Schools; modifying graduation curriculum requirements beginning in certain school year; emergency.
HB 3278 establishes the "Graduation Act of 2024" to modify graduation curriculum requirements in Oklahoma schools starting in the 2024-2025 school year. The bill does not specify the exact curriculum changes or directly affect students beyond setting a new effective date for future requirements. Its primary function is to create a legal framework for updating graduation standards, with the law taking effect on November 1, 2024.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Signed May 15, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2024 · House Mar 13, 2024
How they voted
35–11
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 48
Apr 22, 2024
D
Democratic8
75% Nay
R
Republican40
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 15, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/15/2024
lower
May 9, 2024
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 14
lower
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
SA's read, adopted
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Apr 22, 2024
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Apr 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 11
upper
Apr 22, 2024
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Apr 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 95 Nays: 2
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Introduced
Amended by floor substitute
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Common Education Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Common Education
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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