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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1210.576. Designation of successor board of education - Members - Terms.

A. The board of education for a school district in which a developmental research school has been established pursuant to this act is hereby designated and shall consist of five (5) members as follows:
1. The president of the affiliated institution of higher education or designee;
2. The dean of the affiliated college of education or designee;
3. One faculty member from the affiliated higher education institution who is a parent of a student who attends the developmental research school and who is a resident of the community in which the school is located, to be appointed by the president of the affiliated higher education institution;
4. The regional accreditation officer for the State Board of Education for the region in which the developmental research school is located; and
5. One member appointed by the State Board of Education who is a parent or legal guardian of a student who attends the developmental research school.
B. The terms of the members of the board, except the president of the higher education institution, dean of the college of education of the higher education institution, and the regional accreditation officer, shall be staggered with the initial term of the faculty member appointed by the president of the higher education institution being five (5) years and the initial term of the member appointed by the State Board of Education being four (4) years. Upon expiration of the initial terms, the term of each appointed member shall be five (5) years. Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority.
C. The president of the affiliated higher education institution or the president's designee shall serve as president of the board. The board shall elect a vice-president.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 257, § 6, emerg. eff. May 26, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1210.577. Director and faculty.

A. A public developmental research school shall be headed by a director, selected by the president of the affiliated higher education institution and employed by the affiliated higher education institution. The director shall be the chief executive officer of the district in which the developmental research school is located. The director is not required to be a certified administrator and may be selected from the staff of the college of education of the affiliated higher education institution. The board of education for the district in which the developmental research school is located may reimburse the higher education institution for part of the director's salary.
B. Except as provided in this section, classroom teachers employed to teach in a public developmental research school shall be certified teachers pursuant to Section 6-101 et seq. of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Higher education faculty employed by the affiliated higher education institution who are not certified teachers may serve simultaneously as instructional personnel for the public developmental research school and the higher education institution. No more than one-third of the teaching faculty of the research school may be higher education faculty who are not certified pursuant to Section 6-101 et seq. of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. Persons participating in the Alternative Placement Program pursuant to Section 6-122.3 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes may be employed as teachers in a public developmental research school.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 257, § 7, emerg. eff. May 26, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1210.578. Allocation of State Aid and revenues.

A. State Aid paid, pursuant to Section 18-101 et seq. of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to a district in which a public developmental research school is established shall be allocated and expended only for operation of the developmental research school.
B. Ad valorem taxation revenues and dedicated revenues for the district in which a developmental research school is located shall be allocated and expended only for operation of the developmental research school.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 257, § 8, emerg. eff. May 26, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1210.591. Pilot projects - Review and evaluation process - Annual report to Legislature.

The State Board of Education shall establish a project review and evaluation process and shall make an annual report to the Legislature analyzing and evaluating all pilot projects in operation. Said report shall be furnished to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives not later than the tenth legislative day of each legislative session.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 335, § 20, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1210.701. Administration of program.

A. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to establish the Oklahoma Advanced Placement Incentive Program, to be administered by the State Department of Education. The purpose of the program is to establish, organize, and administer a program designed to improve the course offerings available to high school students throughout the state and to prepare students for admission to and success in a postsecondary educational environment. The Oklahoma Advanced Placement Incentive Program shall consist of the following components:
1. Financial assistance to public school teachers and schools to build and maintain successful Advanced Placement Programs; and
2. Test fee assistance to public school students who are in financial need or who take more than one advanced placement test in one (1) year.
B. On or before October 1 of each year, the State Department of Education shall issue to the Governor and members of the Senate and House of Representatives Education Committees a report on the Advanced Placement Incentive Program for the previous school year which shall include, but is not limited to:
1. The number of students taking an advanced placement exam and the number of exams taken;
2. The number of exams that receive a score of three or better;
3. The number of school sites which have received funding and the amount of awards, by type of award;
4. The number of school sites offering advanced placement courses and the number of school sites with students taking an advanced placement exam;
5. The number of students who receive assistance with the test fee and the average amount of assistance; and
6. An evaluation of the cost versus the benefits of this program.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 355, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 312, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 123, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1210.702. Definitions.

For purposes of the Oklahoma Advanced Placement Incentive Program:
1. “Advanced placement course” means a high school level preparatory course for a college advanced placement test that incorporates all topics specified by the College Board and the Educational Testing Service on its standard syllabus for a given subject area and is approved by the College Board;
2. “Preadvanced placement course” means a middle school, junior high school, or high school level course that specifically prepares students to enroll and participate in an advanced placement course;
3. “Advanced placement vertical team” means a group of middle school or junior high school and high school educators in a given discipline who work cooperatively to develop and implement a vertically aligned program aimed at helping students acquire the academic skills necessary for success in the advanced placement program;
4. “Advanced placement test” means the advanced placement test administered by the College Board and Educational Testing Service;
5. “International Baccalaureate course” means a high school level preparatory course for an International Baccalaureate examination that incorporates each topic specified by the International Baccalaureate Organization on its standard syllabus for a particular subject area;
6. “International Baccalaureate examination” means the International Baccalaureate examination administered by the International Baccalaureate Organization;
7. “College Board” means the College Board and Educational Testing Service;
8. “Department” means the State Department of Education; and
9. “Program” means the Oklahoma Advanced Placement Incentive Program.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 355, § 2, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 312, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1210.703. Financial incentive awards.

A. Contingent upon the provision of appropriated funds designated for the Oklahoma Advanced Placement Incentive Program, the State Board of Education is hereby authorized to award schools:
1. A one-time equipment and/or instructional materials grant for the purpose of providing an advanced placement course, based on criteria established by the Department. Schools which receive the grants shall:
a.
offer the advanced placement courses beginning the school year following receipt of the grant,
b.
provide the College Board training within one (1) year of the grant award, including at least a one-week summer institute. Teachers shall be encouraged to attend annual follow-up training, and
c.
make available advanced placement examinations to all students taking the course for which a grant has been awarded;
2. Additional grants to school sites demonstrating successful implementation, as defined by the State Board of Education, of the courses for which the first grants were awarded. Schools may qualify for additional grants a minimum of four (4) years after receiving a grant award;
3. Subsidized training for advanced placement courses, preadvanced placement courses, or International Baccalaureate courses in a form, manner and time prescribed by the Department;
4. One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each score of three or better on an advanced placement test or four or better on an International Baccalaureate examination; provided, these funds shall be used for the purpose of Advanced Placement Program development;
5. For those students who demonstrate financial need as defined by the College Board or the International Baccalaureate Organization, a share of the advanced placement or International Baccalaureate test fee;
6. For those students who take more than one advanced placement or International Baccalaureate test in one (1) year, a share of the advanced placement test or International Baccalaureate fee in a manner prescribed by the Board; and
7. Grants for the purpose of developing an advanced placement vertical team based on criteria established by the Board.
B. Upon completion of the test, the State Department of Education shall obtain from the College Board and the International Baccalaureate Organization a list of students in Oklahoma who scored a three or higher on the advanced placement test or a four or higher on the International Baccalaureate test. Financial incentives for schools provided in this section shall be awarded at the beginning of the next school year following the school year in which the test was taken.
C. Any new expenditure authorized pursuant to Section 1210.701 et seq. of this title shall be contingent upon the availability of funds.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 355, § 3, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 312, § 3, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 123, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1210.704. Access to advanced placement courses – Minimum available courses required – Online learning platform.

A. Beginning with the 2024–2025 school year, all public high schools in this state shall make a minimum of four advanced placement courses available to students.
B. School district boards of education shall be responsible for ensuring annually that all high school students have access to advanced placement courses beginning in the 2024-2025 school year. Such access may be provided through enrollment in courses offered through:
1. A school site or sites within the district;
2. A technology center school within the district;
3. An online learning program offered by the Statewide Charter School Board or one of its vendors; or
4. A school site or sites in another school district.
C. The Statewide Charter School Board shall maintain an online learning platform to provide high quality online learning opportunities for Oklahoma students that are aligned with the subject matter standards adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 11-103.6 of this title. The Board shall implement online courses, with an emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) courses, foreign language courses, and advanced placement courses. The online platform shall be available to all Oklahoma school districts.
D. The State Department of Education shall provide information to all boards of education, to be distributed to their students and parents, on available opportunities and the enrollment process for students to take advanced placement courses. The information shall explain the value of advanced placement courses in preparing students for postsecondary-level coursework, enabling students to gain access to postsecondary opportunities, and qualifying for scholarships and other financial aid opportunities.
E. The State Department of Education shall retain records of which options outlined in subsection B of this section boards of education selected for their students and make the information available on the Department’s website.
F. As used in this section, “advanced placement course” shall have the same meaning as provided in paragraph 1 of Section 1210.702 of this title.
Added by Laws 2020, c. 86, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2020. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 323, § 20, eff. July 1, 2024.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1210.710. Funding of elementary school counselors – Implementation contingency – Verification of expenditure levels.

A. It is hereby the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature to provide funding to urban school districts to hire school counselors at the elementary level. Preference for funding shall be given to those urban school districts that have the highest number of elementary students at-risk and in need of alternative education. For purposes of this section, “urban school district” means a school district with an average daily membership of thirty thousand (30,000) or more.
B. Implementation of this section shall be contingent upon the appropriation by the Legislature of state funds for the specific purpose of implementing this section. Nothing in this section shall prevent the State Board of Education or a school district board of education from utilizing private, local, or federal funds to implement this section.
C. Implementation of this section shall be delayed until the current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools in unadjusted dollars for the 1998-99 school year or any school year thereafter for Oklahoma, as reported by the National Center for Education Statistics annually in the Digest of Education Statistics, reaches at least ninety percent (90%) of the regional average expenditure for that same year, and funds are provided. For purposes of this section, the regional average expenditure shall consist of the current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools in unadjusted dollars for each of the following states: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, averaged together. By January 1 of each year, the State Board of Education shall report whether or not the ninety-percent expenditure level has been reached based on information reported annually in the Digest of Education Statistics by the National Center for Education Statistics. This section shall be implemented on July 1 after the first January 1 report verifies that the ninety-percent expenditure level has been reached and funds have been provided for the specific purposes of this section.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 320, § 51, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 201, § 11; Laws 2003, c. 434, § 28.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1674. Change of functions and standards of admission.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are hereby directed to study the feasibility of changing the present functions and standards of admission at the Oklahoma College for Women whereby both men and women students may be admitted to pursue four (4) years of study in the liberal arts culminating with the bachelor's degree.
Laws 1965, p. 1194, S.J.R. No. 16, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 1965.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1675. Change of name.

In the event the change is made by the State Regents, as suggested in the preceding section, the present name of the institution, "The Oklahoma College for Women," shall be changed to "Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts."
Added by Laws 1965, p. 1194, S.J.R. No.16, § 2, emerg. eff. April 7, 1965.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1676. Board of Regents.

At such time as the present Oklahoma College for Women becomes the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts, a Board of Regents of the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts, composed of seven (7) members, shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the State Senate and with the terms of members to be overlapping and for seven (7) years' duration. Such Board shall be the successor to the Board of Regents of the Oklahoma College for Women with the same powers and duties of said Board as now provided by law.
Laws 1965, p. 1194, S.J.R.No.16, § 3, emerg. eff. April 7, 1965.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1722. Purposes of school.

The purposes of the Oklahoma School for the Blind shall be to:
1. Provide academic, vocational, social/emotional, and cultural instruction as well as independent living skills and transitional needs for children who are blind or visually impaired; and
2. Serve as a statewide resource center for educational services for children who are blind or visually impaired.
Added by Laws 1913, c. 37, p. 72, § 2. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 264, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 329, § 4, emerg. eff. June 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1724. Entitlement to free education and dormitory housing – Criteria and procedures.

A. Residents of this state for whom blindness or visual impairment is the primary impediment to success in the common schools of the state, and who are of suitable age and physical and mental capacity, shall be entitled to admission to the Oklahoma School for the Blind and shall receive an education free of charge.
B. Students admitted to the school who are of suitable emotional capacity and who are not a threat to themselves or others shall be entitled to reside at the school free of charge to the extent that dormitory housing is available.
C. The Department of Rehabilitation Services shall establish the criteria and procedures for admission to the school.
Added by Laws 1913, c. 37, p. 73, § 4. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 329, § 6, emerg. eff. June 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1725. Site designated - Donation of site, light and water.

The said Board of Education is hereby authorized to locate said school upon a tract of land described as follows: All that part of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section nineteen, Township fifteen north, Range nineteen east, which lies east of Haskell Boulevard, containing twenty-five (25) acres, more or less, in Muskogee County, Oklahoma; said above-described tract of land to be deeded to the State of Oklahoma by a good and sufficient deed with abstract, showing the same to be free and clear from all encumbrances, and without expense to the state. Also, electric lights and water to be forever free to the state.
Laws 1913, c. 37, p. 73, § 5.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1730. Teacher contracts for the Oklahoma School for the Deaf or Oklahoma School for the Blind.

A. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, a person who is certified to teach by the State Board of Education and hired or employed as a teacher by the Oklahoma School for the Deaf or Oklahoma School for the Blind shall enter into an employment contract which begins on August 1 and ends on July 31 of the subsequent calendar year. The employment contract shall establish a maximum amount of one thousand two hundred (1,200) working hours for the duration of the contract.
B. As used in this section, "working hours" means instructional time, professional development time, volunteer time, or extra duty time which is unpaid. Working hours shall not include time spent in stipend positions or paid extra duty, extracurricular activity, or athletic coaching time. Volunteer time occurring outside of the school year shall not be included in the working hours maximum established in subsection A of this section.
C. Teachers employed by the Oklahoma School for the Deaf or Oklahoma School for the Blind shall be compensated for using their planning time, lunch period, or other available time to cover for an absent teacher. The amount of compensation shall be determined by dividing the daily rate of a certified substitute teacher by the number of class periods or hours covered by the teacher.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 197, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1733. Entitlement to free education and dormitory housing – Criteria and procedures.

A. Residents of this state for whom deafness or hardness of hearing is the primary impediment to success in the common schools of the state, and who are of suitable age and physical and mental capacity, shall be entitled to an education in the Oklahoma School for the Deaf without charge.
B. Students admitted to the school who are of suitable emotional capacity and who are not a threat to themselves or others shall be entitled to reside at the school free of charge to the extent that dormitory housing is available.
C. The Department of Rehabilitation Services shall establish the criteria and procedures for admission to the school.
R.L. 1910, § 6988. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 40, § 1, emerg. eff. April 5, 1976; Laws 2001, c. 329, § 8, emerg. eff. June 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1734. Purposes of school.

The purposes of the Oklahoma School for the Deaf shall be:
1. To provide academic, vocational, social/emotional, and cultural instruction as well as independent living skills and transitional needs for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing; and
2. To serve as a statewide resource center for educational services for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
R.L. 1910, § 6989. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 264, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 329, § 9, emerg. eff. June 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1745. Cooperative agreement for establishment and operation of rehabilitation center for deaf people.

The Oklahoma School for the Deaf of the State Board of Education and the Oklahoma Vocational Rehabilitation Division of the State Board for Vocational Education are hereby authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement that is mutually acceptable to both Boards, whereby an evaluation and rehabilitation center can be established, maintained and operated to serve the deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens of Oklahoma who are fifteen (15) years of age or older at the State School for the Deaf.
Added by Laws 1965, p. 1214, H.J.R. No. 541, § 1. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 246, § 36, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1746. Utilization of resources and personnel - Federal participation.

The School for the Deaf and the Vocational Rehabilitation Division are hereby authorized to operate an evaluation and rehabilitation center for deaf people in such a manner and on such a basis that will permit the best possible utilization of the resources, personnel, and monies that are available; and in the furtherance of this project the School for the Deaf and the Vocational Rehabilitation Division are authorized to use any and all funds, from whatever source, under their control and to do everything necessary to secure maximum Federal participation for such project.
Added by Laws 1965, p. 1214, H.J.R. No. 541, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1921. Institutions authorized to grant degrees.

Authority is hereby granted to the respective boards of control of the
Oklahoma University
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
Oklahoma College for Women
University of Tulsa
Kendall College
Phillips University
Oklahoma Baptist University
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma Catholic University
The Catholic College of Oklahoma for Young Women
Presbyterian College of Durant
The Tulsa Law School of Tulsa
Oklahoma City College of Law
upon recommendation of their respective faculties to grant the academic and professional degrees, usually and customarily granted to graduates of institutes of collegiate rank. Provided further, that the Oklahoma School of Accountancy is hereby authorized to confer the degree of bachelor of commercial science, but shall not confer or grant any other degree.
Laws 1917, c. 147, p. 236, § 1; Laws 1919, c. 113, p. 166, § 1; Laws 1923, c. 188, p. 333, § 1; Laws 1925, c. 9, p. 9, § 1; Laws 1945, p. 363, § 1; Laws 1947, p. 565, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1922. Approval of other institutions by State Board of Education - Application.

The State Board of Education shall have power to approve other colleges and universities which, when so approved, shall have the authority granted in Section 1 of this act. The application for the privilege shall set forth clearly the course of study, the condition of equipment and other information as the State Board of Education shall require.
Laws 1917, c. 147, p. 237, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1924. Collecting fee on promise to grant degree - Punishment.

Any person that collects or attempts to collect fees for matriculation, registration, tuition, books or for any other purpose, the inducement for which is a promise to grant an academic or professional degree, when said institution has not been granted authority under the provisions of this act to grant degrees, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days or for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Laws 1917, c. 147, p. 237, § 4.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-1925. Announcement or advertisement - Punishment.

Any person that announces or advertises that he will grant degrees when said institution has not been granted authority under the provisions of this act to grant degrees shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days or more than six (6) months, or by both fine and imprisonment.
Laws 1917, c. 147, p. 237, § 5.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2115. Vehicles owned by System of Higher Education - Liability limits.

A. Boards of Regents, institutions and agencies comprising The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education which are authorized to own and operate vehicles are hereby authorized to carry public liability insurance on such vehicles and pay the premiums out of non-state-appropriated funds for the following kinds of insurance not to exceed the limits indicated:
1. Bodily injury liability, One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) each person, Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) each accident;
2. Property damage liability, Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) each accident; and
3. Medical expense, Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).
B. If a vehicle is donated to a board of regents of an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education as provided for in Section 4 of this act, the board of regents is authorized to carry liability insurance in the following limits:
1. Bodily injury liability, Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) each person, Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) each accident; and
2. Property damage liability, Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
C. The liability insurance shall be on standard policy forms approved by the State Insurance Board with companies authorized to do business in Oklahoma. To the extent that an insurer has provided indemnity in a contract of insurance to the Board of Regents, an institution or an agency to which the act applies, the insurer may not plead as a defense in any action involving insurance purchased pursuant to this act, the governmental immunity of either the State of Oklahoma or of any political subdivision or agency thereof which has purchased insurance authorized by this act.
D. The use of a motor vehicle for the purposes stated in Section 4 of this act by an institution of higher education is declared to be a public governmental function.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 121, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1965. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 171, § 3, emerg. eff. May 21, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2116. Donation of motor vehicle to board of regents – Written agreement.

A. The board of regents of any institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education may enter into a written agreement with any person or business entity covering the donation to the board of regents of any motor vehicle for use by the institution in connection with any technical education, training, maintenance, or other similar education program, or in administering any such program operated by or under the direction of the board of regents. The agreement shall be executed by the board of regents or an administrative officer for the board of regents and the manufacturer of the motor vehicle.
B. The written donation agreement shall:
1. Specify the monetary consideration for the donation, if any;
2. Provide that ownership of the motor vehicle remain with the board of regents; and
3. State the make and model of the motor vehicle.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 171, § 4, emerg. eff. May 21, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2117. Special license plate.

Each motor vehicle donated to the board of regents of an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education as provided for in Section 4 of this act may be operated for such purposes with a special license plate attached to the motor vehicle. The special license plate shall be issued for a fee of One Dollar ($1.00). The special license plate may be used only while the motor vehicle is in the possession or under the control of the board of regents.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 171, § 5, emerg. eff. May 21, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2118. Unlawful operation.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle bearing a special license plate as provided for in Section 5 of this act on any street, road, or highway in this state for any purpose other than in connection with any technical education, training, maintenance, or other similar educational program, or in the administration of the program. Violation of the provisions of this section shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
Added by Laws 1999, c. 171, § 6, emerg. eff. May 21, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2119. Definitions.

As used in Sections 1 through 5 of this act:
1. "Benefit" includes, without limitation:
a.
recognition,
b.
registration,
c.
the use of facilities of the public institution of higher education for meetings or speaking purposes,
d.
the use of channels of communication of the public institution of higher education, and
e.
funding sources that are otherwise available to other student associations in the public institution of higher education;
2. "Exercise of religion" includes without limitation the practice or observance of religion as interpreted under state law or the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, whichever interpretation is broader;
3. "Public institution of higher education" includes any institution that is a member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or of a technology center school district;
4. "Substantially burdens" includes without limitation an action by a public institution of higher education which directly or indirectly:
a.
constrains or inhibits conduct or expression that reflects a student's sincerely held religious beliefs,
b.
denies a student an opportunity to engage in religious activities, or
c.
pressures a student either:
(1)
to not engage in conduct or expression motivated by a sincerely held religious belief, or
(2)
to engage in conduct or expression contrary to a sincerely held religious belief;
5. "Student" means a person who is enrolled full-time or part-time in a public institution of higher education; and
6. "Religious student association" means an association of students organized around shared religious beliefs.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 350, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2119.1. Protection for religious student associations.

A. No public institution of higher education may take any action or enforce any policy that would deny a religious student association any benefit available to any other student association, or discriminate against a religious student association with respect to such benefit, based on that association's requirement that its leaders or members:
1. Adhere to the association's sincerely held religious beliefs;
2. Comply with the association's sincere religious observance requirements;
3. Comply with the association's sincere religious standards of conduct; or
4. Be committed to furthering the association's religious missions,
as such religious beliefs, observance requirements, standards of conduct or missions are defined by the religious student association, or the religion upon which the association is based.
B. The legal standard provided in subsection B of Section 3 of this act shall not apply to this section.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 350, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2119.2. Protection for student's exercise of religion.

A. In addition to the protections provided in Section 2 of this act, no public institution of higher education may substantially burden a student's exercise of religion, even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, except as provided in subsection B of this section.
B. A public institution of higher education may substantially burden a student's exercise of religion only if that institution demonstrates that application of the burden to the student:
1. Is in furtherance of a compelling interest of the public institution of higher education;
2. Actually furthers that interest; and
3. Is the least restrictive means of furthering that interest.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 350, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2119.3. Claims and defenses.

A student or religious student association aggrieved by a violation of Section 2 or 3 of this act may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial or administrative proceeding against the public institution of higher education and obtain appropriate relief, including damages, against that institution from a court or administrative body.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 350, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2166. Televised instruction system - Cooperative agreements - Revolving fund - Appropriation.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may establish and maintain as a part of the state system of higher education a system of televised instruction designed primarily for persons living in industrial communities remote from campuses of colleges and universities and for the interchange of classes and teachers between campuses of the state's public and private colleges and universities; and may enter into cooperative agreements with federal agencies, state agencies and public and private educational institutions and receive, use and administer grants, contributions and donations of funds and property for such purpose. All such funds shall be deposited in a revolving fund, which is hereby created, to be known as the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Televised Instruction Revolving Fund, which revolving fund shall be nonfiscal and be used and expended by the State Regents for the aforesaid purpose. Up to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) of the funds received by or credited to the account of the State Regents from investments by the State Treasurer from proceeds of building bonds as provided by Senate Bill No. 349 and Senate Bill No. 350 of the First Session of the Thirty-Second Legislature, or similar funds hereafter provided in legislation vitalizing Section 38, Article X, Oklahoma Constitution, may be used and expended by the State Regents for the purpose of planning and installing the televised instruction system. There is also hereby appropriated to the State Regents from any monies in the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) for the purpose of establishing, maintaining and operating the televised instruction system, the sum so appropriated to be nonfiscal and to be subject to encumbrance at any time within thirty (30) months after the effective date of this act.
Laws 1970, c. 3, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 3, 1970.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2167. Legislative intent.

It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Regents continue to study and determine the feasibility of establishing a statewide joint system to make use of the above services in all colleges, municipal or community junior colleges and technology center schools in Oklahoma, or make use of the above services in any one of such colleges upon proper agreement.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 3, § 2, emerg. eff. Feb. 3, 1970. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 33, § 137, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2204. Agreements or contracts with United States.

The Board may enter into any agreement or contracts with the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof which it may consider advisable or necessary in order to obtain a grant of funds or other aid to be used in connection with the proceeds of the bonds in paying the cost of the construction, furnishing, and equipment of the building.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 560, § 4, emerg. eff. June 29, 1961.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2205. Deposit of proceeds from bond sales.

The proceeds derived from the sale of the bonds herein authorized shall be deposited by the Treasurer of the Board of Education to the credit of the Board and kept in a separate fund and used solely for the purpose for which the bonds are authorized. The Board is authorized to make all contracts and execute all instruments which in its discretion may be deemed necessary or advisable to provide for the construction, furnishing, and equipment of the building, and the Treasurer is hereby directed and authorized to issue warrants against such funds for such amounts as he may from time to time find to be due upon audited itemized estimates and claims which bear the approval of the officials designated by the Board for such purpose.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 560, § 5, emerg. eff. June 29, 1961.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2206. Deposit of income and revenues - Payment of principal and interest.

Except as to revenues paid directly to a trustee under the provisions of subsection (e) of Section 3 hereof, all income and revenues derived from the operation of the building shall be deposited as collected in a fund to be applied solely to the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds and, to the extent so provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds, to the payment of the cost of maintaining and operating the building and the establishment of reserves for such purpose. As principal and interest become due from time to time the Treasurer shall, not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the payment date, transmit to the paying agent for the bonds money from said fund in an amount sufficient to pay the principal or interest so falling due. Said fund and the money therein is hereby irrevocably pledged to such purposes.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 560, § 6, emerg. eff. June 29, 1961.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2207. Approval of bonds - Incontestability.

All bonds issued hereunder shall have on the backs thereof the certificate required by Section 29 of Article X of the Constitution of Oklahoma. Such bonds shall be submitted to the Attorney General of Oklahoma for his examination and when such bonds have been examined and certified as legal obligations by the Attorney General, in accordance with such requirements as he may make, shall be incontestable in any court in the State of Oklahoma unless suit thereon shall be brought in a court having jurisdiction thereof within thirty (30) days from the date of such approval. Bonds so approved by the Attorney General shall be prima facie valid and binding obligations according to their terms, and the only defense which may be offered thereto in any suit instituted after such thirty-day period shall have expired shall be forgery, fraud, or violation of the Constitution.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 560, § 7, emerg. eff. June 29, 1961.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2208. Bonds as legal investment.

Any bank, trust, or insurance company organized under the laws of Oklahoma may invest its capital, surplus, and reserves in bonds issued under the provisions of this act. The officers having charge of any sinking fund or any other fund of the state or any department, agency, or institution thereof, including the various funds established by Chapter 27 of Title 70 (House Bill No. 244 of the Session Laws of 1945), or any county, city, town, township, or school district in the state, may invest such funds in bonds issued under the provisions of this act at the reasonable market value thereof. Such bonds are also approved as collateral security for the deposit of any public funds and for the investment of trust funds.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 561, § 8, emerg. eff. June 29, 1961.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2209. Borrowing of money in anticipation of issuance of bonds.

Whenever the Board shall have adopted a resolution authorizing the issuance of any series of bonds hereunder and said bonds have been sold but prior to the time as of which the bonds can be delivered the Board finds it necessary to borrow money for the purpose for which the bonds were authorized, the Board may, by appropriate resolution, authorize the borrowing of money in anticipation of the issuance of the bonds, and the issuance of the note or notes of the Board to evidence such borrowing. The amount so borrowed shall not exceed the principal amount of the bonds and shall not bear interest at a rate exceeding the average interest rate of the bonds. Such note or notes shall be signed in the manner prescribed by the Board and shall be made payable at such time or times as the Board may prescribe not later than one (1) year from their respective dates and may be renewed from time to time by the issuance of new notes hereunder. The proceeds of any loan made under this section shall be devoted exclusively to the purposes for which the bonds shall have been authorized and the note or notes and the interest thereon shall be paid with the proceeds of the bonds simultaneously with the delivery of the bonds. If for any reason the bonds shall not be issued, the holder or holders of the notes shall be entitled to all rights which would have been enjoyed by the holders of the bonds had they been issued, and the notes shall be paid from the revenues provided for the payment of the bonds and shall be entitled to the benefit of all covenants, agreements, the rights appearing in the resolution authorizing the bonds for the benefit of the bonds.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 561, § 9, emerg. eff. June 29, 1961.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2210. Approval of bonds by Supreme Court.

The Board is authorized in its discretion to file an application with the Supreme Court of Oklahoma for the approval of any series of bonds to be issued hereunder, and exclusive original jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Supreme Court to hear and determine each such application. It shall be the duty of the Court to give such applications precedence over the other business of the Court and to consider and pass upon the applications and any protests which may be filed thereto as speedily as possible. Notice of the hearing on each application shall be given by a notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in the state that on a day named the Board will ask the court to hear its application and approve the bonds. Such notice shall inform all persons interested that they may file protests against the issuance of the bonds and be present at the hearing and contest the legality thereof. Such notice shall be published one time not less than ten (10) days prior to the date named for the hearing and the hearing may be adjourned from time to time in the discretion of the Court. If the Court shall be satisfied that the bonds have been properly authorized in accordance with this act and that when issued they will constitute valid obligations in accordance with their terms, the Court shall render its written opinion approving the bonds and shall fix the time within which a petition for rehearing may be filed. The decision of the Court shall be a judicial determination of the validity of the bonds, shall be conclusive as to the Board, its officers, and agents, and thereafter the bonds so approved and the revenues pledged to their payment shall be incontestable in any court in the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 561, § 10, emerg. eff. June 29, 1961.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-2211. Leases to nonprofit corporations.

In any instance in which the Board shall consider it preferable to acquire the building or additions to existing buildings and equipment therefor in the manner authorized in this section rather than through the issuance of bonds by the Board, it may do so by complying with this section. In each such case the Board is authorized to lease to any nonprofit corporation, organized for the purpose of constructing the building or additions to existing buildings, such portion or portions of the campus of the institution as may be necessary as sites therefor. The lease shall contain such provisions with respect to the type, construction, and operation of any such building or addition as the Board may consider desirable, and the Board may enter into agreements with the nonprofit corporation as to the use which will be made of any such building or addition, the operation, maintenance, and supervision of said building or addition, the imposition of fees and charges by the Board for the use of the building or addition, and the collection and disposition to be made of the proceeds of such fees and charges. The Board may agree to make such fees and charges adequate to provide a sum sufficient to pay the cost of the maintenance and operation of the building or any addition to existing buildings and the amortization of the cost of the building or any addition to existing buildings and equipment therefor, over a specified period of years, and when such cost shall have been paid and any obligations issued by the nonprofit corporation to finance such cost shall have been fully paid as to principal and interest, the lease shall terminate and title to the building or any addition to existing buildings and equipment shall vest in the Board. The agreements herein authorized to be entered into by the Board may, in the discretion of the Board, include a lease of the buildings from the nonprofit corporation and the payment of rentals therefor. The Board may furnish, without charge, heat, light, water, power, and similar facilities for any building erected under the provisions of this section and all buildings and additions to existing buildings so erected and equipment therefor shall be exempt from taxation.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 561, § 11, emerg. eff. June 29, 1961.