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OK HB2649

Bill

Status

Passed

4/21/2016

Primary Sponsor

Todd Thomsen

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Oklahoma law to allow two school days (each at least 6 hours) to be counted for attendance purposes within a single 24-hour period, but only when one of those days is used for parent-teacher conferences

  • Maintains the existing requirement that a standard school day consist of at least 6 hours devoted to school activities, with districts required to provide at least 1,080 hours of classroom instruction per year

  • Preserves flexibility for district boards of education to extend school days beyond 6 hours and reduce the total number of school days, as long as minimum annual instruction hours are met

  • Effective date of July 1, 2016, with an emergency clause allowing immediate implementation upon passage and approval

Legislative Description

Schools; adding an exception to the number of school days allowed in a twenty-four-hour period; effective date; emergency.

Last Action

Approved by Governor 04/21/2016

4/21/2016

Committee Referrals

Education3/10/2016
Common Education2/2/2016

Full Bill Text

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