26- Mental Health in Schools

Bill	Principal Authors	Committees	Current Status
HB1109	Pogemiller, Ellen (H)	H Judiciary & Public Safety Oversight (H) - 02/04/2025 H Rules (H) - 02/05/2025	Committee Reassignment
	Paraphrase HB1109, by Rep. Ellen Pogemiller, D-Oklahoma City, prohibits a child from being placed into detention for a violation of a valid court order that compels them to attend school. The bill also requires any fine imposed for failure to comply with school attendance requirements be waived upon successful completion of the conditions of a deferred sentence or a condition of sentence upon conviction set out in statute, and upon a determination by the court that the child has been in substantial compliance with school attendance requirements. The bill requires the school administrator or attendance officer serve, or cause to be served, upon the parent, guardian, or other person having custody of a child subject to compulsory attendance who is unlawfully absent from school, written notice that the child's attendance at school is required by law when a student accumulates five days of unexcused absences. It requires the school administrator or attendance officer send a new notice after each successive accumulation of five unexcused absences. It requires the director of schools or attendance supervisor implement the first tier of the progressive truancy intervention requirements established in the bill after the child has accumulated five unexcused absences, and after given adequate time, as determined by a school administrator or attendance officer, the child's parent, guardian, or other person having custody of the child has failed to turn in documentation to excuse those absences. It states that it does not prohibit a local board of education from adopting a truancy intervention plan that includes intervention actions to be taken before the actions required by the bill. It requires, on or before November 1, 2025, every school district superintendent devise and recommend a progressive truancy intervention plan for students who violate compulsory attendance requirements prior to the filing of a truancy petition or a criminal prosecution for educational neglect. It requires these interventions be designed to address student conduct related to truancy in the school setting and minimize the need for referrals to district court. It establishes requirements for progressive truancy intervention plans. It permits the district superintendent or attendance officer to report the student's absences to the appropriate judge without first having to implement subsequent tiers if any tier of a progressive truancy intervention plan is unsuccessful with a student and the school can document that the student's parent or guardian is unwilling to cooperate in the truancy intervention plan. The bill permits the district superintendent, after written notice to the parent, guardian, or other person having legal custody of the student, to report the parent or guardian of the student, who is unlawfully absent from school, to the appropriate court in the county or to the Department of Human Services or both if a local education agency (LEA) has applied a progressive truancy intervention plan and interventions under the plan have failed to meaningfully address the student's school attendance. It requires each referral to district court be accompanied by a statement from the student's school, supported by appropriate documentation, certifying that the school applied the progressive truancy intervention plan and the progressive truancy interventions failed to meaningfully address the student's school attendance.
HB1131	Pogemiller, Ellen (H)	H Education Oversight (H) - 02/04/2025 H Common Education (H) - 02/04/2025	Second Reading - Referred to House Committee
	Paraphrase HB1131, by Rep. Ellen Pogemiller, D-Oklahoma City, requires the State Board of Education to amend the State ESSA Plan in accordance with the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to replace the measure of chronic absenteeism with a survey of school climate. It requires the Board to submit the proposed amendment to the United States Department of Education no later than January 1, 2026.
HB1144	Rosecrants, Jacob (H)	H Education Oversight (H) - 02/04/2025 H Common Education (H) - 02/04/2025	Second Reading - Referred to House Committee
	Paraphrase HB1144, by Rep. Jacob Rosecrants, D-Norman, requires students absent from school in which they are regularly enrolled to be given an excused absence if the reason for such absence is to support the mental health of the student. It provides the number of excused absences allowed to be one full school day per semester. It provides students and parents are not required to provide any documentation in support of the student's mental health day absence.
HB1232	West, Kevin (H)	H Rules (H) - 02/04/2025	Second Reading - Referred to House Committee
	Paraphrase HB1232, by Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore, allows a school district to employ or accept one or more volunteer chaplains to provide support, services, and programs for students assigned by the governing body of the school. It exempts a chaplain employed or volunteering under the provisions therein from being certified by the State Department of Education. It prohibits a school district from employing or accepting as a volunteer a chaplain who has been convicted of or is a defendant for an offense that requires the defendant to register as a sex offender.
HB1276	Caldwell, Chad (H) Seifried, Ally (S)	H Education Oversight (H) - 02/04/2025 H Common Education (H) - 02/04/2025 H Common Education (H) - 02/05/2025 H Education Oversight (H) - 02/10/2025 S Education (S) - 04/01/2025 S Education (S) - 04/08/2025	S General Order
	Paraphrase HB1276, by Rep. Chad Caldwell, R-Enid and Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, requires each school district board of education to adopt a policy to prohibit the use of cell phones and smartwatches by students enrolled in the district during the entirety of the school day and while present on school grounds.
HB1388	Hasenbeck, Toni (H) Reinhardt, Aaron (S)	H Health & Human Services Oversight (H) - 02/04/2025 H Children, Youth & Family Services (H) - 02/04/2025 H Children, Youth & Family Services (H) - 02/19/2025 H Health & Human Services Oversight (H) - 03/05/2025 S Technology & Telecommunications (S) - 04/01/2025 S Technology & Telecommunications (S) - 04/17/2025	S General Order
	Paraphrase HB1388, by Rep. Toni Hasenbeck, R-Elgin and Sen. Aaron Reinhardt, R-Jenks, requires the State Department of Education (SDE) to implement multiple measures for strengthening internet safety in schools. It requires SDE to develop a character education program for grades K-12 that school districts must implement. It lists character traits to be taught, which includes the discouragement of bullying, responsible digital citizenship, and safe and appropriate use of social media. It requires SDE to develop model programs for educating students about online safety. It requires the programs to be periodically updated, and program information must be published on the SDE's website. It requires school boards to adopt policies that prohibit school equipment from being used to view, send, or receive obscene material. It requires school boards to provide reasonable opportunities for parents to collaborate with school administrators and teachers regarding appropriate Internet access for such students. It requires school boards to submit their policies to the SDE and include any technology protection measures they have in place. It allows the SDE to require modifications to boards' policies if they deem necessary. It lists penalties for school boards that don't have acceptable policies and safety measures in place. It requires school boards to adopt social media policies, which are also subject to review by the SDE. It requires school boards to adopt policies that prohibit bullying and cyberbullying. It requires the SDE to establish technology protection standards that allow, to the extent practicable, for parental controls of school-issued technology. It allows the Department to identify a nonexclusive list of providers of technology protection measures that meet or exceed such standards. It requires SDE to develop training to help school staff implement their policies. It requires the Department to compile resources for anti-bullying training programs. It provides regulations for social media platforms and authorizes the Attorney General to enforce the provisions therein.
HB1484	Johns, Ronny (H) Weaver, Darrell (S)	H Rules (H) - 02/04/2025 H Appropriations & Budget (H) - 02/05/2025 H Education Oversight (H) - 02/19/2025 H Common Education (H) - 02/19/2025 H Common Education (H) - 02/19/2025 H Education Oversight (H) - 03/03/2025 S Education (S) - 04/01/2025 S Education (S) - 04/15/2025	Governor Action - Signed
	Paraphrase HB1484, by Rep. Ronny Johns, R-Ada and Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, creates Rain's Law. The bill requires each school district to annually provide research-based instruction related to fentanyl abuse prevention and drug poisoning awareness to students in grades six through twelve.
HB1523	Provenzano, Melissa (H)	H Rules (H) - 02/04/2025 H Appropriations & Budget (H) - 02/10/2025 H Education Oversight (H) - 02/19/2025 H Common Education (H) - 02/19/2025 H Common Education (H) - 02/19/2025	Committee Reassignment
	Paraphrase HB1523, by Rep. Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa, requires the State Department of Education to establish a school-based telehealth pilot program with a single telehealth provider to provide mental health care to students enrolled in participating school districts.
HB1538	Dollens, Mickey (H)	H Rules (H) - 02/04/2025 H Education Oversight (H) - 02/05/2025 H Common Education (H) - 02/05/2025	Committee Reassignment
	Paraphrase HB1538, by Rep. Mickey Dollens, D-Oklahoma City, creates the Student Retention Protocol Act of 2025. The bill defines applicable terms. It requires students who are at risk of being retained receive a hearing and visual screening and a family assessment conducted by qualified school personnel. It requires each school employ or contract with qualified school personnel to conduct such screenings and assessments. It also requires students who are at risk of being retained receive a psychiatric evaluation selected and completed by a qualified professional as determined by the State Department of Education. It requires students at risk of being retained receive an occupational therapy or physical therapy evaluation if the other screening and evaluations do not result in a diagnosis or recommendation for treatment. It requires an occupational therapy or physical therapy evaluation be conducted by qualified medical professionals employed by or contracted with the school district. It makes the requirements subject the availability of funding.
HB1589	Johns, Ronny (H)	H Rules (H) - 02/04/2025 H Appropriations & Budget (H) - 02/10/2025	Committee Reassignment
	Paraphrase HB1589, by Rep. Ronny Johns, R-Ada, requires an Education Employee Assistance Program to be created within the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. It allows the program to provide assistance to public school districts in the management of employees whose personal problems may have a negative impact on job performance.
HB1964	Williams, Danny (H)	H Civil Judiciary (H) - 02/04/2025	Second Reading - Referred to House Committee
	Paraphrase HB1964, by Rep. Danny Williams, R-Seminole, modifies the Parents� Bill of Rights.
HB1998	Turner, Tim (H)	H Rules (H) - 02/04/2025	Second Reading - Referred to House Committee
	Paraphrase HB1998, by Rep. Tim Turner, R-Kinta, requires a parent�s permission to administer sex education to a student.
HB2017	Pae, Daniel (H) Seifried, Ally (S)	H Judiciary & Public Safety Oversight (H) - 02/04/2025 H Civil Judiciary (H) - 02/04/2025 H Criminal Judiciary (H) - 02/19/2025 H Judiciary & Public Safety Oversight (H) - 03/06/2025 S Technology & Telecommunications (S) - 04/01/2025 S Technology & Telecommunications (S) - 04/17/2025	S General Order
	Paraphrase HB2017, by Rep. Daniel Pae, R-Lawton and Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, HB2017 clarifies the crime of bullying as to knowingly terrify, intimidate, threaten or harass a specific person or otherwise disturb by repeated, unwanted, or unsolicited electronic communications. It clarifies that these provisions do not apply to constitutionally protected speech or activity or to any other activity authorized by law. It clarifies the policy that each district board of education is to adopt to include a procedure for a student, school employee, school volunteer or parent or legal guardian to report acts of bullying. It provides immunity for those promptly reporting in good faith. It requires the policy to include a process for parental notification of bullying within 24 hours of notification of a bullying incident. It requires that if a student expresses suicidal thoughts or intentions or encourages another student to commit suicide, the parents or legal guardians of the student is to be notified immediately. It requires the policy to include a statement prohibiting retaliation against a school employee who notifies the district board of education or the State Department of Education of noncompliance with the established bullying policy. It requires the district school board to hold public hearings prior to adoption or modification of the school bullying policy.
HB2246	Waldron, John (H)	H Appropriations & Budget, Education (H) - 02/03/2025 H Appropriations & Budget (H) - 02/04/2025 H Rules (H) - 02/10/2025	Committee Reassignment
	Paraphrase HB2246, by Rep. John Waldron, D-Tulsa, requires the State Department of Education develop standards to implement the least restrictive environment requirements in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to ensure students with special needs are not unnecessarily excluded from the classroom.
HB2301	Hilbert, Kyle (H)	H Rules (H) - 02/04/2025	Second Reading - Referred to House Committee
	Paraphrase HB2301, by Rep. Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, creates the Oklahoma School Cell Phone Act of 2025.
HB2371	Hill, Brian (H)	H Appropriations & Budget, Education (H) - 02/03/2025 H Appropriations & Budget (H) - 02/04/2025 H Appropriations & Budget, Education (H) - 02/17/2025	Subcommittee Do Pass
	Paraphrase HB2371, by Rep. Brian Hill, R-Mustang, requires The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, in cooperation with the Oklahoma State Department of Education, solicit proposals for, and if funds are available, make grants to local boards of education for the establishment of pilot programs that utilize artificial intelligence (AI) software as a safety tool to monitor school issued devices. It requires the proposals for the pilot programs create an AI inference engine that provides school districts with precise insights into student safety and readiness to learn and utilize CIPA complaint web filtering and other existing and approved data channels to produce a report concerning a student's readiness to learn, interests, general well-being, and other multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) without requiring direct surveillance of students. It permits funding to cover the cost of software, equipment, materials, personnel, and any other start-up costs of developing the pilot program. It permits programs to involve entire districts, combinations of districts, combinations of schools, or elements of schools individually or in combination. It requires the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, in cooperation with the Oklahoma State Department of Education, determine pilot program criteria and establish a process for the consideration of proposals on a statewide competitive basis. It requires the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the State Board of Education each have the authority to require termination of a pilot program or its continuation at any time that it finds such termination to be in the best interests of the students involved. The bill creates the AI School Safety Pilot Programs Revolving Fund.
HB2916	Vacant, Vacant (H)	H Appropriations & Budget, Education (H) - 02/03/2025 H Appropriations & Budget (H) - 02/04/2025	Referred to Subcommittee
	Paraphrase HB2916, by Rep. Vacant Vacant, D-Oklahoma City, requires the State Department of Education, subject to the availability of funding, to implement and operate a Handle With Care (HWC) Oklahoma program to enhance existing cross-agency communication and partnership between local law enforcement, community mental health services and supports, and schools regarding children's exposure to traumatic events. The bill establishes requirements for the program.
HB3312	Eaves, Ryan (H)	H Education Oversight (H) - 02/03/2026 H Common Education (H) - 02/03/2026 H Common Education (H) - 02/11/2026	H Committee - Committee Sub, Do Pass
	Paraphrase HB3312, by Rep. Ryan Eaves, R-Atoka, requires every public school in Oklahoma to annually provide students with age-appropriate and grade-appropriate instruction on firearm safety. It requires the instruction to begin with the earliest appropriate grade, as determined by the Department of Education, in consultation with the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, and to continue in each subsequent grade through grade 12.
HB3458	Hays, Neil (H)	H Rules (H) - 02/03/2026	Second Reading - Referred to House Committee
	Paraphrase HB3458, by Rep. Neil Hays, R-Checotah, appropriates $150 million to the School Security Revolving Fund from the FY2027 General Revenue Fund.
HB3715	Caldwell, Chad (H)	H Rules (H) - 02/03/2026	Second Reading - Referred to House Committee
	Paraphrase HB3715, by Rep. Chad Caldwell, R-Enid, extends the school cellphone ban past one year.
HB4172	Staires, Clay (H)	H Appropriations & Budget (H) - 02/03/2026 H Rules (H) - 02/11/2026	Committee Reassignment
	Paraphrase HB4172, by Rep. Clay Staires, R-Skiatook, appropriates $50.0 million from the FY2027 General Revenue Fund to the School Security Revolving Fund to implement the provisions of statute.
HB4288	Fugate, Andy (H)	H Rules (H) - 02/03/2026 H Appropriations & Budget (H) - 02/04/2026	Committee Reassignment
	Paraphrase HB4288, by Rep. Andy Fugate, D-Oklahoma CIty, authorizes the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to establish a pilot program to provide alternative education to students who are suspended out-of-school for more than fourteen 14 days. It requires the department establish the program within statutory requirements. It also requires the program incorporate therapy and other restorative practices into the student's daily instruction. It requires students participating in the program have the option to continue the program after their out-of-school suspension conditions have been met, or their suspension time has expired. It permits school districts, in addition to the education plan for reintegration to core units required in state statute, to adopt a plan to help students reintegrate into elective classes, extracurricular activities, and other school programs when they have completed their out-of-school suspension. It requires the State Department of Education to designate up to 10 percent of the funding available for alternative education programs each fiscal year for the program.
SB0371	Bergstrom, Micheal (S)	S Education (S) - 02/04/2025	Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee
	Paraphrase SB0371, by Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, requires school district boards of education to adopt policies prohibiting students from using school computers or devices or school-issued computers or devices to access social networking or social media platforms, websites, or applications while on school premises. It allows the State Board of Education to adopt rules to monitor compliance with the provisions therein.
SB0486	Jett, Shane (S)	S Education (S) - 02/04/2025	Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee
	Paraphrase SB0486, by Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee, allows a school district board of education to contract with a chaplain to perform the duties of a school counselor.
SB0590	Prieto, Dana (S)	S Education (S) - 02/04/2025	Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee
	Paraphrase SB0590, by Sen. Dana Prieto, R-Tulsa, allows a school district or public charter school to employ or accept as a volunteer one or more chaplains to provide support, services, and programs for school employees and students as assigned by the school district board of education or the governing body of the charter school.
SB0702	Deevers, Dusty (S)	S Education (S) - 02/04/2025	Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee
	Paraphrase SB0702, by Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, requires the State Department of Education to develop standards and benchmarks for physical health excluding sex education or gender theory, physical exercise, physical activities and nutrition.
SB0759	Prieto, Dana (S)	S Education (S) - 02/04/2025	Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee
	Paraphrase SB0759, by Sen. Dana Prieto, R-Tulsa, requires the State Board of Education to develop training materials for the purpose of providing in-service training to all school district personnel including administrators and school district board of education members to make clear the legislative intent of the Parents� Bill of Rights and what is expected of them with regard to their responsibility to protect parents� civil and constitutional rights. It requires school district boards of education to use the training materials developed to train all school district employees at the beginning of every school year.
SB0867	Hicks, Carri (S)	S Education (S) - 02/04/2025	Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee
	Paraphrase SB0867, by Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, requires school site report cards to include certain minimum number of indicators of enrichment and support opportunities and staffing experience and retention.
SB0913	Thompson, Kristen (S) Miller, Nicole (H)	S Education (S) - 02/04/2025	Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee
	Paraphrase SB0913, by Sen. Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond and Rep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond, requires the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to provide emergency opioid antagonists and certain training to specified school personnel and boards of education under specified conditions.
SB1017	Deevers, Dusty (S)	S Health & Human Services (S) - 02/04/2025 S Appropriations (S) - 02/05/2025	Referred to Committee
	Paraphrase SB1017, by Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, allows the state Medicaid program to cover educationally necessary school-based services. It prohibits the Oklahoma Health Care Authority from defining school-based services more broadly than defined or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or covering school- based health care that is not educationally necessary or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
SB1207	Mann, Mark (S) West, Tammy (H)	S Education (S) - 01/29/2026 S Education (S) - 02/03/2026	Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee
	Paraphrase SB1207, by Sen. Mark Mann, D-Oklahoma City and Rep. Tammy West, R-Bethany, requires, prior to the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year, the State Department of Education to develop and make available to public high schools a curriculum for students in ninth through twelfth grades to address awareness and prevention of domestic violence and human trafficking. It establishes requirements for the curriculum. It permits the curriculum to be taught as a stand-alone unit of instruction or integrated into one or more existing courses of study. It requires the State Department of Education to post the curriculum on its website and shall identify resources that school districts can use to implement the provisions of the bill. It permits school districts to begin teaching the concepts during the 2027-2028 school year. It requires a school district that teaches the concepts provide an option for the parent or legal guardian of a student to opt the student out of the curriculum.
SB1251	Jech, Darcy (S)	S Education (S) - 01/29/2026 S Education (S) - 02/03/2026 S Appropriations (S) - 02/03/2026 S Education (S) - 02/24/2026	S Committee - Do Pass as Amended
	Paraphrase SB1251, by Sen. Darcy Jech, R-Kingfisher, permits money from the School Security Revolving Fund to be used to contract with a licensed mental health professional to provide counseling and social services to students. It requires, subject to the availability of funding, $50 million to be divided equally among school district for fiscal years 2027, 2028 and 2029.
SB1634	Jett, Shane (S)	S Education (S) - 01/29/2026 S Education (S) - 02/03/2026 S Appropriations (S) - 02/03/2026	Referred to Committee
	Paraphrase SB1634, by Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee, prohibits the State Department of Education from accepting federal funds including, but not limited to, block grants provided for the purpose of expanding school-based health care services or implementing school-based health centers or clinics. It requires the State Department of Education to review all existing contracts entered by the Department or the State Board of Education and terminate any related to expanding school-based health care services or implementing school-based health centers or clinics. It requires the State Department of Education, in consultation with school districts in this state, to conduct a comprehensive compliance review of all individualized education programs (IEPs) developed for students to ensure that any medical services provided in accordance with an IEP are educationally necessary. It requires any IEP that contains medical services that are not educationally necessary to be removed and the student to be evaluated to determine whether a Section 504 Plan developed pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is more appropriate. It requires school district boards of education or charter school governing boards to review all existing contracts and to terminate any related to expanding school-based health care services or implementing school-based health centers or clinics. It allows the State Board of Education to promulgate rules.
SB1719	Seifried, Ally (S)	S Education (S) - 01/29/2026 S Education (S) - 02/03/2026 S Appropriations (S) - 02/03/2026 S Appropriations (S) - 02/12/2026	S General Order
	Paraphrase SB1719, by Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, removes language allowing public school district boards of education to adopt policies related to the prohibited use of cell phones and personal electronic devices beginning in the 2026-27 school year.
SB1720	Pugh, Adam (S)	S Education (S) - 01/29/2026 S Education (S) - 02/03/2026	Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee
	Paraphrase SB1720, by Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, adds rights provided under the Parents� Bill of Rights.
SB1738	Jett, Shane (S)	S Education (S) - 01/29/2026 S Education (S) - 02/03/2026	Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee
	Paraphrase SB1738, by Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee, permits a school district or public charter school to employ or accept as a volunteer one or more chaplains to provide support, services, and programs for school employees and students as assigned by the school district board of education or the governing body of the charter school. It establishes requirements for the chaplain.
SB1739	Jett, Shane (S)	S Education (S) - 01/29/2026 S Education (S) - 02/03/2026	Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee
	Paraphrase SB1739, by Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee, prohibits the Department of Human Services from embedding social workers in public school districts or public charter schools. It requires any social workers placed in public school or charter school sites in this state on the effective date of the act to be removed.
SB1790	Deevers, Dusty (S) Hasenbeck, Toni (H)	S Education (S) - 01/29/2026 S Education (S) - 02/03/2026 S Education (S) - 02/24/2026	S General Order
	Paraphrase SB1790, by Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin and Rep. Toni Hasenbeck, R-Elgin, creates the Protected Learning Environment Act. It requires the State Department of Education to develop and publish on its website a standardized discipline matrix with which all school districts must comply by the 2027-2028 school year. It requires the matrix to comply with provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).
SB1892	Standridge, Lisa (S)	S Health & Human Services (S) - 01/29/2026 S Health & Human Services (S) - 02/03/2026	Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee
	Paraphrase SB1892, by Sen. Lisa Standridge, R-Norman, repeals language related to the Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment Survey.
SB1974	Hicks, Carri (S)	S Education (S) - 01/29/2026 S Education (S) - 02/03/2026 S Appropriations (S) - 02/03/2026	Referred to Committee
	Paraphrase SB1974, by Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, allows a school district or the parent or legal guardian of a child to initiate a request for an initial evaluation to determine if he or she is a child with a disability. It requires an initial evaluation to be conducted within 60 days of receiving consent from a parent or legal guardian. It provides that in no event will eligibility for special education and related services cease prior to a child with a disability reaching 22 years of age unless he or she has graduated with a standard or alternate diploma or otherwise completed a secondary education program in accordance with his or her IEP. It requires a school district to provide prior notice to the parent or legal guardian of a child with a disability that includes a description of any evaluation procedures to be used. It requires the State Board of Education to establish and maintain policies and procedures to ensure that children with disabilities and their parents or legal guardians are guaranteed procedural safeguards with respect to the provision of free appropriate public education.

Bill

Principal Authors

Committees

Current Status

Class

Position

HB1109

Pogemiller, Ellen (H)

H Judiciary & Public Safety Oversight (H) - 02/04/2025
H Rules (H) - 02/05/2025

Committee Reassignment

Paraphrase: HB1109, by Rep. Ellen Pogemiller, D-Oklahoma City, prohibits a child from being placed into detention for a violation of a valid court order that compels them to attend school. The bill also requires any fine imposed for failure to comply with school attendance requirements be waived upon successful completion of the conditions of a deferred sentence or a condition of sentence upon conviction set out in statute, and upon a determination by the court that the child has been in substantial compliance with school attendance requirements. The bill requires the school administrator or attendance officer serve, or cause to be served, upon the parent, guardian, or other person having custody of a child subject to compulsory attendance who is unlawfully absent from school, written notice that the child's attendance at school is required by law when a student accumulates five days of unexcused absences. It requires the school administrator or attendance officer send a new notice after each successive accumulation of five unexcused absences. It requires the director of schools or attendance supervisor implement the first tier of the progressive truancy intervention requirements established in the bill after the child has accumulated five unexcused absences, and after given adequate time, as determined by a school administrator or attendance officer, the child's parent, guardian, or other person having custody of the child has failed to turn in documentation to excuse those absences. It states that it does not prohibit a local board of education from adopting a truancy intervention plan that includes intervention actions to be taken before the actions required by the bill. It requires, on or before November 1, 2025, every school district superintendent devise and recommend a progressive truancy intervention plan for students who violate compulsory attendance requirements prior to the filing of a truancy petition or a criminal prosecution for educational neglect. It requires these interventions be designed to address student conduct related to truancy in the school setting and minimize the need for referrals to district court. It establishes requirements for progressive truancy intervention plans. It permits the district superintendent or attendance officer to report the student's absences to the appropriate judge without first having to implement subsequent tiers if any tier of a progressive truancy intervention plan is unsuccessful with a student and the school can document that the student's parent or guardian is unwilling to cooperate in the truancy intervention plan. The bill permits the district superintendent, after written notice to the parent, guardian, or other person having legal custody of the student, to report the parent or guardian of the student, who is unlawfully absent from school, to the appropriate court in the county or to the Department of Human Services or both if a local education agency (LEA) has applied a progressive truancy intervention plan and interventions under the plan have failed to meaningfully address the student's school attendance. It requires each referral to district court be accompanied by a statement from the student's school, supported by appropriate documentation, certifying that the school applied the progressive truancy intervention plan and the progressive truancy interventions failed to meaningfully address the student's school attendance.

HB1131

Pogemiller, Ellen (H)

H Education Oversight (H) - 02/04/2025
H Common Education (H) - 02/04/2025

Second Reading - Referred to House Committee

Paraphrase: HB1131, by Rep. Ellen Pogemiller, D-Oklahoma City, requires the State Board of Education to amend the State ESSA Plan in accordance with the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to replace the measure of chronic absenteeism with a survey of school climate. It requires the Board to submit the proposed amendment to the United States Department of Education no later than January 1, 2026.

HB1144

Rosecrants, Jacob (H)

H Education Oversight (H) - 02/04/2025
H Common Education (H) - 02/04/2025

Second Reading - Referred to House Committee

Paraphrase: HB1144, by Rep. Jacob Rosecrants, D-Norman, requires students absent from school in which they are regularly enrolled to be given an excused absence if the reason for such absence is to support the mental health of the student. It provides the number of excused absences allowed to be one full school day per semester. It provides students and parents are not required to provide any documentation in support of the student's mental health day absence.

HB1232

West, Kevin (H)

H Rules (H) - 02/04/2025

Second Reading - Referred to House Committee

Paraphrase: HB1232, by Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore, allows a school district to employ or accept one or more volunteer chaplains to provide support, services, and programs for students assigned by the governing body of the school. It exempts a chaplain employed or volunteering under the provisions therein from being certified by the State Department of Education. It prohibits a school district from employing or accepting as a volunteer a chaplain who has been convicted of or is a defendant for an offense that requires the defendant to register as a sex offender.

HB1276

Caldwell, Chad (H)
Seifried, Ally (S)

H Education Oversight (H) - 02/04/2025
H Common Education (H) - 02/04/2025
H Common Education (H) - 02/05/2025
H Education Oversight (H) - 02/10/2025
S Education (S) - 04/01/2025
S Education (S) - 04/08/2025

S General Order

Paraphrase: HB1276, by Rep. Chad Caldwell, R-Enid and Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, requires each school district board of education to adopt a policy to prohibit the use of cell phones and smartwatches by students enrolled in the district during the entirety of the school day and while present on school grounds.

HB1388

Hasenbeck, Toni (H)
Reinhardt, Aaron (S)

H Health & Human Services Oversight (H) - 02/04/2025
H Children, Youth & Family Services (H) - 02/04/2025
H Children, Youth & Family Services (H) - 02/19/2025
H Health & Human Services Oversight (H) - 03/05/2025
S Technology & Telecommunications (S) - 04/01/2025
S Technology & Telecommunications (S) - 04/17/2025

S General Order

Paraphrase: HB1388, by Rep. Toni Hasenbeck, R-Elgin and Sen. Aaron Reinhardt, R-Jenks, requires the State Department of Education (SDE) to implement multiple measures for strengthening internet safety in schools. It requires SDE to develop a character education program for grades K-12 that school districts must implement. It lists character traits to be taught, which includes the discouragement of bullying, responsible digital citizenship, and safe and appropriate use of social media. It requires SDE to develop model programs for educating students about online safety. It requires the programs to be periodically updated, and program information must be published on the SDE's website. It requires school boards to adopt policies that prohibit school equipment from being used to view, send, or receive obscene material. It requires school boards to provide reasonable opportunities for parents to collaborate with school administrators and teachers regarding appropriate Internet access for such students. It requires school boards to submit their policies to the SDE and include any technology protection measures they have in place. It allows the SDE to require modifications to boards' policies if they deem necessary. It lists penalties for school boards that don't have acceptable policies and safety measures in place. It requires school boards to adopt social media policies, which are also subject to review by the SDE. It requires school boards to adopt policies that prohibit bullying and cyberbullying. It requires the SDE to establish technology protection standards that allow, to the extent practicable, for parental controls of school-issued technology. It allows the Department to identify a nonexclusive list of providers of technology protection measures that meet or exceed such standards. It requires SDE to develop training to help school staff implement their policies. It requires the Department to compile resources for anti-bullying training programs. It provides regulations for social media platforms and authorizes the Attorney General to enforce the provisions therein.

HB1484

Johns, Ronny (H)
Weaver, Darrell (S)

H Rules (H) - 02/04/2025
H Appropriations & Budget (H) - 02/05/2025
H Education Oversight (H) - 02/19/2025
H Common Education (H) - 02/19/2025
H Common Education (H) - 02/19/2025
H Education Oversight (H) - 03/03/2025
S Education (S) - 04/01/2025
S Education (S) - 04/15/2025

Governor Action - Signed

Paraphrase: HB1484, by Rep. Ronny Johns, R-Ada and Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, creates Rain's Law. The bill requires each school district to annually provide research-based instruction related to fentanyl abuse prevention and drug poisoning awareness to students in grades six through twelve.

HB1523

Provenzano, Melissa (H)

H Rules (H) - 02/04/2025
H Appropriations & Budget (H) - 02/10/2025
H Education Oversight (H) - 02/19/2025
H Common Education (H) - 02/19/2025
H Common Education (H) - 02/19/2025

Committee Reassignment

Paraphrase: HB1523, by Rep. Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa, requires the State Department of Education to establish a school-based telehealth pilot program with a single telehealth provider to provide mental health care to students enrolled in participating school districts.

HB1538

Dollens, Mickey (H)

H Rules (H) - 02/04/2025
H Education Oversight (H) - 02/05/2025
H Common Education (H) - 02/05/2025

Committee Reassignment

Paraphrase: HB1538, by Rep. Mickey Dollens, D-Oklahoma City, creates the Student Retention Protocol Act of 2025. The bill defines applicable terms. It requires students who are at risk of being retained receive a hearing and visual screening and a family assessment conducted by qualified school personnel. It requires each school employ or contract with qualified school personnel to conduct such screenings and assessments. It also requires students who are at risk of being retained receive a psychiatric evaluation selected and completed by a qualified professional as determined by the State Department of Education. It requires students at risk of being retained receive an occupational therapy or physical therapy evaluation if the other screening and evaluations do not result in a diagnosis or recommendation for treatment. It requires an occupational therapy or physical therapy evaluation be conducted by qualified medical professionals employed by or contracted with the school district. It makes the requirements subject the availability of funding.

HB1589

Johns, Ronny (H)

H Rules (H) - 02/04/2025
H Appropriations & Budget (H) - 02/10/2025

Committee Reassignment

Paraphrase: HB1589, by Rep. Ronny Johns, R-Ada, requires an Education Employee Assistance Program to be created within the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. It allows the program to provide assistance to public school districts in the management of employees whose personal problems may have a negative impact on job performance.

HB1964

Williams, Danny (H)

H Civil Judiciary (H) - 02/04/2025

Second Reading - Referred to House Committee

Paraphrase: HB1964, by Rep. Danny Williams, R-Seminole, modifies the Parents� Bill of Rights.

HB1998

Turner, Tim (H)

H Rules (H) - 02/04/2025

Second Reading - Referred to House Committee

Paraphrase: HB1998, by Rep. Tim Turner, R-Kinta, requires a parent�s permission to administer sex education to a student.

HB2017

Pae, Daniel (H)
Seifried, Ally (S)

H Judiciary & Public Safety Oversight (H) - 02/04/2025
H Civil Judiciary (H) - 02/04/2025
H Criminal Judiciary (H) - 02/19/2025
H Judiciary & Public Safety Oversight (H) - 03/06/2025
S Technology & Telecommunications (S) - 04/01/2025
S Technology & Telecommunications (S) - 04/17/2025

S General Order

Paraphrase: HB2017, by Rep. Daniel Pae, R-Lawton and Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, HB2017 clarifies the crime of bullying as to knowingly terrify, intimidate, threaten or harass a specific person or otherwise disturb by repeated, unwanted, or unsolicited electronic communications. It clarifies that these provisions do not apply to constitutionally protected speech or activity or to any other activity authorized by law. It clarifies the policy that each district board of education is to adopt to include a procedure for a student, school employee, school volunteer or parent or legal guardian to report acts of bullying. It provides immunity for those promptly reporting in good faith. It requires the policy to include a process for parental notification of bullying within 24 hours of notification of a bullying incident. It requires that if a student expresses suicidal thoughts or intentions or encourages another student to commit suicide, the parents or legal guardians of the student is to be notified immediately. It requires the policy to include a statement prohibiting retaliation against a school employee who notifies the district board of education or the State Department of Education of noncompliance with the established bullying policy. It requires the district school board to hold public hearings prior to adoption or modification of the school bullying policy.

HB2246

Waldron, John (H)

H Appropriations & Budget, Education (H) - 02/03/2025
H Appropriations & Budget (H) - 02/04/2025
H Rules (H) - 02/10/2025

Committee Reassignment

Paraphrase: HB2246, by Rep. John Waldron, D-Tulsa, requires the State Department of Education develop standards to implement the least restrictive environment requirements in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to ensure students with special needs are not unnecessarily excluded from the classroom.

HB2301

Hilbert, Kyle (H)

H Rules (H) - 02/04/2025

Second Reading - Referred to House Committee

Paraphrase: HB2301, by Rep. Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, creates the Oklahoma School Cell Phone Act of 2025.

HB2371

Hill, Brian (H)

H Appropriations & Budget, Education (H) - 02/03/2025
H Appropriations & Budget (H) - 02/04/2025
H Appropriations & Budget, Education (H) - 02/17/2025

Subcommittee Do Pass

Paraphrase: HB2371, by Rep. Brian Hill, R-Mustang, requires The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, in cooperation with the Oklahoma State Department of Education, solicit proposals for, and if funds are available, make grants to local boards of education for the establishment of pilot programs that utilize artificial intelligence (AI) software as a safety tool to monitor school issued devices. It requires the proposals for the pilot programs create an AI inference engine that provides school districts with precise insights into student safety and readiness to learn and utilize CIPA complaint web filtering and other existing and approved data channels to produce a report concerning a student's readiness to learn, interests, general well-being, and other multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) without requiring direct surveillance of students. It permits funding to cover the cost of software, equipment, materials, personnel, and any other start-up costs of developing the pilot program. It permits programs to involve entire districts, combinations of districts, combinations of schools, or elements of schools individually or in combination. It requires the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, in cooperation with the Oklahoma State Department of Education, determine pilot program criteria and establish a process for the consideration of proposals on a statewide competitive basis. It requires the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the State Board of Education each have the authority to require termination of a pilot program or its continuation at any time that it finds such termination to be in the best interests of the students involved. The bill creates the AI School Safety Pilot Programs Revolving Fund.

HB2916

Vacant, Vacant (H)

H Appropriations & Budget, Education (H) - 02/03/2025
H Appropriations & Budget (H) - 02/04/2025

Referred to Subcommittee

Paraphrase: HB2916, by Rep. Vacant Vacant, D-Oklahoma City, requires the State Department of Education, subject to the availability of funding, to implement and operate a Handle With Care (HWC) Oklahoma program to enhance existing cross-agency communication and partnership between local law enforcement, community mental health services and supports, and schools regarding children's exposure to traumatic events. The bill establishes requirements for the program.

HB3312

Eaves, Ryan (H)

H Education Oversight (H) - 02/03/2026
H Common Education (H) - 02/03/2026
H Common Education (H) - 02/11/2026

H Committee - Committee Sub, Do Pass

Paraphrase: HB3312, by Rep. Ryan Eaves, R-Atoka, requires every public school in Oklahoma to annually provide students with age-appropriate and grade-appropriate instruction on firearm safety. It requires the instruction to begin with the earliest appropriate grade, as determined by the Department of Education, in consultation with the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, and to continue in each subsequent grade through grade 12.

HB3458

Hays, Neil (H)

H Rules (H) - 02/03/2026

Second Reading - Referred to House Committee

Paraphrase: HB3458, by Rep. Neil Hays, R-Checotah, appropriates $150 million to the School Security Revolving Fund from the FY2027 General Revenue Fund.

HB3715

Caldwell, Chad (H)

H Rules (H) - 02/03/2026

Second Reading - Referred to House Committee

Paraphrase: HB3715, by Rep. Chad Caldwell, R-Enid, extends the school cellphone ban past one year.

HB4172

Staires, Clay (H)

H Appropriations & Budget (H) - 02/03/2026
H Rules (H) - 02/11/2026

Committee Reassignment

Paraphrase: HB4172, by Rep. Clay Staires, R-Skiatook, appropriates $50.0 million from the FY2027 General Revenue Fund to the School Security Revolving Fund to implement the provisions of statute.

HB4288

Fugate, Andy (H)

H Rules (H) - 02/03/2026
H Appropriations & Budget (H) - 02/04/2026

Committee Reassignment

Paraphrase: HB4288, by Rep. Andy Fugate, D-Oklahoma CIty, authorizes the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to establish a pilot program to provide alternative education to students who are suspended out-of-school for more than fourteen 14 days. It requires the department establish the program within statutory requirements. It also requires the program incorporate therapy and other restorative practices into the student's daily instruction. It requires students participating in the program have the option to continue the program after their out-of-school suspension conditions have been met, or their suspension time has expired. It permits school districts, in addition to the education plan for reintegration to core units required in state statute, to adopt a plan to help students reintegrate into elective classes, extracurricular activities, and other school programs when they have completed their out-of-school suspension. It requires the State Department of Education to designate up to 10 percent of the funding available for alternative education programs each fiscal year for the program.

SB0371

Bergstrom, Micheal (S)

S Education (S) - 02/04/2025

Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee

Paraphrase: SB0371, by Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, requires school district boards of education to adopt policies prohibiting students from using school computers or devices or school-issued computers or devices to access social networking or social media platforms, websites, or applications while on school premises. It allows the State Board of Education to adopt rules to monitor compliance with the provisions therein.

SB0486

Jett, Shane (S)

S Education (S) - 02/04/2025

Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee

Paraphrase: SB0486, by Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee, allows a school district board of education to contract with a chaplain to perform the duties of a school counselor.

SB0590

Prieto, Dana (S)

S Education (S) - 02/04/2025

Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee

Paraphrase: SB0590, by Sen. Dana Prieto, R-Tulsa, allows a school district or public charter school to employ or accept as a volunteer one or more chaplains to provide support, services, and programs for school employees and students as assigned by the school district board of education or the governing body of the charter school.

SB0702

Deevers, Dusty (S)

S Education (S) - 02/04/2025

Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee

Paraphrase: SB0702, by Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, requires the State Department of Education to develop standards and benchmarks for physical health excluding sex education or gender theory, physical exercise, physical activities and nutrition.

SB0759

Prieto, Dana (S)

S Education (S) - 02/04/2025

Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee

Paraphrase: SB0759, by Sen. Dana Prieto, R-Tulsa, requires the State Board of Education to develop training materials for the purpose of providing in-service training to all school district personnel including administrators and school district board of education members to make clear the legislative intent of the Parents� Bill of Rights and what is expected of them with regard to their responsibility to protect parents� civil and constitutional rights. It requires school district boards of education to use the training materials developed to train all school district employees at the beginning of every school year.

SB0867

Hicks, Carri (S)

S Education (S) - 02/04/2025

Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee

Paraphrase: SB0867, by Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, requires school site report cards to include certain minimum number of indicators of enrichment and support opportunities and staffing experience and retention.

SB0913

Thompson, Kristen (S)
Miller, Nicole (H)

S Education (S) - 02/04/2025

Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee

Paraphrase: SB0913, by Sen. Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond and Rep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond, requires the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to provide emergency opioid antagonists and certain training to specified school personnel and boards of education under specified conditions.

SB1017

Deevers, Dusty (S)

S Health & Human Services (S) - 02/04/2025
S Appropriations (S) - 02/05/2025

Referred to Committee

Paraphrase: SB1017, by Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, allows the state Medicaid program to cover educationally necessary school-based services. It prohibits the Oklahoma Health Care Authority from defining school-based services more broadly than defined or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or covering school- based health care that is not educationally necessary or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

SB1207

Mann, Mark (S)
West, Tammy (H)

S Education (S) - 01/29/2026
S Education (S) - 02/03/2026

Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee

Paraphrase: SB1207, by Sen. Mark Mann, D-Oklahoma City and Rep. Tammy West, R-Bethany, requires, prior to the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year, the State Department of Education to develop and make available to public high schools a curriculum for students in ninth through twelfth grades to address awareness and prevention of domestic violence and human trafficking. It establishes requirements for the curriculum. It permits the curriculum to be taught as a stand-alone unit of instruction or integrated into one or more existing courses of study. It requires the State Department of Education to post the curriculum on its website and shall identify resources that school districts can use to implement the provisions of the bill. It permits school districts to begin teaching the concepts during the 2027-2028 school year. It requires a school district that teaches the concepts provide an option for the parent or legal guardian of a student to opt the student out of the curriculum.

SB1251

Jech, Darcy (S)

S Education (S) - 01/29/2026
S Education (S) - 02/03/2026
S Appropriations (S) - 02/03/2026
S Education (S) - 02/24/2026

S Committee - Do Pass as Amended

Paraphrase: SB1251, by Sen. Darcy Jech, R-Kingfisher, permits money from the School Security Revolving Fund to be used to contract with a licensed mental health professional to provide counseling and social services to students. It requires, subject to the availability of funding, $50 million to be divided equally among school district for fiscal years 2027, 2028 and 2029.

SB1634

Jett, Shane (S)

S Education (S) - 01/29/2026
S Education (S) - 02/03/2026
S Appropriations (S) - 02/03/2026

Referred to Committee

Paraphrase: SB1634, by Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee, prohibits the State Department of Education from accepting federal funds including, but not limited to, block grants provided for the purpose of expanding school-based health care services or implementing school-based health centers or clinics. It requires the State Department of Education to review all existing contracts entered by the Department or the State Board of Education and terminate any related to expanding school-based health care services or implementing school-based health centers or clinics. It requires the State Department of Education, in consultation with school districts in this state, to conduct a comprehensive compliance review of all individualized education programs (IEPs) developed for students to ensure that any medical services provided in accordance with an IEP are educationally necessary. It requires any IEP that contains medical services that are not educationally necessary to be removed and the student to be evaluated to determine whether a Section 504 Plan developed pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is more appropriate. It requires school district boards of education or charter school governing boards to review all existing contracts and to terminate any related to expanding school-based health care services or implementing school-based health centers or clinics. It allows the State Board of Education to promulgate rules.

SB1719

Seifried, Ally (S)

S Education (S) - 01/29/2026
S Education (S) - 02/03/2026
S Appropriations (S) - 02/03/2026
S Appropriations (S) - 02/12/2026

S General Order

Paraphrase: SB1719, by Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, removes language allowing public school district boards of education to adopt policies related to the prohibited use of cell phones and personal electronic devices beginning in the 2026-27 school year.

SB1720

Pugh, Adam (S)

S Education (S) - 01/29/2026
S Education (S) - 02/03/2026

Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee

Paraphrase: SB1720, by Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, adds rights provided under the Parents� Bill of Rights.

SB1738

Jett, Shane (S)

S Education (S) - 01/29/2026
S Education (S) - 02/03/2026

Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee

Paraphrase: SB1738, by Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee, permits a school district or public charter school to employ or accept as a volunteer one or more chaplains to provide support, services, and programs for school employees and students as assigned by the school district board of education or the governing body of the charter school. It establishes requirements for the chaplain.

SB1739

Jett, Shane (S)

S Education (S) - 01/29/2026
S Education (S) - 02/03/2026

Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee

Paraphrase: SB1739, by Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee, prohibits the Department of Human Services from embedding social workers in public school districts or public charter schools. It requires any social workers placed in public school or charter school sites in this state on the effective date of the act to be removed.

SB1790

Deevers, Dusty (S)
Hasenbeck, Toni (H)

S Education (S) - 01/29/2026
S Education (S) - 02/03/2026
S Education (S) - 02/24/2026

S General Order

Paraphrase: SB1790, by Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin and Rep. Toni Hasenbeck, R-Elgin, creates the Protected Learning Environment Act. It requires the State Department of Education to develop and publish on its website a standardized discipline matrix with which all school districts must comply by the 2027-2028 school year. It requires the matrix to comply with provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).

SB1892

Standridge, Lisa (S)

S Health & Human Services (S) - 01/29/2026
S Health & Human Services (S) - 02/03/2026

Second Reading - Referred to Senate Committee

Paraphrase: SB1892, by Sen. Lisa Standridge, R-Norman, repeals language related to the Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment Survey.

SB1974

Hicks, Carri (S)

S Education (S) - 01/29/2026
S Education (S) - 02/03/2026
S Appropriations (S) - 02/03/2026

Referred to Committee

Paraphrase: SB1974, by Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, allows a school district or the parent or legal guardian of a child to initiate a request for an initial evaluation to determine if he or she is a child with a disability. It requires an initial evaluation to be conducted within 60 days of receiving consent from a parent or legal guardian. It provides that in no event will eligibility for special education and related services cease prior to a child with a disability reaching 22 years of age unless he or she has graduated with a standard or alternate diploma or otherwise completed a secondary education program in accordance with his or her IEP. It requires a school district to provide prior notice to the parent or legal guardian of a child with a disability that includes a description of any evaluation procedures to be used. It requires the State Board of Education to establish and maintain policies and procedures to ensure that children with disabilities and their parents or legal guardians are guaranteed procedural safeguards with respect to the provision of free appropriate public education.

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26- Mental Health in Schools

Executive Summary of Tracked Bills