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§70-1-101. Oklahoma School Code. - This act shall be known as the Oklahoma School Code....
§70-1-102. Purpose of act. - The purpose of the Oklahoma School Code is to provide...
§70-1-103. Act to be liberally construed. - If any section or part of the Oklahoma School Code...
§70-1-104. Act not to repeal or modify tax laws unless specifically provided. - Nothing in the Oklahoma School Code shall be interpreted as...
§70-1-105. State Department of Education - State Board of Education - State Superintendent of Public Instruction - Definitions. - A. The State Department of Education is that department of...
§70-1-106. Public schools - Definition - What included. - The public schools of Oklahoma shall consist of all free...
§70-1-107. Educational services - Enumeration. - Either in conjunction with public schools or otherwise under the...
§70-1-107.1. Technology - Generally defined for educational and governmental purposes. - A. Unless otherwise specifically defined, technology is applied knowledge. For...
§70-1-108. School district - Definition. - A school district is defined as any area or territory...
§70-1-109. Length of school year - School for less than full year – Extended-day schedule - Closure for inclement weather. - A. For all public schools in Oklahoma, school shall actually...
§70-1-109.1. Optional Extended School Year Program. - A. School districts shall have the option of establishing and...
§70-1-111. School day - Six hours - Exceptions. - A. Except as otherwise provided for by law, a school...
§70-1-112. School taught on Saturday. - School taught on Saturday shall not be counted for attendance...
§70-1-113. School district residency. - A. When used in this section, the residence of any...
§70-1-114. Free attendance - Admission to early childhood programs - Enrollment in kindergarten and first grade - Nonresident tuition fee. - A. All children between the ages of five (5) years...
§70-1-114.1. Foreign exchange students - Guidelines for acceptance. - Unless otherwise prohibited by federal law, school districts may: 1....
§70-1-114.2. Operation as grantee of a federal Head Start program - Calculation of state aid. - Any school district is hereby authorized to operate as a...
§70-1-115. Public school system – Administration. - The public school system in Oklahoma shall be administered by...
§70-1-116. Positions in school system - Definitions. - As used in this title: 1. "Teacher" means any person...
§70-1-116.1. Teaching principal - Amount of time in classroom. - A teaching principal, as defined in Section 1-116 of Title...
§70-1-116.2. Application of medicine or sunscreen to students - Vaccinations. - A. A school nurse, or in the absence of such...
§70-1-116.3. Self-administration of inhaled asthma or anaphylaxis medication – School board epinephrine injector policy. - A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1-116.2 of this title,...
§70-1-117. General fund - Capital and noncapital expenditures. - A. The general fund of any school district is hereby...
§70-1-118. Building and operations fund - Definition. - The building fund of any school district shall consist of...
§70-1-118.1. Building fund – Technology center school districts. - The building fund of any technology center school district shall...
§70-1-119. Sinking fund - Definition. - The sinking fund of any district shall consist of all...
§70-1-121. Conflicting provisions. - The provisions of this act shall control over any conflicting...
§70-1-122. Contributions to Public School Classroom Support Revolving Fund – Tax forms. - A. Each individual taxpayer required to file a state income...
§70-1-123. Public School Classroom Support Revolving Fund. - A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a...
§70-1-124. Per-pupil expenditure defined - Expenditure categories. - A. Unless otherwise specifically defined, "per-pupil expenditure" shall mean the...
§70-1-125. Restrooms in public schools. - A. As used in this section: 1. "Sex" means the...
§70-2-110. Short title - Technology Center District and Independent School District Campaign Finance and Financial Disclosure Act. - Sections 21 through 30 of this act shall be the...
§70-2-111. Definitions. - A. Definitions of terms used in the Technology Center District...
§70-2-112. Applicability. - The Technology Center District and Independent School District Campaign Finance...
§70-2-113. Campaign committee organization statements. - Each campaign committee shall file a statement of organization with...
§70-2-114. School district political committee organization statements. - Every school district political committee shall file a statement of...
§70-2-115. Contributions and expenditures reports. - Every campaign committee and every school district political committee shall...
§70-2-116. Organization statements and contribution and expenditure reports - Public records. - Statements of organization and reports of contributions and expenditures required...
§70-2-117. Financial interest statements. - All candidates for school district office and all elected school...
§70-2-118. Financial interest statements - Public records. - Statements of financial interests required to be filed with the...
§70-2-119. Enforcement. - The Technology Center District and Independent School District Campaign Finance...
§70-3-101. State Board of Education - Members - Travel expenses. - A. The State Board of Education shall consist of seven...
§70-3-102. Meetings. - The State Board of Education shall meet in regular session...
§70-3-103. Quorum. - A quorum of the State Board of Education shall consist...
§70-3-104. State Board of Education - Powers and duties. - A. The supervision of the public school system of Oklahoma...
§70-3-104.1. Convicted felons not to receive certification for instructional, supervisory or administrative position. - No person shall receive a certificate for instructional, supervisory or...
§70-3-104.3. Requirements for compliance with quality standards - Loss or denial of accreditation. - A. The Legislature, recognizing its obligation to the children of...
§70-3-104.4. Standards for accreditation. - A. The State Board of Education shall adopt standards for...
§70-3-104.5. Plan of Educational Development and Improvement - Submission to State Board of Education - Rules - Approval or rejection of plan. - A. The board of education of every elementary school district...
§70-3-104.6. Legislative membership or in Legislative Service Bureau as valid experience for renewal of Standard Teaching Certificate. - The State Board of Education shall recognize full time service...
§70-3-104.7. Day treatment programs - Standards for on-site educational services. - A. For purposes of this act, partial hospitalization programs, day...
§70-3-104.8. Contracts with educators. - A. Subject to the availability of funds, the State Department...
§70-3-104.9. Report listing wage, salary, benefit, job class changes. - Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, the State Department of...
§70-3-104.10. Oklahoma Imagination Library Program. - A. The Imagination Library Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section...
§70-3-104.11. Imagination Library Revolving Fund. - There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving...
§70-3-106. Office - Books pertaining to office - Salary of Superintendent. - The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall have an office...
§70-3-107. Administrative and executive duties. - The State Superintendent of Public Instruction is hereby authorized to...
§70-3-107.1. State Superintendent of Public Instruction – Powers and duties. - The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall have the control...
§70-3-109. Curriculum Materials Revolving Fund. - There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving...
§70-3-110.1. Allocation of funds for adult education. - Funds appropriated to the State Board of Career and Technology...
§70-3-115. School facility improvement program - Allocations from appropriations. - C. Of the Eighteen Million Three Hundred Sixty-five Thousand Four...
§70-3-116.1. Educational Accountability Reform Act - Short title. - This act shall be known and may be cited as...
§70-3-116.2. Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability. - A. Effective January 1, 2013, there is hereby created the...
§70-3-116.3. Technical corrections - References in statutes. - A. As of July 1, 2013, all references to the...
§70-3-116.4. Transfer of authority. - A. On July 1, 2014, the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher...
§70-3-116.5. Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability – Report on educational system. - A. On or before October 31, 2021, the Commission for...
§70-3-116.6. Pilot program for mentor teacher training. - A. The Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability shall establish...
§70-3-117. Office of Educational Quality and Accountability. - There is hereby created the Office of Educational Quality and...
§70-3-117.1. Short title - School Finance Review Commission Act. - This act shall be known and may be cited as...
§70-3-117.2. School Finance Review Commission – Creation. - A. There is hereby created the School Finance Review Commission...
§70-3-117.3. School Finance Review Commission – Duties. - A. The School Finance Review Commission shall conduct a review...
§70-3-118. Secretary of Education - Powers, duties and responsibilities. - The Secretary of Education shall: 1. Oversee the Office of...
§70-3-118.1. Budget and operations performance reviews. - A. The Office of Educational Quality and Accountability is hereby...
§70-3-119. Allocation of funds for school lunch programs. - Funds appropriated to the State Board of Education for School...
§70-3-120. Board approval of programs using state funds. - The funding of programs with state funds appropriated to the...
§70-3-121. Apportionment of certain administrative and support function funds. - A portion of the funds appropriated to the State Board...
§70-3-122. Funding for education of children with visual impairments. - A. A portion of the funds appropriated to the State...
§70-3-123. Allocation of funds for Oklahoma Education 2000 Challenge. - A portion of the funds appropriated for the Administrative and...
§70-3-123.1. Review of legislative provisions for duplication or conflict in mandates. - The State Department of Education shall conduct a review of...
§70-3-124. Short title. - This act shall be known and may be cited as...
§70-3-125. Purpose of act. - The purpose of this act is to ensure that local...
§70-3-126. Educational improvement plans - Components - Exemptions from statutory requirements and State Board of Education rules. - A. A school district may develop an educational improvement plan...
§70-3-127. Approval by State Board of Education. - A. Prior to the adoption of a resolution by the...
§70-3-128. Rules. - The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to implement...
§70-3-129.1. Short title. - This act shall be known and may be cited as...
§70-3-129.2. Definitions. - As used in the Empowered Schools and School Districts Act:...
§70-3-129.3. Public school, zone, or district empowerment plan. - A. 1. A public school, zone, or district may submit...
§70-3-129.4. Empowerment plan considerations. - In considering or creating an empowerment plan each school district...
§70-3-129.5. Acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations. - Each public school and each school district board of education...
§70-3-129.6. Submitting approved empowerment plan to the State Board of Education. - A. Each school district board of education shall submit approved...
§70-3-129.7. Waiving statutes or rules. - A. Upon approval of an empowerment plan for a school,...
§70-3-129.8. Waiver of provisions in collective bargaining agreement. - A. 1. On and after the date on which the...
§70-3-129.9. Performance review. - A. Three (3) years after the State Board of Education...
§70-3-129.10. Annual report. - A. By March 1, 2011, and each year thereafter, the...
§70-3-129.11. School District Empowerment Program. - A. There is hereby established the School District Empowerment Program...
§70-3-130. Short title. - Sections 6 through 18 of this act shall be known...
§70-3-131. Purpose. - A. The purpose of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act is...
§70-3-132. Application of act — Charter schools — Sponsorship — Limitation on establishment of new schools — Conversion school. - A. The Oklahoma Charter Schools Act shall apply only to...
§70-3-134. Applications – Presubmission training – Contents - Procedures. - A. For written applications filed after January 1, 2008, prior...
§70-3-135. Sponsor to contract with governing board – Contents of contract. - A. The sponsor of a charter school shall enter into...
§70-3-136. Rules and standards to be incorporated into charter. - A. A charter school shall adopt a charter which will...
§70-3-137. Duration of contract--Performance report--Renewal--Termination--School closure. - A. An approved contract for a charter school shall be...
§70-3-138. Reprisal against school employee seeking to establish charter school. - A board of education of a school district or an...
§70-3-139. Status of teacher returning to public school from charter school. - A. A sponsoring school district shall determine whether a teacher...
§70-3-140. Student eligibility – Districts – Preferences - Discrimination. - A. Except for a charter school sponsored by the State...
§70-3-141. Transportation. - A. Transportation shall be provided by the charter school in...
§70-3-142. Funding - Charter School Closure Reimbursement Revolving Fund. - A. The student membership and attendance of the charter school...
§70-3-143. Reports. - The State Board of Education shall issue an annual report...
§70-3-144. Charter Schools Incentive Fund. - A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a...
§70-3-145.1. Statewide Virtual Charter School Board. - A. There is hereby created the Statewide Virtual Charter School...
§70-3-145.2. Meetings - Reimbursement. - A. The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board shall meet at...
§70-3-145.3. Powers and duties. - A. Subject to the requirements of the Oklahoma Charter Schools...
§70-3-145.4. Authority to promulgate rules. - Pursuant to and in compliance with Article I of the...
§70-3-145.5. Students outside the district - Succession to contractual rights. - A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning July 1,...
§70-3-145.6. Full time virtual education site - Performance data of nonresidents. - A. A virtual education provider that offers full-time virtual education...
§70-3-145.7. Statewide Virtual Charter School Board Revolving Fund. - There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving...
§70-3-145.8. Records of attendance – Orientation - Truancy. - A. It shall be the duty of each virtual charter...
§70-3-151.1. Adjusted cohort graduation rate - Academic performance index. - A. For purposes of establishing a uniform and accurate definition...
§70-3-151.2. Graduation rate growth targets - Failing schools. - A. The State Board of Education shall adopt expected alternate...
§70-3-153. Reporting of plans to State Board - Exemptions. - A. School districts with one or more school sites that...
§70-3-154. Review of plans by regional accreditation officer. - Each plan listed in Section 3-153 of this title and...
§70-3-155. Study and assessment of information and reports – Collection techniques. - A. The State Board of Education shall study and assess...
§70-3-156. Local school district assessment – Report submission. - Each local school district may study and assess ways to...
§70-3-160. State student record system – Development and implementation in compliance with federal requirements. - A. In developing and implementing a state student record system,...
§70-3-162. Enrollment - Collection of information regarding participation in certain programs. - A. Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, upon initial enrollment...
§70-3-167. Exemption from participation in advisory council or committee. - A. 1. The State Board of Education shall exempt all...
§70-3-168. Student Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013. - A. This section shall be known and may be cited...
§70-3-169. Disclosure of mental health treatment of students - Accommodations plan. - A. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, prior to enrollment...
§70-3-171. Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education Act. - This act shall be known and may be cited as...
§70-3-172. Purpose of act. - The purpose of the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education...
§70-3-173. Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education. - A. There is hereby re-created to continue until July 1,...
§70-4-101. Abolition of office of county superintendent of schools. - As of July 1, 1993, the office of county superintendent...
§70-4-104. School district boundaries - Duties of county clerk. - On or before the first day of January of each...
§70-4-201. Transfer and preservation of records - Additional salaries. - All records of a former county superintendent of schools shall...
§70-5-101. School districts - Designation. - All school districts in Oklahoma, now in existence or which...
§70-5-102. Independent school districts. - All independent school districts in Oklahoma shall be those which...
§70-5-103. Elementary school districts. - Elementary school districts shall offer grades kindergarten through eight and...
§70-5-103.1. Elementary school districts - Prohibition on certain grades. - On or after the effective date of this act, except...
§70-5-104. Designation of district retained on records - When. - Only for the purpose of identifying a district that originally...
§70-5-105. School district - Body corporate - Powers. - Every school district shall be a body corporate and shall...
§70-5-106. Governing body of school district. - A. The governing board of each school district in Oklahoma...
§70-5-106A. Employment contracts with more than one school district. - A superintendent, administrator, teacher, or person providing support services may...
§70-5-107A. Boards of education of school districts - Membership - Election procedure. - The following provisions and the provisions of Section 13A-101 et...
§70-5-107B. Expansion of a board of education - Chair and other positions. - A. The board of education of a district with an...
§70-5-110. Instructional requirements for new board members - Reimbursement for expenses - Agreement to attend when candidate files notification and declaration - Registration fees. - A. A school district elector who is elected or appointed...
§70-5-110.1. Board members - Continuing education requirement. - A. In addition to the requirements of Section 5-110 of...
§70-5-110.2. Records of attendance at continuing education events – Requirements not completed – Declaration of vacancy. - The State Board of Education shall maintain records of attendance...
§70-5-113. Relation by affinity or consanguinity - Prohibition. - A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person...
§70-5-113.1. Relation by consanguinity or affinity with school board member prohibited in employment or contracts - Exemptions - Executive sessions of board - Collective bargaining agreements. - A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person...
§70-5-113.2. Board member involved in certain litigation may be denied participation in executive sessions of school board. - Any school board member who, before serving or while serving...
§70-5-114. County treasurer as district treasurer - Local and assistant local treasurer - Estimate of needs - Charge for services. - A. The county treasurer of each county shall be the...
§70-5-115. Local treasurer - Surety bond - Duties - Cash and investment ledgers. - A. Unless the context clearly shows otherwise, the term “treasurer”,...
§70-5-115b. Expiration of treasurer’s term of office – Delivery of check or warrant registers to successor – Agreement to pay interest on checks or warrants not payable due to insufficient funds. - Upon the expiration of the term of office, the treasurer...
§70-5-116. Oath of Office. - Each member of the board of education and the treasurer...
§70-5-116a. Superintendent and officers – Employment requirement – Surety bonds. - A. The superintendent and any financial officer of a school...
§70-5-117. Powers and duties. - A. The board of education of each school district shall...
§70-5-117.1. Cooperative contracts. - The board of education of any school district in this...
§70-5-117.1a. Correctional facilities - Operation within restricted school areas - Vote by board of education. - The board of education of a school district or a...
§70-5-117.2. Additional authorization. - The State Board of Education is hereby authorized to adopt...
§70-5-117.3. Average daily attendance. - Students who reside within the boundaries of a school district...
§70-5-117.4. School improvement plan. - A. Each local board of education shall, after convening an...
§70-5-117.5. Employee health insurance plans. - A. The board of education of each school district in...
§70-5-117.6. Regulation of dogs running at large. - The board of education of any school district which has...
§70-5-117a. Contracts for supplies, equipment or materials - Bidders to provide information as to manufacturer and country of origin of supplies, equipment and materials - Exemptions. - A. Any board of education for a school district may...
§70-5-117b. Interlocal cooperative agreements. - A. The boards of education of any two or more...
§70-5-118. Meetings of board - Change in date of regular meetings - Compensation of members of boards of districts with ADA exceeding 15,000. - Regular meetings of the board of education of each school...
§70-5-119. Officers of board - Encumbrance clerk and minute clerk - Bond. - A. Except for districts that elect a chair of the...
§70-5-120. President - Duties. - It shall be the duty of the president to preside...
§70-5-121. Vice president - Duties. - It shall be the duty of the vice president to...
§70-5-122. Clerk - Duties. - It shall be the duty of the clerk to countersign...
§70-5-123. Noncontract expenditures – Limitations. - No expenditure involving an amount greater than Five Hundred Dollars...
§70-5-124. Board contracts prohibited - Exceptions. - A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no board...
§70-5-125. Liability for voting for false claim. - A. Every member of the board of education or board...
§70-5-126. Refusal, failure or neglect of board - Elector may institute action. - Upon refusal, failure or neglect of the board of education...
§70-5-127.1. Release of audit to public. - Except for audits requested by a prosecutorial agency, the findings...
§70-5-128. Annual statistical and financial reports. - Boards of education of all school districts are hereby required...
§70-5-128.1. Annual itemized expenditure budget and request for appropriated funds and estimate of revenues. - No later than October 1 of each year the board...
§70-5-128.2. Electronic transmission of reports, plans or grants. - A. The State Board of Education shall not require school...
§70-5-129. School activity fund - Control - Accounts - Disbursements - Petty cash accounts - Custodian - Bond - Investment of funds - Refund subaccount. - A. The board of education of each school district shall...
§70-5-129.1. Funds exempted from provisions of Section 5-129 of this title. - Those funds which are collected by programs for student achievement...
§70-5-129.2. Separate accounts - Disbursements - Approval by boards of education - Transfer of funds. - A. In conformance with any other law providing procedures for...
§70-5-129.3. Short title - Patriotic Access to Students in Schools Act (PASS Act). - This act shall be known and may be cited as...
§70-5-130. School buildings and property - Permission to use for other purposes. - A. The board of education of any school district may,...
§70-5-131. Educational courses - Buildings and equipment. - The board of education of every school district in this...
§70-5-131.1. Sewage disposal systems. - The board of education of any school district, which by...
§70-5-131.2. Energy conservation contracts. - A. As used in this section, "energy conservation measures" means...
§70-5-132. Students of legal age - Completion of twelfth grade - Attendance at adult high school completion program. - A. Any person who is of legal age and a...
§70-5-132.1. Certain persons 21 years of age or older may be allowed to complete high school. - A. Any person other than those persons provided for in...
§70-5-133. Apportionment of taxes each year. - A. There is hereby regularly apportioned to each and every...
§70-5-134. Estimates - Emergency and building levies - Elections. - A. No later than December 31 of each year the...
§70-5-135. System of accounting. - A. The board of education of each school district shall...
§70-5-135.2. Reporting financial transactions - Reduction of State Aid - Statement of actual income and expenditures. - A. For the 1991-92 school year, school districts shall report...
§70-5-135.4. School District Transparency Act. - A. This section shall be known and may be cited...
§70-5-136.1. Certificates of indebtedness – Curing of delinquencies by withholding of State Aid. - A. With respect to school districts seeking cash-flow management during...
§70-5-137. School nurses - Increments. - Registered nurses who are employed full time by a school...
§70-5-138. School employees and superintendent - Residence. - No school district board of education shall require any employee...
§70-5-139. Professional organization dues and political contributions of employees - Payroll deduction. - School districts shall make payroll deductions for either or both...
§70-5-140. Additional salary or wages in lieu of insurance or similar benefits. - A local school district, by action of a majority of...
§70-5-141. Adoption of minimum salary schedules - Calculation of teachers' salaries - Factors considered - Reports - Superintendents' contracts - Administrators' compensation and benefits. - A. Each school district of this state shall adopt a...
§70-5-141.2. Incentive pay plans. - A. In addition to incentive pay plans authorized pursuant to...
§70-5-141.3. Teacher Incentive Pay programs approved prior to implementation - Partial reimbursement. - Teacher Incentive Pay programs that have been approved by the...
§70-5-141.4. Incentive pay plan - Student and school growth in achievement. - A. 1. In addition to incentive pay plans authorized pursuant...
§70-5-142. National criminal history record check - Employment with a school. - A. Except as otherwise provided for in subsection F of...
§70-5-144. Filing of information or indictment - Notification of superintendent - Notification of State Board of Education. - A. If in the course of an investigation it is...
§70-5-145. Local foundation and public school/business partnerships - Foundation gifts, grants and donations. - A. District school boards of education should be encouraged to...
§70-5-146. Assault, battery, or assault and battery upon school employee – Notification by employee and school officials – Report – Definitions – Liability - Policies. - A. Any school employee, as defined by subsection A of...
§70-5-146.1. School employees - Notification of suspected gang activity. - A. Any school employee, as defined by subsection A of...
§70-5-147. Access to foods of minimal nutritional value - Incentives to encourage healthy food choices. - A. Each district board of education shall ensure that students...
§70-5-147.1. Food donations. - A. As used in this section only: 1. "Donate" means...
§70-5-148. Security drills. - Each district board of education shall ensure that a minimum...
§70-5-149. School safety drills. - A. In addition to the four security drills required pursuant...
§70-5-149.1. Civil actions against former students – Costs and attorney fees. - If a school district board of education initiates any civil...
§70-5-149.2. Handgun licenses for school personnel – Training - Immunity. - A. The board of education of a school district may,...
§70-5-149.3. Designated lactation rooms. - A. Each school district board of education in this state...
§70-5-150. Short title. - This act shall be known and may be cited as...
§70-5-151. Purpose. - The purpose of the School District Budget Act is to...
§70-5-152. Applicability optional. - The School District Budget Act shall be optional and shall...
§70-5-154. Approval of budget - Estimates of revenues and expenditures. - For a school district acting in accordance with the School...
§70-5-155. Nature and contents of budget - Budget summary and message - Hearing - Effect of adoption - Tax levies. - A. The school district budget shall represent a complete plan...
§70-5-156. Protests - Right to examine filed budget. - Within fifteen (15) days after the filing of any school...
§70-5-157. Expenditures in excess of appropriation - Deficits and surpluses - Violations of law. - A. No expenditure may be authorized or made by any...
§70-5-158. Funds or ledgers. - A school district shall establish funds consistent with legal and...
§70-5-159. Classification of revenues and expenditures. - Each fund shall be made up of accounts for classifying...
§70-5-160. Interaccount and interfund transfers. - The chief executive officer, or designee, as authorized by the...
§70-5-161. Amendment of budget. - A. The governing body may amend the budget to make...
§70-5-170. Transfer of unexpended or unencumbered appropriations. - For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, the superintendent...
§70-5-181. Registration of certificates of indebtedness or bonds – Recording of payment. - The treasurer of a school district to whom a certificate...
§70-5-182. Issuance, approval, etc. of check, warrant or certificate in excess of approved estimate of expenses. - It shall be unlawful for any school district officer to...
§70-5-183. Issuance, approval, etc. of check, warrant or certificate in excess of approved estimate of expenses – Violation –Penalties. - Any treasurer who shall willfully or knowingly register or pay...
§70-5-184. Authorization, acknowledgement, etc. by school district officer of issuance, approval, etc. of check, warrant or certificate in excess of approved estimate of expenses – Violation – Penalties. - Any school district officer willfully or knowingly contracting, incurring, acknowledging,...
§70-5-185. When check or warrant due – Enforcement of liability. - Without regard to the time when funds may be collected...
§70-5-186. Issuance of check, warrant or certificate of indebtedness in payment of claim in excess of amounts unexpended and unencumbered – Signature of board president and clerk. - It shall be unlawful for the governing board of education...
§70-5-187. Unencumbered balances – Date for submission of all claims – Notice. - All unencumbered balances, if any, as shown by the officer...
§70-5-188. Supplemental appropriation of unencumbered balance – Underestimations – Reapportionment to appropriation accounts. - Provided all fund balances reserved for unencumbered balance of appropriations...
§70-5-189. Second or duplicate check or warrant – Stop payment or affidavit. - A school district may issue a second or duplicate check...
§70-5-190. School district treasurer, encumbrance clerk - Training - Continuing education. - A. Before July 1, 2007, every school district treasurer shall...
§70-5-200. Contracting with an educational management organization – Disclosure of financial details – Binding contracts with teachers and board of education. - A. As used in this section, "educational management organization" means...
§70-6-101. Teachers - Contract. - A. Except as provided in subsection E of this section,...
§70-6-101.1. Annuity contracts, custodial accounts or face amount investment annuity certificates - Teachers or employees. - A. A part of the salary, not to exceed the...
§70-6-101.2. Consultant services - Contracts with retired administrators - Contract requirements. - A. No local board of education or administration of a...
§70-6-101.3. Definitions. - As used in Section 6-101 et seq. of this title:...
§70-6-101.4. Power and duties of district superintendent - Exercise of in elementary school districts. - The powers and duties set forth in Section 6-101 et...
§70-6-101.5. Rights created by this article subject to modification, amendment, termination and repeal. - Any rights created by Sections 6-101 et seq. of Title...
§70-6-101.6. Categories of employment contracts. - A. All contracts for employment of, or related employee information...
§70-6-101.6a. Employment contracts - Status of applicant's children. - A. No contract for employment of, or related employee information...
§70-6-101.6b. Prohibiting disciplinary action against teachers for reporting violations of law. - A. For purposes of this section, "teacher" means the term...
§70-6-101.8. Restrictions on attorneys involved in due process hearings. - An attorney, representative, or other designee of the school district...
§70-6-101.10. Establishment of written policy of evaluation and corresponding professional development. - A. Each school district board of education shall maintain and...
§70-6-101.11. Copy of evaluation to person evaluated - Disclosure at hearings - Confidentiality. - Whenever any evaluation is made of a teacher or administrator,...
§70-6-101.13. Full-time certified administrators - Dismissal or nonreemployment - Due process. - A. Whenever the school district board of education or the...
§70-6-101.14. Administrators - Suspension. - Whenever the local board of education or the administration of...
§70-6-101.15. Administrators - Conviction of felony - Criminal sexual activity or sexual misconduct. - A. An administrator shall be dismissed or not reemployed, unless...
§70-6-101.16. Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System. - A. By December 15, 2011, the State Board of Education...
§70-6-101.20. Teacher Due Process Act of 1990 - Short title. - Sections 75 through 85 of this act shall be known...
§70-6-101.21. Standards of performance and conduct for teachers. - A. The State Board of Education shall promulgate standards of...
§70-6-101.22. Grounds for dismissal or nonreemployment. - A. Subject to the provisions of the Teacher Due Process...
§70-6-101.23. Application of act - Exemptions. - A. The dismissal, suspension and nonreemployment provisions of the Teacher...
§70-6-101.24. Poor performance or conduct of teacher - Administrator's duties and responsibilities - Compliance with act required. - A. Upon full implementation of the Oklahoma Teacher and Leader...
§70-6-101.25. Recommendation of dismissal or not to reemploy to be in writing - Basis or grounds. - A. Whenever a superintendent decides to recommend that a teacher...
§70-6-101.26. Mailing or delivery of recommendation to teacher - Teacher hearing. - A. Whenever a board of education receives a recommendation from...
§70-6-101.28. Applicable procedure. - The applicable procedure in the event of a recommendation by...
§70-6-101.29. Immediate suspension - Compensation and benefits - Hearing for dismissal. - Whenever the superintendent of a school district has reason to...
§70-6-101.30. Annexed or consolidated district to give teacher credit for years of service in annexed or consolidated district. - A. If a school district is annexed, either voluntarily or...
§70-6-101.31. Determining retention or reassignment of teachers and administrators. - Upon full implementation of the Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness...
§70-6-101.32. Implementation of rules. - The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules necessary to...
§70-6-101.40. Suspension, demotion, termination or nonreemployment for cause of support employee. - A support employee who has been employed by a local...
§70-6-101.41. School support employees - Conviction of felony - Criminal sexual activity or sexual misconduct. - A. A school support employee as defined in Section 6-101.40...
§70-6-101.42. Wage increase for 2018-19 school year. - A. For the 2018-19 school year, each school district shall...
§70-6-101.43. Adoption and publication of disciplinary policy for support personnel - Copies. - Each local board of education shall adopt a policy statement...
§70-6-101.44. Adoption of policy prerequisite to disciplinary action. - Beginning January 1, 1982, no suspension, demotion or termination of...
§70-6-101.45. Reasonable assurance of employment. - A. A school district, no later than ten (10) days...
§70-6-101.46. Procedure for disciplinary action. - A. After any suspension or prior to any demotion, termination...
§70-6-101.47. Hearing. - If the employee selects a hearing before the local board...
§70-6-101.48. Employees of business having contract with school - Conviction of sex offense or felony. - A. No person or business having a contract with a...
§70-6-104. Sick leave - Emergency leave - Personal business leave - Medical benefits - Service as juror or witness. - A. 1. The board of education of each school district...
§70-6-104.1. Exhaustion of sick and extended leave - Credit for leave without pay. - After exhausting sick leave and extended leave pursuant to Sections...
§70-6-104.5. Exhausted sick leave - Unused sick leave upon termination. - A. If, after exhausting all sick leave, a teacher is...
§70-6-104.6. Leave sharing programs and banks. - A. The board of education of each school district may...
§70-6-104.7. National disaster leave. - A. The board of education of each school district may...
§70-6-105. Payment - Duration of employment - Leave of absence for military service - Contracts for training and employment of substitutes. - A. If, because of sickness or other reason, a teacher...
§70-6-105A. Construction of agreements - Nothing in this act shall be construed to annul, modify...
§70-6-106. Salary - Twelve monthly payments. - Boards of education are hereby authorized to contract with and...
§70-6-106.1. Distribution of Mentor Teacher Stipend funds. - If funds are appropriated to the State Board of Education...
§70-6-106.2. “Direct deposit system” and “employee” defined – Implementation and administration of direct deposit system. - A. As used in this section: 1. “Direct deposit system”...
§70-6-106.3. Support employee schedule of payments. - A school district board of education, including a technology center...
§70-6-107. Employment of person not holding valid certificate of qualification – Violation – Criminal history record check. - A. Except for employment of a director of a public...
§70-6-108. Certificate of qualifications - Unlawful to teach without. - Except for service as a director of a public developmental...
§70-6-108.1. Expired license or certificate notice - Renewal applications. - A. No later than October 1 of each year, the...
§70-6-110. Agents of school authorities - Payment or acceptance of bribes. - It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any officer...
§70-6-111. Gratuities or rewards - Unlawful to give. - It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person...
§70-6-112. Teachers - Gratuities or rewards in connection with employment. - It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person,...
§70-6-113.1. Materials on effective classroom discipline techniques to be furnished. - The State Department of Education shall provide each local board...
§70-6-115. Information concerning student - Violation. - It shall be unlawful for any teacher to reveal any...
§70-6-122.3. See the following versions: - OS 70-6-122.3v1 (SB 1119, Laws 2022, c. 121, § 1)....
§70-6-122.3v1. Alternative placement teaching certificate - Alternative placement programs - Adjunct teachers. - A. The State Board of Education shall grant an alternative...
§70-6-122.3v2. Alternative placement teaching certificate - Alternative placement programs - Adjunct teachers. - A. The State Board of Education shall grant an alternative...
§70-6-122.4. License for Teach for America Program participant - Exemption from residency program. - A. The State Board of Education shall issue a two-year,...
§70-6-122.5. Alternative Placement teaching certificate - Troops to Teachers. - A. The State Board of Education shall grant an Alternative...
§70-6-122.6. Temporary teaching certificate. - A. The State Board of Education shall issue a one-year,...
§70-6-122.7. Issuance of one-year provisional certificates to teach in the area of mild-moderate or severe-profound disabilities or comprehensive special education. - A. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, the State...
§70-6-122.8. Issuance of certificates to teach in the area of mild-moderate or severe-profound disabilities or comprehensive special education. - A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Board...
§70-6-122.9. Issuance of certificates for individuals with alternative certification to teach in the area of mild-moderate or severe-profound disabilities or comprehensive special education. - A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Board...
§70-6-122.10. Issuance of two-year provisional certificate to teach in the area of severe-profound disabilities. - A. The State Board of Education shall issue a two-year...
§70-6-122.11. Issuance of one-year alternative teacher certificate. - Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, the State Board...
§70-6-127. Teacher's assistants - Employment - Criteria - Qualifications - Duties - Students to be included in meeting percentage requirement - Bilingual assistants not to qualify as. - A. Beginning with the 1990-91 school year, every school site...
§70-6-127A. Public school paraprofessionals. - A. The Oklahoma Legislature recognizes that public school paraprofessionals play...
§70-6-129.1. Minority Teacher Recruitment Advisory Committee. - A. There is hereby re-created until July 1, 2010, in...
§70-6-130. Minority Teacher Recruitment Center. - Recognizing the future significance and challenge of educating a growing...
§70-6-131. Teacher recruitment programs. - Subject to the availability of funds, the State Department of...
§70-6-132. Oklahoma Teacher Recruitment Revolving Fund. - A. Twenty Dollars ($20.00) of the fee authorized by Section...
§70-6-133. Pilot program for new pathways to teacher certification. - A. As used in this section: 1. "Provider" means an...
§70-6-149.1. Short title - School Protection Act. - Sections 2 through 10 of this act shall be known...
§70-6-149.2. Purpose of act. - The purpose of the School Protection Act is to provide...
§70-6-149.3. Definitions. - As used in the School Protection Act: 1. "Education employee"...
§70-6-149.4. False accusations of criminal activity against education employees - Penalties. - A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person...
§70-6-149.5. Awarding of costs and attorney fees – Expert witness fees. - A. In any civil action or proceeding against a school...
§70-6-149.6. Insurance indemnification not a waiver of defenses. - Unless otherwise provided by law, the existence of any policy...
§70-6-149.7. Student assault or acts reasonably causing injury to education employees or volunteers - Penalties - Education employee immunity. - A. No student enrolled in a school shall assault, attempt...
§70-6-149.8. Benefits not lost by leaves of absence due to assault or battery. - An education employee who is injured as a result of...
§70-6-149.9. Act does not limit other laws. - The School Protection Act shall be in addition to and...
§70-6-154.1. Renewal of Standard Teaching Certificate. - A. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules by...
§70-6-180. Short title. - This act shall be known and may be cited as...
§70-6-181. Legislative declaration - Interpretation of act. - The Legislature, recognizing its obligation to the children of this...
§70-6-182. Definitions. - As used in the Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act: 1. "Board"...
§70-6-184. Authority of the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation, the State Board of Education, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the State Board of Career and Technology Education. - A. Beginning July 1, 1997 through July 1, 2014, the...
§70-6-185. Competencies and methods to be incorporated into teacher preparation system. - A. The following competencies and methods shall be incorporated into...
§70-6-186. Criteria for approval and accreditation of teacher education programs. - A. Criteria for the approval and accreditation of teacher education...
§70-6-187. See the following versions: - OS 70-6-187v1 (SB 1802, Laws 2022, c. 228, § 49)....
§70-6-187A. Competency examinations - Refund. - If a company that provides competency examinations within this state...
§70-6-187B. Teaching Certification Scholarship Program - A. The Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability shall establish...
§70-6-187C. Teaching Certification Scholarship Revolving Fund - There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving...