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29		-	BILL NO. 3644 By: Dills, Hardin (David),
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	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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	35	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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	37	+	HOUSE BILL NO. 3644 By: Dills and Hardin (David) of
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42	51		An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 20 21,
43	52		Sections 3-135, 3-136, 3-137, and 3-142, which relate
44	53		to the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act; requiring
45	54		charter school to provi de certain notice to sponsor;
46	55		directing sponsor to use performance framework for
47	56		charter school evaluation; authorizing development of
48	57		certain separate fram ework; adding minimum
49	58		requirements for framework; mandating annual
50	59		evaluation; directing presentatio n of results to
51	60		certain governing boards; defining term; subjecting
52	61		charter school to certain spending limitations;
53	62		directing charter school governing board to comply
54	63		with certain acts; subjecting charter school sponsor
55	64		governing board to certain conflict of interest
56	65		requirements; requiring charter school governing
57	66		board to comply with ce rtain instruction and
58	67		continuing education requirements; modifying
59	68		procedures for charter school contracts; permitting
60	69		sponsor to require charter school to develop a
61	70		corrective action plan; authorizing nonre newal of
62	71		contract in certain cases; specifying ho w sponsor fee
63	72		should be used; requiring sponsor to publish certain
64	73		report on its website; mandating sponsor to present
65	74		report in public meeting; providing content for
66	75		report; requiring sponsor board members t o complete
67		-	sponsor workshop requirement; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
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70		-	management organization; requiring amounts paid to
71		-	certain organizations be pursuant to contract terms;
72		-	mandating disclosure pursuant to certain guideli nes;
73		-	amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18-124, which relates
74		-	to limitations on admini strative services
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	103	+	sponsor workshop requirement; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
	104	+	Section 5-200, which relates to management
	105	+	organizations; adding definition for charter
	106	+	management organization; requiring amounts paid to
	107	+	certain organizations be pursuant to contract terms;
	108	+	mandating disclosure pursuant to certain guideli nes;
	109	+	amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18-124, which relates
	110	+	to limitations on admini strative services
101	111		expenditures; providing applicability of limitation
102	112		to certain charter school s; clarifying calculation
103	113		for specified schools; modifying definition;
104	114		providing for codification; providing an effective
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111	121		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
112	122		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3 -135, is
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114	124		Section 3-135. A. The sponsor of a charter school s hall enter
115	125		into a written contract with the governing body board of the charter
116	126		school. The contract shall incorporate the prov isions of the
117	127		charter of the charter school and contain, but shall not be limited
118	128		to, the following provisions:
119	129		1. A description of the program to be offered by the school
120	130		which complies with the purposes outlined in Section 3 -136 of this
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122	132		2. Admission policies and procedures;
123	133		3. Management and administration of the charter school,
124	134		including that a majority of the charter governing board members are
125	135		residents of the State of Oklahoma and meet no less than quarterly
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127		-	which the charter school is located or within the St ate of Oklahoma
128		-	in the instance of multip le charter school locations by the same
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	163	+	in a public meeting within the bo undaries of the school district in
	164	+	which the charter school is located or within the St ate of Oklahoma
	165	+	in the instance of multip le charter school locations by the same
	166	+	sponsor;
156	167		4. Requirements and procedures for program and financial
157	168		audits;
158	169		5. A description of how the charter school will comply with the
159	170		charter requirements set forth in t he Oklahoma Charter Schools Act;
160	171		6. Assumption of liability by the charter school;
161	172		7. The term of the contract;
162	173		8. A description of the high standards of expectation and rigor
163	174		for charter school plans and assurance that charter school plans
164	175		adopted meet at least those standards;
165	176		9. Policies that require that the charter schoo l be as equally
166	177		free and open to all students as traditional public schools;
167	178		10. Procedures that require students enrolled in the charter
168	179		school to be selected by lottery to ensure fairness if more students
169	180		apply than a school has the capacity to accommod ate;
170	181		11. Policies that require the charter school to be subject to
171	182		the same academic standard s and expectations as existing public
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173	184		12. A description of the requiremen ts and procedures for the
174	185		charter school to receive funding in accordance w ith statutory
175	186		requirements and guidelines for existing public schools ; and
176		-	13. A requirement to promptly notify the sponsor in the
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178		-	noncompliance, or pendin g actions, claims, or proceedings in this
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	214	+	13. A requirement to promptly notify the sponsor in the
	215	+	instance of any significant adverse actions, material findings of
	216	+	noncompliance, or pendin g actions, claims, or proceedings in this
	217	+	state relating to the charter school or an education al management
206	218		organization or charter management organization with which the
207	219		charter school has a contract .
208	220		B. A charter school shall not enter into an employment contract
209	221		with any teacher or oth er personnel until the charter school has a
210	222		contract with a spons oring school district. The em ployment contract
211	223		shall set forth the personnel policies of the charter school,
212	224		including, but not limited to, policies related to certification,
213	225		professional development evaluation, suspension, dismissal and
214	226		nonreemployment, sick leave, personal business leave, emergency
215	227		leave, and family and medical leave. The contract shall also
216	228		specifically set forth the salary, hours, fringe benefits, and work
217	229		conditions. The contract may provide for employer-employee
218	230		bargaining, but the charter school shall not be r equired to comply
219	231		with the provisions of Sections 509.1 through 509.10 of this title.
220	232		The contract shall conform to all applicable provisions set forth in
221	233		Section 3-136 of this title.
222	234		Upon contracting with any teacher or othe r personnel, the
223	235		governing body board of the charter school shall, in writing,
224	236		disclose employment rights of the emp loyees in the event the charter
225	237		school closes or the charter is not renewed .
226		-	No charter school may begin serving students without a charter
227		-	contract executed in accordanc e with the provisions of the Oklahoma
228		-	Charter Schools Act and approved in an open meet ing of the sponsor.
229		-	The sponsor may establish reasonable preopening requir ements or
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	265	+	No charter school may begin serving students without a charter
	266	+	contract executed in accordanc e with the provisions of the Oklahoma
	267	+	Charter Schools Act and approved in an open meet ing of the sponsor.
	268	+	The sponsor may establish reasonable preopening requir ements or
256	269		conditions to monitor the start-up progress of newly ap proved
257	270		charter schools and ens ure that each school is prepared to open
258	271		smoothly on the date agreed and to ensure tha t each school meets all
259	272		building, health, safety, insurance and other legal requirements for
260	273		the opening of a school.
261	274		C. The performance pr ovisions within the charter co ntract shall
262	275		be based on a performance framework that clearly sets forth the
263	276		academic and operational performance indicators , measures and
264	277		metrics that will guide the evaluations of the shall be used by
265	278		charter school sponsors to evaluate their respective charter school
266	279		by the sponsor schools. The sponsor may develop a separate
267	280		performance framework to evaluate a charter school that has been
268	281		designated by the Sta te Department of Education as implementing an
269	282		alternative education program throughout the char ter school. The
270	283		sponsor shall require a charter school to submit the data required
271	284		in this section in the identical format that is required by the
272	285		State Department of Education of all public schools in order to
273	286		avoid duplicative administrative efforts or allow a charter school
274	287		to provide permission to the Department to share all required d ata
275	288		with the sponsor of the charter school. The performance framework
276		-	shall serve as the minimum requirement for charter school
277		-	performance evaluation and shall include, but not be limited to, the
278		-	following indicators, measures and metrics for, at a minim um:
279		-	1. Student academic proficiency;
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	316	+	shall serve as the minimum requirement for charter school
	317	+	performance evaluation and shall include, but not be limited to, the
	318	+	following indicators, measures and metrics for, at a minim um:
	319	+	1. Student academic proficiency;
306	320		2. Student academic growth;
307	321		3. Achievement gaps in both proficiency and growth between
308	322		major student subgroups;
309	323		4. Student attendance;
310	324		5. Recurrent enrollment from year to year as determined by the
311	325		methodology used for public schools in Oklahoma;
312	326		6. In the case of high schools, graduatio n rates as determined
313	327		by the methodology used for public schools in Oklahoma;
314	328		7. In the case of high schools, postsecondary readiness;
315	329		8. Financial performance and sustainability and compliance with
316	330		state and Internal Revenue Service financial reporting requirements;
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318	332		9. Audit findings or deficiencies;
319	333		10. Accreditation and timely reporting; and
320	334		11. Governing board performance and stewardship, including
321	335		compliance with all ap plicable laws, regulations and terms of the
322	336		charter contract.
323	337		The sponsor shall annually evaluate its charter schools according to
324	338		the performance framework. The results of the evaluation shall be
325		-	presented to the governing board of the charter school and the
326		-	governing board of the charter school sponsor in an open meeting.
327		-	D. The sponsor shall not request any metric or data from a
328		-	charter school that it does not produce or publish for all school
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	366	+	presented to the governing board of the charter school and the
	367	+	governing board of the charter school sponsor in an open meeting.
	368	+	D. The sponsor shall not request any metric or data from a
	369	+	charter school that it does not produce or publish for all school
355	370		sites in the district or under its sponsorship, unless the metric or
356	371		data is unique to a charter school.
357		-	E. A charter contract may shall provide for one or more schools
358		-	by an applicant charter district that may include multiple charter
359		-	sites to the extent approved by the sponsor and consist ent with
	372	+	E. A charter contract may pr ovide for one or more schools by an
	373	+	applicant to the extent approved by the sponsor and consist ent with
360	374		applicable law. An applicant or the governing board of an applicant
361		-	may hold one or more charter contract s. Each charter school
362		-	district that is part of a charter contract shall be considered a
363		-	local educational agency, as defined in 20 U.S.C. Section 7801, and
364		-	shall be separate and distinct from any other charter school under
365		-	the same charter contract district. For the purposes of this
366		-	subsection, "separate and distinct " shall mean that a charter school
367		-	governing board with oversight of m ore than one charter district
368		-	shall not combine accounting, budgeting, recordkeeping, admissions,
369		-	employment, or policies and operational decisions of t he charter
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	375	+	may hold one or more charter contract s. Each charter schoo l that is
	376	+	part of a charter contract shall be separate and distinct from any
	377	+	other charter school under the same charte r contract. For the
	378	+	purposes of this subsection, "separate and distinct " shall mean that
	379	+	a charter school governing board with oversight of m ore than one
	380	+	charter school shall not combine accounting, budgeting,
	381	+	recordkeeping, admissions, employment , or policies and operational
	382	+	decisions of the charter school s it oversees.
371	383		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3 -136, is
372	384		amended to read as follows:
373	385		Section 3-136. A. A charter school shall adopt a charter which
374	386		will ensure complianc e with the following:
375	387		1. A charter school shall comply with all federal regulat ions
376	388		and state and local rules and statutes relating to h ealth, safety,
377	389		civil rights and insurance. By January 1, 2000, the State
378		-	Department of Education shall prepare a list of relevant rules and
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	417	+	Department of Education shall prepare a list of relevant rules and
405	418		statutes which a charter school must comply with as requir ed by this
406	419		paragraph and shall annually provide an update to the list;
407	420		2. A charter school shall be nonsectarian in its programs,
408	421		admission policies, employment practices, and all other operations.
409	422		A sponsor may not authorize a charter school or program that is
410	423		affiliated with a nonpublic sectarian school or r eligious
411	424		institution;
412	425		3. The charter school may provide a comprehensive program of
413	426		instruction for a prekindergarten p rogram, a kindergarten progr am or
414	427		any grade between grades one and twelve. Inst ruction may be
415	428		provided to all persons between the ages of four (4) and twenty-one
416	429		(21) years of age. A charter school may offer a curriculum which
417	430		emphasizes a specific learn ing philosophy or style or c ertain
418	431		subject areas such as mathematics, science, f ine arts, performance
419	432		arts, or foreign language. The cha rter of a charter school which
420	433		offers grades nine through twelve shall specifically address whether
421	434		the charter school will comply with the graduat ion requirements
422	435		established in Section 11 -103.6 of this title. No charter school
423	436		shall be chartered for the purpose of offering a curriculum for deaf
424	437		or blind students that is the same or similar to the curriculum
425	438		being provided by or for educating deaf or blind students that are
426	439		being served by the Oklah oma School for the Blind or the Oklahoma
427	440		School for the Deaf;
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454	468		4. A charter school shall participate in the testing as
455	469		required by the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act and t he
456	470		reporting of test results as is required of a school district. A
457	471		charter school shall also provide any necessary data to the Office
458	472		of Accountability;
459	473		5. Except as otherwise provided for in the Oklahoma Charter
460	474		Schools Act and its charter, a charter s chool shall be exempt from
461	475		all statutes and rules relating to schools, boards of education, and
462	476		school districts;
463	477		6. A charter school , to the extent possible, shall be subject
464	478		to the same reporting requirements, financial audits, audit
465	479		procedures, and audit requirements as a school district. The State
466	480		Department of Education or Stat e Auditor and Inspector may conduct
467	481		financial, program, o r compliance audits. A charter school shall
468	482		use the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System to report financial
469	483		transactions to the sponsoring school dist rict or sponsor. The
470	484		charter school shall be subjec t to the limitations on spending ,
471	485		including provisions of the Oklahoma Constitution for any funds
472	486		received from the state, either through the State Department of
473	487		Education or other sources;
474	488		7. A charter school shall comply with all federal and state
475	489		laws relating to the education of children with disabilities in the
476	490		same manner as a school district;
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503	518		8. A charter school shall provide for a governing body board
504	519		for the school which shall be responsible for the policies and
505	520		operational decisions of the chart er school;
506	521		9. A charter school shall not be used as a method of generating
507	522		revenue for students who are being home schooled and are not being
508	523		educated at an organized charter school site;
509	524		10. A charter school may shall not charge tuition or fees;
510	525		11. A charter school shall provide instruction each year for at
511	526		least the number of days or hours required in Section 1-109 of this
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513	528		12. A charter school shall comply with the student suspension
514	529		requirements provided for in Section 24 -101.3 of this title;
515	530		13. A charter school shall be considered a school district for
516	531		purposes of tort liability under The Governmental Tort Claims Act;
517	532		14. Employees of a charter school may parti cipate as members of
518	533		the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma in accorda nce with
519	534		applicable statutes and rules if otherwise allowed pursuant to law;
520	535		15. A charter school may participate in all health and related
521	536		insurance programs available to the empl oyees of the sponsor of the
522	537		charter school;
523	538		16. A charter school and charter school governing board shall
524	539		comply with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Ac t and the Oklahoma Open
525	540		Records Act;
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552	568		17. The governing body board of a charter school and the
553	569		governing board of a charter school sponsor shall be subject to the
554	570		same conflict of inte rest requirements as a member of a local school
555	571		board including, but not limited to, Sections 5-113 and 5-124 of
556	572		this title; and
557	573		18. Members of the charter school governing board shall be
558	574		subject to the same instruction and continuing education
559	575		requirements as a member of a local school board and pursuant to
560	576		Section 5-110 of this title shall complete twelve (12) hours of
561	577		instruction within fifteen (15) months of appointment to the
562	578		governing board and pursuant to Section 5-110.1 of this title shall
563	579		attend continuing education; and
564	580		19. No later than September 1 of each year, the governing board
565	581		of each charter school formed pursuant to the Oklahoma Charter
566	582		Schools Act shall prepare a statement of actual income and
567	583		expenditures for the charter school for the fiscal year that ended
568	584		on the preceding June 30, in a manner compliant w ith Section 5-135
569	585		of this title. The statement of expenditures shall include
570	586		functional categories as defined in rules adopted by the State Board
571	587		of Education to implement the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System
572	588		pursuant to Section 5-145 of this title. Chart er schools shall not
573	589		be permitted to submit estimates of expenditures or prorated amounts
574	590		to fulfill the requirements of this paragraph.
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601	618		B. The charter of a charter school shall include a description
602	619		of the personnel poli cies, personnel qualifications, an d method of
603	620		school governance, and the specific role and duties of the sponsor
604	621		of the charter school.
605	622		C. The charter of a charter school may be amend ed at the
606	623		request of the governing body board of the charter school and upon
607	624		the approval of the sponsor.
608	625		D. A charter school may enter into contracts and sue and be
609	626		sued.
610	627		E. The governing body board of a charter school may shall not
611	628		levy taxes or issue bonds.
612	629		F. The charter of a charter school shall include a provision
613	630		specifying the method or methods to b e employed for disposing of
614	631		real and personal property acquired by the charter school upon
615	632		expiration or termination of the charter or failure of the charter
616	633		school to continue operations. Except as otherwise provided, an y
617	634		real or personal property purcha sed with state or local funds shall
618	635		be retained by the sponsoring school district or sponsor of the
619	636		charter school. If a charter school that was prev iously sponsored
620	637		by the board of education of a school district continue s operation
621	638		within the school dist rict under a new charter sponsored by an
622	639		entity authorized pursuant to Section 3 -132 of this title, the
623	640		charter school may retain any personal propert y purchased with state
624	641		or local funds for use in the operation of the ch arter school until
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651	669		termination of the new charter or failure of the charter school to
652	670		continue operations.
653	671		SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3 -137, is
654	672		amended to read as follows:
655	673		Section 3-137. A. An The first approved contract for between a
656	674		charter school and its sponsor shall be effective for five (5) years
657	675		from the first day of operation. A chart er contract may be renewed
658	676		for successive five-year terms of duration, although the sponsor may
659	677		vary the term based on the performance, demonstrated capacit ies and
660	678		particular circumstances of each charter school. A sponsor may
661	679		grant renewal with specific conditions for necessary improvements to
662	680		a charter school.
663	681		B. Prior to the beginning of the fourth year of operation of a
664	682		charter school, the sponsor shall issue a charter school performance
665	683		report and charter renewal application guidance to the school an d
666	684		the charter school board. The performance repor t shall summarize
667	685		the performance record to date of the charter school, based on the
668	686		data required by the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act, the annual
669	687		performance framework evaluation, the operating agreement r eview if
670	688		the charter school contracts with an educ ational management
671	689		organization or charter management organization, and the charter
672	690		contract and taking in to consideration the percentage of at-risk
673	691		students enrolled in the school , and. The performance rep ort shall
674	692		provide notice of any weaknesses or, concerns, violations, or
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701	720		deficiencies perceived by the sponsor concerning the charter school
702	721		that may jeopardize its position in seeking renewal if not timely
703	722		rectified. If there are weaknesses, concerns, violations, or
704	723		deficiencies the sponsor may require a charter school to develop a
705	724		corrective action plan and corresponding timeline t o remedy any
706	725		weaknesses, concerns, violations, or deficiencies. The If the
707	726		sponsor requires a corrective action plan, the charter school shall
708	727		have forty-five (45) days to respond to the performance report and
709	728		submit any corrections or clarifications for the report. If the
710	729		charter school does not substantially complete the corrective action
711	730		plan, the sponsor may choose not to renew t he charter contract
712	731		pursuant to the requirements of this section .
713	732		C. 1. Prior to the beginning of the fifth year of operation,
714	733		the charter school may appl y for renewal of the contract with the
715	734		sponsor. The renewal application guid ance shall, at a minimum,
716	735		provide an opportunity fo r the charter school to:
717	736		a. present additional evi dence, beyond the data contained
718	737		in the performance report, supporting its cas e for
719	738		charter renewal,
720	739		b. describe improvements undertak en or planned for the
721	740		school, and
722	741		c. detail the plan for the next charte r term for the
723	742		school.
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750	770		2. The renewal application guidance shall include or refer
751	771		explicitly to the criteria that will guide th e renewal decisions of
752	772		the sponsor, which shall be based on the performance f ramework set
753	773		forth in the charter contract and cons istent with the Oklahoma
754	774		Charter Schools Act.
755	775		D. The sponsor may deny the request for renewal if it
756	776		determines the charter scho ol has failed to complete the obligations
757	777		of the contract or comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma
758	778		Charter Schools Act. A sponsor shall give written notice of its
759	779		intent to deny the request for renewal at least eight (8) months
760	780		prior to expiration of the contract. In making charter renewal
761	781		decisions, a sponsor shall:
762	782		1. Ground decisions on evidence of the performance of the
763	783		school over the term of the charter contract in a ccordance with the
764	784		performance framework set forth in the charter contract and shall
765	785		take into consideration the percentage of at -risk students enrolled
766	786		in the school;
767	787		2. Grant renewal to schools that have achieved the standards,
768	788		targets and performance e xpectations as stated in the charter
769	789		contract and are organizationally and fis cally viable and have been
770	790		faithful to the terms of the contract and applicab le law;
771	791		3. Ensure that data used in making renewal decisions are
772	792		available to the school and the pub lic; and
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799	820		4. Provide a public report summarizing the evidence used as the
800	821		basis for each decision.
801	822		E. If a sponsor denies a request f or renewal, the gover ning
802	823		board of the sponsor may, if requested by the charter school,
803	824		proceed to binding arbitration as provided for in subsection G of
804	825		Section 3-134 of this title.
805	826		F. A sponsor may terminate a contract during the term of the
806	827		contract for failure to meet the requirements for student
807	828		performance contained in the contract and performance framework ,
808	829		failure to meet the standards of fiscal management, violations of
809	830		the law or other good cause. The sponsor shall give at least ninety
810	831		(90) days' written notice to the governing board prior to
811	832		terminating the contrac t. The governing board may request, in
812	833		writing, an informal hearing before the sponsor within fourteen (14)
813	834		days of receiving notice. The sponsor shall conduct an informal
814	835		hearing before taking action. If a sponsor decides to terminate a
815	836		contract, the governing board may, if requested by the charter
816	837		school, proceed to binding arbitration as provided for in subsection
817	838		G of Section 3-134 of this title.
818	839		G. 1. Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, the State Board
819	840		of Education shall identify charter schoo ls in the state that are
820	841		ranked in the bottom five percent (5%) of all public schools as
821	842		determined pursuant to Section 1210.545 of this title.
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848	870		2. At the time of its charter renewal, based on an average o f
849	871		the current year and the two (2) prior operating years, a sponsor
850	872		may close a charter school site identified as being among the bottom
851	873		five percent (5%) of public schools in the state. The average of
852	874		the current year and two (2) pri or operating years sh all be
853	875		calculated by using the percentage ranking f or each year divided by
854	876		three, as determined by th is subsection.
855	877		3. If there is a change to the calculation described in Sectio n
856	878		1210.545 of this title that results in a charter schoo l site that
857	879		was not ranked in the bottom five percent (5%) being ranked in the
858	880		bottom five percent (5%), then the sponsor shall use the higher of
859	881		the two rankings to calculate the ranking of the chart er school
860	882		site.
861	883		4. In the event that a sponsor fails to close a charter scho ol
862	884		site consistent with this subsection, the sponso r shall appear
863	885		before the State Board of Education to provide support for its
864	886		decision. The State Board of Education may, by ma jority vote,
865	887		uphold or overturn the decision of the spon sor. If the decision of
866	888		the sponsor is overturned by the State Board of Education, the Board
867	889		may implement one of the fol lowing actions:
868	890		a. transfer the sponsorship of the charter school
869	891		identified in this paragraph to another sponsor,
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896	919		b. order the closure of the charter school identified in
897	920		this paragraph at the end of the c urrent school year,
898	921		or
899	922		c. order the reduction of a ny administrative fee
900	923		collected by the sponsor that is applicable to the
901	924		charter school identified in this paragraph. The
902	925		reduction shall become effective at the beginning of
903	926		the month following the month the hearing of the
904	927		sponsor is held by the State Bo ard of Education.
905	928		5. A charter school that is closed by the State Board of
906	929		Education pursuant to paragraph 4 of this subsection shall not be
907	930		granted a charter by any other sponsor.
908	931		6. The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to a
909	932		charter school that has been designated by the State Department of
910	933		Education as implementin g an alternative education program
911	934		throughout the charte r school.
912	935		7. In making a school site closure decision, the State Board of
913	936		Education shall consider the following:
914	937		a. enrollment of students with special challenges such as
915	938		drug or alcohol addiction, prior withdrawal from
916	939		school, prior incarceration or oth er special
917	940		circumstances,
918	941		b. high mobility of the student population res ulting from
919	942		the specific purpose of the charter sc hool,
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946	970		c. annual improvement in the performance of students
947	971		enrolled in the charter school compared with the
948	972		performance of students en rolled in the charter school
949	973		in the immediately preceding school year, a nd
950	974		d. whether a majority of students attending the charter
951	975		school under consideration for closure would likely
952	976		revert to attending public schools with lower academic
953	977		achievement, as demonstrated pursuant t o Section
954	978		1210.545 of this title.
955	979		8. If the State Board of Education has closed or transferred
956	980		authorization of at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the charter
957	981		schools chartered by one sponsor pursuant to paragraph 4 of this
958	982		subsection, the authority of the sponsor to authorize new charter
959	983		schools may be suspended by the Board until the Board approves the
960	984		sponsor to authorize new charter schools. A determination under
961	985		this paragraph to suspend the authority of a sponsor to authorize
962	986		new charter schools shall identify the deficiencies that, if
963	987		corrected, will result in the approval of the sponsor to aut horize
964	988		new charter schools.
965	989		H. If a sponsor terminates a contract or the char ter school is
966	990		closed, the closure shall be conducted in accordance with the
967	991		following protocol:
968	992		1. Within two (2) calendar week s of a final closure
969	993		determination, the sponsor sh all meet with the governing board and
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996	1021		leadership of the charter school to esta blish a transition team
997	1022		composed of school staff, applic ant staff and others designated by
998	1023		the applicant that will attend to the closure, including the
999	1024		transfer of students, stud ent records and school funds;
1000	1025		2. The sponsor and transition team shall commun icate regularly
1001	1026		and effectively with families of student s enrolled in the charter
1002	1027		school, as well as with school staff and other stakeholders, to keep
1003	1028		them apprised of key inform ation regarding the closure of the school
1004	1029		and their options and risks;
1005	1030		3. The sponsor and transition team shall ensure that current
1006	1031		instruction of student s enrolled in the charter school continues per
1007	1032		the charter agreement for the remainder of the school year;
1008	1033		4. The sponsor and transition team shall ensure that all
1009	1034		necessary and prudent notifications are issued to agencies,
1010	1035		employees, insurers, contractor s, creditors, debtors and management
1011	1036		organizations; and
1012	1037		5. The governing board of the charter school shall continue to
1013	1038		meet as necessary to take actions needed to wind down schoo l
1014	1039		operations, manage school finances, allocate resources and
1015	1040		facilitate all aspects of closure.
1016	1041		I. A sponsor shall develop revo cation and nonrenewal processes
1017	1042		that are consistent with the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act and that:
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1044	1070		1. Provide the charter scho ol with a timely notification of the
1045	1071		prospect of revocation or nonrenewal and of the reasons for possible
1046	1072		closure;
1047	1073		2. Allow the charter school a reasonable amount of time in
1048	1074		which to prepare a response;
1049	1075		3. Provide the charter school with an opportunity t o submit
1050	1076		documents and give testimony in a public hearin g challenging the
1051	1077		rationale for closure and in support of the continuati on of the
1052	1078		school at an orderly proceeding held for that purpose and prior to
1053	1079		taking any final nonrenewal or revocation decision related to the
1054	1080		school;
1055	1081		4. Allow the charter school acce ss to representation by counsel
1056	1082		to call witnesses on its behalf;
1057	1083		5. Permit the recording of the proceedings; and
1058	1084		6. After a reasonable period for deliberation, require a final
1059	1085		determination be made and conveyed in writing to the charter school.
1060	1086		J. If a sponsor revokes or do es not renew a charter, the
1061	1087		sponsor shall clearly s tate in a resolution the reasons for the
1062	1088		revocation or nonrenewal.
1063	1089		K. 1. Before a sponsor may issue a charter to a charter sch ool
1064	1090		governing body board that has had its charter termin ated or has been
1065	1091		informed that its charter will not be renewed by the cu rrent
1066	1092		sponsor, the sponsor shall request to have t he proposal reviewed by
1067	1093		the State Board of Education at a hearing. The State Board of
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1094	1121		Education shall conduct a hearing in which the sponsor shall present
1095	1122		information indicating that the proposal of the or ganizer is
1096	1123		substantively different in the areas of deficiency identified by the
1097	1124		current sponsor from the current proposal as set forth within the
1098	1125		charter with its current sponsor.
1099	1126		2. After the State Board of Education conducts a hearing
1100	1127		pursuant to this subsection, the Board shall either approve or deny
1101	1128		the proposal.
1102	1129		3. If the proposal is denied, no sponsor may issue a charter to
1103	1130		the charter school governing body board.
1104	1131		L. If a contract is not renewed, t he governing board of the
1105	1132		charter school may submit an application to a proposed new sponsor
1106	1133		as provided for in Section 3-134 of this title.
1107	1134		M. If a contract is not renewed or is terminated according to
1108	1135		this section, a student who att ended the charter sch ool may enroll
1109	1136		in the resident school district of t he student or may apply for a
1110	1137		transfer in accordan ce with Section 8-103 of this title.
1111	1138		SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-142, is
1112	1139		amended to read as follows:
1113	1140		Section 3-142. A. The student membership and attendance of the
1114	1141		charter school shall be considered separate from the student
1115	1142		membership and attendance of the sponsor for the purpose of
1116	1143		calculating enrollment and funding including weighted average daily
1117	1144		membership pursuant to Section 18-201.1 of this title and State Aid
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1144	1172		pursuant to Section 18-200.1 of this title. A charter school shall
1145	1173		receive the State Aid allocation, federal funds to which it is
1146	1174		eligible and qualifies for and any other state-appropriated revenue
1147	1175		generated by its students for the applicable year. Not more than
1148	1176		three percent (3%) of the State Aid allocation may be charged by the
1149	1177		sponsor as a fee for administrative services rendered. For purposes
1150	1178		of this section, the fee for administrative services shall be used
1151	1179		by the sponsor to provide oversight a nd services to the charter
1152		-	schools it sponsors. The State Department of Education shall
1153		-	develop data codes for the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System which
1154		-	shall be used to comply with the administrative services reporting
1155		-	required by this section. A charter school sponsor shall publish a
	1180	+	schools it sponsors. A charter school sponsor shall publish a
1156	1181		detailed report on its website and present the report in a public
1157	1182		meeting to the charter school governing board and the charter school
1158	1183		sponsor governing board. The report shall provide sponsor
1159	1184		performance and stewardship, including compliance with all
1160	1185		applicable laws, regulations, and te rms of the charter contract and
1161	1186		listing expenses rel ated to oversight and services provided by the
1162	1187		sponsor to its charter schools. The State Board of Education shall
1163	1188		determine the policy and procedure for making payments to a charter
1164	1189		school. The fee for administrative services as authorized in this
1165	1190		subsection shall only be assessed on the State Ai d allocation amount
1166	1191		and shall not be assessed on any other appropriated amounts. A
1167	1192		sponsor of a charter school shall not charge any additional State
	1193	+	Aid allocation or charge the charter school any additional fee above
	1194	+	the amounts allowed by this subsectio n unless the additional fees
	1195	+	are for additional services rendered. The charter school sponsor
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1194		-	Aid allocation or charge the charter school any additional fee above
1195		-	the amounts allowed by this subsectio n unless the additional fees
1196		-	are for additional services rendered. The charter school sponsor
1197	1223		shall provide to the State Department of Education financial records
1198	1224		documenting any state funds charged by the sponsor for
1199	1225		administrative services rendered for the previous year.
1200	1226		B. 1. The weighted average daily membership for the first year
1201	1227		of operation of a charter school shall be determined initially by
1202	1228		multiplying the actual enrollment of students as of August 1 by
1203	1229		1.333. The charter school shall receive r evenue equal to that which
1204	1230		would be generated by the estimated weighted average daily
1205	1231		membership calculated pursuant to this paragraph. At midyear, the
1206	1232		allocation for the charter school shall be adjusted using the first
1207	1233		quarter weighted average daily memb ership for the charte r school
1208	1234		calculated pursuant to subsection A of this section.
1209	1235		2. For the purpose of calculating weighted average da ily
1210	1236		membership pursuant to Section 18-201.1 of this title and State Aid
1211	1237		pursuant to Section 18-200.1 of this title, the weighted average
1212	1238		daily membership for the first year of operation of a full-time
1213	1239		statewide virtual charter school sponsored by the State wide Virtual
1214	1240		Charter School Board shall be determined by multiplying the actual
1215	1241		enrollment of students as of August 1 b y 1.333. The full-time
1216	1242		virtual charter school shall receive revenue equal to that which
1217	1243		would be generated by the estimated weighte d average daily
	1244	+	membership calculated pursuant to this paragraph. At midyear, the
	1245	+	allocation for the full-time statewide virtual charter school shall
	1246	+	be adjusted using the first quarter weighted average daily
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1244		-	membership calculated pursuant to this paragraph. At midyear, the
1245		-	allocation for the full-time statewide virtual charter school shall
1246		-	be adjusted using the first quarter weighted average daily
1247	1274		membership for the virtual charter school calculate d pursuant to
1248	1275		subsection A of this section.
1249	1276		C. Except as explicitly authorized by state law, a charter
1250	1277		school shall not be eligible to receive state-dedicated, local or
1251	1278		county revenue; provided, a charter school may be eligible to
1252	1279		receive any other aid, grants or revenues allowed to other schools.
1253	1280		A charter school shall be considered a local education agency for
1254	1281		purposes of funding.
1255	1282		D. Any unexpended funds received by a charter s chool may be
1256	1283		reserved and used for future purposes. The governing body board of
1257	1284		a charter school shall not levy taxes or issue bonds. If otherwise
1258	1285		allowed by law, the governing body board of a charter school may
1259	1286		enter into private contracts for the purposes of borrowing money
1260	1287		from lenders. If the governing body board of the charter school
1261	1288		borrows money, the charter school shall be solely responsible for
1262	1289		repaying the debt, and the state or the s ponsor shall not in any way
1263	1290		be responsible or ob ligated to repay the debt.
1264	1291		E. Any charter school which chooses to lease property shall be
1265	1292		eligible to receive current government lease rates.
1266	1293		F. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each
1267	1294		charter school shall pay to the Charter School Closure Reimbursement
	1295	+	Revolving Fund created in subsection G of this section an amount
	1296	+	equal to Five Dollars ($5.0 0) per student based on average daily
	1297	+	membership, as defined by paragraph 2 of Section 18-107 of this
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1294		-	Revolving Fund created in subsection G of this section an amount
1295		-	equal to Five Dollars ($5.0 0) per student based on average daily
1296		-	membership, as defined by paragraph 2 of Section 18-107 of this
1297	1325		title, during the first nine (9) weeks of the sc hool year. Each
1298	1326		charter school shall complete the payment every school year within
1299	1327		thirty (30) days after the first nine (9) weeks of the school year.
1300	1328		If the Charter School Closure Reimbursement Revolving F und has a
1301	1329		balance of One Million Dollars ($1,000 ,000.00) or more on July 1, no
1302	1330		payment shall be required the following school year.
1303	1331		G. There is hereby c reated in the State Treasury a revolving
1304	1332		fund for the State Department of Education to be designated th e
1305	1333		"Charter School Closure Reimbursement Revolvin g Fund". The fund
1306	1334		shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations,
1307	1335		and shall consist of all monies received by the State Department of
1308	1336		Education from charter schools as provided in subsect ion F of this
1309	1337		section. All monies accruing to t he credit of said fund are hereby
1310	1338		appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State
1311	1339		Department of Education for the purpose of reimbursing charter
1312	1340		school sponsors for costs incurred due to the closur e of a charter
1313	1341		school. Expenditures from said f und shall be made upon warrants
1314	1342		issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by
1315	1343		law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
1316	1344		Services for approval and payment. The Sta te Department of
	1345	+	Education may promulgate rules regarding sponsor eligibility for
	1346	+	reimbursement.
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1343		-	Education may promulgate rules regarding sponsor eligibility for
1344		-	reimbursement.
1345	1374		SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
1346	1375		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sectio n 3-145.9 of Title 70, unless
1347	1376		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
1348	1377		Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, members of a charter
1349	1378		school sponsor governing board shall complete a sponsor workshop
1350	1379		requirement.
1351	1380		1. If the charter school sponsor governing board has required
1352	1381		school board or agency board training, the Charter School Sponsor
1353	1382		and Educational Management Organization Component, if applicable,
1354	1383		shall be included in the sponsor workshop.
1355	1384		2. If the charter school sponsor governing board does not have
1356	1385		required school board or agency board tra ining, the sponsor shall
1357	1386		designate a compliance representative to complete a sponsor workshop
1358	1387		through the Federal Charter School Programs grant holder for a
1359	1388		minimum of two (2) hours but not to exceed twelve (12) hours.
1360	1389		SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5 -200, is
1361	1390		amended to read as follows:
1362	1391		Section 5-200. A. As used in this section, "educational title:
1363	1392		1. "Educational management organization" means a for-profit or
1364	1393		nonprofit organization that rece ives public funds to provide
1365	1394		administration and management services for a charter school,
1366	1395		statewide virtual charter school, or traditional public school ; and
	1396	+	2. "Charter management organization" means a nonprofit
	1397	+	organization that receives public funds to provide administration
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1393		-	2. "Charter management organization" means a nonprofit
1394		-	organization that receives public funds to provide administration
1395	1425		and management services for a charter schoo l, statewide virtual
1396	1426		charter school, or traditional public school.
1397	1427		B. A charter school that contracts w ith an educational
1398	1428		management organization or charter management organization shall use
1399	1429		the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System (OCAS) to report the total
1400	1430		amount paid to an educational management organization or charter
1401	1431		management organization pursuant to the terms of the contract as
1402	1432		well as actual itemized expenditure information for the good s or
1403	1433		services provided by the management organization as defined by OCAS
1404	1434		expenditure codes, including the total compensation package of the
1405	1435		superintendent including the ba se salary, insurance, retirement and
1406	1436		other fringe benefits.
1407	1437		C. Any Pursuant to Internal Revenue Service guideli nes, any
1408	1438		owner of an educational managem ent organization or charter
1409	1439		management organization shall be required to disclose to the
1410	1440		governing board of the school in a public meeting any ownership
1411	1441		position in any business that contra cts or proposes to contract with
1412	1442		the same public school that the ed ucational management organization
1413	1443		or charter management organization is managing.
1414	1444		D. Whenever any person shall enter into a contract with any
1415	1445		school district or public charter school in th e state to teach in
1416		-	such school district or public charter school , the contract shall be
	1446	+	such school district or public charter school t he contract shall be
	1447	+	binding on the teacher and on the board of education until the
	1448	+	teacher legally has been discharged from the teaching position or
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1443		-	binding on the teacher and on the board of education until the
1444		-	teacher legally has been discharged from the teaching position or
1445	1476		released by the board of education from the contract. Except as
1446	1477		provided in Section 5 -106A of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes this
1447	1478		title, until such teacher has been thus discharged or released, the
1448	1479		teacher shall not have authority to enter into a contract with any
1449	1480		other board of education i n Oklahoma for the same time covered by
1450	1481		the original contract. If upon written complaint by the board of
1451	1482		education in a district any teacher is reported to have failed to
1452	1483		obey the terms of the contract previously made and to have entered
1453	1484		into a contract with another board of education, including a public
1454	1485		charter school board of education, without having been released from
1455	1486		the former contract except as provided in Section 5 -106A of Title 70
1456	1487		of the Oklahoma Statutes this title, the teacher, upon being found
1457	1488		to be employed full-time for another public school, including a
1458	1489		public charter school in the state, at a hearing held before the
1459	1490		State Board of Education, shall have such teacher's certificate
1460	1491		suspended for the remainder of the term for which the contract was
1461	1492		made.
1462	1493		SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2 021, Section 18-124, is
1463	1494		amended to read as follows:
1464	1495		Section 18-124. A. Any school district with an ave rage daily
1465	1496		attendance (ADA) of more than one thousand five hundred (1,500)
1466	1497		students for the preceding year which expends for adminis trative
	1498	+	services in the 2005-06 school year or any school year thereafter,
	1499	+	less expenditures for legal services, more than five percent (5%) of
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1493		-	services in the 2005-06 school year or any school year thereafter,
1494		-	less expenditures for legal services, more than five percent (5%) of
1495	1527		the amount it expends for total expenditures, less expenditures f or
1496	1528		legal services, shall have the amount which exceeds the five percent
1497	1529		(5%) withheld the following year from the Foundation and Salary
1498	1530		Incentive Aid for the school distri ct.
1499	1531		B. Any school district with an average daily attendance (ADA)
1500	1532		of more than five hundred (500) students but not more than one
1501	1533		thousand five hundred (1,500) students for the preceding year which
1502	1534		expends for administrative services in the 2005 -06 school year or
1503	1535		any school year thereafter, less expenditures for legal services,
1504	1536		more than seven percent (7%) of the amount it expends for total
1505	1537		expenditures, less expenditures for legal services, shall have the
1506	1538		amount which exceeds the seven percent (7%) withheld the following
1507	1539		year from the Foundation and Salary Incentive Aid for the school
1508	1540		district.
1509	1541		C. Any school district with an average d aily attendance (ADA )
1510	1542		of five hundred (500) or fewer students for the preceding year which
1511	1543		expends for administrative servic es in the 2005-06 school year or
1512	1544		any school year thereafter, less expenditures for le gal services,
1513	1545		more than eight percent (8%) of the amount it expends for total
1514	1546		expenditures, less expenditures for legal services, shall have the
1515	1547		amount which exceeds the eight percent (8%) withheld the following
	1548	+	year from the Foundation and Salary Incentiv e Aid for the school
	1549	+	district.
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1542		-	year from the Foundation and Salary Incentiv e Aid for the school
1543		-	district.
1544	1577		D. The provisions of this section s hall apply to charter
1545	1578		schools which contract with an educational management organization
1546	1579		or a charter management organization as defined in Section 5-200 of
1547	1580		this title. The expenditure limits shall not exceed the percentages
1548	1581		prescribed in subsections A, B, and C of this section, and the
1549	1582		calculation of administrative services for schools which contract
1550	1583		with an educational management organization or a charter management
1551	1584		organization shall be the combined amount of administrative services
1552	1585		expended by the char ter school and the educational management
1553	1586		organization or charter management organization.
1554	1587		E. For purposes of this section, "administrative services"
1555	1588		means costs associated with:
1556	1589		1. Staff for the board of education;
1557	1590		2. The secretary/clerk for the board of education;
1558	1591		3. Staff relations;
1559	1592		4. Negotiations staff;
1560	1593		5. Immediate staff of the superintendent, any elementary
1561	1594		superintendent or any assistant superintendent;
1562	1595		6. Any superintendent, elementary superintendent, or assistant
1563	1596		superintendent;
	1597	+	7. Any employee of a school district employed as a director,
	1598	+	coordinator, supervisor, or who has responsibility fo r
	1599	+	administrative functions of a school district; and
	1600	+	8. Any consultant hired by the school district; and
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1590		-	7. Any employee of a school district employed as a director,
1591		-	coordinator, supervisor, or who has responsibility fo r
1592		-	administrative functions of a school district; and
1593		-	8. Any consultant hired by the school district; and
1594	1628		9. Administrative services paid to an educational management
1595	1629		organization or a charter management organization as defined in
1596	1630		Section 5-200 of this title.
1597	1631		E. F. If an employee of a school district is employed in a
1598	1632		position where part of the employee 's time is spent as an
1599	1633		administrator and pa rt of the time is spent in nonadministrative
1600	1634		functions, the percentage of time spent as an administ rator shall be
1601	1635		included as administrative services. A superintendent who spends
1602	1636		part of the time performing exempted nonadministrative services such
1603	1637		as teaching in the classroom, serving as a principal, counselor, or
1604	1638		library media specialist, can code up to forty percent (40%) of
1605	1639		their salary to other nonadministrative functions. The total amount
1606	1640		of time a superintendent of a school district spends performin g
1607	1641		services for a school district shall be included as administrative
1608	1642		services even if part of the t ime the superintendent is performing
1609	1643		nonexempted nonadministrative service functions . The total amount
1610	1644		received by a superintendent from the school district as salary, for
1611	1645		the performance of administrative and nonexempted nonadministrative
1612	1646		services, shall be recorded under the code for superintendent salary
1613	1647		as provided for in the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System.
	1648	+	F. G. Each school site within a school distric t shall take
	1649	+	steps to ensure that the administrative costs for the school comply
	1650	+	with the expenditure limits established for school districts in this
	1651	+	section.
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1640		-	F. G. Each school site within a school distric t shall take
1641		-	steps to ensure that the administrative costs for the school comply
1642		-	with the expenditure limits established for school districts in this
1643		-	section.
1644	1679		G. H. Funds withheld pursuant to the provisions of this section
1645	1680		shall be distributed through the State Aid formula to the districts
1646	1681		not so penalized.
1647	1682		H. I. For the 2003-04 and 2004-05 school year, school districts
1648	1683		shall report to the State Department of Education the costs
1649	1684		associated with administrative services for the school district as
1650	1685		defined in subsection D E of this section.
1651	1686		SECTION 8. This act shall become effective July 1, 2022.
1652	1687		SECTION 9. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
1653	1688		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
1654	1689		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
1655	1690		be in full force from and after its pass age and approval.
1656		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 14th day of March, 2022.
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1660		-
1661		-	Presiding Officer of the House
1662		-	of Representatives
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1665		-	Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2022.
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1670		-	Presiding Officer of the Senate
	1692	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON COMMON EDUCATION, dated 02/16/2022
	1693	+	- DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.