HB 1408: Schools; departure of certain students; reporting; requiring State Department of Education to creating a reporting portal; dropout reports; excluding certain students; effective date; emergency. - Oklahoma

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to change its official title from 'House Committee Substitute' to 'Floor (House)' version, indicating it has passed the House committee stage and is now ready for floor consideration. The substantive policy content regarding school dropout reporting remains unchanged, with the State Department of Education required to create a reporting portal for public schools to report student departures and the definition of 'school dropout' clarified to exclude students whose departures have been reported under the new Section 1.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same, applying to public schools in Oklahoma and the State Department of Education, with no changes to applicability.

TECHNICAL

Header formatting changed from 'House Committee Substitute' to 'Floor (House)' version to reflect the bill's current legislative status.

Added 'BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments' note to help identify committee changes in the document.

Page numbering and formatting adjusted to reflect the floor version of the bill.

POLICY

No substantive policy changes to school dropout reporting requirements, portal creation obligations, or definitions.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to update its version number and page reference numbers to reflect its progression through the legislative process. The substantive policy content regarding school dropout reporting remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill's internal reference numbers from '12356' to '12979' to track its legislative history and versioning.

Changed the bill's date stamp from February 4, 2025 to February 26, 2025 to reflect the House Committee Substitute version.

Updated the document title from 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' to 'Committee Substitute' to indicate it has passed the House Committee stage.

Engrossed → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended by the Policy Committee to replace the entire text with a new version, maintaining the core purpose of allowing public schools to report student departures and requiring the State Department of Education to create a reporting portal. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, with only minor formatting and structural updates to the committee substitute version.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the amendment is primarily a procedural update converting the engrossed version to a committee substitute format.

TECHNICAL

Header and footer formatting updated to reflect committee substitute version with new page numbering and request numbers.

Title section updated to reflect 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' instead of 'Engrossed House Bill'.

REQUIREMENT

Core requirements for reporting student departures and creating a portal remain identical to the original engrossed version.

Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · Mar 27, 2025

MODERATE

This bill changed from requiring parents to file a notice when transferring students to private schools to giving public schools the option to report student departures. The bill also updated the definition of 'school dropout' to exclude students whose departures were reported under the new system. These changes shift responsibility from parents to schools and clarify how student departure data is tracked for dropout statistics.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from a mandatory parental notification requirement to an optional reporting mechanism for public schools, and the definition of school dropout now excludes students whose departures were reported under the new system.

REQUIREMENT

Changed from requiring parents to file a Notice of Intent to giving public school administrators the option to report student departures.

Requires the State Department of Education to create a portal for public school administrators to report student departures.

Removed the requirement for parents to file a Notice of Intent within 10 days of beginning instruction at a private school or home school.

Removed the requirement for the State Department of Education to provide a standard Notice of Intent form to parents and schools.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'school dropout' to exclude students whose departures have been reported under the new act.

Schools; departure of certain students; reporting; requiring State Department of Education to creating a reporting portal; dropout reports; excluding certain students; effective date; emergency.

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