{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-5-117b","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-117b","heading":"Interlocal cooperative agreements","body":"A. The boards of education of any two or more school districts\n\nmay enter into an interlocal cooperative agreement for the purpose\n\nof jointly and comparatively performing any of the services, duties,\n\nfunctions, activities, obligations, or responsibilities which are\n\nauthorized or required by law to be performed by school districts of\n\nthis state. Two or more school districts may enter into an\n\ninterlocal cooperative agreement for the purpose of forming buying\n\npools and purchasing cooperatives. As used in this section,\n\n“interlocal cooperative agreement” means an agreement which is\n\nentered into by the boards of education of two or more school\n\ndistricts pursuant to the provisions of this section. This section\n\nshall not prohibit school districts from entering into cooperative\n\nagreements authorized under Section 5-117 of this title or interfere\n\nwith existing cooperative agreements between school districts. If\n\nthe boards of education of any two or more school districts enter\n\ninto an interlocal cooperative agreement the following conditions\n\nmay apply:\n\n1. An interlocal cooperative agreement shall establish a board\n\nof directors which shall be responsible for administering the joint\n\nor cooperative undertaking. The agreement shall specify the\n\norganization, terms, and composition of, and manner of appointment\n\nto, the board of directors and shall make provision for\n\nrestructuring or terminating the board upon partial or complete\n\ntermination of the agreement. The board of directors shall be\n\nselected by the board of education of each contracting school\n\ndistrict and may include but not be limited to a board member,\n\nadministrator, or teacher from each contracting school district.\n\nVacancies in the membership of the board of directors shall be\n\nfilled within thirty (30) days from the date of the vacancy in the\n\nmanner specified in the agreement. Provided, however, an interlocal\n\ncooperative agreement entered into pursuant to this act for the\n\npurpose of providing insurance for Oklahoma educational institutions\n\nshall maintain at least one of each of the following positions on\n\nthe board of directors:\n\na. an individual who is a member of the American Academy\n\nof Actuaries, and\n\nb. an individual with more than ten (10) years of\n\nprofessional experience in property and casualty\n\ninsurance;\n\n2. An interlocal cooperative agreement which is optional to\n\nschool districts and shall be effective only after it is approved by\n\nthe State Board of Education and the board of directors may be\n\ndesignated as a local education agency for some or all state and\n\nfederal application, reporting, and auditing procedures. An\n\ninterlocal cooperative board of directors that has been designated\n\nas a local education agency shall comply with state and federal law\n\nand the regulations of the State Board of Education;\n\n3. An interlocal cooperative agreement shall be subject to\n\nchange or termination by a recommendation of the State Board of\n\nEducation;\n\n4. The duration of an interlocal cooperative agreement for\n\njoint or cooperative action in performing any of the services,\n\nduties, functions, activities, obligations, or responsibilities,\n\nother than the provision of special education services, which are\n\nauthorized or required by law of school districts in this state,\n\nshall be for a term of not less than one (1) year. Notice of intent\n\nof a school district to withdraw from the cooperative agreement must\n\nbe given no later than March 15 for the ensuing school year;\n\n5. An interlocal cooperative agreement shall specify the method\n\nor methods to be employed for disposing of property upon partial or\n\ncomplete termination of the agreement;\n\n6. Within the limitations provided by law, an interlocal\n\ncooperative agreement may be changed or modified by majority consent\n\nof the interlocal cooperative board of directors;\nater than March 15 for the ensuing school year;\n\n5. An interlocal cooperative agreement shall specify the method\n\nor methods to be employed for disposing of property upon partial or\n\ncomplete termination of the agreement;\n\n6. Within the limitations provided by law, an interlocal\n\ncooperative agreement may be changed or modified by majority consent\n\nof the interlocal cooperative board of directors;\n\n7. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section,\n\nany powers, privileges, or authority exercised or capable of being\n\nexercised by any school district of this state, or by any board of\n\neducation thereof, may be jointly exercised pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of an interlocal cooperative agreement. Federal grant\n\nmoney, applied for on behalf of a school district, may be disbursed\n\ndirectly to an interlocal cooperative with the consent of the school\n\ndistricts comprising the interlocal cooperative. No powers,\n\nprivileges, or authority with respect to the levy and collection of\n\ntaxes or the application for or receipt of State Aid formula money,\n\nor the issuance of bonds shall be created or effectuated for joint\n\nexercise pursuant to the provisions of an interlocal cooperative\n\nagreement; and\n\n8. Payments from the general fund of each school district which\n\nenters into any interlocal cooperative agreement for the purpose of\n\nfinancing the joint or cooperative undertaking provided for by the\n\nagreement shall be operating expenses.\n\nB. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to\n\nabrogate, interfere with, impair, qualify, or affect in any manner\n\nthe exercise and enjoyment of all the powers, privileges, and\n\nauthority conferred upon school districts and boards of education by\n\nlaw, except that boards of education and school districts are\n\nrequired to comply with the provisions of this section when entering\n\ninto an interlocal cooperative agreement that meets the definition\n\nof an interlocal cooperative agreement.","path":["OK Code","Title 70"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os70.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"638aae4e651f1993d57ae5e5403e9d198aa94405613957272584e44addb97597","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-5-117a","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-5-118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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