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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-14-135. Career-readiness assessments and assessment-based credentials.

Subject to the availability of funds, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, in cooperation with the State Department of Education and the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, shall review and approve career-readiness assessments and assessment-based credentials that measure and document foundational workplace skills. Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the assessments shall be made available to all public school districts to be administered to students at the discretion of each school district's administration. The assessment-based credential shall be available to any student who achieves the prescribed level on the required assessments. If the public school district chooses to administer the assessments, the assessments shall be administered at least once to each student who chooses to take the assessment at no cost to the student. The assessments shall:
1. Be a standardized, criterion-referenced measure of broadly relevant foundational workplace skills;
2. Assess and document student readiness for a wide range of jobs;
3. Measure skills in the following areas, including but not limited to:
a.
applied mathematics,
b.
workplace documents,
c.
graphic literacy, or
d.
critical thinking and leadership collaboration;
4. Align with research-based skill requirement profiles for specific industries and occupations;
5. Lead to nationally recognized work-readiness certificates or credentials for students who meet the minimum proficiency requirements on the component assessments; and
6. Be available in paper- and computer-based formats.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 419, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-14-136. Hydrogen energy courses.

A. The State Board of Career and Technology Education may establish courses in the area of hydrogen energy. The courses may include but are not limited to the following topics:
1. Hydrogen energy basics;
2. Hydrogen energy-related equipment manufacturing and maintenance;
3. Hydrogen energy infrastructure; and
4. Hydrogen energy safety.
B. The State Board of Career and Technology Education may consult the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor in establishing courses that meet the workforce needs of the hydrogen energy sector in this state.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 15, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-101. School buildings - Bonds.

Whenever it shall become necessary for the board of education of any school district to raise sufficient funds for the purchase of a school site or sites, or to erect or purchase and equip a suitable school building or buildings, either or both, or for the purpose of making repairs to an existing school building or buildings, or for the purchase of school furniture and fixtures, or for making improvements to any school site or sites, either or both, it shall be lawful for such board of education to borrow money for which it is hereby authorized and empowered to issue bonds bearing a rate of interest not exceeding seven percent (7%) per annum, payable semiannually, at such place as may be shown on the face of such bonds, which bonds shall be payable serially as otherwise provided by law in not more than twenty-five (25) years from date; and the board of education is hereby authorized and empowered to sell such bonds at not less than their par value; provided, before any bonds shall be issued, the board of education shall cause an election to be held in such district as herein provided; provided, further, bonds may be voted in one issue and at the same election for any or all of the purposes hereinbefore enumerated.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 15-101, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-102. Election - Notice - Cost - Election on same proposition within four (4) months after defeat prohibited.

The board of education shall call an election, to be conducted by the county election board in all respects as other elections, for the purpose of taking the sense of the district upon the question of issuing such bonds, naming in the proclamation of such election the amount of bonds to be voted on and the purpose for which they are to be issued; and it shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in said district the time and place of such election, such notices to be given at least ten (10) days before such election. In all instances where proclamations for elections for boards of education are required by statute of the mayor of a city, and in all instances where elections for boards of education are provided for by statute wherein the mayor and city clerk are denominated, the president of the board of education shall be substituted for the mayor and the clerk of the board of education shall be substituted for the city clerk. Boards of education are hereby declared to be free and independent of cities in all matters relating to school elections legally called upon all school matters, and presidents of boards of education shall have full power to issue proclamations calling school elections; provided, that no election shall be called on the same proposition within four (4) months after such proposition has been defeated at an election by the school district electors. The provisions of this act as to the waiting period shall not apply where the school facilities have been destroyed by an act of God. The cost of such elections, together with the cost of such proclamations, publication, notices or other expenses required, shall be legal costs of boards of education.
Laws 1971, c. 281, § 15-102, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-103. Electors - Qualifications.

On the question of issuance of said bonds, no person shall be qualified to vote unless he be in all respects a school district elector of such district. In case three-fifths (3/5) of the voters thereof voting at such election shall vote affirmatively for the issuance of said bonds, then the said board of education shall issue the same and not otherwise. The amount of the bonds so voted upon and issued shall not cause the school district to become indebted in an amount, including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five percent (5%) of the valuation of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained from the last assessment for state and county purposes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness; but if the school district has an absolute need therefor, such district may, with the assent of three-fifths (3/5) of the voters thereof, voting at such election, incur indebtedness to an amount, including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five percent (5%) but not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the valuation of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained from the last assessment for state and county purposes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness, for the purpose of acquiring or improving school sites, constructing, repairing, remodeling or equipping buildings or acquiring school furniture, fixtures or equipment or more than one or all of such purposes; and such assent to such indebtedness shall be deemed to be a sufficient showing of such absolute need. Section 26, Article X, of the Oklahoma Constitution, as amended on April 5, 1955, shall hereafter be in full force and effect. Provided, that any bond election that shall have heretofore been called or held in accordance with the provisions of Section 26, Article X, of the Oklahoma Constitution, as amended on April 5, 1955, is hereby validated if the bonds so authorized at such election have not yet been sold and delivered.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 15-103, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-104. Form - Provision for collection of annual tax.

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.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 15-104, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-105. Signatures - Registration - Certificate.

The bonds, the issuance of which is provided in the preceding sections, shall be signed by the president, attested by the clerk and registered by the treasurer of the board of education, and shall have endorsed thereon a certificate signed by the county clerk and the district attorney of the county wherein such district is located, stating that said bonds or evidence of debt are issued pursuant to law and that said issue is within the debt limit.
Laws 1971, c. 281, § 15-105, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-106. Transportation equipment - Bonds.

Any school district that is authorized by law to provide transportation for pupils to and from school may become indebted for the purpose of purchasing transportation equipment and may issue its bonds, as provided for by law, in any amount not exceeding, with existing indebtedness, ten percent (10%) of the valuation of the taxable property within the school district, as shown by the last preceding assessment for state and county purposes previous to the incurring of indebtedness. The bonds shall be made to mature within a period not to exceed five (5) years from their date. It is hereby declared that the use of the word "equipment" in Section 26, Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution was intended to include the "transportation equipment" referred to in this section.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 15-106, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 257, § 3, emerg. eff. May 25, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-106.1. Equipment purchase - Bonds.

Any school district may become indebted for the purpose of purchasing equipment and may issue its bonds, as provided for by law, in any amount not exceeding, with existing indebtedness, ten percent (10%) of the valuation of the taxable property within the school district, as shown by the last incurring of indebtedness. The bonds shall be made to mature within a period not to exceed five (5) years from their date. It is hereby declared that the use of the word "equipment" in Section 26, Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution was intended to include: library books, textbooks, school-owned uniforms, computer software, electronic media content, perpetual or continuous district software license agreements and web-based software subscriptions with a term of more than one (1) year but not more than five (5) years, the acquisition of telecommunications devices and components to be used to enhance classroom instruction and maintenance/service contracts which are included as a part of the equipment purchase price and any associated hardware and software necessary for implementation and training and any maintenance agreements. This provision shall not restrict a school district from issuing bonds with a maturity of greater than five (5) years for the purchase of equipment not listed in this section. If the maturity of the bond is greater than five (5) years, the maturity of the bond shall not exceed the effective life of any equipment purchased with the proceeds.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 257, § 4, emerg. eff. May 25, 1995. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 361, § 22, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2010, c. 1, § 1; Laws 2010, c. 455, § 2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-107. Expenses.

All expenses incident to the issuance of school district bonds, including the expense of holding the bond election, may be paid from the proceeds of such bonds.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 15-107, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1974, c. 76, § 1, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974; Laws 1980, c. 217, § 6, eff. May 30, 1980.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-108. Investment in government bonds.

The proceeds of any school bonds or any portion thereof, or the sinking fund for the payment of any school bonds, may be invested by the issuing board in any type or series of United States Government Bonds.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 15-108, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-110. Election for issuing bonds — Information to be provided pre- and post-election.

A. When a school district board of education calls an election for the purpose of issuing bonds pursuant to Section 15-102 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the school district shall, at least thirty (30) days prior to the election, post on its website a copy of the bond proposal, including each project to be funded by the bond proceeds, a description of each project, and the estimated cost for each project.
B. If electors approve the issuing of bonds at an election, the school district shall continue to post on its website the bond information required by subsection A of this section for the duration of the bond and one year after completion of all bond projects. The information posted on the school district website shall also include updates when there is a material change in the scope of the projects and their purpose as stated at the time the board of education calls the bond election. The updated information shall be posted online within thirty (30) days following approval of the project changes by the board of education.
C. This act shall not apply to any bond projects approved by electors prior to the effective date of this act.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 157, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-201. Definitions.

For the purposes of this act:
1. "School bonds" means bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of Sections 15-101 through 15-109 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. "Commissioners" means Commissioners of the Land Office of the State of Oklahoma; and
3. "Fund" means permanent school fund for the support of common schools of the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 346, § 1, eff. Nov. 8, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-202. Guarantee of bonds issued.

On approval by the Commissioners, bonds issued pursuant to Sections 15-101 through 15-109 of Title 70 of Oklahoma Statutes are guaranteed by the corpus of the permanent school fund for the support of common schools.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 346, § 2, eff. Nov. 8, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-203. Restriction on guarantee of bonds.

The Commissioners shall not approve bonds for guarantee if the approval would result in the total amount of outstanding guaranteed bonds to exceed an amount equal to twice the cost value or twice the market value of the assets of the permanent school fund whichever is lower, exclusive of real estate as calculated by the annual audit of the Commissioners of the Land Office.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 346, § 3, eff. Nov. 8, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-204. Application by school districts for bond guarantee program.

A school district seeking the guarantee of eligible bonds shall apply to the Commissioners on an application which must include:
1. The name of the school district and the principal amount of the bonds to be issued;
2. The maturity schedule, estimated interest rate and date of the bonds; and
3. Any other information as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Commissioners of the Land Office.
The application must be accompanied by a fee set by the Commissioners in an amount to cover costs of administering the guarantee program. The Commissioners and the State Bond Advisor shall enter into an interagency agreement in order to administer their responsibilities pursuant to the provisions of this act.
From the fees collected, the Commissioners shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the State Bond Advisor to defray any administrative costs of his office in carrying out the provisions of this act.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 346, § 4, eff. Nov. 8, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-206. Requirements for districts applying for guarantee.

A. Any district applying to utilize the provisions of this act for its bonded indebtedness shall:
1. Be certified to be in good standing and be accredited without probation by the State Board of Education;
2. Verify to the Commissioners that the bond issue involved is within any limitation provided by law;
3. Comply with such criteria or other requirements deemed necessary by the Commissioners; and
4. Fully comply with all provisions of the rules promulgated by the Commissioners pursuant to this act.
B. No guarantee of bonds shall be effective unless approved by a majority of the Commissioners.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 346, § 6, eff. Nov. 8, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-207. Inability to pay on guaranteed bond - Notice.

Immediately following a determination that a school district will be or is unable to pay maturing or matured principal or interest on a guaranteed bond, but not later than the fifth business day before the maturity date, the district shall notify the State Bond Advisor and the Commissioners of the Land Office.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 346, § 7, eff. Nov. 8, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-208. Transfer of funds to pay maturing or matured bond - Cancellation of bond - Reimbursement by school district.

A. Following receipt of notice, the Commissioners shall cause to be transferred from the permanent school fund the necessary funding to pay the maturing or matured principal or interest.
B. Immediately following receipt of the funds for payment of the principal or interest, the district treasurer shall pay the amount due and forward the canceled bond or coupon to the Commissioners of the Land Office.
C. Following full reimbursement to the fund with interest, the Commissioners shall forward the canceled bond to the school district for which the payment was made.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 346, § 8, eff. Nov. 8, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-209. No acceleration of remaining bonds due to default.

If a school district fails to pay principal or interest on a bond guaranteed by the fund when it matures, other amounts not yet mature are not accelerated and do not become due by virtue of the school district default.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 346, § 9, eff. Nov. 8, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-15-210. Collection of deficient payments from school districts.

A. If the Commissioners make payment from the fund on behalf of a school district, the Commissioners shall withhold from any trust fund apportionment payable to the school district until the amount paid, plus interest, is repaid in full or the Commissioners may proceed to collect the deficient payments plus interest and reasonable attorney fees as provided by Section 365.5 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Monies collected from said school district for deficient payments shall be forwarded to the Commissioners within thirty (30) days of collection. In the determination of State Aid pursuant to Section 18-200 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes the State Apportionment component of the Foundation Program Income shall be determined as if the school district had received all state apportionment funds withheld pursuant to this section.
B. The amount withheld shall be deposited to the credit of the permanent school fund.
C. Immediately following any payments from the fund on behalf of a school district pursuant to this section, the Commissioners shall notify the State Treasurer of the payment for purposes of taking any action as is required by Section 8 of this act.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 346, § 10, eff. Nov. 8, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-102.1. Public hearing on proposed textbooks.

The State Textbook Committee shall conduct a public hearing in the first two (2) weeks of October each year for the purpose of gathering public testimony concerning the various textbooks being considered for adoption by the Committee. Any person wishing to be heard at the public hearing shall register with the secretary of the State Textbook Committee at least two (2) weeks prior to the date set for the public hearing. The registration shall be accompanied by a typed summary detailing the nature of the testimony which will be presented at the public hearing. All testimony shall pertain to a specific textbook or textbooks for which the State Textbook Committee has received bids. The time and number of people testifying for any one organization may be limited by the State Textbook Committee. The Committee, in its discretion, may conduct additional public hearings. The date of the public hearing shall be set by the Committee when the advertisement for bids for books is issued.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 241, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 229, § 4, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-103. Advertisement - Sealed bids - Display of textbooks.

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.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 16-103, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 241, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1993, c. 229, § 5, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 341, § 2, emerg. eff. June 9, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-104. Delivery of bids - Examination and investigation - Adoption of textbook.

All bids shall be sealed and delivered to the secretary of the State Textbook Committee, to be delivered by the secretary to the Committee for the purpose of considering the bids. The Committee shall meet prior to August 15 of each year at the time and place mentioned in the advertisement required by Section 16-103 of this title, to open and examine the sealed bids received, and make a full and complete investigation of all books and the bids accompanying the same. The books shall be selected after careful consideration of all the books presented, and the books selected for adoption shall be those which the Committee rates as "Exemplifies Quality" or "Approaching Quality" on the rubric pursuant to Section 16-102 of this title. The Committee shall give consideration to any legislative resolution concerning textbook content and the testimony received at public hearings when making the selections. The Committee shall proceed without delay to select, for use of the public schools of this state, textbooks as specified in this article and shall notify publishers to whom contracts are awarded. If the State Textbook Committee determines that significant inaccuracies exist in the contents of a textbook which has been bid or that information contained in the textbook is not current, the Committee may adopt the book on a provisional basis. Final adoption of the textbook and use of textbook money shall be contingent upon the publisher providing a modified or revised textbook which is acceptable to the State Textbook Committee.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 16-104, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 241, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1993, c. 229, § 6, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2020, c. 50, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-107. Revised editions - Late adoptions.

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.
Laws 1971, c. 281, § 16-107, eff. July 2, 1971; Laws 1993, c. 229, § 8, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-108. Surety bond - Approval of contract - Recoveries.

The bidder to whom one or more contracts may be awarded shall make and execute a good and sufficient surety bond, payable to the State of Oklahoma, in a sum not less than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), to be fixed by the Committee, conditioned that the contractor shall perform all of the conditions of the contract. Prior to acceptance, the contract shall be approved by an attorney for the State Department of Education and shall be in conformity with, and subject to, all of the provisions of this article. The bond shall not be exhausted by a single recovery thereon but may be sued upon until the full amount thereof is recovered; and the Committee may, after twenty (20) days' notice, require a new bond to be given, and in the event the contractor shall fail to furnish such new bond, such contract may at the option of the Committee be forfeited.
Laws 1971, c. 281, § 16-108, eff. July 2, 1971; Laws 1993, c. 229, § 9, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-109. Right to reject bids - Failure to secure textbooks.

The State Textbook Committee shall have and reserve the right to reject any and all bids, if said Committee be of the opinion that any or all bids should, for any reason, be rejected; and in case it fails, from among the proposals submitted, to select sufficient books upon any of the branches of study provided for herein, it may advertise for sealed bids under the same terms as before, and proceed in its investigation in all respects as it did in the first instance.
Laws 1971, c. 281, § 16-109, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-110. List of textbooks.

As soon as any contract is entered into for the furnishing of textbooks for use in the public schools of the state, the secretary of the State Textbook Committee shall send a list of the textbooks selected by the State Textbook Committee to every superintendent of schools in the state, who shall supply it to the local textbook committee. The list shall show the respective prices of such textbooks, the completed rubric, and the rating for each selected textbook as required by Section 16-102 of this title. The State Department of Education shall annually publish and distribute a list of all textbooks that have been selected.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 16-110, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 239, § 40, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1993, c. 360, § 9, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2020, c. 50, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
NOTE: Laws 1993, c. 229, § 10 repealed by Laws 1993, c. 360, § 16, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-111.1. Supplementary textbooks and materials.

The funds allocated for textbooks in Section 16-114a of this title may be used by a school district for supplementary textbooks and other instructional materials other than those selected and placed on the list of textbooks by the State Textbook Committee. The local textbook committee shall submit a statement to the local board of education justifying any such selections. For purposes of this section, "supplementary textbooks and other instructional materials" shall mean materials pertaining to subjects that are not reviewed by the State Textbook Committee or materials that support instruction in the subject matter standards as adopted by the State Board of Education in Section 11-103.6 of this title that were not reviewed by the State Textbook Committee.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 124, § 1, emerg. eff. May 3, 1974. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 99, § 4, emerg. eff. May 11, 1976; Laws 1993, c. 229, § 12, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2011, c. 367, § 4; Laws 2020, c. 50, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-113. Costs of textbooks - How paid - Repair service.

A. All monies allocated for the purchase of textbooks shall be sent directly to the school districts. The treasurer of each school district shall enter the allocated textbook amount for deposit in the appropriate account and the reporting of financial transactions involving textbooks shall be made according to the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System, as adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 5-135 of this title. The price to be paid for instructional materials on the state textbook list shall be no greater than that stipulated in the contract with the publisher. The State Board of Education shall approve purchase order forms to be used by school districts to order books from the depository. All books ordered shall be delivered to the school district. Depositories are authorized to confer with individual school districts on plans to reduce the number of textbooks returned by school districts to depositories and to confer on restocking fees associated with such returns.
B. The State Board of Education shall provide sufficient office space, equipment, records and supplies necessary for a proper performance of the duties and functions vested in it and the State Textbook Committee, and the State Board of Education shall appoint and fix the compensation and duties of necessary personnel to assist the State Board of Education in performing its said duties and functions.
C. The State Board of Education shall not reserve any funds from appropriations made for the purchase of textbooks for rebinding or for freight or transportation costs. Each school district shall be responsible for any cost incurred by that district for rebinding services or freight or transportation costs.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 16-113, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 229, § 13, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 341, § 4, emerg. eff. June 9, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-114.1. Allocation of funds for the purchase of textbooks.

The funds appropriated for the purchase of textbooks shall be apportioned by the State Board of Education to each school district pursuant to the provisions of Sections 16-101 through 16-124 of this title. Upon application from a local school district, the State Board of Education may allocate funds appropriated for the purchase of textbooks to be used for the purchase of special education textbooks or other instructional materials for those students enrolled in special education programs. Approval of funds shall be based on the following formula:
No funds shall be provided for students attending special education classes less than two (2) hours per day. Those attending two (2) hours or more per day but less than four (4) hours shall receive a one-half (1/2) allocation. Those attending special education classes for four (4) or more hours per day shall receive a full allocation.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 305, § 16, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-115. Contractors - Book depositories - Insufficient stock or supply.

All contractors shall establish and maintain a suitable and convenient depository or depositories in the State of Oklahoma where a stock of their books to supply all immediate demands shall be kept. Said depository or depositories may be operated jointly with other contractors. Each contractor shall maintain at the depository a sufficient supply of textbooks for individuals or boards of education desiring to purchase the same and shall be required to sell such books to any individual or board of education at the same price at which the textbook is sold to the State of Oklahoma plus cost of transportation to the individual or board of education purchasing the textbook. Upon the failure of any contractor to carry a sufficient stock of books at the depository to take care of all immediate demands of the State of Oklahoma and others requesting the same, or to furnish the textbooks as required by the contract, the State Board of Education shall have power to recover on the bond given by such contractor for the full value of the books not furnished as required by the contract and terminate said contract.
Laws 1971, c. 281, § 16-115, eff. July 2, 1971; Laws 1993, c. 239, § 42, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1993, c. 360, § 11, eff. July 1, 1993.
NOTE: Laws 1993, c. 229, § 14 repealed by Laws 1993, c. 360, § 16, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-117. List of names of agents and representatives of publishers.

Each person, firm or corporation offering textbooks for sale in the State of Oklahoma shall list with the secretary of the State Textbook Committee the names and addresses of its agents or representatives which shall be a matter of public record in the office of the secretary of the State Textbook Committee.
Laws 1971, c. 281, § 16-117, eff. July 2, 1971; Laws 1993, c. 229, § 15, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-118. Rules for issuance of textbooks.

The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the issuance of textbooks to school children and for the preservation of such textbooks, and all rules it deems necessary to carry out its duties and functions, and all such rules shall apply alike to all school districts. It shall prescribe the form of all reports and applications, and superintendents of schools, and boards of education shall be required to make such reports fully and completely at the time and in the manner prescribed by the State Board of Education. The State Board of Education shall keep an exact account of the cost of books distributed to each school district, together with the proper proportion of transportation and accounting charges.
The State Textbook Committee shall also have the power to adopt such rules as it deems necessary to enable it to perform its functions and duties.
Laws 1971, c. 281, § 16-118, eff. July 2, 1971; Laws 1993, c. 229, § 16, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-119. Sample textbooks.

All advance or sample copies of textbooks or any edition thereof furnished to any member of the State Textbook Committee, or to any individual for the purpose of obtaining a selection of the textbook by the State Textbook Committee, shall not be sold by the recipient thereof, but shall be disposed of as may be prescribed by the rules of the State Board of Education. Any advance or sample textbook or any edition thereof furnished to a member of a local textbook committee, or to any school official or individual for the purpose of obtaining a local adoption of the textbook, may be returned to the publisher for credit if the cost of such book was charged against the value of textbooks allowed such school district. Publishers shall pay the cost of shipment on returned samples. All publishers having contracts to furnish textbooks to the State of Oklahoma shall be required to file with the State Board of Education, not later than the first day of January and the first day of July of each year following the dates of their respective contracts, a sworn statement showing the names and addresses of all persons to whom they have furnished, during the preceding six (6) months, any advance or sample copies of such textbooks, or any edition thereof, together with the numbers and titles of such textbooks furnished to each such recipient, and a failure to do so, or to give accurate and complete information concerning the same, shall authorize the State Board of Education to cancel the contract of such publisher.
Laws 1971, c. 281, § 16-119, eff. July 2, 1971; Laws 1993, c. 229, § 17, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-120. Prior contracts.

All legally executed contracts and extensions thereof now existing between any person, firm or corporation and the State of Oklahoma for furnishing textbooks on the basis of an exclusive adoption shall remain in full force and effect until such contract or extension thereof has expired, and the State Board of Education shall purchase and distribute such textbooks.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 16-120, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-121. Free textbooks - Ownership - Return or payment therefor.

A. All textbooks adopted, purchased and distributed to school districts shall be furnished free of cost to the school children of such districts and shall be owned by such districts and each district shall mark each textbook with an appropriate number or other identification as deemed necessary to maintain proper records thereof. Each district board of education shall ensure that all textbooks necessary for completion of assigned course work are routinely available for every child enrolled in the schools of the district for the child's personal use in a manner that will enable the child to complete assigned course work. The State Board of Education shall maintain a replacement program so that all textbooks for student use are in satisfactory condition. Nothing herein shall prevent the purchase, from local school district funds, of any adopted textbook or any additional and supplementary textbooks if the board of education of any school district deems it necessary to make such purchases in order to establish and maintain the highest standards of excellence of its schools.
B. 1. Each school child who has been issued a set of textbooks pursuant to this section, and the parents or legal guardian of such child shall be responsible to the school district for the return of or payment for such textbook issued to the child which is not returned to the school.
2. The State Board of Education is authorized to promulgate rules requiring the return of or payment for any textbook used by a school child which is not returned to the school. Such rules shall provide for certain exceptions to such policies. Local boards shall include considerations for the inability to pay for the textbook, and reasons for the nonreturn of the textbook. A local school board is authorized to withhold transcripts, or other records of the school relating to any school child who fails to return a textbook or make payment for the textbook if not returned. For the purpose of this subsection, the term "transcript" shall include any record of a grade or grades given to a student by a teacher.
3. The provisions of this subsection shall not authorize the State Board of Education to prevent any school child from actually receiving a grade he is otherwise entitled to for completion of a course of study, from graduating upon completion of the requirements, or from obtaining any records or information supplied to the school or otherwise owned by the child.
Laws 1971, c. 281, § 16-121, eff. July 2, 1971; Laws 1985, c. 83, § 1, emerg. eff. May 23, 1985; Laws 1993, c. 229, § 18, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-122. Bribes - Punishment.

Any person who directly or indirectly promises or offers to give, or causes to be promised, offered or given, any money, books, bribe, present or reward or any valuable thing whatsoever to any member of the State Board of Education, the State Textbook Committee, or a local textbook committee, or any member of a board of education, teacher or other person with the intent to influence a decision on any question, matter, cause or proceeding in the selection or adoption of any textbooks, or series of textbooks, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a felony. Any teacher in the public schools of Oklahoma, any superintendent of a school district or any employee of a school district who shall in any way be interested in the profits, proceeds or sale of any school textbook used in the public schools under such person's charge, or with which such person is connected in any official capacity, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), and shall in addition thereto forfeit the office or position.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 16-122, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 239, § 43, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1993, c. 360, § 12, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 573, eff. July 1, 1998.
NOTE: Laws 1993, c. 229, § 19 repealed by Laws 1993, c. 360, § 16, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-123. Soliciting or receiving bribes - Punishment.

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 the county jail for a term of not to exceed six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 16-123, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 239, § 44, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1993, c. 360, § 13, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 574, eff. July 1, 1998.
NOTE: Laws 1993, c. 229, § 20 repealed by Laws 1993, c. 360, § 16, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-16-124. Violations of act - Punishment.

Any person, firm or corporation that violates any of the provisions of this article, or any of the rules of the State Board of Education or the State Textbook Committee adopted pursuant to the provisions of this article, the penalty for violation thereof not otherwise being provided herein, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ninety (90) days and not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any public official or public employee violating any of the provisions of this article or any of such rules shall be subject to the foregoing penalties and in addition thereto shall forfeit the position or office. Any officer or employee of the State Board of Education or of the State Textbook Committee who knowingly or willingly apportions or disburses any money appropriated to carry out the provisions hereof, contrary to the provisions hereof, shall be subject to the foregoing penalties and in addition thereto shall forfeit the office or position.
Laws 1971, c. 281, § 16-124, eff. July 2, 1971; Laws 1993, c. 229, § 21, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-17-101.1. Transfer of employees of Oklahoma Board of Private 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 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.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 258, § 13, operative July 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 33, § 112, eff. July 1, 2001.