An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 1280 By: Daniels of the Senate
and
Lepak of the House
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Partnership for
School Readiness Board; amending 10 O.S. 2021,
Section 640.1, which relates to membership of the
Board; removing language requiring certain
appointments to be made from certain lists; and
updating reference.
SUBJECT: Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Board
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 10 O.S. 2021, Section 640.1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 640.1. A. There is hereby re-created until July 1 ,
2024, in accordance with the Oklaho ma Sunset Law, the Oklahoma
Partnership for School Readiness Board. The Board shall promot e
school readiness supporting community-based efforts to increase the
number of children who are ready to succeed by the time they enter
school. The Board shall additionally serve as the state's Early
Childhood Advisory Council and fulfill the responsibil ities
described in the Head Start Act of 2007 (PL 110 -134, Section 642B).
The Board shall consist of rep resentatives from the private and
public sectors as follows:
1. Fifteen private sector representatives appointed by the
Governor from a list submitted by an existing private-sector school
readiness initiative that includes in its focus community
mobilization and public engagement activities to include:
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a. two parents of children eight (8) years of age or
younger, and
b. one representative of licensed ch ild care providers;
2. One representative of the licensed child care industry
appointed by the Gover nor from a list submitted by an association
representing the lic ensed child care industry in this state;
3. One representative of a state association of f ederally
funded early childhood programs appointed by the Governor; and
4. To ensure that existing resources are being utilized
effectively, fifteen public sector r epresentatives or their
designees as follows:
a. State Superintendent of Public Instruction ,
b. State Commissioner of Health,
c. Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services,
d. Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerc e,
e. Director of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries,
f. Director of the Department of Human Services,
g. Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority,
h. Director of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and
Youth,
i. Director of the State Departme nt of Rehabilitation
Services,
j. Executive Director of the Oklahoma Educational
Television Authority,
k. Director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and
Technology Education,
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l. Chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education,
m. Cabinet Secretary with responsibility for education
agencies,
n. Dean of the College of Education and Human
Environmental Sciences, Oklahoma State University, and
o. State Director of Head Start Col laboration.
B. Members appointed by the Governor shall serve terms of four
(4) years; provided, of those membe rs initially appointed to the
Board, eight members shall be appointed for two-year terms,
beginning September 1, 2003, and seven members shall b e appointed
for four-year terms, beginning September 1, 2003, as designated by
the Governor. The member appointed pursuant to paragraph 2 of
subsection A of this section shall be appointed for an initial term
to end on August 31, 2007 . The member appointed pursuant to
paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section shall be appointed f or
an initial term to end on Augu st 31, 2009. Appointed members sh all
continue in office until a successor is appointed by the Governor.
The Governor shall fill all vacancies in the same manner as the
original appointment was made.
C. The Director of the Department of Human Services sh all
convene an organizational mee ting of the Oklahoma Partnership for
School Readiness Board prior to November 1, 2003, at which time
members of the Board shall elect a chair, a vice-chair vice chair,
and other officers as needed. A majority of the member s of the
Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
D. Members of the Board shall receive no compensation for
serving on the Board but shall receive travel reimbursement as
follows:
1. State agency officers and employees who are mem bers of the
Board shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties by their respective agencies in
accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act; and
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2. Remaining members shall be re imbursed by the Board from any
funds received by the Board for travel expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties in ac cordance with the State Travel
Reimbursement Act.
E. Members of the Board shall be exempt from the dual -office-
holding provisions of Section 6 of Title 51 of th e Oklahoma
Statutes.
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Passed the Senate the 22nd day of March, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 26th day of April, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _______________________________ __
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o 'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M .
By: _______________________________ __