All Roll Calls
Yes: 133 • No: 92
OklahomaSB 758Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Schools; providing conditions under which virtual instruction may count toward certain required instructional hours or days.
Sponsored By: Kristen Thompson (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
New rules for school calendars and hours
Districts must meet at least 180 days or 1,080 hours each year. Beginning in 2021–2022, a district may use an hours‑based calendar only if it meets State Board rules for student results and cost savings and notifies the Board by Oct. 15. The State Board sets extended‑day criteria, and any extended‑day plan needs a public hearing and yearly reports on student achievement; approval can be revoked and accreditation can be at risk if results do not improve. Parent‑teacher conferences can count up to 6 hours per semester as instruction if the district allows it, but no more than 30 hours of staff professional meetings may count each year. A school year can be shortened only when conditions beyond district control make it impossible and the State Board concurs in writing. The Schools for the Blind and the Deaf may use alternative hours with Board approval by Oct. 15.
Stricter rules for virtual school days
Beginning in the 2026–2027 school year, days when a school is closed and teaches online do not count toward the 180 days or 1,080 hours. A district can count up to 2 days (12 hours) only if the State Superintendent approved its virtual plan (initially due Nov. 1, 2025; decision by Jan. 31, 2026; updated each year), the Governor has a related state of emergency, and the local board approves it. Plans must cover IEP services, school meals, and transportation for technology‑center students, and be posted online. Time taught before a same‑day weather closure still counts toward the 1,080 hours. Statewide virtual charter schools and full‑time district virtual programs are exempt. The State Department of Education posts an annual report by June 30, 2027, and every year after.
Pay protection for off-contract teacher meetings
Districts cannot require off‑contract teachers to attend professional meetings unless they pay extra or give paid professional days, as allowed by local policy or any bargaining agreement. Districts can still require teachers to work more than the 1,080 student‑instruction hours, and the law does not change any employee’s Fair Labor Standards Act status.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Kristen Thompson
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Chad Caldwell
Republican • House
Mark Lepak
Republican • House
Anthony Moore
Republican • House
Lonnie Paxton
Republican • Senate
Ally Seifried
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/29/2025
EMERGENCY
Yes: 55 • No: 28
House vote • 4/29/2025
Top_of_Page
Yes: 53 • No: 32
House vote • 4/16/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 18 • No: 9
House vote • 4/7/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 7 • No: 4
Senate vote • 3/27/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 0 • No: 14
Senate vote • 3/4/2025
Emergency
Yes: 0 • No: 5
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor 05/03/2025
5/5/2025SenateSent to Governor
4/30/2025SenateSigned, returned to Senate
4/30/2025HouseEnrolled, to House
4/30/2025SenateReferred for enrollment
4/29/2025SenateSigned, returned to Senate
4/29/2025HouseThird Reading, Measure passed and Emergency failed: Ayes: 53 Nays: 32; Ayes: 55 Nays: 28
4/29/2025HouseGeneral Order
4/29/2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Lepak
4/17/2025HouseCR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee
4/17/2025HouseRecommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
4/8/2025HouseReferred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
4/2/2025HouseSecond Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
4/1/2025HouseFirst Reading
3/31/2025HouseEngrossed to House
3/31/2025SenateReferred for engrossment
3/27/2025SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 33 Nays: 14
3/27/2025SenateEmergency added
3/27/2025SenateGeneral Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
3/27/2025SenateCoauthored by Senator Seifried
3/26/2025SenatePlaced on General Order
3/6/2025SenateCoauthored by Representative Caldwell (Chad)
3/5/2025SenateEmergency removed
3/4/2025SenateReported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education committee; CR filed
3/4/2025SenateCoauthored by Senator Paxton
3/3/2025Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
4/30/2025
Floor (House)
4/21/2025
House Committee Report
4/17/2025
House Committee Report
4/8/2025
Engrossed
3/31/2025
Floor (Senate)
3/5/2025
Committee Substitute
3/4/2025
Senate Committee Report
3/4/2025
Introduced
1/15/2025
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