STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 54th Legislature (2013)

SENATE BILL 245	By:	Jolley

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board; amending Section 5, Chapter 367, O.S.L. 2012 (70 O.S. Supp. 2012, Section 3-145.3), which relates to powers and duties of the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board; directing certain report to be submitted to the State Department of Education; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     Section 5, Chapter 367, O.S.L. 2012 (70 O.S. Supp. 2012, Section 3-145.3), is amended to read as follows:
Section 3-145.3.  A.  Subject to limitations provided by the State Board of Education and subject to the requirements of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act, the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board shall:
1.  Be the governing body of the statewide virtual charter school;
2.  Provide oversight of the operations of the statewide virtual charter school;
3.  Negotiate and enter into contracts with providers of virtual education to provide academic content and with providers for the management and administration of the statewide virtual charter school;
4.  Establish policies and procedures for student admissions eligibility, student transfers, approval of online courses, and student enrollment;
5.  Submit annually, by November 1 of each year, to the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Representatives and State Department of Education a report on each provider which has entered into a contract with the Board and each provider which has entered into a contract with a local school district to provide full-time virtual instruction to students who do not reside within the school district boundaries, that has detailed data on the performance of students enrolled with the provider through the statewide virtual charter school or school district offering full-time virtual education to students who do not reside within the school district.  The report shall be posted on the State Department of Education website.
B.  The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board shall have authority to issue a diploma to students enrolled in the statewide virtual charter school full-time who have completed the curriculum requirements for graduation as provided in Section 1210.523 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and as determined by the Board.
C.  Each provider approved by the statewide virtual charter school governed by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board shall be eligible to receive federal funds generated by students enrolled in the charter school for the applicable year.  Each provider shall be considered a separate school site for purposes of reporting and accountability.
D.  As calculated as provided for in Section 3-142 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board shall receive the state aid allocation and any other state-appropriated revenue generated by students enrolled in the full-time statewide virtual charter school for the applicable year, less up to five percent (5%) of the state aid allocation, which may be retained by the State Board of Education for administrative expenses, all other funds shall be passed along to the providers.  The statewide virtual charter school shall be eligible for any other funding any other charter school is eligible for as provided for in Section 3-142 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.  Each provider shall be considered a separate school site for purposes of reporting and accountability.
E.  Students enrolled full-time in the statewide virtual charter school governed by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board shall not be authorized to participate in any activities administered by the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association.  However, the students may participate in intramural activities sponsored by the Virtual Charter School, an online provider for the charter school or any other outside organization.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2013.
SECTION 3.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

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