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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
HOUSE BILL NO. 2088 By: Kane
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to schools; defining terms; requiring
school district boards of education to adopt policy
allowing students educated by other means to
participate in certain activities; requiring
publication of policy; providing eligibility criteria
for participation; requiring compliance with academic
standards; providing for agreed-upon method for
evaluation of compliance; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
Section 27-103, which relates to the Oklahoma
Extracurricular Activities Accountability Act;
requiring policy to allow participation of students
educated by other means in certain activities;
providing for codification; providing an effective
date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 8-201 of Title 70, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section:
1. "Resident district" means the public school district in
which a student resides as defined in Section 1-113 of Title 70 of
the Oklahoma Statutes;
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2. "School athletic association" shall have the same meaning as
defined in Section 27-102 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
3. "Students who are educated by other means" means students
who are educated pursuant to the other means of education exception
provided for in subsection A of Section 10-105 of Title 70 of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, each school
district board of education shall adopt a policy allowing students
who are educated by other means to participate in extracurricular
activities offered by the student's resident district. The policy
shall be published in the school district student handbook and
posted on the school district website.
C. In order to participate in extracurricular activities
pursuant to this section, students who are educated by other means
shall:
1. Register an intention to participate with the board of
education of the resident district no later than the July 1
immediately preceding the school year in which participation is
intended;
2. Pay any participation or activity fee in an amount equal to
any fee charged to a resident district participant;
3. Adhere to the same standards of behavior, responsibility,
performance, and code of conduct as other participants of the
resident district;
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4. Adhere to any rules and policies of a school athletic
association which provides the coordination, supervision, and
regulation of the extracurricular activities and contests of
schools;
5. Adhere to any physical exams or drug testing provisions
required by the board of education of the resident district or the
school athletic association which provides the coordination,
supervision, and regulation of the extracurricular activities and
contests of schools; and
6. Adhere to the same academic standards as other participants
of the resident district pursuant to the provisions of subsection D
of this section.
D. During the time period a student who is educated by other
means participates in extracurricular activities pursuant to the
provisions of this section, the student shall meet academic
standards by a method of evaluation agreed upon by the parent or
legal guardian of the student and the superintendent of the resident
district. The method of evaluation may include a review of the
student's work by a certified teacher employed by the resident
district, the student's performance on a nationally recognized
standardized test, or evaluation of grades earned through
correspondence courses.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 27-103, is
amended to read as follows:
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Section 27-103. A public school or school district shall not be
a member of any school athletic association unless that association
has adopted a written policy that requires the following:
1. All records of the association to be made accessible
consistent with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records Act;
2. All meetings of the association to be open and conducted in
a manner consistent with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting
Act, including specifically the notice and agenda, voting and
executive session requirements; and
3. An annual financial audit and a compliance audit of all
funds of the association in accordance with the auditing standards
set forth in the Oklahoma Public School Audit Law. In addition, the
association shall have performance audits conducted of the
operations of the association. A performance audit shall be
conducted no later than December 31, 2014, and by December 31 every
five (5) years thereafter; and
4. A student who is educated pursuant to the other means
exception provided for in subsection A of Section 10-105 of this
title may participate in interscholastic activities or contests
offered by the student's resident district as defined in Section 1-
113 of this title. Student participation shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 1 of this act.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or 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.
60-1-10550 SW 12/12/24