1. (a) Student organizations as an integral part of the CareerTech program. The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education is the responsible entity for governance and administration of the career and technology student organizations and therefore each CareerTech occupational division has the authority to develop and enforce policy of the student organizations consistent with CareerTech program design and operation. All CareerTech programs shall establish and maintain an active student organization as outlined and assessed by CareerTech occupational divisions. Full-time CareerTech instructors shall have no additional extracurricular duties or responsibilities that impede the ability to provide an active CareerTech student organization as determined by the Department.
2. (b) Membership in appropriate organization. Each student who participates in student organization activities shall be a member of the student organization designed for the occupational program in which the student is enrolled.

3. (c) Organizations. Career and technology student organizations shall include:

   1. (1) DECA (Business, Marketing and Information Technology Education)
   2. (2) BPA (Business, Marketing and Information Technology Education and STEM), Business Professionals of America.
   3. (3) FFA (Agricultural Education)
   4. (4) FCCLA (Family and Consumer Sciences Education), Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
   5. (5) HOSA (Health Careers Education and STEM)
   6. (6) TSA (STEM, Business Information Technology Education, Health Careers Education, Trade and Industrial Education), Technology Students Association
   7. (7) SkillsUSA (Trade and Industrial Education and STEM)
4. (d) Accountability; loss of program funding. The school and the career and technology student organization chapter will be held accountable for the actions of the student organization members and the advisor participating in any career and technology student organization activity. Failure to comply with the official rules of such activities may, after an opportunity to present reasons why said action should not occur, result in the loss of the state funding for that CareerTech program.
5. (e) FFA Membership Eligibility. Any student in Grades 8-12 must be regularly enrolled in a year long course of study in Agricultural Education at school in order to be eligible to participate in any FFA activity. For the purpose of this section; at school is defined as physically present and supervised in a classroom by a certified agricultural education instructor. Exceptions are granted to students who attend a school with block schedule and who, therefore, may have completed a year-long course of study in Agricultural Education in one semester. Annual local, state, and national FFA dues must also be paid in order to be eligible to participate in any FFA activity.

Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2589, eff 6-25-92

Amended at 12 Ok Reg 1857, eff 6-12-95

Amended at 13 Ok Reg 3427, eff 8-12-96

Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3212, eff 7-12-99

Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3292, eff 7-26-01

Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2907, eff 7-11-04

Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2911, eff 7-1-06

Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2398, eff 7-1-09

Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2008, eff 7-1-10

Amended at 32 Ok Reg 2329, eff 9-11-15

Amended at 34 Ok Reg 2159, eff 9-11-17

Amended at 38 Ok Reg 2745, eff 9-11-21

Amended at 40 Ok Reg 2428, eff 9-11-23

Amended at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 7-11-25