Title 70, Title 70 — Schools

A. The State Board of Career and Technology Education may establish courses in the area of hydrogen energy. The courses may include but are not limited to the following topics: 1. Hydrogen energy basics; 2. Hydrogen energy-related equipment manufacturing and maintenance; 3. Hydro…

Assistance Act — Program creation — Eligibility — Application. A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma National Guard CareerTech Assistance Act”. B. As used in this act: 1. “Technology center school” means a technology center school under the governance of th…

Fund. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Board of Career and Technology Education to be designated the “Oklahoma National Guard CareerTech Assistance Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitat…

Assistance Act — Program creation — Eligibility — Application. A. Sections 20 through 22 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma National Guard CareerTech Assistance Act". B. As used in this act: 1. "Technology center school" means a technology center school …

A. Subject to the provisions of this section, the Adjutant General may permit a qualifying member described in Section 18 of this act who is entitled to education assistance under this act to elect to transfer to one or more of the dependents specified in subsection C of this sec…

Fund. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Board of Career and Technology Education to be designated the "Oklahoma National Guard CareerTech Assistance Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitat…

A. There is hereby created until November 1, 2027, the Oklahoma Education Commission. B. The Commission shall consist of seventeen (17) members to be appointed as follows: 1. A member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House…

Whenever it shall become necessary for the board of education of any school district to raise sufficient funds for the purchase of a school site or sites, or to erect or purchase and equip a suitable school building or buildings, either or both, or for the purpose of making repai…

within four (4) months after defeat prohibited. The board of education shall call an election, to be conducted by the county election board in all respects as other elections, for the purpose of taking the sense of the district upon the question of issuing such bonds, naming in t…

On the question of issuance of said bonds, no person shall be qualified to vote unless he be in all respects a school district elector of such district. In case three-fifths (3/5) of the voters thereof voting at such election shall vote affirmatively for the issuance of said bond…

The said bonds shall contain all necessary provisions as to form; and such school district shall, before or at the time of the issuance of the same, provide for the collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such indebtedness as it falls due, and also to consti…

The bonds, the issuance of which is provided in the preceding sections, shall be signed by the president, attested by the clerk and registered by the treasurer of the board of education, and shall have endorsed thereon a certificate signed by the county clerk and the district att…

Any school district that is authorized by law to provide transportation for pupils to and from school may become indebted for the purpose of purchasing transportation equipment and may issue its bonds, as provided for by law, in any amount not exceeding, with existing indebtednes…

Any school district may become indebted for the purpose of purchasing equipment and may issue its bonds, as provided for by law, in any amount not exceeding, with existing indebtedness, ten percent (10%) of the valuation of the taxable property within the school district, as show…

All expenses incident to the issuance of school district bonds, including the expense of holding the bond election, may be paid from the proceeds of such bonds. Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 15-107, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 1974, c. 76, § 1, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974; …

The proceeds of any school bonds or any portion thereof, or the sinking fund for the payment of any school bonds, may be invested by the issuing board in any type or series of United States Government Bonds. Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 15-108, eff. July 2, 1971.

Area school districts may, in accordance with the provisions of Section 9B, Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, issue bonds in the same manner as bonds are issued by other school districts. Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 15-109, eff. July 2, 1971.

pre- and post-election. A. When a school district board of education calls an election for the purpose of issuing bonds pursuant to Section 15-102 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the school district shall, at least thirty (30) days prior to the election, post on its website…

For the purposes of this act: 1. "School bonds" means bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of Sections 15-101 through 15-109 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 2. "Commissioners" means Commissioners of the Land Office of the State of Oklahoma; and 3. "Fund" means permanent …

On approval by the Commissioners, bonds issued pursuant to Sections 15-101 through 15-109 of Title 70 of Oklahoma Statutes are guaranteed by the corpus of the permanent school fund for the support of common schools. Added by Laws 1994, c. 346, § 2, eff. Nov. 8, 1994.

The Commissioners shall not approve bonds for guarantee if the approval would result in the total amount of outstanding guaranteed bonds to exceed an amount equal to twice the cost value or twice the market value of the assets of the permanent school fund whichever is lower, excl…

program. A school district seeking the guarantee of eligible bonds shall apply to the Commissioners on an application which must include: 1. The name of the school district and the principal amount of the bonds to be issued; 2. The maturity schedule, estimated interest rate and d…

It shall be the duty of the State Bond Advisor to review the bond applications and to advise the Commissioners of the validity of the guarantee application. Added by Laws 1994, c. 346, § 5, eff. Nov. 8, 1994.

A. Any district applying to utilize the provisions of this act for its bonded indebtedness shall: 1. Be certified to be in good standing and be accredited without probation by the State Board of Education; 2. Verify to the Commissioners that the bond issue involved is within any …

Immediately following a determination that a school district will be or is unable to pay maturing or matured principal or interest on a guaranteed bond, but not later than the fifth business day before the maturity date, the district shall notify the State Bond Advisor and the Co…

Cancellation of bond - Reimbursement by school district. A. Following receipt of notice, the Commissioners shall cause to be transferred from the permanent school fund the necessary funding to pay the maturing or matured principal or interest. B. Immediately following receipt of …

If a school district fails to pay principal or interest on a bond guaranteed by the fund when it matures, other amounts not yet mature are not accelerated and do not become due by virtue of the school district default. Added by Laws 1994, c. 346, § 9, eff. Nov. 8, 1994.

A. If the Commissioners make payment from the fund on behalf of a school district, the Commissioners shall withhold from any trust fund apportionment payable to the school district until the amount paid, plus interest, is repaid in full or the Commissioners may proceed to collect…

The Commissioners of the Land Office shall adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of this act. Added by Laws 1994, c. 346, § 11, eff. Nov. 8, 1994.

Travel expenses - Terms. There is hereby created the State Textbook Committee, which shall be composed of thirteen (13) members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate: two members from each congressional district, two members from the state at large a…

expert review teams. A. The State Textbook Committee shall meet at the call of the chair as often as necessary, with two (2) weeks' public notice, to discharge its responsibilities. If necessary, not later than the first day of December of each year the State Textbook Committee s…

The State Textbook Committee shall conduct a public hearing in the first two (2) weeks of October each year for the purpose of gathering public testimony concerning the various textbooks being considered for adoption by the Committee. Any person wishing to be heard at the public …

The State Textbook Committee shall advertise for books in all basic subjects in such manner and for such time as it may deem best. Each year the Committee shall advertise for sealed bids from publishers of textbooks for furnishing textbooks for the public schools of this state. E…

Adoption of textbook. All bids shall be sealed and delivered to the secretary of the State Textbook Committee, to be delivered by the secretary to the Committee for the purpose of considering the bids. The Committee shall meet prior to August 15 of each year at the time and place…

contract - Braille versions. A. All contracts with publishers shall be signed by the chairperson and secretary of the State Textbook Committee on behalf of the state. Each contract shall stipulate the price at which each textbook will be sold to the State of Oklahoma, and that al…

A. In the event that a publisher whose bid has been accepted shall publish at any time before the expiration of the adoption period a new or revised edition of the adopted textbook, the State Textbook Committee may require such publisher to substitute such new or revised edition …

The bidder to whom one or more contracts may be awarded shall make and execute a good and sufficient surety bond, payable to the State of Oklahoma, in a sum not less than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), to be fixed by the Committ…

The State Textbook Committee shall have and reserve the right to reject any and all bids, if said Committee be of the opinion that any or all bids should, for any reason, be rejected; and in case it fails, from among the proposals submitted, to select sufficient books upon any of…

As soon as any contract is entered into for the furnishing of textbooks for use in the public schools of the state, the secretary of the State Textbook Committee shall send a list of the textbooks selected by the State Textbook Committee to every superintendent of schools in the …

editions and software copies - Adoptions of textbooks - Textbook orders. A. Except as otherwise provided for in subsection E of this section, the superintendent of schools of each school district in the state shall appoint a local textbook committee consisting of not fewer than t…

The funds allocated for textbooks in Section 16-114a of this title may be used by a school district for supplementary textbooks and other instructional materials other than those selected and placed on the list of textbooks by the State Textbook Committee. The local textbook comm…

A. All monies allocated for the purchase of textbooks shall be sent directly to the school districts. The treasurer of each school district shall enter the allocated textbook amount for deposit in the appropriate account and the reporting of financial transactions involving textb…

The funds appropriated for the purchase of textbooks shall be apportioned by the State Board of Education to each school district pursuant to the provisions of Sections 16-101 through 16-124 of this title. Upon application from a local school district, the State Board of Educatio…

A. Based upon legislative appropriations, the State Board of Education shall determine the textbook allocation to be distributed to each school district in the state. Each year the textbook allocation for each school district shall be calculated and distributed in July and adjust…

supply. All contractors shall establish and maintain a suitable and convenient depository or depositories in the State of Oklahoma where a stock of their books to supply all immediate demands shall be kept. Said depository or depositories may be operated jointly with other contra…

publishers. Each person, firm or corporation offering textbooks for sale in the State of Oklahoma shall list with the secretary of the State Textbook Committee the names and addresses of its agents or representatives which shall be a matter of public record in the office of the s…

The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the issuance of textbooks to school children and for the preservation of such textbooks, and all rules it deems necessary to carry out its duties and functions, and all such rules shall apply alike to all school districts. It sha…

All advance or sample copies of textbooks or any edition thereof furnished to any member of the State Textbook Committee, or to any individual for the purpose of obtaining a selection of the textbook by the State Textbook Committee, shall not be sold by the recipient thereof, but…

All legally executed contracts and extensions thereof now existing between any person, firm or corporation and the State of Oklahoma for furnishing textbooks on the basis of an exclusive adoption shall remain in full force and effect until such contract or extension thereof has e…

therefor. A. All textbooks adopted, purchased and distributed to school districts shall be furnished free of cost to the school children of such districts and shall be owned by such districts and each district shall mark each textbook with an appropriate number or other identific…