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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 1888 By: Murdock
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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 provisions to be included in
9 written policy; establishing legislative review
9 process for rules or amendments to rules adopted by a
10 school athletic association; repealing 70 O.S. 2021,
10 Section 8-103.2, which relates to participation in
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11 providing an effective date; and declaring an
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 27-103, is
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17 amended to read as follows:
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18 Section 27-103. A. A public school or school district shall
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19 not be a member of any school athletic association unless that
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20 association has adopted a written policy that requires the
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22 1. All records of the association to be made accessible
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1 2. All meetings of the association to be open and conducted in
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2 a manner consistent with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting
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3 Act, including specifically the notice and agenda, voting, and
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4 executive session requirements; and
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5 3. An annual financial audit and a compliance audit of all
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6 funds of the association in accordance with the auditing standards
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7 set forth in the Oklahoma Public School Audit Law. In addition, the
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8 association shall have performance audits conducted of the
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9 operations of the association. A performance audit shall be
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10 conducted no later than December 31, 2014, and by December 31 every
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11 five (5) years thereafter;
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12 4. Submission of rules or amendments to rules governing
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13 interscholastic activities or contests to the Legislature for review
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14 pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of this section; and
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15 5. A student who transfers to a public school or school
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16 district in which the student is not a resident, according to the
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17 provisions of the Education Open Transfer Act, is allowed to
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18 participate in interscholastic activities or contests offered by the
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19 receiving school district upon enrollment.
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20 B. 1. Upon adoption of any rules or amendments to rules
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21 governing interscholastic activities or contests, the school
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22 athletic association shall submit the adopted rules or amendments to
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23 the rules to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or a designee
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1 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives or a designee prior
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2 to the last thirty (30) days of the legislative session.
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3 2. By adoption of a joint resolution, the Legislature shall
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4 approve or disapprove in whole or in part the rules or amendments to
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5 rules, provided that such joint resolution becomes law in accordance
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6 with Section 11 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution. If the
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7 joint resolution is vetoed by the Governor in accordance with
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8 Section 11 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution and the veto
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9 is not overridden, the rules or amendments to rules shall be deemed
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10 approved. If the Legislature fails to adopt a joint resolution
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11 within thirty (30) legislative days following submission of the
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12 rules or amendments to rules, they shall be deemed approved.
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13 3. If the rules or amendments to rules are disapproved in whole
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14 or in part, the school athletic association may adopt new rules or
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15 amendments to rules and submit them for legislative review as
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16 provided for in this subsection. The association shall continue to
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17 implement its current rules in place until the new rules or
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18 amendments to rules have been reviewed by the Legislature and
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19 approved as provided for in this section.
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20 SECTION 2. REPEALER 70 O.S. 2021, Section 8-103.2, is
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22 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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23 SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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