Title 70, Title 70 — Schools

A. The state educational institution located at Seminole which is known and designated as "Seminole Junior College" shall continue at the same location and the official name of the institution shall be designated in all future references as "Seminole State College". B. It is the …

property and equipment. A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are authorized to accept from McCurtain County the property used for accommodating the McCurtain County Higher Education Program located near Idabel and known as the E. T. Dunlap Higher Education Center, i…

trustees - Advisory board. A. Until the effective date of this act, there is hereby created a board of nine (9) trustees to be appointed by the Governor by and with the consent of the Senate to serve as the administrative agency for the McCurtain County Higher Education Program. …

State University. Sayre Junior College is hereby merged with Southwestern Oklahoma State University, which shall have administrative responsibility for the programs of higher education henceforth to be offered at the Sayre branch campus. Added by Laws 1987, c. 204, § 61, operativ…

All property, equipment, and other assets except cash and expendable supplies, and all debts and other obligations of Sayre Junior College shall, as of the effective date of this section, become assets and obligations of the Sayre Public Schools, District I-31, Beckham County, Ok…

All public school districts of any type or class are authorized to establish, maintain and operate their educational program under a continuous school program, to be conducted throughout the entire year. The board of education of any school district may, after notification to the…

Prior to implementing a continuous school program in any school of the district, the school district's board of education shall consult in good faith in an effort to reach agreement with the employees of the school, with the parents of pupils who would be affected by the change, …

The board of education of any school district operating pursuant to the provisions of Section 4511 et seq. of this title shall establish a school calendar whereby the teaching sessions and vacation periods during the school year are on a rotating basis. Each selected school shall…

The board of education of any school district operating the continuous school program pursuant to this act shall prescribe a separate salary schedule for the employees of the district who are employed at any school maintaining the continuous school program pursuant to this act, a…

The state superintendent of public instruction may require the submission of such reports and information as designated by the Department of Education to properly evaluate all programs established pursuant to this act. Added by Laws 1975, c. 332, § 8, emerg. eff. June 12, 1975.

The Legislature finds that a structured, coherent system of higher education in the Tulsa metropolitan area offering a whole range of higher education courses for lower and upper division undergraduate students, traditional and nontraditional students, and graduate students would…

A. On January 1, 1999, there shall be established as a successor to Rogers University in Tulsa a branch institution of Oklahoma State University which shall be known as Oklahoma State University-Tulsa and shall offer undergraduate courses and baccalaureate degree programs as the …

A. On January 1, 1999, there shall be created the Board of Trustees for Oklahoma State University/Tulsa which shall consist of seven members who reside in Tulsa County or contiguous counties, one member of the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges…

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall allocate funds from its consolidated appropriation to Oklahoma State University/Tulsa in the same manner as allocations are made to other higher education institutions. The funding for Oklahoma State University/Tulsa shall be …

In strengthening the State of Oklahoma's commitment to Langston's historical significance and future potential, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are directed and authorized to design a statewide plan for Langston University and report to the Legislature by January …

A. On July 1, 2001, there shall be established a branch of Langston University within the Tulsa metropolitan area consistent with the statewide plan for Langston University as provided in Section 4666 of this title. Langston University shall continue to meet the missions and prog…

A. On July 1, 2001, there may be established a branch of Northeastern State University within the Tulsa metropolitan area. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are authorized to make undergraduate and graduate course offerings at the Northeastern State University branc…

A. On January 1, 1999, there shall be created in Claremore, Oklahoma, and its other regionally accredited sites, as a successor to the Claremore campus of Rogers University, an institution of higher education to be known as Rogers State University. Rogers State University shall p…

Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges to Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Cameron University and Rogers State University - Assumption of obligations for tenure or retirement of employees. A. The governance, supervision, management and control of Rogers State Univer…

On January 1, 1999, the entity known as the Board of Regents of Rogers University, created by Section 4651 of this title, shall be dissolved. No later than December 31, 1998, the Board of Regents of Rogers University shall determine how the property of Rogers University shall be …

development. No later than November 1, 1998, the president of Oklahoma State University shall submit to the Legislature a long-range plan for the development of the Oklahoma State University/Tulsa program. Added by Laws 1998, c. 325, § 11, eff. July 1, 1998.

services. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall immediately establish policies and procedures requiring institutions that offer courses through Rogers University/Tulsa to cooperate in sharing information to implement a seamless system of student services at Rogers…

Center at Tulsa - Establishment and funding. A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall establish the University of Oklahoma/Oklahoma State University Graduate Center at Tulsa (OU/OSU Graduate Center at Tulsa). The Center shall be directly funded by the Oklahoma Sta…

A. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Board of Trustees for Oklahoma State University/Tulsa develop and implement a Technology Intern Partner Program. The purpose of the Program shall be to facilitate a positive relationship between the academic and business sector whil…

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are hereby authorized to study the cost feasibility of developing a "Center for Instructional Excellence". This Center should serve as the primary coordinating agency for the development and dissemination of instructional technology…

Commendation of Regents. A. The Legislature requests a report from the State Regents for Higher Education by Febuary 1, 1988, on the precollegiate compensatory courses and the expenditures related to such courses, authorized pursuant to this section. B. When monies are made avail…

Investment in quality education - Intent of Legislature. A. It is the intent of the Legislature that within a period of four (4) years Oklahoma shall reach the middle quintile among the states for like institutions in general fee and tuition contribution and in state appropriatio…

Increasing assistance - Priority system for eligibility for assistance - National Merit scholars. A. The State Regents for Higher Education are hereby authorized to consolidate the administration of all scholarship, forgiveable loan and teacher institute monies within one student…

The State Regents for Higher Education are hereby authorized to study developing a program to create at least one trust fund whereby Oklahoma residents will be able to pre-pay all or part of enrollment fees or tuition to any Oklahoma institution of higher education recognized by …

Admission standard - Commendation of two-year colleges for providing universal access and State Regents for updating and enforcing viability standard. A. Recognizing the increasing demand for college and university education, the rapid changes facing our society, and the worldwid…

The Oklahoma Legislature believes that any student who graduates from any institution of higher education in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education should have a demonstrable knowledge of basic courses: English composition and comprehension and mathematics. It is therefore…

of excellence. Recognizing that true excellence can be achieved only through cooperation within institutions of higher education, among the institutions, and between the institutions and the private sector, it is the intent of the Legislature that institutions of higher education…

fellowship opportunities - Faculty salaries. A. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education continue to increase the proportional representation of ethnic minorities among the academic faculties at the individual institutions of The Ok…

The Oklahoma Legislature believes that one key to excellence in higher education is having an exceptional technology transfer system in place. This encourages an influx of excellent researchers who see the potential for marketing the products of their research. This benefits the …

It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Regents for Higher Education designate an individual, within their office, who shall serve as a business assistance liaison to the Department of Commerce and individual institutions of higher education within The Oklahoma State S…

There is hereby created, in the Office of the State Regents for Higher Education, a Funds for Excellence Program. The purpose of this program shall be to encourage the various institutions of Higher Education within The State System of Higher Education to compete for grants to be…

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of the State Regents for Higher Education to be designated the "Funds for Excellence Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations and shall consist of all monies re…

A. If funds are available in the Funds for Excellence Fund, created pursuant to Section 4713 of this title, the State Regents for Higher Education shall develop and conduct a series of grant competitions for the various institutions of higher education within The Oklahoma State S…

Disbursements may be made from the Funds for Excellence Fund beginning July 1, 1989, if monies are available in said fund. Disbursements shall be made to the appropriate institutions of higher education for the purposes specified in the winning grant proposals. Added by Laws 1987…

The compact for education is hereby entered into and enacted into law with all jurisdictions legally joining therein, in the form substantially as follows: COMPACT FOR EDUCATION ARTICLE I. PURPOSE AND POLICY A. It is the purpose of this Compact to: 1. Establish and maintain close…

Pursuant to Article III(I) of the Compact, the Commission shall file a copy of its bylaws and any amendment thereto with the State Department of Education, with the State Librarian and with the Secretary of State. Laws 1967, c. 123, § 3, emerg. eff. April 27, 1967.

The Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdiction legally joining therein, in the form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I. PURPOSE, FINDINGS, AND POLICY 1. The states party to this Agreement, desi…

The "designated state official" for this State shall be State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall enter into contracts pursuant to Article III of the Agreement only with the approval of the specific text thereof by the State …

True copies of all contracts made on behalf of this state pursuant to the Agreement shall be kept on file in the State Department of Education and in the office of the Secretary of State. The State Department of Education shall publish all such contracts in convenient form. Laws …

It is the purpose of this act to strengthen methods of administering employer-employee relations through the establishment of an orderly process of communications between school employees and the school district. The district courts are vested with jurisdiction to prevent and res…

Nothing in this act shall be construed to annul or modify or to preclude the renewal or continuation of any lawful agreement heretofore entered into between any school district and any representative of its employees, except to the extent that such agreement is in conflict with t…

access to employees prohibited. A. No school district, employee of a school district, or employee organization shall deny by any means, including a collective bargaining agreement, a statewide professional educators’ association equal access to employees of the school district, t…

A. A school district board of education may approve a request from a school district employee for a leave of absence to hold office as an officer, director, trustee, or agent of a national, statewide, or school district employee association. The employee requesting the leave shal…

defined - Petition for election - Conduct of election. A. The board of education shall recognize an employee organization designated by an election of the employees in an appropriate bargaining unit as the exclusive representative of all the employees in such unit. The members of…

dispute - Procedure - Appeal. A. In the event of a bargaining unit determination or a bargaining election dispute, the following procedure shall apply: 1. In the event of a bargaining election dispute, within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of verification of number of signatu…