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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-11-106. Parental inspection of instructional material used in research or experimentation program or project.

All instructional material, including teachers' manuals, films, tapes or other supplementary instructional material which will be used in connection with any research or experimentation program or project, shall be available for inspection by the parents or guardians of the children engaged in such program or project. For the purpose of this section, "research or experimentation program or project" means any program or project in any applicable program designed to explore or develop new or unproven teaching methods or techniques.
Laws 1981, c. 215, § 1, emerg. eff. June 1, 1981.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-11-106.1. Inspection of instructional material.

A. All instructional material, including but not limited to teacher manuals, films, tapes or other supplementary instructional material in any format, used by a public school as part of the educational curriculum, shall be available for inspection by the parents or guardians of students enrolled in the school.
B. Each school district shall develop and adopt policies pertaining to the inspection of instructional materials in consultation with parents and guardians. The policies shall include procedures for granting a request by a parent or guardian for reasonable access to instructional material within a reasonable period of time after the request is received.
C. For the purposes of this section, "instructional material" means instructional content that is provided to a student, regardless of the format, including printed or representational materials, audio-visual materials and materials in electronic or digital formats.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 430, § 6, emerg. eff. June 5, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-11-107. Psychiatric or psychological examination, testing or treatment and eliciting of certain personal information prohibited without parental consent.

Without the prior written consent of the parent or guardian, no student who is an unemancipated minor shall be required, as part of any applicable program, to submit to psychiatric or psychological examination, testing or treatment; nor may any teacher or staff personnel without such consent elicit by written survey or written examination from any student information of a personal or private nature concerning any of the following areas:
1. Religious beliefs;
2. Mental or psychological problems potentially embarrassing to the student or his family;
3. Sexual behavior and attitudes;
4. Critical appraisals of other individuals with whom the student has a close family relationship;
5. Legally recognized privileged communication.
Laws 1981, c. 215, § 2, emerg. eff. June 1, 1981.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-11-107.1. College entrance examinations - Remediation course for high school students.

A. Each school district in this state may offer a remediation course for high school students who score below a nineteen (19) on the American College Testing (ACT) exam or below an equivalent score on the SAT exam.
B. Nothing in subsection A of this section shall be construed to require that a teacher providing instruction in the remediation course be certified in any subject matter that is tested on the ACT or SAT exam.
Added by Laws 2017, c. 61, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-11-108.1. Definitions.

As used in this act:
1. "Youth community service program" means a program established by a school district as part of the curriculum for secondary students which includes youth community service activities integrated with study and reflection on the experiences gained through youth community service activities; and
2. "Youth community service activities" means volunteer activities performed by secondary school students through a youth community service program that meet the needs of others in the school or community and are designed to enhance the student's personal growth, career exploration, understanding of community and citizenship, social science skills, and communication skills.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 186, § 2, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-11-108.2. Secondary educational credit for community service.

School districts may establish as part of the curriculum a youth community service program for secondary students which includes youth community service activities integrated with study and reflection on the experiences gained through youth community service activities. A student may receive elective credit for participating in a youth community service program as long as the outcomes of the program reflect the competencies outlined in the Oklahoma Learner Outcomes adopted by the State Board of Education. A student may perform youth community service activities for educational credit only under the sponsorship of an organization approved by the State Department of Education. Youth community service activities shall not be used to displace any employees or reduce the number of hours for which any employee is paid.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 186, § 3, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-11-108.3. Program development - Assistance from State Board of Education.

The State Board of Education may assist school districts with the development of youth community service programs by:
1. Establishing and maintaining a list of acceptable projects with a description of each project, and providing for projects to be placed on the list upon proper application by the local district and evaluation by the State Department of Education;
2. Verifying that community sponsors have filed assurances with the Department of Education that youth community services students are not displacing employees or reducing the hours for which any employee is paid;
3. Assisting school districts in publicizing the youth community service program and in determining whether there is sufficient interest in the district to warrant a youth community service program;
4. Monitoring districts to assure that youth community service programs are established in districts where interest warrants;
5. Evaluating local youth community service programs;
6. Developing in-service training components to be used by local districts for preparation of youth community service program faculty sponsors;
7. Assisting local districts in applying for grants from private or governmental sources for youth community service programs; and
8. For the purpose of implementing this act the State Board of Education shall utilize only grants from private and governmental sources.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 186, § 4, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-11-109. Award of funds to school districts - Competitive application.

Funds appropriated to the State Board of Education for the School/Community Network for the Arts-in-Education program shall be awarded to school districts on a competitive application basis in accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Education for such purpose.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 305, § 11, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-11-109.1. Award of funds to nonprofit organizations - Competitive basis.

Funds appropriated to the State Board of Education for the Arts-in-Education program shall be awarded on a competitive basis to nonprofit organizations for programs serving schools identified by the State Board of Education, pursuant to Section 1210.541 of this title, as in need of improvement.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 305, § 12, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 83, § 15, eff. July 1, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-11-110. Coursework inventory - Approved credit towards 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.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 305, § 13, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-11-201. Library media program to be reflective of community standards.

As school library media center resources are finite, the library media program shall be reflective of the community standards for the population the library media center serves when acquiring an age-appropriate collection of print materials, nonprint materials, multimedia resources, equipment, and supplies adequate in quality and quantity to meet the needs of students in all areas of the school library media program.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 106, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-12-102. Motion picture films - State depository.

The State Board of Education shall have authority to select or cause to be selected motion picture films appropriate to the curriculum of the public schools of Oklahoma, and shall establish and maintain a state depository where all such films shall be kept for assignment. Certain special films may be designated by the State Board of Education to be circulated from the state depository to various schools.
Laws 1971, c. 281, § 12-102, eff. July 2, 1971; Laws 1981, c. 353, § 4.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-12-103. Regional film libraries.

The State Board of Education shall have authority to establish and maintain regional film libraries. It shall be the responsibility of such regional libraries to receive, maintain, keep a record of and circulate all films received from the state depository and to return such films to the state depository when there is no longer a need therefor in any of the schools served by the regional library or when directed to do so by the State Board of Education and to furnish films to county superintendents of schools and boards of school districts upon written requests therefor.
Laws 1971, c. 281, § 12-103, eff. July 2, 1971; Laws 1981, c. 353, § 5.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-12-104. Local film library.

Any county or school district or educational institution supported by tax funds may establish and maintain a local film library and shall have authority to expend local funds for such purpose. Monies expended by any county or school district, or by any educational institution supported by tax funds, for the purchase of projection and audio materials approved by the State Board of Education may be matched with state monies appropriated for such purpose, in amounts not to exceed the following: Any county, One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00); any school district or tax-supported educational institution employing one to fifty teachers, One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00); any school district or tax supported educational institution employing fifty-one to two hundred fifty teachers, Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00); and any school district or tax-supported educational institution employing more than two hundred fifty teachers, Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00). Provided, monies received by a school district under the provisions of this section shall not be considered as a part of its chargeable income for state-aid purposes.
Laws 1971, c. 281, § 12-104, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-12-107. Board of education - Purchase or rent projectors and supplies.

Pursuant to an estimate duly made and approved for such purpose the board of education of any school district, or any two or more school districts in cooperation with each other, may purchase or rent moving picture projectors, either silent or sound; purchase attachments, film splicers or film repair equipment of all types, cable, wire or any and all equipment and materials deemed necessary by said board of education or boards of education for the successful operation and conduct of a visual education program in the schools of such district or districts.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 12-107, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-12-108. Personnel to administer provisions of this article.

The State Board of Education shall appoint, employ and fix the compensation and duties of necessary personnel, and shall incur necessary expenses, to administer and carry out the provisions of this article, and all such compensation and other expenses shall be paid from any funds appropriated to carry out the provisions of this article.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 12-108, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-102. Determination of eligibility - Minimum time permitted to attend.

The determination whether a child is eligible for special education and related services shall be the responsibility of the multidisciplinary evaluation team of the school district in which such child has legal residence in accordance with the provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), P.L. No. 101-476 and the rules approved by the State Board of Education. The eligibility of children with disabilities shall be reevaluated at least once every three (3) years or more frequently if conditions warrant or if the parent or teacher of the child requests an evaluation as required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), P.L. No. 101-476.
Any child determined to be eligible shall be permitted to receive such special education and related services for a minimum period of twelve (12) years. Successful completion of a secondary education program must be determined through the individualized education program (IEP) and transcript records of the student. Eligibility for special education and related services shall cease upon a determination and documentation of graduation or completion of a secondary education program in accordance with the IEP.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 13-102, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 116, § 2, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-104. Authorization for special classes or individual instruction for children in institutions.

Special classes or individual instruction provided for pretubercular, tubercular, convalescent or other eligible children with orthopedic impairment or other health impairments in hospitals, sanatoriums and preventoriums may be maintained by a school district in such institutions within or without the boundaries of such district, and the attendance of pupils therein shall be credited to the district providing such instruction. School districts and such institutions shall enter into written agreements which describe the financial and service responsibilities of each in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 13-104, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 116, § 4, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-105. State Board of Education may fix qualifications of teachers and support personnel.

A. The State Board of Education is hereby authorized in accordance with state and federal law to determine and prescribe the qualifications of all persons who teach children with disabilities, to define, classify and determine standards of eligibility of all children with disabilities to receive special education and related services, to fix minimum requirements for special education and related services of children with disabilities, and to make such rules as it deems necessary for the teaching of children with disabilities.
B. The State Board of Education shall offer all support personnel, including but not limited to assistants who work with a trained paraprofessional or special education teacher for children with multiple disabilities or deaf-blindness, the same training and education as the trained paraprofessional is required to complete.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 13-105, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 190, § 2, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 116, § 5, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-106. State appropriations - Apportionment.

State monies appropriated to carry out the provisions of laws dealing with the education of children with disabilities shall be apportioned by the State Board of Education among the various school districts of the state providing such education for children with disabilities in accordance with Section 18-201 of this title and with the standards and rules prescribed by the State Board of Education.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 13-106, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1977, c. 146, § 1, eff. July 1, 1977; Laws 1993, c. 116, § 6, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-107. Federal funds - Acceptance by State Board of Education.

The State Board of Education is hereby empowered to accept and disburse any grants or funds that may be matched by or received from the federal government for the education of exceptional children and to make necessary rules and regulations for such purpose.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 13-107, eff. July 2, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-108. State funds - Allowances for children with disabilities.

A. The State Board of Education is hereby authorized to establish all necessary rules and set the rate of reimbursement for physical and occupational therapists, teachers of homebound children or home-to-school telephone instruction, board and room for transferred children with disabilities to attend a special class, travel for transporting children with disabilities within or without the district, and travel for teachers who are required to travel in fulfilling the services to children with disabilities in homebound, cooperative, or county programs for children with disabilities.
B. The State Board of Education may make provisions for boarding children with disabilities who must be transferred from their home school districts to school districts providing special education and related services, but in no case shall the reimbursement from other state funds for this purpose exceed Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($450.00) per child per year.
C. The State Board of Education may make provisions and payments therefor from other state funds for the special education of any child with deaf-blindness, deafness or blindness and a resident of the state, in any private or public institution, either inside or outside of the State of Oklahoma, but in no case shall payment from state funds for such special education and related services, including board and room for such child, exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per child per year.
D. None of the funds received by a school district under the provisions of this section shall be considered as a part of the chargeable income of such district for State Aid purposes.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 13-108, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 116, § 7, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-108.1. Allocation of funds for the education of homebound children.

If funds are appropriated to the State Board of Education for reimbursement of the costs of educating Homebound Children as authorized in Section 13-108 of this title, the funds shall be disbursed to school districts through claims filed with the State Board of Education. School districts shall reimburse the necessary travel expenses of teachers incurred in fulfilling the services to homebound children in accordance with the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act, Section 500.1 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 305, § 14, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 415, § 30, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-109. Personnel to carry out provisions of this article - Training.

A. The State Board of Education shall appoint and employ and fix the compensation and duties of necessary personnel and incur other necessary expenses, including cost of consultants, to administer and carry out the provisions of this article, and compensation and other expenses shall be paid from any funds appropriated to carry out the provisions of this article.
B. 1. The State Department of Education shall provide training to special education due process hearing or appeal officials to ensure that, at a minimum, the hearing or appeal officials possess:
a.
knowledge of the provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), federal and state regulations pertaining to the IDEA, and legal interpretations of the IDEA by federal and state courts,
b.
knowledge to conduct administrative hearings, and
c.
knowledge to render and write decisions.
2. Every person serving as a special education due process hearing or appeal official shall be required to participate in, at a minimum, continuing education courses in special education law and administrative procedures annually to remain eligible for current case assignment.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 13-109, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 86, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-110. Teachers - Pay.

Qualified and properly certified teachers of special education shall be paid a minimum of five percent (5%) above the prevailing wage paid teachers of children who are nondisabled in the same school district.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 13-110, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 116, § 8, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-111. Register of children with disabilities - Plan for delivery of related services.

A. The State Board of Education shall:
1. Maintain a federal child count register of children with disabilities as defined by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), P.L. No. 101-476, as may be amended, and the implementing federal regulations;
2. Monitor efforts of the local public schools to meet the needs of children with disabilities as provided by each such child's Individualized Education Program; and
3. Coordinate private and public efforts, including efforts of agencies of state and local government to meet educational needs of children with disabilities.
B. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, the State Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, the State Department of Education, and the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education shall jointly develop and implement through interagency memoranda of agreement as authorized in the Interlocal Cooperation Act, Section 1001 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a plan for the coordinated delivery of related services to children with disabilities pursuant to the Act for Coordination of Special Services to Children and Youth.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 13-111, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 62, § 1, emerg. eff. April 29, 1983; Laws 1990, c. 51, § 135, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990; Laws 1990, c. 317, § 1, emerg. eff. May 30, 1990; Laws 1993, c. 116, § 9, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 33, § 88, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-112. Special education and related services program for children with visual impairments.

The State Board of Education is authorized to select school districts in which to establish a special education and related services program for children with visual impairments from the first grade through the ninth grade. The selection of the school districts, the establishment of the special education program and the determination of eligible children shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 13-101 et seq. of this title, and with the rules to be adopted for such purpose by the State Board of Education.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 1, § 1, emerg. eff. Jan. 24, 1972. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 116, § 10, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-112.1. Parental notification of programs for students with an auditory or visual impairment.

A. Each school district shall provide each parent, guardian or legal custodian of a student with an auditory or visual impairment with written information during the individual education program process concerning the availability of programs offered by the Oklahoma School for the Blind and the Oklahoma School for the Deaf for which the students of the district may be eligible.
B. School districts providing special education services to students with auditory or visual impairments shall develop procedures to ensure that staff assigned to work with students have effective access to resources and information provided by the Oklahoma School for the Blind and the Oklahoma School for the Deaf.
C. The Commission for Rehabilitation Services shall adopt rules prescribing the form and content of information required by this section.
Added by Laws 2012, c. 130, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-113. Services to children with visual impairments - Apportionment and distribution of funds.

State monies appropriated to carry out the provisions of this act shall be apportioned by the State Board of Education among the school districts providing a special education and related services program for children with visual impairments. The apportionment and distribution of state funds shall be on a per student basis and in accordance with the rules to be adopted for such purpose by the State Board of Education.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 1, § 2, emerg. eff. Jan. 24, 1972. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 116, § 11, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-114.1. Oklahoma Special Education Assistance Fund - Creation - Status - Expenditures.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Board of Education to be designated the "Oklahoma Special Education Assistance Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies appropriated or transferred to the fund by the Legislature. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Board of Education for the purpose of providing financial assistance to local school districts pursuant to Sections 13-114.2 through 13-114.4 of this title. For the 1992-93 school year, monies may be expended from this fund for the local and state-supported financial support of public schools. Expenditures from said fund shall be made on 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.
Added by Laws 1989, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 61, emerg. eff. April 25, 1990. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 280, § 64, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 361, § 5, emerg. eff. June 11, 1993; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 604.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-114.2. Oklahoma Special Education Assistance Fund - Eligibility rules and regulations - Application for funds - Funding determination - Reevaluation of funding.

Pursuant to rules and regulations established by the State Board of Education, a local school district serving a child eligible pursuant to Section 13-114.3 of this title, upon application to the Department of Education, may receive funds from the Oklahoma Special Education Assistance Fund, which shall be used to educate that particular child. The determination whether a school district is eligible to receive funding pursuant to the provisions of Section 13-114.1 of this title shall be made by the State Board of Education. The eligibility of a local school district which is receiving funding pursuant to the provisions of Section 13-114.1 of this title shall be reevaluated for each enrollment of a student on an educational cost basis pursuant to Section 13-114.3 of this title and any monies received from the fund adjusted accordingly.
Added by Laws 1989, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 62, emerg. eff. April 25, 1990. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 280, § 65, eff. July 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-114.3. Oklahoma Special Education Assistance Fund - Defraying costs of serving children who resided at Hissom Memorial Center - Funding other services - Determination of home district.

A. A local school district may be eligible to receive monies from the Oklahoma Special Education Assistance Fund to defray costs of serving children who resided at Hissom Memorial Center prior to December 1, 1991, and subsequently established residency in the school district if any such children were served by the district during the 1991-92 school year including extended school year during summer 1992 or the 1992-93 school year including extended school year during summer 1993. Contingent upon available funds in the Oklahoma Special Education Assistance Fund, the district shall receive funds in the amount of the actual costs of serving each child less the district per capita and any other funding received for providing services to the child from another state agency upon timely submission of a claim for such amount, accompanied by verification of residency of each child by the school attendance officer and verification from the Department of Human Services that each child formerly resided at Hissom Memorial Center.
B. If funds remain in the Oklahoma Special Education Assistance Fund after satisfaction of all valid claims submitted pursuant to subsection A of this section, a local school district may be eligible to receive monies from the Oklahoma Special Education Assistance Fund if a child with disabilities who is being served in that school district:
1. Has been placed in out-of-home placement in an entity described in subsection D of Section 1-113 of this title;
2. Has been previously institutionalized; or
3. Requires services pursuant to an individualized education program (IEP) pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) which result in extraordinary costs to the providing school district or district of residence. The State Board of Education may promulgate rules to define extraordinary costs, taking into consideration the funding generated by the weighted calculations relating to students with special needs as provided in paragraph 2 of subsection B of Section 18-201.1 of this title.
C. The State Department of Education may prorate any funds allocated pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of this section as necessary, and the State Board of Education is authorized to promulgate rules as necessary to establish priorities in funding for students in this subsection.
Added by Laws 1989, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 63, emerg. eff. April 25, 1990. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 280, § 66, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 262, § 7, emerg. eff. May 22, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 116, § 12, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1998, c. 362, § 2, eff. July 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-114.4. Oklahoma Special Education Assistance Fund - Distribution of funds - Amount of payments.

A. Funds issued from the Oklahoma Special Education Assistance Fund shall be distributed to the local school district in a timely manner as determined by the State Board of Education.
B. The amount of any such payments shall be determined as follows:
1. Payments made pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection A of Section 13-114.3 of this title shall be the actual cost of serving the child as determined by the State Board of Education less the funding to be received by the district through the State Aid Formula, as reduced to include only the number of days the child is included in the district's average daily membership, and any other funding received for providing services to the child from another state agency;
2. For the purposes of this section, the amount to be received through the State Aid formula shall be the weighted average daily membership of the child times the sum of the current year Base Foundation Support Level and the product of the current year Incentive Aid guarantee times twenty (20).
Added by Laws 1989, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 64, emerg. eff. April 25, 1990. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 280, § 67, eff. July 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-114.5. Allocation of funds for Hissom Compliance.

Funds appropriated to the State Board of Education for Hissom Compliance purposes shall be used to provide resources and programs determined by the Board to be necessary to comply with any federal court order pertaining to Hissom Memorial Center which requires any such resources and programs.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 305, § 15, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-115.1. Purpose of act.

It is essential for the well-being and educational growth of deaf and hard-of-hearing students that education programs recognize the unique nature of deafness and ensure that all deaf and hard-of-hearing students have appropriate, ongoing, and fully accessible educational opportunities. It is essential that deaf and hard-of-hearing students, like all students, are provided an education in which their unique communication mode is respected, utilized, and developed to an appropriate level of proficiency.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 220, § 2, eff. July 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-115.2. Definitions.

As used in the Oklahoma Educational Interpreter for the Deaf Act:
1. “Communication mode or language” means one or more of the following systems or methods of communication applicable to deaf and hard-of-hearing students:
a.
American Sign Language,
b.
English-based sign systems, or
c.
oral, aural, or other speech-based communication;
2. “Educational Interpreter” means a person who possesses a combination of interpreting skills for expressing and receiving information in a variety of signed and oral languages and modes;
3. The Oklahoma “Quality Assurance Screening Test (QAST)” means a tool used for the comprehensive evaluation of interpreters;
4. “Interpreter Training Program” means a training program in an accredited college or university for preparing interpreters for the deaf;
5. “Work Experience” means a minimum of three (3) years of full-time-equivalent work in the field of deaf education; and
6. “Comparable Level of Proficiency” means a comparable level of proficiency on any other national- or state-recognized educational interpreter assessment as determined and recognized by the State Department of Education.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 220, § 3, eff. July 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-115.3. Educational interpreters - Educational and experience requirements.

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person who functions as an educational interpreter in a public school shall have the interpersonal skills to work effectively and collaboratively with staff and students within the instructional setting as well as a comprehensive, general knowledge of academic subjects and current events, educational processes and organization, principles and practices of special education, aspects and issues of deaf culture, and have:
1. Completed an interpreter training program;
2. Attained a bachelor’s degree; or
3. Worked three (3) or more years in an area related to the field of deaf education.
B. In addition to the requirements of subsection A of this section, a person who functions as an educational interpreter in a public school shall attain one or more of the following:
1. Certification by the Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf (RID);
2. National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Level IV or better;
3. Quality Assurance Screening Test (QAST) Level III or better; or
4. A comparable level of proficiency.
It shall be desirable for an educational interpreter to hold either a bachelor’s or associate’s degree.
C. A person who has never worked as an educational interpreter in any public school, who meets the requirements as provided in subsection A of this section, who does not meet the requirements of subsection B of this section, and who has attained the Quality Assurance Screening Test (QAST) Level I or II, may be employed as an educational interpreter for up to three (3) years. The person shall not be eligible to be employed as an educational interpreter in any public school of this state after the third year until the person attains one of the proficiency levels as provided in subsection B of this section.
D. Any educational interpreter employed by a public school on the effective date of this act who does not meet the requirements of subsection B of this section shall be required to attain QAST Level I or a comparable level of proficiency by July 1, 2004. An educational interpreter shall have until July 1, 2006, to meet the requirements of subsections A and B of this section or a comparable level of proficiency.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 220, § 4, eff. July 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-115.4. Rules - Registry of educational interpreters - Continuing education.

The State Department of Education shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this act in collaboration with the State Department of Rehabilitation Services. The State Department of Education shall:
1. Maintain a registry of individuals who meet the qualifications as educational interpreters as set forth in this act; and
2. Establish a system of and requirements for continuing education. Such system shall require completion of the minimum QAST continuing education units per year, in which fifty percent (50%) of such units include training in educational interpreting.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 220, § 5, eff. July 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-116. Corporal punishment prohibited on certain students.

A. School district personnel shall be prohibited from using corporal punishment on students identified with the most significant cognitive disabilities according to criteria established by the State Department of Education unless addressed in an annual individualized education program (IEP) developed in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
B. A waiver to the provisions of subsection A of this section shall be granted if the parent or legal guardian of a student provides written consent.
C. As used in this section, "corporal punishment" means the deliberate infliction of physical pain by hitting, paddling, spanking, slapping or any other physical force used as a means of discipline.
Added by Laws 2017, c. 222, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-121. Short title.

Sections 13-121 through 13-129 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Early Intervention Act".
Added by Laws 1989, c. 102, § 1, operative July 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 310, § 2, emerg. eff. May 20, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-122. Purpose - Implementation.

A. It is the purpose of the Oklahoma Early Intervention Act to establish the policy of this state to provide for early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families in accordance with Part C, formerly Part H, of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as may be amended. These services are deemed to be necessary in order to:
1. Enhance the development of infants and toddlers with disabilities;
2. Reduce the educational costs to our society by minimizing the need for special education and related services after such children reach school age;
3. Minimize the likelihood of institutionalization of individuals with disabilities and maximize their potential for independent living in society; and
4. Enhance the capacity of families to meet the needs of their infants and toddlers with disabilities.
B. The implementation of this policy requires the development of a system of services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families which is:
1. Comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary and interagency;
2. Delivered by the State Department of Education, Oklahoma State Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and other publicly funded services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Early Intervention Act; and
3. Intended to fulfill the requirements of Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), by providing early intervention services.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 102, § 2, operative July 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 51, § 136, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990; Laws 1993, c. 116, § 13, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2005, c. 89, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-123. Children eligible - "Developmentally delayed" defined.

A. The children eligible for entry into early intervention services in the State of Oklahoma shall be infants and toddlers age birth through two years (0-36 months) who are developmentally delayed. As used in this act "developmentally delayed" means children of the chronological age group specified in this section who:
1. Exhibit a delay in their developmental age compared to their chronological age of fifty percent (50%) or score two standard deviations below the mean in one of the following areas or in a subdomain of one of the following areas: cognitive, physical, communication, social and emotional, or adaptive development;
2. Exhibit a delay in their developmental age compared to their chronological age of twenty-five percent (25%) or score one and one-half standard deviations below the mean in two or more of the following areas or in a subdomain of two or more of the following areas: cognitive, physical, communication, social and emotional, or adaptive development; or
3. Have a diagnosed physical or mental condition that has a high probability of resulting in delay. This includes, but is not limited to: chromosomal disorders, neurological abnormalities, inborn errors of metabolism, genetic disorders, congenital malformation of the brain, congenital infections and sensory abnormalities and impairments or identified syndromes.
B. The State Board of Education is authorized to modify and redefine by regulation the eligibility definitions established in subsection A of this section whenever such modification is required to receive federal assistance under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as may be amended.
Laws 1989, c. 102, § 3, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 2005, c. 89, § 2, eff. July 1, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-123.1. Consent to delivery of services - Parents or surrogate parents.

Parents or surrogate parents may consent to the delivery of services for the early intervention program for their eligible children.
For purposes of the Oklahoma Early Intervention Act the terms "parent" and "surrogate parent" shall have the meaning that said terms have in Title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 303, Sections 27 and 422 which implement the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Added by Laws 1991, c. 317, § 2, emerg. eff. June 12, 1991. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 310, § 3, emerg. eff. May 20, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-124.1. Oklahoma Early Intervention Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Education to be designated the "Oklahoma Early Intervention Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of those monies appropriated to the fund by law or deposited in the fund pursuant to direction or authorization by the joint funding plan required in Section 13-124 of this title. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Education for the purpose of providing early intervention services to children with disabilities in accordance with Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Oklahoma Early Intervention Act. Expenditures from said 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.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 263, § 74, operative July 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 116, § 15, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 605; Laws 2013, c. 310, § 5, emerg. eff. May 20, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-125. Contract between State Department of Education and State Department of Health specifying provision or arrangement of early intervention services.

A contract shall be entered into between the State Department of Education and the Oklahoma State Department of Health specifying the provision or arrangement of early intervention services by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Such contract shall include, but not be limited to:
1. A delineation of individual and shared responsibilities for planning, administration and funding, multi-disciplinary evaluations, development of an individual family service plan, service delivery, procedural safeguards and liability of both agencies;
2. Specification of the numbers and types of personnel to be provided under the contract;
3. Provisions to be made by the Oklahoma State Department of Health for provision of services not available at a local level and authorization to subcontract with other public or private service providers; and
4. Specification of all management and indirect costs associated with the Oklahoma State Department of Health’s provision of early intervention services that are authorized for payment under the contract. Allowable management costs shall be limited to itemized early intervention specific travel, dedicated or shared personnel and maintenance and operations costs. Indirect costs shall not exceed those authorized by the indirect cost formula approved by the State Department of Education for the contract period. All other administrative, management or infrastructure cost recover methodologies shall be specifically disallowed for payment under the contract.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 102, § 5, operative July 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 246, § 26, eff. July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-126. Procedural safeguards.

Procedural safeguards shall be established in fulfillment of the requirements of Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) through interagency agreements involving the State Department of Education, the Oklahoma State Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and other publicly funded services as appropriate.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 102, § 6, operative July 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 51, § 138, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990; Laws 1993, c. 116, § 16, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2013, c. 310, § 6, emerg. eff. May 20, 2013.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-13-127. Timely payments and reimbursements.

The legal requirements for timely payment and reimbursement for services under contract pursuant to Sections 34.71 through 34.74 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall govern the services, programs and activities for the State of Oklahoma's implementation of Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Added by Laws 1989, c. 102, § 7, operative July 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 116, § 17, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2013, c. 310, § 7, emerg. eff. May 20, 2013.