It is hereby the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature to provide funding to urban school districts to hire school counselors at the elementary level. Preference for funding shall be given to those urban school districts that have the highest number of elementary students at-risk and in need of alternative education. For purposes of this section, "urban school district" means a school district with an average daily membership of thirty thousand (30,000) or more.

Added by Laws 1999, HB 1759, c. 320, § 51, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (Laws 2000, HB 2728, c. 232, § 23, emerg. eff. July 1, 2000).