Title 70, Title 70 — Schools

As used in this article, unless the context indicates otherwise: 1. "State Department of Education" means that department of the state government in which are placed the agencies created or authorized by the Constitution and Legislature charged with the responsibility of determin…

Membership — Terms — Officers. There is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2026, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, Section 3901 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a body corporate and politic to be known as the "Oklahoma Educationa…

The Authority is hereby authorized and empowered: 1. To accept, assume and control the television channels assigned by the Federal Communications Commission to the State of Oklahoma for educational purposes; 2. To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of …

The chief executive officer of the Authority shall be the Executive Director, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Authority. The Executive Director shall be appointed solely on the basis of his qualifications to administer and direct the affairs of the Okla…

Subject to the policies, rules, and regulations of the Authority, the Executive Director shall: 1. recommend to the Authority the appointment, promotion, demotion, suspension, or removal of all administrative officers and employees of the Oklahoma Educational Television Network w…

The Authority is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase, whenever it shall deem such purchase expedient, any land, property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, or other interests in lands as it may deem necessary or convenient for the construction, main…

Whenever a reasonable price cannot be agreed upon, or whenever the owner is legally incapacitated, or is absent, unknown, or unable to convey valid title, the Authority is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by condemnation proceedings in the same manner as land is condemn…

The Authority may provide by resolution, at one time or from time to time, for the issuance of revenue bonds of the Authority for the purpose of paying all or any of the cost of any one or more projects, but each project shall be covered by a separate resolution and separate bond…

The principal and interest necessary to retire any bonds issued by the Authority shall be paid out of the "Oklahoma Educational Television Bond Sinking Fund" hereinafter established by Section 23- 111 of this article. Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 23-110, eff. July 2, 1971.

There is hereby created the Oklahoma Educational Television Bond Sinking Fund in the State Treasury and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to transfer revenues accruing to the Public Building Fund, not otherwise appropriated as of the date this article becomes …

In the discretion of the Authority any bonds issued under the provisions of this article may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the Authority and a corporate trustee which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the stat…

The Authority, subject to the provisions hereof, is hereby authorized to fix, revise, charge and collect fees for the use of any of its facilities. Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 23-113, eff. July 2, 1971.

All monies received pursuant to the authority of this article, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or other revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds, to be held and applied solely as provided in this article. The resolution authorizing the bonds of any issue or the trus…

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this article or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under the trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such trust agreement, may, either at law or in equity, by suit,…

The exercise of the powers granted by this article will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, to serve their educational and cultural interests and needs, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions. The operation and maintenance of proj…

Bonds issued under the provisions of this article are hereby made securities by which all banks, trust companies, trust and loan associations, investment companies and others carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies and insurance associations, and others carrying o…

System. Each project when constructed and placed in use shall be maintained and kept in good condition and repair by the Authority. When all bonds issued under the provisions of this article in connection with any project and the interest thereon shall have been paid or a suffici…

The Authority is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into contract with other television stations, networks or other agencies for the purpose of receiving or exchanging television programs. Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 23-119, eff. July 2, 1971.

Court. The Authority is authorized in its discretion to file an application with the Supreme Court of Oklahoma for the approval of any bonds to be issued thereunder, and exclusive original jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Supreme Court to hear and determine each such app…

The Authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue refunding bonds of the Authority for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of this article, including the payment of any redempt…

The Authority shall make and submit to the Legislature, on or before December 31 of each year, a full report showing projects under construction and in operation, planned projects, and the financial condition of the Authority, and such other information as the Legislature shall r…

authorized hereby. The foregoing sections of this article shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regar…

This article being necessary for the advancement of education and the welfare of the state and its inhabitants shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof; provided that until specifically authorized by the Legislature the provisions of this article shall not be u…

The Oklahoma Educational Television Authority employees shall be enrolled in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System with full benefits and rights. Laws 1975, c. 300, § 5, emerg. eff. June 7, 1975.

Purchases made by the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority from sources other than state-appropriated funds for the acquisition of television programs shall be excluded from the provisions of Section 85.7 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The said Authority is hereby aut…

A. It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage and assist the public schools of this state to address school violence through an emphasis on prevention. Preventative services shall be encouraged through greater access to mental health counseling and social services for stude…

Prevention Lifeline and Crisis Text Line numbers. A. Beginning July 1, 2023, school districts and charter schools that serve any students in grades seven through twelve and issue student identification cards shall have printed on either side of the student identification cards th…

Act. Sections 24-100.2 through 24-100.5 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "School Safety and Bullying Prevention Act". Added by Laws 2002, c. 149, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 311, § 1.

Definitions. A. As used in the School Safety and Bullying Prevention Act: 1. "Bullying" means any pattern of harassment, intimidation, threatening behavior, physical acts, verbal or electronic communication directed toward a student or group of students that results in or is reas…

Discipline of child - Prohibition of bullying at school and online – Policy requirements. A. Each school district board of education shall adopt a policy for the discipline of all children attending public school in that district, and for the investigation of reported incidents o…

A. Every year each public school site shall establish a Safe School Committee to be composed of at least seven (7) members. The Safe School Committee shall be composed of teachers, parents of enrolled students, students, and a school official who participates in the investigation…

offender - Notice to school district of juvenile sex offender identity - School attendance of juvenile sex offender. A. Students who have been victims of certain felony offenses by other students, as well as the siblings of the student victims, have the right to be kept separated…

from employment discipline and civil liability – Cause of action limitations – Duty to notify parents or legal guardians. A. The board of education of each school district in this state shall adopt a policy regarding suicide awareness and training, requiring staff training and th…

enforcement of verbal threats or threatening behavior – Immunity from discipline and liability. A. As used in this section, "threatening behavior" means any verbal threat or threatening behavior, whether or not it is directed at another person, which indicates potential for futur…

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Healthy and Fit Kids Act of 2004”. B. Beginning September 1, 2004, each public school shall establish a Healthy and Fit School Advisory Committee, to be composed of at least six members. The Advisory Committee may be composed of…

schools - Assessment and monitoring of programs. A. In order to assist the Healthy and Fit School Advisory Committees created pursuant to Section 24-100a of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the State Department of Education in consultation with the State Department of Health sh…

schools. A. The State Department of Education and the State Department of Health shall facilitate the development of a physical fitness assessment software program customized for public schools in this state that has the capability to track the five components of student health-r…

for program – Responsibilities of health coordinators – Steering committee – Annual evaluation - Rules. A. Contingent on the availability of funding, the State Department of Education shall contract with a statewide nonprofit school health program that promotes the health needs o…

prohibiting. The board of education of each school district shall establish and implement rules regarding student possession of a wireless telecommunication device while said student is on school premises, or while in transit under the authority of the school, or while attending …

A. Any student who is guilty of an act described in paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section may be suspended out-of-school in accordance with the provisions of this section. Each school district board of education shall adopt a policy with procedures which provides for out-of…

educational records. A. A school district in which a student is enrolled or is in the process of enrolling in may request the student’s education records from any school district in which the student was formerly enrolled to ascertain safety issues with incoming students and ensu…

A. The superintendent, principal, teacher, or security personnel of any public school in the State of Oklahoma, upon reasonable suspicion, shall have the authority to detain and search or authorize the search, of any pupil or property in the possession of the pupil when the pupil…

supplies. It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any officer or employee of the State Board of Education, member of a board of education or employee thereof, to solicit, take, retain, or receive any money, property or thing of value in the nature of commissions or otherwise for…

It is hereby declared to be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person, corporation or individual to offer, tender to pay or deliver to any such officer or employee of the State Board of Education, member of a board of education or employee thereof, any such property, money or oth…

health referral fee. It shall be unlawful for any school counselor, teacher, any other school employee, school board member, or Department of Human Services employee to solicit, take, retain, or receive any money, property, or thing of value in the nature of a fee or otherwise fr…

health referral fee. It shall be unlawful for any mental health care provider or facility or any employee thereof to offer, tender to pay or deliver to any school counselor, teacher, any other school employee, school board member, or Department of Human Services employee any mone…

Notifications. A. The board of education of each school district shall have full power and authority to regulate, control or prohibit any fraternity, sorority, secret society, club or group composed in whole or in part of students enrolled in the school district if it deems it ad…

and etiquette - Pledge of allegiance. A. The board of education of every school district in this state shall be required to own and display, either inside or outside each classroom building in the district, a United States Flag. B. Instruction in the history and etiquette relatin…

America – Classroom use of founding documents. A. Principals and teachers in each public school in this state may display in each classroom, school auditorium, and school cafeteria under their supervision the following motto of the United States of America: “E PLURIBUS UNUM (Out …

The Friday following the second Monday in February of each year shall be known throughout Oklahoma as Arbor Day. Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-107, eff. July 2, 1971.