HB 3706: Education; requiring a minimum amount of math instruction per day and week for kindergarten through fifth grade students; requiring math instruction to align with the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Mathematics; effective date; emergency. - Oklahoma

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from a House Committee Substitute to the Floor version, adding the Senate sponsor and reformatting the header. Substantively, the math proficiency screening requirements were expanded to include students in kindergarten through eighth grade (previously only second through fifth), and the timeline for the first screening was set to begin within the 2026-2027 school year.

Scope change

The scope of the math proficiency screening requirement was expanded to include kindergarten through eighth-grade students, whereas the original text only applied to second through fifth grade.

SCOPE

Screening requirements now apply to students in kindergarten through eighth grade, expanding the previous range of second through fifth grade.

TIMELINE

A specific timeline was established for the first screening to be administered within thirty (30) days of the beginning of the 2026-2027 school year.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to include the Senate sponsor (Seifried) and changed the title from 'House Committee Substitute' to 'Floor Version'.

Proposed Committee Substitute (sub committee) 1 → House Committee Substitute · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was formally amended from a 'Proposed Subcommittee Substitute' to a 'Committee Substitute,' indicating it has passed a committee review stage. The substantive text of the bill remains largely unchanged, with the primary modifications being the removal of the original title page and the addition of new text regarding parental consent for removing students from advanced math programs.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding math proficiency screening and intervention requirements remains the same; however, the document now reflects a more formal legislative status.

TECHNICAL

The document title was updated from 'Proposed Subcommittee Substitute' to 'Committee Substitute,' reflecting the bill's progression through the legislative process.

REQUIREMENT

New language was inserted to require written parental consent before removing a student from an advanced math opportunity, ensuring parents are informed that the placement was based on screening results.

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

MINOR

The bill was reclassified from a 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' to a 'Proposed Subcommittee Substitute,' indicating it has moved to a later stage of legislative review. The substantive text of the bill remains largely unchanged, though the summary description was shortened to remove specific details about advanced math pathways and teacher coaching, likely for brevity in the new version.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability and the specific educational requirements (such as screening timelines and advanced math pathways) remain identical to the previous version; only the document title and summary description were altered.

TECHNICAL

The document title was changed from 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' to 'Proposed Subcommittee Substitute,' reflecting its progression in the legislative process.

The date and time of the amendment were updated from February 11 to February 13, 2026.

The detailed summary paragraph listing specific provisions like 'mandating a personalized Math-at-Home plan' and 'requiring school districts to provide job-embedded coaching' was removed from the header.

Engrossed → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 7 edits

MODERATE

The bill was completely rewritten to shift focus from general math instruction time to a comprehensive math proficiency screening and intervention system. The new version mandates standardized testing for grades 2-8 to identify students struggling with math, requiring schools to create personalized intervention plans and a new 'Math-at-Home' plan for deficient students. It also introduces a mandatory Algebra I completion requirement by ninth grade and establishes a new advanced math pathway for high-performing students.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from focusing primarily on instructional minutes for K-5 to covering screening requirements for grades 2-8, adding specific intervention protocols, and introducing new requirements for Algebra I completion and advanced math pathways.

REQUIREMENT

Mandates math proficiency screenings at the beginning, middle, and end of the school year for students in grades 2 through 8.

Requires schools to create a personalized 'Math-at-Home' plan for students identified as deficient in math.

Mandates that all public school students complete Algebra I or an equivalent course by the end of ninth grade.

Requires school districts to develop and offer an advanced math pathway for high-performing students.

Changed the primary focus from specifying daily/weekly instruction minutes to establishing a screening and intervention framework for grades 2-8.

Requires school districts to provide job-embedded coaching support for math teachers.

Mandates that math instruction materials be reviewed against new, specific rubric criteria.

Introduced → Engrossed · 1 edit · Mar 24, 2026

MINOR

The bill was amended to change the required math instruction time from a daily 60-minute minimum to a weekly minimum of 225 minutes for younger students and 300 minutes for older students. This change allows schools more flexibility in scheduling math instruction throughout the week rather than mandating a specific daily duration.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding math instruction requirements was modified to shift from a daily time mandate to a weekly time mandate, while maintaining the same grade-level applicability.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the math instruction requirement from a minimum of 60 minutes per day to a minimum of 225 minutes per week for full-day kindergarten and grades 1-2, and a minimum of 300 minutes per week for grades 3-5.

Education; requiring a minimum amount of math instruction per day and week for kindergarten through fifth grade students; requiring math instruction to align with the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Mathematics; effective date; emergency.

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