Schools; meetings of district boards of education; allowing board to submit an affidavit in lieu of meeting minutes in certain circumstances; effective date.

Header text changed from 'STATE OF OKLAHOMA' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to indicate the document's current legislative stage.

Page footers were updated from 'Req. No. 13206' to 'HB1958 HFLR' to reflect the floor version designation.

Added explanatory note 'BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments' to clarify document formatting conventions.

Line numbering and spacing were reorganized to match floor version formatting standards.

New provision allowing board members in large districts to receive $25 per meeting attended, capped at four meetings per month

Clarified executive session rules to require public votes on student expulsion/suspension decisions even when discussed in closed session

Added requirement for boards to notify students and parents of their right to request executive sessions for discipline matters

Removed 'Proposed Policy' designation and updated tracking numbers from 12448 to 13206

The bill text was reformatted from an enrolled final version to a proposed policy committee substitute version, changing the header information and page numbering while keeping all substantive legislative language identical.

Added committee amendment header information including sponsor name (Clay Staires), date (2/12/2025), and committee designation (Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1).

Removed governor signature lines and official enrollment markings that were present in the enrolled version but are not needed in the committee substitute stage.

Page headers and footers were updated from 'ENGROSSED' to 'ENROLLED' to reflect final passage status

Added official signatures and dates from House, Senate, and Governor's office to complete the legislative process

Minor formatting adjustments to spacing and alignment throughout the document

Added 'SUBJECT: Schools' line to the enrolled version for clarity

Removed all provisions related to the Oklahoma Microschool Act of 2025, which would have established new laws for microschools.

Added provisions allowing school boards to submit affidavits instead of formal meeting minutes in certain circumstances, with specific requirements for the affidavit content.

Clarified executive session rules for school board meetings, specifying when they are permitted and requiring public voting on expulsion or suspension matters.

Added stipend payments of $25 per meeting for school board members in districts with over 15,000 students or 100,000 population, limited to four meetings per month.

Effective date remains November 1, 2025, but the bill text structure changed from introduced to engrossed version.