SB 758: Schools; providing conditions under which virtual instruction may count toward certain required instructional hours or days. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 6 edits

MODERATE

The Senate version of SB 758 adds new flexibility for school districts to adopt extended school-year schedules and virtual instruction options, while also introducing stricter accountability measures for districts implementing extended-day schedules. The bill expands options for professional development compensation and clarifies rules for counting virtual instruction days toward classroom time requirements.

Scope change

The bill now applies to both traditional and extended-day school schedules, with specific provisions for districts adopting longer school years or extended daily hours.

REQUIREMENT

Added new option allowing districts to meet classroom time requirements through 1,080 hours instead of 180 days, if approved by the State Board of Education.

Requires districts adopting extended-day schedules to hold public hearings and document student achievement impacts before implementation.

Allows parent-teacher conferences to count as classroom instruction time up to 12 hours per school year if authorized by the district.

Establishes State Board criteria for extended-day schedules that must maintain equivalent annual instruction hours to the standard 180-day year.

ENFORCEMENT

Added accountability measures requiring districts to revoke extended-day schedule authorization if student achievement cannot be documented, with State Board authority to deny accreditation for violations.

ELIGIBILITY

Clarified that teachers off contract must be paid additional compensation to attend professional meetings, with options for paid professional days.

SB758 (3-24-25) (THOMPSON) FS FA1.PDF → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from a Senate Floor Substitute version to a House Floor version, updating the bill title to reflect House sponsorship and renumbering sections. The substantive policy content regarding school year requirements, virtual instruction counting, and extended-day schedules remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Bill title and sponsorship information updated to reflect House Floor version with House members Moore, Caldwell (Chad), and Lepak added as co-sponsors.

Page headers and formatting changed from Senate Floor Substitute to House Floor version with updated page numbers and committee amendment notation.

Section numbering adjusted from original Senate version to House Floor version numbering scheme.

Committee Substitute → SB758 (3-24-25) (THOMPSON) FS FA1.PDF · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill changed from a Committee Substitute to a Floor Substitute version, updating the bill title to reflect new sponsors (Paxton and Caldwell added) and significantly expanding the scope of virtual instruction provisions. The key substantive change allows virtual instruction to count toward classroom instruction time requirements beginning in certain school years, rather than just when schools are closed, and adds emergency declaration language.

Scope change

The bill now applies virtual instruction time counting to certain school years rather than only when schools are closed, and adds emergency declaration provisions.

SCOPE

Virtual instruction provisions expanded to count toward classroom instruction time beginning in certain school years, not just when schools are closed

REQUIREMENT

Added emergency declaration provision to expedite implementation

Added State Board of Education rule-making authority for minimum guidelines on student performance and cost savings for extended-day schedules

TECHNICAL

Updated bill title to reflect new co-sponsors (Paxton and Caldwell) and changed designation from Committee Substitute to Floor Substitute

Enrolled (final version) → Committee Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill primarily reformatting changes to the legislative document structure, moving from an enrolled Senate bill format to a committee substitute format. The substantive policy content regarding school year requirements, virtual instruction counting, and extended-day schedules remains unchanged from the original enrolled version.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are purely formatting and structural

TECHNICAL

Changed document header from 'ENROLLED SENATE' to 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' indicating this is a revised version of the bill

Added page numbering and formatting markers typical of committee substitute documents

Reorganized bill title and sponsor information layout while maintaining same legislative content

REQUIREMENT

All substantive policy provisions regarding school year requirements, professional meeting hours, and extended-day schedules remain identical to original enrolled version

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 3 edits · May 5, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized from Engrossed to Enrolled status with minor formatting corrections to the sponsor list and title. The substantive policy content regarding school year requirements, virtual instruction counting, and extended-day schedules remained unchanged between versions.

TECHNICAL

Added sponsor 'Lepak of the House' to the bill author list in the enrolled version.

Updated the bill title to remove 'declaring an emergency' from the list of purposes.

Changed 'ENGROSSED SENATE' to 'ENROLLED SENATE' indicating final passage status.

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Mar 27, 2025

MODERATE

SB 758 was amended to clarify that school districts cannot count emergency virtual instruction days toward required classroom instruction time requirements. The bill also added stricter requirements for extended-day schedules, including public hearings, documentation of student achievement impacts, and potential revocation of authorization if improvements aren't documented. Additionally, the bill was updated to prohibit counting professional meetings and parent-teacher conferences toward instructional time requirements.

Scope change

The bill's scope was modified to explicitly prohibit counting certain non-instructional days (emergency virtual days) toward classroom instruction time requirements, and added stricter oversight for extended-day schedules.

REQUIREMENT

Added prohibition on counting emergency virtual instruction days toward required classroom instruction time

Modified extended-day schedule requirements to include public hearings and documentation of student achievement impacts

Clarified that professional meetings and parent-teacher conferences cannot be counted toward instructional time requirements

ENFORCEMENT

Added provision allowing State Board of Education to deny accreditation if districts fail to revoke extended-day schedules without documented student achievement improvements

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