§70-3-104.4.

§70-3-104.4.
   
   A. On or before February 1, 1991, the State Board of Education shall
   adopt standards for the accreditation of the public schools in this
   state according to the requirements of this act, to be effective as
   set forth in this act. The accreditation standards shall incorporate
   the curricular standards established pursuant to Section 11-103.6 of
   this title for implementation with the 1993-94 school year. No school
   shall be denied accreditation or have accreditation withdrawn prior to
   the 1997-98 school year solely for failure to fully implement the
   curricular standards. The accreditation standards shall equal or
   exceed the accreditation standards for schools promulgated by the
   North Central Association of Colleges and Schools to the extent that
   the standards are consistent with an academic results oriented
   approach to accreditation, excluding those standards which deal with
   affective behavior to the extent the adoption of the standards does
   not conflict with state statute. The accreditation adopted by the
   State Board shall encompass accreditation for elementary schools,
   middle schools, junior high schools, and high schools. The
   accreditation standards shall be made available for public inspection
   at the offices of the State Department of Education.
   
   B. Standards for accreditation adopted by the State Board of Education
   shall include standards relating to the provision of school counselors
   to the public school children of this state. The State Board of
   Education shall require each local school district to provide
   information regarding the number of counselors serving each school
   site, the duties of all such counselors including all administrative
   duties, the number of students served by each counselor, and
   information regarding the number of counselors employed per elementary
   school, middle school, junior high school and high school.
   
   C. Except as otherwise provided by subsection A of this section with
   regard to curricular standards, as a condition of receiving state
   accreditation pursuant to this act:
   
   1. High schools shall meet the accreditation standards not later than
   June 30, 1995; and
   
   2. Elementary, middle and junior high schools shall meet the
   accreditation standards not later than June 30, 1999.
   
   Schools shall thereafter continue to meet the accreditation standards
   as a condition of continued accreditation. Nothing herein shall be
   construed as preventing changes to the adopted standards by the State
   Board of Education pursuant to the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures
   Act.
   
   D. If one or more school sites fails to receive accreditation as
   required pursuant to this section by the dates set forth in subsection
   C of this section or subsequently loses accreditation, the State Board
   of Education shall close the school and reassign the students to
   accredited schools within the district or shall annex the district to
   one or more other districts in which the students can be educated in
   accredited schools.
   
   E. State Board accreditation regulations shall provide for warnings
   and for assistance to schools and school districts whenever there is
   reason to believe a school is in danger of losing its state
   accreditation.
   
   F. The State Board shall provide assistance to districts in
   considering the possibility of meeting accreditation requirements
   through the use of nontraditional means of instruction. The State
   Board shall also assist districts in forming cooperatives and making
   arrangements for the use of satellite instruction or other
   instructional technologies to the extent that use of such
   instructional means meets accreditation standards.