An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 229 By: Montgomery, Taylor, Garvin,
Stephens, Rogers and
Pemberton of the Senate
and
Hilbert, Fetgatter, Lawson,
Caldwell (Trey), Baker,
Lowe (Dick), Davis, Moore,
Hasenbeck, Cornwell, Boles,
Pae, Rosecrants, Phillips,
Waldron, Johns, Conley,
West (Tammy), Hill,
McEntire, Randleman, Burns,
Pittman and Russ of the
House
An Act relating to school funding; creating the
Redbud School Funding Act; amending Section 7, State
Question No. 788, Initiative Petition No. 412 (63
O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 426), which relates to taxes
on medical marijuana retail sales; modifying
apportionment; amending 68 O.S. 2011, Section 1353 ,
as last amended by Section 1 of Enrolled House Bill
No. 2894 of the 1st Session of the 58th Oklahoma
Legislature, which relates to sa les tax revenue;
directing apportionment to State Public Common School
Building Equalization Fund if certain conditions
apply; setting maximum apportionment amount; amending
70 O.S. 2011, Section 1 -111, as last amended by
Section 1, Chapter 135, O.S.L. 201 6 (70 O.S. Supp.
2020, Section 1-111), which relates to school day
instruction; providing for blended instruction;
defining term; amending 70 O.S. 2011, Section 3-104,
as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 271, O.S.L.
2013 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 3 -104), which
relates to the State Board of Education; removing
limitation on certain use of fund s; updating
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definition; removing certain grant procedures;
directing the State Board of Education to disburse
redbud school grants annually ; requiring promulgation
of rules; permitting reservation of cer tain funds for
administrative purposes; establishing calculation for
redbud school grants; providing for apportionment to
fund redbud school grants; specifying procedures for
insufficient funds; defining term; direct ing the
State Department of Education to acknowledge grant
recipients; directing the Department to publish
certain information on its website; re quiring certain
annual notification of grant allocation estimate;
amending 70 O.S. 2011 , Section 3-104.4, as last
amended by Section 64, Chapter 161, O.S.L. 2020 (70
O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 3-104.4), which relates to
school accreditation standards; includ ing certain
funds in calculation of certain appropriations;
amending 70 O.S. 2011, Sect ion 3-142, as last amended
by Section 9 of Enrolled Senate Bill N o. 1064 of the
1st Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature (70 O.S.
Supp. 2020, Section 3-142), which relates to charter
school funding; modifying calculation of State Aid
for a charter school; directing the studen t
membership and attendance of a charter sch ool be
considered separate from that of its sponsor;
providing for charter school to receive its State Aid
allocation and federal funds directly; removing
distinction between different typ es of charter school
sponsors authorized to retain certain fee; prov iding
exception for charter school aid eligibility;
requiring charter school to be co nsidered a local
education agency for funding purposes; amending 70
O.S. 2011, Section 10-103.1, which relates to legal
average daily attendance calculation; excluding the
average daily attendance of charter school students
in calculating the legal average daily attendance for
certain distributions; providin g for noncodification;
and declaring an emergency.
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SUBJECT: Redbud School Funding Act
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklah oma Statutes reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Redbud School
Funding Act”.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY Section 7, State Question No. 788,
Initiative Petition No. 412 ( 63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 426), is
amended to read as follows:
Section 426. A. The tax on retail medical marijuana sales will
be established at seven percent (7%) of the gross amount received by
the seller.
B. This tax will be collected at the point of sale. Tax Except
as provided for in subsec tion D, tax proceeds will be applied
primarily to finance the regulatory office.
C. If Except as provided for in subsection D, if proceeds from
the levy authorized by subsection A of this section exceed the
budgeted amount for runn ing the regulatory offic e, any surplus shall
be apportioned with seventy -five percent (75%) going to the General
Revenue Fund and may only be expended for common education including
funding redbud school grants pursuant to Section 3 -104 of Title 70
of the Oklahoma Statutes. Twenty-five percent (25%) shall be
apportioned to the O klahoma State Department of Health and earmarked
for drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
D. For fiscal year 2022, proceeds from the levy authorized by
subsection A of this sectio n shall be apportioned as fol lows:
1. The first Sixty-five Million Dollars ( $65,000,000.00) shall
be apportioned as follows:
a. fifty-nine and twenty-three hundredths percent
(59.23%) to the State Public Common School Building
Equalization Fund,
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b. thirty-four and sixty-two hundredths percent (34.62%)
to the Oklahoma Medical Mari juana Authority, a
division within the Oklahoma State Department of
Health, and
c. six and fifteen hundredths percent (6.15 %) to the
Oklahoma State Department of H ealth and earmarked for
drug and alcohol rehabilitation; and
2. Any surplus collections shall be apportioned to th e General
Revenue Fund of the State Treasury .
SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2011, Section 1353, as
last amended by Section 1 of Enrolled House Bill No. 2894 of the 1st
Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislat ure, is amended to read as
follows:
Section 1353. A. It is hereby declared to be the purpose of
the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code to provide funds for the financing of
the program provided for by the Oklahoma S ocial Security Act and to
provide revenues for the support of the functio ns of the state
government of Oklahoma, and for this purp ose it is hereby expressly
provided that, revenues derived pursuant to the provisions of the
Oklahoma Sales Tax Code, subject to the apportionment requirements
for the Oklahoma Tax Commission and Off ice of Management and
Enterprise Services Joint Computer Enhancement Fund provided by
Section 265 of this title, shall be apportioned as follows:
1. Except as provided in subsection subsections C and D of this
section, the following amounts shall be paid to the State Treasurer
to be placed to the credit of the General Revenue Fund to be paid
out pursuant to direct appropriation by the Legislature:
Fiscal Year Amount
FY 2003 and FY 2004 86.04%
FY 2005 85.83%
FY 2006 85.54%
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FY 2007 85.04%
FY 2008 through FY 2022 83.61%
FY 2023 through FY 2027 83.36%
FY 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter 83.61%;
2. The following amounts shall be paid to the State Treasurer
to be placed to the credit of the Education Reform Revolving Fund of
the State Department of Education :
a. for FY 2003, FY 2004 and FY 2005, ten and forty -two
one-hundredths percent (10.42%),
b. for FY 2006 through FY 2020, ten and forty -six one-
hundredths percent (10.46%),
c. for FY 2021:
(1) for the month beginning July 1, 2020, through the
month ending August 31, 2020, ten and forty-six
one-hundredths percent (10.46%), and
(2) for the month beginning September 1, 2020,
through the month ending June 30, 2021, eleven
and ninety-six one-hundredths percent (11.96%),
d. for FY 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, ten and
forty-six one-hundredths percent (10.46%);
3. The following amounts shall be paid to the Sta te Treasurer
to be placed to the credit of the Teachers ’ Retirement System
Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund:
Fiscal Year Amount
FY 2003 and FY 2004 3.54%
FY 2005 3.75%
FY 2006 4.0%
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FY 2007 4.5%
FY 2008 through FY 2020 5.0%
FY 2021:
a. for the month beginni ng July
1, 2020, through the month
ending August 31, 2020 5.0%
b. for the month beginning
September 1, 2020, through
the month ending June 30,
2021 3.5%
FY 2022 5.0%
FY 2023 through FY 2027 5.25%
FY 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter 5.0%;
4. a. except as otherwise provided in subparagraph b of this
paragraph, for the f iscal year beginning July 1, 2015,
and for each fiscal year ther eafter, eighty-seven one-
hundredths percent (0.87%) shall be paid to the State
Treasurer to be further apportioned as follows:
(1) thirty-six percent (36%) shall be placed to the
credit of the Oklahoma Tourism Promotion
Revolving Fund, but in no event shal l such
apportionment exceed Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000.00) in any fiscal year, and
(2) sixty-four percent (64%) shall be placed to the
credit of the Oklahoma Tourism Capital
Improvement Revolving Fund, but in no event shall
such apportionment exceed Nine Million Dollars
($9,000,000.00) in any fiscal year, and
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b. any amounts which exceed the limitations of
subparagraph a of this paragraph shall be placed to
the credit of the General Rev enue Fund; and
5. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and for each
fiscal year thereafter, six one -hundredths percent (0.06%) shall be
placed to the credit of the Oklahoma Historical S ociety Capital
Improvement and Operations Revolving Fund, but in no event shall
such apportionment exceed the total amount apporti oned pursuant to
this paragraph for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2015. Any
amounts which exceed the limitations of this paragraph shall be
placed to the credit of the General Revenu e Fund.
B. Provided, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, an d
every fiscal year thereafter, an amount of revenue shall be
apportioned to each municipality or county which levies a sales tax
subject to the provisions of Section 1357.10 of this titl e and
subsection F of Section 2701 of this title equal to the amount of
sales tax revenue of such municipality or county exempted by the
provisions of Section 1357.10 of this title and subsection F of
Section 2701 of this title. The Oklahoma Tax Commissio n shall
promulgate and adopt rules necessary to implement the provisi ons of
this subsection.
C. From the monies that would otherwise be apportioned to the
General Revenue Fund pursuant to subsec tion A of this section, there
shall be apportioned the follo wing amounts:
1. For the month ending August 31, 2019:
a. Nine Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars
($9,600,000.00) to the credit of the State Highway
Construction and Maintenance Fund created in Section
1501 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and
b. Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) to the credit of
the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund
created in Section 309 of Title 66 of the Oklahoma
Statutes;
2. For the month ending September 30, 2019:
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a. Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) t o the credit
of the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund
created in Section 1501 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, and
b. Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) to the credit of
the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund
created in Section 309 of Title 66 of the Oklahoma
Statutes;
3. For the month ending Octobe r 31, 2019:
a. Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) to the credit
of the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund
created in Section 1501 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, and
b. Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) to the credit of
the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund
created in Section 309 of Title 66 of the Oklahoma
Statutes;
4. For the month ending N ovember 30, 2019:
a. Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) to the credi t
of the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund
created in Section 1501 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, and
b. Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) to the credit of
the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund
created in Section 309 of Ti tle 66 of the Oklahoma
Statutes; and
5. For the month en ding December 31, 2019:
a. Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) to the credit
of the State Highway Construction and Mainten ance Fund
created in Section 1501 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, and
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b. Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) to the credit o f
the Oklahoma Railroad Maintenance Revolving Fund
created in Section 309 of Title 66 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
D. For fiscal year 2023, and each subsequent fiscal year,
before any other apportionment otherwise required by this s ection is
made to the General Revenue Fund, there shall be apportioned to the
State Public Common School Building Equalization Fund an amount, if
any, as required pursuant to Section 3-104 of Title 70 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, not to exceed the state sales tax generated by
medical marijuana sales in the preceding fiscal year as reported by
the Oklahoma Tax Commission .
SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2011, Section 1-111, as
last amended by Section 1, Chapter 135, O.S.L. 2016 (70 O.S. Supp.
2020, Section 1-111), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1-111. A. Except as otherwise provided for by law, a
school day shall consist of not less than s ix (6) hours devoted to
school activities. A district board of education may elect to
extend the length of one (1) or more school days to more than six
(6) hours and reduce the number of school days as long as the to tal
amount of classroom instruction tim e is not less than one thousand
eighty (1,080) hours per year as required pursuant to Secti on 1-109
of this title.
B. A school day for nursery, early childhood education,
kindergarten, and alternative education progr ams shall be as
otherwise defined by la w or as defined by the State Board of
Education. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, not
more than one (1) school day shall be counted for attendance
purposes in any twenty -four-hour period. Two (2) school days, each
consisting of not le ss than six (6) hours, may be counted for
attendance purposes in any twenty-four-hour period only if one of
the school days is for the purpose of parent -teacher conferences
held as provided for in Section 1 -109 of this title.
C. Students absent from schoo l in which they are regularly
enrolled may be considered as being in attendance if the reas on for
such absence is to participate in scheduled school activities under
the direction and supervision of a regular member o f the faculty or
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to participate in an o nline course approved by the district board of
education. The State Board of Education sha ll adopt rules to
provide for the implementation of supplemental online courses which
shall include, but not be limited to, pr ovisions addressing the
following:
1. Criteria for student admissions eligibility;
2. A student admission process administered t hrough the
district of residence, which provides the ability for the student to
enroll in individual courses;
3. A process by which students are not denied the oppo rtunity
to enroll in educationally appropriate courses by school districts.
For the purposes of this section, “educationally appropriate ” means
any instruction that is not substantially a repeat of a course or
portion of a course that the student has succ essfully completed,
regardless of the grade of the student, and regardless of whether a
course is similar to or identical to the instruction that is
currently offered in the school district;
4. Creation of a system w hich provides ongoing enrollment
access for students throughout the school year;
5. A grace period of fifteen (15) calendar days from the first
day of an online course for student withdrawal from an online course
without academic penalty;
6. Mastery of competencies for course completion rathe r than
Carnegie units;
7. Student participati on in extracurricular activities in
accordance with school district eligibility rules and policies and
any rules and policies of a private organization or association
which provides the coordination, supervisio n, and regulation of the
interscholastic activ ities and contests of schools;
8. Parent authorization for release of state test results to
online course providers, on a form developed by the State Department
of Education; and
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9. A review process to identi fy and certify online course
providers and a uniform payment processing system.
D. Each district board of education shall adopt policies and
procedures that conform to rules for online courses as adopted by
the State Board. Such policies shall include cr iteria for approval
of the course, the approp riateness of the course for a particular
student, authorization for full-time students to enroll in online
courses, and establishing fees or charges. No district shall be
liable for payment of any fees or charg es for any online course for
a student who has not complied with the district’s policies and
procedures. School districts shall not deny students the
opportunity to enroll in educationally appropriate courses and sha ll
provide an admissions process which includes input from the student,
the parent or guardian of the student, and school faculty.
E. Districts shall require students enrolled in online courses
to participate in the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. S tudents
participating in online courses from a remote site will be
responsible for providing their own equipment and Internet acce ss,
unless the district chooses to provide the equipment. Credit may
not be granted for such courses except upon approval of the State
Board of Education and the di strict board of education.
F. Districts may provide students with opportunities for
blended instruction. “Blended instruction” shall mean a combination
of brick-and-mortar learning and virtual learning environments that
includes elements of a student ’s control over place, pace and path
of learning. A student in blended instruction may work on virtual
courses at home or at school in a blended flex lab but shall
participate in at least one unit or set of competencies as defined
by Section 11-103.6 of this title at a physical school building in a
traditional classroom setting which is the academi c equivalent of
one (1) hour per day for each instructional day in the school year
as defined by Section 1-109 of this title.
G. The school day for kindergarten may consist of six (6) hours
devoted to school activities.
SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2011, Section 3-104, as
last amended by Section 1, Chapter 271, O.S.L. 20 13 (70 O.S. Supp.
2020, Section 3-104), is amended to read as follows:
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Section 3-104. A. The supervision of t he public school system
of Oklahoma shall be vested in the State Board of Education and,
subject to limitations otherwise provided by law, the St ate Board of
Education shall:
1. Adopt policies and make rules for the operation of the
public school system of the state;
2. Appoint, prescribe the duties and fix the compensation of a
secretary, an attorney and all other personnel necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the State Board of Education.
The secretary shall not be a member of the Board;
3. Submit to the Governor a departmental bud get based upon
major functions of the Department as prepared by the State
Superintendent of Pu blic Instruction and supported by detailed data
on needs and proposed o perations as partially determined by the
budgetary needs of local school districts filed wi th the State Board
of Education for the ensuing fiscal year. Appropriations therefor
shall be made in lump-sum form for each major item in the budget as
follows:
a. State Aid to schools,
b. the supervision of all other functions of general and
special education including general control, free
textbooks, school lunch, Indian education and all
other functions of the Board and an amount sufficient
to adequately staff an d administer these services, and
c. the Board shall determine the details by which the
budget and the appropriations are administered.
Annually, the Board shall make preparations to
consolidate all of the functions of the Department in
such a way that the budget can be based on two items,
administration and aid to schools. A maximum amount
for administration shall be designated as a part of
the total appropriation;
4. On the first day of December preceding each regular session
of the Legislature, prepare and deliver to the Governor and the
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Legislature a report for the year ending June 30 immed iately
preceding the regular session of the Legislature. The report shall
contain:
a. detailed statistics and other information concerning
enrollment, attendance, e xpenditures including State
Aid, and other pertinent data for all public schools
in this state,
b. reports from each and every division within the State
Department of Education as submi tted by the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction and any other
division, department, institution or other agency
under the supervision of the Board,
c. recommendations for the improvement of the public
school system of the state,
d. a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the
State Board of Education for the pas t year, and
e. a statement of plans and recommendations for the
management and improvement of public schools and such
other information relating to the educational
interests of the stat e as may be deemed necessary and
desirable;
5. Provide for the formul ation and adoption of curricula,
courses of study and other instructional aids necessary for the
adequate instruction of pupils in the public schools;
6. Have authority in matters perta ining to the licensure and
certification of persons for instructional , supervisory and
administrative positions and s ervices in the public schools of the
state subject to the provisions of Section 6-184 of this title, and
shall formulate rules governing th e issuance and revocation of
certificates for superintendents of scho ols, principals,
supervisors, librarians, cleric al employees, school nurses, school
bus drivers, visiting teachers, classroom teachers and for other
personnel performing instructional, ad ministrative and supervisory
services, but not including members of b oards of education and other
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employees who do not work directly with pupils, and may charge a nd
collect reasonable fees for the issuance of such certificates:
a. the State Department of E ducation shall not issue a
certificate to and shall revoke the certi ficate of any
person who has been convicted, whet her upon a verdict
or plea of guilty or upon a plea of nolo contendere,
or received a suspended sentence or any probationary
term for a crime or an attempt to commit a crime
provided for in Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the
Oklahoma Statutes if the offense involved sexual abuse
or sexual exploitation as those terms are defined in
Section 1-1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes,
Sections Section 741, 843.1, if the offense included
sexual abuse or sexual e xploitation, 865 et seq., 885,
888, 891, 1021, 1021.2, 1021.3, 1040.13a, 1087, 1088,
1111.1, 1114 or 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes or who enters this state and who has been
convicted, received a suspended sentence or received a
deferred judgment for a crime or attempted crime
which, if committed or attempted in this state, would
be a crime or an attempt to commit a crime provided
for in any of said laws,
b. all funds collected b y the State Department of
Education for the issuance of certificate s to
instructional, supervisory and administrative
personnel in the public schools of the state shall be
deposited in the “Teachers’ Certificate Fund” in the
State Treasury and may be expen ded by the State Board
of Education to finance the activities of th e State
Department of Education necessary to admin ister the
program, for consultative services, publication costs,
actual and necessary travel expenses as provided in
the State Travel Reimb ursement Act incurred by persons
performing research work, and othe r expenses found
necessary by the State Board of E ducation for the
improvement of the preparati on and certification of
teachers in Oklahoma. Provided, any unobligated
balance in the Teache rs’ Certificate Fund in excess of
Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) on June 30 of any
fiscal year shall be transferre d to the General
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Revenue Fund of the State of Oklahoma. Until July 1,
1997, the State Board of Education shall have
authority for approval of teacher education programs.
The State Board of Education shall also have authority
for the administration of tea cher residency and
professional development, subject to the provisions of
the Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act;
7. Promulgate rules govern ing the classification, inspection,
supervision and accrediting of all public nursery, kindergarten,
elementary and secondary schools and on-site educational serv ices
provided by public school districts or state -accredited private
schools in partial hospit alization programs, day treatment programs,
and day hospital progr ams as defined in this act for persons between
the ages of three (3) and twenty-one (21) years of age in the state.
However, no school shall be denied accreditation solely on the basis
of average daily attendance.
Any school district which maintains an e lementary school and
faces the necessity of relocati ng its school facilities because of
construction of a lake, either by state or federal authority, which
will inundate the school facilities , shall be entitled to receive
probationary accreditation from th e State Board of Education for a
period of five (5) years after the effective date of this act an d
any school district, otherwise qualified, shall be entitled to
receive probationary accredit ation from the State Board of Education
for a period of two (2) c onsecutive years to attain the minimum
average daily attendance. The Head Start and public nurse ries or
kindergartens operated from Community Action Program funds shall not
be subjected to the accrediting rules of the State Board of
Education. Neither wi ll the State Board of Education make rules
affecting the operation of the public nurseries and ki ndergartens
operated from federal funds secured through Community Action
Programs even though they may be operating in the public schools of
the state. However, any of the Head Start or public nurseries or
kindergartens operated under federal regulations may make
application for accrediting from the State Board of Education but
will be accredited only if application for the approval of the
programs is made. Th e status of no school district shall be changed
which will reduce it to a lower classification un til due notice has
been given to the proper authorities thereof and an opportunity
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given to correct the conditions which otherwise would be the cause
of such reduction.
Private and parochial schools may be accre dited and classified
in like manner as public schools or, if an accrediting association
is approved by the State Board of Education, by pro cedures
established by the State Board of Education to accept ac creditation
by such accrediting association, if appli cation is made to the State
Board of Education for such accrediting;
8. Be the legal agent of the State of Oklahoma to accept, in
its discretion, the provisions of any Act of Congress appropriating
or apportioning funds which are now, or may hereafter be, provided
for use in connection with any phas e of the system of public
education in Oklahoma. It shall prescribe such rules as it finds
necessary to provide for the proper distribution of such funds in
accordance with the state and federal laws;
9. Be and is specifically hereby designated as the ag ency of
this state to cooperate and deal with any officer, board or
authority of the United St ates Government under any law of the
United States which may r equire or recommend cooperation with any
state board having charge of the administration of public s chools
unless otherwise provided by law;
10. Be and is hereby designated as the “State Educational
Agency” referred to in Public Law 396 of the 79th Congr ess of the
United States, which law states that said act may be cited as the
“National School Lunch A ct”, and said State Board of Education is
hereby authorized and directed to accept the terms a nd provisions of
said act and to enter into such agreements, not in conflict with the
Constitution of Oklahoma or the Constitution and Statutes of the
United States, as may be necessary or appropriate to secure for the
State of Oklahoma the benefits of the school lunch program
established and referred to in said act ;
11. Have authority to secure and administer the benef its of the
National School Lunch Act, Public Law 396 of the 79th Congress of
the United States, in the State of Oklahoma and is hereby auth orized
to employ or appoint and fix the compensation of such additional
officers or employees and to incur such expen ses as may be necessary
for the accomplishmen t of the above purpose, administer the
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distribution of any state funds appropriated by the Leg islature
required as federal matching to reimburse on childr en’s meals;
12. Accept and provide for the administratio n of any land,
money, buildings, gifts, donat ion or other things of value which may
be offered or bequeathed to the schools under the super vision or
control of said Board;
13. Have authority to re quire persons having administrative
control of all school d istricts in Oklahoma to make such regular and
special reports regarding the activities of the schools in said
districts as the Board may de em needful for the proper exercise of
its duties and funct ions. Such authority shall include the right of
the State Board of Education to withhold all state fund s under its
control, to withhold official recognition, including accrediting,
until such required reports have been filed and accepted in the
office of said Board and to revoke the certificates of persons
failing or refusing to make such reports;
14. Have general supervision of the school lunch program. The
State Board of Education may sponsor wo rkshops for personnel and
participants in the school lunc h program and may develop, print and
distribute free of char ge or sell any materials, books and bulletins
to be used in such school lunch programs. There is hereby created
in the State Treasury a re volving fund for the Board, to be
designated the School L unch Workshop Revolving Fund. The fund shall
consist of all fees derived from or on behalf of any partic ipant in
any such workshop sponsored by the State Board of Education, or from
the sale of any materials, books and bulletins, and such funds shall
be disbursed for expenses of such workshops and for developing,
printing and distributing of such materials, books and bulletins
relating to the school lunch program. The fund shall be
administered in accordance with Section 155 of Title 62 of the
Oklahoma Statutes;
15. Prescribe all forms for school district and cou nty officers
to report to the State Board of Education where required. The State
Board of Education shall also prescribe a list of appropr iation
accounts by which the funds of school districts s hall be budgeted,
accounted for and expended; and it shall be the duty of the State
Auditor and Inspector in prescribing all budgeting, accounting and
reporting forms for school funds to conform to su ch lists;
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16. Provide for the establishment of a unifo rm system of pupil
and personnel accounting, records and repor ts;
17. Have authority to provide for the he alth and safety of
school children and school personnel while under the jurisdiction of
school authorities;
18. Provide for the supervision of the transportation of
pupils;
19. Have authority, upon request of the local school board, to
act in behalf of the public schools of the state in the purchase of
transportation equipment;
20. Have authority and is hereby required to perform all duties
necessary to the adminis tration of the public school system in
Oklahoma as specified in the Oklahoma School Code; a nd, in addition
thereto, those duties not specifically mentioned herein if not
delegated by law to any other agency or official;
21. Administer the State Public Com mon School Building
Equalization Fund establis hed by Section 32 of Article X of the
Oklahoma Constitution. Any monies as may be appropriated or
designated by the Legislature, other tha n ad valorem taxes, any
other funds identified by the State Department of Education, which
may include, but not be li mited to, grants-in-aid from the federal
government for building purposes, the proceeds of all property that
shall fall to the state by esc heat, penalties for unlawful holding
of real estate by corporations, an d capital gains on assets of the
permanent school funds, shall be deposited in the State Pu blic
Common School Building Equalization Fund. The fund shall be used to
aid school districts and charter schools in acquiring buildings,
subject to the limitations fixed by Section 32 of Article X of the
Oklahoma Constitution. It is hereby declared that the term
“acquiring buildings” as used in Section 32 of Article X of the
Oklahoma Constitutio n shall mean acquiring or improving school
sites, constructing, repairi ng, remodeling or equipping buildings,
or acquiring school furniture, fixtures, or equipmen t. For charter
schools, the fund shall only be used to acquire buildings in which
students enrolled in the charter school will be attending. It is
hereby declared that the term “school districts” as used in Section
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32 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constit ution shall mean school
districts and charter schools created pursuant to the provisions of
the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act . If sufficient monies are
available in the fund, the Board shall solicit proposa ls for grants
from school districts and charter sc hools and shall determine the
process for consideration of proposals. Grants shall be awarded
only to school districts which have a total asse ssed property
valuation per average daily membership that is le ss than the state
average total assessed property valuation per average dail y
membership and, at the time of application, the district has voted
the five-mill building fund levy authorized in S ection 10 of Article
X of the Oklahoma Constitution, and has vo ted indebtedness through
the issuance of new bonds for at least fifty percen t (50%) within
the last three (3) years of the maximum allowable pursuant to the
provisions of Section 26 of Article X of the Oklahoma Cons titution
as shown on the school district budget filed with the State Board of
Equalization for the current school yea r and certifications by the
Attorney General prior to April 1 of the school year. Grants shall
be awarded only to ch arter schools which ha ve secured matching funds
for the specific purpose of acquiring buildings in an amount of n ot
less than ten percent ( 10%) of the total grant amount. The amount
of each grant awarded by the Board each year shall not exceed Four
Million Dollars ($4,000,000. 00). From the total amount available to
provide grants to public schools and charter schools, charter
schools shall be allocated the greater of ten percent (10%) of the
total amount or the percent of students enrolled in charter scho ols
that are not sponsored by the Statewide Virtual Charter Sch ool Board
as compared to the student enrollment in school districts which ha ve
a total assessed property valuation per average daily membership
that is equal to or less than twenty -five percent (25%) of the state
total assessed property valuation per avera ge daily membership. The
Board shall give priorit y consideration to school districts which
have a total assessed property valuation per average daily
membership that is equal to or less than t wenty-five percent (25%)
of the state average total assessed pr operty valuation per average
daily membership. Th e Board is authorized to p rorate grants awarded
if monies are not sufficient in the fund to award grants to
qualified districts and charter sch ools. The State Board of
Education shall make available to eli gible charter schools any
unused grant funds that remain after the initial a llocation to all
eligible public school districts and charter schools of this state
eligible charter schools as defined in subsection B of this section.
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The State Board of Education sh all disburse redbud school grants
annually from the State Public Common School Building Equalization
Fund to public schools and eligible ch arter schools pursuant to
subsection B of this sec tion. The Board shall promulgate rules for
the implementation of d isbursing redbud school grants pursuant to
this section. The State Board of Education shall prescribe rules
for making grants of aid from, and for otherwise administering, the
fund pursuant to the provisions o f this paragraph, and may employ
and fix the duties and compensation of technicians, aides, clerks,
stenographers, attorneys and other personnel deemed necessary to
carry out the provis ions of this paragraph. The cost of
administering the fund shall be pa id from monies appropriated to the
State Board of Education for the operation of the State Department
of Education. From monies apportioned to the fund, the State
Department of Educati on may reserve not more than one -half of one
percent (1/2 of 1%) for pu rposes of administering the fund;
22. Recognize that the Director of the Oklahoma Departme nt of
Corrections shall be the administrative authority for the schools
which are maintained i n the state reformatories and shall appoint
the principals and teachers in such schools. Provided, that rules
of the State Board of Education for the classificat ion, inspection
and accreditation of public schools shall be applicable to such
schools; and such schools shall comply with standards set by th e
State Board of Educa tion; and
23. Have authority to administer a revolving fund which is
hereby created in the State Treasury, to be designated the
Statistical Services Revolving Fund. The fund shall con sist of all
monies received from the various sch ool districts of the st ate, the
United States Government, and other s ources for the purpose of
furnishing or financing statistical services and for any other
purpose as designated by the Legislature. The Sta te Board of
Education is hereby authorized to en ter into agreements wit h school
districts, municipalities, the United States Government, foundations
and other agencies or individuals for services, programs or research
projects. The Statistical Services Re volving Fund shall be
administered in accordance with Section 155 of Ti tle 62 of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
B. 1. The redbud school grants shall be determined by th e
State Department of Education as follows:
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a. divide the county four -mill levy revenue by fou r to
determine the nonchargeable county four -mill revenue
for each school district,
b. determine the amount of new re venue generated by the
five-mill building fund levy as authorized by Section
10 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution for each
school district as reported in the Oklahoma Cost
Accounting System for the prec eding fiscal year,
c. add the amounts calculat ed in subparagraphs a and b of
this paragraph to determine the nonchargeable millage
for each school district,
d. add the nonchargeable mil lage in each district
statewide as calculat ed in subparagraph c of this
paragraph and divide the total by the average daily
membership in public schools statewide based on the
preceding school year’s average daily membership,
according to the provisions of Section 18-107 of this
title. This amount is the statewide nonchargea ble
millage per student, known as the baseline local
funding per student,
e. all eligible charter schools shall be included in
these calculations as unique school districts,
separate from the school district that may sponsor th e
eligible charter school, a nd the total number of
districts shall be used to determine the statewide
average baseline local funding per student,
f. for each school district or eligible charter school
which is below the baseline local funding per student,
the Department shall subtra ct the baseline local
funding per student from the average nonchargeable
millage per student of the school district or eligible
charter school to determine the nonchargeable millage
per student shortfall for each district, and
g. the nonchargeable millage per student shortfall for a
school district or eligible charter school shall be
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multiplied by the average daily membership of the
preceding school year of the eligible school district
or eligible charter school. This amount sh all be the
redbud school grant amount for the school district or
eligible charter school.
2. For fiscal year 2022, m onies for the redbud school grants
shall be expended from the funds apportioned pursuant to Section 2
of this act. For fiscal year 2023 and each subsequent fiscal year,
monies for the redbud school grants shall be appropri ated pursuant
to Section 2 of this act, not to exceed three-fourths (3/4) of the
tax collected in the preceding fiscal year pursuant to Section 426
of Title 63 of the Okla homa Statutes as determined by the Oklahoma
Tax Commission. For fiscal year 2023 and each subsequent fis cal
year, if such appropriated funds are insufficient to fund the redbud
school grants, then an add itional apportionment of f unds shall be
made from sales tax collections as provided by subsection D of
Section 3 of this act. If both funds are insufficient, the
Department shall promulgate rules to permit a decrease to the
baseline local funding per st udent to the highest amount allowed
with the funding available.
3. As used in this section, “eligible charter school” shall
mean a charter school which is sponsored pursuant to the provisions
of the Oklahoma Charter School Act. Provided, however, “eligible
charter school” shall not include a charter school sponsored by the
Statewide Virtual Charter School Board but shall only include those
which provide in-person or blended instruction , as provided by
Section 1-111 of this title, to not less than two -thirds (2/3) of
students as the primary means of instructional service delivery.
4. The Department shall d evelop a program to acknowledge the
redbud school grant recipients and shall include elected members of
the Oklahoma House of R epresentatives and Oklahom a State Senate who
represent the school districts and eligible charter schools.
5. The Department shall create a dedicated page on its website
listing annual redbud sc hool grant recipients, amount awarded to
each recipient and other pertinent information about the Redbud
School Funding Act.
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6. The Department shall provide the Chair of the House
Appropriations and Budget Committee and the Chair of the Senate
Appropriations Committee no later than February 1 of each year with
an estimate of the upcoming yea r’s redbud school grant allocation as
prescribed by this section.
SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2011, Section 3 -104.4, as
last amended by Section 64, Chapter 161, O.S.L. 2020 (70 O.S. Supp.
2020, Section 3-104.4), is amended to read as follows:
Section 3-104.4. A. The State Board of Education shall adopt
standards for the accredita tion of the public schools in this state
according to the requirements of Section 3 -104.3 et seq. of this
title, to be effective as set forth in Section 3-104.3 et seq. of
this title. The accreditation standards shall incorporate the
curricular standards established pursuant to Section 11 -103.6 of
this title. The accreditation standards shall equal or exceed
nationally recognized accreditation standards to the extent that the
standards are consistent with an academic results oriented approach
to accreditation. The accreditation adopted by the State Board
shall encompass accreditation for elementary schools, middle
schools, junior high schools, and high s chools. The accreditation
standards shall be made available for public inspection at the
offices of the State Department of Education.
B. Standards for accreditation adopted by the State Board of
Education shall include standards relating to the provisio n of
school counselors to the public school children of this state. The
State Board of Education shall require each local school district to
provide information regarding the number of counselors serving each
school site, the dutie s of all such counselors including all
administrative duties, the number of students served by each
counselor, and information regarding the number of counselors
employed per elementary school, middle school, junior high school
and high school.
C. Except as otherwise provided, s chools shall meet the
accreditation standards as a condition of continued accreditation.
Nothing herein shall be construed as preventing changes to the
adopted standards by the State Board of Education pursuant to the
Administrative Procedures Act. The a ccreditation standards shall
provide for warnings, probation or nonaccredited status for schools
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that fail to meet the standards. The Department shall investigate a
complaint of failure to provide educational services or failure to
comply with accreditati on standards within thirty (30) days of
receiving the complaint. If the Department determines that a s chool
has failed to comply with the accreditation standards, the
Department shall report the recommended warning, probation or
nonaccredited accreditatio n status to the State Board of Education
within ninety (90) days. If a school does not take action to comply
with the accreditation standards within ninety (90) days after a
report is filed by the Department, the Board shall withdr aw
accreditation for the school. The State Board accreditation
regulations shall provide for warnings and for assistance to sc hools
and school districts whenever there is reason to believe a school is
in danger of losing its state accreditation.
D. If one or more school sites f ail to receive accreditation as
required pursuant to this section or subsequently lose
accreditation, the State Board of Education shall close the school
and reassign the students to accredited schools within the district
or shall annex the district to one or more other districts in which
the students can be educated in accredited schools.
E. Standards for accreditation adopted by the State Board of
Education shall include standards relating to the provision of
educational services provided in partial hosp italization programs,
day treatment programs, day hospital programs, residential treatment
programs and emergency shelter programs for persons between the ages
of three (3) and twenty -one (21) years of age. The accreditation
standards shall apply to on -site and off-site educational services
provided by public school districts or state-accredited private
schools. Each school which is providing or is required to provide
educational services for students placed in a program as describ ed
in this subsection sh all be actively monitored by the State
Department of Education. The Department shall determine on an
ongoing basis if the educational program and services are in
compliance with the accreditation standards.
F. The State Board shal l provide assistance to districts in
considering the possibility of meeting accreditation requirements
through the use of nontr aditional means of instruction. The State
Board shall also assist districts in forming cooperatives and making
arrangements for the use of satellite ins truction or other
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instructional technologies to the extent that use of such
instructional means meets a ccreditation standards.
G. 1. Accreditation shall not be withdrawn from or denied nor
shall a penalty be assessed against a sch ool or school district f or
failing to meet the media materials and equipment standards, media
program expenditure standards and media personnel standards as set
forth in the accreditation standards adopted by the Board.
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall c ease
to be effective during the fiscal year which begins on the July 1
immediately succeeding the legis lative session during which the
measure appropriating monies to the State Board of Education for the
financial support of public schools is enacted as la w and such
appropriation amount is at least Fifty Million Dollars
($50,000,000.00) greater than the amo unt of money appropriated to
the State Board of Education for the financial support of public
schools for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, pursuant to
Chapter 146, O.S.L. 2018. Provided, the Fifty Million Dollars
($50,000,000.00) shall not include an y amount of appropriations
dedicated for support or certified employee salary increases.
Accreditation shall not be withdrawn fr om or denied nor shall a
penalty be assessed against a school or school district for failing
to meet the media personnel standa rds as set forth in accreditation
standards adopted by the Board.
H. 1. The State Board shall not assess a financial penalty
against any school distric t which is given a deficiency in
accreditation status during any fiscal year as provided for in this
subsection.
2. Beginning with the fiscal year which begins July 1, 2021, if
the amount of money appropriated to the State Board of Education for
the financial support of public schools including funds apportioned
pursuant to Section 2 of this act, is at least One Hundred Million
Dollars ($100,000,000.00) greater than the amount of money
appropriated to the Stat e Board of Education for the financial
support of public schools for the fiscal year e nding June 30, 2019,
pursuant to Chapter 146, O.S.L. 2018, a financial penalty shall be
assessed against any school districts that do not comply with the
class size limitations for kindergarten as provided for in Sec tion
18-113.2 of this title and class si ze limitations for gr ade one as
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provided for in subse ction A of Section 18-113.1 of this title.
Provided, the One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000.00) shall
not include any amount of appropriations dedicated fo r support or
certified employee salary i ncreases.
3. The State Department of Education shall submit a report on
statewide classroom sizes to the President Pro Tempore of the
Oklahoma State Senate and the Speak er of the Oklahoma House of
Representatives no later than January 1, 2022.
I. Except as provided for in su bsection J of this section,
beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, evaluations of schools to
determine whether they meet the accreditation standar ds set forth in
accordance with this section s hall occur once every four (4) years
on a schedule adopted by the State Board of Education. The Board
may interrupt the evaluation schedule provided in this subsection
for reasons including a change in the sup erintendent of the school
district; determinat ion that one or more school district b oard
members have not met the continuing education requ irements as
defined by this title; determination that the school district
falsified information submitted to any publ ic city, county, state or
federal official or agency; initiation of an investigation by the
Board or a law enforcement agency; or other det ermination by the
Board that standards for accreditation are not being met by the
school district. The schedule adop ted by the Board shall allow for
school districts receiving no deficiencies for two (2) consecutive
years to be reviewed for accreditation less than annually.
Provided, however, that schools shall be evaluated annually for the
purposes of:
1. Local, state and federal funding;
2. Health and safety;
3. Certification requirements for teachers, principals and
superintendents;
4. School board governance, including instructional and
continuing education requirements for school board members; and
5. Any other requirements under state or federal law.
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J. Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, if a public schoo l
receives a deficiency on its ac creditation report, the public school
shall be evaluated annually to determine if it meets the
accreditation standard s set forth in accordance with this section.
If the public school receives no deficiencies for two (2)
consecutive years, the public schoo l shall be subject to the
evaluation timeline established in subsection I of this section.
SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2011, Section 3 -142, as
last amended by Section 9 of Enrolled Senate Bill N o. 1064 of the
1st Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature (70 O.S. Supp. 2020,
Section 3-142), is amended to read as follows:
Section 3-142. A. For purposes of funding, a charter school
sponsored by a board of education of a school district shall be
considered a site within the school district in which the charter
school is located. The student membership and attendance of the
charter school shall be considered separate from the student
membership and attendance of the district in which the charter
school is located sponsor for the purpose of cal culating enrollment
and funding including weighted average daily membership pursuant to
Section 18-201.1 of this title and State Aid pursuant to Section 18-
200.1 of this title. For charter schools sponsored by a board of
education of a school district, th e sum of the separate calculations
for the charter school and the school district shall be used to
determine the total State Aid allocation for the distr ict in which
the charter school is located. A charter school shall receive from
the sponsoring school district, the State Aid allocation, federal
funds to which it is eligible and qualifies for and any other state-
appropriated revenue generated by its stu dents for the applicable
year, less up to. Not more than three percent (3%) of the State Aid
allocation, which may be retained charged by the school district
sponsor as a fee for administrative services rendered . For charter
schools sponsored by the boar d of education of a technology center
school district, a higher education institution, the State Board of
Education, or a federally recognized Indian tribe and for statewide
virtual charter schools sponsored by the Statewide Virtual Charter
School Board, the State Aid allocation for the charter school shall
be distributed by the State Board of Education and not more than
three percent (3%) of the State Aid allocation may be charged by the
sponsor as a fee for administrative services rendered. The State
Board of Education shall determine the policy and procedure for
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making payments to a charter school. The fee for administrative
services as authorized i n this subsection shall only be assessed on
the State Aid allocation amount and shall not be assessed on a ny
other appropriated amounts. A sponsor of a charter sc hool shall not
retain charge any additional State Aid allocation or charge the
charter school any additional fee above the amounts allowed by this
subsection unless the additional fees are for additi onal services
rendered. The charter school sponsor shall provide to the State
Department of Education financial records documenting any state
funds retained charged by the sponsor for administrative services
rendered for the previous year.
B. 1. The weighted average daily membership for the first year
of operation of a charter school shall be determined initially by
multiplying the actual enrollment of students as of August 1 by
1.333. The charter school shall receive revenue equal to that which
would be generated by the estimated weighted average daily
membership calculated pursuant to this paragraph. At midyear, the
allocation for the charter scho ol shall be adjusted using the first
quarter weighted average daily membership for the charter school
calculated pursuant to subsection A of this section.
2. For the purpose of calculating weighted average da ily
membership pursuant to Section 18 -201.1 of this title and State Aid
pursuant to Section 18 -200.1 of this title, the weighted average
daily membership for the first year of operation of a full-time
statewide virtual charter school sponsored by the State wide Virtual
Charter School Board shall be determined by multiplying the actual
enrollment of students as of August 1 by 1.333. The full -time
virtual charter school shall receive revenue equal to that whi ch
would be generated by the estimated weighte d average daily
membership calculated pursuant to this paragr aph. At midyear, the
allocation for the full-time statewide virtual charter school shall
be adjusted using the first quarter weighted average daily
membership for the virtual charter school calculate d pursuant to
subsection A of this section.
C. A charter school shall Except as explicitly author ized by
state law, a charter school shall not be eligib le to receive state-
dedicated, local or county revenue ; provided, a charter school may
be eligible to receive any other aid, grants or revenues allowed to
other schools. A charter school sponsored by the board of education
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of a technology center school di strict, a higher education
institution, the State Boar d of Education, or a federally recognized
Indian tribe shall be considered a local education agency for
purposes of funding. A charter school spon sored by a board of
education of a school district shal l be considered a local education
agency for purposes of federal funding.
D. A charter school, in addi tion to the money received from the
state, may receive money from any other source. Any unexpended
funds received by a charter school may be reserved and used for
future purposes. The governing body of a charter school shall not
levy taxes or issue bonds . If otherwise allowed by law, the
governing body of a charter sc hool may enter into private cont racts
for the purposes of borrowing money from lenders. If the governing
body of the charter school borrows money, the charter school shall
be solely responsible for repaying the debt, and the state or the
sponsor shall not in any way be responsible or ob ligated to repay
the debt.
E. Any charter school which chooses to lease property shall be
eligible to receive current government lease rates.
F. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each
charter school shall pa y to the Charter School Closure Reimbursement
Revolving Fund created in subsection G of this section an amount
equal to Five Dollars ($5.0 0) per student based on average daily
membership, as defined by paragraph 2 of Section 18-107 of this
title, during the first nine (9) weeks of the sc hool year. Each
charter school shall complete the paym ent every school year within
thirty (30) days after the first nine (9) weeks of the school year.
If the Charter School Closure Reimbursement Revolving Fund has a
balance of One Million Dollars ($1,000 ,000.00) or more on July 1, no
payment shall be require d the following school year.
G. There is hereby c reated in the State Treasury a revolving
fund for the State Department of Education to be designated the
“Charter School Closure Reimbursement Revolvin g Fund”. The fund
shall be a continuing fund, not subj ect to fiscal year limitations,
and shall consist of all monies received by the State Department of
Education from charter schools as provided in subsection F of this
section. All monies accruing to t he credit of said fund are hereby
appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State
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Department of Education for the purpose of reimbursing charter
school sponsors for costs incurred due to the closure of a charter
school. Expenditures from said f und shall be made upon warrants
issued by the State Tre asurer against claims filed as prescribed by
law with the Director of the Office of Management and Ente rprise
Services for approval and payment. The State Department of
Education may promulgate rules regarding sponsor eligibility for
reimbursement.
SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2011, Section 10-103.1, is
amended to read as follows :
Section 10-103.1. A. The school population, scholastic
population, scholastic enumeration, and enumeration of a district
shall be the legal average d aily attendance. The legal average
daily attendance shall be the average number of pupils present in a
school district during a year or other specified period of time.
The State Board of Education sha ll determine the legal average daily
attendance for each school district by dividing the aggregate day s
of pupils present in each school district by the numb er of days
taught in each school district.
B. The legal average d aily attendance for purposes of t he
distributions contained in subsection (b) of Sectio n 9 of Article X
of the Oklahoma Constitution, Section 1004 of Title 68 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, Secti on 1104 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes
and Sections 10-104 and 615 of this title shall not in clude the
average daily attendance for students enroll ed in a charter school.
SECTION 9. It being immediately necessary for the preservati on
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason where of this act shall take effect and
be in full force fro m and after its passage and approval.
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Passed the Senate the 20th day of May, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 24th day of May, 2021.
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'clo ck _______ 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: _______________________________ __