Title 70 — Title 70 — Schools

No provision of this act shall be construed to authorize the pledging or use of revenue of existing buildings and facilities for other than auxiliary enterprise and other self-liquidating buildings and facilities nor shall any provisions of this act be construed to authorize the …

subscribed to by State Board of Vocational and Technical Education and State Regents For Higher Education. The Legislature takes note of the implications and significance of this historic development in the administration of affairs relating to public education in Oklahoma and va…

The term "higher education" as used in Article XIII-A of the Constitution of Oklahoma and the vitalizing statutes or the term "postsecondary education" shall mean all education of any kind beyond the twelfth grade in which students pursue study and for which the credit earned may…

The development of vocational and occupational education which involves manipulative skills such as machine shop, printing, carpentry, stenography and distributive education shall be accomplished primarily at the secondary level of learning in programs provided by the high school…

Educational programs in practical nursing, cosmetology and other skill-type programs requiring the completion of a certain number of clock hours of training for licensing shall be the responsibility of the technology center schools under the jurisdiction of the State Board. Added…

Programs in initial skill training, refresher skill training and upgrade skill training for out-of-school youth and adults shall be the responsibility of the State Board. Added by Laws 1973, p. 550, S.J.R. No. 35, § 5.

It is a responsibility of the State Board to cooperate with the industrial development efforts of the state by providing special training programs to support the activity. The State Board will continue to provide this assistance in the area of initial skill training for workers t…

The development of technical and occupational education that is more theory oriented and requires knowledge of mathematics and/or the physical sciences for specialization in the engineering and/or scientific fields for preparation of support technician personnel such as engineeri…

Technical and occupational education programs to be operated at the postsecondary level must be authorized and approved by the State Regents. Programs of technical and occupational education when approved by the State Regents may be eligible for supplemental funding provided by t…

Research and planning for the further development of higher education programs is accomplished by the State Regents including reports relating to enrollments, program operations, admissions, finances and the like, which are submitted by colleges and universities to the State Rege…

The State Board shall make available to the State Regents manpower supply and demand data and recommend the initiation, expansion or discontinuance of postsecondary occupational education programs as need for such is indicated by the demand data available. Added by Laws 1973, p. …

The State Regents and the State Board should cooperate in a comprehensive review and assessment of the needs, status and direction of vocational, technical and occupational education in Oklahoma with the view of preparing a statewide plan for the orderly, systematic and coordinat…

The State Regents shall budget funds for the primary support of Regents' approved technical and occupational programs of education at junior colleges, technical institutes and other institutions in the State System to the extent of financial resources available and will anticipat…

The State Board shall budget a portion of its funds received from state and federal sources for supplementing the funding of postsecondary programs of technical and occupational education offered in the State System, provided that the number of postsecondary educational programs …

The State Board shall contract with the State Regents for the administration of the amount of funds set aside for supplementing the funding of postsecondary programs, and the State Regents shall assume responsibility under terms of the contract to allocate the funds for supplemen…

The State Board, acting as the designated state agency for the federal Vocational Education Act of 1963, as amended, shall contract with the State Regents for the administration of that portion of federal funds received for allotment and expenditure for supplemental funding of po…

The State Board, acting as the state agency for administration of vocational and technical education funds referred to in Section 14 above, should involve representation from the State Regents in the preparation of the Oklahoma State Plan for Administration of Vocational Educatio…

The State Regents, acting as the designated Section 1202 Commission provided for in P.L. 92-318, should involve representation from the State Board in developing a comprehensive statewide plan for postsecondary education, including representation on the State Advisory Council on …

institutions - Determination. If it is determined that Title X - Part B of the Federal Aid Law known as P.L. 92-318 is principally for occupational education offered at postsecondary institutions (those fitting the definition of junior colleges, postsecondary technical institutes…

institutions - Determination. If it is determined that Title X - Part B of the Federal Aid Law known as P.L. 92-318 is principally for occupational education offered at non-postsecondary institutions, it shall then become the responsibility of the State Board to function as the s…

It is the purpose of this Resolution to, by legislative expression, validate the Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement subscribed to by these two state agencies and signed by the Chancellor of the State Regents and the Director of the State Board under date of March 5, 1973, …

The leadership in developing arrangements for understanding and cooperative action between these two agencies of state government, the State Board of Career and Technology Education and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, should be an example for other agencies of st…

Duly authorized copies of this resolution shall be sent to the Director and each member of the State Board of Career and Technology Education, the Chancellor and each member of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, and the head of each state agency, department, board a…

Dependents - Free tuition. A. Any current or former prisoner of war or person missing in action, as defined by the provisions of this section, and any dependent of a current or former prisoner of war or person missing in action, upon being duly accepted for enrollment into any st…

A. There shall be created a trust fund to be known as the "Heart of the Heartland Scholarship Fund". The trust fund shall be managed and controlled by a board of trustees. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall constitute the board of trustees of the Heart of the H…

A. There is hereby created a trust fund to be known as the "William P. Willis Trust Fund". The Trust Fund shall be managed and controlled by a Board of Trustees. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall constitute the Board of Trustees of the William P. Willis Trust …

A. There is hereby created and established the William P. Willis Scholarship Fund to be administered by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for the purpose of providing scholarships to low-income students attending institutions in The Oklahoma State System of Higher E…

§70-23-101. Purpose of the Television Authority. It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature and the purpose of this article to make educational television services available to all Oklahoma citizens on a coordinated statewide basis. Said educational television services shall be…

§70-24-100. Renumbered as § 24-100.5 of this title by Laws 2002, c. 149, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2002. §70-24-100.1. Prevention of violence services. A. It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage and assist the public schools of this state to address school violence through an em…

Sections 2401 through 2407 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Act". Added by Laws 1989, c. 375, § 4, emerg. eff. June 6, 1989. Amended by Laws 2025, c. 482, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025.

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Program. The purpose of the Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Program is to retain top-ranked students from Oklahoma in Oklahoma colleges, enable Oklahoma institutions of higher education to compete aggressively for top O…

OS 70-2403v1 (HB 1096, Laws 2025, c. 277, § 6) OS 70-2403v2 (HB 1282, Laws 2025, c. 482, § 3)

Levels of scholarship awards - Award limits. A. No person shall be eligible to participate in the Oklahoma State Regents’ Academic Scholars Program unless the person: 1. Has complied with all of the rules promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education pursuant to …

Levels of scholarship awards - Award limits. A. No person shall be eligible to participate in the Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Program unless the person: 1. Has complied with all of the rules promulgated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education pursuant to the provisi…

selection and allocation criteria - Awards to nonresidents. A. Scholarships awarded under the Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Program shall be awarded to all eligible applicants without any limitation on the number of scholarships to be awarded in any year other than the amount of…

satisfactory progress towards degree - Conditions of expenditure of award monies. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may adopt rules and regulations, prescribe and provide appropriate forms for application, and employ such persons, contract for such services and make…

educational institutions participating in scholarship program. The Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Act shall not be construed as granting any authority to control or influence the policies of any educational institution because it accepts students who are participating in the scho…

Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. As part of its duties in administering the Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award Program, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, in cooperation with the State Board of Education, shall encourage Oklahoma high…

§70-25-101. Repealed by Laws 1988, c. 165, § 31, emerg. eff. May 24, 1988. §70-25-102. Repealed by Laws 1988, c. 165, § 31, emerg. eff. May 24, 1988. §70-25-103. Repealed by Laws 1988, c. 165, § 31, emerg. eff. May 24, 1988. §70-25-104. Repealed by Laws 1988, c. 165, § 31, emerg.…

Creation of Oklahoma Access and Achievement Program — Eligibility. A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Access and Achievement Act”. B. As used in this act: 1. “CTP program” means a degree, certificate, or nondegree program that: a. is offered by an instit…

A. Subject to the availability of funds, an amount equivalent to the nonguaranteed resident tuition at an institution of higher education or the tuition at a technology center school where the eligible student is enrolled in a CTP program shall be awarded by allocation from the O…

A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, a student with an intellectual disability shall not be found to be in financial need for purposes of the Oklahoma Access and Achievement Act if prior to receiving any scholarship program award for any year during wh…

70 O.S. § 251 Repealed by Laws 1949, p. 607, art. 20, § 9

70 O.S. § 252 Repealed by Laws 1949, p. 607, art. 20, § 9

70 O.S. § 253 Repealed by Laws 1949, p. 607, art. 20, § 9

70 O.S. § 254 Repealed by Laws 1939, p. 182, § 17

70 O.S. § 255 Repealed by Laws 1949, p. 607, art. 20, § 9

70 O.S. § 256 Repealed by Laws 1949, p. 607, art. 20, § 9

70 O.S. § 257 Repealed by Laws 1949, p. 607, art. 20, § 9

70 O.S. § 258 Repealed by Laws 1949, p. 607, art. 20, § 9