HB 2151: Education; creating the Federal Education Guidance Disclosure Act; requiring the State Department of Education to publish certain guidance documents online; effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended from the House version to the Senate version, primarily adding a new subsection that allows the State Department of Education to withhold guidance documents from public publication if they contain sensitive or confidential information protected by privacy laws. This change adds an exception to the otherwise mandatory publication requirement.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include an exemption for sensitive or confidential guidance documents that cannot legally be disclosed due to privacy laws.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new provision allowing the State Department of Education to exclude guidance documents from public publication if they contain sensitive or confidential information protected by privacy laws.

TIMELINE

Reorganized the bill structure with Senate floor formatting changes, including updated page headers and committee report information.

TECHNICAL

Adjusted formatting and line numbering to reflect Senate floor version standards, including updated effective date references and committee report details.

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change the header from 'House Committee Substitute' to 'Floor (House)' version, indicating it has passed the House floor. The substantive text of the bill remains unchanged, with only formatting adjustments to page headers and footers.

TECHNICAL

Header text changed from 'HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to reflect the bill's procedural status.

Page numbering and footer information updated to reflect floor version formatting.

Enrolled (final version) → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from an enrolled version to a committee substitute version, adding page numbers, session information, and committee markings while retaining the identical substantive text of the Federal Education Guidance Disclosure Act. No policy changes were made to the actual requirements of the bill.

TECHNICAL

Added page numbers, session information (60th Legislature, 2025), and committee substitute markings throughout the document.

Removed enrolled bill stamps, signature lines for House, Senate, Governor, and Secretary of State, and page headers/footers.

Added blank lines and spacing between sections for formatting purposes.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 4 edits · May 7, 2025

MODERATE

The bill text was finalized and formatted for official enactment, with no substantive policy changes to the Federal Education Guidance Disclosure Act. The core requirements for publishing federal guidance documents, website creation timelines, and document retention remain identical between versions.

TECHNICAL

Header formatting changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' to 'ENROLLED HOUSE' to reflect final legislative approval status

Added official passage dates for House (March 17, 2025) and Senate (May 6, 2025) with presiding officer signatures

Added Governor signature block and Secretary of State receipt section for official state filing

Page numbering and formatting adjusted to match enrolled bill standards for official publication

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · May 6, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended from its original 'Introduced' version to an 'Engrossed' version, with several substantive changes. The most significant change is the publication timeline for guidance documents, which was reduced from 15 days to 5 days. The bill also changed the header information to reflect it has passed both chambers of the legislature. The core purpose of requiring the State Department of Education to publish federal guidance documents remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same - it still requires the State Department of Education to publish federal guidance documents on a designated website, though the timeline for compliance has been accelerated.

TIMELINE

Publication deadline for guidance documents was shortened from 15 days to 5 days after receiving them from the U.S. Department of Education

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'AS INTRODUCED' to 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' indicating the bill has passed both legislative chambers

Page headers updated from 'Req. No. 10912' to 'ENGR. H. B. NO. 2151' to reflect the engrossed status

Added dates and signatures for House and Senate passage to indicate legislative approval process

Education; creating the Federal Education Guidance Disclosure Act; requiring the State Department of Education to publish certain guidance documents online; effective date.

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