Senate Bill 373 Summary

• Amends 70 O.S. 2011, Section 1-109 regarding school year requirements in Oklahoma public schools.

• Permits school districts to choose between 180 calendar days or 1,080 instructional hours annually for classroom instruction.

• Establishes restrictions on districts that revoke a school-hours policy: maximum school days cannot exceed the prior year's count when the policy was active, and instructional hours per day cannot exceed the previous year's average (with minimum 1,080 hours annually required).

• Effective date July 1, 2013, with emergency provisions allowing immediate implementation.