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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 1616 By: Frix
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to school athletic associations;
7 amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 27-103, which relates
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8 written policies; adding requirement that certain
9 hearings be subject to certain act; providing an
9 effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 27-103, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 27-103. A public school or school district shall not be
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16 a member of any school athletic association unless that association
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17 has adopted a written policy that requires the following:
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18 1. All records of the association to be made accessible
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19 consistent with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records Act;
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20 2. All meetings of the association to be open and conducted in
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21 a manner consistent with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting
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22 Act, including specifically the notice and agenda, voting, and
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23 executive session requirements. All hearings of the association
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24 including, but not limited to, hearings for rule violations,
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1 eligibility determinations, and requests for hardship waivers shall
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2 be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; and
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3 3. An annual financial audit and a compliance audit of all
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4 funds of the association in accordance with the auditing standards
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5 set forth in the Oklahoma Public School Audit Law. In addition, the
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6 association shall have performance audits conducted of the
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7 operations of the association. A performance audit shall be
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8 conducted no later than December 31, 2014, and by December 31 every
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9 five (5) years thereafter.
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10 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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11 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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12 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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13 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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14 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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