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34	29		BILL NO. 3643 By: Dills, Hardin (David),
35	30		Provenzano, Johns, and
36	31		Waldron of the House
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45	42		An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
46	43		Section 3-145.3, which relates to duties of the
47	44		Statewide Virtual Charter School Board; requiring
48	45		compliance with the O klahoma Charter Schools Act;
49	46		modifying limitation on fee for administrative
50	47		expenses and support; deleting duplicative language;
51	48		subjecting virtual charter schools to t he same
52	49		compliance requirements as charter schools; updating
53	50		statutory language; establishing certain requirements
54	51		for virtual charter school governing boards;
55	52		prescribing duties for certain personnel; requiring
56	53		State Department of Education and spo nsor to publish
57	54		certain contracts on their websites; subjecting
58	55		certain board members to instru ction and continuing
59	56		education requirements; prohibiting certain conflic ts
60	57		of interest and pecuniary gain; disallowing certain
61	58		appointments or selections of members; designating
62	59		certain funds as public funds; prohibiting transfer
63	60		or conversion of state funds to private funds;
64	61		clarifying provision; requiring payments from charter
65	62		schools to comply with certain provisions; directing
66	63		organization to provide certain documents; subjecting
67	64		certain funds to audit, transparency, oversight and
68	65		financial reporting; requiring certain funds to
69	66		remain public funds; prescribing assignment of grade
70	67		for participation in certain extracurricular or
71	68		educational activities; d eclaring certain property to
72	69		remain public property of the charter school;
73	70		mandating an operating agreement review of certain
74	71		charter schools; establishing procedures for review;
75	72		requiring written agreement for certain expenditures;
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105	101		prohibiting certain activities by management
106	102		organizations; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-200,
107	103		which relates to management organizations; adding
108	104		definition for charter m anagement organization;
109	105		requiring amounts paid to certain organizations be
110	106		pursuant to contract terms; mandating disclosure
111	107		pursuant to certain guidelines; prohibiting
112	108		commingling of certain s chool funds; amending 70 O.S.
113	109		2021, Section 18-118, which relates to State Aid
114	110		audits; requiring return of state monies which are
115	111		illegally apportioned, disbursed, or expended by
116	112		certain organizations; specifying whe n state funds
117	113		shall be withheld; requiring suits to recover
118	114		illegally apportioned state monies; providing for
119	115		codification; providing an effective date; and
120	116		declaring an emergency.
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125	121		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
126	122		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2 021, Section 3-145.3, is
127	123		amended to read as follows:
128	124		Section 3-145.3 A. Subject to the requirements of the Oklahoma
129	125		Charter Schools Act, the Statewide Virtual Charter Schoo l Board
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131	127		1. Provide oversight of the operations of statewide virtual
132	128		charter schools in this state;
133	129		2. Establish a procedure for accepting, approving and
134	130		disapproving statewide virtual charter school applications and a
135	131		process for renewal or revoca tion of approved charter school
136	132		contracts which minimally meet the procedures set forth in the
137	133		Oklahoma Charter Schools Act;
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165	160		3. Make publicly available a list of supplemental online
166	161		courses which have been reviewed and certified by the Statewide
167	162		Virtual Charter School Board to ensure that the courses are high
168	163		quality options and are al igned with the subject matter standards
169	164		adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 11-103.6
170	165		of this title. The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board shall
171	166		give special emphasis on listing supplemental online courses in
172	167		science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), foreign language
173	168		and advanced placement courses. School districts shall not be
174	169		limited to selecting supplemental online courses that have bee n
175	170		reviewed and certified by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board
176	171		and listed as provided for in this paragraph; and
177	172		4. In conjunction with the Office of Management and Enterprise
178	173		Services, negotiate and enter into contracts with supplemental
179	174		online course providers to offer a state rate price to school
180	175		districts for supplemental o nline courses that have been reviewed
181	176		and certified by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board and
182	177		listed as provided for in paragraph 3 of this subsection.
183	178		B. Except as otherwise provided by law, each statewide virtual
184	179		charter school which has been ap proved and sponsored by the Board
185	180		shall be subject to and comply with the requirements of the Oklahoma
186	181		Charter Schools Act. Each statewide virtual charter school which
187	182		has been approved and sponsored by the Board or any virtual charter
188	183		school for which the Board has assumed sponsorship of as provided
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216	210		for in Section 3-145.5 of this title shall be considered a statewide
217	211		virtual charter school and, except as provided in subsecti on H of
218	212		this section, the geographic boundaries of each statewide virtual
219	213		charter school shall be the borders of the state.
220	214		C. Each statewide virtual charter school approv ed by the
221	215		Statewide Virtual Charter School Board shall be eligible to receive
222	216		federal funds generated by students enrolled in the charter school
223	217		for the applicable year. Each statewide virtual charter school
224	218		shall be considered a separate local education agency for purposes
225	219		of reporting and accountability.
226	220		D. As calculated as provided f or in Section 3-142 of this
227	221		title, a statewide virtual charter sch ool shall receive the State
228	222		Aid allocation and any other state-appropriated revenue generated by
229	223		students enrolled in the virtual charter school for the applicable
230	224		year, less up to five percent (5%) three percent (3%) of the State
231	225		Aid allocation, which may be retained by the Statewide Virtual
232	226		Charter School Board for administrative expenses and to support the
233	227		mission of the Board. A statewide virtual charter school shall be
234	228		eligible for any other funding any other charter school is eligible
235	229		for as provided for in Section 3-142 of this title. Each statewide
236	230		virtual charter school shall be considered a separate local
237	231		education agency for purposes of reporting and accountability.
238	232		E. A virtual charter school shall be subject to the same
239	233		reporting requirements, financial audits, audit procedures, and
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267	260		audit requirements as a school district and compliance requirements
268	261		provided in Section 3-136 of this title. The State Department of
269	262		Education or State Auditor and Inspector may conduct financial,
270	263		program or compliance audits. A virtual charter school shall use
271	264		the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System (O CAS) to report financial
272	265		transactions to the State Department of Education.
273	266		F. A virtual charter school governing body board shall be
274	267		responsible for the policies tha t govern the operational decisions
275	268		of the virtual charter school. The governing body board of a
276	269		virtual charter school shall be subject to the same conflict of
277	270		interest requirements as a member of a local school board including,
278	271		but not limited to, Sectio ns 5-113 and 5-124 of this title. Members
279	272		appointed to the governing body board of a virtual charter schoo l
280	273		after July 1, 2019, shall be subject to the same instruction and
281	274		continuing education requirements as a member of a local school
282	275		board and pursuant to Section 5-110 of this title, complete twelve
283	276		(12) hours of instruction within fifteen (15) months of ap pointment
284	277		to the governing body board, and pursuant to Section 5-110.1 of this
285	278		title, attend continuing education. Members appointed to the
286	279		governing board of a vi rtual charter school prior to July 1, 2019,
287	280		shall comply with the requirements of this subsec tion and, within
288	281		fifteen (15) months of the effective date of t his act, shall
289	282		complete twelve (12) hours of instruct ion pursuant to Section 5-110
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318	310		G. Students enrolled full-time in a statewide virtual charter
319	311		school sponsored by the Statewid e Virtual Charter School Board shall
320	312		not be authorized to participate in any activities administered by
321	313		the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association. How ever, the
322	314		students may participate in intramural activities sponsored by a
323	315		statewide virtual charter school, an online provider for the charter
324	316		school or any other outside organization.
325	317		H. 1. Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, a public
326	318		school student who wishes to enroll in a virtual charter school
327	319		shall be considered a transfer student f rom their resident school
328	320		district. A virtual charter school shall pre-enroll any public
329	321		school student whose parent expresses intent to enroll in the
330	322		district virtual charter school. Upon pre-enrollment, the State
331	323		Department of Education shall initiate a transfer on a form to be
332	324		completed by the receiving virtual charter school. Upon approval of
333	325		the receiving virtual c harter school, the student may begin
334	326		instructional activities. Upon notice that a public sc hool student
335	327		has transferred to a virtual cha rter school, the resident school
336	328		district shall transmit the student's records within three (3)
337	329		school days.
338	330		2. The State Department of Education shall notify the
339	331		Legislature and Governor if it determines that the information
340	332		technology infrastructure nec essary to process the transfer of
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368	359		students to a virtual chart er school is inadequate and one (1)
369	360		additional school year is needed for implementation.
370	361		3. A public school student may transfer to one statewide
371	362		virtual charter school at any time during a scho ol year. For
372	363		purposes of this subsection, "school year" shall mean July 1 through
373	364		the following June 30. After one st atewide virtual charter school
374	365		transfer during a school year, no public school student shall be
375	366		permitted to transfer to any other statew ide virtual charter school
376	367		without the concurrence of both th e resident school district and the
377	368		receiving virtual chart er school. A student shall have a grace
378	369		period of fifteen (15) school days from the first d ay of enrollment
379	370		in a statewide virtual chart er school to withdraw without academic
380	371		penalty and shall cont inue to have the option of one virtual charter
381	372		school transfer without the concurrence of both districts during
382	373		that same school year. A statewide vi rtual charter school student
383	374		that has utilized the allowable one transfer pursuant to this
384	375		subsection shall not be permitted to transfer to another district or
385	376		other statewide virtual charter school without first notifying his
386	377		or her resident district and initiating a new transfer. Upon
387	378		cancellation of a transfer the virtual charter school shall transmit
388	379		the student's records to the student's new school district wit hin
389	380		three (3) school days. Students enrolled in a statewide virtual
390	381		charter school shall no t be required to submit a virtual charter
391	382		transfer for consecutive years of enrollment. Any student enrol led
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419	409		in a statewide virtual charter school the year prior t o the
420	410		implementation of this section shall not be required to submit a
421	411		transfer in order to remain enrolled.
422	412		4. For purposes of this sub section, "parent" shall mean the
423	413		parent of the student or per son having custody of the student as
424	414		provided for in parag raph 1 of subsection A of Section 1-113 of this
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426	416		I. 1. A student shall be eligible t o enroll in a statewide
427	417		virtual charter schoo l if he or she is a student whose parent or
428	418		legal guardian is transferred or is pending transfer to a military
429	419		installation within this state while on active military duty
430	420		pursuant to an official military order.
431	421		2. A statewide virtual charter school shall accept applications
432	422		by electronic means for enrollment and c ourse registration for
433	423		students described in paragraph 1 of this subsection.
434	424		3. The parent or legal guardian of a student described in
435	425		paragraph 1 of this subsection shall provide proof of resid ence in
436	426		this state within ten (10) days after the published a rrival date
437	427		provided on official documentation. A parent or legal guardian may
438	428		use the following addresses as proof of residence:
439	429		a. a temporary on-base billeting facility,
440	430		b. a purchased or leased home or apartment, or
441	431		c. federal government or p ublic-private venture off-base
442	432		military housing.
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471	460		students described in paragraph 1 o f this subsection.
472	461		5. For purposes of this subsection:
473	462		a. "active military duty" means full-time military duty
474	463		status in the active uniformed service of the United
475	464		States including members of the National Guard and
476	465		Military Reserve on active duty orders , and
477	466		b. "military installation" means a base, camp, post ,
478	467		station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship
479	468		or other installation under the jurisdiction of the
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482	471		J. A virtual charter school shall not accept o r deny a transfer
483	472		based on ethnicity, nationa l origin, gender, income level, disabling
484	473		condition, proficiency in the English language, measure of
485	474		achievement, aptitude or athletic ability.
486	475		K. The decision of the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board
487	476		to deny, nonrenew or terminate the charter contra ct of a statewide
488	477		virtual charter school may be appealed t o the State Board of
489	478		Education within thirty (30) days of the decision by the Statewide
490	479		Virtual Charter School Board. The State Board of Education shall
491	480		act on the appeal within sixty (60) days of receipt of the request
492	481		from the statewide virtual charter school applicant. The State
493	482		Board of Education may reverse the decision of the Statewide Virtual
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522	510		Virtual Charter School Board for further proceeding as directed.
523	511		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new sec tion of law to be codified
524	512		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-145.9 of Title 70, unless
525	513		there is created a duplication in nu mbering, reads as follows:
526	514		A. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, any governing
527	515		board of a charter sc hool which contracts with an educational
528	516		management organization or charter management organization as
529	517		defined in Section 5-200 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall:
530	518		1. Consist of a minimum of five (5) members, including one
531	519		member who shall be a pa rent, grandparent, legal guardian , or
532	520		learning coach of a student who attends the charter school. As used
533	521		in this paragraph, "learning coach" means a designated person who
534	522		has the primary responsibility of being actively involved in all
535	523		school-related work and activities of a student. The bylaws of the
536	524		charter school shall set specific terms of servic e for charter
537	525		school governing board members;
538	526		2. Meet at least one (1) time per month;
539	527		3. Adopt a charter which shall ensure compliance with the same
540	528		requirements and guidelines as provided in Section 3 -136 of Title 70
541	529		of the Oklahoma Statutes;
542	530		4. Appoint an encumbrance clerk as provided in Section 5-119 of
543	531		Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and a treasurer as provided in
544	532		Section 5-114 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Upon
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572	559		appointment, the encumbrance clerk and treasurer shall attend and
573	560		complete at least eight (8) hours of instruction offered by an
574	561		auditor approved by the State Auditor and Inspector. Each year, the
575	562		encumbrance clerk and treasurer shall complete at least three (3)
576	563		hours of continuing education offered by an auditor approved by the
577	564		State Auditor and Inspector; and
578	565		5. Submit to the State Departme nt of Education copies of any
579	566		contract executed between the charter school governing board or
580	567		charter school sponsor governing board and an educational management
581	568		organization or charter management organization. The Department and
582	569		the sponsor shall publish the contrac ts on their websites.
583	570		B. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, members of a
584	571		charter school governing board which co ntracts with an educational
585	572		management organization or charter management organization shall:
586	573		1. Not receive pecuniary gain, incidentally or otherwise, from
587	574		the earnings of the educational management organization , charter
588	575		management organization , or school; and
589	576		2. Not be appointed or selected by any person affiliated with
590	577		the educational management organization or charter management
591	578		organization.
592	579		SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
593	580		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-145.10 of Title 70, unless
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622	608		A. 1. State funds appropriated to any charter school which
623	609		contracts with an educational management organization or charter
624	610		management organization as defined in Section 5 -200 of Title 70 of
625	611		the Oklahoma Statutes, including the State Aid allocation and any
626	612		other state-appropriated revenue pursuant to Section 3-142 of Title
627	613		70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall remain public funds maintained in
628	614		public accounts subject to audit, transparency, oversight , and
629	615		financial reporting and shall not be transferred or converted in any
630	616		way to private funds except for funds which are pa id for charter
631	617		school expenses and funds which a re paid to the educational
632	618		management organization or charter management orga nization from the
633	619		charter school pursuant to the terms of the contract and in
634	620		accordance with state law and Internal Revenue Service requirements.
635	621		If there is any question or potential discrepancy regarding use of
636	622		funds paid to the educational management organization or charter
637	623		management organization by the State Department of Education,
638	624		charter school governing board or charter school sponsor, the
639	625		educational managemen t organization or charter management
640	626		organization shall provide invoices and financial documentation to
641	627		the requesting entity proving the educational management
642	628		organization or charter management organization is following the
643	629		terms of the contract and is in compliance with the law.
644	630		2. Any state funds which are designated as student funds are
645	631		appropriated for the benefit of the student, including
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673	658		extracurricular and educational activity funds, and shall remain
674	659		public funds maintained in public accounts subject to audi t,
675	660		transparency, oversight and financial reporting and expended in
676	661		accordance with purchasing requirements provided in Section 5-135 of
677	662		Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Students shall receive a grade
678	663		for participation in extracurricular or educational a ctivities as
679	664		described in this subsection.
680	665		3. Any property purchased with public funds pursu ant to this
681	666		section may be assigned to employees or students of the charter
682	667		school for charter school employment, extracurricular, or
683	668		educational purposes, but sha ll remain public property of the
684	669		charter school.
685	670		B. In the third year of the charter school contract term, an
686	671		auditor selected from a list of auditors approved and maintain ed by
687	672		the State Auditor and Inspector s hall conduct an operating agreement
688	673		review of each charter school which contracts with an educational
689	674		management organization or charter management organization to verify
690	675		the charter school and the educational ma nagement organization or
691	676		charter management organization are following the terms of t he
692	677		contract and complying with state law, federal law, and Internal
693	678		Revenue Service requirements. The auditor may request addition al
694	679		documentation from the charter school , educational management
695	680		organization, or charter management organization to address any
696	681		question or potential discrepancy. The chart er school sponsor shall
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724	708		pay for the expenses related to the review, oversee the re view, and
725	709		provide a full report of the review to the go verning boards of the
726	710		charter school and the charter school sponsor.
727	711		C. Every provider or entity that contracts with a charter
728	712		school for expenditure of sta te funds pursuant to p aragraph 2 of
729	713		subsection A of this section shall:
730	714		1. Have an agreement in writing with the charter school which
731	715		clearly states the goods or services being provid ed by the provider
732	716		or entity pursuant to the contract and the costs thereof and that
733	717		such goods, services, and employees of the provider or entity comply
734	718		with federal and state laws; and
735	719		2. Have on file with the State Department of Education a
736	720		current Oklahoma criminal history record check from the Oklahoma
737	721		State Bureau of Investigation or equivale nt criminal history r ecord
738	722		check from another state as well as a national cri minal history
739	723		record check as defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
740	724		Statutes for every owner and employ ee of the provider or entity who
741	725		will have contact with stude nts pursuant to the c ontract. Upon
742	726		receipt of the Oklahoma criminal history record check or equivalent
743	727		criminal history record check from another state, the provider or
744	728		entity may begin extracur ricular or educational activities until
745	729		receipt of the nation al criminal history r ecord check. The provider
746	730		or entity shall be responsibl e for the cost of the crimin al history
747	731		record checks. Results of the check s shall be included as a
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775	758		requirement of the contract and reported to the governing board of
776	759		the charter school.
777	760		D. An educational management organization or charter management
778	761		organization shall not:
779	762		1. Manage or control the governing board of a charter school ,
780	763		including, but not limited to, sett ing meeting agendas, adopting
781	764		charter school policies, or making budget decisions on behalf of the
782	765		charter school;
783	766		2. Employ a charter school superintendent who is a lso an owner
784	767		of the educational management organization or charter management
785	768		organization, unless the ownership stake of the supe rintendent is
786	769		less than ten percent (10%);
787	770		3. Employ legal counsel who also represents the charter school
788	771		or charter school governing board which has an agreement with the
789	772		educational management organization or charter management
790	773		organization; and
791	774		4. Request public employees, including, but not limited to,
792	775		teachers and other cha rter school employees to complete tasks or
793	776		perform duties that the educational management organization or
794	777		charter management organization has been contracted to fulfill .
795	778		SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-200, is
796	779		amended to read as follows:
797	780		Section 5-200. A. As used in this section, "educational title:
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825	807		1. "Educational management organization" means a for-profit or
826	808		nonprofit organization that rece ives public funds to provide
827	809		administration and management services for a charter school,
828	810		statewide virtual charter school , or traditional public school ; and
829	811		2. "Charter management organization" means a nonprofit
830	812		organization that receives public funds to provide administration
831	813		and management services for a charter schoo l, statewide virtual
832	814		charter school, or traditional publ ic school.
833	815		B. A charter school that contracts w ith an educational
834	816		management organization or charter management organization shall use
835	817		the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System (OCAS) to report the total
836	818		amount paid to an educational management organization or charter
837	819		management organization pursuant to the terms of the contract as
838	820		well as actual itemized expenditure information for the good s or
839	821		services provided by the management organization as defined by OC AS
840	822		expenditure codes, including the total compensatio n package of the
841	823		superintendent including the ba se salary, insurance, retirement and
842	824		other fringe benefits.
843	825		C. Any Pursuant to Internal Revenue Service guidelines, any
844	826		owner of an educational management o rganization or charter
845	827		management organization shall be required to disclose to the
846	828		governing board of the school in a public meeting any ownership
847	829		position in any business that contra cts or proposes to contract with
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875	856		the same public school that the educati onal management organization
876	857		or charter management organization is managing.
877	858		D. An educational management or ganization or a charter
878	859		management organization which contracts with more than one school
879	860		district shall not commingle funds of the school districts.
880	861		E. Whenever any person shall enter into a c ontract with any
881	862		school district or public charter school in the state to teach in
882	863		such school district or public charter sc hool the contract shall be
883	864		binding on the teacher and on the board of education until the
884	865		teacher legally has been discharged from t he teaching position or
885	866		released by the board of education f rom the contract. Except as
886	867		provided in Section 5 -106A of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes this
887	868		title, until such teacher has been thus discharged or released, the
888	869		teacher shall not have authority to enter into a contract with any
889	870		other board of educatio n in Oklahoma for the same time covered by
890	871		the original contract . If upon written complaint by the board of
891	872		education in a district any teacher is reported to have failed to
892	873		obey the terms of the c ontract previously made and to have entered
893	874		into a contract with another board of education, including a public
894	875		charter school board of education, without having been released from
895	876		the former contract except as provided in Section 5 -106A of Title 70
896	877		of the Oklahoma Statutes this title, the teacher, upon being fou nd
897	878		to be employed full-time for another public school, including a
898	879		public charter school in the state, at a hearing held before the
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926	906		State Board of Education, shall have such teacher's certificate
927	907		suspended for the remainder of the term for which the contra ct was
928	908		made.
929	909		SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18 -118, is
930	910		amended to read as foll ows:
931	911		Section 18-118. A. The State Auditor and Inspector shall
932	912		approve auditors who shall audit the funds of the public school
933	913		districts and the use made of the monies thereof, and shall make
934	914		such other audits as may be required by the State Auditor and
935	915		Inspector.
936	916		B. School districts and officers and employees thereof who
937	917		divert any monies received by a district from the purpose for which
938	918		the monies were apportioned to the district shall be jointly and
939	919		severally liable for any such diversion.
940	920		C. If audits disclose that state monies have been illegally
941	921		apportioned to, or illegally dis bursed or expended by, a school
942	922		district or any of its off icers or employees or an educational
943	923		management organization or charter management organizati on as
944	924		defined in Section 5-200 of this title or any of its owners or
945	925		employees, the State Board of Education shall make demand that the
946	926		monies be returned to the S tate Treasurer by such the school
947	927		district or educational management organization or charter
948	928		management organization. If the monies are illegally apportioned to
949	929		or disbursed or expended by a school district or any of its officers
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977	956		or employees and the monies are not returned, the State Board of
978	957		Education shall withhold the unreturned amoun t from subsequent
979	958		allocations of state funds otherwise due the district .
980	959		D. The State Board of Education shall cause suit to be
981	960		instituted to recover for the state any monies illegally
982	961		apportioned, disbursed, or expended, if not otherwise recovered as
983	962		provided herein.
984	963		SECTION 6. This act shall become e ffective July 1, 2022.
985	964		SECTION 7. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
986	965		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
987	966		declared to exist, by re ason whereof this act shall take effect and
988	967		be in full force from a nd after its passage and approval.
989		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
990		-	April 12, 2022 - DO PASS
	968	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 14th day of March, 2022.
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	977	+	Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2022.
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