HB 1165 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Schools; requiring certain school districts to obtain, record, and report citizenship status of enrolling students; effective date; emergency.

HB 1165 requires all Oklahoma public school districts to collect proof of U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status from parents/guardians at student enrollment. Acceptable documents include birth certificates, passports, driver's licenses, or immigration cards. Schools must record each student's status, submit annual reports to the state education department (showing counts for citizenship, legal status, and unverified cases without personal details), and ensure no child is denied education. The law takes effect July 1, 2025, and is declared an emergency.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Gabe Woolley
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