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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 63 By: Goodwin
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7 AS INTRODUCED
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8 An Act relating to school district boards of
8 education; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-118,
9 which relates to board of education meetings;
9 increasing stipend amount for certain board of
10 education members; updating statutory language;
10 updating statutory reference; and providing an
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-118, is
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16 amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 5-118. Regular meetings of the board of education of
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18 each school district shall be held upon the first Monday of each
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19 month, or upon such day as may be fixed by the board. Special
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20 meetings may be held from time to time as circumstances may demand.
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21 All meetings of the boards of education shall be public
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22 meetings, and in all such meetings the vote of each member must
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23 shall be publicly cast and recorded. Executive sessions will shall
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1 hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining, or
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2 resignations of any or all of the employees or volunteers of the
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3 school district, and for the purpose of discussing negotiations
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4 concerning employees and representatives of employee groups, and for
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5 the purpose of hearing evidence and discussing the expulsion or
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6 suspension of a student or students only when requested by the
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7 student involved or his or her parent, attorney, or legal guardian;
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8 provided, however, that any vote or action thereon must shall be
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9 taken in a public meeting with the vote of each member publicly cast
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10 and recorded. It is required that the The board of education shall
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11 provide notice to the student, his or her parent, attorney, or legal
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12 guardian that said the student is entitled to an executive session
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13 regarding the discussion of his or her expulsion or suspension of
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14 said student.
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15 Any action taken in violation of the provisions of this act
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16 Section 5-101 et seq. of this title shall be invalid.
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17 Each member of the board of education of a school district with
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18 an average daily attendance exceeding fifteen thousand (15,000) or a
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19 school district where boundaries encompass a total population
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20 exceeding one hundred thousand (100,000) persons according to the
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21 last preceding Federal Decennial Census may be paid from the
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22 district's general fund a stipend of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)
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23 One Hundred Ninety Dollars ($190.00) for each regular, special, or
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1 adjourned meeting of the board of education that he or she attends,
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3 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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