SB 224 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Student data; creating the Oklahoma Education and Workforce Statewide Longitudinal Data System.

SB 224 would have created a statewide data system to track Oklahoma students' educational and workforce pathways from K-12 through postsecondary education and into careers. The bill aimed to directly affect students, schools, and workforce programs by collecting and connecting student data across these systems. Key provisions would have established a unified platform to analyze trends like graduation rates, college enrollment, and job placement. This system was intended to help policymakers and educators improve education planning and workforce development programs.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action May 29, 2025
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Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 6 edits
MODERATE
The Senate version renamed the system from 'Efficiency Data System' to 'Statewide Longitudinal Data System' and changed the system name from 'EDS' to 'SLDS'. The Senate version also changed the system's codification section from 3-180 to 3-181 in Title 70. The Senate version removed the requirement that the system not serve the same purpose as the state student identification system and removed restrictions on reporting data to federal agencies. The Senate version also removed restrictions on collecting certain personal data like religion and political affiliation.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from creating an 'Efficiency Data System' to creating a 'Statewide Longitudinal Data System' with broader data collection capabilities and fewer restrictions on federal reporting and personal data collection.
DEFINITION

The system name changed from 'Efficiency Data System (EDS)' to 'Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS)' throughout the bill.

REQUIREMENT

The codification section changed from 3-180 to 3-181 in Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Removed the restriction that the system shall not serve the same purpose as the state student identification system.

Removed restrictions on directly reporting data to federal agencies, though agencies may still use matched data for federally mandated reporting.

Removed restrictions on collecting personal data including religion, political affiliation, health insurance status, and medical information.

TIMELINE

Added a requirement to submit an annual progress report to the Governor, Senate President Pro Tempore, and House Speaker by June 30, 2026.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Amendments
2
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
HAs adopted
upper
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
May 1, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed and Emergency failed: Ayes: 51 Nays: 36; Ayes: 51 Nays: 36
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to Rescind vote on Third Reading Adopted
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to reconsider adopted: Ayes: 51 Nays: 34
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 33 Nays: 13
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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