The Oklahoma Legislature reconvened on February 1, 2010.
Bill Research Report06-15-2010 - 09:36:15
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HB 1960 (1)
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Benge |
Creates the New Hope Scholarship Act; tax credit equal to 50% of total amount of contributions to eligible scholarship-granting organizations. |
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2-26-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 2274 (1)
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Thomsen
Anderson
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Amends the building fund for technology center school districts to allow for repairing and maintaining computer systems and telecommunications equipment; EMERGENCY. |
| Last Action: |
6- 7-10 G Signed by the Governor
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HB 2299 (1)
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Banz
Ford
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School districts cannot hire licensed teachers on a temporary contract for more than four semesters; EMERGENCY. |
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4- 5-10 G Signed by the Governor
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HB 2354 (1)
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Miller
Johnson, Mike
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Makes an appropriation to the State Board of Education. |
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6- 2-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 2575 (1)
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DeWitt
Myers
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Amends the rules regarding the OK Cost Accounting System. The Dept. of Education will notify districts of changes for the following fiscal year and districts may provide input; EMERGENCY. |
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5-18-10 H The override fails; 64-35
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HB 2582 (1)
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Thomsen
Stanislawski
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Insurance plans must be purchased by April 1 of the plan year beginning after January 1, 2011. |
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4- 2-10 S Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 2584 (1)
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Thomsen
Bingman
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Creates the OK School Testing Program Review Task Force. The task force is directed to conduct a review of the current student testing system; EMERGENCY. |
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6- 2-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 2627 (1)
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Jones |
Changes statutory reference numbers in the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act. |
| Last Action: |
2-26-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 2753 (1)
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Denney
Coffee
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Eliminates restriction that only three charter schools can be constructed in any one year; expands areas where charter schools may reside; allows for enrollment preference. |
| Last Action: |
5-28-10 G Signed by the Governor
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HB 2754 (1)
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Fields |
Gives the State Board of Education the power to exempt any or all school districts from any education-related statutory requirement it deems necessary when that district is experiencing a financial crisis; EMERGENCY. |
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2-26-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 2758 (1)
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Fields |
The State Board of Education would create an Extended School Year Pilot Program; EMERGENCY. |
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2-26-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 2836 (1)
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Sears
Ford
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Creates a teacher performance pay grant; EMERGENCY. |
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6- 2-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 2840 (1)
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Sears |
Specifies sections that pertain to the "Teacher Due Process Act of 1990". |
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2-26-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 2841 (1)
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Sears |
Specifies Board of Education conducts inventory of all coursework "in the state". |
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3-31-10 H Meeting set for 10:30 a.m., Room 419C, State Capitol, Senate Appropriations
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HB 2854 (1)
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Inman
Laster
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Extends the number of days a single substitute teacher may be employed in a single year from seventy days to ninety days. |
| Last Action: |
4-14-10 G Signed by the Governor
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HB 2874 (1)
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Dank |
Creates the "New Hope Scholarship Act" which designates a tax credit for donations to scholarship-granting organizations equal to half the donated amount, and founds the New Hope Scholarship Act Fund within the OK Tax Commission. |
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2-26-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 2927 (1)
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Coody
Ford
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Authorizes Board of Education to grant emergency exemptions from statutory requirements; exempts school districts from class size limitation penalties; EMERGENCY. |
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6- 2-10 S Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 2928 (1)
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Coody
Ford
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Allows teachers to adjust their professional development requirements for FY-2011 and FY-2012; amends bond language to allow any maintenance agreement; EMERGENCY. |
| Last Action: |
6-11-10 G Signed by the Governor
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HB 2944 (1)
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Jordan
Crain
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Provides a reimbursement of up to $100 for school districts who are forced to hire a substitute teacher as a result of the full-time teacher being called in for jury duty or subpoenaed as a witness. |
| Last Action: |
6- 7-10 G Signed by the Governor
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HB 2947 (1)
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Denney |
Clarifies minor language pertaining to the Oklahoma School Code. |
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2-26-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 2956 (1)
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Wright, Harold
Jolley
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Requires children be excluded from any and all advertising related to the lottery; EMERGENCY. |
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4- 2-10 S Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 3027 (1)
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Benge |
Amends minor language in regards to the citation of the definition of a school district. |
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2-26-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 3029 (1)
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Benge
Halligan
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Accreditation shall not be withdrawn or financial penalties assessed against schools for failing to meet certain requirements; school boards may elect to not offer professional development; schools may defer book purchases; EMERGENCY. |
| Last Action: |
6-11-10 G Signed by the Governor
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HB 3030 (1)
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Benge
Newberry
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Extends application of the Teacher Due Process Act of 1990 to include those in positions funded by educational service contracts with a state agency or private entity; EMERGENCY. |
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3-12-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 3095 (1)
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Cannaday |
Amends language regarding schools to allow for students to show mastery of subjects by earning concurrent college credit while in high school. |
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2-26-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 3129 (1)
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Dorman |
Mandates schools to exclude the extracurricular programs of FFA and 4-H activities from the ten-day absence requirement. |
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2-26-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 3159 (1)
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Osborn |
Creates the Public School District Financial Transparency Act to require school districts to disclose financial activities on the district's website; EMERGENCY |
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2-26-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 3170 (1)
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Hickman
Marlatt
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Provides restrictions for reimbursement of excess cost funding for out-of-state residential placements for students with special needs; EMERGENCY. |
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6- 2-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 3185 (1)
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Hickman |
Creates a School District Empowerment Program that shall develop methods by which school districts and their school board members may better make decisions individually suited to their respective districts. |
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2-26-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 3254 (1)
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Blackwell |
Authorizes schools to deregulate as necessary, exempting the school district from certain educational-related statutory regulations; EMERGENCY. |
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2-26-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 3307 (1)
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Kern |
Modifies the month in which school elections will be held. Changes the month from February to November. |
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3-12-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 3384 (1)
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Terrill
Sykes
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Creates the "Quality of Education Assessment for OK Citizens Act of 2010". Requires all public elementary and secondary schools to determine the citizenship/English proficiency of students, and prepare a report to the State Dept. of Education. |
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4- 2-10 S Dead pursuant to the rules
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HB 3393 (1)
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Nelson
Anderson
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Creates a scholarship for students with disabilities; establishes guidelines; allows for enrollment in private school; EMERGENCY. |
| Last Action: |
6- 8-10 G Signed by the Governor
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SB 749 (1)
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Jolley
Cooksey
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Modifies definition of "equipment" related to the issuance of bonds for equipment purchases by Oklahoma school districts. |
| Last Action: |
2- 5-10 G Signed by the Governor
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SB 1331 (1)
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Paddack
Coody
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Creates deadline for districts to report the percent of students enrolled in college preparatory work and core curriculum. If 15% of students are enrolled in core curriculum, schools must submit plan to reduce percentage; EMERGENCY. |
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6- 2-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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SB 1333 (1)
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Ford
Denney
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Permits students in grades 9-12 to meet state curriculum and college admission reqs by attending certified technical/academic courses as offered by technology centers selected by the OK Dept of Career and Technology Education; EMERGENCY. |
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4- 8-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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SB 1338 (1)
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Ivester
Russ
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Allows independent school districts to offer an elective course in the academic and secular study of Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament that is to neither promote nor disparage any religion. |
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4-22-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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SB 1374 (1)
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Crain |
Requires school districts to pay the cost of remedial classes at the college level for their past students if those students passed college preparatory classes at that school with a B or above. |
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2-19-10 S Dead pursuant to the rules
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SB 1607 (1)
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Brown, Bill |
Requires that all state public schools begin on any day after Labor Day. |
| Last Action: |
2-19-10 S Dead pursuant to the rules
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SB 1609 (1)
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Halligan
Denney
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States that certain members of the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development Board may send representatives to meetings with full/restricted voting privileges; EMERGENCY. |
| Last Action: |
4-20-10 G Signed by the Governor
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SB 1610 (1)
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Halligan
Coody
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Increases the number of required math courses from three to four units for ninth graders entering on or after the 2010-2011 school year. |
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4-28-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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SB 1633 (1)
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Brogdon
Blackwell
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Creates the "School District Transparency Act." Would require the State Department of Education to make a database of school district expenditures available on its website. |
| Last Action: |
6- 7-10 G Signed by the Governor
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SB 1725 (1)
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Garrison |
Requires school districts to ensure that when corporal punishment is administered to females in third grade or higher; that the punishment be administered and observed by someone of the same gender; EMERGENCY. |
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2-19-10 S Dead pursuant to the rules
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SB 1784 (1)
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Stanislawski
Wright, John
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Authorizes school districts to expend textbook allocations for instructional expenses; allows district board of education and local bargaining unit to reduce teacher and administrator compensation; EMERGENCY. |
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6- 2-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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SB 1852 (1)
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Sweeden |
Stipulates that for all public schools in the state, the first week of the school year shall begin during the last full week in August. |
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2-19-10 S Dead pursuant to the rules
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SB 1859 (1)
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Ford
Sears
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Strikes language that the superintendent must specify the statutory ground for any recommendation to dismiss a school teacher; EMERGENCY. |
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3-12-10 S Dead pursuant to the rules
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SB 1862 (1)
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Coffee
Benge
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Amends the Charter Schools Act to allow schools on the school improvement list to apply for charter status and operate as a charter school. Expands the definitions of where charter schools may be located. |
| Last Action: |
5-28-10 G Signed by the Governor
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SB 1922 (1)
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Newberry
Denney
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Creates the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act. Makes tax credits for donations to scholarship-granting organizations. |
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3-12-10 S Dead pursuant to the rules
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SB 1932 (1)
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Sparks
Martin, Scott
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Includes ballots for school offices in regulating the structure and appearance of candidate names. |
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6- 2-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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SB 2034 (1)
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Coffee
Sullivan
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Changes the authority regarding OK Public School Audit Law from the State Board of Education to the State Auditor and Inspector. Adds additional criteria for accountant to finish 8 hours of continuing education; EMERGENCY. |
| Last Action: |
6-11-10 G Signed by the Governor
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SB 2064 (1)
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Gumm
Terrill
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Extends the area of a zone of safety around schools and child care facilities. Places additional requirements upon persons convicted of an offense and/or are required to register to the Sex Offenders Registration Act. |
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4-20-10 G Signed by the Governor
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SB 2129 (1)
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Stanislawski
Coody
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New law that establishes the Statewide Virtual School Task force. The task force would be responsible for researching the possibility of a statewide virtual school. |
| Last Action: |
5-24-10 G Signed by the Governor
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SB 2139 (1)
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Ford
Coody
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Requires the Board of Education to adopt alternate year growth targets of at least 20%, those schools/districts meeting targets will be commended, those failing will be forced to take measures to rectify their problems; EMERGENCY. |
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6- 2-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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SB 2189 (1)
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Sweeden |
Prohibits public schools from paying membership fees to organizations in which the schools compete, unless the organization classifies private schools as one level higher than average daily membership level; EMERGENCY. |
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2-19-10 S Dead pursuant to the rules
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SB 2199 (1)
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Coffee
Jones
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Local education boards shall request information concerning any felony conviction of prospective employees from the State Board of Education; EMERGENCY. |
| Last Action: |
6- 8-10 G Signed by the Governor
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SB 2213 (1)
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Jolley
Jones
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Seeks approval from the US Dept. of Education to amend the state accountability plan and replace the criterion-referenced tests with a formative assessment system; EMERGENCY. |
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6- 2-10 S Dead pursuant to the rules
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SB 2230 (1)
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Russell
Enns
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Updates language to include technology centers in the list of places one can't carry concealed weapons, with an exception of technology center property designated for the use of vehicles. |
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4-22-10 H Dead pursuant to the rules
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SB 2310 (1)
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Ford |
No person may be employed by a school district if that person is a spouse, child, or parent of an administrator that would be in a supervisory position over the employee; EMERGENCY. |
| Last Action: |
3-12-10 S Dead pursuant to the rules
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SB 2318 (1)
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Jolley
Jones
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Allow certain students to take required tests at a location either in their district of their residence or within 100 miles of the nearest border of said district. |
| Last Action: |
6- 7-10 G Signed by the Governor
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SB 2330 (1)
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Ford
Denney
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Creates the Empowered Schools and School Districts Act to give special authority to designated schools or districts; EMERGENCY. |
| Last Action: |
6- 7-10 G Signed by the Governor
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SJR 57 (1)
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Reynolds, Jim
Dank
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Mandates that the fair cash value of homestead and agricultural property should not increase by more than 1% in a taxable year. Eliminates language regarding dates for original resolution. To be known as Homeowners' Bill of Rights. |
| Last Action: |
6- 2-10 S Dead pursuant to the rules
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SJR 61 (1)
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Coffee
Benge
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Places moratorium on the levy of franchise tax and levy a tax in lieu of ad valorem taxes on intangible personal property of businesses. |
| Last Action: |
6-11-10 G Signed by the Governor
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All |
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Track |
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| Total Bills: |
62 |
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0 |
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