Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-26-102: Purpose

It is hereby declared that the purpose of the Larry Dickerson

Education Flexible Benefits Allowance Act is:

1. To recognize that the employee benefit needs of individual

school district employees differ, depending on the age, salary and

family status of the employee, and that it is needful to permit such

employees to select and tailor the benefits they receive in a manner

calculated to best meet the particular needs of themselves and their

families; and

2. To furnish school district employees with choices among

various employee benefits or cash compensation.