All Roll Calls
Yes: 281 • No: 17
OklahomaSB 711Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionSenate
Schools; modifying calculation of the certain adjusted cohort graduation rates; modifying calculation of Oklahoma School Testing Program annual reports. Effective date. Emergency.
Sponsored By: Adam Pugh (Republican)
Became Law
Senate Committee
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4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Oklahoma parents receive school report cards
Each Oklahoma district must give every enrolled student's parent or legal guardian that school's annual report card. The Department of Education must also publish school report cards online and statewide and school-level achievement reports. These reports must follow federal education reporting rules. The law also requires explanations of assessment changes for the transition years named in the statute.
Oklahoma school grades use revised measures
Oklahoma school grades combine test results, student progress, graduation rates, and other statewide measures of school quality or student success. Elementary and middle schools receive up to 40 points for English language arts, math, and science performance. They also receive up to 35 points for English and math growth and 10 for English learners' language progress. High schools receive up to 55 points for English language arts, math, and science performance. They also receive up to 10 points each for English learners' language progress, graduation rates, and postsecondary opportunities. These opportunities include Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, college-credit classes, internships, mentorships, apprenticeships, and industry certifications. ACT WorkKeys scores of Silver or higher also count. Military readiness counts through a qualifying ASVAB score or acceptance for enlistment within one year after graduation. The State Board must set a timeline to shift from counting completed opportunities to demonstrated achievement. Schools receive A–F grades, with exceptions when tested groups fall below Board-set minimum sizes for reliability and privacy. Full-time students in online programs outside their resident district or charter school are reported separately and excluded from resident-school grades. The Board can adopt different accountability systems for statewide virtual charter schools, alternative programs, and schools serving only prekindergarten or pre-K–2.
Oklahoma schools change graduation rate calculations
Oklahoma schools report separate graduation rates for students finishing in four years and in four or five years. Both rates use the same adjusted group of students who entered high school four years earlier. Students graduating during the summer immediately after their fourth year count as four-year graduates. Students who transfer out, emigrate, or die are removed with written or electronic confirmation. Transfer-out removals require proof of enrollment elsewhere in a school or program leading to a recognized diploma. Twelfth-grade students transferring into a school after October 1 are excluded from that school's calculation. Students outside programs leading to recognized credentials remain in the entering group but do not count as graduates. Rates must be published for schools, districts, and the state, including student groups required by federal law. The act lists July 1, 2025 as its effective date and includes an emergency clause.
Oklahoma schools gain grading bonus options
The law removes chronic absenteeism from Oklahoma's regular statewide school-quality measures and listed school-grade components. Schools can still earn up to two bonus points when their chronic absenteeism rate improves. They can also earn up to three bonus points for in-person classroom instruction beyond statutory requirements. Professional development and parent-teacher conference time do not count as extra instruction. The State Board must submit a federal education-plan amendment replacing the absenteeism measure by August 1, 2025.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Adam Pugh
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Jared Deck
Democratic • House
Kelly Hines
Republican • Senate
Ronny Johns
Republican • House
Spencer Kern
Republican • Senate
Mark Mann
Democratic • Senate
Annie Menz
Democratic • House
Ellen Pogemiller
Democratic • House
Melissa Provenzano
Democratic • House
Trish Ranson
Democratic • House
Waldron
Affiliation unavailable
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/22/2025
FOURTH READING
Yes: 41 • No: 5
House vote • 5/22/2025
FOURTH READING
Yes: 76 • No: 5
House vote • 5/8/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 87 • No: 6
House vote • 4/23/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 9 • No: 0
House vote • 4/9/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 10 • No: 1
Senate vote • 3/24/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 47 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/11/2025
Committee vote: Education
Yes: 11 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025
5/29/2025SenateSent to Governor
5/22/2025SenateSigned, returned to Senate
5/22/2025HouseEnrolled, to House
5/22/2025SenateReferred for enrollment
5/22/2025SenateTo Senate
5/22/2025HouseFourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 76 Nays: 5
5/22/2025HouseCCR adopted
5/22/2025HouseCCR submitted
5/22/2025HouseMeasure and Emergency passed, to House: Ayes: 41 Nays: 5
5/22/2025SenateCCR adopted
5/22/2025SenateTitle restored
5/21/2025SenateCCR read
5/21/2025SenateConference granted, naming Conference Committee on Education Oversight
5/15/2025HouseSCs named Pugh, Seifried, Rader, Reinhardt, Hines, Hicks
5/14/2025SenateHAs rejected, conference requested
5/14/2025SenateCoauthored by Representative Pogemiller
5/13/2025SenateHAs read
5/12/2025SenateEngrossed, signed, to Senate
5/12/2025HouseReferred for engrossment
5/8/2025HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 6
5/8/2025HouseTitle stricken
5/8/2025HouseAmended
5/8/2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Waldron, Ranson, Deck, Menz
5/8/2025HouseGeneral Order
5/8/2025House
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/22/2025
Senate Conference Committee Report
5/21/2025
Senate Conference Committee Substitute
5/21/2025
Scheduled House CCR 1(A)
5/20/2025
Amended And Engrossed
5/12/2025
Floor (House)
4/24/2025
House Committee Report
4/23/2025
House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill
4/23/2025
House Policy Committee Report
4/10/2025
Engrossed
3/25/2025
Floor (Senate)
2/13/2025
Senate Committee Report
2/11/2025
Introduced
1/15/2025
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