Public finance; enacting the State Department of Education Spending Transparency Act; portal; required content; annual agreements; reporting; website; effective date.
HB 1621, the State Department of Education Spending Transparency Act, requires Oklahoma's State Treasurer to create a public online portal displaying all education spending data starting November 1, 2025. The portal must include a detailed annual ledger showing each expenditure's amount, date, payee name, and employee roles (if applicable), categorized using U.S. Census Bureau standards. It will allow public search, data aggregation, and downloads of spending information, while protecting confidential employee data. This directly affects the State Department of Education (the "Submitting Party") and mandates annual reporting of education expenditures to the public.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Mar 10, 2025
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House Committee Substitute
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The bill was revised from a Committee Substitute version to the House Floor version, primarily adding the Senate sponsor (Reinhardt) and updating formatting and page headers. The substantive policy content regarding the State Department of Education Spending Transparency Act remains unchanged, including requirements for a public expenditure portal, data reporting standards, and privacy protections.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily formatting and sponsorship information.
TECHNICAL
Added Senate sponsor Reinhardt to the bill authorship line
Updated page headers from 'Committee Substitute' to 'House Floor Version' format
Removed page number footers and tracking numbers from the original Committee Substitute version
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Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute General Government
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to General Government
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Government Oversight
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aaron Reinhardt
RRepublican
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