Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-113.4: Class size limitations – Penalties - Exemptions

A. Beginning with the 1997-98 school year, the penalties for

exceeding class size limitations established in Sections 18-113.1,

18-113.2 and 18-113.3 of this title shall not apply if the class

size limitations, as set forth in said sections, are exceeded

beginning after the first nine (9) weeks of the school year. If the

class size limitations are exceeded during the first nine (9) weeks,

the penalties shall apply.

B. For the purposes of calculating class size penalties

established in Sections 18-113.1, 18-113.2 and 18-113.3 of this

title, school districts shall use only the full-time-equivalency of

the instructional staff who are under contract to work the full

school year in question.

C. Beginning July 1, 2003, school districts that participate in

consolidation or annexation pursuant to the provisions of the

Oklahoma School Voluntary Consolidation and Annexation Act shall be

exempt from the provisions of Sections 18-113.1, 18-113.2 and 18-

113.3 of this title for the year in which the consolidation or

annexation occurs and for the next five (5) fiscal years.