Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB3998 Compare Versions

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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 3998 By: Dobrinski
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
41	41	Section 21-101.1, which relates to exemptions from
42	42	licensing by the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational
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50	50	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
51	51	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 21 -101.1, is
52	52	amended to read as fol lows:
53	53	Section 21-101.1 The term "private school" shall not include
54	54	the following which are exempt from licensing by the Oklahoma Board
55	55	of Private Vocational Schools:
56	56	1. Barber schools, beauty schools or other schools which are
57	57	exclusively regulated or licensed pursuant to the provisions of any
58	58	school-licensing law of this state, although such school may c hoose
59	59	to apply to secure a license for state authorization from the Board;
60	60	2. Any form of flight instruction subject to regulations
61	61	promulgated by the Federal Aviation Administration;
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88	88	3. Parochial, private or other nonpublic schools offering
89	89	programs of general education accredited or approved by the State
90	90	Board of Education, the State Board of Career and Technology
91	91	Education or the State Regents for Higher Education;
92	92	4. Education or training, as approved by the Board, provided
93	93	and paid for by:
94	94	a. an employer for its own employees,
95	95	b. a professional organization, as approved by the Board,
96	96	for its members,
97	97	c. a parochial, denominational, el eemosynary school or
98	98	institution, which is sectarian in nature and uniquely
99	99	useful for and intrinsic to the propagatio n of a faith
100	100	or the pursuit of the mission of the school or
101	101	institution as approved by the Board, or
102	102	d. an entity supported by taxation of a local or state
103	103	source;
104	104	5. Education or training , as approved by the Board, which
105	105	offers instruction solely in the field of an avocation, hobby,
106	106	recreation or entertainment , as approved by the Board ;
107	107	6. Professional prelicensing programs or continuing education
108	108	programs when an alternate state agency maintains complete authority
109	109	or jurisdiction over the right to offer or certify such a program,
110	110	regardless if the other agency mandates the subject matter of the
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138	138	7. Postgraduate certificates offer ed or provided by a school
139	139	that has approval for that specific program issued by another state
140	140	agency or an accreditin g agency approved by the Board;
141	141	8. If a private school combines training or education that is
142	142	both licensed and not licensed by another s tate agency, licensing by
143	143	the Board will be required for the entity 's combined programs.
144	144	However, the Board will defe r to the other state agency on matters
145	145	contained in the other agency 's regulations and will refrain from
146	146	establishing conflicting requirem ents. Matters to be governed by
147	147	the other state agency may include but are not limited to
148	148	curriculum, testing or cert ification completion. The Board may
149	149	require a private school to document its approval by any other state
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151	151	9. Seminars or workshops offered by an entity that:
152	152	a. is not primarily in the business of providing progr ams
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186	186	10. Education or training via distance learning, as approved by
187	187	the Board, which offers instruction solely in the field of
188	188	gunsmithing.
189	189	SECTION 2. This act shall become effect ive November 1, 2022.
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