HB 2247: Special education; requiring State Department of Education develop certain standards; codification; effective date. - Oklahoma

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from a House Committee Substitute version to the House Floor version, incorporating Senate amendments and finalizing the text for floor consideration. The substantive policy content regarding special education standards remains unchanged, with only formatting and procedural markup adjustments.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'House Committee Substitute' to 'House of Representatives - Floor Version' to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.

Added co-author attribution for Senator Hines of the Senate, indicating Senate amendments were incorporated into the committee substitute.

Page footer updated from 'Req. No. 13256' to 'HB2247 HFLR' to reflect the House Floor version designation.

Added committee report notation indicating the bill passed the Appropriations and Budget Committee with a recommendation to pass as amended and coauthored.

Proposed Committee Substitute (sub committee) 1 → House Committee Substitute · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was completely replaced with a new version that changes the document title from 'Proposed Subcommittee Substitute' to 'Committee Substitute' and updates the tracking numbers. This is primarily a procedural change reflecting the bill's progression through the legislative process, not a substantive policy change.

TECHNICAL

Document title changed from 'Proposed Subcommittee Substitute' to 'Committee Substitute' to reflect the bill's current stage in the legislative process.

Tracking number updated from 12700 to 13256 with different committee initials (SW to JM) and date (02/17/25 to 03/06/25), indicating the bill moved from subcommittee to full committee review.

Engrossed → Proposed Committee Substitute (sub committee) 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was completely rewritten by the House subcommittee, replacing the original text with a new version that maintains the same core purpose of requiring the State Department of Education to develop standards for implementing least restrictive environment requirements under IDEA. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with only formatting and header information modified.

TECHNICAL

The entire bill text was replaced with a proposed substitute version that contains identical substantive provisions but with updated committee headers and formatting.

Added committee amendment metadata including amendment submitter name (John Waldron), adoption date (2/17/2025), and session information (60th Legislature, 1st Session).

Removed original engrossed bill formatting including House/Senate passage dates and original page numbering.

Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · Mar 25, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was significantly rewritten from its original version, changing its focus from creating a Technical Assistance Center for Educational Excellence (TACEE) to requiring the State Department of Education to develop standards for implementing least restrictive environment requirements under IDEA. The original bill established a new center with extensive duties including hosting conferences, developing websites, and managing third-party staffing, while the new version simplifies the bill to focus on IDEA compliance standards and removes most of the TACEE provisions.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from establishing a new independent Technical Assistance Center with broad educational support duties to requiring the State Department of Education to develop specific standards for implementing least restrictive environment requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the creation of Technical Assistance Center for Educational Excellence (TACEE) as an independent entity under the State Board of Education

Removed TACEE duties including hosting annual conferences, developing websites, conducting professional development sessions, and managing third-party staffing through requests for proposals

Added requirement for State Department of Education to develop standards to implement least restrictive environment requirements in IDEA to ensure students with special needs are not unnecessarily excluded from the classroom

Removed detailed provisions about reporting to Legislature, rule promulgation authority, and alignment with ESSA and SPP/APR plans

SCOPE

Changed codification section from Title 70 Section 13-120 to Title 70 Section 13-101A

Special education; requiring State Department of Education develop certain standards; codification; effective date.

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