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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
HOUSE BILL 1054 By: Rosecrants
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to the State Board of Education;
amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3 -101, as amended by
Section 1, Chapter 182, O.S.L. 2 023 (70 O.S. Supp.
2024, Section 3-101), which relates to board member
appointments; changing the appointing authority for
most members; establishing for -cause removal
procedures; eliminating reference to service at the
pleasure of the Governor; modifying vacancy
procedures; vacating current members; directing
initial appointments; providing initial appointment
terms; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3 -101, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 182, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2024,
Section 3-101), is amended to read as follows:
Section 3-101. A. The State Board of Education shall consist
of seven (7) members. The State Superintende nt of Public
Instruction shall be a member and the chairperson of the Board. The
remaining six members shall be appointed by the Governor by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate. Except as otherwise provided
for in subsection B of this section, upon assuming office each
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Governor shall appoint one member from each congressional district
and one member from the state at large Two members shall be
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two
members shall be appointed by the Preside nt Pro tempore of the
Senate, and two members shall be appointed by the Governor . Each
appointment shall be made to take effect on April 2. The term of
each appointed member shall be four (4) years. Appointed members
shall serve until a successor is app ointed. Appointed members shall
serve at the pleasure of the Governor only be removed for cause by
their appointing authority . Upon the occurrence of a vacancy the
same shall be filled by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the
Senate at the next se ssion of the Legislature in the same manner as
the original appointment . The appointment to fill a vacancy shall
be made for the unexpired term.
B. On the effective date of this act, all appointed positions
of the current State Board of Education shall b e deemed vacant and
the terms of persons serving on the Board shall be deemed
terminated. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Governor shall each
make two initial appointments pursuant to the provi sions of this
subsection within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this
act, with one member appointed from each congressional district and
one member appointed from the state at large. The appointments
shall be subject to confirmation by the Senat e at the next session
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of the Legislature. The terms for members appointed pursuant to
this subsection shall terminate on April 2, 2015 2029. Thereafter,
members shall be appointed as provided for in subsection A of this
section.
C. No person shall be el igible to be appointed to serve on the
Board unless the person has been awarded a high school diploma or
certificate of high school equivalency. No person shall be
appointed to serve on the Board if the person serves on a board of
education of a school di strict which is supervised by the Board
pursuant to Section 3 -104 of this title. Any member appointed to
the Board shall complete the workshop requirements of a new school
board member pursuant to Section 5 -110 of this title within thirteen
(13) months following or preceding the appointment of the member.
Notwithstanding any provision of l aw to the contrary, the State
Department of Education shall not charge any member of the State
Board of Education a fee for any workshop provided by the Department
for board members pursuant to Section 5 -110 of this title and shall
not pay a fee to any organization or institution of higher education
on behalf of a member of the State Board of Education, or reimburse
any member of the Board for a fee paid to any organizati on or
institution of higher education, for attendance at a workshop or
courses to satisfy the requirements of Section 5 -110 of this title.
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D. Members of the Board shall receive necessary traveling
expenses while in the performance of their duties in accor dance with
the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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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