ENGR. H. B. NO. 1396 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1396 By: Provenzano and Deck of the House and Mann of the Senate An Act relating to schools; prohibiting private schools from requiring a parent or guardian to participate in the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Program; and providing for codification. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 28 -104 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: Private schools accredited by the State Board of Education or another accrediting association shall not, as a condition of acceptance, enrollment, or application, require that a student's parent or guardian pa rticipate in the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Program created in Section 28 -101 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. ENGR. H. B. NO. 1396 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Passed the House of Representatives the 27th day of March, 2025. Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________, 2025. Presiding Officer of the Senate