HB 2950: Postsecondary education; prohibiting institutions from having differentiated standardized test score requirements for certain students; removing certain differentiated grade point average and test score requirements; effective date; emergency. - Oklahoma

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from a 'Committee Substitute' version to the 'Floor Version' for the House of Representatives. While the text includes formatting updates and the addition of a new sponsor (Grellner), the substantive policy language regarding student eligibility, GPA requirements, and standardized test scores remains identical to the previous version.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to regulate postsecondary institutions in Oklahoma regarding admission requirements.

TECHNICAL

Added a new sponsor, Grellner, to the list of bill authors.

Updated the header to reflect the 'Floor Version' of the bill rather than just the 'Committee Substitute'.

Reformatted page headers and line numbers to match the standard floor version layout.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → House Committee Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reorganized into a formal Committee Substitute and expanded to include Career and Technology Education institutions alongside universities. It explicitly prohibits schools from setting different admission standards based on whether a student attended an accredited or unaccredited school, ensuring equal treatment regardless of educational background.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include technology center schools and colleges governed by the State Board of Career and Technology Education, whereas the original text focused primarily on the State System of Higher Education.

DEFINITION

Added a formal definition for 'postsecondary institution' to explicitly include technology center schools and colleges.

REQUIREMENT

Added a specific prohibition against differentiated standardized test score requirements based on a student's primary or secondary educational background, including the type of school or its accreditation status.

Expanded the list of areas where differentiated requirements are banned to include program-specific admission and scholarship eligibility.

TECHNICAL

Reformatted the document from a proposed policy committee substitute to a standard House Committee Substitute with updated page numbering and section headers.

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reclassified from an 'Oversight' to a 'Policy' proposal, indicating a shift in legislative strategy. The most significant substantive change is in the eligibility criteria for the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program: the requirement for students from unaccredited schools to achieve a composite ACT score of 22 was removed. Additionally, a new requirement was added mandating that age requirements for program eligibility must be identical for all students, regardless of their mode of education (e.g., online vs. in-person).

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed regarding standardized test score requirements for unaccredited school graduates, while simultaneously expanding the scope to enforce uniform age requirements across all educational delivery methods.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed the requirement for students from unaccredited high schools to achieve a composite ACT score of 22 to qualify for the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program.

REQUIREMENT

Added a mandate that age requirements for program eligibility must be the same for all students, eliminating any distinctions based on the mode of education.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill header from 'Proposed Oversight Committee Substitute' to 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' and updated the associated request numbers and page references.

Engrossed → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was completely rewritten from scratch by the committee, replacing the original text with a new version. While the core goal of prohibiting schools from setting different test score requirements based on a student's school type remains, the new version introduces specific formatting requirements for the document header and includes a new section on 'Proposed Oversight' that was not in the original.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding student eligibility and school requirements appears unchanged, as the new text mirrors the original provisions for prohibiting differentiated test scores and amending the Higher Learning Access Program rules. However, the document structure and administrative headers have been significantly altered.

TECHNICAL

The entire text of the bill was deleted and replaced with a new version that includes updated document headers, committee signatures, and a new 'Proposed Oversight' section.

The definitions for 'Postsecondary institution' and 'Standardized test score requirement' remain substantively the same, though the text was re-typed.

REQUIREMENT

The requirements for the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, including GPA thresholds, citizenship rules, and ACT score minimums for non-accredited schools, were re-typed but remain identical in meaning to the original.

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Mar 11, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was amended to remove specific language requiring equal treatment for homeschool graduates, replacing it with broader prohibitions against differentiated standardized test score requirements based on any educational background. This change expands the policy's scope from specifically protecting homeschool students to protecting all prospective students regardless of their school type or accreditation status.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from specifically addressing homeschool graduates to prohibiting all postsecondary institutions from having differentiated admission or scholarship requirements based on a student's primary or secondary educational background, including the type of school or mode of education.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed the specific mandate requiring postsecondary institutions to evaluate homeschool graduates using the same criteria as public or private school graduates.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'Postsecondary institution' that explicitly includes technology center schools governed by the State Board of Career and Technology Education.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the core prohibition to ban differentiated standardized test score requirements for all students based on their educational background, school type, or accreditation status, rather than just for homeschool graduates.

Added specific categories of admission and scholarship eligibility (such as assured admission and program-specific admission) where the prohibition against differentiated requirements applies.

Postsecondary education; prohibiting institutions from having differentiated standardized test score requirements for certain students; removing certain differentiated grade point average and test score requirements; effective date; emergency.

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