Higher education; directing the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to select certain institutions of higher education to establish Centers for Civic Engagement. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 1898 directs Oklahoma's State Regents for Higher Education to select one comprehensive, one regional, and one two-year public college to establish Centers for Civic Engagement. These centers will focus on civic education through activities like hosting nonpartisan forums, offering supplemental instruction in political science and American government, and fostering civil dialogue on civic issues. The bill requires the State Regents to submit a report by July 1, 2029, detailing student/faculty engagement, center activities, and recommendations for improvement. The law takes effect July 1, 2026.