SECTION 210:1-1-3. Powers, duties, and officers

(a)   Agencies of the department. In Oklahoma, the State Department of Education is that department of the State Government in which the agencies created or authorized by the Constitution or Legislature are placed and charged with the responsibility of determining the policies and directing the administration and supervision of the public school system of the state. These agencies are the State Board of Education, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and such divisions and positions as may be established by law and by the State Board of Education [70-1-105].

(b)   Composition of Board. The State Board of Education is that agency in the State Department of Education which is the governing Board of the State Department of Education and the public school system of the state [70-1-105]. This Board consists of seven members. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction who is elected for a four-year term by the people, serves as a voting member and the President of the Board. The remaining six members are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate and serve staggered, overlapping six-year terms. A term expires each year on April 1 [70-3-101].

(c)   State Board members also members of State Vo-Tech Board. The State Board of Education members and the Superintendent of Public Instruction are also ex-officio voting members of the State Board of Vocational and Technical Education. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction is chair of the State Board of Vocational and Technical Education [70-14-101].

(d)   Policies, rules, and regulations of State Vo-Tech Board. Policies, rules, and regulations adopted by the State Board of Vocational and Technical Education are published in a separate manual. This manual entitled, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION is published by and may be obtained from the State Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater.

[Source: Amended at 13 Ok Reg 65, eff 10-5-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 1315, eff 5-13-96; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 3297, eff 5-5-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2212, eff 6-11-98]