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5353 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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5555 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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5757 SENATE BILL 795 By: Rader
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6363 AS INTRODUCED
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6565 An Act relating to school choice information;
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6868 be disclosed; requiring update of material; providing
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7070 codification; providing an effective date ; and
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7777 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
7878 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codifie d
7979 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3 -161.1 of Title 70, unless
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8181 A. Before annual enrollment of a student in a pu blic school
8282 district, the school shall provide information to the parent or
8383 guardian who is enrolling the student concerning all the education
8484 options available to students within this state, including:
8585 1. The education options under the Education Open Transfer Act,
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8787 a. the ability for Oklahoma students to transfer from
8888 school districts other than their resident school
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140140 district pursuant to Sections 8 -101.2, 8-103, 8-103.1,
141141 8-103.2, 8-113 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes ,
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143143 b. the ability for Oklahoma students to transfer to
144144 different school sites within their resident school
145145 district pursuant to Section 8 -114 of Title 70 of the
146146 Oklahoma Statutes;
147147 2. The education opportunities available under the Oklahoma
148148 Parental Choice Tax Credit Act , including:
149149 a. the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit for other
150150 means of education pursuant to Sections 10 -105 and 28-
151151 101 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes , and
152152 b. the Oklahoma School Choice Tax Credit for private
153153 school tuition and fees pursuant to Sectio n 28-101 of
154154 Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes ;
155155 3. The education opportunities available under the Oklahoma
156156 Charter Schools Act, including:
157157 a. the availability of statewide virtual charter school
158158 enrollment within the state , and
159159 b. the existence of physica l charter schools within the
160160 school district and all directly adjacent school
161161 district boundaries; and
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213213 4. The education opportunities available under the Lindsey
214214 Nicole Henry Scholarship for Students with Disabilities Program
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216216 B. This information shall be posted on the school district
217217 website throughout the year, updated yearly as new education options
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219219 distribution to parents inq uiring about their education options.
220220 C. The State Department of Education sh all develop a document
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222222 all public school students within the state for the dissemination of
223223 information required by this section and shall make it available to
224224 school districts through its website or other means necessary.
225225 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
226226 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the p reservation
227227 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
228228 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
229229 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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