HB 1396: Schools; Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act; prohibiting private schools from requiring parent to participate. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill moved from the House to the Senate floor with minor formatting and procedural changes. The substantive policy content regarding private schools prohibiting parental participation in the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Program remains unchanged. The committee report attribution shifted from Education Oversight to Revenue and Taxation, and the effective date was removed from the emergency clause while adding a specific Senate floor date.

TECHNICAL

Committee report attribution changed from Committee on Education Oversight to Committee on Revenue and Taxation, dated April 7, 2025

Emergency clause language removed; specific Senate floor date of April 7, 2025 added instead

Page headers and document formatting updated to reflect Senate floor version

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill underwent formatting updates as it moved from committee substitute to the House floor version. The main substantive change is the addition of co-sponsorship by a Senator (Mann) alongside the original House sponsor (Provenzano). The core policy provisions regarding private schools and the Parental Choice Tax Credit remain unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added co-sponsorship by Mann of the Senate to the bill's sponsor list.

Updated document header from 'House Committee Substitute' to 'House of Representatives - Floor Version' to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.

Changed page footer from 'Req. No. 13204' to 'HB1396 HFLR' to match the floor version format.

Engrossed → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from its Engrossed version to a Policy Committee Substitute version, which completely replaced the original text with new language. The core policy remains the same - prohibiting private schools from requiring parental participation in the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Program - but the amendment added new requirements for tuition and fee agreements and clarified the process for tuition increases.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include new requirements for private schools receiving tax credit funds, specifically mandating tuition and fee agreements and establishing a standardized process for tuition increases.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that private schools receiving tax credit funds must provide students with a tuition and fees agreement upon enrollment, including the standard base rate.

Added provision allowing reasonable tuition increases limited to standard inflation measures calculated by the State Treasurer, with written notice required at least one semester before increases take effect.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified language to clarify that the requirement for parental participation applies specifically to students whose parents receive tax credits through the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Program.

TECHNICAL

Changed bill title from 'Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Program' to 'Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit' and updated effective date to July 1, 2025.

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Mar 27, 2025

MINOR

This bill was amended to clarify its title and scope. The original version prohibited private schools from requiring parental participation in the tax credit program and banned tuition increases resulting from the program. The engrossed version removes the tuition increase prohibition and adds 'Program' to the official name of the tax credit.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing the prohibition on tuition rate or fee increases. The applicability remains focused on private schools accredited by the State Board of Education or another accrediting association.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement that private schools accepting tax credit students cannot increase tuition or fees as a result of the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Program.

DEFINITION

Added the word 'Program' to the official name of the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Program for clarity and consistency.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill header from 'AS INTRODUCED' to 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' and updated page numbering and tracking information to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → House Committee Substitute · 7 edits

MODERATE

The House Committee Substitute significantly revised HB 1396 by replacing the original Proposed Policy Committee Substitute text with a new version that removes most substantive provisions. The original bill included detailed requirements for tuition and fee agreements, inflation-based increase limits, and specific application procedures, while the new version primarily focuses on amending the title to conform to amendments and retains only the core prohibition on requiring tax credit participation.

Scope change

The bill's scope was substantially reduced. The original version included comprehensive provisions about tuition agreements, fee increases, and communication requirements for private schools using tax credits. The new version removes these operational details, leaving only the core prohibition and emergency declaration.

REQUIREMENT

Removed detailed requirements for tuition and fee agreements, including provisions about standard base rates, reasonable increases limited to inflation measures, and written communication requirements for parents and guardians.

Removed the provision that tuition and fee agreement provisions do not apply to students not receiving income tax credits through the Parental Choice Tax Credit Program.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill title from 'PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 1396' and updated the legislative session reference.

Added 'or another accrediting association' to expand the scope of schools covered by the prohibition beyond just those accredited by the State Board of Education.

Changed 'acceptance, enrollment, or student eligibility' to 'acceptance, enrollment, or application' to clarify when the prohibition applies.

Added page number and request number changes (Req. No. 12461 to 13204) reflecting committee processing.

TIMELINE

Removed the requirement that tuition increases be communicated no less than one school semester prior to the increase.

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