How do nepotism laws restrict hiring?
Nepotism laws require that board members not hire anyone related to them within the second degree of affinity or consanguinity. 70 O.S. § 5-113.1, S.L.O. § 61. That list of people includes a board member’s: Spouse Child or Child’s Spouse Parent or Parent’s Spouse Grandchild or Grandchild’s Spouse Grandparent or Grandparent’s Spouse Sibling or Sibling’s Spouse Spouse’s Child or Spouse’s Parent Spouse’s Grandchild or Spouse’s Grandparent Spouse’s Sibling NOTE: Siblings of “half-blood,” meaning that two individuals share one parent, are considered equal to a full sibling sharing two parents. However, the 2009 Legislation modified the law to allow schools with less than 5000 ADM to hire substitute teachers and temporary substitute support employees who are a relative to a school board member within the second degree of affinity or consanguinity. Your school may choose to modify its policies to allow this type of hiring to occur.
