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OK HB3708
Bill
Status
2/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
Chad Caldwell
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AI Summary
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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
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Defines "capital improvement grant" as a grant to fund capital improvement projects that would increase the instructional capacity of a qualified school
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Expands the definition of scholarship-granting organization to include entities that award capital improvement grants to qualified schools, in addition to distributing educational scholarships
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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
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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