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70 OK Stat § 70-5-121 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-121. Vice president - Duties.

|It shall be the duty of the vice president to perform all of the duties of the president in case of his absence or disability. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 5-121, eff. July 2, 1971.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-122 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-122. Clerk - Duties.

|It shall be the duty of the clerk to countersign all warrants for school monies drawn upon the treasurer by the board of education and perform such other duties as required by law or as the board of education or its committees may require. |The clerk of the board of education of any school district is hereby authorized to destroy all claims, warrants, contracts, purchase orders and any other financial records, or documents, including those relating to school activity funds, on file or stored in the offices of the board of education of such district for a period of longer than five (5) years.Amended by Laws 1988, c. 90, § 18, operative July 1, 1988.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-123 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-123. Noncontract expenditures – Limitations.

|No expenditure involving an amount greater than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) shall be made by a board of education except in accordance with the provisions of a written contract or purchase order. |Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 5-123, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 143, § 2; Laws 1985, c. 101, § 1, emerg. eff. May 28, 1985; Laws 1989, c. 300, § 16, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1999, c. 86, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-126 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-126. Refusal, failure or neglect of board - Elector may institute action.

|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. |Laws 1971, c. 281, § 5-126, eff. July 2, 1971; Laws 1991, c. 236, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-127.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-127.1. Release of audit to public.

|Except for audits requested by a prosecutorial agency, the findings of an audit performed on any school district by any state agency, or on behalf of or at the direction of any state agency, shall be discussed with the members of the board of education and the superintendent or a designee of the affected school district at least fourteen (14) days prior to the release of the audit to the public. |Added by Laws 1999, c. 327, § 2, eff. July 1, 1999.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-128 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-128. Annual statistical and financial reports.

|Boards of education of all school districts are hereby required to make annual statistical and financial reports to the State Board of Education. The statistical report shall be made as of June 30. Each of such reports shall be filed with the State Board of Education as soon as information is available following the effective date of such reports. |Laws 1971, c. 281, § 5-128, eff. July 2, 1971; Laws 1993, c. 239, § 27, eff. July 1, 1993.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-128.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-128.1. Annual itemized expenditure budget and request for appropriated funds and estimate of revenues.

|No later than October 1 of each year the board of education of each school district shall file with the State Board of Education an itemized expenditure budget and request for state appropriated funds for the ensuing fiscal year, and an estimate of the revenues from all sources to be received by the district during the ensuing fiscal year. |Added by Laws 1986, c. 105, § 1, emerg. eff. April 5, 1986. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 75, § 2, emerg. eff. April 21, 2006.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-128.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-128.2. Electronic transmission of reports, plans or grants.

|A. The State Board of Education shall not require school districts to submit a written paper copy of any documents that are filed electronically with the Board in a format that is compatible with the State Department of Education computer system. |Any correspondence between the State Department of Education and a school district concerning an electronically filed report, plan or grant, may also be conducted by electronic transmission. If a signature is required on any electronically filed document, a facsimile signature shall be submitted with the document.B. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a school district from filing any reports with the State Department of Education in a written paper format.Added by Laws 2001, c. 242, § 3, eff. July 1, 2001.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-129.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-129.1. Funds exempted from provisions of Section 5-129 of this title.

|Those funds which are collected by programs for student achievement and by parent-teacher associations and organizations that are sanctioned by the school district board of education shall be exempt from the provisions as outlined in Section 5-129 of this title. Each school district board of education shall adopt policies providing guidelines for the sanctioning of organizations and associations exempted or applying to be exempted pursuant to the provisions of this section. The guidelines may include but not be limited to examinations of financial and performance audits performed on each such organization and association. |Added by Laws 1984, c. 296, § 26, operative July 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 45, § 2, emerg. eff. April 9, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 70, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1996, c. 99, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-129.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-129.2. Separate accounts - Disbursements - Approval by boards of education - Transfer of funds.

|A. In conformance with any other law providing procedures for the deposit of such funds, area school districts shall be authorized to establish separate accounts for deposits received for live work, resale items, student financial aid, tuitions and other fees. Such funds shall be deposited to the credit of the account maintained for that particular purpose. Disbursements from each account shall be by check countersigned by the custodian of the account and shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which the account was originally created. |B. The board of education of the technology center school district, at the beginning of each fiscal year and as needed during each fiscal year, shall approve all accounts created pursuant to this section and all purposes for which the monies collected in each account may be expended. Provided, the board of education may direct by written resolution that any balance in excess of the amount needed to fulfill the function or purpose for which an account was established may be transferred to another account by the custodian.Added by Laws 1990, c. 221, § 9, operative July 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 33, § 74, eff. July 1, 2001.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-129.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-129.3. Short title - Patriotic Access to Students in Schools Act (PASS Act).

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Patriotic Access to Students in Schools Act (PASS Act)". |Added by Laws 2017, c. 176, § 1.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-130 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-130. School buildings and property - Permission to use for other purposes.

|A. The board of education of any school district may, under such regulations and conditions as it may prescribe, encourage increased community involvement in the public schools. These regulations and conditions may include: |1. Open any school building and permit the use of any property belonging to such district for religious, political, literary, community, cultural, scientific, mechanical, agricultural or parental involvement purposes, and other purposes of general public interest including the provision of public library services pursuant to agreements with governing boards or commissions of public libraries or library systems;2. Contract to provide transportation equipment as defined in Section 9-104 of this title for any purpose specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection; and3. Make a reasonable charge to cover the cost of the use of such building, property or transportation equipment.B. The State Board of Education shall encourage each board of education to inquire into and promote the use of its school buildings and property for the purposes provided in subsection A of this section for such activities both before and after regular school hours.C. Any youth group listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society shall be allowed the use of any school building or property to provide services allowing students to participate in activities provided by the groups at times other than instructional time during the school day.Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 5-130, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 30, § 1, emerg. eff. April 4, 1989; Laws 1989, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 33, emerg. eff. April 25, 1990; Laws 1990, c. 257, § 4, emerg. eff. May 23, 1990; Laws 1994, c. 362, § 5, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 2017, c. 176, § 2.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-131 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-131. Educational courses - Buildings and equipment.

|The board of education of every school district in this state is hereby authorized to provide educational courses for all persons and said board is authorized to provide necessary buildings, equipment, and other facilities for such persons. Such educational courses may include grades one to twelve, inclusive, for persons between the ages of six (6) and twenty-one (21) years and may also include nursery and kindergarten classes, junior college grades, vocational and technical instruction, adult and part-time classes and other special classes. The curricula and qualifications of teachers shall be determined by the State Board of Education except as otherwise provided herein. Provided, any district offering educational courses shall charge tuition fees for such courses unless the school district has funds available to pay the cost thereof which are not needed to maintain the common school program. |Laws 1971, c. 281, § 5-131, eff. July 2, 1971.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-131.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-131.1. Sewage disposal systems.

|The board of education of any school district, which by reason of its location is unable to secure service from a municipally owned sewer system, is hereby authorized to design, construct, own and operate a sewage disposal system of such type and size as will be best suited to the needs of the particular school district. The board of education of any such school district is also authorized to accept from the state, federal government, or any agency, department or instrumentality of either, grants for or in aid of the construction and engineering of any such sewage disposal system. |Laws 1977, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 1, § 25, emerg. eff. June 21, 1977.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-132 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-132. Students of legal age - Completion of twelfth grade - Attendance at adult high school completion program.

|A. Any person who is of legal age and a resident of Oklahoma, over the age of twenty-one (21) and under the age of twenty-six (26), and who has not completed the twelfth grade in school shall be given the same educational privileges and opportunities provided by law for children over the age of five (5) and under the age of twenty-one (21), upon submitting to the board of education of the school district in which the person resides evidence satisfactory to that board showing that during the time before he or she was twenty-one (21) years of age he or she was unable to attend school for a definite period or periods of time because of physical disability, or service in the United States Armed Forces or Auxiliary Organizations, by reason whereof it was impossible for him or her to complete the twelfth grade before reaching the age of twenty-one (21). Provided, further, the pupil shall be counted in the average daily attendance of the district where he or she attends school during the period of time provided for in this article for the purpose of calculating State Aid for the district. |B. Any resident of the state who is nineteen (19) years of age or older, who is not enrolled in any high school program, and who has not completed the twelfth grade may attend any adult high school completion program which is established by a school district and approved by the State Board of Career and Technology Education if such attendance has the approval of the district offering the program. Such attendance shall not be counted in the average daily attendance of the district unless the Legislature appropriates monies for adult high school completion programs. Such attendance shall not be counted to meet minimum numbers for accreditation of the school district involved, and such students shall not attend classes which are a part of the normal class structure of the district.Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 5-132, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 211, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988; Laws 2014, c. 164, § 2, eff. July 1, 2014.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-132.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-132.1. Certain persons 21 years of age or older may be allowed to complete high school.

|A. Any person other than those persons provided for in Section 5-132 of this title, who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older and who has not completed the requirements for a high school diploma or received a General Education Diploma, upon proper application to an independent school district may be given the opportunity to complete the requirements for and receive a regular high school diploma. |B. The school district or technology center school district in which such person resides may give the person the option of attending regular classes if class size restrictions are not violated, or of participating in other programs which may be provided pursuant to provisions of the Oklahoma Statutes or rules promulgated by the State Board of Education or State Board of Career and Technology Education. Providing, however, that the school district may deny admittance of persons over twenty-one (21) to its classes.C. The school district or technology center school district may charge such person an amount of tuition not to exceed the average expenditure per pupil of the district for the preceding school year. Said tuition may be prorated by the number of contact hours for which the person is enrolled.Added by Laws 1983, c. 223, § 1, operative July 1, 1983. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 33, § 75, eff. July 1, 2001.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-133 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-133. Apportionment of taxes each year.

|A. There is hereby regularly apportioned to each and every school district of the State of Oklahoma in each taxable year five (5) mills on the dollar out of the fifteen (15) mills on the dollar total taxes for all purposes on an ad valorem basis provided by Section 9 (a), Article X, of the Oklahoma Constitution, as amended on April 5, 1955. Provided, that the regular apportionment hereby made shall not prevent or take away from the county excise board of any county the right to apportion to any school district or class of school districts in such county more than five (5) mills out of the fifteen (15) mills to be apportioned in pursuance of the provisions of said amended Section 9 (a), Article X, of the Oklahoma Constitution among county, city, town and school district. |B. In accordance with the provisions of Section 9 (c), Article X, of the Oklahoma Constitution, as amended on April 5, 1955, an additional tax of not to exceed fifteen (15) mills on the dollar valuation of all taxable property in the district shall be levied upon certification of a need therefor by the board of education.C. An amount equal to the district's proportionate part of the ninety percent (90%) of the amount obtained by multiplying the total net assessed valuation of the school districts of the county by four (4) mills may be estimated as probable revenue from the four (4) mills county-wide levy made under the provisions of Section 9 (b), Article X, of the Oklahoma Constitution, as amended on April 5, 1955, and the amount so estimated may be used to finance the appropriations of the district.The provisions of said Section 9 (b) relating to school districts lying in more than one county shall not affect the status of any such school district, and for the purposes of apportionments under said Section 9 (b), any such district shall be deemed a school district of the county of which it is now considered a school district, unless the State Board of Education, upon written petition by the board of education of such district, decrees that such district shall be deemed a school district of another county in which any of its territory lies, and unless the district court of Oklahoma County in an action filed for such purposes reverses such decree, and revenue from the tax levied under said Section 9 (b) on the assessed valuation of the district in other counties shall, when collected, be transmitted to the county treasurer of that county of which such district is deemed a school district, and be apportioned as provided for the proceeds of such tax on the assessed valuation of such county.Laws 1971, c. 281, § 5-133, eff. July 2, 1971.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-134 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-134. Estimates - Emergency and building levies - Elections.

|A. No later than December 31 of each year the board of education of each school district of the state shall prepare, on a form prescribed by the State Board of Education, a preliminary estimate of the amount or amounts of money and tax rate or rates which it then believes will be required for the district for the ensuing fiscal year; and if such preliminary estimate shows an estimated need for a levy requiring the approval of the school district electors of the district under Section 9 or Section 10 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, as amended on April 5, 1955, such preliminary estimate shall contain a call for an election to be held on the second Tuesday in February, or on such other date as may be provided for the election of the members of the board of education to vote on the question of making such levy or levies. In determining the eligibility of the school district to make an emergency levy under the provisions of subsection (d) of Section 9 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, as amended, the legal current expenses of the district shall be all the expenditures from the general fund of the district during the preceding year, except (1) expenditures for transportation of pupils; (2) capital outlay; (3) debt service; and (4) the amount appropriated from any previous emergency levy; and the Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) per capita cost fixed by said subsection (d) of Section 9 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, is hereby increased to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1963, and said sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) shall thereafter be increased or decreased by the State Board of Education in proportion to the increase or decrease in the per capita income of Oklahoma citizens. Such preliminary estimate shall be published in one issue of a newspaper having general circulation in the district at least ten (10) days before such election. Provided, that the county excise board or the board of education of any school district may call a special election for any date for the purpose of voting upon a levy authorized by Section 9 or 10 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, as amended. Notice of any election called under the provisions of this section shall be given by publication in one issue of a newspaper having general circulation in the school district at least ten (10) days before such election. |B. The requirements of this section shall not apply to school districts that have adopted a permanent millage pursuant to subsection (d-2) of Section 9 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution.Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 5-134, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 132, § 6, eff. June 1, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 247, § 24, emerg. eff. May 21, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 130, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2005, c. 472, § 9, eff. July 1, 2005.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-135.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-135.2. Reporting financial transactions - Reduction of State Aid - Statement of actual income and expenditures.

|A. For the 1991-92 school year, school districts shall report financial transactions for all funds, except for the school activity fund, using the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System, as adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 5-135 of this title. Costs shall be reported by curricular subject area where applicable. For the 1992-93 school year and in each subsequent school year, school districts shall report financial transactions for all funds using the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System. Costs shall be reported by curricular subject area where applicable. |B. Beginning July 1, 1991, and in each subsequent school year, the State Department of Education shall reduce the monthly payment of a district's State Aid funds if, at the time of such payment, the district is not operating pursuant to the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System. The amount of the reduction shall be one percent (1%) for the first payment, two percent (2%) for the second payment, three percent (3%) for the third payment, four percent (4%) for the fourth payment, and five percent (5%) for each subsequent payment. The reduction may be waived by the State Board of Education if the district can demonstrate that failure to operate pursuant to such system was due to circumstances beyond the control of the district and that every effort is being made by the district to operate pursuant to such system as quickly as possible.C. No later than September 1 each year, every district board of education shall prepare a statement of actual income and expenditures of the district for the fiscal year that ended on the preceding June 30. The statement of expenditures shall include functional categories as defined in rules adopted by the State Board of Education to implement the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System pursuant to Section 5-135 of this title.D. No later than September 1 each year, every school district shall transmit a copy of the income and expenditures data required pursuant to subsection C of this section to the State Department of Education. The Department shall post the income and expenditure data on the Internet web site for the Department in a form that is accessible to the public.Added by Laws 1991, c. 280, § 55, eff. July 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 308, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2005, c. 472, § 11, eff. July 1, 2005.
70 OK Stat § 70-5-137 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-5-137. School nurses - Increments.

|Registered nurses who are employed full time by a school district shall qualify for yearly increments the same as any other teacher in the public schools. |Added by Laws 1974, c. 152, § 2, emerg. eff. May 3, 1974.