Red Banner Letters - The Second Session of the 52nd Oklahoma Legislature, 2010
SINE DIE as of Friday, May 28
former Governor Brad Henry signed/vetoed bills Friday, June 11, 2010 - officially closing the Second Session of the 52nd Oklahoma Legislature.

Below are the "Red Banner Letters" and the bill text for which the letter is written for. Red Banner Letters are written upon the completion of every Legislative Session to explain how the signed bills affect Oklahoma's Education system and sent to each district superintendent.

House Bills

H.B. 1658 – Health Care Services
Effective January 1, 2011 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 1658 (pdf) |

H.B. 2296 – Certification
Effective May 6, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 2296 (pdf) |

H.B. 2299 – Temporary Contracts for Teachers
Effective July 1, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 2299 (pdf) |

H.B. 2321 – Elective Courses in Hebrew Scripture and New Testament
Effective November 1, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 2321 (pdf) |

H.B. 2698 – Government Web Site Information Act
Effective November 1, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 2698 (pdf) |

H.B. 2747 – Certification
Effective July 1, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 2747 (pdf) |

H.B. 2750 – Social Studies Curriculum
Effective July 1, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 2750 (pdf) |

H.B. 2753/S.B. 1862 – Charter Schools
Effective November 1, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 2753 (pdf) | S.B. 1862 (pdf) |

H.B. 2854 – Substitute Teachers
Effective November 1, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 2854 (pdf) |

H.B. 2928 – Professional Development
Effective June 10, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 2928 (pdf) |

H.B. 2929 – Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education Act
Effective July 1, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 2929 (pdf) |

H.B. 2944 – School Employee – Witness Fees
Effective November 1, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 2944 (pdf) |

H.B. 3029 – Waiver of Requirements
Effective August 27, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 3029 (pdf) |

H.B. 3259 – Alternative Placement Teaching Certification
Effective July 1, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 3259 (pdf) |

H.B. 3393 – Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship for Students with Disabilities Program Act
Effective August 27, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 3393 (pdf) |

House Joint Resolutions

HJR 1065 – Juvenile Justice Reform Committee
Now in Effect - | Letter (pdf) | HJR 1065 (pdf) |

Senate Bills

S.B. 509 – Alternative Governance
Effective May 10, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 509 (pdf) |

S.B. 1617 – Annual Report of District Plans and Oklahoma School Principal Training Task Force
Effective August 27, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 1617 (pdf) |

S.B. 1700 – Sports Related Injuries
Effective July 1, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 1700 (pdf) |

S.B. 1715 – Amending Absences
Effective July 1, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 1715 (pdf) |

S.B. 1759 – Taxpayer Transparency Act and Oklahoma State Government 2.0 Pilot Program
| Letter (pdf) | S.B. 1759 (pdf) |

S.B. 1799 – Amends End-of-Instruction Testing Window for Retakes
Effective July 1, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 1799 (pdf) |

S.B. 1862/H.B. 2753 – Charter Schools
Effective November 1, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 1862 (pdf) | H.B. 2753 (pdf) |

S.B. 1876 – Physical Education
Effective November 1, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 1876 (pdf) |

S.B. 2033 – • Incentive Pay Plans • Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System (TLE) • Teacher Due Process Act • Reduction-In-Forse • Curriculum
Effective May 28, 2010 | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 2033 (pdf) |

S.B. 2064 – School Safety Zone Expanded related to Registered Sex Offenders
Now Effective - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 2064 (pdf) |

S.B. 2109 – State Aid Generated by Online Students
Effective July 1, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 2109 (pdf) |

S.B. 2199 – Employment Background Checks
Effective July 1, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 2199 (pdf) |

S.B. 2211 – Noncompliance with State Student Record System
Effective August 26, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 2211 (pdf) |

S.B. 2212 – Charter School Funding
Effective August 27, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 2212 (pdf) |

S.B. 2318 – Amends Online Course/Programs Testing Locations
Effective November 1, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 2318 (pdf) |

S.B. 2319 – Online Course Enrollment
Effective August 28, 2010 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 2319 (pdf) |

H.B. 1050 – Dropout Reduction Mentoring Programs
Effective July 1, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 1050 (pdf) |
Dropout - Prevention Efforts & Data, Reports, and Information Web site

H.B. 1333 – Certification
Effective November 1, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 1333 (pdf) |
Professional Standards Web site

H.B. 1461 – School Support Team Assistance
Effective July 1, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 1461 (pdf) |

H.B. 1581 – Higher Education Reading Requirements
Effective July 1, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 1581 (pdf) |

H.B. 1592 – Interest on Capital Expenditures, Surety Bonds, Lease- Purchase Agreements and Special Audits
Effective July 1, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 1592 (pdf) |

H.B. 1598 – School Protection Act
Effective November 1, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 1598 (pdf) |

H.B. 1647 – Nepotism Laws
Effective May 22, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 1461 (pdf) |

H.B. 1756 – Historical Documents Use
Effective July 1, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 1756 (pdf) |
Social Studies Web site

H.B. 1826 – School Clubs and Organizations
Effective November 1, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 1826 (pdf) |

H.B. 1864 – Relates to Length of the School Year by Days or Hours and Internet Instruction
Effective April 24, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 1864 (pdf) |
Time Reform Web site

S.B. 268 – Schools in School Improvement for Four Consecutive Years – Alternative Governance
Effective August 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 268 (pdf) |
District & School Improvement, NCLB Web site

S.B. 290 – Concurrent Enrollment
Effective July 1, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 290 (pdf) |

S.B. 394 – Teach for America
Effective November 1, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 394 (pdf) |

S.B. 394 – Teacher Contract Renewal
Effective November 1, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 394 (pdf) |

S.B. 497 – Transcripts to Include Endorsements
Effective November 1, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 497 (pdf) |

S.B. 582 – Alternative Placement Teaching Certification
Effective July 1, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 582 (pdf) |
Alternative Placement Web site

S.B. 585 – Campus Security Plans
Effective July 1, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 585 (pdf) |

S.B. 604 – Creating a Task Force on Internet-Based Instruction
Effective July 1, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 604 (pdf) |

S.B. 605 – Oklahoma School Security Grant Program Act
Effective July 1, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 605 (pdf) |

S.B. 867 – Remediation Courses
Effective May 5, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 867 (pdf) |

S.B. 1168 – Legislative Task Force on Achieveing Classroom Excellence Act of 2005 as Amended
Effective July 1, 2009 - | Letter (pdf) | S.B. 1168 (pdf) |
Achieving Classroom Excellence Web site

H.B. 2074 – Cap on Postretirement Earnings Removed
Effective July 1, 2008 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 2074 (pdf) |

H.B. 2239 – Self-Administration of Anaphylaxis Medication
Effective July 1, 2008 - Letter (pdf) | H.B. 2239 (pdf) |
Safe and Healthy Schools Web site | Physical Education and Fitness Web site

H.B. 2518 – Student Transfers
Effective May 16, 2008 - Letter (pdf) | H.B. 2518 (pdf) |
Student Transfers Web site

H.B. 2731 – Direct Deposit Act
Effective July 1, 2008 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 2731 (pdf) |

H.B. 2793 – Tax-Sheltered Annuities; 403 (b) Plan
Effective July 1, 2008 - | Letter (pdf) | H.B. 2793 (pdf) |

H.B. 3124 – Teach for America
Effective November 1, 2008 - Letter (pdf) | H.B. 3124 (pdf) |

S.B. 519 – Physical Fitness Assessment Program and Pilots
Effective July 1, 2008 - Letter (pdf) | S.B. 519 (pdf) |
| Safe and Healthy Schools Web site | Physical Education and Fitness Web site |

S.B. 923 – Automated External Defibrillators
Effective July 1, 2008 - Letter (pdf) | S.B. 923 (pdf) |
| Safe and Healthy Schools Web site | Physical Education and Fitness Web site |

S.B. 1186 – Additional 60 Minutes of Physical Activity Requirement
Effective July 1, 2008 - Letter (pdf) | S.B. 1186 (pdf) |
| Safe and Healthy Schools Web site | Physical Education and Fitness Web site |

S.B. 1769 – Achieving Classroom Excellence Act Reading Sufficiency Act
Effective July 1, 2008 - Letter (pdf) | S.B. 1769 (pdf) |
| Achieving Classroom Excellence Web site | Reading Sufficiency Web site |

S.B. 1941 – The Oklahoma School Security Act
Effective November 1, 2008 - Letter (pdf) | S.B. 1941 (pdf) |

S.B. 1951 - Section 2 and 3 – Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children and Oklahoma State Council for Educational Opportunity for Military Children
Effective July 1, 2008 - Letter (pdf) | S.B. 1951 (pdf) |

S.B. 2037 – Classroom Placement of Multiple-Birth Siblings
Effective July 1, 2008 - Letter (pdf) | S.B. 2037 (pdf) |

S.B. 2071 – Professional Development
Effective November 1, 2008 - Letter (pdf) | S.B. 2071 (pdf) |

S.B. 2100 – Annual School Bus Inspections
Effective July 1, 2008 - Letter (pdf) | S.B. 2100 (pdf) |
Student Transportation Web site

S.B. 2731 – Bonus for Psychologists, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Audiologists
Effective July 1, 2008 - Letter (pdf) | S.B. 2731 (pdf) |

H.B. 1476 – Passport to Financial Literacy Act
Effective July 1, 2007 - Letter (pdf) | H.B. 1476 (pdf) |
Passport to Financial Literacy Web site

H.B. 1051 – Diabetes Management in Schools Act
Effective July 1, 2007 - Letter (pdf) | H.B. 1051 (pdf) |
| Safe and Healthy Schools Web site | Physical Education and Fitness Web site |

H.B. 1593 – Academic Achievement Awards
Effective July 1, 2007 - Letter (pdf) | H.B. 1593 (pdf) |
Academic Achievement Awards Web site

H.B. 1134 – Minimum Salary Schedule
Effective July 1, 2007 - Letter (pdf) | H.B. 1134 (pdf) |
State Minimum Teacher Salary Schedule Web site

S.B. 17 – Celebrate Freedom Week
Effective July 1, 2007 - Letter (pdf) | S.B. 17 (pdf) |
Social Studies Web site

S.B. 103 – Lockdown Drill
Effective July 1, 2007 - Letter (pdf) | S.B. 103 (pdf) |