OK SB695

Extends high school graduation rate calculation requirements to charter schools, requiring them to report four-year and extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rates alongside school districts and secondary schools

Updates statutory references from the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA as reauthorized by P.L. No. 114-95)

Specifies four acceptable forms of written or electronic confirmation for removing a student from a graduation cohort: enrollment verification at another school, documentation in the State Department of Education data system, receipt of records request from receiving school, or parental withdrawal letter for homeschool education

Requires charter schools and school districts to document student transfers, emigration to another country, or death before removing students from graduation rate calculations

Effective date of July 1, 2025, with emergency clause for immediate implementation upon passage and approval