Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-113
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Relation by affinity or consanguinity - Prohibition
Official statutory text
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person
shall be eligible to be a candidate for or serve on a board of
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education if the person is currently employed by the school district
governed by that board of education or is related within the second
degree by affinity or consanguinity to any other member of the board
of education or to any employee of the school district governed by
the board of education. The purpose of this section is both to
prohibit persons who are related within the second degree by
affinity or consanguinity from serving simultaneously on the same
board of education of any school district of this state and to
prohibit persons who are related within the second degree of
consanguinity or affinity to an employee of a school district from
serving on the board of education governing the school district
while such relative is employed except as otherwise provided in this
section.
B. If the relationship is based on affinity, the prohibitions
in this section shall not apply to prevent members of boards of
education who are serving on September 1, 1995, from serving the
term for which they were elected or from serving successive terms
for which they may be elected, unless it is the member's spouse who
is a member of the board of education or an employee of the school
district, then such prohibitions shall apply.
C. The prohibitions set forth in this section shall not apply
if:
1. The person related to the board member within the second
degree of affinity or consanguinity is employed as a substitute
teacher by the school district pursuant to the provisions of Section
6-105 of this title or as a temporary substitute support employee if
the school district has an Average Daily Membership (ADM) of less
than five thousand (5,000); or
2. The school district has an ADM of less than four hundred
(400), the board of education has adopted a policy providing for
such candidate eligibility and the board member who is related
within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity to any
employee of the school district governed by the board of education
complies with the provisions of subsection E of Section 5-113.1 of
this title.
D. Any member of a board of education who violates the
provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalties
prescribed by Sections 485 and 486 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
shall be eligible to be a candidate for or serve on a board of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 254
education if the person is currently employed by the school district
governed by that board of education or is related within the second
degree by affinity or consanguinity to any other member of the board
of education or to any employee of the school district governed by
the board of education. The purpose of this section is both to
prohibit persons who are related within the second degree by
affinity or consanguinity from serving simultaneously on the same
board of education of any school district of this state and to
prohibit persons who are related within the second degree of
consanguinity or affinity to an employee of a school district from
serving on the board of education governing the school district
while such relative is employed except as otherwise provided in this
section.
B. If the relationship is based on affinity, the prohibitions
in this section shall not apply to prevent members of boards of
education who are serving on September 1, 1995, from serving the
term for which they were elected or from serving successive terms
for which they may be elected, unless it is the member's spouse who
is a member of the board of education or an employee of the school
district, then such prohibitions shall apply.
C. The prohibitions set forth in this section shall not apply
if:
1. The person related to the board member within the second
degree of affinity or consanguinity is employed as a substitute
teacher by the school district pursuant to the provisions of Section
6-105 of this title or as a temporary substitute support employee if
the school district has an Average Daily Membership (ADM) of less
than five thousand (5,000); or
2. The school district has an ADM of less than four hundred
(400), the board of education has adopted a policy providing for
such candidate eligibility and the board member who is related
within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity to any
employee of the school district governed by the board of education
complies with the provisions of subsection E of Section 5-113.1 of
this title.
D. Any member of a board of education who violates the
provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalties
prescribed by Sections 485 and 486 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
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