Oklahoma § 70-1210.701 - Administration of program

§ 70-1210.701. Administration of program

A. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to

establish the Oklahoma Advanced Placement Incentive Program, to be

administered by the State Department of Education. The purpose of

the program is to establish, organize, and administer a program

designed to improve the course offerings available to high school

students throughout the state and to prepare students for admission

to and success in a postsecondary educational environment. The

Oklahoma Advanced Placement Incentive Program shall consist of the

following components:

1. Financial assistance to public school teachers and schools

to build and maintain successful Advanced Placement Programs; and

2. Test fee assistance to public school students who are in

financial need or who take more than one advanced placement test in

one (1) year.

B. On or before October 1 of each year, the State Department of

Education shall issue to the Governor and members of the Senate and

House of Representatives Education Committees a report on the

Advanced Placement Incentive Program for the previous school year

which shall include, but is not limited to:

1. The number of students taking an advanced placement exam and

the number of exams taken;

2. The number of exams that receive a score of three or better;

3. The number of school sites which have received funding and

the amount of awards, by type of award;

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4. The number of school sites offering advanced placement

courses and the number of school sites with students taking an

advanced placement exam;

5. The number of students who receive assistance with the test

fee and the average amount of assistance; and

6. An evaluation of the cost versus the benefits of this

program.

Added by Laws 1997, c. 355, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Laws

2000, c. 312, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 123, § 1, eff.

July 1, 2001.