HB 1538 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Schools; Student Retention Protocol Act of 2025; definitions; screenings, assessments, and evaluations for students; availability of funding; effective date; emergency.

HB 1538 creates a protocol for Oklahoma schools to support students at risk of being held back a grade. It requires schools to offer hearing and vision screenings, family assessments, and optional psychiatric or therapy evaluations (with parental consent) for these students. These services must be provided by qualified personnel and are subject to available funding. The law applies to all Oklahoma public schools and takes effect July 1, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 5, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended by the Policy Committee to change mandatory requirements to optional provisions and update page reference numbers. The committee substituted a revised version that makes screenings and evaluations optional rather than required, adds parent/guardian approval requirements for certain evaluations, and changes language from 'shall' to 'may' throughout the measure.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from mandatory requirements to optional provisions, reducing the legal obligations placed on schools and families.

REQUIREMENT

Changed mandatory screenings and evaluations to optional, replacing 'shall receive' with 'may receive' for hearing, vision, family, psychiatric, occupational, and physical therapy evaluations.

Changed school personnel employment language from 'shall employ' to 'may employ' for conducting screenings and assessments.

ELIGIBILITY

Added requirement for parent or legal guardian approval for psychiatric evaluations and occupational/physical therapy evaluations.

DEFINITION

Updated page reference numbers from 10334 to 12561 and changed document title from 'Introduced' to 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute'.

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Committee

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Common Education

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Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education Oversight

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors