SB 410: Schools; requiring students beginning certain school year to complete a computer science unit to graduate with standard diploma. Effective date. Emergency. - Oklahoma

Committee Substitute → Floor (Senate) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised from a Committee Substitute version to a Senate Floor version, primarily updating formatting and page numbering while maintaining the same substantive policy content. The core legislative changes remain focused on amending Oklahoma's education code to update curriculum requirements, including computer science options, science unit requirements, and graduation standards for students beginning in the 2024-2025 school year.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the revision is primarily a formatting update from committee to floor version.

TECHNICAL

Page numbering and header formatting were updated to reflect Senate Floor Version with February 25, 2025 date instead of Committee Substitute version.

Line breaks and text formatting were adjusted throughout the document to align with Senate floor markup conventions.

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 → Committee Substitute · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was substantially rewritten to clarify requirements for Oklahoma public school graduation standards. The changes update the language to include Computer Science or completion of certain programs as options to fulfill science requirements, and add new requirements for students to complete specific units to graduate with a standard diploma. The formatting was also standardized to conform to legislative amendment procedures.

Scope change

The bill continues to apply to Oklahoma public schools but modifies the specific graduation requirements and course options available to students.

REQUIREMENT

Updated science graduation requirements to allow Computer Science or completion of certain programs as options to fulfill science requirements

Added new language requiring students beginning in certain school years to complete specific units to graduate with a standard diploma

Changed requirements to allow certain units to meet certain subject requirements instead of specific course titles

Added directive for State Board of Education to promulgate certain rules regarding implementation

TECHNICAL

Standardized formatting and removed redundant committee amendment headers and page numbering inconsistencies

Engrossed → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended by the House Oversight Committee to update the title and description to reflect new computer science requirements. The substantive statutory language appears unchanged in the provided diff, as the committee substitute replaces the entire engrossed bill text with identical content. The main visible change is the updated bill title now includes 'computer science or technology courses' as options to fulfill science requirements.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on Oklahoma public school graduation requirements, with no changes to applicability criteria.

TITLE|DESCRIPTION

Bill title updated to explicitly mention computer science or technology courses as options to fulfill science graduation requirements

TIMELINE

The effective date for computer science unit requirements changed from unspecified to beginning in the 2026-2027 school year

REQUIREMENT

Added computer science unit as a graduation requirement for students beginning in the 2026-2027 school year

TECHNICAL

Committee amendment markup replaced engrossed bill formatting, with committee substitute designation

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Mar 25, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was updated from its introduced version to its engrossed version, incorporating legislative amendments and formatting changes. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, with the primary changes being the addition of co-sponsorship by a House member and minor text formatting adjustments throughout the document.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the legislative text remains focused on amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-103.6 regarding curriculum requirements for graduation in Oklahoma public schools.

TECHNICAL

Added co-sponsorship by Lowe (Dick) of the House to the bill header, indicating House involvement in the legislation.

Updated the bill title summary to reflect Computer Science as an option for fulfilling science requirements, though the detailed statutory language remains unchanged.

Reformatted page numbers and line numbering throughout the document to reflect engrossed version standards.

Removed 'Introduced' designation and replaced with 'Engrossed Senate' header, indicating the bill has passed initial review and is in its final form.

Schools; requiring students beginning certain school year to complete a computer science unit to graduate with standard diploma. Effective date. Emergency.

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