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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1236 By: Bullard
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to education; creating the
7 Administrative Report Consolidation Act; providing
8 short title; creating the Administrative Report
8 Consolidation Board to evaluate, consolidate, and
9 make recommendations regarding certain reporting
9 requirements; providing for membership of Board;
10 requiring initial appointments to be made in certain
10 time period; providing terms of members; providing
11 for filling of vacancies; providing for election of
11 chair and vice chair; requiring organizational
12 meeting to be held by certain date; providing for
12 frequency of meetings; allowing participation via
13 videoconference; providing for quorum; prohibiting
13 Board members from receiving certain compensation or
14 reimbursement; allowing the Board to contract with
14 certain entity; providing staff support for Board;
15 requiring electronic submission of certain report by
15 certain date; providing for contents of report;
16 allowing submission of additional reports; providing
16 for codification; providing an effective date; and
17 declaring an emergency.
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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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21 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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22 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-127 of Title 70, unless there
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1 A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
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2 "Administrative Report Consolidation Act".
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3 B. There is hereby created the Administrative Report
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4 Consolidation Board to evaluate administrative reporting
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5 requirements for public school districts and technology center
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6 school districts in this state to eliminate duplicative or outdated
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7 reporting requirements, consolidate reports where necessary, make
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8 legislative recommendations regarding statutory reporting
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9 requirements, and create an action plan for continual review of
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10 reporting requirements. The Board shall consist of:
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11 1. Four members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the
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12 Senate from a list submitted by members of the Senate consisting of:
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13 a. two school district superintendents who have been
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14 employed as superintendents for at least five (5)
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15 years and who are employed by school districts located
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16 in counties with a population of four hundred thousand
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17 (400,000) persons or more according to the last
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18 preceding Federal Decennial Census,
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19 b. a school district superintendent who has been employed
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20 as a superintendent for at least five (5) years and
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21 who is employed by a school district located in a
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22 county with a population of two hundred fifty thousand
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23 (250,000) persons or more but fewer than four hundred
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1 thousand (400,000) persons according to the last
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2 preceding Federal Decennial Census, and
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3 c. a technology center school district superintendent who
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4 has been employed as a superintendent for at least
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5 five (5) years and who is employed by a technology
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6 center school district located in a county with a
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7 population of four hundred thousand (400,000) persons
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8 or more according to the last preceding Federal
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9 Decennial Census;
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10 2. Four members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
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11 Representatives from a list submitted by members of the House of
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12 Representatives consisting of:
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13 a. two school district superintendents who have been
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14 employed as superintendents for at least five (5)
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15 years and who are employed by school districts located
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16 in counties with a population of four hundred thousand
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17 (400,000) persons or more according to the last
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18 preceding Federal Decennial Census,
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19 b. a school district superintendent who has been employed
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20 as a superintendent for at least five (5) years and
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21 who is employed by a school district located in a
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22 county with a population of two hundred fifty thousand
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23 (250,000) persons or more but fewer than four hundred
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1 thousand (400,000) persons according to the last
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2 preceding Federal Decennial Census, and
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3 c. a technology center school district superintendent who
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4 has been employed as a superintendent for at least
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5 five (5) years and who is employed by a technology
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6 center school district located in a county with a
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7 population of fewer than four hundred thousand
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8 (400,000) persons according to the last preceding
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9 Federal Decennial Census; and
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10 3. Three members appointed by the Governor consisting of:
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11 a. a school district superintendent who has been employed
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12 as a superintendent for at least five (5) years and
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13 who is employed by a school district located in a
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14 county with a population of two hundred fifty thousand
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15 (250,000) persons or more but fewer than four hundred
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16 thousand (400,000) persons according to the last
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17 preceding Federal Decennial Census, and
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18 b. two school district superintendents who have been
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19 employed as superintendents for at least five (5)
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20 years and who are employed by school districts located
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21 in counties with a population of fewer than two
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23 the last preceding Federal Decennial Census.
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1 C. Initial appointments to the Administrative Report
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2 Consolidation Board shall be made within thirty (30) days after the
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3 effective date of this act. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate
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4 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each appoint
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5 one member for one (1) year, one member for two (2) years, and two
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6 members for three (3) years. The Governor shall appoint one member
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7 for one (1) year, one member for two (2) years, and one member for
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8 three (3) years. Members shall serve until their successors are
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9 duly appointed for a term of three (3) years. Vacancies shall be
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10 filled by the appointing authority. The Board shall annually by
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11 August 30 elect from its membership a chair and vice chair.
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12 D. The Board shall conduct an organizational meeting not later
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13 than August 1, 2026. The Board shall meet at least annually, or as
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14 often as may be required to perform the duties imposed upon it.
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15 Board members may participate via videoconference if they are
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16 visible and audible to each other through a video monitor.
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17 E. A quorum of the Board shall be required to approve any final
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18 action of the Board. For the purposes of this section, six members
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20 F. Members of the Board shall receive no compensation or travel
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21 reimbursement.
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22 G. The Board may contract with an independent entity to assist
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1 H. The State Department of Education and the Oklahoma
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2 Department of Career and Technology Education shall provide staff
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3 and administrative support for the Board.
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4 I. The Board shall electronically submit a report of its
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5 findings and recommendations by August 1, 2027, to the Governor, the
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6 President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
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7 Representatives, the State Department of Education, and the Oklahoma
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8 Department of Career and Technology Education. The report shall
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9 include a recommendation to consolidate all required annual reports
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10 to not more than ten (10) each for public school districts and
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11 technology center school districts. The Board may electronically
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12 submit additional reports of its findings and recommendations by
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13 August 1, 2028, and each August 1 thereafter.
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14 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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15 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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16 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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17 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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18 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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