HB 2984 Summary

• Enacts the "Freedom to Succeed Act" and amends Oklahoma's School Testing Program Act to clarify that students are NOT required to achieve proficient scores on end-of-instruction tests to graduate from high school.

• Requires students scoring below proficient on end-of-instruction tests to receive remediation or intervention and be afforded up to three opportunities to retake each test annually.

• Allows students unable to attain proficient scores to take an alternative assessment approved by the State Board of Education, with results recorded on transcripts.

• Modifies funding eligibility under the Achieving Classroom Excellence Act of 2005 by removing references to Section 1210.523 and updating statutory citations to Section 1210.508.

• Repeals Section 1210.523 and declares an emergency, making the act effective immediately upon passage and approval.