Title 70, Title 70 — Schools

regulations. The State Board of Education shall have the authority to establish and promulgate rules and regulations for a State Schools Facilities Program. Added by Laws 1987, c. 204, § 124, operative July 1, 1987.

No later than the first day of October of each year, the State Board of Education shall submit with the itemized budget request and estimates for the ensuing fiscal year, a Schools Capital Improvements Budget. Such Schools Capital Improvements Budget shall be submitted to the Dir…

OS 70-18-200.1v1 (HB 2890, Laws 2021, c. 488, § 1) OS 70-18-200.1v2 (HB 1086, Laws 2025, c. 285, § 2)

A. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, and each school year thereafter, each school district shall have its initial allocation of State Aid calculated based on the state dedicated revenues actually collected during the preceding fiscal year, the adjusted assessed valuation …

A. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, and each school year thereafter, each school district shall have its initial allocation of State Aid calculated based on the state dedicated revenues actually collected during the preceding fiscal year, the adjusted assessed valuation …

A. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, and each school year thereafter, the weighted membership of a school district for calculation of Foundation Aid purposes pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection D of Section 18-200.1 of this title shall be the sum of the weighted pupil gra…

children have relocated - Highest weighted average of last 10 years used. For school districts located within the boundaries of federally designated Superfund sites from which students have been relocated with the assistance of state funds, the weighted calculations provided for …

If the amendment to Section 3 of Article XI of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma contained in Enrolled House Joint Resolution No. 1005 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature is approved by the people, there is hereby created in the State Treasur…

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Board of Education to be designated the "Education Reform Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all appropriations and transfe…

The aims and purposes of driver's education shall be to develop a knowledge of those provisions of the laws of this state relating to the operation of motor vehicles, a proper acceptance of personal responsibility in traffic, a true appreciation of the causes, seriousness, and co…

education - Course grading. The school board of any school district maintaining a secondary school, which includes any of the grades nine through twelve, inclusive, may establish and maintain automobile driver education for students that attend secondary public schools in that di…

education programs. A. The establishment, conduct and scope of the driver education program for secondary schools shall be the program established by rules adopted and promulgated by the State Board of Education, subject to the requirements and exceptions set forth in Section 19-…

Each school district providing driver education shall prescribe regulations determining who can best benefit by and who shall receive instruction under this program. Added by Laws 1988, c. 298, § 41, operative July 1, 1988.

Each school district shall report annually to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction the cost of instructing pupils during the preceding year in driver education, the number of pupils actually enrolled and trained in such course during the preceding year, and such other i…

A determination of the cost of a driver education program in a secondary school shall include the cost of the replacement of the automobile or machinery used in the instruction of pupils, the cost of the instructor's salary, the upkeep and maintenance of said automobiles, and the…

No reimbursement shall be made to a school district for the instruction of pupils in driver education unless the school district has provided such instruction pursuant to state law and has complied with the rules set forth by the State Board of Education governing the establishme…

regulations - Supplies and equipment. The State Board of Education is hereby authorized and empowered to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the aims and purposes established in Section 38 of this act. The State Board of Education is authorized to acquire in compliance …

Contingent upon the availability of funds, monies appropriated to the State Board of Education for the driver education program shall be allocated to each school district which provided a driver education program during the preceding fiscal year in accordance with state law and t…

Any person who held a valid certificate to teach driver education in this state, between 1980 and the effective date of this act, and whose certificate has lapsed shall be eligible to have the certification to teach driver education reinstated upon request provided the person is …

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, each commercial driver training school as defined in Section 801 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes or school district providing driver education training or classes shall only allow a student driver receiving instruction t…

As used in Sections 21-101 through 21-203 of this title: 1. "Act" means Sections 21-201 through 21-203 of this title that enables the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools to approve licenses for state authorization of postsecondary education or certain other forms of voca…

The term "private school" shall not include the following which are exempt from licensing by the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools: 1. Barber schools, beauty schools or other schools which are exclusively regulated or licensed pursuant to the provisions of any school-l…

Membership. There is hereby re-created the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools which shall consist of nine (9) members of whom three shall be the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, the Chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for High…

Director - Powers and duties. The Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools is authorized to: 1. Appoint and fix the compensation of a director who: a. shall employ and fix the duties and compensation of such clerical or other assistants as are reasonably necessary to effectua…

A. It shall be unlawful to establish, conduct, operate or maintain a private school, to solicit or canvass for scholarships or tuition to a private school, or to offer a program of education or training unless a license granting state authorization to operate such school has been…

It shall be unlawful for any person, acting as an agent or representative of a private school giving classroom, correspondence, or distance education instruction, whether such private school be located inside or outside the State of Oklahoma, to canvass or solicit prospective stu…

A. Applications for a private school license or a private school solicitor's license shall: 1. Be filed with the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools in the manner and upon forms from the Board or substantially similar to forms implemented by the Board; and 2. Include but…

licensure. A. The existence of a private school, for the purpose of requiring a state authorization license to be obtained, shall be determined by the education or training program that is offered or proposed to be offered and such other school attributes as enumerated by the Leg…

After a school, seminar or workshop either voluntarily decides to cease offering all programs of instruction or is required to do so through proper enforcement of this act or the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools' minimum standards, the entity shall, before closure is …

Private School Fund - Delinquent renewal fees. A. A license issued pursuant to Section 21-101 et seq. of this title shall expire annually on June 30. Such license shall be renewed annually with the complete renewal application and any and all appropriate fees due prior to expirat…

A license or permit issued or renewed under the provisions of this act may, after reasonable notice to the private school and an opportunity to be heard, be revoked by the Board for a failure of the private school to maintain the accreditation or the minimum standards fixed by th…

The Attorney General or any local prosecuting officer, at the request of the Board or on his own motion, may bring any appropriate action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of this act. Added by Laws 1970, c. 65, § 9, operative July 1, 1970. …

Any action of the Board respecting the issuance, denial, or revocation of a permit pursuant to Sections 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 of this act shall be subject to judicial review by the district court having jurisdiction. Laws 1970, c. 65, § 10, operative July 1, 1970; Laws 1971, c. 281, §…

Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), or by imprisonment for a period of t…

Nothing in this act shall be intended to give private schools tax exemption status except as provided by law. This act shall apply to an entity defined as a private school regardless of that entity's federal or state tax classification. Added by Laws 1970, c. 65, § 13, operative …

Fund. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools to be designated the "Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitation…

This article may be cited as the "Oklahoma Public School Audit Law." Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 22-101, eff. July 2, 1971.

The term "Public School" as used herein shall include a school district as provided in the Oklahoma Statutes. The term "auditor" as used herein means a person or partnership who makes an audit and prepares a report thereon as provided in this article. Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, …

A. The board of education of each school district in this state shall provide for and cause to be made an annual audit of such school district for each fiscal year. Said audit shall be a financial audit and a compliance audit of all funds of the school district, including the rec…

insurance. A. 1. The audit of the financial statements and compliance requirements of each public school district shall be made in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States as defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or it…

The expenses of audits required by this article, whether ordered by the local board of education or the State Board of Education, shall be paid by the local board of education for which the audit is made. It shall be the duty of the board of education of the local public school t…

The board of education may employ persons other than those enumerated in Section 22-102 of this article for the preparation of the estimate of needs and financial statement for presentation to the county excise board. Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 22-106, eff. July 2, 1971.

copies. A. Each audit of the financial statements of a school district required by the Oklahoma Public School Audit Law shall be completed and the auditor's opinion thereon shall be submitted by the firm to the district board of education within nine (9) months after the close of…

The State Auditor and Inspector shall examine all auditor’s opinions and related financial statements submitted to it and shall determine whether the auditor’s opinions and related financial statements comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Public School Audit Law. If the Sta…

information - Penalty. A. In any case where a firm has knowingly issued auditor’s opinions and related financial statements, required under the provisions of the Oklahoma Public School Audit Law, containing any false or misleading statements, the State Auditor and Inspector shall…

It shall be the duty of each local board of education to cause such audits to be made in accordance with this article. It shall be the further duty of said board to file a copy of said audit with the proper authorities set forth in this article. Such filings shall be not later th…

All further payment of state aid for each district shall be withheld until the provisions of this article have been fulfilled by said district. Laws 1971, c. 281, § 22-112, eff. July 2, 1971.

systems and procedures. All accounting systems and procedures used by the school districts of the State of Oklahoma shall conform with the accounting systems and procedures prescribed by the State Board of Education. Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 22-113, eff. July 2, 1971.

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 provided by and through the various educational …

It shall be unlawful for the Authority to permit any individual, company, corporation, or organization to advertise or otherwise attempt to sell its products or services through the use of the facilities controlled by the Authority; and it shall also be unlawful for said Authorit…