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OK SB376
Bill
Status
2/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Casey Murdock
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AI Summary
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Removes the requirement that students with disabilities must have attended public school for the prior school year to be eligible for a Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship to attend private school
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Eliminates exemptions previously granted to specific groups (military children, SoonerStart participants, children in DHS/OJA custody, homeless students) since the prior enrollment requirement no longer applies
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Changes the private school admission requirement from having "obtained" acceptance to providing an "assurance to obtain" acceptance when requesting a scholarship
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Changes the notification requirement from having "notified" the State Department of Education to "agreeing to notify" the Department of the scholarship request
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Effective date of July 1, 2025, with an emergency clause for immediate effect upon passage and approval
Legislative Description
Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; removing prior public school enrollment requirement. Effective date. Emergency.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Education Committee then to Appropriations Committee
2/4/2025