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|BILL NO. 2678 By: Baker, McBride and West |
2| (Tammy) of the House |
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4| Murdock of the Senate |
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7| An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, |
| Section 3-101, which relates to the State Board of |
8| Education; prohibiting appointment of person who |
| serves on a board of education of a school district |
9| supervised by the Board; and providing an effective |
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13|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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14| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-101, is |
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15|amended to read as follows: |
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16| Section 3-101. A. The State Board of Education shall consist |
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17|of seven (7) members. The State Superintendent of Public |
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18|Instruction shall be a member and the chairperson of the Board. The |
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19|remaining six members shall be appointed by the Governor by and with |
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20|the advice and consent of the Senate. Except as otherwise provided |
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21|for in subsection B of this section, upon assuming office each |
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22|Governor shall appoint one member from each congressional district |
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23|and one member from the state at large. Each appointment shall be |
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24|made to take effect on April 2. The term of each appointed member |
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1|shall be four (4) years. Appointed members shall serve until a |
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2|successor is appointed. Appointed members shall serve at the |
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3|pleasure of the Governor. Upon the occurrence of a vacancy the same |
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4|shall be filled by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the |
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5|Senate at the next session of the Legislature. The appointment to |
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6|fill a vacancy shall be made for the unexpired term. |
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7| B. On the effective date of this act, all appointed positions |
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8|of the current State Board of Education shall be deemed vacant and |
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9|the terms of persons serving on the Board shall be deemed |
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10|terminated. The Governor shall make initial appointments pursuant |
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11|to the provisions of this subsection within thirty (30) days of the |
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12|effective date of this act, with one member appointed from each |
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13|congressional district and one member appointed from the state at |
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14|large. The appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the |
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15|Senate at the next session of the Legislature. The terms for |
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16|members appointed pursuant to this subsection shall terminate on |
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17|April 2, 2015. Thereafter, members shall be appointed as provided |
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18|for in subsection A of this section. |
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19| C. No person shall be eligible to be appointed to serve on the |
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20|State Board unless the person has been awarded a high school diploma |
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21|or certificate of high school equivalency. No person shall be |
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22|appointed to serve on the Board if the person serves on a board of |
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23|education of a school district which is supervised by the Board |
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24|pursuant to Section 3-104 of this title. Any member appointed to |
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1|the State Board shall complete the workshop requirements of a new |
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2|school board member pursuant to Section 5-110 of this title within |
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3|thirteen (13) months following or preceding the appointment of the |
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4|member. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the |
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5|State Department of Education shall not charge any member of the |
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6|State Board of Education a fee for any workshop provided by the |
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7|Department for board members pursuant to Section 5-110 of this title |
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8|and shall not pay a fee to any organization or institution of higher |
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9|education on behalf of a member of the State Board of Education, or |
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10|reimburse any member of the Board for a fee paid to any organization |
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11|or institution of higher education, for attendance at a workshop or |
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12|courses to satisfy the requirements of Section 5-110 of this title. |
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13| D. Members of the Board shall receive necessary traveling |
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14|expenses while in the performance of their duties in accordance with |
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15|the State Travel Reimbursement Act. |
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16| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. |
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17| Passed the House of Representatives the 7th day of March, 2023. |
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| Presiding Officer of the House |
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22| Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2023. |
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