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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 1890 By: Murdock
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to school activities; creating the
7 Oklahoma Athletics and Activities Commission;
8 providing for appointment of members; requiring
8 initial appointments to be made by certain date;
9 providing for terms of members; requiring
9 organizational meeting to be held by certain date;
10 providing for election of chair and vice chair;
10 providing term limit for chair; allowing members to
11 be removed for cause; providing for filling of
11 vacancies; prohibiting members of the Legislature
12 from being appointed while serving and for certain
12 time period thereafter; providing frequency of
13 meetings; allowing special meetings to be called;
13 providing for quorum; providing for travel
14 reimbursement; subjecting the Commission to certain
14 acts; directing the State Department of Education to
15 provide office space; providing duties of the
15 Commission; directing the Commission to supervise and
16 organize certain activities beginning in certain
16 school year; repealing 70 O.S. 2021, Section 8-103.2,
17 which relates to participation in certain
17 competitions after certain transfer; providing for
18 codification; providing an effective date; and
18 declaring an emergency.
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21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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22 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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23 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 27-500 of Title 70, unless there
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1 A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Athletics and
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2 Activities Commission to provide supervision, coordination, and
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3 regulation for secondary school activities in this state.
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4 B. The Commission shall be comprised of:
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5 1. Three public school district administrators or athletic
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6 directors employed by districts with an average daily membership
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7 (ADM) of one thousand five hundred (1,500) students or more,
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8 appointed by the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate,
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9 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
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10 2. Three public school district administrators or athletic
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11 directors employed by districts with an ADM of less than one
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12 thousand five hundred (1,500) students, appointed by the Governor,
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13 the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
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14 House of Representatives;
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15 3. Three parents or legal guardians of students enrolled in
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16 public school districts with an ADM of seven hundred fifty (750)
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17 students or more, appointed by the Governor, the President Pro
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18 Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
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19 Representatives;
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20 4. Three parents or legal guardians of students enrolled in
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21 public school districts with an ADM of less than seven hundred fifty
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22 (750) students, appointed by the Governor, the President Pro Tempore
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23 of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
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1 5. Three parents or legal guardians of students enrolled in
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2 private schools in this state with an enrollment of three hundred
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3 (300) students or more, appointed by the Governor, the President Pro
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4 Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
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5 Representatives;
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6 6. Three parents or legal guardians of students enrolled in
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7 private schools in this state with an enrollment of fewer than three
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8 hundred (300) students, appointed by the Governor, the President Pro
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9 Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
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10 Representatives; and
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11 7. The Superintendent of Public Instruction or his or her
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12 designee.
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13 C. 1. Initial appointments shall be made by August 1, 2026.
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14 The Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the
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15 Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each appoint one
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16 member for three (3) years, one member for four (4) years, and one
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17 member for five (5) years. Members shall serve until a successor is
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18 appointed.
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19 2. The Commission shall have an organizational meeting by
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20 September 1, 2026, during which members shall elect from its
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21 membership a chair and vice chair. The Commission shall elect from
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22 its membership a chair and vice chair by November 30 every two (2)
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23 years thereafter. No member shall serve more than two consecutive
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24 terms as chair.
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1 3. Members may be removed from the Commission by the appointing
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2 authority for cause. Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing
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3 authority for the unexpired term.
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4 D. No member of the Senate or the House of Representatives may
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5 be appointed to the Commission while serving as a member of the
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6 Legislature or for two (2) years following the expiration of the
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7 term of office.
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8 E. The Commission shall meet once each month. Special meetings
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9 may be called by the chair or by a majority of the members of the
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10 Commission. Ten members of the Commission shall constitute a
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11 quorum. No business may be transacted at any meeting unless a
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12 quorum is present in person or through teleconferencing, and every
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13 act of the Commission shall be approved by a majority of the
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14 membership of the Commission. Each member of the Commission shall
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15 receive necessary traveling expenses while in the performance of
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16 duties as a member pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
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17 F. The Commission shall be subject to the Oklahoma Open Meeting
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18 Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
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19 G. The State Department of Education shall provide office space
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20 for the operation of the Commission.
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21 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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22 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 27-501 of Title 70, unless there
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1 A. The Oklahoma Athletics and Activities Commission created
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2 pursuant to Section 1 of this act shall have supervision of the
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3 secondary school activities in this state. Subject to limitations
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4 otherwise provided by law, the Commission shall:
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5 1. Promulgate rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedures
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6 Act for the operation, supervision, and regulation of secondary
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7 school activities. The rules shall, at a minimum, address
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8 eligibility for student participation, usage of athletic facilities,
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9 student recruitment, a code of conduct, and disciplinary procedures
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10 for violations of the code of conduct;
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11 2. Hire and fix the compensation and duties of an Executive
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12 Director and other personnel required to carry out the duties of the
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13 Commission;
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14 3. Have the authority to enter into agreements with private
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15 schools for their inclusion in secondary school activities
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16 coordinated by the Commission;
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17 4. Have the authority to cooperate with and enter into
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18 agreements with national athletic associations as may be necessary
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19 to promote, organize, or regulate secondary school activities;
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20 5. Develop a plan to operate, supervise, and regulate secondary
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21 school activities for all public and private schools in this state.
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22 The plan shall be electronically submitted to the Governor, the
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23 President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
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24 Representatives by January 30, 2027;
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1 6. Purchase or acquire equipment, materials, supplies, and
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2 other property, real or personal, as may be necessary for the
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3 operation of the Commission;
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4 7. Enter into agreements and contracts as necessary with the
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5 State Department of Education, boards of education of public school
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6 districts, and governing boards of private schools;
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7 8. Set fees for public and private school membership and
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8 activity participation; and
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9 9. Enter into cooperative agreements with one or more other
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10 states for the coordination and administration of programs,
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11 services, activities, and competitions.
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12 B. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, the Oklahoma
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13 Athletics and Activities Commission created pursuant to Section 1 of
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14 this act shall supervise and organize all secondary school
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15 activities for public and private schools that enter into agreements
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16 with the Commission including, but not limited to, categorization of
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17 schools, scheduling of all regular season secondary school activity
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18 competitions, scheduling of all post-season competitions, hiring and
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19 training secondary school activity officials, and athletic facility
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20 usage.
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21 SECTION 3. REPEALER 70 O.S. 2021, Section 8-103.2, is
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23 SECTION 4. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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1 SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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2 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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3 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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