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70 O.S. § 5-107B Expansion of a board of education - Chair and other positions
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A. The board of education of a district with an average daily membership (ADM) of more than thirty thousand (30,000) students may be expanded to add a member who shall be elected at large for a term of four (4) years and who shall serve as chair of the board. The chair of the boa…
70 O.S. § 5-110 Instructional requirements for new board members - Reimbursement for expenses - Agreement to attend when candidate files notification and declaration - Registration fees
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A. A school district elector who is elected or appointed to be a member of a school district board of education prior to January 1, 2014, shall obtain instruction on education issues in accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Education. Except as provided in subse…
70 O.S. § 5-110.1 Board members - Continuing education requirement
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A. In addition to the requirements of Section 5-110 of this title, every member of a school district board of education elected to a full term of office of five (5) years or more shall be required to attend a minimum of fifteen (15) hours of continuing education, each member elec…
70 O.S. § 5-110.2 Records of attendance at continuing education events – Requirements not completed – Declaration of vacancy
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The State Board of Education shall maintain records of attendance by school board members at continuing education events required pursuant to Sections 5-110 and 5-110.1 of this title. Prior to the final opportunity for each school board member who has not completed the continuing…
70 O.S. § 5-113 Relation by affinity or consanguinity - Prohibition
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A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall be eligible to be a candidate for or serve on a board of education if the person is currently employed by the school district governed by that board of education or is related within the second degree by affinity or…
70 O.S. § 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
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A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person may be employed or put under contract by a school district if that person is related to a member of the board of education of that school district within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity. A teacher or employ…
70 O.S. § 5-113.2 Board member involved in certain litigation may be denied participation in executive sessions of school board
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Any school board member who, before serving or while serving on the board of education, initiated litigation against the school district, school board of education, or an individual board member of the board of education on which he/she serves, or who is a governing member of a g…
70 O.S. § 5-114 County treasurer as district treasurer - Local and assistant local treasurer - Estimate of needs - Charge for services
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A. The county treasurer of each county shall be the treasurer of all school districts in the county, except that the board of education of a school district may appoint a local treasurer for the school district and, in its discretion, an assistant local treasurer of the district,…
70 O.S. § 5-115 Local treasurer - Surety bond - Duties - Cash and investment ledgers
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A. Unless the context clearly shows otherwise, the term “treasurer”, as used in this section, includes a county treasurer acting as the treasurer of a school district pursuant to the provisions of Section 5-114 of this title. The treasurer so appointed shall execute, before enter…
70 O.S. § 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
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Upon the expiration of the term of office, the treasurer shall deliver check or warrant registers to the succeeding treasurer, and each successor in office shall act as though check or warrant entries were registered by the successor, who shall continue registration of all distri…
70 O.S. § 5-116 Oath of Office
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Each member of the board of education and the treasurer and assistant treasurer of a school district shall take and subscribe to the following oath: "I _____________________(Name of officer), hereby declare under oath that I will faithfully perform the duties of_____________(Name…
70 O.S. § 5-116a Superintendent and officers – Employment requirement – Surety bonds
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A. The superintendent and any financial officer of a school district shall be required to furnish a surety bond in the penal sum of not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) or an amount otherwise set by law or set by the State Board of Education, to be approved as…
70 O.S. § 5-117 Powers and duties
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A. The board of education of each school district shall have power to: 1. Elect its own officers; provided that the chair of the board authorized in Section 5-107B of this title shall be elected by the electors of the school district; 2. Make rules, not inconsistent with the law …
70 O.S. § 5-117.1 Cooperative contracts
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The board of education of any school district in this state which is contiguous to any other school district located in an adjacent state is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with the board of education of the school district located in the adjacent state for the purpose …
70 O.S. § 5-117.1a Correctional facilities - Operation within restricted school areas - Vote by board of education
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The board of education of a school district or a private school may, through a majority vote of the board, allow a correctional facility operated by the Department of Corrections, a county, a municipality, or a private corporation to operate within the areas restricted by Section…
70 O.S. § 5-117.2 Additional authorization
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The State Board of Education is hereby authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to assist any school district located in this state in carrying out the provisions of Sections 5-117.1 and 5-117.3 of this title. Laws 1976, c. 38, § 2, eff. July 1, 1976. Am…
70 O.S. § 5-117.3 Average daily attendance
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Students who reside within the boundaries of a school district located in this state, but who have attended school in a contiguous school district located in an adjacent state, shall be included in the average daily attendance of the school district located in this state for the …
70 O.S. § 5-117.4 School improvement plan
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A. Each local board of education shall, after convening an advisory council that includes teachers and parents, and after holding at least one public hearing, adopt a six-year school improvement plan for the district. Each school improvement plan shall include stated goals that c…
70 O.S. § 5-117.5 Employee health insurance plans
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A. The board of education of each school district in this state shall provide a health insurance plan for the employees of the school district. School districts may obtain health and dental insurance coverage as provided for in the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Ac…
70 O.S. § 5-117.6 Regulation of dogs running at large
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The board of education of any school district which has property that lies outside the boundaries of a municipality may regulate or prohibit dogs from running at large on such property or on public property within five hundred (500) feet of such property, and cause the dogs to be…
70 O.S. § 5-117.7 Casualty and flood insurance recovery fund to purchase high-deductible property insurance policy
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A. Pursuant to the powers and duties granted by paragraph 8 of subsection A of Section 5-117 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the board of education of each school district may establish a casualty and flood insurance recovery fund for the purpose of purchasing a high-deduct…
70 O.S. § 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
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A. Any board of education for a school district may require each bidder for a school district contract for supplies, equipment or materials to provide information as to the manufacturer and country of origin of any supplies, equipment or materials for the school district as speci…
70 O.S. § 5-117b Interlocal cooperative agreements
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A. The boards of education of any two or more school districts may enter into an interlocal cooperative agreement for the purpose of jointly and comparatively performing any of the services, duties, functions, activities, obligations, or responsibilities which are authorized or r…
70 O.S. § 5-118 Meetings of board - Change in date of regular meetings - Compensation of members of boards of districts with ADA exceeding 15,000
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A. Regular meetings of the board of education of each school district shall be held upon the first Monday of each month, or upon such day as may be fixed by the board. Special meetings may be held from time to time as circumstances may demand. B. All meetings of the boards of edu…
70 O.S. § 5-119 Officers of board - Encumbrance clerk and minute clerk - Bond
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A. Except for districts that elect a chair of the board pursuant to Section 1 of this act, the board of education of each school district shall elect from its membership at the first regular, special or emergency meeting following the annual school election and certification of e…
70 O.S. § 5-120 President - Duties
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It shall be the duty of the president to preside at meetings of the board of education, to appoint all committees whose appointment is not otherwise provided for, and to sign all warrants ordered by the board of education to be drawn upon the treasurer for school money. Added by …
70 O.S. § 5-121 Vice president - Duties
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It shall be the duty of the vice president to perform all of the duties of the president in case of his absence or disability. Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 5-121, eff. July 2, 1971.
70 O.S. § 5-122 Clerk - Duties
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It shall be the duty of the clerk to countersign all warrants for school monies drawn upon the treasurer by the board of education and perform such other duties as required by law or as the board of education or its committees may require. The clerk of the board of education of a…
70 O.S. § 5-123 Noncontract expenditures – Limitations
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No expenditure involving an amount greater than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) shall be made by a board of education except in accordance with the provisions of a written contract or purchase order. Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 5-123, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1982, c. …
70 O.S. § 5-124 Board contracts prohibited - Exceptions
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A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no board of education of any school district in this state shall make any contract with any of its members or with any company, individual or business concern in which any of its members shall be directly or indirectly interested. …
70 O.S. § 5-125 Liability for voting for false claim
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A. Every member of the board of education or board of county commissioners who shall hereafter vote for the payment of any money or transfer of any property belonging to the school district in settlement of any claim known to such member to be fraudulent or void, or in pursuance …
70 O.S. § 5-126 Refusal, failure or neglect of board - Elector may institute action
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Upon refusal, failure or neglect of the board of education of any school district, after written demand made upon them by ten school district electors of such school district, or by the State Board of Education, either to return the money or to institute and diligently prosecute …
70 O.S. § 5-127.1 Release of audit to public
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Except for audits requested by a prosecutorial agency, the findings of an audit performed on any school district by any state agency, or on behalf of or at the direction of any state agency, shall be discussed with the members of the board of education and the superintendent or a…
70 O.S. § 5-128 Annual statistical and financial reports
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Boards of education of all school districts are hereby required to make annual statistical and financial reports to the State Board of Education. The statistical report shall be made as of June 30. Each of such reports shall be filed with the State Board of Education as soon as i…
70 O.S. § 5-128.1 Annual itemized expenditure budget and request for appropriated funds and estimate of revenues
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No later than October 1 of each year the board of education of each school district shall file with the State Board of Education an itemized expenditure budget and request for state appropriated funds for the ensuing fiscal year, and an estimate of the revenues from all sources t…
70 O.S. § 5-128.2 Electronic transmission of reports, plans or grants
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A. The State Board of Education shall not require school districts to submit a written paper copy of any documents that are filed electronically with the Board in a format that is compatible with the State Department of Education computer system. Any correspondence between the St…
70 O.S. § 5-129 School activity fund - Control - Accounts - Disbursements - Petty cash accounts - Custodian - Bond - Investment of funds - Refund subaccount
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A. The board of education of each school district shall exercise control over all funds and revenues on hand or hereafter received or collected, as herein provided, from student or other extracurricular activities or other revenue-generating sources listed in subsection B of this…
70 O.S. § 5-129.1 Funds exempted from provisions of Section 5-129 of this title
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Those funds which are collected by programs for student achievement and by parent-teacher associations and organizations that are sanctioned by the school district board of education shall be exempt from the provisions as outlined in Section 5-129 of this title. Each school distr…
70 O.S. § 5-129.2 Separate accounts - Disbursements - Approval by boards of education - Transfer of funds
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A. In conformance with any other law providing procedures for the deposit of such funds, area school districts shall be authorized to establish separate accounts for deposits received for live work, resale items, student financial aid, tuitions and other fees. Such funds shall be…
70 O.S. § 5-129.3 Short title - Patriotic Access to Students in Schools Act (PASS Act)
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This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Patriotic Access to Students in Schools Act (PASS Act)". Added by Laws 2017, c. 176, § 1.
70 O.S. § 5-130 School buildings and property - Permission to use for other purposes
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A. The board of education of any school district may, under such regulations and conditions as it may prescribe, encourage increased community involvement in the public schools. These regulations and conditions may include: 1. Open any school building and permit the use of any pr…
70 O.S. § 5-131 Educational courses - Buildings and equipment
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The board of education of every school district in this state is hereby authorized to provide educational courses for all persons and said board is authorized to provide necessary buildings, equipment, and other facilities for such persons. Such educational courses may include gr…
70 O.S. § 5-131.1 Sewage disposal systems
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The board of education of any school district, which by reason of its location is unable to secure service from a municipally owned sewer system, is hereby authorized to design, construct, own and operate a sewage disposal system of such type and size as will be best suited to th…
70 O.S. § 5-132 Students of legal age - Completion of twelfth grade - Attendance at adult high school completion program
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A. Any person lawfully present in the United States and who is of legal age and a resident of this state, over the age of twenty- one (21) and under the age of thirty (30), and who has not completed the twelfth grade in school shall be given the same educational privileges and op…
70 O.S. § 5-132.1 Certain persons 21 years of age or older may be allowed to complete high school
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A. Any person other than those persons provided for in Section 5-132 of this title, who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older and who has not completed the requirements for a high school diploma or General Education Development (GED) requirements, upon proper application to an…
70 O.S. § 5-133 Apportionment of taxes each year
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A. There is hereby regularly apportioned to each and every school district of the State of Oklahoma in each taxable year five (5) mills on the dollar out of the fifteen (15) mills on the dollar total taxes for all purposes on an ad valorem basis provided by Section 9 (a), Article…
70 O.S. § 5-134 Estimates - Emergency and building levies - Elections
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A. No later than December 31 of each year the board of education of each school district of the state shall prepare, on a form prescribed by the State Board of Education, a preliminary estimate of the amount or amounts of money and tax rate or rates which it then believes will be…
70 O.S. § 5-135 System of accounting
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A. The board of education of each school district shall use the following system of initiating, recording and paying for all purchases, salaries, wages or contractual obligations due from any of the funds under the control of such board of education. However, a school district bo…
70 O.S. § 5-135.2 Reporting financial transactions - Reduction of State Aid - Statement of actual income and expenditures
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A. For the 1991-92 school year, school districts shall report financial transactions for all funds, except for the school activity fund, using the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System, as adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 5-135 of this title. Costs shall be r…
70 O.S. § 5-135.4 School District Transparency Act
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A. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "School District Transparency Act". B. The State Department of Education shall make school district and school site expenditure data available on its website. Data shall be made available in an open-structured data format tha…