HB 1385 Summary

• Replaces references to "Academic Performance Index (API)" with "academic performance data" throughout Oklahoma education code, eliminating the specific API measurement system.

• Changes terminology from "low performing schools," "high challenge schools," and "school improvement list" to standardized language of "schools in need of improvement" aligned with federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) requirements.

• Repeals sections 3-150 and 3-151 that previously defined the Academic Performance Index calculation methodology.

• Modifies the Academic Achievement Award (AAA) program to use academic performance data instead of API scores, while adjusting award categories and monetary amounts for qualifying schools.

• Effective date is July 1, 2013, with emergency clause declaring immediate effect upon passage and approval.