ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 1229 By: Bergstrom
of the Senate
and
Kendrix
and Waldron of the House
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness
Act; amending 10 O.S. 2021, Section 640.1, as amended by Section 1, Chapter
181, O.S.L. 2022 (10 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 640.1), which relates to the
Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Board; extending sunset date;
providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: Extending sunset date
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.
AMENDATORY 10 O.S. 2021,
Section 640.1, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 181, O.S.L. 2022 (10 O.S. Supp.
2023, Section 640.1), is amended to read as follows:
Section 640.1. A. There is hereby re-created until July 1,
2024 July 1, 2029, in accordance with the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the
Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Board. The Board shall promote 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 responsibilities described in the Head Start
Act of 2007 (PL 110-134, Section 642B).
The Board shall consist of representatives from the private and public
sectors as follows:
1.
Fifteen private sector representatives appointed by the Governor to
include:
a. two
parents of children eight (8) years of age or younger, and
b. one
representative of licensed child care providers;
2.
One representative of the licensed child care industry appointed by the
Governor;
3.
One representative of a state association of federally funded early
childhood programs appointed by the Governor; and
4.
To ensure that existing resources are being utilized effectively,
fifteen public sector representatives 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 Commerce,
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 Department of Rehabilitation Services,
j. Executive
Director of the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority,
k. Director
of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education,
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 Sciences, Oklahoma State University, and
o. State
Director of Head Start Collaboration.
B.
Members appointed by the Governor shall serve terms of four (4) years;
provided, of those members initially appointed to the Board, eight members
shall be appointed for two-year terms, beginning September 1, 2003, and seven
members shall be 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 for an initial term to end on August 31, 2009. Appointed members shall 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 shall convene an
organizational meeting 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, and other officers as needed. A majority of the members 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 members 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
2.
Remaining members shall be reimbursed by the Board from any funds
received by the Board for travel expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties in accordance 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 the Oklahoma Statutes.
SECTION 2.
This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
SECTION 3.
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.
Passed the Senate the 5th day of March, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 16th day of April, 2024.
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: _________________________________