Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-510.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-510.2
Oklahoma State Council for Educational Opportunity for
Status: in_force

Military Children.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma State Council for

Educational Opportunity for Military Children in accordance with

Article VIII of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity

for Military Children. The Council shall consist of:

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1. The compact commissioner, as provided for in subsection G of

this section;

2. The military family education liaison who shall be a

nonvoting member, as provided for in subsection G of this section;

3. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction or a

designee; and

4. Five appointed members as follows:

a. one member of the Senate, who shall serve an initial

term of three (3) years, who shall be appointed by the

President Pro Tempore of the Senate,

b. one member of the House of Representatives, who shall

serve an initial term of three (3) years, who shall be

appointed by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives,

c. one superintendent of a school district with a high

concentration of military children, who shall serve an

initial term of two (2) years, who shall be appointed

by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,

d. a representative of a military installation located in

this state, who shall serve an initial term of two (2)

years, who shall be appointed by the President Pro

Tempore of the Senate, and

e. a member of the State Board of Education, who shall

serve an initial term of one (1) year, who shall be

appointed by the Governor.

B. Except for the initial appointments, appointed members shall

be appointed for three-year terms. The members appointed to initial

terms shall serve staggered terms as prescribed in this section.

Terms of office shall expire on June 30. Members may be reappointed

as deemed appropriate by the appointing authority. Members may be

removed by the appointing authority for incompetence, willful

neglect of duty, corruption in office, or malfeasance in office.

Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original

appointment. The members of the Council shall not be subject to the

dual-office-holding prohibitions set forth in Section 6 of Title 51

of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. Appointments to the Council shall be made by September 1,

2008. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall convene

the first meeting of the Council. The members of the Council shall

elect from their membership a chair and vice-chair to serve for one-

year terms. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for

the purpose of conducting the business of the Council. The Council

shall meet at least annually and at the call of the chair.

D. The Council shall comply with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act

and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

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E. Members of the Council shall receive no compensation for

serving on the Council, but shall receive travel reimbursement as

follows:

1. Legislative members of the Council shall be reimbursed for

necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their

duties in accordance with the provisions of Section 456 of Title 74

of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

2. Nonlegislative members of the Council shall be reimbursed by

the State Department of Education for necessary travel expenses

incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the

State Travel Reimbursement Act.

F. The Council shall provide for the coordination among this

state’s governmental agencies, school districts and military

installations concerning the state’s participation in, and

compliance with, the compact and Interstate Commission on

Educational Opportunity for Military Children activities. The State

Department of Education shall provide administrative services and

staff support to the Council. The State Board of Education may

promulgate rules to implement operations and procedures necessary

for administration of the compact upon recommendation of the

Council.

G. 1. Before September 1, 2008, the Governor shall appoint the

compact commissioner who shall serve at the pleasure of the

Governor. The compact commissioner shall serve as this state’s

commissioner on the Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity

for Military Children. In the event the compact commissioner cannot

attend a meeting of the Interstate Commission, the Council shall

appoint a Council member to represent this state at the meeting.

The compact commissioner shall be responsible for the administration

and management of the state’s participation in the compact.

2. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall

designate an employee of the State Department of Education to serve

as the military family education liaison. The liaison shall assist

military families and the state in facilitating the implementation

of the compact, subject to the direction of the Council.

3. The Department shall pay any expenses the compact

commissioner and military family education liaison incur in

fulfilling duties related to the compact.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3401 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3401
Oklahoma State University - Designation - Power and
Status: in_force

authority.

The state educational institution located at Stillwater,

previously known as the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College

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and now known as Oklahoma State University of Agriculture and

Applied Science, shall continue at the same location and its

official name shall be Oklahoma State University. The Legislature

further recognizes and confirms that said institution is an

institution corporate under the Constitution and laws of Oklahoma

with full power and authority, acting through its said

constitutional Board of Regents, to do all things necessary or

convenient to accomplish the corporate objects of said institution,

and said institution, acting through its said constitutional Board

of Regents, is hereby recognized to be such public corporation and

to have such powers, acting through its regents.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.231 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.231
Student visits to correctional institutions -
Status: in_force

Purpose.

A. It is the intent of the Legislature that children residing

in this state understand the seriousness of conviction for criminal

behavior and the resulting punishment. The purpose of visits to

correctional institutions provided for herein shall be to

demonstrate to pupils the harmful effects of incarceration on the

life of an inmate.

B. Public school districts may provide for at least one visit

per school year for pupils in the eighth grade or a higher grade to

a state correctional institution. Transportation shall be provided

pursuant to Section 9-108 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The

State Department of Education shall promulgate rules to implement

the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-182 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-182
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act:

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

2. "Commission" means the Commission for Educational Quality

and Accountability;

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

Education;

4. "Professional development program" means the program

mandated by the Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act for the continuous

improvement and enrichment of the certified and licensed teachers of

this state;

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5. "Teacher education professional development committee" means

the committee created in Section 6-186 of this title for the

continuous improvement and enrichment of higher education faculty in

teacher education programs in institutions of higher education;

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

7. "Induction" means a program that provides support,

mentorship and coaching to educators at the beginning of their

careers or as they transition to new roles within a school or

district. Induction programs work with inductees to assist in all

matters concerning classroom management and professional development

for that teacher. Induction programs may involve a committee of one

or more mentor teachers, the principal or an assistant principal of

the employing school, one or more administrators designated by the

school district board of education, a teacher educator in a college

or school of education of an institution of higher education or an

educator in a department or school outside the institution's teacher

education unit;

8. "Teacher" means a person defined as a teacher in Section 1-

116 of this title;

9. "Inductee" means any certified teacher who is employed in an

accredited school to serve as a teacher and the school district has

elected to place under the guidance and assistance of a mentor

teacher or induction committee. Inductees shall include those

individuals having completed the program of the college or school of

education of the accredited institution of higher education from

which the person has been graduated, and shall have successfully

completed the competency examination in areas of approval in which

the inductee seeks certification, those individuals eligible for the

alternative placement teaching certificate according to Section 6-

122.3 of this title, and those individuals issued an emergency or

provisional certificate according to Section 6-187 of this title.

All teachers working in a new role, including classroom teachers

transitioning to a new role, shall be considered inductees for

purposes of induction programs;

10. "Certified teacher" means any teacher who has been issued a

certificate by the Board in accordance with the Oklahoma Teacher

Preparation Act and the rules of the Board;

11. "Mentor teacher" means any teacher who has been appointed

to provide guidance, support, coaching and assistance to an inductee

employed by the school district. A mentor teacher shall be a

current or former classroom teacher and have a minimum of two (2)

years of classroom teaching experience as a certified teacher.

When possible, a mentor teacher shall have participated in

mentor teacher professional development and have expertise in the

teaching field of the inductee;

12. "Higher education faculty" means any individual who is

employed in a teaching capacity in an institution of higher

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education, approved or accredited by the Commission for the

preparation of education personnel; and

13. "Competency examination" means the assessment required in

the Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act for certification as a teacher

and shall consist of tests over professional education and subject

areas as defined by the Commission for Educational Quality and

Accountability.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3501.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3501.2
University of Central Oklahoma - Effect of name change
Status: in_force

- Depletion of labeled supplies.

A. The name prescribed by Section 3501.1 of this title shall

not affect in any manner whatsoever any legal relationships, bonds,

contracts, supervisory authority by the Board of Regents of Oklahoma

Colleges, title to property, obligations, or any other phase or

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

except that said institution shall be referred to as the "University

of Central Oklahoma" in all future references to said institution.

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

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

section carry or are labeled with the name "Central State

University" shall be utilized after the effective date of this

section until such supplies are depleted. Any new supplies ordered

for use after the effective date of this section shall bear the name

"University of Central Oklahoma". For purposes of this section,

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"supplies" shall not mean signs designating the name of the

university.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9008 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9008
Elections – Threshold for approval
Status: in_force

If approved by sixty percent (60%) or more of the voters at the

election provided for by Section 7 of this act, there shall be

created a higher education funding district which shall be governed

by the board of regents for the institution within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education that has managerial control for the

institution for the benefit of which the district has been created.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.15 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-103.15
Elective course in law enforcement
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 593

A. A school district may offer to students in grades eleven and

twelve an elective course in law enforcement.

B. The law enforcement elective course shall include, at a

minimum:

1. A general introduction to law enforcement training;

2. Critical skills and entry requirements for law enforcement

professionals; and

3. Career opportunities in law enforcement.

C. The State Board of Education may coordinate with the Council

on Law Enforcement Education and Training to develop instructional

materials and curricula for school districts to use in the law

enforcement elective course. The Board may promulgate rules to

implement the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9005 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9005
District boundary map – Assessed value
Status: in_force

A. The board of regents of the eligible institution shall cause

a map to be prepared depicting the boundary of the proposed district

with the assets constituting the main campus of the institution to

be located at some point within such boundary.

B. The county assessor of the county or counties within which

the district is proposed to be located shall provide information to

the board of regents regarding the net assessed value of all taxable

property within the boundary of the proposed district, including the

identification of any real property exempt from taxation pursuant to

the provisions of Section 6 of Article X of the Oklahoma

Constitution, any other provision of the Oklahoma Constitution or

the provisions of Section 2887 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-697.8 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-697.8
Contracts with residents - Community Residency Revolving
Status: in_force

Fund.

A community may enter into a contract with a resident physician

in training whereby the resident agrees to establish a practice in

the community upon the completion of the individual's residency.

The Health Care Workforce Training Commission shall have the

authority to receive funds direct from that community for the

purpose of paying the resident involved to the extent of the

contractual arrangements. Monies received by the Commission under

the provisions of this section shall be deposited to, and disbursed

from, the "Community 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 said 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, § 70-509.9 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-509.9
Discrimination prohibited - Certain acts prohibited
Status: in_force

No employee shall be discriminated against by the board of

education, superintendent or any other administrative officer of a

district or by any employee organization, its officers or any member

thereof because of his exercise or nonexercise of rights under this

act. It shall be prohibited for an employee organization, employee

or employer to impede, restrain or coerce an employer or employees

in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in Sections 509.1 through

509.10 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-102.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-102.4
Renumbered as § 6-101.13 of this title by Laws 1989,
Status: in_force

1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 118, operative July 1, 1990.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3953.4 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3953.4
Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant Trust Fund
Status: in_force

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

"Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant Trust Fund". The Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education shall be the trustees of the

Trust Fund.

B. The State Regents shall utilize the Trust Fund to implement

the provisions of Sections 1 through 3 of this act.

C. The Trust Fund principal shall consist of monies the

Legislature appropriates or transfers to the State Regents for the

Trust Fund and any monies or assets contributed to the Trust Fund

from any other source, public or private.

D. Notwithstanding other provisions of law, income and

investment return on Trust Fund principal shall accrue to the Trust

Fund for use as provided by authorization of the trustees for the

purposes provided in Sections 1 through 3 of this act. The State

Regents may also utilize the Trust Fund principal for the purposes

provided in Sections 1 through 3 of this act. Except as otherwise

provided by law, no such income or investment return or principal

shall be used for administrative expenses; expenses incurred by the

State Regents in the administration of the Trust Fund and of the

Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant Program established by this act

shall be paid from monies appropriated to the State Regents’

coordinating board for their general operating budget.

E. The State Regents shall adopt rules for accomplishing

transfer of funds from the Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant Trust

Fund to the appropriate private institution for payment of a portion

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of the tuition for eligible students pursuant to this act.

Allocations from the Trust Fund may be made only for the purpose of

payment of a portion of the tuition for eligible students. No

portion of the Trust Fund may be used or allocated for

administrative or operating expenses of any higher education

institution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3402.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3402.1
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Status: in_force

Panhandle State College, located at Goodwell, Oklahoma, is

hereby officially named and shall be designated in all future

references as "Oklahoma Panhandle State University."
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9-119 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9-119
Cameras for School Bus Stops 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 "Cameras

for School Bus Stops 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

fines collected from school bus stop violations pursuant to Section

11-705 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any state-appropriated

funds, federal funds, donations, grants, contributions, and gifts

from any public or private source. All monies accruing to the

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

expended by the State Board of Education for the purposes of

providing grants to public school districts as provided for in

subsection B of this section. Expenditures from the fund shall be

made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims

filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.

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

for School Bus Stops Revolving Fund, the State Board of Education

shall award one or more grants annually to public school districts

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in the state. The grants shall be used by the districts for

installation of camera equipment on buses to aid in identifying

drivers violating the provisions of Section 11-705 of Title 47 of

the Oklahoma Statutes. The Board shall determine the criteria for

and establish a process for the submission of grant applications.

The applications shall be considered on a statewide competitive

basis. The Board shall promulgate rules for the implementation of

the grants issued pursuant to this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.228 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.228
Reports
Status: in_force

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

days prior to the 1973 regular session of the Legislature and each

regular session thereafter, transmit to the members of the State

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

Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chairmen of the

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

the drug abuse education program together with any recommendations

for further improvement, modification or additional legislation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-102.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-102.2
Renumbered as § 6-101.10 of this title by Laws 1989,
Status: in_force

1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 117, operative July 1, 1990.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 368
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4427 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4427
McCurtain County Higher Education Program - Board of
Status: in_force

trustees - Advisory board.

A. Until the effective date of this act, there is hereby

created a board of nine (9) trustees to be appointed by the Governor

by and with the consent of the Senate to serve as the administrative

agency for the McCurtain County Higher Education Program. The

initial nine (9) members shall serve their terms for the period to

which originally appointed, in numbered positions having dates of

expiration identical to the dates of expiration of the original

appointments:

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

on the 30th day of June, 1986, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

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

on the 30th day of June, 1987, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

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

on the 30th day of June, 1988, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

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

on the 30th day of June, 1989, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

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

on the 30th day of June, 1990, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

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

on the 30th day of June, 1991, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

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

on the 30th day of June, 1992, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

Position No. 8. The term of office of one member shall expire

on the 30th day of June, 1993, and each nine (9) years thereafter;

Position No. 9. The term of office of one member shall expire

on the 30th day of June, 1994, and each nine (9) years thereafter.

The board so created shall have the same powers and duties as

members of the board of trustees for the University Center of

Southern Oklahoma. The board shall organize and elect a chair,

vice-chair and secretary annually.

B. Beginning with the effective date of this act the board of

trustees created by this section shall serve as an advisory board to

the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges and the President of

Southeastern Oklahoma State University for the Southeastern Oklahoma

State University branch campus in McCurtain County. The advisory

board shall make recommendations on courses and programs, student

services, student financial services, and services to the community

to be furnished by the Southeastern Oklahoma State University branch

campus in McCurtain County.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3315.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3315.3
Duties of Oklahoma Biological Survey
Status: in_force

In performing its duties pursuant to the provisions of the

Oklahoma State Register of Natural Heritage Areas Act, the Oklahoma

Biological Survey shall:

1. Identify potential natural areas for inclusion in the State

Register. Any person or organization may recommend the inclusion of

any area within this state to the Survey;

2. Notify the landowners of a potential natural area of the

recommendation of the area, explain the scope and intent of the

State Register, and request permission to evaluate the site of the

area;

3. Evaluate the site of the potential natural area, upon

receiving permission from the landowners, to determine whether the

area satisfies the criteria listed in Section 4 of this act;

4. Invite the landowners of a natural area site which satisfies

the criteria to register the site in the State Register. To

register a site, a nonbinding agreement stating the intent of the

landowners to protect the characteristics of the natural area site

is signed by the landowners and the Director of the Oklahoma

Biological Survey. Upon the signing of the agreement, the Director

shall present a plaque and a certificate of registration to the

landowners acknowledging their generosity and civic-mindedness;

5. Protect the rights of the landowners by publicly listing a

registered natural area only with the consent of the landowners and

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by removing a natural area from the State Register at the request of

the landowners;

6. Assist the landowners of registered natural areas by

providing information concerning such areas and by providing or

arranging for technical assistance and resource planning which may

be requested;

7. Review periodically each registered natural area and remove

from the State Register any area which has had its natural character

or quality degraded through significant natural or man-made changes;

and

8. Publish an annual report on the state and condition of the

registered natural areas which shall be available to the public.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-126 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-126
Refusal, failure or neglect of board - Elector may
Status: in_force

institute action.

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Upon refusal, failure or neglect of the board of education of

any school district, after written demand made upon them by ten

school district electors of such school district, or by the State

Board of Education, either to return the money or to institute and

diligently prosecute the proper proceedings at law or in equity for

the recovery of any money or property belonging to such district,

paid out or transferred by any officer thereof, in pursuance of any

unauthorized, unlawful, fraudulent or void contract, made or

attempted to be made by the board of education of any such school

district, or for the penalty provided in Section 5-125 of this

title, any school district elector of the school district affected

by such payment or transfer, may, in the name of the State of

Oklahoma as plaintiff, institute and maintain any proper action at

law or in equity which the board of education of the school district

might institute and maintain, for the recovery of such property or

for said penalty, for the benefit of the district, and any judgment

thus obtained shall provide for payment of attorney fees and court

costs to the prevailing party.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-154.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-154.1
Renewal of Standard Teaching Certificate
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules by which

a person who holds a valid Oklahoma Standard Teaching Certificate

may satisfy requirements for renewal of the Standard Teaching

Certificate by completing staff development programs, conferences

and seminars in lieu of teaching experience or higher education

credits required by the State Board of Education for certificate

renewal. Only programs, conferences and seminars recognized for

staff development credit by an Oklahoma public school district at

the time the teacher attends the program, conference or seminar may

be used to fulfill requirements under this section. The State Board

of Education shall not require more staff development credit to be

earned for certificate renewal than the Board requires teachers and

administrators to earn pursuant to Section 6-158 of Title 70 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

B. District boards of education may charge a reasonable fee for

a holder of a valid Oklahoma Standard Teaching Certificate who is

not employed as a teacher or administrator in an Oklahoma public

school to attend district-sponsored staff development programs or

seminars.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3512 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3512
Board of Regents of Eastern Oklahoma State College -
Status: in_force

Membership - Powers and duties.

A. The Board of Regents of Eastern Oklahoma State College shall

consist of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor, by and with

the advice and consent of the Senate. The regular term of each

member shall be seven (7) years, except that the initial

appointments shall be for lesser terms so that the term of only one

member shall expire each year.

B. The Board of Regents of Eastern Oklahoma State College shall

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

shall annually elect a chairman, a vice chairman, and a secretary,

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

his successor is elected and qualified, and who shall perform such

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

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

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

of all meetings and transactions considered at each meeting in a

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

Regents of Eastern Oklahoma State College shall be the governing

board of the college and shall have the supervision and management

thereof, shall have the same powers and duties as governing boards

of other institutions in The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education, and may do all things necessary or convenient to make the

college effective for the purpose for which it is operated.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-148.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-148.3
Risk and vulnerability assessments for school
Status: in_force

districts.

A. Except as provided for in subsection B of this section, by

July 1, 2026, each school district in this state shall undergo a

risk and vulnerability assessment conducted by the Oklahoma School

Security Institute or a nationally qualified risk and vulnerability

assessor. The assessment shall include recommendations to increase

security on school district property.

B. A school district that completed a risk and vulnerability

assessment conducted by the Oklahoma School Security Institute or a

nationally qualified risk and vulnerability assessor in the two (2)

years prior to the effective date of this act shall be exempt from

the provisions of subsection A of this section.

C. After an initial risk and vulnerability assessment is

conducted, school districts shall conduct re-assessments every five

(5) years.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-102 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-102
Independent school districts
Status: in_force

All independent school districts in Oklahoma shall be those

which shall have maintained during the previous year a school

offering high school subjects fully accredited by the State Board of

Education.

A reasonable deviation from any of the requirements enumerated

herein shall not operate to prohibit the State Board of Education

from designating any district as independent if the other

requirements are sufficiently superior to the minimum standards

required herein, but standards therefor shall be reduced to writing

and a copy thereof sent to all districts maintaining high schools in

Oklahoma at least one (1) year prior to the time the requirements

become effective. Until the effective date thereof, the requirements

hereinabove enumerated shall remain in full force and effect. As a

basis for attaining the status of independent school district, high

schools shall be inspected by a member of the division of secondary

education of the State Board of Education or such other

representative as the State Board of Education shall designate, and

all of the standards prescribed by the State Board of Education

shall be carefully checked in the presence of the district

superintendent of schools or board of education of the district. A

written report shall be made and mailed to the district

superintendent of schools and board of education within thirty (30)

days after the time of such inspection. Such report shall indicate

if the high school meets the requirements and, if not, a statement

shall be made as to what must be done in order to comply therewith.

After any school district has become independent, it shall

remain so until removed from independent status by the State Board

of Education, which, however, shall not remove any school district

from independent status until it is satisfied that the minimum

standards for independent school districts are not being maintained.

Any order of the State Board of Education removing a school district

from independent status shall not become effective until the close

of the fiscal year in which such order is made, and any order

removing a school district from independent status which has

heretofore been made by the State Board of Education, regardless of

notice or effective date thereof, is hereby validated. A reasonable

variation from year to year in the minimum number of teachers

required shall not affect the status of any independent school

district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1-116.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1-116.2
Application of medicine or sunscreen to students -
Status: in_force

Vaccinations.

A. A school nurse, or in the absence of such nurse, an

administrator or designated school employees, pursuant to the

written authorization of the parent or guardian of the student, may:

1. Administer a nonprescription medicine;

2. Assist a student in applying sunscreen, a compound topically

applied to prevent a sunburn; and

3. Administer a filled prescription medicine as that term is

defined by Section 353.1 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes

pursuant to the directions for the administration of the medicine

listed on the label or as otherwise authorized by a licensed

physician.

B. In addition to the persons authorized to administer

nonprescription medicine and filled prescription medicine pursuant

to the provisions of subsection A of this section, a nurse employed

by a county health department and subject to an agreement made

between the county health department and the school district for

medical services, may administer nonprescription medicine and filled

prescription medicine pursuant to the provisions of this section.

C. Each school in which any medicine is administered pursuant

to the provisions of subsection A of this section shall keep a

record of the name of the student to whom the medicine was

administered, the date the medicine was administered, the name of

the person who administered the medicine and the type or name of the

medicine which was administered.

D. Medicine to be administered by the county or school nurse,

administrator or the designated persons and which is stored at the

school shall be properly stored and not readily accessible to

persons other than the persons who will administer the medication.

E. 1. A public school shall permit a student to possess and

self-apply sunscreen that is regulated by the Food and Drug

Administration without the written authorization of a parent, legal

guardian or physician.

2. As used in this subsection, "sunscreen" means a compound

topically applied to prevent sunburn.

F. The school shall keep on file the written authorization of

the parent or guardian of the student to administer medicine to the

student or to apply sunscreen on the student.

G. As provided in the Parents' Bill of Rights, a student shall

not be vaccinated at school or on school grounds or receive a

vaccine as part of the mobile vaccination effort without prior

written authorization, including the signature of the parent or

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legal guardian of the student for the vaccine or group of vaccines

to be administered during a single visit.

H. A school nurse, county nurse, administrator or the

designated school employees shall not be liable to the student or a

parent or guardian of the student for civil damages for any personal

injuries to the student which result from acts or omissions of the

school or county nurse, administrator or designated school employees

in administering any medicine pursuant to the provisions of this

section. This immunity shall not apply to acts or omissions

constituting gross, willful or wanton negligence.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2269 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2269
Occupational education offered at non-postsecondary
Status: in_force

institutions - Determination.

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

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

offered at non-postsecondary institutions, it shall then become the

responsibility of the State Board to function as the state agency

for administering federal funds as described in Section 17 and a

reverse arrangement of the contractural agreements referred to

therein shall prevail.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4708 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4708
Cooperation with private sector in establishing centers
Status: in_force

of excellence.

Recognizing that true excellence can be achieved only through

cooperation within institutions of higher education, among the

institutions, and between the institutions and the private sector,

it is the intent of the Legislature that institutions of higher

education seek the establishment of centers of excellence on their

campuses, as authorized by the Economic Development Act of 1987.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-107.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-107.1
State Superintendent of Public Instruction – Powers
Status: in_force

and duties.

The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall have the

control of and direct the State Department of Education. In

addition to any other powers and duties as set forth by the Oklahoma

Constitution or by law, the State Superintendent shall:

1. Give advice and make recommendations to the State Board of

Education on all matters pertaining to the policies and

administration of the public school system;

2. Adopt policies and make rules for the organization,

operation and administration of the State Department of Education;

3. Organize and have control of the administration of the State

Department of Education and any other supervisory agencies,

divisions, personnel and their appointment and salaries and other

operations necessary to carry out the powers, duties and functions

of the State Superintendent and the State Board of Education;

4. Have authority to require the coordination of all divisions

of the State Department of Education and have general supervision of

all employees of the Department;

5. Present all recommendations of the Department to the State

Board and require employees of the Department to present specific

matters directly to the State Board; and

6. Be responsible for interpretation of policy and rules set by

the State Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.163v1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.163v1
Duty for school employees to report potential
Status: in_force

student abuse or neglect.

A. Every school employee having reason to believe that a

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

neglect shall report the matter immediately to the Department of

Human Services and local law enforcement. Reports to the Department

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

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

neglect reported in any manner to a county office shall immediately

be referred to the hotline by the Department.

B. Every school employee having reason to believe that a

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

neglect shall report the matter immediately to local law

enforcement.

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

local law enforcement shall keep confidential and redact any

information identifying the reporting school employee unless

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

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

disclose information identifying the reporting school employee

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

by local law enforcement or the Department.

D. Every school employee shall annually sign an attestation

acknowledging his or her responsibility to report suspected child

abuse or neglect pursuant to this section and Section 1-2-101 of

Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes.

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

shall include, but not be limited to:

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

Oklahoma Statutes;

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

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

3. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor, as described in

Section 856 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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

21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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

Oklahoma Statutes;

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

the Oklahoma Statutes;

7. Maliciously, forcibly or fraudulently taking or enticing a

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

Statutes;

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

exhibiting, loaning or distributing obscene material or child sexual

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

Oklahoma Statutes;

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

any child sexual abuse material or knowingly possessing, procuring

or manufacturing child sexual abuse material, as described in

Section 1021.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

10. Permitting or consenting to the participation of a minor

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

1021.3 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

11. Facilitating, encouraging, offering or soliciting sexual

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

of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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

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

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

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

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

Section 1088 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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

1111.1 and 1114 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

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

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

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

Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4428 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4428
Sayre Junior College - Merger with Southwestern Oklahoma
Status: in_force

State University.

Sayre Junior College is hereby merged with Southwestern Oklahoma

State University, which shall have administrative responsibility for

the programs of higher education henceforth to be offered at the

Sayre branch campus.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3414 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3414
Soil experiment stations
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Regents of Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical

College, Stillwater, Oklahoma, and the Experiment Station of the

Oklahoma State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, are

authorized to establish soil experiment stations; one to be located

in the sandy land area of southwestern Oklahoma and easily

accessible to a public highway and one to be located in the hilly

area of east central Oklahoma, the specific locations of both to be

designated by the Director of the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment

Station. Monies hereinafter authorized and appropriated to carry

out the purposes of this Act shall be available for the purchase of

land, construction and repair of improvements thereon, purchase of

machinery, equipment, and to cover any other necessary costs of

operations of the stations herein authorized to be established.

(b) Upon the establishment of the stations the Board of Regents

for the Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges shall be authorized

hereby to request and receive cooperation and assistance of the

United States and any of its agencies, and of agencies of this

state, in carrying out the work to reach the objectives of the

stations, and to accept donations, grants, gifts, and contributions,

in money, land, services, or otherwise, from the United States or

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

to accept contributions from nongovernmental organizations or

persons in order to carry out the purposes of this act.

(c) Such experiment stations now established or established

after the effective date of this act shall be operated under the

direction and supervision of Oklahoma State University of

Agriculture and Applied Science, and the experiments carried on

thereat shall be designed to determine the most practical means of

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restoring the desirable physical properties of the soil to the end

of reclaiming and putting into profitable production the depleted

soils of Oklahoma, giving special attention to the various types of

soil. Research shall be made as to the long time effect of deep-

plowing, determination of types and rates of fertilizers adaptable

to the soil of Oklahoma, coordinated with practical legume rotations

for soil improvement, and determination of fertilizers and crops

adaptable to the areas and any other studies that will aid in the

development of Oklahoma agriculture.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-108.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-108.1
Expired license or certificate notice - Renewal
Status: in_force

applications.

A. No later than October 1 of each year, the State Department

of Education shall provide written notice to the last-known address

of any individual who held any license or certificate issued by the

State Board of Education which expired on June 30 of the same year.

Notice shall also be provided to the last-known district which

employed any such individual.

B. If any individual whose license or certificate issued by the

State Board of Education has expired submits a renewal application

and processing fee by December 31 of the year in which the license

or certificate has expired, such license or certificate shall be

renewed with an effective date of July 1 of the year in which the

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license or certificate has expired, unless other statutory basis

exists for denying such renewal.

C. If any individual whose license or certificate issued by the

State Board of Education has expired submits a renewal application

and processing fee after December 31 of the year in which the

license or certificate has expired, such license or certificate

shall be renewed with an effective date in accordance with State

Department of Education rules, unless another statutory basis exists

for denying such renewal.

D. The processing fee for late renewal of a license or

certificate shall not exceed one hundred fifty percent

(150%) of the standard renewal processing fee for

renewal applications submitted by December 31 of the

year in which the license or certificate has expired, or two

hundred percent (200%) of the standard renewal

processing fee for renewal applications submitted after

December 31 of the year in which the license or certificate

has expired.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2265 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2265
Administration of federal funds
Status: in_force

The State Board, acting as the designated state agency for the

federal Vocational Education Act of 1963, as amended, shall contract

with the State Regents for the administration of that portion of

federal funds received for allotment and expenditure for

supplemental funding of postsecondary technical and occupational

education programs approved by the State Regents.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.194 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.194
Children afflicted with contagious disease or head
Status: in_force

lice.

A. Any child afflicted with a contagious disease or head lice

may be prohibited from attending a public, private, or parochial

school until such time as he is free from the contagious disease or

head lice.

B. Any child prohibited from attending school due to head lice

shall present to the appropriate school authorities, before the

child may reenter school, certification from a health professional

as defined by Section 2601 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes or

an authorized representative of the State Department of Health that

the child is no longer afflicted with head lice.

C. School districts and county or city-county health

departments may enter into agreements under the Interlocal

Cooperation Act for the purpose of providing assistance to the

school district by inspecting children who are returning to school

after an absence due to head lice to ensure that the child is no

longer afflicted with head lice.

D. If a school district and county or city-county health

department has entered into an agreement as authorized in subsection

C of this section, upon written authorization of the parent or

guardian of a child, the county or city-county health department may

provide treatment to the child for head lice.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-821.8 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-821.8
Judicial determination of validity of bonds
Status: in_force

That the governing body of such municipality is authorized in

its discretion to file an application with the Supreme Court of

Oklahoma for the approval of any series of bonds to be issued

hereunder, and exclusive original jurisdiction is hereby conferred

upon the Supreme Court to hear and determine each such application.

It shall be the duty of the Court to give such applications

precedence over the other business of the Court and to consider and

pass upon the application and any protest which may be filed thereto

as speedily as possible. Notice of the hearing on each application

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shall be given by a notice published in a newspaper of general

circulation in the independent school district that on a day named

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

bonds. Such notice shall inform all persons interested that they

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

at the hearing and contest the legality thereof. Such notice shall

be published one time not less than ten (10) days prior to the date

named for the hearing and the hearing may be adjourned from time to

time in the discretion of the Court. If the Court shall be satisfied

that the bonds have been properly authorized in accordance with this

act and that when issued they will constitute valid obligations in

accordance with their terms, the Court shall render its written

opinion approving the bonds and shall fix the time within which a

petition for rehearing may be filed. The decision of the Court

shall be a judicial determination of the validity of the bonds,

shall be conclusive as to the governing body of said independent

school district, its officers and agents, and thereafter the bonds

so approved and the revenues pledged to their payment shall be

incontestable in any court in the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-127A — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-127A
Public school paraprofessionals
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma Legislature recognizes that public school

paraprofessionals play an important role in educating school

children and in assisting teachers. The Legislature further

recognizes the increasing role of public school paraprofessionals in

the school system in light of teacher shortages. To achieve the

goal of excellence for all persons who have an impact on student

learning, it is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that public

school paraprofessionals be afforded career opportunities and

economic incentives through a career development program.

B. The State Board of Education shall adopt a program for the

career development of public school paraprofessionals. The purpose

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of the program is to provide to public school paraprofessionals a

system of career development which is based upon education and

training advancement to encourage excellence among public school

paraprofessionals. Nothing in this section shall be construed to

require public school paraprofessionals to participate in the career

development program.

C. The board of education of a school district shall have

authority to extend an existing contract with a public school

paraprofessional that provides for the payment of compensation for

paraprofessional services rendered for the same time period during

which the paraprofessional is also assigned to the school district

for practice teaching as a student teacher.

D. For the purposes of this section, a public school

paraprofessional is an employee of a school district whose position

is either instructional in nature, or who delivers other direct

services to students and/or their parents. A public school

paraprofessional serves in a position for which a teacher or another

professional has the ultimate responsibility for the design,

implementation, and evaluation of the individual educational

programs or related services and student performance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-7-204 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-7-204
Preference for allocations from funds
Status: in_force

Consolidated districts and districts combined by annexation

which are created pursuant to the Oklahoma School Consolidation and

Annexation Act and districts that have entered into a mutual

contract with a superintendent shall have for three (3) subsequent

consecutive years after consolidation, annexation or the effective

date of the mutual contract preference for allocations from funds

appropriated to the State Board of Education for Community

Education, Alternative and High Challenge Schools, School/Community

Network for Arts-in-Education, Instructional Cooperative and

Technical Education, Advanced Placement Incentives, and for all

other allocations made by the Board on a competitive basis.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3902 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3902
Official depository - State Treasurer as official
Status: in_force

depository for State Regents, State educational institutions and

constituent agencies.

As provided in Sections 7.1 through 7.5 and Section 74, Title

62, Oklahoma Statutes 1961, the State Treasurer shall be the

official depository for all monies, funds, rentals, penalties,

costs, proceeds of sale of property, fees, fines, forfeitures and

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public charges of every kind that may be received by any official or

employees of the State Regents or any state educational institution

or any agency thereof, in his official capacity.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3424 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3424
Advisory Council for College of Osteopathic Medicine of
Status: in_force

Oklahoma State University - Legislative intent.

A. It is the intent of the Legislature that the President of

Oklahoma State University appoint members to an Advisory Council for

the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, such

council members to serve at the pleasure of the President. The

Advisory Council shall have seven (7) members, none of whom shall be

employees of the state or engaged in business with Oklahoma State

University or any agency thereof by means of any contract or

business transaction involving a financial consideration. The

appointment of members shall be made from a list of not less than

three names per member submitted by the Oklahoma Osteopathic

Association.

B. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Advisory

Council advise the administrative officers of the college, the

administrative officers of the university, and the Board of Regents

for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges regarding the

professional preparation of doctors of osteopathic medicine in the

field of general practice and regarding the general development and

improvement of the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic

Medicine as an agency and an integral part of Oklahoma State

University.

C. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education, in determining the functions, programs

of study, and standards of education of the college, continue to

give emphasis to the preparation of doctors of osteopathic medicine

in the field of general practice.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3229 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3229
Administrators guilty of felony offenses - Dismissal or
Status: in_force

nonreemployment.

It is the intent of the Legislature that any president, provost,

chief executive officer or director of any college, university or

higher education program within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education who is or has been convicted of, plead guilty to or nolo

contendre to a felony offense and a judgment of guilt has been

entered shall be dismissed or not reemployed unless a presidential

or gubernatorial pardon has been granted.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9013 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9013
Annexation or deannexation of territory - Resolution by
Status: in_force

board of regents - Petition.

After the formation of a higher education funding district

authorized by this act, the question of annexation or deannexation

of territory comprising the district may be submitted either by

resolution of the board of regents for the institution within The

Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for whose benefit the

district was created or by a petition signed by ten percent (10%) or

more of the eligible voters of the district. The procedures for

conducting the vote and implementing any changes in the boundary of

the higher education funding district shall be the same as those

prescribed by Section 9B of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution

or enabling legislation enacted or administrative rules adopted

pursuant thereto.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-103 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-103
Advertisement - Sealed bids - Display of textbooks
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 692

The State Textbook Committee shall advertise for books in all

basic subjects in such manner and for such time as it may deem best.

Each year the Committee shall advertise for sealed bids from

publishers of textbooks for furnishing textbooks for the public

schools of this state. Each bid shall state specifically and

clearly the price at which each book will be furnished FOB the

bidder's depository or delivered to any ordering school district in

this state, and the price the books may be sold for through local

retail book dealers, and shall be accompanied by a sample copy of

each book offered in such bid, together with any teacher edition or

teacher aids used with such book. A copy of each textbook for which

a bid has been accepted by the Committee shall be displayed in at

least one library or institution of higher education within each

Congressional District in this state. The facility shall have free

public access. The textbooks shall be displayed from the time they

are accepted by the Committee until their final selection or

rejection. A record of all the books delivered direct to any school

district shall be immediately furnished by the shipper and the

school district to the State Board of Education. Each bid shall be

accompanied by a sworn statement specifically:

1. Stating whether the publisher is the owner of any interest

or share in any other textbook publishing houses and, if so, giving

the names and addresses thereof;

2. Showing whether any member of the Committee is in any manner

interested, directly or indirectly, in such person, firm, or

corporation submitting such bid; and

3. Showing the name and address of every committee, public

official, or individual in this state who has been furnished, within

the preceding twelve (12) months, any copy of the textbook or

textbooks or any edition thereof included in the bid, together with

the numbers and titles thereof furnished to each recipient.

If the fact shall be disclosed that any member of the Committee,

State Textbook Director, or any employee of that office is

interested in the bidder, it shall work a disqualification of such

member, and the member shall not be permitted to serve on the

Committee, and the bidder shall be disqualified. If it shall be

disclosed that such sworn statement does not accurately and

completely give the information required, the State Textbook

Committee shall disregard the bid. Oklahoma authors of school

textbooks shall be permitted to receive the customary royalty,

regardless of employment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3218.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3218.1
Certain courses exempt from tuition
Status: in_force

No tuition shall be charged for any course for which a student

receives credit by examination and does not attend class meetings of

the course.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-116.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-116.1
Educational Accountability Reform Act - Short title
Status: in_force

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

Accountability Reform Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3201 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3201
Institutions comprising The Oklahoma State System of
Status: in_force

Higher Education.

The following state educational institutions shall be members of

The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education: University of

Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, Langston University, Oklahoma

Panhandle State University, Murray State College, Connors State

College, Cameron University, Eastern Oklahoma State College,

Northeastern Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College,

University of Central Oklahoma, East Central University,

Northeastern State University, Northwestern Oklahoma State

University, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Southwestern

Oklahoma State University, University of Science and Arts of

Oklahoma, Rogers State University, Carl Albert State College,

Redlands Community College, Northern Oklahoma College, Oklahoma City

Community College, Rose State College, Seminole State College, Tulsa

Community College, and Western Oklahoma State College.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-7-104 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-7-104
Division of property - Debts and obligations
Status: in_force

A. In case the area affected comprises an entire school

district, and all of such area is annexed to only one other

district, the district to which it is annexed shall become the owner

of all the property and other assets of the disorganized district

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and shall be liable for the current debts and other obligations of

such disorganized district, and said district shall also acquire

title to and provide for permanent custody of all individual

scholastic and other permanent records relating to each pupil who

was previously enrolled in the annexed district.

B. In case the area affected comprises an entire school

district, and is annexed to two or more districts, then the current

debts or obligations and property and other assets of the

disorganized district shall be divided by agreement between the

boards of education of the annexing districts, and the board of

education of either of the annexing districts may purchase any such

property or assets to effect a just division. If the boards of

education are unable to agree, the matter shall be decided by the

State Board of Education, and its decision shall be final.

C. In case the area affected is not an entire school district,

the district to which the annexation is made shall not acquire any

of the property or assets of the district from which the area

affected is detached, except that any school building or buildings

located in the affected area shall become the property of the

district to which the affected area is annexed and all obligations

pertaining thereto shall become the responsibility of the annexing

district.

D. If any mandatory or voluntary annexation made under the

provisions of this article shall occur after the election on school

district levies for the ensuing fiscal year and before the tax

levies of the ensuing year have been made and certified, the

operating and building levies authorized for the annexing district

shall be the levies for all the said district after such annexation.

All mandatory or voluntary annexations made and ordered subsequent

to the certification of the budgets and levies to the State Auditor

and Inspector shall be forthwith effective regardless of any

variation in such levies; and the budgetary assets of the annexed

district or districts theretofore so certified as unexpended and

unencumbered shall be merged by supplementary procedure with the

budgetary assets of the annexing district.

E. In case the area affected is annexed to two or more

districts or the area affected is not an entire school district, the

individual scholastic and other permanent records relating to each

pupil enrolled at the time of annexation shall be transferred to the

respective districts where said pupils are transferred. All other

individual scholastic and other permanent records relating to pupils

in said areas or entire districts affected shall be filed with the

county clerk of the county where supervision of the annexed school

district is located.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-628.14 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-628.14
Medical education in Tulsa
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are requested to

authorize an extension of the administrative functions of the

University of Oklahoma School of Medicine for the purpose of

developing medical education in the Tulsa metropolitan area and for

cooperation with appropriate institutions and agencies in the

implementation of education programs for interns, residents and

practicing physicians; and further, to request that the

implementation thereof be accomplished by requesting that the

University of Oklahoma Medical School establish an administrative

office in Tulsa staffed by a vice-dean of the School of Medicine or

other appropriate administrative officer to carry out the extension

of the administrative functions of the University of Oklahoma School

of Medicine as may be authorized by the State Regents.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-116.12 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-116.12
Reduction-in-force termination credit
Status: in_force

A. A member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma who

has ten (10) or more years of full-time-equivalent employment with a

participating employer, and who is terminated by a state agency or

other state governmental entity because the member's position is

eliminated through a reduction-in-force after July 1, 1998, and is

within three (3) years of retirement as prescribed in Section 17-105

of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, may purchase termination

credit of a period not to exceed the lesser of three (3) years or

the number of years or months or both years and months required in

order for the member to reach normal retirement date in the same

period of time and with the same service credit which would have

otherwise accrued if the termination had not occurred.

B. In order to receive the termination credit authorized by

this section, the member shall be required to file an election with

the System indicating an intent to purchase the credit. The member

shall have a period of six (6) months from the date the member is

terminated as described in subsection A of this section within which

to file the election.

C. To purchase the termination credit, the member shall be

required to make payment to the System of an amount equal to both

the employer and employee contributions which would have been paid

to the System based upon the maximum compensation level as defined

in subsection (28) of Section 17-101 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, which was received by the member in the last full month

that the member was employed by the state agency or other state

governmental entity multiplied by the number of months required in

order for the combination of the participating service and member's

age to equal the amount required for the member to reach normal

retirement date with an unreduced benefit as if the member had not

been terminated.

D. The member must make full payment to the System of all

required contribution amounts within sixty (60) days of filing the

election to purchase the credit. The member must vest his or her

benefits with a declared future retirement date as of the first

month the member is eligible for normal retirement. Failure to make

the full payment to the System of the required contribution amounts,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 796

for any reason, within the time prescribed, shall result in

cancellation of the election provided pursuant to this section, and

return of the purchase amount tendered, without interest.

E. Purchased termination credit may only be used as service

credit to qualify the member for normal retirement.

F. If the member chooses to retire at any time prior to the

member's normal retirement date or returns to employment with a

participating employer of the System at any time prior to

retirement, the purchase of termination credit pursuant to this

section shall be void, and the System will return the purchase

amount tendered, without interest.

G. In the event of the death of the member prior to retirement,

the member's spouse, if otherwise eligible for benefits pursuant to

Section 17-105 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, may elect to

receive benefits which include the termination credit on the

member's declared future retirement date, or may elect to receive a

return of the purchase amount tendered, without interest.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3905 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3905
Payroll deductions
Status: in_force

Institutions, agencies, and boards in The Oklahoma State System

of Higher Education may withhold from the compensation payable for

the employee's services, with the consent of the employee, amounts

necessary for participation in the Oklahoma Teachers' Retirement

System, hospital and medical benefits, accident, health and life

insurance, annuities, United States Savings Bonds and other programs

authorized by such institutions, agencies, and boards; and it shall

be the duty of the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services and the State Treasurer to process amounts so

withheld in accordance with existing laws.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.210 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.210
Form to identify homeless children and youth — Annual
Status: in_force

report.

A. The State Department of Education Office of Federal Programs

shall, in conjunction with the Office of Planning and Coordination

for Services to Children and Youth Steering Committee established in

Section 601.6c of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, adopt a

standard form to be used by all school districts to identify

students who are homeless children and youth as defined in Section

600 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Beginning with the 2024-

2025 school year, the form shall be completed annually at enrollment

by the parent or guardian of a student or by the student if he or

she is not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian.

Districts shall report the results to the Department, in a manner

prescribed by the Department, no later than June 1 of each year.

B. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Department shall compile a

report of the number of students identified as being homeless, by

district and grade level. The report shall be distributed annually

to the Governor, Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives,

Chair of the House Common Education Committee, President Pro Tempore

of the Oklahoma State Senate, Chair of the Senate Education

Committee, and the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.508-5 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.508-5
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
Status: in_force

test.

A. Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, each public school

district and public charter school shall provide students in grades

ten through twelve an opportunity to take the Armed Services

Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test and consult with a military

recruiter.

B. The ASVAB test shall be scheduled during normal school day

hours at a time that limits conflicts with extracurricular

activities.

C. Each public school district and public charter school shall

provide each student in grades ten through twelve and his or her

parent or legal guardian with the date, time and location of the

scheduled administration of the ASVAB test.

D. A public school district and public charter school may elect

not to provide the ASVAB test if the district or charter school

provides an alternative test that:

1. Assesses a student's aptitude for success in a career field

other than a career field that requires postsecondary education;

2. Is free to administer;

3. Requires minimal training and support of district or charter

school faculty and staff to administer the test; and

4. Provides the student with a professional interpretation of

the test results that allows the student to explore occupations that

are consistent with his or her interests and skills and to develop

strategies to attain career goals.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3205.13 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3205.13
Process for collecting complaints
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Free Speech Committee shall develop a process of

collecting complaints of free speech violations on public university

campuses and advise complainants of their rights. Universities

shall publish contact information on how to report free speech

concerns to the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee on its website.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-118 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-118
Audit of state monies received by public school
Status: in_force

districts - Withholding from subsequent allocations.

A. The State Auditor and Inspector shall approve auditors who

shall audit the funds of the public school districts and the use

made of the monies thereof, and shall make such other audits as may

be required by the State Auditor and Inspector.

B. School districts and officers and employees thereof who

divert any monies received by a district from the purpose for which

the monies were apportioned to the district shall be jointly and

severally liable for any such diversion.

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C. If audits disclose that state monies have been illegally

apportioned to, or illegally disbursed or expended by, a school

district or any of its officers or employees, the State Board of

Education shall make demand that the monies be returned to the State

Treasurer by such school district. If the monies are not returned,

the State Board of Education shall withhold the unreturned amount

from subsequent allocations of state funds otherwise due the

district. The State Board of Education shall cause suit to be

instituted to recover for the state any monies illegally disbursed

or expended, if not otherwise recovered as provided herein.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-195.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-195.1
Continuing education for mathematics teachers –
Status: in_force

Implementation contingency – Verification of expenditure levels.

A. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Legislature to

establish a continuing education program whereby teachers employed

to teach mathematics may obtain certification in mathematics and

teachers certified to teach mathematics in the state may take higher

education courses in order to obtain the competencies needed to

enable the teacher to successfully complete the subject area

examinations and become certified to teach any of the core

curriculum mathematics courses recommended by the State Department

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of Education. The program shall pay up to One Hundred Dollars

($100.00) per credit hour up to a maximum of twenty-four (24) credit

hours for a teacher to take higher education courses in mathematics.

Teachers required to gain certification as provided in Section 6-

189.1 of this title shall be given priority in the funding for the

continuing education program. The purpose of the program is to

improve the knowledge and skills of teachers and to ensure that the

children of the state are taught by professional educators, fully

prepared in the area of mathematics.

B. Implementation of this section shall be contingent upon the

appropriation of state funds by the Legislature for the specific

purpose of implementing this section. Nothing in this section shall

prevent the State Board of Education or a school district board of

education from utilizing private, local, or federal funds to

implement this section.

C. Implementation of this section shall be delayed until the

current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public

elementary and secondary schools in unadjusted dollars for the 1998-

99 school year or any school year thereafter for Oklahoma, as

reported by the National Center for Education Statistics annually in

the Digest of Education Statistics, reaches at least ninety percent

(90%) of the regional average expenditure for that same year, and

funds are provided. For purposes of this section, the regional

average expenditure shall consist of the current expenditure per

pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary

schools in unadjusted dollars for each of the following states:

Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and

Texas, averaged together. By January 1 of each year, the State

Board of Education shall report whether or not the ninety-percent

expenditure level has been reached based on information reported

annually in the Digest of Education Statistics by the National

Center for Education Statistics. This section shall be implemented

on July 1 after the first January 1 report verifies that the ninety-

percent expenditure level has been reached and funds have been

provided for the specific purposes of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-145.10 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-145.10
Severability
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act are severable

and if any part or provision shall be held void, the decision of the

court so holding shall not affect or impair any of the remaining

parts or provisions of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-10-105.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-10-105.3
Parent education programs
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 519

A. The State Department of Education shall develop and

implement a program of parent education which provides

practical information and guidance to parents regarding

the development of language, cognition, social skills, and

motor development of young children. The program shall

be phased in so that services will be available to parents

of children under age three (3) in school districts

identified by the Department as having the greatest

numbers of children whose education is considered to be

high challenge. As funds are available the Department

shall expand the program so that services will be available

to the school sites identified by the Department as having

the greatest percentage of children qualifying for the free

or reduced school lunch program. The Department shall

expand the program each year if funding is available to

ensure that a parent education program is available to all

school districts. In evaluating new funding requests,

priority consideration shall be given to programs

demonstrating the greatest need combined with the

greatest commitment of community, foundation, and

corporate support.

B. The program shall emphasize the importance of the parents of

children as a child's first and most influential teachers. The

parent education programs currently offered in other states should

be examined as possible models for the Oklahoma program.

C. The State Department of Education shall provide or contract

with an organization to provide for technical assistance for

training and implementation of the program of parent education

developed by the Department pursuant to subsection A of this

section. To be eligible for a technical assistance contract, an

applicant shall be an affiliate member of a national organization or

association providing parent education training, have at least two

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(2) years' experience in implementation of a program of parent

education which provides practical information and guidance to

parents, and have at least one staff member with a degree above the

baccalaureate level who has expertise in Child Development or Early

Childhood Education. Technical assistance shall include assistance

with training on program organization, management, implementation,

and fundraising techniques for groups seeking to implement a program

of parent education and existing parent education programs

throughout the state. The technical assistance provider shall

compile a report utilizing data collected from the State Department

of Education on the status of parent education programs operating

pursuant to this section in Oklahoma, including the locations and

descriptions of the programs, the sources of funding for the

programs, and pending applications for funding. The report shall be

filed on or before April 1 of each year with the Governor, the

Legislature, and the State Board of Education.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-8005 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-8005
Adult Literacy Services Advisory Committee - Members
Status: in_force

A. The Adult Literacy Services Advisory Committee shall be

composed of fifteen (15) members:

1. The Governor shall appoint two members who are executives of

business or industry;

2. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint

one member to serve as cochair of the Committee who is a member of

the House of Representatives and one member who is a volunteer of a

local literacy program;

3. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint one

member to serve as cochair of the Committee who is a member of the

Senate and one member who is a volunteer of a local literacy

program;

4. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall appoint

two members who work with a local adult basic education program and

one member who is employed in the Lifelong Learning Section of the

State Department of Education;

5. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries shall

appoint one member who is employed in the Literacy Resource Office

of the Department of Libraries;

6. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Educational

Television Authority shall appoint one member;

7. The Director of the Center for the Study of Literacy at

Northeastern State University shall appoint one member;

8. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and

Technology Education shall appoint one member who is employed by the

Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education and who works

in adult education;

9. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services

shall appoint one member who is employed by the Department and is

knowledgeable about adult literacy and education needs; and

10. One member who serves as President of the Oklahoma Literacy

Coalition, Incorporated.

B. The Committee cochairs shall convene an organizational

meeting no later than August 31, 2000, at which time the Committee

may adopt rules governing its operation and elect other officers to

serve the Committee. The presence of seven members of the Committee

shall constitute a quorum.

C. Appointed members shall serve at the pleasure of the

appointing authority.

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D. Nonlegislative members of the Committee shall be reimbursed

by the appointing authority for travel expenses incurred in the

performance of their duties pursuant to the State Travel

Reimbursement Act.

E. Legislative members of the Committee shall be reimbursed by

their appointing authorities for necessary travel expenses incurred

in the performance of their duties in accordance with Section 456 of

Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-7-107 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-7-107
Disposition of property
Status: in_force

Once a school district has voted to dispense with grades one

through eight or one through twelve, it shall be illegal for the

board of education of such district to sell, exchange, trade, junk,

salvage, or otherwise dispose of any furniture, equipment, land,

buildings, or other such assets belonging to the school district

unless such sale, exchange, trade or disposal is made to, and only

to, another public school district in the State of Oklahoma. It

shall also be illegal for the board of education to expend the

school district's funds for any purpose after the end of the fiscal

year in which grades one through eight or one through twelve have

been dispensed with except in payment of legal transfer fees, bond

and property insurance premiums, utilities, salary of the clerk of

the board of education, audit expenses, and the expenses necessary

for the preservation and maintenance of school property; provided,

that a board or boards of education receiving the annexed district

shall have one (1) year after annexation to sell or convey the title

of land and buildings to a nonprofit corporation to be used for

community purposes after the same has been approved by a majority of

the electors of the annexed district, present and voting, at an

election called for such purpose; provided, that when such use

ceases, the title to said land and buildings shall be vested in the

receiving district or districts which shall be evidenced by

resolution of the annexed district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3502 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3502
East Central State College - Location
Status: in_force

The state educational institution located at Ada, known and

designated as East Central State College at Ada, shall continue at

the same location and its official name shall be East Central State

College.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-119 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-119
Officers of board - Encumbrance clerk and minute clerk -
Status: in_force

Bond.

A. Except for districts that elect a chair of the board

pursuant to Section 1 of this act, the board of education of each

school district shall elect from its membership at the first

regular, special or emergency meeting following the annual school

election and certification of election of new members, a president

and vice president, each of whom shall serve for a term of one (1)

year and until a successor is elected and qualified. The board

shall also elect a clerk and, in its discretion, a deputy clerk,

either of whom may be one of the members of the board, and each of

whom shall hold office during the pleasure of the board and each of

whom shall receive such compensation for services as the board may

allow. If the board elects a board clerk who is not one of the

members of the board, the board clerk may also be employed as the

encumbrance clerk and minute clerk. Provided, no superintendent,

principal, treasurer or assistant treasurer, instructor, or teacher

employed by such board shall be elected or serve as clerk or deputy

clerk of the board nor as encumbrance clerk or minute clerk except

that a treasurer or assistant treasurer may serve as a minute clerk.

No board member shall serve as encumbrance clerk or minute clerk.

The deputy clerk may perform any of the duties and exercise any of

the powers of the clerk with the same force and effect as if the

same were done or performed by the clerk. Before entering upon the

discharge of the duties of the deputy clerk, the deputy clerk shall

give a bond in a sum of not less than One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00) with good and sufficient sureties to be approved by the

board conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the

deputy clerk.

B. The board of education shall employ an encumbrance clerk and

minute clerk, both functions of which may be performed by the same

employee. The encumbrance clerk shall keep the books and documents

of the school district and perform such other duties as the board of

education or its committees may require. The minute clerk shall

keep an accurate journal of the proceedings of the board of

education and perform such other duties as the board of education or

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 280

its committees may require. The board of education may designate a

deputy minute clerk. The deputy minute clerk may perform any of the

duties and exercise any of the powers of the minute clerk with the

same force and effect as if the same were done or performed by the

minute clerk. Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of

the deputy minute clerk, the deputy minute clerk shall give a bond

in a sum of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) with good

and sufficient sureties to be approved by the board conditioned for

the faithful performance of the duties of the deputy minute clerk.

Before entering upon the discharge of their duties, the encumbrance

clerk and minute clerk shall each give a bond in a sum of not less

than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) with good and sufficient

sureties to be approved by the board conditioned for the faithful

performance of their duties. If both functions are performed by the

same person only one bond in a sum of not less than One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00) shall be required.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-204.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-204.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of the Education Leadership Oklahoma Act:

1. "Salary bonus" means additional monies granted to eligible

teachers as provided for in subsection I of Section 6-204.2 of this

title maintaining National Board certification;

2. "Salary increment" means the National Board certification

salary category as set forth in Section 3 of this act which is

granted to eligible teachers as provided for in subsection I of

Section 6-204.2 of this title maintaining National Board

certification;

3. "Certification" means National Board certification;

4. "Commission" means the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher

Preparation;

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5. "National Board" means the National Board for Professional

Teaching Standards;

6. "National Board certification" means National Board

certification as provided by the National Board for Professional

Teaching Standards; and

7. "Teacher" means a classroom teacher, counselor, or librarian

employed by a public school district on a full-time basis.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-8-101.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-8-101.1
Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 20 through 29 of this act shall be known and may be

cited as the “Education Open Transfer Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-21-109 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-21-109
Enforcement of act
Status: in_force

The Attorney General or any local prosecuting officer, at the

request of the Board or on his own motion, may bring any appropriate

action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction for the

enforcement of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4-201 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4-201
Transfer and preservation of records - Additional
Status: in_force

salaries.

All records of a former county superintendent of schools shall

be transferred to and are to be maintained and preserved by the

county clerk of the county, who shall designate a deputy, aide,

assistant or other employee of the county clerk's office to perform

such duties. The County Commissioners shall make space available in

which the records can be maintained, preserved and made secure.

Except for those records specifically required by state or federal

statutes to be kept confidential, public access shall be made

available to all of the records.

After the records of a former county superintendent of schools

are transferred to and the responsibility of maintaining the records

are assigned to a deputy, aide, assistant or other employee of the

county clerk's office, the county clerk and county commissioners of

the county shall recommend to the county excise board that

additional salary be considered for the employee based upon the

additional responsibilities if funds are available and approved.

Any additional salary of such employee shall be subject to the

limitations set forth in Section 180.65 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-821.6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-821.6
Operation of project by lessee or operator
Status: in_force

In the discretion of the governing body of such independent

school district (or within the discretion of the board of trustees,

if the Project is under control of a board of trustees) and for such

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1136

period of time as may be determined by such governing body or board

of trustees, such Project may be operated by, or leased for

operation to, a company, corporation, or individual, provided that

the fees, rent and tolls or rates charged for admission or use of

the Project shall be sufficient to yield in the aggregate money

necessary to pay the reasonable operation and maintenance expenses,

the annual consideration of rental, and a reasonable return to the

lessee or operator. The charges and tolls or rates to be charged by

such lessee or operator shall be under the control of the governing

body of the independent school district or such board of trustees as

the case may be. The annual consideration or lease rental to be

charged by the independent school district shall not be less than an

amount equal to the annual debt service requirements, plus an

additional amount to assure establishment and maintenance of the

reserves required in such resolution or Indenture. The operating or

lease contract may provide for payment of the annual consideration

or rental in monthly installments approximately equal, and that

failure to pay any required sum when due may be declared to be a

breach of contract entitling the independent school district (or

board of trustees), under regulations prescribed therein, to declare

the lease or operating contract forfeited and to take over the

operation and maintenance of such Project.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-124 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-124
Correctional institutions - Administration, supervision
Status: in_force

and instruction of vocational training programs.

The State Board of Career and Technology Education is hereby

directed to assume the administrative, supervisory and instructional

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 657

operations of all vocational training programs in correctional

institutions for which it receives funds.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4314 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4314
Student loans - Loan agreement - Delinquency charge -
Status: in_force

Attorney fees - Collection fees.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 14A of the Oklahoma

Statutes which otherwise limit enforceable charges for delinquent

payments and collection of delinquent loans which are granted to

students for educational costs while attending accredited

institutions in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, as

defined in the Oklahoma Constitution, Article XIII-A, Section 1, the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1641

loan agreement between the lender and the student who is borrowing

to attend such an institution may lawfully provide for the

collection of the following:

1. A delinquency charge on any installment not paid within ten

(10) days after its scheduled due date in an amount not exceeding

the greater of either Five Dollars ($5.00) or five percent (5%) of

the unpaid amount of the installment; and

2. Reasonable attorney's fees and fees paid to collection

agencies by the lender in the event the delinquent loan is referred

to an attorney or a commercial collection agency for collection.

Provided that this section shall apply only to education loans for

which the loan finance charge imposed under the agreement does not

exceed an annual percentage rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum

calculated according to the actuarial method.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.21 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-101.21
Standards of performance and conduct for teachers
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Education shall promulgate standards of

performance and conduct for teachers. A copy of such standards, any

amendments to such standards and any standards adopted by the board

of education of the school district shall be provided by the board

of education of each school district to each teacher on or before

April 10 of each year.

B. The State Board of Education shall include the statutory

grounds for dismissal and nonreemployment of career teachers within

this standards document.

C. Standards which may be adopted by the board of education of

a school district shall not conflict with state or federal law or

standards promulgated by the State Board of Education.

D. In determining whether or not the professional performance

of a teacher is adequate, the standards adopted by the State Board

of Education shall be considered. Consideration may be given to any

written standards of performance which have been adopted by any

other education-oriented organization or agency. Professional

performance or conduct of a teacher which is in compliance with

standards adopted by the State Board of Education or the local board

of education pursuant to Section 71 of this act shall not be

considered in support of any dismissal or nonreemployment action

against the teacher.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 356
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.34 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.34
Special license plates for automobiles furnished by
Status: in_force

dealers - Insurance - Liability.

(a) Each new motor vehicle loaned and furnished free of charge

by a licensed Oklahoma new car dealer to a school district or

institution of higher learning in Oklahoma to be used exclusively

for instructing pupils or used in the instruction of teachers in the

driver education and training program, including any vehicle used

exclusively for vocational agriculture purposes, conducted by such

school district or institution of higher learning may be operated

for such purpose with a special driver education training license

plate attached thereto. Such license plates shall be issued without

any charge therefor to school districts or institutions of higher

learning from the central office of the Oklahoma Tax Commission upon

application forms prescribed and furnished by the Commission, and

such plates shall be accounted for by the school district or

institution of higher learning to which issued, as the Tax

Commission may require. Said special license plates shall be used

only on such motor vehicles furnished free of charge by dealers and

used in the driver education program, including any vehicle used

exclusively for vocational agriculture purposes, and for no other

purpose except for garaging and safekeeping of said motor vehicle.

(b) The school district or institution of higher learning may

provide adequate insurance to cover such motor vehicle and its use

for such purposes, and the dealer owning and so furnishing same

shall not be liable for any personal injury or property damage

resulting from the use of any such motor vehicle while in the

possession of the school district or institution of higher learning,

its officials, employees or students.

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The use of such motor vehicles for said purposes by school

districts or institutions of higher learning is declared to be a

public governmental function and no action for damages shall be

brought against the school districts or institutions of higher

learning and the amount of damages, if any, recoverable against the

insurer and collectible from such insurer shall be limited to the

amount provided in the insurance contract. Provided that the

provisions hereof shall not be construed as creating any liability

whatever against any school district or institution of higher

learning which has not provided said insurance.

(c) Each new motor vehicle loaned and furnished free of charge

by a licensed Oklahoma new car dealer to a parochial, private or

nonpublic school in Oklahoma to be used exclusively for instructing

pupils in the driver education and training program may be operated

for such purpose with a special private driver education training

license plate attached thereto. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall

issue said license upon payment of a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) per

year. The ten-dollar fee shall be in addition to other fees

required by law, excluding the annual license fee established

pursuant to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act. The

revenue collected shall be apportioned as provided by law for such

motor vehicles. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall prescribe and

furnish application forms for such purpose and shall promulgate

rules and regulations for the issuance and revocation of said

license. The motor vehicles provided for in this subsection shall

not be subject to the provisions of Sections 1152 through 1155 of

Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-129.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-129.3
Short title - Patriotic Access to Students in Schools
Status: in_force

Act (PASS Act).

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

Access to Students in Schools Act (PASS Act)".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-104 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-104
Designation of district retained on records - When
Status: in_force

Only for the purpose of identifying a district that originally

incurred an indebtedness so as to avoid confusion in discharging

such indebtedness, the designation of a district when an

indebtedness was incurred may be retained in the records of the

county assessor, county treasurer, and other public officials

charged with the duty of levying and collecting taxes for the

payment of obligations of school districts irrespective of whether

such indebtedness has been assumed by another school district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-207 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-207
Oklahoma Mathematics Improvement Program
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Education shall establish the Oklahoma

Mathematics Improvement Program. The purpose of the program is to

improve student mastery of the subject matter standards adopted by

the State Board of Education for sixth-grade mathematics through

Algebra I by enhancing sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade public

school teachers' mastery of the subject matter content and process

skills.

B. For purposes of this section, "middle-level mathematics"

means the subject matter standards for sixth- through eighth-grade

mathematics and Algebra I.

C. Each sixth-, seventh-, or eighth-grade public school teacher

of a middle-level mathematics course who completes a professional

development program approved by the State Board of Education, as

authorized in subsection E of this section, shall receive a stipend

in the amount of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) if, prior or

subsequent to completion of the professional development program,

the teacher successfully completes the middle-level/intermediate

mathematics Oklahoma Subject Area Test administered by the Oklahoma

Commission for Teacher Preparation. The State Board of Education

shall provide the stipend to qualifying teachers who meet the

requirements of this section. The stipend shall not be included in

the calculation of the teacher's salary for purposes of meeting the

district or statutory minimum salary schedule or for purposes of

calculating Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma contributions or

benefits.

D. The State Department of Education shall issue a request for

proposals on or before October 1, 2005, seeking applications for the

Oklahoma Mathematics Improvement Program. The State Department of

Education shall review the applications for compliance with the

established requirements.

E. The State Board of Education may approve programs that meet

the requirements set forth in this subsection. Each participating

teacher shall take a preassessment to establish current subject

matter knowledge, and, based on the results of the preassessment,

the teacher will participate in one of the three programs listed

below:

1. Mathematics academies consisting of a minimum of forty (40)

contact hours of training and twenty (20) contact hours of follow-up

training through lesson study with identified mathematics

specialists on-site and through video technology.

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The mathematics academies shall incorporate both content

knowledge and process knowledge that shall be modeled for teachers

in the areas of problem-solving, reasoning, and critical thinking as

applied to the mathematical concepts in the subject matter

standards. The ultimate goal of the mathematics academies shall be

to significantly increase the number of children becoming proficient

in mathematics as demonstrated on assessments administered pursuant

to the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. The mathematics

academies shall be accepted for professional development purposes

and shall be defined as continuing education experiences that

consist of a minimum of forty (40) clock hours. The mathematics

academies shall be designed to provide instruction that includes

peer coaching;

2. Other programs including customized higher education courses

and/or on-line courses similar in scope and nature to those

described in this subsection designed to improve middle school

mathematics knowledge including Algebra I, as approved by the State

Board of Education; and

3. Small learning community lesson studies facilitated by a

mathematics coach and utilizing the Internet and video technology,

as approved by the State Board of Education.

F. On or before December 15, 2005, the State Department of

Education shall forward applications that the Department has

determined meet the requirements of this section to the State Board

of Education. On or before February 1, 2006, the Board shall award,

through a competitive bid process, one or more grants for

professional development programs approved by the Department.

G. The State Board of Education shall contract for independent

evaluations of programs funded pursuant to this section.

H. Beginning June 30, 2006, and each year thereafter for which

the Oklahoma Mathematics Improvement Program is funded, the State

Board of Education shall prepare and submit a report to the

Legislature and the Governor containing:

1. Descriptions of professional development programs approved

and funded through the Oklahoma Mathematics Improvement Program;

2. Number and amount of grants awarded;

3. Number of teachers completing approved programs;

4. Number of teachers successfully completing the Oklahoma

Subject Area Test for middle level/intermediate mathematics after

completion of a program created pursuant to this section;

5. Amount of stipends paid to teachers pursuant to this

section; and

6. Student achievement data for students in classes taught by

teachers completing one of the program options authorized pursuant

to this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-107 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-107
Revised editions - Late adoptions
Status: in_force

A. In the event that a publisher whose bid has been accepted

shall publish at any time before the expiration of the adoption

period a new or revised edition of the adopted textbook, the State

Textbook Committee may require such publisher to substitute such new

or revised edition for the adopted edition at a price to be mutually

agreed upon by the publisher and the State Textbook Committee, but

not in excess of the lowest price at which the same textbook will be

sold or offered for sale for the purpose of securing a state or

local selection or adoption elsewhere in the United States during

the twelve (12) months preceding the date of submitting such new or

revised edition. A contract shall be made for such new or revised

edition as for any other selection. Each bidder shall expressly

agree to this provision as a part of the bid and the contract

awarded if successful.

B. In the event that a publisher shall publish a textbook for a

subject during the period for which adoptions for that subject have

not expired, such publisher may submit a bid for such textbook at

the time and in the manner other bids are submitted. The State

Textbook Committee may adopt such book for the balance of the

adoption period and thereafter local textbook committees may adopt

such book.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-621.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-621.1
Purposes for which funds expended
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1044

The institutions of higher learning eligible for participation

in the Section Thirteen Fund and the New College Fund, as provided

in the Enabling Act, Sections 8 and 12; the Constitution of the

State of Oklahoma, Article XI, Sections 1 and 5; Title 70, Section

617, O.S. 1951; and Title 64, Section 355, O.S. 1951, are hereby

authorized to expend said funds from time to time as needs arise for

the construction and purchase of buildings, for the purchase of

equipment, and for other capital additions. The provisions of this

act shall be cumulative to existing laws.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3970.10 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3970.10
Limitations
Status: in_force

A. Nothing in this act shall be construed to:

1. Give a designated beneficiary any rights or legal interest

with respect to an account unless the designated beneficiary is the

account owner;

2. Guarantee that a designated beneficiary will be admitted to

a higher education institution or be allowed to continue enrollment

at or graduate from a higher education institution located in this

state after admission;

3. Establish state residency for a person merely because the

person is a designated beneficiary; or

4. Guarantee that amounts saved pursuant to the program will be

sufficient to cover the qualified higher education expenses of a

designated beneficiary.

B. Nothing in this act establishes any obligation of this state

or any agency or instrumentality of this state to guarantee for the

benefit of any account owner, contributor to an account or

designated beneficiary any of the following:

1. The return of any amounts contributed to an account;

2. The rate of interest or other return on any account;

3. The payment of interest or other return on any account; or

4. Tuition rates or the cost of related higher education

expenditures.

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C. Under rules adopted by the Board, every contract,

application, deposit slip or other similar document that may be used

in connection with a contribution to an account shall clearly

indicate that the account is not insured by this state and neither

the principal deposited nor the investment return is guaranteed by

this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2254 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2254
Skill-type programs
Status: in_force

Educational programs in practical nursing, cosmetology and other

skill-type programs requiring the completion of a certain number of

clock hours of training for licensing shall be the responsibility of

the technology center schools under the jurisdiction of the State

Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-110 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-110
Agents of school authorities - Payment or acceptance of
Status: in_force

bribes.

It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any officer or

employee of the State Board of Education, a member of a board of

education, or other person acting as an agent of the State Board of

Education or any board of education, or of any school teacher, or of

any person or organization, to pay or accept any fee, commission or

remuneration of any kind or character in payment for services

rendered in securing positions for teachers in any of the public

schools of this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-7-108 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-7-108
Federally owned reservations - Annexations
Status: in_force

Any federally owned reservation, or any portion thereof, within

the State of Oklahoma shall with the consent of the United States,

given by and through the commanding officer, superintendent, or

other officer having charge of such reservation, be attached to an

independent school district within the same transportation area for

school purposes in which such reservation and independent school

district are situated, upon the petition of the commanding officer,

superintendent, or other officer having charge of such reservation,

and with the consent of the board of education of such independent

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school district. The petition of such commanding officer,

superintendent, or other officer in charge of any such federally

owned reservation and the consent of such board of education shall

be filed with the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and

said Superintendent shall thereupon order such reservation to be

attached to such independent school district.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-202 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-202
Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases as used in this act shall have

the following meanings unless a different meaning is clearly

required by the context:

1. "Participating institution" means only the entities that

comprise a comprehensive university pursuant to Section 17-101 of

this title and which:

a. maintain an alternate retirement plan pursuant to the

provisions of this act, and

b. employ eligible employees;

2. "Alternate retirement plan" means any employee retirement

plan that is created solely to provide benefits for eligible

employees, as defined in this section, for periods of service on or

after July 1, 2004. Such retirement plan shall be a plan meeting

the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of

1986, as amended, operated pursuant to the provisions of this act;

3. "Board of regents" means the board or body designated by the

Oklahoma Constitution or by this title as the board of regents or

governing board of a comprehensive university that is a

participating institution;

4. "Eligible employee" means any employee of a participating

institution who (a) was initially appointed or hired after June 30,

2004, and (b) meets the eligibility requirements of the alternate

retirement plan of the participating institution that employs the

eligible employee. However, the term "eligible employee" does not

include a person whose employment is incidental to his or her

educational program or whose employment is not continuous. Such

eligible employees shall be eligible to participate in the alternate

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retirement plan if they make a one-time irrevocable written election

pursuant to this act; and

5. "One-time irrevocable written election" means a one-time

election made pursuant to this act by an eligible employee that

shall be in writing and irrevocable and shall cover all future

service with a participating institution regardless of a break in

service.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.282 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.282
Readiness screening program - Development and
Status: in_force

implementation.

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

readiness screening program to screen students enrolled in

kindergarten in the public schools of the state for readiness prior

to entry into first grade in a public school. Results of the

screening shall be made available to the child's parent or legal

guardian, teacher and school district administration.

B. The service centers shall provide assistance and training to

local schools to ensure effective procedures for readiness screening

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prior to first grade. Current knowledge and research information

concerning screening procedures, readiness, and disabilities in

early childhood shall be disseminated by the service centers.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3405.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3405.1
Muskogee branches - Connors State College of
Status: in_force

Agriculture and Applied Science - Northeastern State University.

A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall make

resident college credit courses and programs available to the people

of Muskogee.

B. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall

provide classes and programs through a branch of Connors State

College as the State Regents shall determine are appropriate, which

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

Connors State College shall be governed by the Board of Regents for

the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges and administered

through Connors State College.

C. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall

provide classes and programs through a branch of Northeastern State

University as the State Regents shall determine are appropriate,

which shall be established and located at Muskogee. The branch

campus of Northeastern State University shall be governed by the

Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges and administered through

Northeastern State University.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1-102 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1-102
Purpose of act
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Oklahoma School Code is to provide for a

state system of public school education and for the establishment,

organization, operation and support of such state system.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-13-128 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-13-128
Data collection and reporting
Status: in_force

The data collection requirements concerning children with

disabilities which are currently utilized by the State Department of

Education upon the effective date of this act shall also be utilized

to meet the data collection and reporting requirements for the State

of Oklahoma under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act (IDEA). Further, the Oklahoma State Department of

Health, the Department of Human Services and the Department of

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall fulfill the data

collection and reporting requirements established by the United

States Department of Education pursuant to Part C of the Individuals

with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for early intervention

services provided by their respective agencies pursuant to the

purposes of the Oklahoma Early Intervention Act. The lead agency

shall provide technical assistance to the agencies in this endeavor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1746 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1746
Utilization of resources and personnel - Federal
Status: in_force

participation.

The School for the Deaf and the Vocational Rehabilitation

Division are hereby authorized to operate an evaluation and

rehabilitation center for deaf people in such a manner and on such a

basis that will permit the best possible utilization of the

resources, personnel, and monies that are available; and in the

furtherance of this project the School for the Deaf and the

Vocational Rehabilitation Division are authorized to use any and all

funds, from whatever source, under their control and to do

everything necessary to secure maximum Federal participation for

such project.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3213 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3213
Murray State College branch campus at Ardmore
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall make

educational program resources available to the people in the Ardmore

area through a branch campus of Murray State College known as

"Murray State College at Ardmore". Funds and accounts established

for servicing the fiscal operations of the institution formerly

known as the University Center of Southern Oklahoma shall be subject

to the direct supervision, management, and control of the Board of

Regents of Murray State College as provided in subsection B of this

section. The people locally shall provide suitable physical plant

accommodations for the program.

B. The Board of Regents of Murray State College created in

Section 3407.2 of this title shall serve as the administrative

agency for the institution formerly known as the University Center

of Southern Oklahoma, now known as Murray State College at Ardmore

pursuant to Section 4 of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-154 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-154
Approval of budget - Estimates of revenues and
Status: in_force

expenditures.

For a school district acting in accordance with the School

District Budget Act, within the thirty-day period preceding the

beginning of each fiscal year, a budget for the school district

shall be approved by the governing body. The chief executive

officer may require any other officer or employee who is charged

with the management or control of any department or office of the

school district to furnish estimates for the fiscal year covering

estimated revenues and expenditures of the department or office on

or before a date set by the chief executive officer.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.196.7 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.196.7
Student management of diabetes at school -
Status: in_force

Designated private area.

A. In accordance with the diabetes medical management plan of a

student, a school shall permit the student to attend to the

management and care of the diabetes of the student, which may

include:

1. Performing blood glucose level checks;

2. Administering insulin through the insulin delivery system

used by the student;

3. Treating hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia;

4. Possessing on the person of the student at any time any

supplies or equipment necessary to monitor and care for the diabetes

of the student; and

5. Otherwise attending to the management and care of the

diabetes of the student in the classroom, in any area of the school

or school grounds, or at any school-related activity.

B. Each school shall provide a private area where the student

may attend to the management and care of the student’s diabetes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-695.9 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-695.9
Oklahoma Student Loan Bonds - Oklahoma Student Loan
Status: in_force

Notes.

Upon determination that a need exists under the Oklahoma Student

Loan Act, the Authority shall by resolution provide for the issuance

of negotiable revenue bonds called the "Oklahoma Student Loan Bonds"

or the issuance of notes called the "Oklahoma Student Loan Notes",

or both. The bonds of each issue shall be dated and bear interest

as prescribed by the Authority. The bonds shall mature serially or

otherwise not later than thirty (30) years from their date and may

be redeemable before maturity at the option of the Authority at

prices and under terms and conditions fixed by the Authority in its

resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds. The resolution

shall also determine the form of the bonds, including the form of

any interest coupon to be attached thereto, and shall fix the

denominations of the bonds and the place of the payment of the

principal and interest thereon. The bonds shall be executed on

behalf of the Authority payable only from the funds specified in the

Oklahoma Student Loan Act, and shall not be payable from funds

received or to be received from taxation. The bonds shall be signed

by the chairman and the secretary of the Authority in accordance

with the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act.

Interest coupons shall bear the facsimile signature of the secretary

of the Authority. If any officer whose manual or facsimile

signature appears on any bond or coupon ceases to be an officer

before delivery of the bonds, the signature is valid as if he had

remained in office until the delivery had been made. The resolution

may provide for registration of the bonds as to ownership and for

successive conversion and reconversion from registered to bearer

bonds and vice versa. Before any bonds are delivered to the

purchasers, the record pertaining thereto shall be examined by the

Attorney General, and the record and bonds shall be approved by him.

After approval, the bonds shall be registered with the Authority.

After approval and delivery to the purchasers, the bonds shall

constitute obligations of the Authority, and are negotiable

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instruments under the laws of the state. The bonds may be sold at

public or private sale by the Authority at prices and in accordance

with procedures and terms it determines to be advantageous and

reasonably obtainable. The Authority may provide for replacement of

any bond which may be mutilated or destroyed.

Neither the bonds issued under this act nor any loans made

pursuant hereto shall be guaranteed by the State of Oklahoma, and

the state shall not place the full faith and credit under obligation

under the terms of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2-115 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-2-115
Contributions and expenditures reports
Status: in_force

Every campaign committee and every school district political

committee shall file a report of contributions and expenditures with

the Ethics Commission subject to the same requirements as set forth

for candidate committees and political action committees,

respectively, required to file reports of contributions and

expenditures under Rules of the Ethics Commission promulgated

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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, § 70-15-104 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-15-104
Form - Provision for collection of annual tax
Status: in_force

The said bonds shall contain all necessary provisions as to

form; and such school district shall, before or at the time of the

issuance of the same, provide for the collection of an annual tax

sufficient to pay the interest on such indebtedness as it falls due,

and also to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the

principal thereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-100 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-100
Renumbered as § 24-100.5 of this title by Laws 2002, c
Status: in_force

149, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3315 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3315
Short title
Status: in_force

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

Register of Natural Heritage Areas Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-204 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-204
Short title
Status: in_force

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

Leadership Oklahoma Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3980.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3980.1
Short title
Status: in_force

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

Education Promise of Excellence Act of 2005”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-155 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-155
Nature and contents of budget - Budget summary and
Status: in_force

message - Hearing - Effect of adoption - Tax levies.

A. The school district budget shall represent a complete plan

for the school district and shall present information necessary and

proper to disclose the financial position and condition of the

school district and the revenues and expenditures thereof, both past

and anticipated.

B. A school district budget shall contain a budget summary. It

shall also be accompanied by a budget message which shall explain

the budget and describe its important features. It shall contain at

least the following in tabular form for each fund:

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1. Actual revenues and expenditures for the immediate prior

fiscal year;

2. Revenues and expenditures for the current fiscal year as

shown by the budget for the current year as adopted or amended; and

3. Estimates of revenues and expenditures for the budget year.

C. The school district governing body shall hold a public

hearing on the proposed budget within forty-five (45) days preceding

the beginning of the budget year. Notice of the date, time and

place of the hearing, together with the proposed budget summary,

shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the

school district not less than five (5) days before the date of the

hearing. The clerk of the board shall make available a sufficient

number of copies of the proposed budget as the governing body shall

determine and shall have them available for review or for

distribution at the office of the chief financial officer. At the

public hearing on the budget any person may present to the governing

body comments, recommendations or information on any part of the

proposed budget.

D. The adopted budget shall be in effect no later than the

first day of the fiscal year to which it applies. The budget as

adopted and filed with the State Auditor and Inspector shall

constitute an appropriation for each fund, and the appropriation

thus made shall not be used for any other purpose except as provided

by law.

E. Each school district shall amend the original budget after

June 30 of each year after the June financial activity has been

recorded, the annual Foundation and Salary Incentive Aid allocation

has been released, and the property tax valuations have been

certified for all affected counties within the school district. The

amended budget shall include all of the following information which

is applicable:

1. Valuation of the school district by county and

classification, excluding homestead exemptions;

2. Bonded debt and judgments outstanding, including interest

rates by maturity;

3. Matured debt and judgments;

4. Sinking fund balance, including cash and investments;

5. Sinking fund levy calculations, including surplus/deficit,

principal accrual, annual interest, judgment installment and

interest, total net levy and delinquency;

6. Levies in millage for general fund, building fund and

sinking fund;

7. Millage adjustment factor, if applicable;

8. Previous year sinking fund collections, including total

proceeds as certified, additions or deductions, reserve for

delinquent tax, reserve for protest pending, tax apportioned, net

balance in process of collection, and excess collections; and

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9. Surplus analysis, including itemized sources of excess and

deductions.

F. At the time required by law, the county excise board shall

levy the taxes necessary for the school district general fund,

building fund and sinking fund for the budget year pursuant to

Sections 397 and 399 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and for

the school district general and building funds for the budget year

pursuant to Section 9 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3421 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3421
Foundation for research and other projects
Status: in_force

The Board may authorize any university or college under its

supervision, management, or control to create and incorporate a

Research Foundation for the purpose of centralizing all research

work, and other projects, and receiving gifts and endowments for

research work, and other projects, and receiving earnings and

profits from any research work, and other projects.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-117 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-117
State Aid - Apportionment
Status: in_force

All apportionments of State Aid to school districts shall be

made by the State Board of Education through its Director of

Finance, who shall not knowingly make any apportionment or

disbursement of State Aid funds which is not authorized by law. Any

State Aid funds illegally disbursed by the Director of Finance shall

be returned to the State Treasurer by the school district receiving

such funds, or legal action shall be instituted in the name of the

state against such school district or on the bond of the Director of

Finance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-110 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-11-110
Coursework inventory - Approved credit towards
Status: in_force

graduation.

The State Board of Education shall conduct an inventory of all

coursework approved for credit for graduation in each school

district and establish criteria by which such courses are approved.

It is the intent of the Legislature that only academic

coursework, including vocational education courses, shall be

approved for credit toward graduation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-118.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-118.1
Budget and operations performance reviews
Status: in_force

A. The Office of Educational Quality and Accountability is

hereby authorized to conduct a performance review program to

determine the effectiveness and efficiency of the budget and

operations of school districts that have:

1. Administrative service costs which are above the expenditure

limits established for school districts in Section 18-124 of this

title or have total expenditures in excess of the district's adopted

budget;

2. A district academic performance data score, calculated

pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as

amended or reauthorized, that is below the state average academic

performance data;

3. Had a request for a performance review submitted by the

Governor or the State Superintendent of Public Instruction;

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4. A district student eligibility rate for free or reduced-

price meals under the National School Lunch Act that is above the

state average; or

5. Submitted a request for a performance review subsequent to a

majority vote of the district's board of education.

B. Funds appropriated by the Legislature to the Office of

Educational Quality and Accountability may be expended to fulfill

the provisions of this section. The Office of Educational Quality

and Accountability may contract with an outside entity or hire

personnel to assist in the development and design of the program.

The Office of Educational Quality and Accountability may contract

with outside entities to assist in conducting performance review

programs. Such entities shall be chosen through a competitive bid

process. Invitations to bid for the performance reviews shall be

open to any public or private entity. Contracts for performance

reviews shall not be done on a sole source basis.

C. 1. If a performance review is conducted as authorized

pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 4 of subsection A of this section,

the entire cost of the review shall be borne by the Office of

Educational Quality and Accountability.

2. If a school district requests a performance review, as

authorized pursuant to paragraph 5 of subsection A of this section,

twenty-five percent (25%) of the entire cost of the review shall be

borne by the school district and seventy-five percent (75%) of the

cost of the review shall be borne by the Office of Educational

Quality and Accountability.

3. Districts shall be selected for review by the Commission for

Educational Quality and Accountability contingent upon the

availability of funding.

D. The Office of Educational Quality and Accountability shall

engage in follow-up, outreach and technical assistance to help

school districts and others understand, interpret, and apply the

recommendations and best practices resulting from performance

reviews conducted pursuant to this section.

E. After a performance review of a school district is completed

by the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability, the school

district may implement all or part of the recommendations contained

in the review.

F. If a school district experiences a cost savings that is

directly attributable to implementation of performance review

recommendations, the cost savings shall be expended by the school

district for classroom expenses. Classroom expenses shall include

but are not limited to teacher salaries and purchasing textbooks,

teaching material, technology and other classroom equipment.

Classroom expenditures shall not include administrative services as

defined in Section 18-124 of this title or for equipment or

materials for administrative staff.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-195.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-195.2
Mathematics professional development programs
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the availability of funds, the Oklahoma

Commission for Teacher Preparation shall develop and administer

mathematics professional development programs which will be provided

for any teacher who became certified to teach in elementary

education or early childhood education prior to July 1, 2001, and is

serving as a teacher in a public school in this state in

kindergarten through third grade. The purpose of the professional

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 461

development program shall be to improve the knowledge and skills of

the teachers and to ensure that the elementary grade students of the

state are taught by professional educators fully prepared in the

area of mathematics.

B. Any professional development program offered to teachers

pursuant to the provisions of this section shall:

1. Be scientifically research-based professional development;

and

2. Meet state law requirements for professional development

administered by the Commission.

C. The professional development program offered to teachers

pursuant to the provisions of this section shall address both

content skill and methodology, and may contain a technology

component.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-183 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-183
Issuance, approval, etc. of check, warrant or
Status: in_force

certificate in excess of approved estimate of expenses – Violation –

Penalties.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 330

Any treasurer who shall willfully or knowingly register or pay a

warrant, check or certificate of indebtedness, issued in excess of

the estimate made and approved by the excise board for the current

fiscal year or in excess of a bond issue for such purpose, shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a

fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by

imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year or by

both the fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-114.8 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-114.8
Expiration of collective bargaining agreement -
Status: in_force

Prohibition of reduction of wages, hours, fringe benefits or other

benefits in agreement - Exceptions to prohibition.

During the twelve-month period following the expiration of a

collective bargaining agreement, no district board of education may

reduce the wages, hours, fringe benefits or other terms and

conditions of employment for any category of employees that were

agreed to in the expired collective bargaining agreement, except

pursuant to a subsequent collective bargaining agreement or pursuant

to implementation of the plan filed by the district board of

education with the State Superintendent of Public Instruction

following exhaustion of the negotiations impasse process as provided

in Section 509.7 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-117.3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-117.3
Average daily attendance
Status: in_force

Students who reside within the boundaries of a school district

located in this state, but who have attended school in a contiguous

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 271

school district located in an adjacent state, shall be included in

the average daily attendance of the school district located in this

state for the purpose of calculation and payment of all state aid

and for the distribution of all other revenue required by law to be

apportioned on an average daily attendance basis.

Under no circumstances shall students who reside outside of the

State of Oklahoma be counted as ADM for the purpose of calculation

of State Aid in Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-122.9 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-6-122.9
Issuance of certificates for individuals with
Status: in_force

alternative certification to teach in the area of mild-moderate or

severe-profound disabilities or comprehensive special education.

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Board

of Education shall issue a standard certificate in the area of mild-

moderate disabilities, severe-profound disabilities or comprehensive

special education to any individual certified via an alternative

certification route in early childhood education or elementary

education who has:

1. Earned a bachelor's level college degree from an accredited

institution of higher education;

2. Successfully completed the mild-moderate disabilities,

severe-profound disabilities or comprehensive special education

competency examinations; and

3. Submitted an application and payment of the required

certification fee.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and with the

exception of paraprofessionals under the Career Development areas,

the State Board of Education shall issue a standard certificate in

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 393

the area of mild-moderate disabilities, severe-profound disabilities

or comprehensive special education to any individual certified via

an alternative certification route in a core academic area, which

includes Mathematics, Science, English, Language Arts, History,

Foreign Language, Music, Art, Elementary Education and Early

Childhood Education, who has:

1. Earned a bachelor's level college degree from an accredited

institution of higher education;

2. Successfully completed the mild-moderate disabilities,

severe-profound disabilities or comprehensive special education

competency examinations; and

3. Submitted an application and payment of the required

certification fee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4002.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-4002.1
Legislative approval of bond issue
Status: in_force

Legislative approval expressed by concurrent resolution, except

as provided by Section 121, Chapter 189, O.S.L. 1993, shall be

required prior to commencing any action in anticipation of issuance

by a Board of Regents of revenue bonds authorized by Section 4002 of

Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any other bonds authorized by

law to be issued by such Boards. The provisions of this section

shall not apply to revenue bonds issued for the purpose of

refundings or defeasance of existing revenue bonds.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.52 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.52
Legislative intent
Status: in_force

It is the intention of the Legislature to provide for the

improvement of the public schools of Oklahoma:

(a) by increasing the amount of state financial aid to local

school districts;

(b) by encouraging local school districts to make a maximum

effort to increase their local financial support of their own public

schools in each such school district;

(c) by encouraging local school districts to initiate and

maintain free public kindergartens without compelling such

kindergartens;

(d) by basing state financial aid upon the child and not upon

the classroom unit, the teacher or any other factor;

(e) by strengthening the partnership between the state and the

local school districts in the fulfillment of their joint obligation

to provide education for Oklahoma's children; and

(f) by preserving the autonomy of each local school district and

the citizens thereof to decide the kind and quality of education to

be provided for the children of that district.

It is the further intention of the Legislature to increase and

improve the educational opportunities of the children of Oklahoma

through increased financial support of the public schools in order

to allow local school districts more ample funds:

(a) to increase the compensation of teachers;

(b) to reduce the nonteaching duties of teachers;

(c) to reduce class sizes;

(d) to improve, enlarge and enrich curriculum;

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(e) to provide special education for children with learning

disabilities; and

(f) to encourage local school districts to initiate and maintain

free public kindergartens without compelling such, while preserving

to each local school district and the citizens thereof a maximum

autonomy in determining which needs are most important and the

priorities of such needs as to available funds. This Act should be

administered, interpreted and construed liberally to effectuate

these purposes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-625.12 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-625.12
Scholarship - Conditions for eligibility
Status: in_force

A. A student may be eligible to apply for and be granted a

scholarship under the community and state matching program when the

following conditions are met:

1. That the student desires a scholarship to cover the costs

and expenses of pursuing the degree of Doctor of Medicine or the

degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at any accredited school of

medicine or school of osteopathic medicine in the United States of

America;

2. That the student is a bona fide resident of the State of

Oklahoma;

3. That the student desires and agrees to practice his

profession in the community in Oklahoma providing the initial funds

and subject to the terms and conditions of the contract between the

student and the community and the contract between the student and

the state;

4. That the student is a person of good moral character;

5. That the student has a capacity to profit by the course of

study for which he seeks aid;

6. That the student has successfully completed the program of

instruction prerequisite for admission to or continuation in the

program of study provided for in this act and has applied and been

accepted or is currently a student at an accredited school of

medicine or school of osteopathic medicine;

7. That the personal financial resources of the student are

such that he can demonstrate need for assistance to pursue

successfully the course of study in which he is engaged; and

8. That the student submits proof that he has not accepted or

will not accept any other scholarship assistance which has a

conflicting service obligation requirement.

In determining an applicant student's capacity to profit by the

course of study he desires to pursue, the Commission shall consider

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his previous scholastic record, the results of examinations

conducted under the provisions of this act, and the results of

interviews and such other tests or examinations which the Commission

may deem advisable.

In establishing an applicant student's financial need, the

Commission shall conduct a thorough and complete investigation of

the financial resources of the applicant and his family.

B. The method of payment of funds to each student participating

in the scholarship program shall be in accordance with rules

formulated by the Commission governing the grants for each type of

scholarship involved.

C. Each scholarship shall be renegotiated annually by the

Commission to determine if a change has occurred in the ability of

the community to match funds at the agreed level or if a change has

occurred in the student's financial need or desire to practice in

the community providing the initial funds. Each scholarship may be

renewed annually for the number of years required to complete the

course of study in which the recipient is engaged. The Commission

shall grant such an annual renewal only upon the recipient's

application and upon the Commission's finding that the student has

completed successfully the work of the preceding year and presented

evidence that he is a student in good standing, and that he remains

a resident of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.508-3 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.508-3
Exemptions for MSCD students
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education, in consultation with experts

in the education and assessment of students with the

most significant cognitive disabilities (MSCD), shall

promulgate rules providing for exemptions from the

mandated tests administered pursuant to the Oklahoma

School Testing Program Act for students with MSCD on an

individualized education program (IEP) that directs that

the student is to be assessed with alternate achievement

standards through the Oklahoma Alternate Assessment

Program (OAAP) who otherwise demonstrates

satisfactory knowledge in that subject.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3233 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3233
Website link to Oklahoma State Regents Employment
Status: in_force

Outcomes Dashboard.

A. Each educational institution within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education shall make available on its website an

electronic link to the Oklahoma State Regents Employment Outcomes

Dashboard. The Oklahoma State Regents Employment Outcomes Dashboard

shall include, at a minimum:

1. Employment data of graduates from institutions within The

Oklahoma State System of Higher Education;

2. Wages and earnings information for each major and degree

offered by any institution within The Oklahoma State System of

Higher Education of graduates employed in Oklahoma upon graduation;

3. Employment outcomes by county and industry code; and

4. A supplemental link to the United States Bureau of Labor

Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook.

B. As used in this section, "educational institution" means any

public 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.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.160 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-1210.160
Abuse-prevention instructional programs
Status: in_force

A. All public schools may establish an abuse-prevention

instructional program for students, consistent with this section.

The content of instruction shall be at the discretion of the school

board; provided, that the instructional program shall:

1. Provide developmental and age-appropriate curriculum to

teach children risk-reduction strategies including, but not limited

to:

a. how to identify dangerous situations,

b. personal boundary violations,

c. how to refuse approaches and invitations,

d. how to summon help, and

e. what to do if abuse occurs;

2. Be offered annually to reinforce and build on skills learned

the previous year;

3. Involve students as active learning participants;

4. Have the capacity to be delivered by a wide range of

personnel including teachers, school counselors, prevention agency

educators, and other professionals;

5. Include evidence-informed curriculum;

6. Include an evaluation component that utilizes a pre- and

post-program surveys or testing of the students to measure the

acquisition of the lessons taught;

7. Provide instruction that is culturally sensitive and

adaptable; and

8. Encourage parental involvement within the abuse prevention

program to include, but not be limited to, information on child

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abuse prevention, risk-reduction techniques, abuse reporting, and

support service availability.

B. Pursuant to the Parents' Bill of Rights, Section 2001 et

seq. of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes, no student shall be

required to participate in an abuse-prevention instructional

program. Failure to participate shall not, by itself, be grounds

for a referral to the Department of Human Services pursuant to

Section 1-2-101 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-200.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-18-200.1
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 70-18-200.1v1 (HB 2890, Laws 2021, c. 488, § 1)

OS 70-18-200.1v2 (HB 1086, Laws 2025, c. 285, § 2)
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-695.16 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-695.16
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provisions of this act, the Authority may

adopt such rules and regulations as they deem necessary in order to

comply with federal laws and regulations governing the Federally

Insured Student Loan Program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-123 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-16-123
Soliciting or receiving bribes - Punishment
Status: in_force

Any member of the State Board of Education and any member of the

State Textbook Committee who directly or indirectly solicits,

receives or agrees to receive any money, goods, bribe, present,

reward or any valuable thing whatsoever with the intent, and which

will have the effect, to influence a decision on any question,

matter, cause or proceeding in the selection or adoption of any

textbook or series of textbooks provided for in this article, upon

conviction, shall be guilty of a felony.

Any superintendent of schools, any member of a board of

education, and any member of a local textbook committee who directly

or indirectly solicits, receives or agrees to receive any money,

goods, bribe, present, reward or any valuable thing whatsoever with

the intent and which will have the effect to influence a decision on

any question, matter, cause or proceeding in the selection or

adoption of any textbook or series of textbooks, upon conviction,

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of

not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 705

the county jail for a term of not to exceed six (6) months, or both

such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-820.19 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-820.19
Relation to electronic signatures in global and
Status: in_force

national commerce act.

RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL

COMMERCE ACT.

The Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act modifies, limits or

supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce

Act, 15 U.S.C., Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit or

supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C., Section 7001(c), or

authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in

Section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C., Section 7003(b).
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-628.6 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-628.6
Jane Brooks School for the Deaf
Status: in_force

The State Regents should allocate to the Oklahoma College of

Liberal Arts, from appropriations made by the Legislature, funds as

needed for special support of the Jane Brooks School for the Deaf as

a laboratory for the training of special education teachers at this

institution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-158 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-24-158
Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment Survey
Status: in_force

A. The "Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment Survey" means the

biennial mental health prevention survey of public school students

in grades six, eight, ten, and twelve managed by the Department of

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

B. Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, and biennially

thereafter, public schools shall administer the Oklahoma Prevention

Needs Assessment Survey, or an alternative survey as provided in

subsection D of this section, for the purpose of providing direction

to schools, school districts, and communities to effectively improve

the lives of students regarding a variety of issues with a focus on

alcohol, tobacco, other drug use, mental health, academic failure,

and violence.

C. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

shall maintain the Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment Survey and

shall provide technical assistance for schools in survey

administration, reporting, planning, and development of school

mental health prevention and intervention strategies informed by the

survey results.

D. If a school or school district chooses to administer an

alternative survey or assessment tool to fulfill the purpose

described in subsection B of this section, it may apply for a waiver

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through the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Services.

E. The school district superintendent or his or her designee

shall provide prior written notification to the parents or legal

guardians of students to be administered the Oklahoma Prevention

Needs Assessment Survey or an alternative survey or assessment tool

adopted pursuant to subsection D of this section. The notification

shall include information to parents and legal guardians that they

may opt their student out of the survey or assessment tool by

providing written notice to the school district.

F. Prior to the biennial administration of the Oklahoma

Prevention Needs Assessment Survey, the Department of Mental Health

and Substance Abuse Services shall submit the survey to the

President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, the Speaker of

the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the chairs of the committees

with responsibility over common education in both houses of the

Legislature, and the chairs of the committees with responsibility

over public health in both houses of the Legislature.

G. The provisions of this section shall be subject to the

availability of federal funding. If federal funding is insufficient

to provide the Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment Survey to public

schools on a biennial basis, administration of the survey shall not

be required.

H. The Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and

the State Board of Education may promulgate rules as necessary to

carry out the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-14-201 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-14-201
Oklahoma Education Commission
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created until November 1, 2027, the Oklahoma

Education Commission.

B. The Commission shall consist of seventeen (17) members to be

appointed as follows:

1. A member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives shall be

appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives;

2. A member of the Oklahoma State Senate shall be appointed by

the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate;

3. The Director of the Department of Corrections, or his or her

designee;

4. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, or his

or her designee;

5. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Educational

Television Authority, or his or her designee;

6. Four members with expertise in online and educational

innovation shall be appointed by the Chancellor of Higher Education,

one of whom shall be a representative of the Oklahoma State Regents

for Higher Education, one of whom shall be a representative of a

research institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education, one of whom shall be a representative of a regional

institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,

and one of whom shall be a representative of a community college

within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education;

7. Four members with expertise in effective approaches to

classroom instruction and learning or educational innovation shall

be appointed by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, one

of whom shall represent the State Department of Education, one of

whom shall be a school district administrator, one of whom shall be

a certified classroom teacher, and one of whom shall be a high

school student; and

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8. Four members with expertise in effective approaches to

career and technology education instruction and learning or

educational innovation shall be appointed by the Director of the

Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, one of whom

shall represent the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology

Education, one of whom shall be an administrator of a state

technology center school or college, one of whom shall be a

certified teacher at a state technology center school or college,

and one of whom shall be a student enrolled at a state technology

center school or college.

C. The Commission shall hold an organizational meeting not

later than ninety (90) days after the effective date of this act.

The member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives shall serve as

chair of the Commission and the member of the Oklahoma State Senate

shall serve as vice-chair. A quorum of the membership of the

Commission shall be required to approve any final action of the

Commission. For purposes of this section, nine members shall

constitute a quorum.

D. The Commission may meet as often as required to perform the

duties imposed upon it, but shall meet at least quarterly.

E. The Commission shall engage multiple stakeholders in

research, evaluation, and information sharing to conduct a study on

how to improve the quality of instruction and learning through

distance and remote modalities. Topic areas of the study shall

include, but not be limited to:

1. Support infrastructure;

2. Open education resources;

3. Compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act;

4. Professional development; and

5. Modality research.

F. The Commission shall be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting

Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

G. Members of the Commission shall not receive compensation or

travel reimbursement.

H. The Oklahoma House of Representatives shall provide staff

and administrative support for the Commission.

I. The Commission shall submit a report of its findings and

recommendations no later than November 1, 2027, to the Governor, the

President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, and the Speaker

of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-114 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-114
County treasurer as district treasurer - Local and
Status: in_force

assistant local treasurer - Estimate of needs - Charge for services.

A. The county treasurer of each county shall be the treasurer

of all school districts in the county, except that the board of

education of a school district may appoint a local treasurer for the

school district and, in its discretion, an assistant local treasurer

of the district, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the

board for such compensation as the board may determine. The

assistant local treasurer may perform any of the duties and exercise

any of the powers of the local treasurer with the same force and

effect as if the same were done or performed by the local treasurer.

Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the assistant

treasurer, the assistant treasurer shall give a bond in such amount

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as the board of education may designate, with good and sufficient

sureties to be approved by the board, conditioned for the faithful

performance of his or her duties. A local treasurer or assistant

local treasurer need not be a resident of the school district where

appointed to serve, although any local treasurer or assistant local

treasurer shall be a resident of this state. Nothing herein shall

prevent a local treasurer or assistant local treasurer from being

appointed for more than one school district.

B. Whenever a county treasurer is designated as the treasurer

for a school district, the county treasurer may elect to charge for

such services. If charges are assessed, the treasurer shall prepare

a special estimate of needs each fiscal year, covering all

expenditures of the office on behalf of any school districts for

which the county treasurer serves as treasurer. The estimate for

treasurer services shall be itemized by personal services and

maintenance and operation expenditures and shall be filed with the

county excise board. In reviewing and approving this estimate, the

county excise board shall authorize and levy amounts for treasurer

services which in the judgment of the board will be sufficient to

perform the services. The board shall apportion the cost among the

school districts for which the treasurer services are to be charged

in the ratio which each school district's total appropriations for

the preceding year bears to the total appropriations of all such

school districts receiving treasurer services for the preceding

year. The amounts shall be included in, or added to, the estimates

of needs or budget of each such school district. The amount as

approved and appropriated by the county excise board shall be paid

by the school district, by appropriate warrants, to the county for

deposit in the county general fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-7-202 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-7-202
Application of act
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Oklahoma School Consolidation and

Annexation Act shall apply only to school districts whose entire

territory has been annexed to one or more existing school districts

or which have been created by the consolidation of two or more

existing school districts in accordance with the provisions of

Section 7-101 et seq. of this title or to school districts which

have entered into a mutual contract with a superintendent as

authorized pursuant to Section 5-106A of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-621.2 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-621.2
Partial invalidity
Status: in_force

It is the intention of the Legislature to enact each and every

part of this act and if any section, paragraph, sentence, item, or

clause of this act shall for any reason be held unconstitutional

such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining

portions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-167 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-3-167
Exemption from participation in advisory council or
Status: in_force

committee.

A. 1. The State Board of Education shall exempt all school

districts from or waive any policy, rule or law which requires

school districts to form, convene, or participate in any advisory

council or committee, including but not limited to the requirement

to convene an advisory council when preparing the school improvement

plan as set forth in Section 5-117.4 of this title.

2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall cease

to be effective during the fiscal year which begins on the July 1

immediately succeeding the legislative session during which the

measure appropriating monies to the State Board of Education for the

financial support of public schools is enacted as law and such

appropriation amount is at least Fifty Million Dollars

($50,000,000.00) greater than the amount of money appropriated to

the State Board of Education for the financial support of public

schools for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, pursuant to

Chapter 146, O.S.L. 2018. Provided, the Fifty Million Dollars

($50,000,000.00) shall not include any amount of appropriations

dedicated for support or certified employee salary increases.

B. School districts shall not be exempted from forming,

convening or participating in an advisory council or committee if

required by federal law or regulation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-9012 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-9012
Modification of millage rate – Submission to voters –
Status: in_force

Petition - Limits.

After the formation of a higher education funding district

authorized by this act, the question of modification of an

operational millage rate may be submitted to the voters of the

district by resolution of the board of regents of the institution

within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for the benefit

of which the district has been created or upon a petition signed by

ten percent (10%) or more of the eligible voters residing within the

boundary of a district. No millage rate in excess of that provided

for in Section 9B of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution may be

approved and no sinking fund millage rate for repayment of bonds or

other evidence of indebtedness may be modified pursuant to the

provisions of this section. The question of modification of an

operational millage rate may be submitted at either a General

Election or a special election with notice of the question to be

provided in advance of the election date in the same manner as

provided by law for similar questions pursuant to Section 9B of

Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution or enabling legislation

enacted pursuant to authority of that section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-17-101.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-17-101.1
Transfer of employees of Oklahoma Board of Private
Status: in_force

Vocational Schools to Teachers' Retirement System.

A. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, employees

of the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools shall be members

of the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma.

B. Employees of the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational

Schools who were as of June 30, 1986, employees of the Oklahoma

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Board of Private Schools and members of the Oklahoma Public

Employees Retirement System shall cease accruing benefits in the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System and commence accruing

benefits under the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma on August

1, 1986. The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall

transfer to the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma the

retirement records for each such employee and the actual amount

contributed to the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System by

the state and by each such employee transferring to the Oklahoma

Teachers' Retirement System. All years and months of service

accrued by each such employee pursuant to the provisions of the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall be treated as

credited service in the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma.

C. Employees of the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational

Schools who were as of June 30, 1986, employees of the Oklahoma

Board of Private Schools and members of the Oklahoma Public

Employees Retirement System, individually may choose to remain

members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System. Any

such employee choosing to remain a member of the Oklahoma Public

Employees Retirement System shall submit written notification of

such choice to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology

Education prior to August 1, 1986. On August 1, 1986, the Oklahoma

Department of Career and Technology Education shall notify the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System of those employees who

chose to remain members of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement

System and such employees shall not be transferred from the Oklahoma

Public Employees Retirement System to the Teachers' Retirement

System of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-110.1 — OK Code / Title 70 / Section 70-5-110.1
Board members - Continuing education requirement
Status: in_force

A. In addition to the requirements of Section 5-110 of this

title, every member of a school district board of education elected

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to a full term of office of five (5) years or more shall be required

to attend a minimum of fifteen (15) hours of continuing education,

each member elected to a full four-year term of office shall be

required to attend a minimum of twelve (12) hours of continuing

education, and each member elected to a full three-year term of

office shall be required to attend a minimum of nine (9) hours of

continuing education, prior to the date set for filing for

reelection to that respective board seat. The continuing education

courses, workshops, seminars, conferences, and conventions which

shall satisfy the continuing education requirement shall be approved

jointly by the State Department of Education and the Oklahoma

Department of Career and Technology Education.

B. Local and state continuing education programs conducted

pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be held in all

regions of the state at institutions of higher learning, area

technology centers or other approved sites. Notice of such courses

and seminars shall be provided to all school board members and to

the public schools.

C. This section shall not apply to those school board members

who file for reelection prior to July 1, 1991.

D. If a school board member has not satisfied the continuing

education requirements of this section, the school district board of

education shall declare the seat of the member vacant within sixty

(60) days of the final date that the member has to complete the

requirements as indicated by receipt of the certified notice from

the State Board of Education as provided for pursuant to Section 5-

110.2 of this title and shall fill the vacancy according to law. As

determined by the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 5-

110.2 of this title, failure by a board member to satisfy the

continuing education requirements of this section shall result in

the ineligibility of the member to be reappointed to, run for

reelection to or to hold that respective board seat on the school

district board of education or to run for election to or to hold any

other board seat on the board of education for a two-year period.

E. The State Department of Education, the Oklahoma Department

of Career and Technology Education, and any organization approved by

the State Board of Education, including but not limited to

institutions of higher education, may charge persons attending

continuing education courses a registration fee sufficient to defray

the estimated costs of presenting the course. The registration fees

for each course shall be announced prior to the date of such course.

F. Any member of a school district board of education who

attends and completes a course which satisfies in part or in full

the requirements of this section shall be reimbursed by the school

district for expenses incurred. In addition, a school district

board of education may reimburse members of the board of education

for expenses incurred in registering and attending board member

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training programs or activities approved by the board which are in

addition to the minimum school board training requirements

established by law.