Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4411: Two-year colleges to become technology center school

districts by resolution of Regents for Higher Education -

Eligibility for federal funds.

It is further provided that a two-year college which is a part

of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education may become a

technology center school district for the purpose of providing

postsecondary vocational and/or technical education programs and

services within an area to be geographically defined by the Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education. Two-year state colleges thus

designated as technology center districts by resolution of the State

Regents for Higher Education shall be eligible to receive federal

funds for vocational-technical education. Exclusive management and

control of higher education institutions now vested by law in the

governing boards and the State Regents for Higher Education shall

remain unchanged by present provisions. The college technology

center districts which receive federal vocational education funds

from the State Board of Career and Technology Education shall comply

with the standards and rules established by the State Board of

Career and Technology Education that are applicable to programs

federally funded. The funds derived from local taxing authority as

granted heretofore to community college boards shall not be

construed to accrue to said boards of regents for state two-year

colleges.