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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 74. STATE GOVERNMENT

  § 74-360.16. Definitions.  

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  • As used in the Oklahoma Campus Security Act:

    1.  "Campus" means the real property, buildings and other improvements within this state owned, leased or rented by an institution of higher education, a public school district or an airport public trust, as defined in this section;

    2.  "Campus police officer" means an individual holding a commission from and employed by an institution of higher education , a public school district or an airport public trust pursuant to the Oklahoma Campus Security Act, who may also be known as a "campus public safety officer", an "airport officer", an "airport police officer" or an "airport security officer";

    3.  "Commission" means a certificate of appointment by the governing board of an institution of higher education or a board of education of a public school district of an individual certified as a full-time police or peace officer pursuant to Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

    4.  "Governing board" means the board of regents or trustees which determines management policy and has responsibility for the general government of an institution of higher education or the board of education of a public school district;

    5.  "Institution of higher education" means a college, university, higher educational center, or other constituent agency of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or a private college or university in this state whose accreditation is recognized by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education pursuant to Section 4103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

    6.  "Public school district" means all free schools supported by public taxation and shall include K-12 schools and technology center schools; and

    7.  "Airport public trust" means a public trust created under the laws of this state which operates an airport and whose beneficiary is an Oklahoma municipality or a combination of one or more Oklahoma municipalities and/or one or more Oklahoma counties.

Added by Laws 1991, c. 313, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Laws 2007, c. 29, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2012, c. 48, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.