Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-23-104: The meaning of words and terms

As used in this article, unless the context indicates otherwise:

1. "State Department of Education" means that department of the

state government in which are placed the agencies created or

authorized by the Constitution and Legislature charged with the

responsibility of determining the policies and directing the

administration and supervision of the common school system of the

state. These agencies are the State Board of Education, the State

Superintendent of Public Instruction, and such divisions and

positions as may be established by law or by the State Board of

Education.

2. "State Board of Education" means that agency in the State

Department of Education which is the governing board of said

Department and of the common school system of the state.

3. "State Superintendent of Public Instruction" means the

elected offical provided for in Article VI, Section 1 of the

Constitution of Oklahoma, who is the executive officer of the State

Board of Education.

4. "Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education" means that

body created by Article XIII-A of the Constitution of Oklahoma to

coordinate the affairs of all institutions of higher learning

supported by taxation in the State of Oklahoma.

5. "Common schools of Oklahoma" means all private schools and

all schools supported by public taxation, and including elementary

and secondary schools, the first two (2) years of junior college,

night school, adult and other special classes, and vocational

instruction.

6. "Institutions of higher learning" means all private

institutions and all the state universities and colleges which are

supported by public taxation or otherwise authorized by laws in

effect or enacted hereinafter.

7. "Authority" means the Oklahoma Educational Television

Authority created by Section 23-105 of this article, or, if said

Authority shall be abolished, the board, body, or commission

succeeding to the principal functions of said Authority, or to whom

the power is given by law.

8. "Facilities" means channels, all equipment, and properties,

including the construction and operation thereof at any given point

together with all rights, easements, leases, and interests which may

be acquired by the Authority for such construction and operation

which may be deemed necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes

set forth in Section 23-101 of this article.

9. "Cost" as applied to the facilities means the cost of

construction including the acquisition of all land, rights-of-way,

property, rights, easements, and interest acquired by the Authority

for such construction; all machinery and equipment, financing

charges, interest prior to and during construction; engineering and

legal expenses, plans, specifications, surveys, estimates of cost

and of revenues, other expenses necessary or incident to determining

the feasibility or practicability of constructing any such

facilities; administrative expense, and such other expense as may be

necessary or incident to the construction of the facilities; and the

financing of such construction and the placing of the facilities in

operation.

10. "Owner" means all individuals, copartnerships,

associations, or corporations having any title or interest in any

property, rights, easements, and interest authorized to be acquired

by this article.

11. "Oklahoma Educational Television Network" means the

educational television channels allocated to the state by the

Federal Communications Commission and maintained and operated by the

Oklahoma Educational Television Authority.

12. "Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the

Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, authorized by the

provisions of Section 3 of this act.