Oklahoma § 70-21

§ 70-21.

Repealed by Laws 1949, p. 607, art. 20, § 9.

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Repealed by Laws 1957, p. 501, § 10.

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1971.

Repealed by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-127, eff. July 2,

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1971.

Repealed by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-127, eff. July 2,

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1971.

Repealed by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-127, eff. July 2,

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1971.

Repealed by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-127, eff. July 2,

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§70-21-6.

1971.

Repealed by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-127, eff. July 2,

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1971.

Repealed by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-127, eff. July 2,

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1971.

Repealed by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-127, eff. July 2,

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Repealed by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-127, eff. July 2,

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1971.

Repealed by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-127, eff. July 2,

§70-21-101. Definitions.

As used in Sections 21-101 through 21-203 of this title:

1. "Act" means Sections 21-201 through 21-203 of this title

that enables the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools to

approve licenses for state authorization of postsecondary education

or certain other forms of vocational-technical training and

education;

2. "Private school" means any privately owned, nonpublic entity

that receives remuneration that is approved for a state

authorization license and provides postsecondary education, or

provides vocational-technical education prior to the person

obtaining a high school diploma or its equivalency;

3. "Board" means the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational

Schools;

4. "Approval by the State Regents for Higher Education" means

approval:

a.

for a postsecondary institution to offer one or more

associate, bachelor, master, or doctoral degrees in a

specific degree program,

b.

of an entity to offer distance education for a

degree(s) that is granted by means of applying an

interstate reciprocity agreement to which the State

Regents for Higher Education is a party, or

c.

of an entity by way of the provision of documentation

of independent accreditation by one or more regional

or national accrediting organizations which are

recognized by the U.S. Department of Education;

5. "Branch" means an additional location, separate facility, or

satellite to a main school that is defined by the organizational,

geographic, or legal characteristics of the entities;

6. "Business" means skills including but not limited to

administration, customer relations, finance, human resources,

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leadership, management, marketing or strategic planning used to run

a for-profit or not-for-profit entity;

7. "Combines" means offering within the same catalog, website

or other form of publication or advertisement in such a way to

convey that the entity makes available more than one type or level

of training or education;

8. "Contact hour" means a period of time defined by a school,

seminar or workshop such as fifty (50) minutes which may differ from

a clock hour that will always be sixty (60) minutes in length;

9. "Correspondence course" means a form of instruction for

which a student receives lessons or assignments from a private

school by means of postal or other couriers;

10. "Distance education" means education or training provided

outside the traditional classroom by use of electronic mediums,

including but not limited to online or virtual education, e-learning

or computer-based, -aided or -assisted instruction;

11. "General education" means education to complete a student's

secondary education recognition providing instruction not specific

to any single occupation or vocation;

12. "Industrial" means related to manufacturing or other labor

which may or may not require skilled trade licensing;

13. "Occupation" or "vocation" means employment, either fulltime, part-time, by contract or on a consulting basis, for which a

person earns remuneration;

14. "Postgraduate certificate" means an advanced certification

earned following a student's receipt of an associate, bachelor,

master or doctorate degree that qualifies the individual for

specialized career advancement or job assignments;

15. "Postsecondary education" means a program that requires a

student to have a high school diploma, high school equivalency

certificate or requires that the person be beyond the age of

compulsory education;

16. "Primarily in the business of" means that an entity earns

twenty percent (20%) or more of its gross revenue from providing a

program(s) of instruction, as documented by certified publicaccountant-prepared financial statements that are attested to as a

true and correct statement of financial condition by an entity

owner(s);

17. "Profession" or "professional" means those occupations or

vocations relating to such fields of employment that generally

require an advanced degree or for which an individual must pass

extensive prelicensing testing. Examples include but are not

limited to attorneys and certified professional accountants.

Professions may or may not require ongoing continuing education that

may be subject to the authority or jurisdiction of an alternate

state agency;

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18. "Program", "program of study" or "program of instruction"

means a body of organized instruction that leads to a degree,

certificate, diploma or other recognized educational credential, or

provides transferable skills applicable to a business, professional,

trade or vocational-technical or industrial occupation or vocation;

19. "Public" means an entity that is established as a

governmental entity;

20. "Seminar" or "workshop" means a program of instruction that

results in business, professional, or vocational-technical knowledge

that applies to one or more occupations or vocations but will not

provide degree credit hours, a certificate or a diploma;

21. "Solicitor" means a representative of a private school that

leaves the physical facility of the school to attend job fairs,

career days or other activities to market to new students or to

attempt to secure new student enrollments;

22. "Technical" means those skills that are unique to certain

occupations or vocations;

23. "Trade" means a skilled trade including but not limited to

electrical, plumbing, and heating and air conditioning (HVAC), that

requires an individual to maintain a state or municipal license; and

24. "Tuition" means a financial charge made for the provision

of education or training, regardless of the term assigned to the

monetary or other exchange.

Added by Laws 1970, c. 65, § 1, operative July 1, 1970. Renumbered

from Title 70, § 1444.1 by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-123, eff. July 2,

1971. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 86, § 1, emerg. eff. May 4, 1976;

Laws 1982, c. 303, § 6, operative July 1, 1982; Laws 1983, c. 280, §

7, operative July 1, 1983; Laws 1986, c. 111, § 1, eff. July 1,

1986; Laws 1986, c. 258, § 11, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1991, c.

270, § 18, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1995, c. 305, § 18, eff. July 1,

1995; Laws 1999, c. 398, § 3, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2014, c. 276,

§ 1.

§70-21-101.1. Exempt from licensing.

The term "private school" shall not include the following which

are exempt from licensing by the Oklahoma Board of Private

Vocational Schools:

1. Barber schools, beauty schools or other schools which are

exclusively regulated or licensed pursuant to the provisions of any

school-licensing law of this state, although such school may choose

to apply to secure a license for state authorization from the Board;

2. Any form of flight instruction subject to regulations

promulgated by the Federal Aviation Administration;

3. Parochial, private or other nonpublic schools offering

programs of general education accredited or approved by the State

Board of Education, the State Board of Career and Technology

Education or the State Regents for Higher Education;

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4. Education or training, as approved by the Board, provided

and paid for by:

a.

an employer for its own employees,

b.

a professional organization, as approved by the Board,

for its members,

c.

a parochial, denominational, eleemosynary school or

institution, which is sectarian in nature and uniquely

useful for and intrinsic to the propagation of a faith

or the pursuit of the mission of the school or

institution as approved by the Board, or

d.

an entity supported by taxation of a local or state

source;

5. Education or training, as approved by the Board, which

offers instruction solely in the field of an avocation, hobby,

recreation or entertainment, as approved by the Board;

6. Professional prelicensing programs or continuing education

programs when an alternate state agency maintains complete authority

or jurisdiction over the right to offer or certify such a program,

regardless if the other agency mandates the subject matter of the

program;

7. Postgraduate certificates offered or provided by a school

that has approval for that specific program issued by another state

agency or an accrediting agency approved by the Board;

8. If a private school combines training or education that is

both licensed and not licensed by another state agency, licensing by

the Board will be required for the entity's combined programs.

However, the Board will defer to the other state agency on matters

contained in the other agency's regulations and will refrain from

establishing conflicting requirements. Matters to be governed by

the other state agency may include but are not limited to

curriculum, testing or certification completion. The Board may

require a private school to document its approval by any other state

agency or an accrediting organization; and

9. Seminars or workshops offered by an entity that:

a.

is not primarily in the business of providing programs

of instruction,

b.

provides instruction to advance the personal

development or general, transferable skills of a

participant, and

c.

offers aggregate clock or contact hours of no more

than twenty-four (24) clock or defined contact hours

per calendar quarter of the calendar year.

Added by Laws 2014, c. 276, § 2.

§70-21-102.

Membership.

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There is hereby re-created the Oklahoma Board of Private

Vocational Schools which shall consist of nine (9) members of whom

three shall be the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and

Technology Education, the Chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents

for Higher Education and the State Superintendent of Public

Instruction or their designated representatives and of whom six

shall be appointed by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma subject

to the advice and consent of the Senate. Four persons shall qualify

to serve on the Board provided they occupy and have occupied for the

past three (3) years executive or managerial positions in private

schools located in this state of the type regulated under this act.

Two persons shall qualify to serve on the Board provided they occupy

and have occupied for the past three (3) years executive or

managerial positions in business or industry, not connected with

private schools. Each of the six persons shall be appointed for a

term of six (6) years, unless such term may be carried over by the

Governor.

Added by Laws 1970, c. 65, § 2, operative July 1, 1970. Renumbered

from Title 70, § 1444.2 by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-123, eff. July 2,

1971. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 303, § 5, operative July 1, 1982;

Laws 1983, c. 333, § 24, emerg. eff. June 29, 1983; Laws 1986, c.

258, § 12, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 2001, c. 33, § 119, eff.

July 1, 2001; Laws 2014, c. 276, § 3.

§70-21-102.1. Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools Director - Powers and duties.

The Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools is authorized

to:

1. Appoint and fix the compensation of a director who:

a.

shall employ and fix the duties and compensation of

such clerical or other assistants as are reasonably

necessary to effectuate the provisions of Section 21101 et seq. of this title, and

b.

may execute contracts on behalf of the Board;

2. Promulgate rules to include but not be limited to the

implementation of minimum standards for the operation of private

schools and the requirements for application of a school, seminar or

workshop for a license of state authorization;

3. Approve or disapprove:

a.

applications for state authorization,

b.

other applications for licensing including

applications for sustained licenses,

c.

requests for exemption, and

d.

requests for a definition exception;

4. Issue a private school license to document state

authorization or other licensing upon determination that such school

meets the standards fixed by the Board;

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5. Prescribe, except as is otherwise provided by law and

subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, such

penalties as it may deem proper for the enforcement of Section 21101 et seq. of this title, not to exceed One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00);

6. Fix minimum standards through promulgation of rules for

private schools, which shall include standards for:

a.

courses of instruction and training,

b.

qualifications of instructors,

c.

financial stability,

d.

advertising practices, and

e.

refund of tuition and fees paid by students for

courses of instruction or training not completed;

7. Where possible, to regulate degrees offered by distance

education, make use of the State Regents for Higher Education's

interstate reciprocity agreements to create a more efficient and

cost-effective means of the regulation of private schools;

8. Make use of interstate reciprocity agreements that

reasonably satisfy the Board's minimum standards to approve state

authorization or other license application, if such agreements

become available for other programs the Board approves for state

authorization or other license;

9. Require an entity to repay any fees charged to the Board by

a financial institution or the State Treasurer for a returned check

or other failed form of payment;

10. Develop and present mandatory annual compliance training to

emphasize standards relating to the operation of a school and

relicensing processes, and require attendance by a representative of

each school, seminar or workshop;

11. Develop and present or arrange for the presentation of

optional training for schools to emphasize continuing development of

school personnel and processes and to address emerging issues;

12. Provide all licensing forms free of charge via one or more

electronic means, but shall charge for the pick up or mailing of a

hard-copy licensing application packet to a person requesting

information about private school licensing requirements;

13. Certify an electronic record or the printing of an

electronically stored record as an original, subject to approval by

the Oklahoma Archives and Records Commission and when in accordance

with the record retention and destruction policy of the Board;

14. Conduct announced or unannounced site visits to an

applicant or licensed school or seminar including joint visits with

an accrediting organization or federal or state agency;

15. Invoice a travel fee to conduct site visits to an

applicant, school, seminar or workshop;

16. Collect or require the submission of data, including but

not limited to:

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a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

i.

admissions,

certification scores or passage rates,

complaints or grievances,

enrollment,

funding,

graduation,

job longevity or retention,

job placement,

data required to be reported to the U.S. Department of

Education, any state or federal agency or an

accrediting organization, and

j.

other data, as necessary, to carry on the mission or

duties of the Board, or to assist in the state's

workforce development initiatives; and

17. Carry out such other duties as necessary to provide state

authorization for private vocational schools, seminars, and

workshops and such other schools that make offerings of courses or

programs as permitted by Section 21-101 et seq. of this title.

Added by Laws 2014, c. 276, § 4. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 349, § 1,

emerg. eff. April 28, 2021.

§70-21-103. Private school license.

A. It shall be unlawful to establish, conduct, operate or

maintain a private school, to solicit or canvass for scholarships or

tuition to a private school, or to offer a program of education or

training unless a license granting state authorization to operate

such school has been issued by the Board and is in effect. A

private school shall be issued only one license, regardless of the

number of locations operated by such school.

B. Upon application for a license or renewal of a license, each

private school shall designate a main school location. Designation

of a main school and one or more branches should mirror the

designations used for federal funding or accreditation.

Added by Laws 1970, c. 65, § 3, operative July 1, 1970. Renumbered

from Title 70, § 1444.3 by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-123, eff. July 2,

1971. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 86, § 2, emerg. eff. May 4, 1976;

Laws 1978, c. 217, § 1, emerg. eff. April 21, 1978; Laws 1982, c.

303, § 7, operative July 1, 1982; Laws 1991, c. 270, § 19, eff. July

1, 1991; Laws 1995, c. 305, § 19, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 2004, c.

172, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2014, c. 276, § 5.

§70-21-104. Private school solicitor's permit

It shall be unlawful for any person, acting as an agent or

representative of a private school giving classroom, correspondence,

or distance education instruction, whether such private school be

located inside or outside the State of Oklahoma, to canvass or

solicit prospective students in the State of Oklahoma, except on the

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established and legal premises of the school, for the purpose of

selling to such student any scholarship or tuition in the private

school, or to take payment for the same in money, notes or other

evidence of indebtedness, unless the private school has been

licensed under this act, and unless a private school solicitor's

license for such purpose has been issued to such person.

Added by Laws 1970, c. 65, § 4, operative July 1, 1970. Renumbered

from Title 70, § 1444.4 by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-123, eff. July 2,

1971. Amended by Laws 1976, c. 86, § 3, emerg. eff. May 4, 1976;

Laws 2014, c. 276, § 6.

§70-21-105. Application for license or permit.

A. Applications for a private school license or a private

school solicitor's license shall:

1. Be filed with the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational

Schools in the manner and upon forms from the Board or substantially

similar to forms implemented by the Board; and

2. Include but not be limited to the following disclosures:

a.

the name, mailing address and telephone number of the

Board for the purposes of directing student complaints

to the Board, and

b.

documentation of whether the proposed school will

provide only postsecondary education and training or

if a person who has not yet achieved a high school

diploma or its equivalency will be admitted and under

what specific circumstances.

B. Submissions to the Board shall be date-stamped as of the

date of the physical receipt when the office is open for business.

Added by Laws 1970, c. 65, § 5, operative July 1, 1970. Renumbered

from Title 70, § 1444.5 by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-123, eff. July 2,

1971. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 276, § 7.

§70-21-105.1. Education and training programs to be considered for

licensure.

A. The existence of a private school, for the purpose of

requiring a state authorization license to be obtained, shall be

determined by the education or training program that is offered or

proposed to be offered and such other school attributes as

enumerated by the Legislature or the Oklahoma Board of Private

Vocational Schools.

B. Training and education programs to be considered for state

authorization licensure include:

1. Training or education that pertains to a business,

professional, trade or industrial occupation or vocational-technical

field that may result in the receipt of a degree, diploma or

certificate;

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2. Improvement or enhancement of specific or general business

skills that may be used in one or more occupations;

3. Preparing a person to instruct subject matter that might

otherwise not require private school licensing, such as a

recreational, avocational or hobby activity, if the future

instructor's training may result in the future teacher receiving

remuneration for the training he or she will offer; and

4. Providing a program of prelicensing or exam preparation when

not licensed or approved by another state agency.

C. Training or education to be licensed for state authorization

by the Board may include a program that is offered through:

1. Traditional classrooms;

2. Short-term programs such as a seminar or workshop that does

not qualify for an exemption from licensing and offers to improve or

enhance specific or general business skills that may be used in one

or more occupations;

3. Correspondence; and

4. Distance education.

D. An entity shall be treated as a school for purposes of

licensing regardless of whether the entity:

1. Identifies itself as a school or other similar term;

2. Owns, rents or leases a physical facility or has physical

space donated to conduct classes or to host a correspondence or

distance education program;

3. Possesses any specific tax status granted by the Internal

Revenue Service or a state's taxation authority; or

4. Proposes funding that may or may not be limited to receiving

monies or other consideration through the U.S. Department of

Education's Title IV or other federal mechanisms, privately paid

tuition, student loans, grants, scholarships or receipt of other

consideration.

Added by Laws 2014, c. 276, § 8.

§70-21-105.2. Retention of student records prior to closure.

After a school, seminar or workshop either voluntarily decides

to cease offering all programs of instruction or is required to do

so through proper enforcement of this act or the Oklahoma Board of

Private Vocational Schools' minimum standards, the entity shall,

before closure is complete, provide the Board with its appropriate

arrangement for the permanent retention of students’ records.

Added by Laws 2014, c. 276, § 9.

§70-21-106. Expiration and renewal of license - Bond - Fees Private School Fund - Delinquent renewal fees.

A. A license issued pursuant to Section 21-101 et seq. of this

title shall expire annually on June 30. Such license shall be

renewed annually with the complete renewal application and any and

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all appropriate fees due prior to expiration on or before June 1 of

each year. Licenses shall be renewed by the Oklahoma Board of

Private Vocational Schools if the Board determines that such school

remains in compliance with the standards or other requirements set

by the Board. The license of any school licensed by the Board to

provide postsecondary education or other limited offering may be

revoked if the school is found to be in violation of the Oklahoma

Statutes, the minimum standards established by the Board or if an

accreditation organization or other governmental entity's approval,

material to the continuity of the school, is revoked.

B. If a school is accredited by an accrediting organization

approved by the U.S. Department of Education for multiple years, a

sustained license may be obtained annually during the period of the

multi-year accreditation.

C. A license of a school shall not be effective unless the

private school has filed with the Board a corporate surety bond or a

certificate of deposit in a manner and in an amount as is required

by the Board.

D. Private schools or applicants shall pay the following base

fees to the Board:

1. One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($1,200.00) per license

shall be paid for the issuance of an initial license for a school,

seminar, or workshop to provide postsecondary education or other

vocational-technical education or training pursuant to the

provisions of Section 21-101 et seq. of this title;

2. Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) shall be paid for the

initial license of each new branch. A branch's renewal fee shall be

based on the tuition it collected;

3. For each renewal of a license, a fee based on the tuition

collected by a school, workshop or seminar from residents of

Oklahoma or other persons present in Oklahoma, as shown in the

current financial statement of the school. If a school, workshop or

seminar does not provide adequate details of its Oklahoma tuition,

then the renewal fee shall be based on the nationwide tuition

reported. For each main and branch school, seminar or workshop, the

renewal fees shall be calculated based upon the level of net tuition

in the immediate prior calendar year as follows:

OKLAHOMA OR NATIONWIDE TUITION INCOME

RENEWAL FEE

$50,000.00 or less

$ 700.00

$50,000.01 to $250,000.00

$ 800.00

$250,000.01 to $500,000.00

$ 950.00

$500,000.01 to $1,000,000.00

$1,100.00

$1,000,000.01 to $3,000,000.00

$1,300.00

$3,000,000.01 and above

$1,500.00;

4. Solicitor license:

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a.

Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) during the first

licensing period of a school, seminar or workshop, for

each license,

b.

One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the second and

consecutive licensing periods of the school, seminar

or workshop, for each license applied for or renewed;

5. A review fee for a revised or replacement catalog or changes

to an approved catalog, catalog addendum(s) or a combination of a

catalog and catalog addendum(s) per campus included in the catalog

or addendums to be charged as follows:

a.

One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the review of a

revised or replacement catalog that does not include a

program change or addition, or

b.

One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) for the review of

the related catalog, catalog addendum or a combination

of a catalog and catalog addendum that adds or revises

a program of study consisting of multiple courses;

6. A review fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be paid in

addition to the review fee provided for in paragraph 5 of this

subsection whenever a main or branch private school changes

location;

7. A review fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall also be paid

whenever a school, seminar or workshop is required to provide

preliminary Board review or approval documentation to be forwarded

to an accrediting organization, the U.S. Department of Education or

another state or federal agency;

8. The payment of the fee required by paragraph 7 of this

subsection shall be applied as a credit against the subsequent fee

for a review of a catalog or catalog addendum(s) that is submitted

to include incorporation of the same topic(s) following final

approval of the subject matter by an accreditor or the U.S.

Department of Education;

9. Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) shall be paid by each school

to the Board for attendance at a school workshop or webinar by the

school's required personnel, although one person may attend to

represent multiple, related schools;

10. Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for a half-day and Three

Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for a full day of optional training; and

11. Forty Dollars ($40.00) by each school, seminar or workshop

for review of each revised or replacement enrollment agreement

including single enrollment agreements to be used by multiple

related entities.

E. The base fees authorized by paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of

subsection D of this section shall increase by seven percent (7%)

for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.

F. If the annual licensing renewal application is not complete

on or before the first day of June each year, the fee for license

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renewal shall become delinquent and the license shall not be renewed

except upon payment of an additional late fee. Late fees shall be

determined based upon the school's past history of submitting late

filings. The appropriate late fees shall be paid in full prior to

the Board's issuance of a renewal license in the following amounts:

1. Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for a first violation;

2. Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for a second violation within

ten (10) years of the first late filing, whether consecutive or not;

and

3. One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for a third violation

within ten (10) years of the first late filing, whether consecutive

or not.

Each violation beyond the third shall result in the school,

seminar or workshop being required to seek new or initial licensure

and only after payment of the full fee for a new license.

G. Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each license application

packet, although packets provided by one or more electronic means

shall be free of charge.

H. In-state site visit fees shall be charged for the purpose of

reviewing compliance with minimum standards or contractual

agreements, facility inspection or complaint investigation. The

fees shall be charged to an applicant, school, seminar or workshop

as follows:

1. Two Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($225.00) per day when the

site visit does not require overnight lodging;

2. Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($450.00) per day if overnight

lodging is required; and

3. Travel fees to multiple entities on the same day may be

apportioned or prorated when each visit involves on-site time of

less than three (3) hours.

I. An in-state visit fee shall not be charged:

1. When the Board joins an accrediting organization, the U.S.

Department of Education or another state or federal agency with the

organization or agency's site visit to an applicant, school, seminar

or workshop; or

2. For a brief visit to an applicant, school, seminar or

workshop that requires no advance preparation work on the part of

the Board.

J. The Board shall be authorized to require reimbursement for

any fees charged by a financial institution or the State Treasurer

for a returned check or other failed form of payment.

K. All fees, penalties and fines collected by the Board

pursuant to the provisions of Section 21-101 et seq. of this title

shall be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the

Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools Revolving Fund.

Added by Laws 1970, c. 65, § 6, operative July 1, 1970. Renumbered

from Title 70, § 1444.6 by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-123, eff. July 2,

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1971. Amended by Laws 1972, c. 60, § 1; Laws 1974, c. 306, § 2,

emerg. eff. May 29, 1974; Laws 1975, c. 213, § 1, emerg. eff. May

27, 1975; Laws 1976, c. 86, § 4, emerg. eff. May 4, 1976; Laws 1978,

c. 217, § 2, emerg. eff. April 21, 1978; Laws 1982, c. 303, § 8,

operative July 1, 1982; Laws 1983, c. 280, § 8, operative July 1,

1983; Laws 1984, c. 289, § 7, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1986, c.

17, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 1989, c. 97, § 3, operative July 1,

1989; Laws 1991, c. 270, § 20, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 278,

§ 7, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1999, c. 398, § 4, eff. July 1, 1999;

Laws 2002, c. 301, § 5, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2004, c. 172, § 2,

eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2014, c. 276, § 10; Laws 2021, c. 349, § 2,

emerg. eff. April 28, 2021.

§70-21-107.

Repealed by Laws 2014, c. 276, § 13.

§70-21-108. Revocation of license or permit - Nontransferability.

A license or permit issued or renewed under the provisions of

this act may, after reasonable notice to the private school and an

opportunity to be heard, be revoked by the Board for a failure of

the private school to maintain the accreditation or the minimum

standards fixed by the Board by which such private school obtained

its license, or to maintain the bond required by Section 6 of this

act, or for a violation of any of the rules and regulations

pertaining to minimum standards of the Board. No license or permit

issued under this act shall be transferable.

Added by Laws 1970, c. 65, § 8, operative July 1, 1970. Amended by

Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-123, eff. July 1, 1971.

§70-21-109. Enforcement of act.

The Attorney General or any local prosecuting officer, at the

request of the Board or on his own motion, may bring any appropriate

action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction for the

enforcement of this act.

Added by Laws 1970, c. 65, § 9, operative July 1, 1970. Amended by

Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-123, eff. July 2, 1971.

§70-21-110. Judicial review.

Any action of the Board respecting the issuance, denial, or

revocation of a permit pursuant to Sections 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 of this

act shall be subject to judicial review by the district court having

jurisdiction.

Laws 1970, c. 65, § 10, operative July 1, 1970; Laws 1971, c. 281, §

24-123, eff. July 2, 1971.

§70-21-111. Penalties.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a

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fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than

Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), or by imprisonment

for a period of time not to exceed thirty (30) days.

Added by Laws 1970, c. 65, § 11, operative July 1, 1970. Renumbered

from § 1444.11 of this title by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-123, eff.

July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 172, § 3, eff. July 1, 2004.

§70-21-112. Tax status.

Nothing in this act shall be intended to give private schools

tax exemption status except as provided by law. This act shall

apply to an entity defined as a private school regardless of that

entity's federal or state tax classification.

Added by Laws 1970, c. 65, § 13, operative July 1, 1970. Renumbered

from Title 70, § 1444.12 by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 24-123, eff. July

2, 1971; Laws 2014, c. 276, § 11.

§70-21-113.

21, 1978.

Repealed by Laws 1978, c. 217, § 3, emerg. eff. April

§70-21-114.

21, 1978.

Repealed by Laws 1978, c. 217, § 3, emerg. eff. April

§70-21-115.

1982.

Repealed by Laws 1982, c. 303, § 10, operative July 1,

§70-21-116. Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools Revolving

Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools to be

designated the "Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools

Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject

to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received

by the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools from all fees

and penalties collected by the Board pursuant to this act or rules

promulgated and any other funds obtained or received by the Board.

All monies in the fund shall be used exclusively for the purpose of

operations and functions of the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational

Schools. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby

appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Board

of Private Vocational Schools. Expenditures from the fund shall be

made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims

filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.

Added by Laws 2004, c. 172, § 4, eff. July 1, 2004. Amended by Laws

2004, c. 399, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2012, c. 277, § 1, eff.

Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2013, c. 15, § 98, emerg. eff. April 8, 2013;

Laws 2014, c. 276, § 12.

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NOTE: Laws 2012, c. 304, § 612 repealed by Laws 2013, c. 15, § 99,

emerg. eff. April 8, 2013.

§70-21-200.

Repealed by Laws 1999, c. 398, § 7, eff. July 1, 2000.

§70-21-201.

Repealed by Laws 1999, c. 398, § 7, eff. July 1, 2000.

§70-21-202.

Repealed by Laws 1999, c. 398, § 6, eff. July 1, 1999.

§70-21-203.

Repealed by Laws 1999, c. 398, § 7, eff. July 1, 2000.