Title 70 — Title 70 — Schools

examination - Notice. A. 1. The parent or guardian of each student enrolled in kindergarten at a public school in this state shall provide certification to school personnel that the student passed a vision screening within the previous twelve (12) months or during the school year…

A. The State Department of Education may establish Regional Education Administrative Districts (READs) which may provide administrative services to school districts throughout the state. The Department shall provide information to school districts to educate districts about the f…

70 O.S. § 1210.29 Repealed by Laws 1967, c. 327, § 5

1971.

As used in this act: 1. "Gifted and talented children" means those children identified at the preschool, elementary and secondary level as having demonstrated potential abilities of high performance capability and needing differentiated or accelerated education or services. For t…

The Department of Education shall administer this act within the same section ofthe Department which administers the educational programs for all children other than those identified in Section 13- 101 of this title. The Board shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implem…

Education. A. In administering this act the Department of Education shall provide: 1. The necessary State Department of Education staff with a primary responsibility for: a. developing educational programs for gifted and talented children, b. assuring appropriate assessment and e…

In administering this act, the Department of Education shall utilize, insofar aspossible, prescriptive teaching materials, prescribed by appropriate testing and evaluation by the regional prescriptive teaching centers. Such curriculum material shall be utilized for as many studen…

In implementing this act, every effort shall be made to combine funds appropriated for this purpose with funds available from all other sources, federal, state, local or private, in order to achieve maximum benefits for improving education of gifted and talented children. Laws 19…

The State Board shall adopt criteria for qualifications for teachers of gifted and talented children, as well as criteria for special enrichment program instructors who may be professionals in fields other than education. Laws 1980, c. 211, § 7, eff. July 1, 1981.

gifted status - School year plans for programs, yearly reports. A. It shall be the duty of each school district to provide gifted child educational programs and to serve those children, as defined in Section 1210.301 of this title, who reside in that school district. This duty ma…

Members, meetings - Duties. A. For the purpose of meeting the duty of each school district as set forth in Section 1210.307 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, each district board of education shall create a local advisory committee on education for gifted and talented children…

1971.

1971.

dealers - Insurance - Liability. (a) Each new motor vehicle loaned and furnished free of charge by a licensed Oklahoma new car dealer to a school district or institution of higher learning in Oklahoma to be used exclusively for instructing pupils or used in the instruction of tea…

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle bearing a "Driver Education Training" tag or "Private Driver Education Training" tag as provided for in Section 1210.34 of this title on any street, road or highway in this state for any purpose other than instructing…

Establishment - Board of Trustees - Terms - Vacancies - Budget request. A. A secondary school to be known as the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics is hereby established to be governed by a board of trustees as created in this section. B. The Board of Trustees of the Okla…

Fund. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, to be designated the "Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, …

and regulations - Preferential hiring policy. A. The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to comply with the provisions of Section 1210.401 and 1210.402 of this title and any oth…

A. The Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics shall solicit proposals and award grants for pilot projects that develop and establish model programs implementing advanced science and math curriculum at local technology center school sites, local colleges or universities, or at…

A. The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, upon a finding of unused capacity within the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM), shall have the authority to: 1. Establish a policy providing for the acceptance of students residing outside…

Program. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma-A STEM State of Mind" Program. Added by Laws 2014, c. 194, § 1.

A. 1. There is hereby created a mechanism for establishing criteria and a process for designation as a STEM Community or STEM Region. The STEM Community or STEM Region is one of several recommendations on improving Oklahoma Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) …

or maintenance programs. Any person, company, corporation, partnership, copartnership, trust or other business entity desiring to do so may enter into a written lease or loan agreement with the board of education of any technology center school or technology center school distric…

Each motor vehicle furnished to the board of education of a technology center school or technology center school district in the manner and for the purposes provided for in Section 1210.41 of this title may be operated for such purposes with a special license plate attached there…

In event the vehicle is loaned the board of education shall provide insurance, by securing a policy from an insurance company authorized to do business in this state, with limits of not less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) because of bodily injury to or death of on…

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle bearing a special license plate as provided for in this act on any street, road or highway in this state for any purpose other than in connection with any training or maintenance or other similar educational program o…

unneeded machinery, equipment or vehicles. The board of county commissioners of any county or the governing board of any city or town is hereby authorized, in its discretion and upon such terms, conditions and for such consideration as it deems advisable, to lease, loan, sell or …

2025.

2025.

2025.

1989.

1989.

1989.

1989.

Section 1210.505 et seq. of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma School Testing Program Act". Added by Laws 1985, c. 329, § 4, emerg. eff. July 30, 1985. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 235, § 7, eff. July 1, 1989.

2016.

Alternative testing locations - Internet postings. A. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation and administration of the provisions of the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. B. The State Board of Education shall require school distric…

A. 1. By no later than December 31, 2016, the State Board of Education shall adopt a statewide system of student assessments in compliance with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as reauthorized and amended by P.L. No. 114-95, also known as the Every Stude…

Sections 1210.508A through 1210.508H of this title shall be known and may be cited as the “Strong Readers Act”. Added by Laws 1997, c. 349, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 176, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2005, c. 385, § 1; Laws 2024, c. 411, § 3, eff. July 1, 2…

A. The Legislature finds that it is essential for children in the public schools to read early and well in elementary school. The Legislature further finds that clear and visible goals, assessments to determine the reading level at each elementary school, use of a scientifically …

A. To identify students who have characteristics of dyslexia that lead to or cause reading difficulty, each student enrolled in kindergarten and first, second, and third grade in a public school in this state shall be screened at the beginning, middle, and end of each school year…

A. Contingent on the provision of appropriated funds designated for the Strong Readers Act, school districts may be allocated monies for each enrolled kindergarten student or first-, second-, and third-grade student of the current school year who is found to be in need of remedia…

Expansion of requirements. A. If a teacher determines that a student in kindergarten or first through third grade is not reading at grade level by the end of the second quarter of the school year, the parent or legal guardian of the student shall be notified of: 1. The reading le…

— Training requirements. A. The Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability shall ensure that the reading competencies for elementary teachers are included in the competencies for special education teachers. B. The Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability i…

5, 2017, and Laws 2017, c. 213, § 2, emerg. eff. May 5, 2017.

A. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, the State Department of Education shall establish a three-year pilot program to employ a literacy instructional team to support school districts in implementation of the requirements of Section 1210.508C of this title. The Department s…

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to be designated the “Statewide Literacy Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all mo…

of test results - Use of results. A. The Department shall provide in-service training for local school personnel who administer tests required by the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act, Section 1210.505 et seq. of this title. B. The Board shall require the company or companies p…

This act shall be known as and may be cited as "The Public School Improvement Act of 1968". Laws 1968, c. 48, § 1, eff. July 1, 1968.