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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
SENATE BILL 1671 By: Pugh
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
Section 5-106, which relates to school district
boards of education; requiring a board to publicly
disclose certain names prior to entering into certain
written contract; updating statutory reference;
providing an effective date; and declaring an
emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5 -106, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 5-106. A. The governing board of each school district
in Oklahoma is hereby designated and shall hereaft er be known as the
board of education of such dist rict. Except as otherwise provided
in this section, the sup erintendent of schools appointed and
employed by the board shall be the executive officer of the board
and shall perform duties as the board directs.
B. The board may contract with a superintende nt for a term as
mutually agreed upon but not to exceed thre e (3) years beyond the
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fiscal year in which the contract is approved by the board and
accepted by the superinte ndent. The contract shall include all
other terms and conditions as agreed upon in w riting by the board
and the superintendent.
C. Prior to entering into a written contract with a
superintendent, the board shall publicly disclose the names of the
final three candidates being considere d for the position. If the
final number of candidates is fewer than three, the board shall
publicly disclose the names of the candidate(s).
D. The boards of two or more school districts may contract with
one superintendent to serve as superintendent of the school
districts as provided in Section 4 Section 5-106A of this act title.
D. E. No board of a school district having an average daily
membership (ADM) of fewer than five hundred (500) pupils shall be
prohibited from allowing a superintendent to s erve simultaneously as
a principal.
E. F. The chief executive officer of the board of education of
a district in which a public developmental research school is
established shall be the dire ctor of the school appointed a s
provided in Section 1210.577 of t his title.
SECTION 2. This act shall beco me effective July 1, 2022.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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