Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-196: Review of contracts with professional development

centers.

A. The State Board of Education shall review all contracts with

the professional development centers used for professional

development purposes prior to entering into any contracts with such

centers. The State Board of Education shall examine:

1. The purpose of the contract;

2. The expenditure of funds provided for in the previous year

by the state to each center provided for in this section;

3. The budgeted salaries of employees and administrators of

such centers; and

4. Any other item the State Board of Education determines is

necessary.

B. The State Board of Education shall submit an annual report

to the Governor and Legislature by January 1 of each year, which

gives the information specified in subsection A of this section for

each individual center and which includes the following:

1. The purpose of the center;

2. The hours and days of operation of the center throughout the

year;

3. The number of school districts actually served and the

number of actual teachers by school district served;

4. The number and kinds of sponsored professional development

activities and dates and any related performance evaluations;

5. All sources of funding and actual full-time-employees (FTE);

and

6. Evidence of evaluation of services by users.