Schools; requiring school district and charter school governing bodies to request a national criminal history record check for volunteers. Effective date. Emergency.
SB 842 requires Oklahoma public school districts, charter schools, and private schools to conduct a national criminal background check for all volunteers before they begin working at school sites. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, volunteers must pay a fee of up to $50 (or the actual cost) for the check, processed by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), with fees deposited into the OSBI Revolving Fund. School boards may choose to reimburse volunteers for this fee and must publicly post on their websites whether the check is required and if reimbursement is available. The bill exempts volunteers meeting specific criteria under existing law, and takes effect July 1, 2025.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Feb 27, 2025
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The bill was reformatted from a committee draft to a Senate floor version, with minor text adjustments to the title and section numbering. The core policy content regarding criminal background checks for school volunteers remains substantively unchanged.
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No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and presentation were updated for floor consideration.
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Header text changed from 'STATE OF OKLAHOMA' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date and session information.
Section numbering and layout were adjusted to match Senate floor formatting standards.
Minor wording changes in the act description, such as changing 'boards of education' to 'school district boards of education and charter school governing bodies' for clarity.
Added page headers indicating 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and committee amendment notation.
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Committee
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Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
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Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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