Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-21-102.1

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 21-

101 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 21-

101 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. admissions,

b. certification scores or passage rates,

c. complaints or grievances,

d. enrollment,

e. funding,

f. graduation,

g. job longevity or retention,

h. job placement,

i. data required to be reported to the U.S. Department of
school, seminar or workshop;

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

not limited to:

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a. admissions,

b. certification scores or passage rates,

c. complaints or grievances,

d. enrollment,

e. funding,

f. graduation,

g. job longevity or retention,

h. job placement,

i. 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.