House Education Bills Beginning 3/22/22
Entries in Yellow FAILED in House Common Ed Committee
Entries in Grey NOT HEARD on the floor of the House
Entries in Red FAILED on the Floor of the House
Entries in Blue NOT HEARD in Senate Ed Committee Or FAILED On The FLOOR of the SENATE
Entries in Orange FAILED or NOT HEARD on the Floor of the SenateDO NOT SUORT
Bills marked as WATCH are those with which ROPE has concern.
WATCH—–HB1616 – Bennett and Garvin – Student drivers; creating the Hope Shaffer Act; prohibiting student driver from operating a motor vehicle when other students are passengers; effective date. Please find Oklahoma Teen Driving Laws HERE – Hope Shaffer passed away (1/16/20) as a result of a traffic accident which occurred when a driver rear-ended a car containing STUDENT DRIVERS. Public Safety Committee (2/23) – Aye 4 Nay 5 – FAILED Business and Commerce Committee (3/2) – Aye 11 Nay 0 – HOUSE FLOOR 3/23/22 – Aye 91 Nay 1 Excused 8 Committee On Public Safety – Aye 5 Nay 5 – FAILED
—–HB1919 – Blancett- there is an amendment to change the enacting date. School counselors – workforce pipeline crisis. Changes student counselor ratio – increases by 973 more counselors. This is a pure business development perspective. (We don’t educate kids for jobs but to be whole citizens.) Bill says shall, so a mandate not a goal. 8 Aye 4 Nay – NEVER HEARD ON THE HOUSE FLOOR
SUPPORT—–HB2768 – House Randleman, Senate Standridge – Education; creating the Dysgraphia and Education Task Force; professional development; dysgraphia; dyslexia; emergency. Aye 10 Nay 0 – HOUSE FLOOR 3/23/22 Aye 93 Nay 0 Excused 7
Senate Education Committee Aye 10 Nay 0 SENATE FLOOR –
WATCH—–HB2969 – Walke and Merrick – Data privacy; Oklahoma Computer Data Privacy Act; consumer protection; civil penalties; effective date. ROPE WILL ONLY SUPPORT THIS BILL IN THE SENATE IF THE AMENDMENTS MADE IN THE HOUSE ARE REMOVED AND THE BILL IS RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL FORM. Passed Technology Committee 2/21/22 – No Committee votes recorded on oklegislature.gov – HOUSE FLOOR 3/23/22 Aye 74 Nay 15 Excused 11
SUPPORT—–HB2991 – Rick West – 4H bill allowing students not to be considered absent from school for 4H activities. 12 Aye 0 Nay – HOUSE FLOOR 3/22/22 Aye 75 Nay 15
SENATE Education Committee – Amendment Aye 10 Nay 0 – Bill Aye 11 Nay 0 SENATE FLOOR –
WATCH—–HB3038 – Boles – Schools; student transfers; permitting school district to give preference for sibling transfers; emergency. DOES PROVIDE LOCAL CONTROL FOR TRANSFERS, LANGUAGE JUST SPECIFIES SIBLING TRANSFERS WITH PREVIOUSLY-TRANSFERRED STUDENT. 12 Aye, 0 Nay – HOUSE FLOOR – 94 Aye 2 Nay Excused 4
SENATE Education Committee – Aye 12 Nay 0 SENATE FLOOR –
SUPPORT—–HB3084 – House, Hilbert – Senate, Pugh; struck title – transportation of students outside certain boundaries “A school district board of education may provide transportation to students living outside of the boundaries and routes established by the State Board of Education.” GIVES POWER TO DISTRICT TO DECIDE. Aye 11 Nay 0 – HOUSE FLOOR 3/7/22, Aye 91 Nay 5
SUPPORT—–HB3086 – Hilbert and Pugh – schools; authorizing school district to use portion of transportation funds for transportation grants – effective date, emergency – “Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, a school district may use a portion of the transportation funds allocated to the school district pursuant to Section 18-201.1 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes to provide transportation grants to parents or legal guardians of students who attend the school district.” SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN DO SO OR NOT. Appropriations and Budget Committee 3/1/22 24 Aye 3 Nay – HOUSE FLOOR 3/14/22 – Aye 61 Nay 27 Excused 12
Senate Appropriations Committee – Aye 15 Nay 4 SENATE FLOOR –
WATCH—–HB3092 – Hilbert (Bristow) Directing library media program to be reflective of community standards when acquiring materials resources – for age appropriate content. Waldron doesn’t like ‘rhetoric about pornography’…ultimate control librarians. Caldwell wants to know what happens when parents and school boards disagree. Why do we need this? Hilbert wants local standards not federal or national standards. THIS BILL DOES NOT DO MUCH OF ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE DISAGREEMENT OVER THE TERM “COMMUNITY STANDARDS”. 10 Aye Waldron Nay – HOUSE FLOOR Aye 89 Nay 7
Senate Education Committee – Aye 12 Nay 0 SENATE FLOOR –
SUPPORT—–HB3159 – Kevin West, Jake Merrick -Schools; children with contagious disease or head lice from attending school; including communicable disease; striking prohibition for children afflicted with head lice; effective date. REPEALS LANGUAGE TO ALLOW PARENTS BETTER CONTROL Aye 9 No 0 – HOUSE FLOOR 3/22/22 Aye 55 Nay 35
DO NOT SUPPORT—–HB3373 – Tammy West – School textbooks; clarifying when a school district may petition the State Board of Education; emergency. NEW LANGUAGE APPEARS TO MIRROR THAT IN A PREVIOUS SECTION. REASON FOR BILL UNCLEAR. Aye 10 Nay 0 – HOUSE FLOOR 3/9/22 Aye 94 Nay 0
Senate Education Committee – Aye 12 Nay 0 SENATE FLOOR –
DO NOT SUPPORT—–HB3374 – Tammy West and Pemberton (Senate) – Community schools; authorizing the State Board of Education to assist in establishing community school pilot projects; effective date. THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM WAS VESTED IN THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT BY PRESIDENT OBAMA IN 2016. WWW.COMMIUNITYSCHOOLS.ORG LISTS SOME OF THEIR PARTNERS AS THE AFT AND VALUE EQUITY, DEMOCRACY AND HARMONY WHILE TRAINING MEMBERS ON POWER, PRIVILEGE AND INTERSECTIONALITY. MOST IMPORTANTLY, COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ARE TO PROVIDE FOR CHILDREN EVERYTHING A FAMILY CAN, FURTHER DESTROYING THE FAMILY BY SEPARATING CHILDREN FROM PARENT/S. THERE ARE TWO NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WHICH FUNCTION TO PUSH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS; NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. I WOULD IMAGINE THE ‘HOPE TRAINING’ INVOLVED IN THE BILL RELATES TO SARAH STITT’S HOPE RISING OKLAHOMA, HOWEVER, COMMUNITY SCHOOLS WILL QUICKLY BE ORGANIZED BY THE LEFT AND USED TO CONTINUE FURTHERING THE LEFTIST AGENDA USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS. Aye 9 Nay 0 – HOUSE FLOOR 3/22/22 Aye 78 Nay 12
Senate Education Committee – Aye 10 Nay 2 SENATE FLOOR –
—–HB3432 – Kerbs: moving feeding programs in schools to the Department of Ag. (Mirror bill SB1624) 14 Aye 0 Nay NEVER HEARD ON THE HOUSE FLOOR MIRROR BILL IN THE SENATE: SB1624 By Pugh of the Senate – School meals; granting the Board of Agriculture the authority to administer the National School Lunch Act. Effective date. Emergency.
DO NOT SUPPORT—–HB3468 – Lawson and Rosino – Parent Representation Act; Parent Representation Program; Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth; funds; duties; exception; Parent Representation Program Revolving Fund; audit; annual report; effective date – “The Parent Representation Program shall ensure that all counsel are members of the Oklahoma Bar Association in good standing and are adequately trained.” OKLAHOMA HAS THE OKLAHOMA INDIGENT DEFENSE SYSTEM WHICH IS TAXPAYER SUPPORTED. THIS BILL IS TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR THOSE ATTORNEYS IN THE SYSTEM. THIS IS A HUGE EXPANSION OF GOVERNMENT. WOULD SIMPLY BE EASIER AND MORE EFFICIENT TO EITHER FIND A NON-PROFIT DEDICATED TO TRAINING FAMILY ATTORNEYS OR – INCREASE THE OIDS BUDGET TO ALLOW FOR TRAINING AND OTHER ASPECTS IN THIS BILL? WHY COULDN’T THE OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION HELP PROVIDE LOW COST TRAINING? CHILD WELFARE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, HOWEVER, THE MORE WE GROW GOVERNMENT THE LESS FAMILIES HAVE TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES. Appropriations and Budget Committee 3/1/22 27 Aye 0 Nay – HOUSE FLOOR 3/14/22 – Aye 90 Nay 0 Excused 10
—–HB3500 – McEntire: increase penalty for assault and battery on a teacher to a felony. Questions regarding aggravated assault vs simple assault. 13 Aye 0 Nay NEVER HEARD ON THE HOUSE FLOR
—–HB3502 – Hardin and Pemberton of the Senate – gives local authorities to keep a child in school after they turn 18. Homeschool included. Associate district judge of Adair County spoke. 11 Aye 1 Nay (Caldwell) NEVER HEARD ON THE HOUSE FLOOR
SUPPORT—–HB3505 – Provenzano, Montgomery – Student loans; Oklahoma Student Borrower’s Bill of Rights Act; prohibiting student loan servicer from failing to provide certain loan forgiveness information; effective date. AMENDMENT TO EXISTING BILL ADDING LANGUAGE: “Fail to inform student loan borrower borrowers if their type of loan does not qualify for loan forgiveness programs.” No committee votes recorded on oklegislature.gov – HOUSE FLOOR 3/22/22 Aye 92 Nay 0 Excused 8
Senate Judiciary Committee – Aye 9 Nay 0 SENATE FLOOR –
SUPPORT—–HB3506 Provenzano – Teachers; providing exemption from Professional Learning Focus for teacher who exceeds certain amount of professional development; effective date. “If the total amount of required federal, state, and local school district professional development for a teacher exceeds twenty-four (24) hours in a single school year, the teacher shall be exempt from completing the Professional Learning Focus requirement for the school year.” 10 Aye Nay 0 – HOUSE FLOOR 3/9/22 Aye 87 Nay 3
—–HB3545 – Chad Caldwell – Creating the Statewide Oklahoma Charter Schools Act – striking title – did not work with ossba/Coosa, etc worked with charter schools. State authorizer is being changed. Yea 6 Nay 4 NEVER HEARD ON THE HOUSE FLOOR
—–HB3552 – Chad Caldwell, Haste draft – Making pilot teacher certification program started in Tulsa in 2019 permanent Aye 4 No 6 FAILED IN COMMITTEE
—–HB3643 – Dills and Pemberton – Schools; virtual charter schools; modifying and establishing requirements for governing boards which contract with certain management organizations; effective date; emergency. 11 Aye, 0 Nay – HOUSE FLOOR 3/14/22 Aye 95 Nay 0
SENATE Education Committee Aye 11 Nay 6 SENATE FLOOR –
—–HB3644 – Dills and Taylor – Schools; modifying various provisions of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act and related sections of law to provide for additional transparency; effective date; emergency. 12 Aye, 0 Nay – HOUSE FLOOR 3/14/22 Aye 94 Nay 0
—–HB3645 – Dills and Pemberton – Virtual charter schools; modifying attendance requirements for virtual charter school alternative education programs; effective date. 12 Aye, 0 Nay – HOUSE FLOOR 3/9/22 Aye 93 Nay 0
SENATE Ed Committee – Aye 11 Nay 0 SENATE FLOOR –
SUPPORT—–HB3655 – Sterling and Kidd – Schools; subject matter standards; including agricultural power and technology in fine arts curriculum; effective date. ADDS AGRICULTURE CLASSES AS ALTERNATIVES FOR GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, GIVING STUDENTS MORE OPTIONS FOR COMPLETING REQUIRED COURSEWORK 11 Aye, 1 Nay, HOUSE FLOOR 2/22/22 Aye 78 Nay 13
SUPPORT—–HB3656 – Sterling and Weaver – Schools; authorizing school district to offer law enforcement elective course to juniors and seniors; effective date. “A school district may offer to students in grades eleven and twelve an elective course in law enforcement.” SCHOOL NOT REQUIRED, BUT MAY, OFFER SUCH CLASSES. PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH OPTIONS. 12 Aye, 0 Nay – HOUSE FLOOR 88 Aye, 2 Nay, 10 Excused
Senate Education Committee – Aye 12 Nay 0 SENATE FLOOR –
SUPPORT—–HB3658 – Sterling and Pemberton -Teacher certification; Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act; removing requirement to pass the general education portion of the competency examination; emergency. “Has passed the general education and subject area portions portion of the competency examination required in Section 6-187 of this title in the area of specialization for which certification is sought” 12 Aye 0 Nay – HOUSE FLOOR 3/8/22 91 Aye Nay 0 Excused 9
Senate Education Committee – Aye 11 Nay 1 SENATE FLOOR –
SUPPORT —–HB3702 – Russ and Weaver – Schools; providing for digital or online library database resources to students under certain conditions; effective date. A HELPFUL LIBRARY BILL. Judiciary – Criminal Committee 3/2/22 – 6 Aye 4 Nay – HOUSE FLOOR 3/24/22 – Aye 87 Nay 0 Excused 13
Senate Education Committee – Aye 10 Nay 2 SENATE FLOOR –
DO NOT SUPPORT—–HB3720 – School curriculum; requiring Holocaust education in public schools; effective date; emergency. OKLAHOMA COVERS THE HOLOCAUST IN ITS CURRENT STANDARDS – USH.5.3 Summarize American reactions to the events of the Holocaust resulting in United States participation in the Nuremberg Trials which held Nazi leaders accountable for war crimes. (PG 59) SCHOOL BOARDS ARE THE CURRICULA AUTHORITY FOR EACH DISTRICT. IF PARENTS WISH SCHOOL BOARDS TO ADD CURRICULA REGARDING THE HOLOCAUST THEY SHOULD DO SO. Appropriations and Budget Committee 3/1/22 23 Aye 0 Nay – HOUSE FLOOR 3/14/22 – Aye 80 Nay 5 Excused 15
DO NOT SUPPORT—–HB3823 – Newton and Rosino – Schools; vision screening; specifying that optometrists and ophthalmologists may perform screening; adding exemptions; effective date. ABSOLUTELY NOT. THIS IS A BILL FOR OPHTALMOLOGISTS AND OPTOMETRISTS TO GAIN ENTRY TO PARENTS VIA SCHOOLS. SCHOOLS MAY PROVIDE VISION SCREENING, REPORT RESULTS TO PARENTS AND LET PARENTS DECIDE WHICH DOCTOR THEIR CHILD WILL SEE FOR REMEDY. 11 Aye, 0 Nay – HOUSE FLOOR 3/8/22 Aye 92 0 Nay
Senate Health and Human Services Committee – Aye 8 Nay 0 SENATE FLOOR –
—–HB3872 – Phillips and Taylor – An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Sections 3-132 and 3-134, which relate to the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act; modifying sponsorship of certain schools which contract with the Office of Juvenile Affairs; deleting requirement of physical location for certain charter school; and declaring an emergency. 10 Aye 0 Nay – HOUSE FLOOR 3/9/22 – 87 Aye 0 Nay
SENATE Education Committee – Aye 11 Nay 0 SENATE FLOOR –
WATCH (UNNECESSARY) —–HB3896 – Hassenbeck – reinstate a denotation in our standards for teachers to work with library specialists on best practices standard? “As subject matter standards are reviewed according to this section, they shall denote in the text of the standard if the standard has information literacy implications. The denotation shall be a way to notify teachers that it is best practice for the teacher to collaborate with school library media personnel in providing instruction for the specified standard.” 14 Aye 0 Nay
—–HB3968 – Burns: working draft – allows students to transfer to schools during summer and play sports the first year. An amendment. (Mirror bill in senate) Hilbert Waldron Rosecrans Aye 11 Nay FAILED IN COMMITTEE
SUPPORT—–HB4014 – Conley and Bergstrom – Public libraries; disclosure of records; permitting disclosure of certain records to parent or legal guardian; effective date. Appropriations and Budget Committee 3/1/22 27 Aye 8 Nay 2 – HOUSE FLOOR 3/14/22 – Aye 81 Nay 13 Excused 6
SENATE Ed Committee – Aye 7 Nay 2 SENATE FLOOR –
DO NOT SUPPORT—–HB4073 – Wallace and Hall – Schools; per-pupil expenditure; concurrent enrollment; effective date. FUNDS CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT THROUGH PER-PUPIL APPROPRIATION. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS BILL – WE ARE ALREADY TAXED TO PROVIDE FREE CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS. WHY SHOULD MONIES BE APPROPRIATED VIA THE FUNDING FORMULA? – Appropriations and Budget Committee 3/1/22 25 Aye Nay 0 – HOUSE FLOOR 3/14/22 Aye 89 Nay 0 Excused 11
HB4106 – Vancuren and Pemberton – Schools; requiring school districts to maintain protocol for responding to students in mental health crisis Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee – Aye 6 Nay 0 Appropriations and Budget Committee – Aye 30 Nay 0 HOUSE FLOOR 3/9/22 – Aye 88 Nay 1 Excused 11
Senate Education Committee – Aye 11 Nay 0 SENATE FLOOR –
SUPPORT—–HB4107 – Vancuren and Rogers – Teachers; directing State Board of Education to issue teaching certificate for teacher certified by a federally recognized tribal nation; effective date. ALLOWS TEACHERS TRIBALLY CERTIFIED TO GAIN STATE CERTIFICATION AND TEACHERS FROM OTHER STATES WHO HAVE COMPLETED A GENERAL COMPETENCY EXAM. Aye 9 Nay 0 – HOUSE FLOOR 3/8/22 Aye 89 Nay 7
Senate Education Committee – Aye 9 Nay 0 SENATE FLOOR –
SUPPORT—–HB4370 – Ford and Bergstrom – Schools; meetings of school boards of education; requiring certain meetings to be accessible through a live video and audio stream; effective date. “C. The board of education of a school district with an average daily attendance of more than five thousand (5,000) students shall provide a live video and audio stream of all public meetings of the board of education. Information notifying members of the public how to access the meeting livestream shall be clearly published on the website and social media accounts of the school district.” PARENTS MUST ATTEND THEIR MONTHLY SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS BUT IF UNABLE TO ATTEND SHOULD BE ABLE TO WATCH LIVE. 12 Aye, 1 Nay – HOUSE FLOOR 3/14/22 Aye 83 No 4 Excused 13
Senate Education Committee – Aye 11 Nay 1 SENATE FLOOR –
DO NOT SUPPORT—–HB4387 – House, Hilbert – Senate, Pugh; – Teacher certification; providing for issuance of advanced teaching certificates; modifying procedures for issuing lead and master teaching certificates; effective date; emergency; conditional effect. THIS BILL PROVIDES A STRUCTURE FOR TEACHER PAY INCREASES AS DESIRED BY GOVERNOR STITT. THERE IS A BILL IN THE SENATE BY BULLARD (SB1139) TO STUDY TEACHER RAISES. TO PREVENT UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES AND TO PROVIDE TEACHERS A RAISE STRUCTURE THAT REWARDS COMPETENCE AND IS FINANCIALLY EFFICIENT FOR THE STATE, THIS BILL SHOULD WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STUDY PROPOSED BY BULLARD. Aye 11 Nay 0 – HOUSE FLOOR 3/21/22 Aye 91 Nay 5 Excused 4
Senate Education Committee – Aye 8 Nay 3 SENATE FLOOR –
SUPPORT—–HB4388 – Hilbert, Pugh Amusements and sports; Oklahoma Education Lottery Act; proceeds; Teacher Empowerment Fund; State Department of Education; characteristics; procedures; instructions; effective date; conditional effect. CREATES A REVOLVING ACCOUNT IN THE TREASURY USING THE PROCEEDS OF LOTTERY FUNDS TO MAKE STATE MATCHES FOR TEACHER PAY RAISES. IT WOULD BE BETTER TO WAIT UNTIL BULLARD’S PAY RAISE STUDY IS COMPLETED, BUT THIS HAS NO FISCAL IMPACT OTHER THAN MOVING 60 MILLION DOLLARS (AFTER THE FIRST 60M HAVE BEEN DISPERSED ACCORDING TO STATE LAW) FROM THE LOTTERY FUND TO TEACHER PAY RAISES. Appropriations and Budget 2/21/22 Aye 12 Nay 2 – Appropriations and Budget 3/2/22 Aye 26 Nay 6 – HOUSE FLOOR Amendment 3/22/22 Aye 67 Nay 17 Excused 16 – HOUSE FLOOR 3/22/22 Aye 67 Nay 22 Excused 11
Senate Education Committee – Aye 9 Nay 3 Senate Appropriations Committee – Aye 16 Nay 5 SENATE FLOOR –
SUPPORT—–HB4389 – Baker – School curriculum; subject matter standards; modifying computer science college preparatory curriculum requirements; effective date; emergency. CLEANS UP GRADUATION REQUIREMENT VERBIAGE. Aye 9 Nay 0 – HOUSE FLOOR 3/8/22 Aye 86 Nay 1 Excused 13
Senate Education Committee – Aye 9 Nay 0 SENATE FLOOR –
NO OPINION—–HB4393 – Baker – Schools; modifying frequency of conducting an educator supply-and-demand study; listing shortage areas to be identified in study; effective date. CAUSES THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE COMMISION FOR EDUCATIONAL QUALITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS TO UNDERTAKE A TEACHER SHORTAGE EVALUATION EVERY YEAR. Aye 9 Nay 0 – HOUSE FLOOR 3/7/22 Aye 94 Nay 0 Excused 6
Senate Education Committee – Aye 12 Nay 0 SENATE FLOOR –
DO NOT SUPPORT—–HB4409 – House Lowe – Schools; subject matter standards; modifying graduation requirement to complete a personal financial literacy course; effective date; emergency. THERE IS ALREADY A PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSE REQUIRED TO GRADUATE. TO MAKE IT CONFORM TO THE PASSPORT TO FINANCIAL LITERACY ACT IS SIMPLY NOT NECESSARY. THE LAW IS THERE, THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT IS THERE, THERE IS NO NEED FOR FURTHER LEGISLATION. Aye 11 Nay 0 – HOUSE FLOOR 3/22/22 Aye 89 Nay 1 Excused 10
