Legal Opinion
Opinion No. (1997)
Oklahoma Attorney General Reports
Decided September 15, 1997Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Senator Leftwich,
¶ 0 This office has received your letter asking for an official Opinion regarding the following question:
Does the language set forth in 70 O.S. 1991, § 509.3[70-509.3], mandating that "local board representatives shall be presently serving on the board or employed by said board and no other person shall represent the board," prohibit a local board of education from contracting with an independent contractor or other entity for the purpose of representing a local board of education in negotiations authorized under 70 O.S. 1991 and Supp. 1996, §§ 509.1-509.10?
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jackson v. Independent School District No. 16Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- TXO Production Corp. v. Oklahoma Corp. CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Board of Education of Oklahoma City v. CloudmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
- Carlyle v. Independent School District No. I-71 of McCurtain CountyCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1991