Oklahoma § 70-35
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 70-35, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 70-35.
Repealed by Laws 1937, p. 230, § 5.
§70-35a.
1979.
Repealed by Laws 1979, c. 221, § 18, emerg. eff. May 30,
§70-35b.
1979.
Repealed by Laws 1979, c. 221, § 18, emerg. eff. May 30,
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§70-35c.
1979.
Repealed by Laws 1979, c. 221, § 18, emerg. eff. May 30,
§70-35d.
1979.
Repealed by Laws 1979, c. 221, § 18, emerg. eff. May 30,
§70-35e. Dropouts - Reports - Tabulation of statistics Dissemination of information - Report to Legislature - Definition.
A. It shall be the duty of the superintendent, principal or
head teacher of each public or private middle, junior high and high
school accredited by the State Department of Education in the State
of Oklahoma to notify the Department annually as scheduled by the
Department of the name, address, race and age of any pupil dropping
out from the school during the preceding year. The report shall be
made on forms prescribed and furnished by the Department.
B. The State Board of Education shall cause these statistics of
school dropouts to be tabulated by grade and school district.
Information of school dropouts shall be made available to the
Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, the Bureau
of Indian Affairs, the Military Department of the State of Oklahoma
for use in the youth educational programs provided by the Department
and the State Department of Health.
C. The State Department of Education shall make an annual
report to the Legislature prior to the convening of each regular
session thereof of information received and tabulated pursuant to
this section.
D. For the purposes of this section, school dropout means any
student who is under the age of nineteen (19) and has not graduated
from high school and is not attending any public or private school
or is otherwise receiving an education pursuant to law for the full
term the schools of the school district in which the student resides
are in session.
Added by Laws 1972, c. 77, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1972. Amended by Laws
1977, c. 84, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1977; Laws 1978, c. 131, § 1; Laws
1994, c. 232, § 5, emerg. eff. May 25, 1994; Laws 2001, c. 33, §
123, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2013, c. 172, § 1, emerg. eff. April
29, 2013; Laws 2016, c. 34, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016.
§70-35f. Payment of salary to teachers and other school employees
injured by assault - Legal action for reimbursement - Sick leave or
personal leave - Workers' compensation.
A. Any public school teacher, school administrator or other
school personnel employee, who is unable to continue his or her
contract of employment as a result of injury sustained in the
reasonable performance of his or her duties from:
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1. Assault by a pupil, relative of a pupil or person of the
pupil's household, or
2. Injury sustained as a result of quelling or attempting to
quell or stop a fight, disorder or any disturbance related to a
school function or activity, shall be paid his or her full contract
salary for the remainder of that school year or contract year or
period, whichever is applicable, or for such period of time thereof
as he or she is prevented from teaching or working as a result of
the injuries sustained or job loss caused by such injuries during
said school year or contract year or period for which he or she had
been employed and during which he or she was injured not to exceed
in any event the term of the contract; and directing that such
school district paying the balance of the contract payments, may
file suit against such person or persons or their guardian or
guardians for reimbursement of payments so made.
B. Employees of the public schools of this state who suffer
job-related injuries, other than those enumerated in subsection A of
this section, which qualify for temporary total disability benefits
under the Workers' Compensation Act, Section 1 et seq. of Title 85
of the Oklahoma Statutes, may utilize accumulated sick leave or
personal leave on a prorated basis as follows:
At the option of the employee, temporary total disability
benefits shall be supplemented by any sick leave or personal leave,
or fractional use thereof, available to the injured employee, to the
extent that the injured employee shall receive full wages during the
employee's temporary absence. The sum of all temporary total
disability payments and any sick leave or personal leave shall in no
case combine to exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the employee's
net pay as it existed prior to injury.
C. Nothing in the provisions of this section shall effect the
right of the employee or the employer pursuant to the Workers'
Compensation Act.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 229, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1973. Amended
by Laws 1996, c. 163, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1996, c. 252, §
2, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 106, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997.
§70-35g. Medical reports.
A medical report from the treating physician must be furnished
to the local school district board to substantiate that said
injuries: (1) were disabling, (2) prevented the continuance of such
person's employment and (3) the period of said disability. If a
dispute arises on said disability or activity, then either party
aggrieved may file suit in district court.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 229, § 2, emerg. eff. May 24, 1973.
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