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OK SB409
Bill
AI Summary
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Beginning July 1, 2025, Oklahoma school districts must add one additional day of classroom instruction each fiscal year when State Board of Education appropriations for public schools increase by at least $25,000,000 over the prior fiscal year
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Current law requires public schools to be in session for at least 180 days or 1,080 hours of classroom instruction annually, with various alternative schedule options available to district boards of education
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School districts may count no more than 30 hours per year for professional meetings and 12 hours per year for parent-teacher conferences toward the instructional time requirement
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The Oklahoma School for the Blind and Oklahoma School for the Deaf may adopt alternative school-hours policies with State Board of Education approval prior to October 15 of the applicable school year
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The act includes an emergency clause making it effective upon passage and approval, with the new additional day requirement beginning July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
School year; requiring school to be in session for an additional day if certain appropriated amount is greater than the amount appropriated for the prior fiscal year. Effective date. Emergency.
Last Action
Motion expired
5/1/2025