Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-113: Relation by affinity or consanguinity - Prohibition

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person

shall be eligible to be a candidate for or serve on a board of

education if the person is currently employed by the school district

governed by that board of education or is related within the second

degree by affinity or consanguinity to any other member of the board

of education or to any employee of the school district governed by

the board of education. The purpose of this section is both to

prohibit persons who are related within the second degree by

affinity or consanguinity from serving simultaneously on the same

board of education of any school district of this state and to

prohibit persons who are related within the second degree of

consanguinity or affinity to an employee of a school district from

serving on the board of education governing the school district

while such relative is employed except as otherwise provided in this

section.

B. If the relationship is based on affinity, the prohibitions

in this section shall not apply to prevent members of boards of

education who are serving on September 1, 1995, from serving the

term for which they were elected or from serving successive terms

for which they may be elected, unless it is the member's spouse who

is a member of the board of education or an employee of the school

district, then such prohibitions shall apply.

C. The prohibitions set forth in this section shall not apply

if:

1. The person related to the board member within the second

degree of affinity or consanguinity is employed as a substitute

teacher by the school district pursuant to the provisions of Section

6-105 of this title or as a temporary substitute support employee if

the school district has an Average Daily Membership (ADM) of less

than five thousand (5,000); or

2. The school district has an ADM of less than four hundred

(400), the board of education has adopted a policy providing for

such candidate eligibility and the board member who is related

within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity to any

employee of the school district governed by the board of education

complies with the provisions of subsection E of Section 5-113.1 of

this title.

D. Any member of a board of education who violates the

provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalties

prescribed by Sections 485 and 486 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.