Strong Readers Act; requiring retention of certain third-grade students; directing certain intervention services to be provided to certain students. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 1271 requires Oklahoma public schools to retain third-grade students who do not meet statewide reading assessment targets on certain standardized tests, unless they qualify for limited exemptions (such as being English learners with less than one year in an English-learner program or having specific disabilities). It mandates schools provide intensive, research-based reading intervention services - including personalized plans, additional instructional time, and high-quality materials - before retention decisions. The bill also updates funding allocations for summer reading programs and requires school districts to report on student progress annually. Effective immediately as an emergency measure, the law aims to address reading proficiency gaps in early grades.