An act relating to schools, the official text

1                       STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2   2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

3 HOUSE BILL 3014               By: Rosecrants

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6                       AS INTRODUCED

7   An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,

    Section 3-101, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 182,

8   O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 3-101),

    which relates to State Board of Education members;

9   removing State Superintendent of Public Instruction

    as chair of the Board; eliminating reference to past

10  appointments; requiring Board members to annually

    appoint a chair and vice-chair; providing

11  limitations; requiring the chair or vice-chair to

    preside at Board meetings; prohibiting State

12  Superintendent of Public Instruction from serving as

    the chair or vice-chair of the Board; and providing

13  an effective date.

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16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

17  SECTION 1.      AMENDATORY  70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-101, as

18 amended by Section 1, Chapter 182, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025,

19 Section 3-101), is amended to read as follows:

20  Section 3-101. A. The State Board of Education shall consist

21 of seven (7) members. The State Superintendent of Public

22 Instruction shall be a member and the chairperson of the Board. The

23 remaining six members shall be appointed by the Governor by and with

24 the advice and consent of the Senate. Except as otherwise provided

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1 for in subsection B of this section, upon assuming office each

2 Governor shall appoint one member from each congressional district

3 and one member from the state at large. Each appointment shall be

4 made to take effect on April 2. The term of each appointed member

5 shall be four (4) years. Appointed members shall serve until a

6 successor is appointed. Appointed members shall serve at the

7 pleasure of the Governor. Upon the occurrence of a vacancy the same

8 shall be filled by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the

9 Senate at the next session of the Legislature. The appointment to

10 fill a vacancy shall be made for the unexpired term.

11  B. On the effective date of this act, all appointed positions

12 of the current State Board of Education shall be deemed vacant and

13 the terms of persons serving on the Board shall be deemed

14 terminated. The Governor shall make initial appointments pursuant

15 to the provisions of this subsection within thirty (30) days of the

16 effective date of this act, with one member appointed from each

17 congressional district and one member appointed from the state at

18 large. The appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the

19 Senate at the next session of the Legislature. The terms for

20 members appointed pursuant to this subsection shall terminate on

21 April 2, 2015. Thereafter, members shall be appointed as provided

22 for in subsection A of this section The Board shall annually elect

23 from among its members a chair and a vice-chair. No member shall

24 serve more than two consecutive terms as chair. The chair shall

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1 preside at all meetings of the Board and shall exercise such powers

2 and duties as may be prescribed by the Board. In the absence of the

3 chair, the vice-chair shall preside. The State Superintendent shall

4 continue to have control and duties as set forth in Section 3-107.1

5 of this title, but shall not serve as chair or vice-chair of the

6 Board.

7  C. No person shall be eligible to be appointed to serve on the

8 Board unless the person has been awarded a high school diploma or

9 certificate of high school equivalency. No person shall be

10 appointed to serve on the Board if the person serves on a board of

11 education of a school district which is supervised by the Board

12 pursuant to Section 3-104 of this title. Any member appointed to

13 the Board shall complete the workshop requirements of a new school

14 board member pursuant to Section 5-110 of this title within thirteen

15 (13) months following or preceding the appointment of the member.

16 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the State

17 Department of Education shall not charge any member of the State

18 Board of Education a fee for any workshop provided by the Department

19 for board members pursuant to Section 5-110 of this title and shall

20 not pay a fee to any organization or institution of higher education

21 on behalf of a member of the State Board of Education, or reimburse

22 any member of the Board for a fee paid to any organization or

23 institution of higher education, for attendance at a workshop or

24 courses to satisfy the requirements of Section 5-110 of this title.

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1   D. Members of the Board shall receive necessary traveling

2 expenses while in the performance of their duties in accordance with

3 the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

4   SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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