SB 1382 Summary

• Amends Oklahoma statutes (70 O.S. §5-110 and §5-110.1) governing school board member training and continuing education requirements.

• Allows district boards of education to reduce continuing education hour requirements for board members who have served more than 12 consecutive years on the same board, provided the reduced instruction covers necessary information for service.

• Maintains mandatory initial training requirements for new board members (12 hours within 15 months) and reduced requirements for incumbent members seeking reelection (6 hours within 15 months), including required instruction in school finance, open records/meeting laws, and ethics.

• Declares an emergency, making the law effective immediately upon passage and approval rather than the standard July 1, 2014 effective date.