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Title 70 Legislation - 2011 Legislative Session
Bill Number Authors Short Title Effective Date HB 1002 McDaniel, Randy
MazzeiEliminates the Reserve for Investment Fluctuations and the Membership Annuity Reserve fund for the list of fund into which Teachers' Retirement System assets may be credited.
Last Action: 5-25-11 G Signed by the Governor
8/26/11 HB 1267 Sears
FordRenames the Race to the Top Commission as the Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Commission; removes duties specific to the Race to the Top program; EMERGENCY.
Last Action: 5-9-11 G Signed by the Governor5/9/11 HB 1269 Coody
JolleyRequires teachers of reading for kindergarten through third grade to incorporate the five elements of reading instruction into lesson plans.
Last Action: 4-25-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 HB 1274 Virgin
StanislawskiRemoves date restrictions on teacher certification; allows teachers certified through accredited programs to be certified in special education; EMERGENCY.
Last Action: 4-20-11 G Signed by the Governor4/20/11 HB 1343 Proctor
IvesterRequires Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to grant a tuition waiver to a surviving spouse or child of any person killed in the line of duty; EMERGENCY.
Last Action: 5-20-11 G Signed by the Governor5/20/11 HB 1372 Holland
FieldsModifies expenditure limits for Average Daily Attendance for schools and their district administrative services; EMERGENCY.
Last Action: 4-20-11 G Signed by the Governor4/20/11 HB 1374 Holland
FieldsAuthorizes State Textbook Committee to extend contracts of a two year period with those on the state adopted textbook list; EMERGENCY.
Last Action: 4-13-11 G Signed by the Governor4/13/11 HB 1380 Holland
FordDefinitions pertaining to teacher contracts are modified; law created regarding the Teacher Due Process Act of 1990; an Act is repealed relating to schools.
Last Action: 4-12-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 HB 1418 Casey
JusticeRequires a national criminal record check which must be approved by the Office of Personnel Management and the State Department of Education for any person seeking employment with a school; EMERGENCY.
Last Action: 5-26-11 G Signed by the Governor5/26/11 HB 1421 Casey
HalliganRequires any student receiving an Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program award post the 2011-2012 academic year to maintain satisfactory academic progress as required for eligibility for federal Title IV financial aid programs.
Last Action: 4-21-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 HB 1456 Denney
JolleyA new law to increase the accountability in the school system which would require the State Board of Education to prepare an annual performance/achievement report of every school in the state.
Last Action: 5-4-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 HB 1586 Thomsen
BingmanAdds a student-athlete agreement that authorizes a person to assess and plan the financial situation of a student athlete in relation to a professional-sports-services contract.
Last Action: 5-11-11 G Signed by the Governor11/1/11 HB 1648 Newell
RussellRemoves provision that allows participants of the Oklahoma Teachers' Retirement System who are absent from teaching while serving an officer of an education association to continue participating in the System.
Last Action: 5-9-11 G Signed by the Governor1/1/12 HB 1680 Quinn
BurrageClarifies that school districts shall report the student's performance levels on the end-of-instruction tests.
Last Action: 5-3-11 G Signed by the Governor11/1/11 HB 1744 Nelson
AndersonAllows students with disabilities to potentially attend private state schools on scholarship; exempts the children of military personnel from certain requirements; sets requirements for schools and recipients.
Last Action: 5-26-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 HB 1852 Shumate
Eason-McIntyreProvides taxpayers with an opportunity to donate to the Public School Classroom Support Revolving Fund; The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall include on each tax form the option beginning December 31, 2011; EMERGENCY.
Last Action: 5-25-11 G Signed by the Governor5/25/11 HB 1854 Shumate
StanislawskiRequires the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to adopt a policy for each higher education institution in the state to require equal access for statewide professional associations to students enrolled in the program.
Last Action: 5-20-11 G Signed by the Governor11/1/11 HB 1917 Coody
Stanislawski
Modifies language adding "interventions" to services that schools can provide to students in relation to the Achieving Classroom Excellence Act of 2005.
Last Action: 5-20-11 G Signed by the Governor
Citation: 70:1210.522 , OS . . . . . . . Amend (Filed)
8/26/11 HB 1918 Coody
FordRequires the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to offer teachers mathematics professional development programs.
Last Action: 5-19-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 HB 2004 Dorman
ShorteyQualified disclaimers for death benefits must be in writing and will be irrevocable; interest in death benefits must pass without direction by the disclaiming person to another; benefits come from Public Employees Retirement; EMERGENCY.
Last Action: 5-9-11 G Signed by the Governor5/6/11 HB 2115 Hickman
FordAllows school districts which have entered into mutual contracts with superintendents to use funds to cover the superintendents salary; cannot cover more than 50 percent and cannot be for more than three years; EMERGENCY.
Last Action: 5-25-11 G Signed by the Governor5/25/11 HB 2139 Steele
BingmanGives the State Superintendent control of the Dept. of Education; The State Board of Education will supervise the policies and administration of the public school system.
Last Action: 4-11-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 HB 2178 Sears
MyersModifies payment sources for the Hosptial Residency Revolving Fund; deletes authorization for certain agreements.
Last Action: 5-25-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 SB 2 Ford
CoodyDirects the State Board of Education to adopt high school graduation growth targets; the 2010-2011 school year is identified as the "baseline year" and schools must improve grad. rates by a minimum of 20%/year until they reach 100%.
Last Action: 5-17-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 SB 10 Aldridge
BanzDoes not require county treasurers to complete additional training or continuing education if they also serve as school district treasurers.
Last Action: 5-13-11 G Signed by the Governor11/1/11 SB 12 Anderson
DenneyAllows part-time or temporary technology center employees who teach adults only to forgo a national criminal history check.
Last Action: 4-20-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 SB 59 Justice
OsbornRemoves requirement for full time teachers employed in Oklahoma in the last five years to undergo background check for substitute teaching; EMERGENCY.
Last Action: 4-7-11 G Signed by the Governor4/7/11 SB 131 Jolley
McCulloughAdds the phrase "pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act" to the section of CLEET dealing with the hearing of a peace officer under investigation.
Last Action: 4-4-11 G Signed by the Governor11/1/11 SB 141 Jolley
CoodyEstablishes the percentage of transfer students during the first nine weeks of the school year as the weighted average daily membership of all transfer students to be used in calculating school funding.
Last Action: 5-3-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 SB 157 Jolley
McCulloughRequires re-evaluation of peace officers if there is a break in service greater than five years or CLEET determines he or she may present a danger to himself or herself, the public, or a family or household member.
Last Action: 4-4-11 G Signed by the Governor
11/1/11 SB 252 Fields
HollandRequires on national background check every five years for those seeking employment as a substitute teacher; allows schools to pay for the check; EMERGENCY.
Last Action: 5-17-11 G Signed by the Governor5/17/11 SB 256 Ford
DenneyCharter schools who choose to lease property are eligible to receive current government lease rates.
Last Action: 5-9-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 SB 260 Ford
DenneyDelays from the 2011-2012 school year to the 2013-2014 school year the requirement that public schools districts offer a full six-hour day of kindergarten.
Last Action: 5-25-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 SB 275 Fields
CaseyAllows school districts in interlocal cooperatives to disburse federal grant money among the cooperative with the consent of the school districts.
Last Action: 4-26-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 SB 278 Stanislawski
HickmanAdds technology-based materials to the list of materials that constitute a textbook.
Last Action: 5-26-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 SB 280 Stanislawski
CoodyRemoves weekly telephonic communication between students and teachers and monthly communication between teachers and parents from the list of requirements for online education.
Last Action: 5-26-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 SB 346 Jolley
KernRequires that students not reading at grade 4 level be retained and offered special instruction until the deficiency is remedied; requires parental notification; requires new reporting measures for the district and state boards.
Last Action: 5-4-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 SB 377 Mazzei
McDaniel, RandyDirects the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma to establish an investment committee comprised of five members of the Board of Trustees as designated by the chairman.
Last Action: 5-10-11 G Signed by the Governor11/1/11 SB 408 Paddack
RoanMandates that any person seeking reinstatement of police or peace officer certification shall be required to pay a reinstatement fee of $150.
Last Action: 5-13-11 G Signed by the Governor11/1/11 SB 416 Paddack
TibbsAmends law to authorize the Council on Law Enforcement and Training to approve law enforcement agencies and police departments in accordance with state statute or the Constitution.
Last Action: 4-25-11 G Signed by the Governor11/1/11 SB 435 Bingman
SteeleEach Governor will appoint one State School Board of Education member from each congressional district and one member from the state at-large; terminates the current board members on effective date of bill.
Last Action: 5-24-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 SB 445 Ford
DenneyAdds section 8-104 to the sections of law charter schools are to be in accordance with.
Last Action: 5-9-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 SB 553 Sykes
JordanAmends, merges, consolidates, and repeals multiple statutes; adds online requirements for state agencies; grants authority for the design of official special license plates; EMERGENCY.
Last Action: 3-18-11 G Signed by the Governor3/18/11 SB 567 Anderson
PetersAdds requirements and course training certifications for the Council of Law Enforcement Education and Training for members of law enforcement.
Last Action: 5-13-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 SB 610 Ford
ThomsenChanges the type of income used to determine as student's need for college funding to the parents' federal adjusted income; EMERGENCY.
Last Action: 5-20-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 SB 664 Fields
HollandLowers percentages of funds used for administrative services relating to school administration; allows for a portion of salary to come from non-administrative funds for performing non-administrative services.
Last Action: 5-2-11 G Signed by the Governor8/26/11 SB 891 Mazzei
McDaniel, RandyModifies definition of 'nonfiscal retirement bill'; modifies normal retirement age; modifies vesting requirements for certain members in the Teacher Retirement System.
Last Action: 5-18-11 G Signed by the Governor7/1/12 SB 923 Sykes
JohnsonIncreases maximum prison time for criminal activity related to gangs; requires school employees to report students suspected of participating in gang activities.
Last Action: 5-3-11 G Signed by the Governor11/1/11
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