SB 1341 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

State Department of Education; creating the Career Counselor Revolving Fund. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 1341 creates a reusable "Career Counselor Revolving Fund" within Oklahoma's State Department of Education to support career counselors in public school districts. The bill appropriates $1.5 million from the General Revenue Fund for fiscal year 2027, which will be used to fund career counseling services without annual reauthorization. The fund will be replenished through future appropriations, gifts, or grants, allowing continuous support for school-based career counselors. This directly affects school districts and their career counseling programs by providing dedicated, ongoing funding.

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Feb 23, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended on the Senate floor to remove the initial $1.5 million appropriation and restructure the document format. The core policy of creating a Career Counselor Revolving Fund for the State Department of Education remains intact, but the funding mechanism was changed from a specific appropriation to a general appropriation clause. The effective date and emergency declaration sections were also renumbered and slightly modified.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on creating a revolving fund for career counselors, but the funding mechanism was altered from a specific $1.5 million appropriation to a general appropriation provision.

FISCAL

Removed the specific $1.5 million appropriation from the General Revenue Fund for fiscal year 2027.

Added language stating that monies accruing to the fund are appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized section numbering and formatting, moving the effective date and emergency declaration to new sections 4 and 5.

Added committee report header and page formatting typical of Senate floor amendments.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2026

How they voted

22–2

Passed

Total votes 24

Feb 18, 2026

D Democratic6

6 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican18

16 Yea 2 Nay

88% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (22-2)

senate

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors