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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma House committee advances amended student transfer legislation in HB 1159
Last action · February 6, 2025: Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Common Education
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What This Bill Proposed
The Oklahoma House Common Education Committee advanced HB 1159 with a on February 6, 2025, adjusting rules related to student transfers and specialized programs within public schools.
Changes the regulatory framework governing how students transfer between or within school districts, directly affecting public school families, district administrators, and enrollment capacities.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Public school students
Students seeking to transfer between or within school districts are subject to the new transfer and appeal rules established by the measure.
School districts
Districts must process student transfers and handle appeals in accordance with the updated statutory requirements.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House.
Procedural history
5 actions- Feb 6, 2025HouseFloorPolicy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Common Education
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Common Education
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Education Oversight
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Tedford
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
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www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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