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OK HB3708

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Chad Caldwell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act to allow scholarship-granting organizations to award capital improvement grants to qualified private schools for projects that increase instructional capacity

  • Defines "capital improvement grant" as a grant to fund capital improvement projects that would increase the instructional capacity of a qualified school

  • Expands the definition of scholarship-granting organization to include entities that award capital improvement grants to qualified schools, in addition to distributing educational scholarships

  • Requires scholarship-granting organizations to report annually to the Oklahoma Tax Commission on capital improvement grants awarded, including school names, grant amounts, project descriptions, and increased capacity provided

  • Takes effect July 1, 2026, with an emergency clause allowing immediate effect upon passage and approval

Legislative Description

Education; Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act; definition of a scholarship-granting organization; defining capital improvement grant; information to be submitted to Tax Commission; effective date; emergency.

Last Action

Emergency added

2/25/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee2/9/2026
Appropriations and Budget2/9/2026
Rules2/3/2026

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