the physician

education scholarship trust fund that is duly established and the

matching funds schedule developed by the Commission and based upon

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both the population of the community determined by the latest

Federal Decennial Census and the estimated median family annual

income level as determined on the basis of the estimates of the

Oklahoma Department of Commerce. The state matching assistance and

participation in a given scholarship trust fund program shall not

exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the total amount calculated to

be necessary to fund the costs of a course of study for the degree

of Doctor of Medicine or the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic

Medicine as determined annually by the Commission. Repayment of the

total amount of the scholarship by the student on completion of the

student's course of study and on the establishment of the student's

practice in the community shall be made to the state fund and to the

community trust fund in accordance with the percentage and total

amounts contributed by the state and by the community to the

matching scholarship trust fund program and in accordance with the

provisions of Section 625.5 of this title and contract requirements

of Section 625.6 of this title which shall apply in all cases to

students participating in said community physician education

scholarship trust fund programs administered by the Commission with

the exception of the maximum amount allowable in payment to the

student which shall be based on an annual review of the costs, fees

and charges of the school of medicine or school of osteopathic

medicine in which the student is enrolled and participating which

shall be made by the Commission.

The procedures, terms and conditions governing the scholarships

and how they are administered shall be as prescribed and formulated

by the Health Care Workforce Training Commission but shall include

the following:

1. Communities desiring to participate in a loan and

scholarship program shall select a student who meets the

requirements for participation and give notice to the Commission.

2. The Commission shall aid and advise communities in the

selection of qualified students to participate in a given community

loan and scholarship program.

3. The communities shall deposit with the Commission the

initial year scholarship funds provided by the community which funds

shall be a percentage of the total educational and associated costs

of the student in the course of study in an accredited college of

medicine or college of osteopathic medicine and which funds are to

be used in the education of the selected student.

4. The Commission shall review and approve the selection of a

given student and shall then match the initial community funds with

state funds from the Oklahoma Community Physician Education Loan and

Scholarship Program Fund in the amount needed to meet the total cost

for educating the student for one (1) year as agreed by the

Commission and the community in each particular case.

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5. The Commission shall determine the percentage share for the

state in the loan and scholarship program with a given community to

educate a selected student on the basis of:

a. the extent of need of the community and its

surrounding area for the services of a practicing

physician,

b. the amount of the initial trust funds the community

has raised and deposited with the Commission for the

education of a selected student, and

c. the population of the community which shall be

determined on the basis of the current estimates made

by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.

6. The state matching assistance and participation by the

Commission in a given loan and scholarship program for a particular

student shall not exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the total

amount calculated to be necessary to fund one (1) year of study for

the degree of Doctor of Medicine or the degree of Doctor of

Osteopathic Medicine as determined annually by the Commission at the

school of medicine or osteopathic medicine in which the selected

student is enrolled.

7. Each scholarship recipient, upon completion of the

recipient's course of study, shall repay the recipient's loan and

scholarship to the state and to the community and receive

forgiveness on repayment of the funds from the state and from the

community by practicing his or her profession in the community in

Oklahoma providing the initial funds at a minimum for one (1) year

for each Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) the community and the

state financed the scholarship program for the student; provided,

however, that the recipient will be given no credit for payment,

repayment and reduction of said obligation to the community and the

state by serving the given community for a period less than two (2)

years or, when approved by the Commission in agreement with the

community and terms of the contracts involved, repayment may be made

in cash with interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum,

said interest to accrue from the date each payment of funds pursuant

to the loan and scholarship program is made. In addition, should a

recipient who accepts financial assistance after July 1, 1977, elect

not to perform his obligated service in the sponsoring community,

the agreed upon sum denoted as liquidated damages in the contract

shall be assessed the recipient. No interest shall accrue on the

principal during any one period of time that the recipient thereof

is required to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States, or

during his internship or residency, if in a primary care area and

the required service, internship or residency does not exceed four

(4) years. Provided that no interest shall accrue for six (6)

months following each of the above exceptions.

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Each student who applies to participate in a community and state

matching loan and scholarship program shall enter into a contract

administered by the Commission on behalf of the state and a given

community which has provided the initial scholarship funds to

educate a selected student. The contract shall be between the State

of Oklahoma and the selected student by which contract the student

agrees to return to the community which provided the initial loan

and scholarship funds and to practice his profession, on completion

of the course of study and training required for licensure and

certification, for the number of years for which the student

received assistance from the community and the state and in

accordance with the conditions specified in the contract agreed to

by the student and the given community which selected the student.

Any repayment of the total amount of the scholarship or any portion

thereof as provided in this act and in the contract between the

state and the student shall be made to the state deposited into the

Community Matching Loan and Scholarship Repayment Revolving Fund

hereby created in the State Treasury. The community portion of any

repayment monies deposited in said fund shall be withdrawn from the

revolving fund and returned to the community on request or, if the

community so chooses, said repayment monies shall be held available

in said fund for reallocation by the community and the state to the

Community Physician Education Loan and Scholarship Program Fund to

educate another student selected by the community and approved by

the Commission. The form of the contracts shall be prepared and

approved by the Attorney General. The Commission is hereby vested

with full and complete authority and power to sue in its own name

any applicant for any balance due the Commission for repayment of

the scholarship on any contract or for failure by the applicant to

fulfill the terms of his contract in any way. Said contracts shall

be signed by the Chair of the Commission and by the student for and

by a representative of the community which selected the student.

The Commission shall have authority to cancel the contract it makes

between the Commission and any recipient of a scholarship upon cause

deemed sufficient by the Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-22-102 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-22-102
"Public School" - Defined
Status: in_force

The term "Public School" as used herein shall include a school

district as provided in the Oklahoma Statutes. The term "auditor"

as used herein means a person or partnership who makes an audit and

prepares a report thereon as provided in this article.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-105A — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-105A
Construction of agreements
Status: in_force

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

preclude the renewal or continuation of any existing agreement

heretofore entered into between any school district and any

organizational representative of its employees.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-109 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-109
Award of funds to school districts - Competitive
Status: in_force

application.

Funds appropriated to the State Board of Education for the

School/Community Network for the Arts-in-Education program shall be

awarded to school districts on a competitive application basis in

accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Education

for such purpose.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-135 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-135
System of accounting
Status: in_force

A. The board of education of each school district shall use the

following system of initiating, recording and paying for all

purchases, salaries, wages or contractual obligations due from any

of the funds under the control of such board of education. However,

a school district board of education may use the procedures outlined

in Section 304.1 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes for the

payment of salaries and wages only if the board so votes. The

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provisions contained herein shall not apply to the sinking fund and

school activity fund.

B. The encumbrance clerk and treasurer of the school district

shall each enter the authorized amounts in the various appropriation

accounts of the funds to which this system is applied. The

authorized amounts of appropriations shall be the general fund and

building fund appropriations approved by the county excise board and

such additional amounts as may be applied in the manner provided by

law, the amount received for deposit in a special cash fund where

such special cash fund is authorized by law or required by the

person or agency providing such funds, or the amount of the net

proceeds realized from the sale of bonds of the school district and

any other income due such fund.

C. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the board of

education of the school district to prescribe and administer

adequate business procedures and controls governing the purchase or

confirmation of purchase and delivery of goods or services. The

procedures shall include delivery of an acceptable invoice by

document, facsimile, electronic or other standard form that includes

the information required by the district. Such procedures shall

include the designation of authorized persons to purchase goods or

services for the district and the method of determining the school

employee receiving delivery of each purchase.

D. Prior to the issuance of a purchase order, the encumbrance

clerk must first determine that the encumbrance will not exceed the

balance of the appropriation to be charged. The encumbrance clerk

shall charge the appropriate appropriation accounts and credit the

affected encumbrances outstanding accounts with the encumbrances.

Encumbrances must be submitted to the board of education in the

order of their issuance on a monthly basis, subject to a monthly

business cycle cut-off date determined by the board of education.

Approved encumbrances shall be listed in the minutes by the minute

clerk.

E. Before any purchase is completed, a purchase order or

encumbrance must be issued. No bill shall be paid unless it is

supported by an itemized invoice clearly describing the items

purchased, the quantity of each item, its unit price, its total cost

and proof of receipt of such goods or services. The bill and/or

invoice shall be filed in the encumbrance clerk's official records.

If a district has the ability to electronically utilize evaluated

receipt settlement (ERS), the district may remit to vendors on that

basis if the requirements of this subsection are fulfilled. In the

event a district is establishing electronic data interchange,

electronic entries will suffice in lieu of paper documents. In

order for a district to be authorized to utilize an evaluated

receipt settlement system:

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1. The ERS must result in payment by the district from vendor

receipts that have been matched to the purchase order date;

2. The ERS may only be used when there is an agreement between

the district and the vendor for use of an ERS; and

3. The ERS must be included in the district's journal

ledger/accounts payable/purchase order software.

F. The encumbrance clerk shall debit the encumbrances

outstanding account and credit the accounts payable account for the

amount of the approved bill. The board of education shall determine

the extent such costs may fluctuate without additional board action.

Minor adjustments not requiring additional board approval shall be

referenced to the original encumbrance.

G. An approved bill may be paid by issuing a warrant or check

against the designated fund only after ascertaining that proper

accounting of the purchase has been made and that the files contain

the required information to justify the expenditure of public funds,

except as otherwise provided in subsection I of this section. The

warrants or checks so issued shall be recorded in an orderly

numerical system established by the district. The encumbrance clerk

shall charge the warrant or checks against the accounts payable

account and credit it to the warrants or checks issued account.

Provided, if payment is to be made immediately and the board of

education deems it advisable, the postings to the accounts payable

account may be omitted and the payment of the approved bill may be

credited directly to the warrants or checks issued account. The

warrant or check shall show on its face the name of the school

district, the date of issue, the payee, the amount, the expenditure

classification code, and such other information as may be necessary

or desirable. The president and clerk of the board of education

shall each sign the warrant or check, or approved facsimile thereby

denoting to the public that the warrant or check is for the purpose

and within the amount of the appropriation charged.

H. The treasurer shall register the warrant or check in the

warrant or check register, charging the appropriation account and

crediting the warrants or checks outstanding account of the

designated fund. Provided, no warrant or check shall be registered

in excess of the appropriation account's balance. All warrants or

checks shall be registered in the order of their issuance. Voided

warrants or checks shall be registered and filed with the treasurer.

The treasurer shall sign each warrant or check through individual

signature or approved facsimile showing its registration date and

shall state whether it is payable or nonpayable. When a warrant or

check is paid, the treasurer shall maintain evidence the warrant or

check has been processed and paid. Nothing in this subsection shall

prohibit any governing board from using automated recordkeeping

procedures, provided the information required in this subsection can

be accessed.

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I. Any board of education of a school district of this state

may make a payment which would otherwise be made by warrant or

check, by disbursement through an Automated Clearing House, bank

account debit system, wire transfer through the Federal Reserve

System, or any other automated payment system operated by a

financial institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation. The internal controls over such payment system shall

be reviewed and approved by the independent auditor of the district

during the annual audit. The provisions of Sections 601 through 606

of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall apply to instruments or

payment authorized by this subsection.

J. School districts complying with the provisions of this act

shall use only those forms and accounting systems approved by the

State Board of Education. Such forms and systems shall be

considered in substantial compliance with this act if they are

sufficient to convey the meaning and sequence of transactions

contained herein. Provided, nothing contained herein shall be

construed to limit or prevent the use of additional or subsidiary

accounts, forms, or files which may be deemed necessary or advisable

by the board of education of the district or the State Board of

Education.

K. Any school district desiring to utilize the services of a

data processing center to furnish any or all of the records herein

required may do so if the center and its system complies with this

act and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education.

Such center shall furnish an honesty bond in an amount to be set by

the board of education but not less than Ten Thousand Dollars

($10,000.00).

L. The State Board of Education shall notify the board of

education of the school district of the tentative amount the

district is to receive from state and federal aid funds or

allocations, and the board of education of the school district may

include such tentative estimate as an item of probable income in the

preparation of the school district's Estimate of Needs and Financial

Statement; 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.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2263 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2263
Budget by State Board
Status: in_force

The State Board shall budget a portion of its funds received

from state and federal sources for supplementing the funding of

postsecondary programs of technical and occupational education

offered in the State System, provided that the number of

postsecondary educational programs being offered and the number of

students enrolled in these programs at junior colleges, technical

institutes and other institutions in the State System shall be taken

into consideration in the State Board's determination of the amount

of funds to be allotted for supplementing the funding of

postsecondary programs, and provided further, that the professional

staff of the State Board will be made available for technical

assistance to the State Regents' staff in the development and review

of postsecondary technical and occupational education programs.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4604.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4604.1
Renumbered as § 6.1 of Title 51 by Laws 1992, c. 223, §
Status: in_force

8, eff. July 1, 1992.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-625.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-625.1
Fund established
Status: in_force

There is hereby established the Oklahoma Rural Medical Education

Loan and Scholarship Fund. The fund shall be administered by the

Health Care Workforce Training Commission under the provisions of

Section 625.9 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-151 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-151
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the School District Budget Act is to provide an

alternate budget procedure for school districts which will:

1. Establish standard and sound fiscal procedures for the

adoption and administration of budgets;

2. Make available to the public and investors sufficient

information as to the financial conditions, requirements and

expectations of the school district; and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 323

3. Assist school districts to improve and implement generally

accepted standards of financial management as promulgated by the

Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4019 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4019
Program for advance funding of state's contribution to
Status: in_force

endowed chairs and positions - Issuance of obligations.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1631

A. The Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority is hereby

authorized, consistent with the statutes pertaining to the Oklahoma

State Regents' Endowment Trust Fund, to establish a program to

provide for the advance funding of the state's contribution to

endowed chairs, professorships, lectureships and positions for

artists in residence as provided in Section 3952 of this title at

the various institutions in The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are

authorized to enter into agreements with the Authority to provide

security for any obligations issued for such purpose.

B. The Authority is hereby authorized to issue and sell

obligations in such amounts as shall be needed from time to time for

the purposes of obtaining funds for the state's matching

contribution for endowed chairs, professorships, lectureships and

positions for artists in residence; provided, however, that the

total principal amount of such obligations shall not exceed in the

aggregate Three Hundred Fourteen Million Four Hundred Thousand

Dollars ($314,400,000.00) for the purpose of funding endowed chairs.

At least fifty percent (50%) of the endowed chair, professorship or

lectureship positions funded as provided for in this subsection

shall be for positions that involve research and development. No

obligations shall be issued for any endowment account for which

matching monies specified in subsection E of Section 3952 of this

title have not been received.

C. It is the intent of the Legislature that payments for the

purpose of retiring the obligations created pursuant to this section

be made by the State Regents from the lump-sum appropriation made

pursuant to Section 3 of Article XIII-A of the Oklahoma

Constitution. Further, it is the intent of the Legislature to

appropriate to the State Regents sufficient monies to allow the

State Regents to make payments for the purpose of retiring the

obligations created pursuant to this section.

D. The Authority may issue obligations in one or more series

and in conjunction with other issues of the Authority.

E. The obligations authorized under this section may be sold at

either competitive or negotiated sale, as determined by the

Authority, and in such form and at such prices as may be authorized

by the Authority. The Authority may enter into agreements with such

credit enhancers and liquidity providers as may be determined

necessary to efficiently market the obligations. The obligations

may mature and have such provisions for redemption as shall be

determined by the Authority, but in no event shall the final

maturity of such obligations occur later than twenty (20) years from

the first principal maturity date of any given series.

F. The authority is authorized to issue bonds, notes, and other

obligations for the purpose of refinancing or restructuring the

outstanding obligations authorized under this section.

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G. Any interest earnings on funds or accounts created for

purposes of this section may be utilized as partial payment of the

annual debt service or for purposes directed by the Authority.

H. The obligations issued under this section, the transfer

thereof and the interest earned on such obligations, including any

profit derived from the sale thereof, shall not be subject to

taxation of any kind by the State of Oklahoma, or by any county,

municipality or political subdivision therein.

I. The Authority may direct the investment of all monies in any

funds or accounts created in connection with the offering of the

obligations authorized under this section. This shall not include

monies in the Oklahoma State Regents Endowment Trust Fund. The

State Regents may place additional restrictions on the investment ofOklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 85a, or by any county,

municipality or political subdivision therein.

I. The Authority may direct the investment of all monies in any

funds or accounts created in connection with the offering of the

obligations authorized under this section. This shall not include

monies in the Oklahoma State Regents Endowment Trust Fund. The

State Regents may place additional restrictions on the investment of

such monies if necessary to enhance the marketability of the

obligations.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.6d — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.6d
Certificates of distinction
Status: in_force

A. District boards of education may develop and issue a

certificate of distinction that is to be awarded to students,

beginning with students in the 2000-2001 high school graduating

class who have met or exceeded the following criteria by the end of

their senior year in high school with at least a 3.25 grade point

average on a 4.0 scale:

1. Earned four units each in English, mathematics, social

studies, and science;

2. Earned two additional units in the area of technology, the

humanities, or the arts;

3. Earned two units in a foreign language; and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 538

4. Achieved a proficient or advanced score on all end-of-

instruction tests as required pursuant to Section 1210.508 of this

title, as those tests are implemented.

B. For purposes of this section, applicable vocational-

technical classes offered by comprehensive high school vocational-

technical programs shall qualify for technology, science, and

mathematics units. Students enrolled in the programs may use one

unit of their six concentrated vocational-technical curriculum units

for one unit of mathematics required by this section and one unit of

their six concentrated vocational-technical curriculum units for one

unit of science required by this section. Advanced placement

classes in the subject areas listed in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of

subsection A of this section may be substituted on a course-by-

course basis to satisfy the academic units required for a

certificate of distinction.

C. For purposes of this section, “unit” means a Carnegie Unit

as defined by the North Central Association’s Commission on Schools.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-695.6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-695.6
Conditions of loans
Status: in_force

The amount of any loan to a qualified person shall be determined

according to regulations promulgated by the Student Loan Authority.

No payment shall be made to any qualified person until he has

executed a note payable to a fund which shall be created to be known

as the "Student Loan Sinking Fund", for the full amount of the loan

and interest thereon. For the purpose of the Oklahoma Student Loan

Act, Section 695.1 et seq. of this title, a qualified person has the

capacity to contract and is bound by any contract executed by him;

the defense that he was a minor at the time he executed a note is

not available to him in any action arising on his note. Payments to

qualified persons executing notes may be made annually,

semiannually, or for each semester as determined by the Authority.

The rate of interest charged the student shall be determined by the

Student Loan Authority. Disbursements may be made to a

participating institution pursuant to a contract between the

Authority and the participating institution executed under the

Oklahoma Student Loan Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-161 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-161
State Schools Facilities Program - Rules and
Status: in_force

regulations.

The State Board of Education shall have the authority to

establish and promulgate rules and regulations for a State Schools

Facilities Program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.907 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.907
Screening for dyscalculia
Status: in_force

A. Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and for each school

year thereafter, any student enrolled in second, third, fourth, and

fifth grade in a public school in this state who is assessed through

the Oklahoma Math Achievement and Proficiency Act pursuant to

Section 3 of this act, and who is not meeting grade-level targets in

mathematics after the beginning-of-the-year screening instrument,

shall be screened for dyscalculia. Screening also may be requested

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1290

for a student by his or her parent or legal guardian, teacher, or

counselor. A student who is identified with characteristics of

dyscalculia shall not be required to be rescreened unless requested

by his or her parent or legal guardian.

B. No later than December 31, 2025, the State Board of

Education shall develop policies for dyscalculia screening required

pursuant to this section and shall include, but not be limited to:

1. The definition and characteristics of dyscalculia and

related disorders;

2. The process for referring students in grades two through

five for screening;

3. A process for providing notification to parents or legal

guardians of the use of a qualified dyscalculia-screening tool and

notification of the results of the screening;

4. A process for providing the parents or legal guardians of

students screened for dyscalculia with information and resource

material regarding dyscalculia;

5. A process for monitoring the student’s progress after the

positive identification of characteristics of dyscalculia or other

math-related disorders; and

6. Requirements and qualifications for screeners that

demonstrate an understanding of and training to administer the

screening instrument.

C. The Board shall adopt a list of approved qualified

dyscalculia screening tools that address developmentally appropriate

components.

D. Screening shall be conducted in accordance with the policies

developed by the State Board of Education pursuant to subsection B

of this section and the guidance within the dyslexia and dysgraphia

handbook developed pursuant to Section 1210.517 of Title 70 of the

Oklahoma Statutes including policies and information developed

relating to universal screening of students for characteristics of

dyscalculia.

E. Beginning June 30, 2026, and June 30 each year thereafter,

public school districts shall provide the following data to the

State Department of Education:

1. The number of students by grade level in grades two through

five who were screened for dyscalculia in a school year;

2. The number of students by grade level in grades two through

five who were newly identified as having characteristics of

dyscalculia in a school year;

3. The process or tools used to evaluate student progress;

4. The number of trained school system personnel or licensed

professionals used to administer the qualified dyscalculia screening

tool;

5. The number of students in grades two through five who were

participating in interventions within the school setting and the

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number of students participating in interventions outside the school

setting; and

6. The programs used by districts for intervention within the

school setting.

F. The State Department of Education shall designate personnel

to provide technical assistance to implement the provisions of this

act.

G. By December 31, 2026, and by December 31 each year

thereafter, the State Department of Education shall electronically

provide a report containing all of the data provided pursuant to

subsection E of this section to the Governor and Legislature and

make the report available on the Department’s website.

H. As funds are available, beginning with the 2026-2027 school

year, the Department shall provide training on the best practices

for screening for dyscalculia.

I. The State Board of Education may promulgate rules to

implement the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2272 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2272
Distribution of copies
Status: in_force

Duly authorized copies of this resolution shall be sent to the

Director and each member of the State Board of Career and Technology

Education, the Chancellor and each member of the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education, and the head of each state agency,

department, board and commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-115 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-115
Storm and fallout shelters
Status: in_force

In addition to other authority and powers now or hereafter

conferred upon boards of education, the board of education of each

school district is hereby authorized and empowered to construct,

equip, and maintain storm and fallout shelters independently or

jointly with other departments, offices, agencies, and all other

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 936

entities of federal, state, and local governments. For the purposes

of this article, said boards of education are hereby authorized and

empowered:

1. To expend funds;

2. To accept federal, state, and local governmental and private

funds as may be available;

3. To negotiate and enter into agreements, contractual and

otherwise, with such departments, offices, agencies, and other

entities of federal, state, and local governments and with private

corporations, companies, and individuals;

4. To authorize the construction of said storm and fallout

shelters on school properties; and

5. To adopt such rules and regulations governing the use of

such facilities as may be deemed necessary and proper, not

inconsistent with laws of this state or rules and regulations of the

State Board of Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-149.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-149.1
Short title - School Protection Act
Status: in_force

Sections 2 through 10 of this act shall be known and may be

cited as the "School Protection Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4003 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4003
Limitation on pledging or use of revenue - Bonds not
Status: in_force

obligations of State.

No provision of this article shall be construed to authorize the

pledging or use of revenue of existing buildings and facilities

other than auxiliary enterprises and other self-liquidating

buildings and facilities, nor shall any provisions of this article

be construed to authorize the pledging or use of any revolving

funds. No bonds issued under the authorization of this article

shall ever become an obligation or debt of the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-695.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-695.4
Trustees
Status: in_force

Any trustee appointed to the Authority shall, at the time of the

appointment, be a citizen and resident of the State of Oklahoma for

at least one (1) year prior to the date of appointment. The

Authority shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the

Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The members

shall be removable for cause. The regular term of each member shall

be five (5) years.

The trustees shall elect a chairman and secretary and each shall

serve until a successor is elected and qualified and shall perform

such duties as the trustees direct.

The trustees shall adopt rules and regulations as they deem

necessary for the governing of the Authority and the discharge of

its duties and may do all things necessary or convenient to make the

Authority effective for the purpose for which it is created.

The trustees shall be reimbursed pursuant to the State Travel

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

Statutes from funds available to the Authority while traveling to

and from official meetings of the Authority and for travel on other

official business of the Authority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-208 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-208
Written acknowledgement that benefits payable under
Status: in_force

alternate plan not obligation of state or Teachers’ Retirement

System of Oklahoma – Responsibility for payment of benefits.

All eligible employees participating in the alternate retirement

plan shall acknowledge in writing that benefits payable pursuant to

such alternate retirement plan are not the obligations of the State

of Oklahoma or the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma. The

alternate retirement plan shall be solely responsible for payment of

retirement, death or other benefits earned under the alternate

retirement plan and such benefits shall be paid to the participants

or their beneficiaries pursuant to the terms of the alternate

retirement plan.Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 27
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-129.11 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-129.11
School District Empowerment Program
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby established the School District Empowerment

Program which shall be administered by the State Board of Education.

The purpose of the program is to empower locally elected school

board members to govern school districts and make decisions based on

the needs of their students and circumstances.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 180

B. 1. Subject to the provisions of this section, a school

district shall be allowed to submit a request to the State Board of

Education for an exemption from all statutory requirements and State

Board of Education rules from which charter schools are exempt, as

provided for in the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act. Any request for

exemption shall include a plan which outlines the goals sought to be

achieved at a minimum, include the educational and fiscal benefits

and the anticipated impacts or outcomes the plan will have in the

district.

2. Within ninety (90) days after receiving the request and

plan, the State Board shall approve or disapprove the request. If

the State Board does not approve the request, it shall provide to

the school district a written explanation of the basis for its

decision. The school district may resubmit an amended request at

any time after the denial. The request shall be approved by the

State Board before implementation by the school district. An

approved request and plan shall be for no longer than three (3)

years. Prior to the beginning of the third year, the school

district may apply for renewal of the approved request and plan.

The school district shall be required to submit an annual report and

the State Board shall annually assess the academic achievement and

fiscal status of the school district.

C. Nothing in this section shall prevent a school district

board of education from choosing to follow any or all state laws,

rules or regulations from which a charter school is exempt. A

school district which has been granted approval by the State Board

for exemption as set forth in subsection B of this section shall

have the option to adopt policies to implement any requirement for

the school district that is consistent with any statutory

requirement or mandate or State Board rule, but a participating

school shall comply with the following requirements:

1. Students who reside in the school district shall be entitled

to attend school in the district as set forth in Section 1-114 of

this title;

2. School districts shall comply with the requirements of the

minimum salary schedule for teachers as set forth in Section 18-

114.12 of this title;

3. Employees of school districts shall continue to participate

as members of the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma as set

forth in Section 17-101 et seq. of this title;

4. School districts shall comply with the requirement to

provide a health insurance plan for school district employees as set

forth in Section 5-117.5 of this title and to establish or make

available to school district employees a cafeteria plan as set forth

in Section 26-104 of this title;

5. School districts shall require any person employed by the

school district to file with the district board a current Oklahoma

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criminal history record check from the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation as well as a national criminal history record check as

defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Each

district shall adopt a policy regarding criminal history record

checks as set forth in Section 5-142 of this title;

6. School districts shall comply with the requirement to

evaluate teachers and to train personnel designated to conduct

personnel evaluations as set forth in Sections 6-101.10 and 6-101.11

of this title, the dismissal and due process procedures for

administrators as set forth in Sections 6-101.13 through 6-101.15 of

this title and the due process procedures for teachers as set forth

in Sections 6-101.21 through 6-101.26 of this title;

7. School districts shall comply with the requirement to make

payroll deductions for either or both professional organization dues

and political contributions upon the request of an employee as set

forth in Section 5-139 of this title;

8. School districts shall comply with the dismissal and due

process procedures for education support employees as set forth in

Sections 6-101.40 through 6-101.47 of this title;

9. School districts shall employ as teachers, counselors,

librarians, school nurses, superintendents, principals, supervisors

or any other instructional, supervisory or administrative employee

only those persons who are certified by the State Board of Education

in accordance with the Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act, except for

persons exempt from the certification requirements as otherwise

provided by law;

10. School districts shall provide for negotiations between

school employees and school districts as set forth in Sections 509.1

through 509.11 of this title;

11. School districts shall be required to offer and students

enrolled in the school district shall be required to complete the

curriculum requirements as set forth in Section 11-103.6 of this

title;

12. Students enrolled in the school district shall be required

to demonstrate mastery of the state academic content standards as

set forth in Section 1210.523 of this title; and

13. Members of the school district board of education shall be

required to satisfy the instruction and continuing education

requirements as set forth in Sections 5-110, 5-110.1 and 5-110.2 of

this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.9b — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.9b
Short title - Maria's Law – Mental health
Status: in_force

curriculum.

A. This section shall be known and may be cited as "Maria's

Law".

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

Education shall require that all schools, as part of any health

education curriculum, include instruction in mental health, with an

emphasis on the interrelation of physical and mental well-being.

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C. In consultation with the Department of Mental Health and

Substance Abuse Services, the Board shall revise the Oklahoma

Academic Standards for Health and Physical Education to include a

focus on mental health and develop a list of age-appropriate

resources for students in grades kindergarten through twelve. The

standards and resources shall be available on the website of the

State Department of Education.

D. School districts may enter into agreements with nonprofit

entities and other community partners to assist with or to provide

mental health education to students pursuant to this section if the

nonprofits and community partners are approved by the State

Department of Education and the Department of Mental Health and

Substance Abuse Services.

E. The Board shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions

of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-695.10 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-695.10
Refunding bonds
Status: in_force

The Authority may, by resolution, provide for the issuance of

refunding bonds to refund any outstanding bonds issued under the

Oklahoma Student Loan Act, together with accrued interest thereon.

Provisions governing the issuance and sale of bonds under the

Oklahoma Student Loan Act govern the issuance and sale of refunding

bonds insofar as applicable. Refunding bonds may be exchanged for

the outstanding bonds or may be sold and the proceeds used to retire

the outstanding bonds.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-104.5 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-104.5
Exhausted sick leave - Unused sick leave upon
Status: in_force

termination.

A. If, after exhausting all sick leave pursuant to Section 6-

104 of this title and maternity leave pursuant to Section 1 of this

act, a teacher is absent from his or her duties due to personal

accidental injury, illness, or pregnancy, the teacher shall receive

for a period of not to exceed twenty (20) days his or her full

contract salary less the amount:

1. Actually paid a certified substitute teacher for his or her

position if a certified substitute teacher is hired; or

2. Normally paid a certified substitute teacher for his or her

position if a certified substitute teacher is not hired.

B. The district’s plan may provide that the teacher is entitled

to payment for accrued but unused sick leave upon termination of

employment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9001 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9001
Short title - Higher Education Institution Local Funding
Status: in_force

Act.

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

Education Institution Local Funding Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.6h — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.6h
Passport to Financial Literacy Act - Areas of
Status: in_force

instruction - Graduation requirement - Duties of Department of

Education - Transfer students.

A. Personal financial literacy education shall be taught in the

public schools of this state. Personal financial literacy education

shall include, but is not limited to, the following areas of

instruction:

1. Understanding interest, credit card debt, and online

commerce;

2. Rights and responsibilities of renting or buying a home

including:

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a. down payments, mortgage payments, and variable and

fixed interest rates,

b. various types of mortgage loans, and

c. escrow;

3. Savings and investing;

4. Planning for retirement including individual retirement

accounts (IRAs), plans established under Section 401(k) of the

Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and other avenues for

saving and investing for retirement;

5. Bankruptcy;

6. Banking and financial services;

7. Managing a bank account including online banking features;

8. Understanding credit scores, credit reports, and what

factors affect an individual's credit score;

9. Understanding the Free Application for Federal Student Aid

(FAFSA), loans and borrowing money, including predatory lending and

payday loans;

10. Understanding insurance;

11. Identity fraud and theft;

12. Charitable giving;

13. Understanding the financial impact and consequences of

gambling;

14. Earning an income; and

15. Understanding state and federal income taxes.

B. Beginning with students entering the ninth grade in the

2025-2026 school year, in order to graduate from a public high

school accredited by the State Board of Education with a standard

diploma, students shall fulfill the requirement by satisfactorily

completing a personal financial literacy course or coursework

containing the areas of instruction for personal financial literacy

as provided in subsection A of this section during the tenth,

eleventh, or twelfth grade.

C. Personal financial literacy instruction shall be integrated

into one or more existing courses of study or provided in a one-half

(1/2) unit personal financial literacy course. School districts may

integrate or embed personal financial literacy instruction within

one or more courses offered by the district to be counted toward

meeting the graduation requirements of this section. Courses

offered at a technology center school through an agreement between

the school district and the Oklahoma Department of Career and

Technology Education which integrate or embed personal financial

literacy may, upon the approval of the Board, be counted toward

meeting the graduation requirements of this section. School

districts shall have the option of determining if a separate, one-

half (1/2) unit personal financial literacy course will be offered

as an elective, in addition to any courses offered by the school

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district or a partnering technology center school which integrate or

embed the required personal financial literacy instruction.

D. Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities

(MSCD) who have an Individualized Education Program (IEP) that

directs that the student is to be assessed with alternate

achievements standards through the Oklahoma Alternative Assessment

Program may demonstrate satisfactory knowledge in each area of

instruction listed in subsection A of this section upon a

determination, supported by documentation, by the school district

that the student has met the following criteria:

1. Receives substantive and substantial instruction in life-

skills curriculum; and

2. Demonstrates the acquired knowledge of the student with MSCD

by alternate measures as required by the IEP.

E. The State Board of Education shall identify and adopt

curriculum standards for personal financial literacy instruction

that reflect the areas of instruction listed in subsection A of this

section. The standards shall be incorporated into the state

academic content standards adopted by the Board pursuant to Section

11-103.6 of this title.

F. The State Department of Education shall:

1. Develop guidelines and material designed to enable schools

to offer personal financial literacy as a separate course and shall

develop guidelines and material designed to enable schools

flexibility to integrate personal financial literacy within

coursework as determined by the school district. The guidelines

shall outline the areas of instruction to be taught based on the

curriculum standards adopted by the Board;

2. Develop professional development programs that are designed

to help teachers provide instruction in personal financial literacy.

Development programs shall be designed to help teachers provide

instruction through a separate personal financial literacy course.

Professional development shall additionally be designed for teachers

embedding personal financial literacy within their existing subject

matter. Development of a bridge program designed for teachers

seeking to transition from embedded instruction to a separate

personal financial literacy course shall be developed;

3. Provide resources to assist schools in developing a separate

personal financial literacy course and resources for schools seeking

to offer a separate personal financial literacy course. The

Department shall provide support to schools seeking to determine the

most appropriate coursework when embedded instruction is necessary;

4. Provide and identify resources designed to enable students

identified as English language learners and students with specific

learning disabilities or individual educational needs to understand

and use the personal financial literacy information presented; and

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5. Utilize funds deposited into the Personal Financial Literacy

Education Revolving Fund created in Section 11-103.6h-1 of this

title for the purpose of and to fund the Passport to Financial

Literacy Act. Such funds may be used for developing and providing

guidelines, materials and resources for personal financial literacy

for students and teachers including, but not limited to, online

curricula, training and professional development for teachers in the

area of personal financial literacy as required in this subsection.

The Department may use such funds to work in conjunction with one or

more Oklahoma-based not-for-profit organizations that have proven

expertise in the development of standards and curricula as well as

delivery of teacher professional development in personal financial

literacy. The Department may work with these organizations for the

purposes of developing personal financial literacy standards,

curricula, and guidelines; providing materials and resources; and

development of professional teacher learning programs.

G. 1. For students who transfer into an Oklahoma school

district from out of state after the tenth grade, school districts

shall assess the knowledge of the student in each of the areas of

instruction listed in subsection A of this section. If the school

district determines that the transferred student has successfully

completed instruction in the areas of personal financial literacy

instruction at a previous school in which the student was enrolled

or if the student demonstrates satisfactory knowledge of the areas

of personal financial literacy instruction through an assessment,

the school district may exempt the student from completing

instruction in personal financial literacy. School districts may

use the assessment developed and provided by the State Department of

Education or the Department of Career and Technology Education as

approved by the Board. School districts may develop personal

financial literacy assessments for transfer students as provided in

this subsection.

2. For students who transfer into an Oklahoma school district

from out of state during or after their junior year of high school,

school districts may make an exception to the requirements for a

personal financial literacy course pursuant to the provisions of

Section 11-103.6 of this title. School districts shall still

encourage completion of instruction in personal financial literacy.

H. The State Textbook Committee created in Section 16-101 of

this title may, when selecting textbooks for mathematics, economics,

or similar courses, select those textbooks which contain substantive

provisions on personal finance.

I. School districts may assign the responsibility for teaching

personal financial literacy to teachers with secondary education

certifications closely related to agricultural education, business

and information technology, economics, family and consumer sciences,

history and social studies, marketing, or mathematics. Upon request

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of a school district, the State Department of Education may review a

teacher's certification to determine qualifications under this

subsection. School districts may assign the responsibility for

teaching personal financial literacy to one teacher or group of

teachers with appropriate qualifications on a continuing basis.

J. Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, all teachers who

are assigned the responsibility for teaching personal financial

literacy shall complete ongoing professional development training in

the areas of personal financial literacy instruction in accordance

with guidelines established by the State Department of Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-27-106 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-27-106
Short title - Save Women's Sports Act – Requirements –
Status: in_force

Causes of action.

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

Women's Sports Act".

B. As used in this section:

1. "School" means a public school district or public charter

school in this state or an institution within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education;

2. "School athletic association" shall have the same meaning as

provided for in Section 27-102 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

and

3. "Intercollegiate association" shall mean a national

association that sets eligibility requirements for participation in

sports at the collegiate level and that provides the coordination,

supervision and regulation of the intercollegiate competitions.

C. Athletic teams that are sponsored by a school or sponsored

by a private school whose students or teams compete against a school

shall be expressly designated as one of the following based on

biological sex:

1. "Males", "men" or "boys";

2. "Females", "women" or "girls"; or

3. "Coed" or "mixed".

D. Prior to the beginning of each school year, the parent or

legal guardian of a student who competes on a school athletic team

shall sign an affidavit acknowledging the biological sex of the

student at birth. If the student is eighteen (18) years of age or

older, the student who competes on a school athletic team shall sign

an affidavit acknowledging his or her biological sex at birth. If

there is any change in the status of the biological sex of the

student, the affiant shall notify the school within thirty (30) days

of such change.

E. 1. Athletic teams designated for "females", "women" or

"girls" shall not be open to students of the male sex.

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2. Any student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or

suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of

paragraph 1 of this subsection shall have a cause of action for

injunctive relief, damages and any other relief available permitted

by law against the school.

3. Any student who is subject to retaliation or other adverse

action by a school, school athletic association or intercollegiate

association as a result of reporting a violation of paragraph 1 of

this subsection to an employee or representative of the school,

school athletic association or intercollegiate association or to any

state or federal agency with oversight of schools in this state

shall have a cause of action for injunctive relief, damages and any

other relief available permitted by law against the school, school

athletic association or intercollegiate association.

F. 1. The State Board of Education, the Oklahoma State Regents

for Higher Education and any school athletic association or

intercollegiate association of which a school is a member shall be

prohibited from entertaining a complaint, opening an investigation

or taking any other adverse action against a school for maintaining

athletic teams or sports for students of the female sex as provided

for in subsection E of this section.

2. Any school that suffers any direct or indirect harm as a

result of a violation of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall have a

cause of action for injunctive relief, damages and any other relief

permitted by law against the State Board of Education, the Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education, school athletic association or

intercollegiate association.

G. Causes of action authorized by this section shall be

initiated within two (2) years after the harm occurred. Persons or

associations that prevail on a claim brought pursuant to this

section shall be entitled to monetary damages including for any

psychological, emotional and physical harm suffered, reasonable

attorney fees and costs and any other appropriate relief permitted

by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-695.15 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-695.15
Authority of Governor
Status: in_force

The Governor of Oklahoma is hereby authorized to certify that

the State of Oklahoma agrees and undertakes to carry out the

provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-102.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-102.3
Renumbered as § 6-101.11 of this title by Laws 1989,
Status: in_force

1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 117, operative July 1, 1990.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-625.7 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-625.7
Per diem for Board members
Status: in_force

The members of the Board shall receive no salary but shall be

paid a per diem of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each day they

are actually and necessarily engaged in the transaction of business,

together with actual and necessary expenses incurred by them in the

performance of their duties, subject to general statutory

limitations on such expenses as contained in Title 74 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, Sections 500.1, et seq.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-128 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-128
Rules
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to implement

the provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-194v2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-194v2
District professional development programs
Status: in_force

A. The district boards of education of this state shall

establish professional development programs for the certified

teachers and administrators of the district. Programs shall be

adopted by each board based upon recommendations of a professional

development committee appointed by the board of education for the

district.

B. Each professional development committee shall include

classroom teachers, administrators, school counselors or licensed

mental health providers, and parents, guardians, or custodians of

children in the school district and shall consult with a higher

education faculty. A majority of the members of the professional

development committee shall be composed of classroom teachers. The

teacher members shall be selected by a designated administrator of

the school district from a list of names submitted by the teachers

in the school district. The members selected shall be subject to

the approval of a majority vote of the teachers in the district.

C. In developing program recommendations, each professional

development committee shall annually utilize a data-driven approach

to analyze student data and determine district and school

professional development needs. The professional development

programs adopted shall be directed toward development of

competencies and instructional strategies in the core curriculum

areas for the following goals:

1. Increasing the academic performance data scores for the

district and each school site;

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2. Closing achievement gaps among student subgroups;

3. Increasing student achievement as demonstrated on state-

mandated tests and nationally norm-referenced college entrance

exams;

4. Increasing high school graduation rates; and

5. Decreasing college remediation rates.

Each program may also include components on classroom management

and student discipline strategies, outreach to parents, guardians,

or custodians of students, special education, and racial and ethnic

education, which all personnel defined as teachers in Section 1-116

of this title shall be required to complete at a frequency as

determined by the board of education. The State Board of Education

shall provide guidelines to assist school districts in developing

and implementing racial and ethnic education components into

professional development programs.

D. A program which includes the following information shall be

completed the first year a certified teacher is employed by a school

district, and then once every fifth academic year:

1. Training on recognition of child abuse and neglect;

2. Recognition of child sexual abuse;

3. Proper reporting of suspected abuse; and

4. Available resources.

E. One time per year, beginning in the 2009-2010 school year,

training in the area of autism shall be offered and all resident

teachers of students in early childhood programs through grade three

shall be required to complete the autism training during the

resident year and at least one time every three (3) years

thereafter. All other teachers and education support professionals

of students in early childhood programs through grade three shall be

required to complete the autism training at least one time every

three (3) years. The autism training shall include a minimum

awareness of the characteristics of autistic children, resources

available, and an introduction to positive behavior supports to

challenging behavior. Each adopted program shall allow school

counselors to receive at least one-third (1/3) of the hours or

credit required each year through programs or courses specifically

designed for school counselors.

Districts are authorized to utilize any means for professional

development that is not prohibited by law including, but not limited

to, professional development provided by the district, any state

agency, institution of higher education, or any private entity.

F. One time per year, beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, a

dyslexia awareness program shall be offered. Beginning in the 2023-

2024 school year, the program shall include information and training

in dysgraphia. At a minimum, the program shall include:

1. Training in awareness of dyslexia characteristics in

students;

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2. Training in effective classroom instruction to meet the

needs of students with dyslexia; and

3. Available dyslexia resources for teachers, students, and

parents.

G. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, each

certified teacher in this state shall be required by the district

board of education to meet the professional development requirements

established by the board, or established through the negotiation

process. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, the

professional development requirements established by each board of

education shall require every teacher to annually complete a minimum

number of the total number of points required to maintain

employment; provided, no more than a total of one hundred fifty

(150) hours of local, state, or federal professional development or

training shall be required for classroom teachers during any five-

year period. Failure of any teacher to meet district board of

education professional development requirements may be grounds for

nonrenewal of such teacher’s contract by the board. Such failure

may also be grounds for nonconsideration of salary increments

affecting the teacher. Teachers shall maintain written

documentation of all their completed professional development.

H. Each district shall annually submit a report to the State

Department of Education on the district level professional

development needs, activities completed, expenditures, and results

achieved for each school year by each goal as provided in subsection

C of this section. If a school district elects not to adopt and

offer a professional development program as provided for in

subsection A of this section, the district shall not be required to

submit an annual report as required pursuant to this subsection but

shall report to the State Department of Education its election not

to offer a program and all professional development activities

completed by teachers and administrators of the school district.

I. Subject to the availability of funds, the Department shall

develop an online system for reporting as required in subsection H

of this section. The Department shall also make such information

available on its website.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.6o — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.6o
Holocaust education for grades six through twelve
Status: in_force

A. The State Department of Education, in consultation with

experts in Holocaust education, shall develop and make available to

public schools resources related to Holocaust education for grade-

appropriate instruction of students in grades six through twelve.

B. Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, Holocaust education

shall be taught to students in grades six through twelve in public

schools in this state, as prescribed in the Oklahoma Academic

Standards. Holocaust education may be integrated into one or more

existing courses of study and shall be taught in a manner that:

1. Generates an understanding of the causes, course, and

effects of the Holocaust;

2. Develops dialogue with students on the ramifications of

bullying, bigotry, stereotyping, and discrimination; and

3. Encourages tolerance of diversity and reverence for human

dignity for all citizens in a pluralistic society.

C. The State Department of Education, in consultation with

experts in Holocaust education, shall develop and implement high

quality professional learning opportunities for Holocaust education

teachers.

D. As used in this section, "Holocaust" means the systematic,

state-sponsored persecution and attempted annihilation of Jews and

other groups by the Nazi regime in Germany between 1933 and 1945,

which resulted in the murder of approximately six million Jews and

five million other individuals.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2-112 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2-112
Applicability
Status: in_force

The Technology Center District and Independent School District

Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act shall apply to all

technology center districts and shall apply to all independent

school districts.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-142 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-142
Funding — Transfer of revolving funds
Status: reserved

A. The student membership and attendance of a charter school

shall be considered separate from the student membership and

attendance of the sponsor for the purpose of calculating enrollment

and funding including weighted average daily membership pursuant to

Section 18-201.1 of this title and State Aid pursuant to Section 18-

200.1 of this title. A charter school shall receive the State Aid

allocation, federal funds to which it is eligible and qualifies for,

and any other state-appropriated revenue generated by its students

for the applicable year. Not more than three percent (3%) of the

State Aid allocation may be charged by the sponsor as a fee for

administrative services rendered if the sponsor is a school

district, a comprehensive or regional institution of higher

education, a two-year college, a private institution of higher

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

federally recognized Indian tribe pursuant to Section 3-132 of this

title. The Statewide Charter School Board shall not charge any

charter school or virtual charter school a fee for administrative or

other services. The State Department of Education shall determine

the policy and procedure for making payments to a charter school or

virtual charter school. The fee for administrative services as

authorized in this subsection shall only be assessed on the State

Aid allocation amount and shall not be assessed on any other

appropriated amounts. A sponsor of a charter school shall not

charge any additional State Aid allocation or charge the charter

school any additional fee above the amounts allowed by this

subsection unless the additional fees are for additional services

rendered. The charter school sponsor shall provide to the State

Department of Education financial records documenting any state

funds charged by the sponsor for administrative services rendered

for the previous year.

B. The fee for administrative services authorized by subsection

A of this section shall be used by the sponsor to provide oversight

and services to the charter schools it sponsors. The State

Department of Education shall develop data codes for the Oklahoma

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Cost Accounting System which shall be used to comply with the

administrative services reporting required by this section. A

charter school sponsor shall publish a detailed report on its

website and present the report in a public meeting of the charter

school governing board and the charter school sponsor governing

board. The report shall provide sponsor performance and stewardship

including compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and

terms of the charter contract and listing expenses related to

oversight and services provided by the sponsor to the charter

schools it sponsors.

C. For the purpose of calculating weighted average daily

membership pursuant to Section 18-201.1 of this title and State Aid

pursuant to Section 18-200.1 of this title, the weighted average

daily membership for the first year of operation of a new charter

school site or grade level or full-time statewide virtual charter

school shall be determined initially by multiplying the actual

enrollment of students as of August 1 by 1.333. The charter school

or virtual charter school shall receive revenue equal to that which

would be generated by the estimated weighted average daily

membership calculated pursuant to this subsection. At midyear, the

allocation for the charter school or virtual charter school shall be

adjusted using the first quarter weighted average daily membership

for the charter school or virtual charter school calculated pursuant

to subsection A of this section. For each subsequent school year,

weighted average daily membership shall be calculated as provided

for in Section 18-201.1 of this title, and State Aid shall be

calculated as provided for in Section 18-200.1 of this title.

D. Except as explicitly authorized by state law, a charter

school or virtual charter school shall not be eligible to receive

state-dedicated, local, or county revenue; provided, a charter

school or virtual charter school may be eligible to receive any

other aid, grants, or revenues allowed to other schools. A charter

school or virtual charter school shall be considered a local

education agency for purposes of funding.

E. Any unexpended funds received by a charter school or virtual

charter school may be reserved and used for future purposes. The

governing board of a charter school or virtual charter school shall

not levy taxes or issue bonds. If otherwise allowed by law, the

governing board of a charter school or virtual charter school may

enter into private contracts for the purposes of borrowing money

from lenders. If the governing board of the charter school or

virtual charter school borrows money, the charter school or virtual

charter school shall be solely responsible for repaying the debt,

and the state or the sponsor shall not in any way be responsible or

obligated to repay the debt.

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F. Any charter school or virtual charter school which chooses

to lease property shall be eligible to receive current government

lease rates.

G. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each

charter school shall pay to the Charter Schools Incentive and

Closure Reimbursement Fund created in Section 3-144 of this title an

amount equal to Five Dollars ($5.00) per student based on average

daily membership, as defined by paragraph 2 of Section 18-107 of

this title, during the first nine (9) weeks of the school year.

Each charter school shall complete the payment every school year

within thirty (30) days after the first nine (9) weeks of the school

year. If the Charter Schools Incentive and Closure Reimbursement

Fund has a balance of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) or more on

July 1, no payment shall be required the following school year.

H. Upon the effective date of this act, the Statewide Charter

School Board shall transfer all funds remaining in the balance of

the Charter School Closure Reimbursement Revolving Fund to the

Charter Schools Incentive and Closure Reimbursement Fund created

pursuant to Section 3-144 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-128.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-128.1
Annual itemized expenditure budget and request for
Status: in_force

appropriated funds and estimate of revenues.

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No later than October 1 of each year the board of education of

each school district shall file with the State Board of Education an

itemized expenditure budget and request for state appropriated funds

for the ensuing fiscal year, and an estimate of the revenues from

all sources to be received by the district during the ensuing fiscal

year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-820.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-820.4
Athlete agent - Registration required - Void contract
Status: in_force

ATHLETE AGENT; REGISTRATION REQUIRED; VOID CONTRACT.

A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this

section, an individual may not act as an athlete agent in this state

without holding a certificate of registration under the Revised

Uniform Athlete Agents Act.

B. Before being issued a certificate of registration under the

Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act an individual may act as an

athlete agent in this state for all purposes except signing an

agency contract, if:

1. A student athlete or another person acting on behalf of the

athlete initiates communication with the individual; and

2. Not later than seven (7) days after an initial act that

requires the individual to register as an athlete agent, the

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individual submits an application for registration as an athlete

agent in this state.

C. An agency contract resulting from conduct in violation of

this section is void, and the athlete agent shall return any

consideration received under the contract.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2407 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2407
Encouragement of high school juniors to take Preliminary
Status: in_force

Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

As part of its duties in administering the Oklahoma Rising

Scholars Award Program, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education, in cooperation with the State Board of Education, shall

encourage Oklahoma high school juniors who plan to attend college to

take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit

Scholarship Qualifying Test in their junior year in high school as

preparation for taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test their senior

year in high school.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.303 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.303
Duties and responsibilities of Department of
Status: in_force

Education.

A. In administering this act the Department of Education shall

provide:

1. The necessary State Department of Education staff with a

primary responsibility for:

a. developing educational programs for gifted and

talented children,

b. assuring appropriate assessment and evaluation

procedures for use by school districts of this state,

and

c. enforcing compliance with the provisions of Sections

1210.301 through 1210.308 of this title by school

districts;

2. The procedures for educational screening, needs analysis and

prescriptive programming for gifted and talented children by

Regional Education Service Center personnel and others approved by

the Department;

3. In-service training for selected teachers, administrators,

college personnel, parents and interested lay persons;

4. Assistance in the development of new programs and the

projection of program alternatives for the eventual provision of

high quality programs for all identified gifted and talented

children;

5. Recommendations to the State Board of Education concerning

qualifications of teachers for gifted and talented children;

6. Recommendations for degree programs and short course

seminars for the preparation of teaching personnel for gifted and

talented children;

7. Selected procedural safeguards for all potentially

identifiable and identified gifted and talented children;

8. Auditing of gifted and talented education programs in

twenty-five (25) districts selected at random each year to determine

compliance with the provisions of Sections 1210.301 through 1210.308

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of this title as well as program monitoring and auditing for

districts with extraordinary numbers of identified students,

identified students who as a group are not representative of racial

and socioeconomic demographics of district student population,

unusual budget reports, inappropriate implementation policies or

questionable gifted child programming; and

9. Any other programs, services, supplies or facilities

necessary to implement the provisions of this act.

B. State Aid to a district shall be reduced by an amount equal

to twice the amount of that portion of State Aid generated by the

gifted and talented weight for each student the district has

identified as gifted and talented for purposes of Section 18-201 of

this title and for whom, upon audit by the State Department of

Education, the district has not demonstrated that the depth,

breadth, and pace of the curriculum have been and continue to be in

compliance with the provisions of Sections 1210.301 through 1210.308

of this title. The penalty prescribed in this section shall be

enforced by reducing State Aid to the district during the next

school year following the audit or completion of an appeal in the

amount of the penalty. A district shall be subject to loss of State

Aid pursuant to this subsection only upon verification of the

district's failure to provide appropriate programs and services for

identified gifted and talented students through an audit by the

State Department of Education. The State Board of Education shall

promulgate rules establishing a procedure by which districts against

which a penalty is assessed may appeal to the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4104 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4104
Degrees
Status: in_force

A. A private educational institution shall grant only those

degrees authorized by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education unless approved otherwise by a national or regional

accrediting agency which is recognized by the Secretary of the

United States Department of Education as a reliable authority as to

the quality of education or training offered by institutions of

higher education for the purposes of the Higher Education Act of

1965, as amended.

B. 1. This section shall not apply to religious degrees which

are used solely for religious purposes within a religious

organization or any institution of higher education whose primary

purpose is to provide religious training or theological education

and which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of

Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section

501(c)(3).

2. Each degree title offered pursuant to this subsection shall

include a religious modifier. The religious modifier shall be

placed on the degree, on the transcript, and wherever the title of

the degree appears in official school documents or publications.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.6b — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.6b
Social studies curriculum and textbooks to reflect
Status: in_force

American diversity.

A. The State Board of Education shall adopt a social studies

core curriculum with courses of instruction for all students

enrolled in the public schools that reflect the racial, ethnic,

religious, and cultural diversity of the United States of America.

The United States history and Oklahoma history components required

in the social studies curriculum for all students shall include, but

not be limited to, African Americans, Native Americans, and Hispanic

Americans. The United States history component required in the

social studies curriculum for all students shall include information

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about Juneteenth commemorating emancipation of enslaved African

Americans.

B. The State Textbook Committee, when adopting textbooks, shall

incorporate the provisions of subsection A of this section into the

criteria used to evaluate United States history and Oklahoma history

textbooks. Any United States history or Oklahoma history textbook

on the state adopted textbook list shall conform to the purposes of

this section. The State Textbook Committee shall ensure that all

social studies textbooks and supplementary materials selected to be

purchased with state funds for use in Oklahoma classrooms reflect

the racial, ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity of the United

States.

C. It is the intent of the Legislature that a portion of the

state funds appropriated for professional development in local

school districts be used for workshops, seminars, guest lecturers,

and other methods which further the purposes of this section.

D. As used in this section, "curriculum" means the subject

matter standards adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to

Section 11-103.6 of this title. School districts shall exclusively

determine instruction, specific course curricula, reading lists and

instructional materials pursuant to subsection F of Section 11-

103.6a of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6010 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6010
Ruling requests - United States Internal Revenue Service
Status: in_force

and Securities and Exchange Commission.

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A. The Regents shall solicit answers to appropriate ruling

requests from the United States Internal Revenue Service regarding

the tax status of the value received under the contract to the

purchaser or qualified beneficiary. The Regents shall attempt to

ensure that purchasers and qualified beneficiaries receive the

maximum federal and state tax benefits under this program. No

contracts shall be entered into with any purchaser prior to June 1,

1990 or until receipt of an Internal Revenue Service private letter

ruling determining that:

1. the income of the Trust is excludable from gross income as

income earned by an integral part of the state or as income derived

from the exercise of an essential governmental function that accrues

to the state under Section 115 of the Internal Revenue Code; and

2. the purchase price of such a contract either is excludable

from the application of the federal gift tax or qualifies as a gift

of a present interest in property eligible for the ten-thousand-

dollar annual exclusion,

whichever occurs later.

B. The Regents may solicit answers to appropriate ruling

requests from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission

regarding the application of federal security laws to the fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-15-205 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-15-205
Duty of State Bond Advisor
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the State Bond Advisor to review the

bond applications and to advise the Commissioners of the validity of

the guarantee application.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4103.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4103.1
Tuition Recovery Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to be designated

the “Tuition Recovery Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a

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

consist of all monies received by the State Regents from fees

collected pursuant to Section 4103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma

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

appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Regents

for the purpose of offsetting student tuition losses in the event

that an institution authorized pursuant to Section 4103 of Title 70

of the Oklahoma Statutes closes or ceases operations. 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, § 70-4711 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4711
Business assistance liaison officer
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Regents for

Higher Education designate an individual, within their office, who

shall serve as a business assistance liaison to the Department of

Commerce and individual institutions of higher education within The

Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. This individual shall

provide up-to-date information on higher education opportunities and

developments to the Department of Commerce, serve as a referral

resource for current information on technology transfer projects and

research developments which may impact on economic development, and

serve in any other related capacities which the State Regents for

Higher Education deem necessary.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-103.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-103.1
Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension
Status: in_force

Service employees - Transfer to Teachers' Retirement System.

Employees of the Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension

Service who are members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement

System shall cease accruing benefits in the Oklahoma Public

Employees Retirement System and shall commence accruing benefits

under the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma on July 1, 1987.

On January 1, 1988, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System

shall transfer to the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma the

actual amount contributed to the Oklahoma Public Employees

Retirement System by the state and by each employee of the Oklahoma

State University Cooperative Extension Service transferring to the

Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma and the retirement records

of those transferring employees. Service accrued by said employee

of the Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service under

the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall be treated as

credited service under the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma.

For purposes of this section, creditable service transferred from

the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall include

service authorized under paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of Section

913 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Members who retire prior

to July 1, 1990, shall have their monthly benefit adjusted to

include all services accrued under paragraph (f) of subsection (2)

of Section 913 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Provided

however, that any adjustment of existing retirement benefits caused

by reason of inclusion of such service authorized under paragraph

(f) of subsection (2) of Section 913 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma

Statutes shall not affect any retirement benefit paid prior to July

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3311.12 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3311.12
Law enforcement youth camps
Status: in_force

The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) is

authorized to establish and host law enforcement youth camps at the

CLEET statewide training facility.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1723 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1723
Control of school
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma School for the Blind shall be under the direction

and control of the Department of Rehabilitation Services.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.576 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.576
Designation of successor board of education - Members
Status: in_force

- Terms.

A. The board of education for a school district in which a

developmental research school has been established pursuant to this

act is hereby designated and shall consist of five (5) members as

follows:

1. The president of the affiliated institution of higher

education or designee;

2. The dean of the affiliated college of education or designee;

3. One faculty member from the affiliated higher education

institution who is a parent of a student who attends the

developmental research school and who is a resident of the community

in which the school is located, to be appointed by the president of

the affiliated higher education institution;

4. The regional accreditation officer for the State Board of

Education for the region in which the developmental research school

is located; and

5. One member appointed by the State Board of Education who is

a parent or legal guardian of a student who attends the

developmental research school.

B. The terms of the members of the board, except the president

of the higher education institution, dean of the college of

education of the higher education institution, and the regional

accreditation officer, shall be staggered with the initial term of

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the faculty member appointed by the president of the higher

education institution being five (5) years and the initial term of

the member appointed by the State Board of Education being four (4)

years. Upon expiration of the initial terms, the term of each

appointed member shall be five (5) years. Vacancies shall be filled

by the appointing authority.

C. The president of the affiliated higher education institution

or the president's designee shall serve as president of the board.

The board shall elect a vice-president.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3311.15 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3311.15
Assessment for meals
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Council on Law

Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) is hereby authorized to

assess a registration fee not to exceed Thirty Dollars ($30.00) per

day to any Oklahoma Law Enforcement Agency to cover the costs of

breakfast, lunch and dinner meals provided by CLEET, during the

training of agency peace officers. Failure to timely pay these

charges will preclude future participation of any employee of the

law enforcement agency in the CLEET Basic Academy. All moneys from

charges assessed for these purposes shall be deposited in the Peace

Officer Revolving Fund created in Section 3311.7 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-15-208 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-15-208
Transfer of funds to pay maturing or matured bond - Cancellation of bond -
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 24Cancellation of bond - Reimbursement by school district.

A. Following receipt of notice, the Commissioners shall cause

to be transferred from the permanent school fund the necessary

funding to pay the maturing or matured principal or interest.

B. Immediately following receipt of the funds for payment of

the principal or interest, the district treasurer shall pay the

amount due and forward the canceled bond or coupon to the

Commissioners of the Land Office.

C. Following full reimbursement to the fund with interest, the

Commissioners shall forward the canceled bond to the school district

for which the payment was made.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3228.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3228.1
Attendance of regents at continuing education events -
Status: in_force

Records.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall maintain

records of attendance of regents of the various governing boards of

regents at continuing education events required to be attended by

law and shall notify the regent by mail of any final opportunity to

complete these requirements prior to the final opportunity for the

regent to do so.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3212 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3212
Private educational institutions - Co-ordination with
Status: in_force

state system.

Private educational institutions may become coordinated with the

State System under regulations prescribed by the State Regents. No

such institution, however, shall receive any financial aid out of

any appropriations made by the Legislature and over which the State

Regents may have control.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3249 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3249
In-state tuition for members of Armed Forces
Status: in_force

If a member of the Armed Forces has been stationed for more than

one (1) year in Oklahoma any time in the previous ten (10) years

before the date of enrollment in the course(s) concerned, then the

member, or the spouse or dependent child of the member, shall be

eligible for in-state tuition at a public institution of higher

education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-145.7 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-145.7
Statewide Virtual Charter School Board Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

— Transfer of funds to Statewide Charter School Board Revolving

Fund.

A. Until July 1, 2024, there is hereby created in the State

Treasury a revolving fund for the Statewide Virtual Charter School

Board to be designated the “Statewide Virtual Charter School Board

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

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

by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board from State Aid

pursuant to Section 3-145.3 of this title or any other state

appropriation. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are

hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the

Statewide Virtual Charter School Board for the purpose of supporting

the mission of the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board.

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

State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the

Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for

approval and payment.

B. On July 1, 2024, the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board

shall transfer any unencumbered funds in the Statewide Virtual

Charter School Board Revolving Fund to the Statewide Charter School

Board Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 3 of this act. Any

funds which are unexpended on January 1, 2025, shall be transferred

to the Statewide Charter School Board Revolving Fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.189 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.189
Prohibited COVID-19-related requirements
Status: in_force

A. A board of education of a public school district or a

technology center school district, the board of regents of an

institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,

the governing board of a private postsecondary educational

institution, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the

State Board of Education or the State Board of Career and Technology

Education shall not:

1. Require a vaccination against Coronavirus disease 2019

(COVID-19) as a condition of admittance to or attendance of the

school or institution;

2. Require a vaccine passport as a condition of admittance to

or attendance of the school or institution; or

3. Implement a mask mandate for students who have not been

vaccinated against COVID-19.

B. As used in this section, "vaccine passport" means

documentation that an individual has been vaccinated against COVID-

19.

C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to any

public or private healthcare setting.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3206.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3206.4
Ownership interest in private enterprise in exchange
Status: in_force

for research and development.

A. The Legislature hereby specifically authorizes the board of

regents for each of the institutions within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education to own an equity interest in a private

business enterprise if the equity interest is acquired through an

exchange of value other than money and the exchange of value is made

in connection with the development of technology by the private

business enterprise through the use of facilities or resources or

both of an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education. Acquisition of an equity interest shall be permissible

through the use of the facilities, premises or assets of an

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institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or

through the use of faculty expertise or student expertise, including

the value of time expended by faculty or students upon developing a

technology in connection with a private business enterprise or

private business entity.

B. No state-appropriated monies shall be used or obligated to

acquire an ownership interest in a private business enterprise

except as authorized by the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-152 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-152
Applicability optional
Status: in_force

The School District Budget Act shall be optional and shall apply

only to a school district which, by resolution of the governing

body, votes to comply with the provisions of the School District

Budget Act. If the governing body of a school district votes to

comply with the School District Budget Act to govern its budget

procedures, the provisions of the School District Budget Act shall

take precedence over any other state laws applicable to school

budgets, except as otherwise provided by the School District Budget

Act. Any action of a school district governing body to implement or

repeal budgeting procedures in compliance with the School District

Budget Act shall be effective only at the beginning or end of a

budget year respectively pursuant to the School District Budget Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-117.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-117.4
School improvement plan
Status: in_force

A. Each local board of education shall, after convening an

advisory council that includes teachers and parents, and after

holding at least one public hearing, adopt a six-year school

improvement plan for the district. Each school improvement plan

shall include stated goals that clearly delineate educational

expectations, and shall be annually monitored and updated as

necessary. The alternative education plan for the school district

as required in subsection B of Section 1210.566 of this title shall

be included in the school improvement plan. The plan shall also

include a specific program of improvement through academic skill

reinforcement and/or remediation pursuant to the provisions of the

Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. The plan shall include an

evaluation of the instructional program in the basic skills areas as

specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection A of Section 11-103 of

this title and specific plans whereby schools within the district

will initiate the planning process of meeting or exceeding the

accreditation requirements in Section 3-104.4 of this title. The

six-year school improvement plan shall include a consideration of

the feasibility of participation in any programs which consist of

state exemption from educational-related statutes or rules.

B. As set forth in Section 1210.544 of this title, the State

Board of Education shall establish a process to identify schools in

the state that are consistently listed as persistently low-achieving

schools in accordance with subsection (g)(6) of Section 1003 of

Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

(ESEA), as amended. A school district board of education with a

school identified as being among the persistently lowest-achieving

schools in the state shall, in addition to the requirements set

forth in Section 1210.544 of this title, submit an annual update to

the school improvement plan to the State Board of Education. The

annual update to the school improvement plan shall be submitted

electronically.

C. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules for

monitoring compliance with the provisions of this section by school

districts.

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D. The State Department of Education shall provide training for

regional accreditation officers in alternative education program

compliance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-628.5 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-628.5
Dentistry
Status: in_force

A program of assistance to citizens of Oklahoma studying

dentistry outside the state is hereby authorized for administration

by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The State

Regents are authorized to provide direct assistance to bona fide

citizens of Oklahoma pursuing the study of dentistry at accredited

dental schools, and making satisfactory progress in their study, in

an amount not to exceed the equivalent of the nonresident tuition

charged at state-supported schools of dentistry, to be administered

under rules and regulations formulated by the State Regents for this

purpose. Provided, further, that the State Regents may operate an

assistance program for citizens of the state studying optometry

similar to that operated for dental students. It is the intent of

the Legislature that the State Regents allocate from appropriations

made by the Legislature sufficient funds for carrying out the

purpose of this program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-185 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-185
Competencies and methods to be incorporated into teacher
Status: in_force

preparation system.

A. The following competencies and methods shall be incorporated

into the programs approved by the Commission for Educational Quality

and Accountability for the competency-based teacher preparation

system provided for in the Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act:

1. The teacher preparation system shall include, but not be

limited to, the following competencies:

a. excellence in the arts and sciences,

b. an in-depth knowledge of the subject matter to be

taught,

c. the ability to identify and cultivate talent and

potential in students,

d. an understanding of child and human development,

e. teaching skills developed through a variety of

learning experiences,

f. the ability to interact effectively with all students,

g. skills necessary for working with parents, guardians

and custodians of students in the education process,

h. skills necessary to involve the community in

education,

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i. skills to foster teamwork within and among schools,

j. for administrators, skills necessary to be an

effective leader of a school or school district, and

k. skills in effective classroom management and student

discipline;

2. The preservice program shall include the following methods

to achieve the competencies listed in paragraph 1 of this

subsection:

a. require teacher candidates to study arts and sciences

at the undergraduate level,

b. require secondary and elementary/secondary teacher

candidates to have undergraduate majors, or their

equivalents, in a subject area, and require teacher

candidates in early childhood, elementary, and special

education to have subject area concentrations which

allow qualification as a generalist,

c. require teacher candidates in early childhood,

elementary, secondary, and special education to study

the philosophy, overarching framework, components, and

implementation of multi-tiered systems of support

(MTSS) designed to address the core academic and

nonacademic needs of all students. The program shall

provide for training that utilizes evidence-based

assessment, intervention, and data-based decision-

making procedures within a tiered system of support to

identify students at risk for negative academic or

nonacademic outcomes. This training shall include,

but not be limited to, the following areas as

appropriate by grade band:

(1) a structured literacy approach that includes

phonological awareness, phonemic awareness,

decoding letters into sound and its relationship

to printed material, rapid-naming skills, oral

fluency, vocabulary and comprehension,

(2) an evidence-based approach to mathematics

instruction that includes understanding key

mathematical concepts, fluency of basic facts,

fluent and flexible use of standard and

nonstandard algorithms, and application of these

mathematical principles to solving problems,

(3) the application of the behavioral sciences to

classroom management that includes instruction on

prevention of problematic behaviors, teaching

appropriate behaviors, reinforcing appropriate

behaviors, responding to problematic behaviors,

and evaluating the effect of classroom management

on student outcomes, and

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(4) the identification and impact of trauma on

student learning and trauma-informed responsive

instruction,

d. require teacher candidates to study the individuality

of students, the capacity of students to learn and the

process of learning,

e. integrate curriculum from other disciplines with the

education curriculum,

f. require teacher candidates to have training

experiences and personal contact with parents,

guardians or custodians of school-age children,

g. require teacher candidates to have community

involvement experience,

h. structure courses so as to require teamwork

activities, and

i. require teacher candidates to study, in existing

coursework, substance abuse symptoms identification

and prevention, mental illness symptoms identification

and mental health issues, and classroom safety and

discipline techniques; and

3. The Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability

shall not require more than a four-year program of one hundred

twenty-four (124) semester hours to complete a teacher education

degree.

B. It is the intent of the Legislature that institutions of

higher education which offer teacher education programs hold such

programs accountable for meeting the certification competencies

approved by the State Board of Education. It is the intent of the

Legislature that the teacher education programs incorporate a

curriculum to achieve the competency-based system and include

integration of the teacher preparation curricula with the arts and

sciences departments curricula. Each institution of higher

education which seeks accreditation or approval for its teacher

education program shall develop an institution plan which follows

the State Board of Education competencies for certification. In

developing such institution plans, the higher education institution

shall establish a process which seeks information and input from

teacher preparation faculty, faculty from arts and sciences and

other programs and disciplines which are appropriate, students

within the teacher education program, teachers, administrators,

parents, guardians or custodians of students and business and

community leaders. Each institution shall report annually to the

Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability the procedures

used to inform the public regarding the institution's teacher

education program and the manner through which public input is

solicited and received. The institution's plan shall be accessible

to any interested party under the Oklahoma Open Records Act. No

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institution of higher education's teacher education program shall be

approved by the Commission unless the institution plan has been

approved by that institution's governing board. The Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education may facilitate the development of

institution plans to assist institutions of higher education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-115 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-115
Contractors - Book depositories - Insufficient stock or
Status: in_force

supply.

All contractors shall establish and maintain a suitable and

convenient depository or depositories in the State of Oklahoma where

a stock of their books to supply all immediate demands shall be

kept. Said depository or depositories may be operated jointly with

other contractors. Each contractor shall maintain at the depository

a sufficient supply of textbooks for individuals or boards of

education desiring to purchase the same and shall be required to

sell such books to any individual or board of education at the same

price at which the textbook is sold to the State of Oklahoma plus

cost of transportation to the individual or board of education

purchasing the textbook. Upon the failure of any contractor to

carry a sufficient stock of books at the depository to take care of

all immediate demands of the State of Oklahoma and others requesting

the same, or to furnish the textbooks as required by the contract,

the State Board of Education shall have power to recover on the bond

given by such contractor for the full value of the books not

furnished as required by the contract and terminate said contract.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-114 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-114
Legislative findings, purpose and intent
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is an ever-

increasing number of persons in this state who, having fulfilled a

role as homemaker, find themselves "displaced" in their middle years

through divorce, death of spouse or other loss of family income; as

a consequence, displaced homemakers are very often without any

source of income; they are ineligible for categorical welfare

assistance; they are subject to the highest unemployment rate of any

sector of the work force; they face continuing discrimination in

employment because they are often older and have no recent paid work

experience; they are ineligible for unemployment insurance because

they have been engaged in unpaid labor in the home; they are

ineligible for social security because they are too young, and for

many, they will never qualify for social security because they have

been divorced from the family wage earner; they have often lost

their rights as beneficiaries under employers' pension and health

plans through divorce or death of spouse, despite many years of

contribution to the family well-being; and they are most often

ineligible for Medicaid and are generally unacceptable to private

health insurance plans because of their age.

The Legislature further finds and declares that homemakers are

an unrecognized part of the work force who make an invaluable

contribution to the welfare of the society as a whole.

It is the intention of the Legislature in enacting this chapter

to provide the necessary counseling, training, jobs, services and

support programs for displaced homemakers so that they may enjoy the

independence and economic security vital to a productive life and to

improve the welfare of this ever-growing group of citizens.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-695.19 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-695.19
Transfer of records, files, equipment and other
Status: in_force

property of Oklahoma Student Loan Program.

All records, files, equipment and other property associated with

the operation of the fiscal agency, also known as the Oklahoma

Student Loan Program (OSLP), shall be and are hereby transferred to

the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3218.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3218.2
Establishment of tuition and fees by State Regents for
Status: in_force

Higher Education – Annual reports.

A. Resident tuition, nonresident tuition, and other fees to be

required of students receiving instruction or other academic

services provided by institutions of The Oklahoma State System of

Higher Education shall be established by the Oklahoma State Regents

for Higher Education with due regard for the provisions of Section

3218.14 of this title within limits prescribed by the Legislature.

Nothing in this act shall be construed as limiting or prohibiting

the requirement of payment for goods or services provided by

auxiliary enterprises operated by or in conjunction with

institutions of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and

authorized by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

B. By January 1 of each year, the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education shall submit a report to the Governor, the

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

Representatives, and the minority floor leaders and education

committee chairs of both houses of the Oklahoma Legislature. The

annual report shall include the following information:

1. Actions taken in regard to and the schedule of tuition and

fees approved for The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for

the current academic year;

2. Data on the impact of any tuition or fee increases on the

ability of students to meet the costs of attendance, enrollment

patterns, availability of financial aid;

3. The budget prepared by the State Regents setting out in

detail the necessary expenses of the State Regents for the next

fiscal year;

4. The budget requests or proposals submitted by each

institution to the State Regents for the next fiscal year;

5. The funding formula or allotment system used by the State

Regents to allocate money to each institution, including a

description of the functional goals of the formula or system for

distributing funds to each institution;

6. A calculation of any differences in the budget requests

amounts for each institution and the actual amounts allocated to

each institution, including an explanation for any differences; and

7. Any other data considered relevant by the State Regents.

C. By January 1 of each year, each institution of The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education shall submit a report to the

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

the House of Representatives, and the minority floor leaders and

education committee chairs of both houses of the Oklahoma

Legislature. The annual report shall include the following

information:

1. A copy of reports submitted to the State Regents which

itemizes the tuition and fees for each institution by campus or

location; and

2. The total budget of each institution for the previous fiscal

year including the amount of revenue received from tuition and fees

and other sources and expenses for each campus or location.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2-114 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2-114
School district political committee organization
Status: in_force

statements.

Every school district political committee shall file a statement

of organization with the Ethics Commission subject to the same

requirements as set forth for political committees required to file

statements of organization 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, § 70-26-101 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-26-101
Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 26-101 through 26-105 of this title shall be known and

may be cited as the "Larry Dickerson Education Flexible Benefits

Allowance Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3102 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3102
Meaning of certain terms as used in act
Status: in_force

As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates that a

different meaning is intended:

(a) "Code" means this act.

(b) "State System" means the Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education referred to in Section 1, Article XIII-A, Oklahoma

Constitution.

(c) "State Regents" means the Oklahoma Regents for Higher

Education, the coordinating board of control, established by Section

2, Article XIII-A, Oklahoma Constitution.

(d) "State educational institution" means any institution

supported wholly or in part by direct legislative appropriations and

offering courses of education of any kind beyond or in addition to

the twelfth grade, or its equivalent, as such grade is generally

understood and accepted in the public school system of Oklahoma,

whether called a university, college, junior college, school or

academy.

(e) "Private educational institution" means any private,

denominational or other institution of the same type as a state

educational institution except that it is not supported wholly or in

part by direct legislative appropriations.

(f) "Board of Regents" means the board or body designated by the

Oklahoma Constitution or by this Code as the board of regents or

governing board of a state educational institution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.285 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.285
Regional Education Administrative Districts
Status: in_force

A. The State Department of Education may establish Regional

Education Administrative Districts (READs) which may provide

administrative services to school districts throughout the state.

The Department shall provide information to school districts to

educate districts about the functions and services which may be

provided by READs. The information shall be disseminated to school

districts through regional education officers and in any other

manner deemed appropriate by the Department.

B. The administrative services provided by READs may include

but not be limited to treasurer services, accounting services,

purchasing services, warehouse and distribution services, human

resources services, construction management, maintenance, risk

management, information technology services, special education

coordination, curriculum coordination, speech pathologist services,

reading specialist services, transportation services, cafeteria

services and shared superintendent services. Any personnel

operating under a READ may be housed at a local technology center

school site.

C. If the State Department of Education finds a currently

operating regional or interlocal cooperative providing services to

school districts, the Department may provide support to the

cooperative.

D. READs may receive financial support from participating

school districts from money appropriated for state aid purposes.

The State Board of Education may determine the range of fees due to

READs for basic costs of providing services, taking into

consideration the minimum amount necessary for operation of a READ,

the number and size of participating school districts and the

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geographic size of the READ service area. No fees shall be required

of school districts pursuant to this act that are greater than fees

charged school districts pursuant to similar programs.

E. 1. If two school districts enter into a mutual contract

with a superintendent pursuant to Section 5-106A of Title 70 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, both districts may receive a discounted fee, to

be determined by the State Board of Education, for participating in

a READ.

2. If three or more school districts enter into a mutual

contract with a superintendent pursuant to Section 5-106A of Title

70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the districts may receive an

appropriately discounted fee, to be determined by the State Board of

Education, for participating in a READ.

F. Participation in READs shall be voluntary.

G. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to

implement the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2603 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2603
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 70-2603v1 (HB 1727, Laws 2025, c. 485, § 1)

OS 70-2603v2 (HB 1096, Laws 2025, c. 277, § 7)