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OK SB674

Bill

Status

Passed

5/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Adam Pugh

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Renames the "Charter Schools Incentive Fund" to the "Charter Schools Incentive and Closure Reimbursement Fund" and expands its purposes to include paying expenditures incurred due to charter school closures

  • Adds monies received from charter schools (pursuant to the $5.00 per-student payment requirement) as a new funding source for the renamed fund

  • Extends the first-year weighted average daily membership calculation (August 1 enrollment × 1.333) to apply to new charter school sites or grade levels, not just new charter schools

  • Redirects the required $5.00 per-student annual payment from charter schools to the renamed fund instead of the former Charter School Closure Reimbursement Revolving Fund

  • Requires the Statewide Charter School Board to transfer all remaining funds from the Charter School Closure Reimbursement Revolving Fund to the newly renamed Charter Schools Incentive and Closure Reimbursement Fund upon the act's effective date

Legislative Description

Charter schools; Charter Schools Incentive Fund; renaming; state funding; calculation; payments.

Last Action

Approved by Governor 05/23/2025

5/27/2025

Committee Referrals

County and Municipal Government4/1/2025
Government Oversight4/1/2025
Local and County Government2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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