2024 Legislative Session Mandates

A rundown of new requirements for schools for the current and upcoming school years

By Dr. Jeanene Barnett, Education Policy & Research Analyst

The Oklahoma Legislature has passed several bills over the last few years that have new mandates for schools. Some of those bills have implementation timelines for the 2024-25 school year; others will not be fully implemented until the 2025-26 school year. Below is a list of those bills. Click on bill numbers to link to the full bill language or access CCOSA summaries of all the bills here: https://www.ccosa. org/advocacy/law-changes. The date in parenthesis after the bill number indicates the year the bill passed.

NEW MANDATES FOR THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR (IMPLEMENTED JULY 1, 2024)

HB 3400 (2020) Requires a minimum of four (4) Advanced Placement courses must be available to students. (Effective November 1, 2020)

SB 252 (2021) Requires one (1) computer science course, aligned to computer science standards in middle and elementary school, be offered in high school. (Effective November 1, 2021)

HB 1029 (2023) Requires standard form for identifying homeless students. (Effective November 1, 2023)

SB 93 (2023) Requires the FAFSA federal student aid form for high school graduation. (Effective November 1, 2023)

SB 100 (2023) Requires schools to undertake a school security risk and vulnerability assessment annually, with some exemptions possible. (Effective July 1, 2023)

HB 2102 (2024) Requires no student other than the driver be in a car during Driver’s Ed. (Effective August 28, 2024)

HB 3727 (2024) Requires cursive writing be taught in grades 3-5. (Effective July 1, 2024)

HB 3958 (2024) Requires parents/ guardians to be included in any digital communication with students with the exception of academic conversations on school-approved platforms. (Effective July 1, 2024)

SB 362 (2024) Renames the Reading Sufficiency Act (RSA) the Strong Readers Act (SRA) and updates district requirements. (Effective July 1, 2024)

SB 1921 (2024) Expands the Chase Morris Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act. (Effective July 1, 2024)

HB 3386 (2024) Regulates intradistrict transfers and transfers for students with disabilities. (Effective May 31, 2024)

HB 3737 (2024) Requires the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) to create informational materials related to Type I diabetes and for schools to provide copies to parents/guardians at grade 6 enrollment. (Effective July 1, 2024)

HB 4073 (2024) Creates Alyssa’s Law, requiring schools to implement mobile panic alert systems. (Effective July 1, 2024)

SB 1307 (2024) Expands student count eligibility for state aid to ages 21-26. (Effective July 1, 2024)

NEW MANDATES FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR (IMPLEMENTED JULY 1, 2025)

HB 2158 (2024) Amends Personal Financial Literacy, requiring students in grades 10, 11, or 12 to take ½ unit. (Effective July 1, 2025)

HB 3278 (2024) Modernizes graduation requirements for students beginning in grade 8. (Effective May 15, 2024)

HB 1425 (2024) Requires release for off-site religious education. (Effective August 28, 2024)

SB 526 (2024) Requires school mapping data capability to align with public safety agencies. (Effective August 28, 2024) ■ challenges; we’re anticipating the needs of tomorrow, securing a foundation for education where every student can thrive in safety and confidence. and endpoint security.

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