HB 1466: Schools; accreditation standards; deficiencies; permitting school districts to request a hearing on accreditation recommendations; effective date; emergency. - Oklahoma

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

MINOR

This bill version was amended from the House floor version to the Senate floor version, primarily changing the document header and sponsor attribution. The substantive policy content regarding school accreditation standards, deficiency procedures, and enforcement mechanisms remains unchanged in this diff, though the Senate version includes additional formatting indicating committee amendments. No substantive policy changes to the bill's requirements, funding, or scope were identified in this specific diff.

TECHNICAL

Document header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date and page numbering.

Sponsor attribution changed from single House sponsor to include additional House sponsors (McCane and Waldron) and retained Senate sponsor (Pugh).

Committee designation changed from 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to 'ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL' reflecting the bill's progression through the legislative process.

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a House Committee Substitute version to a Floor version, with the primary change being the addition of 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' and the Senate co-sponsor's name. The substantive policy content regarding school accreditation standards, deficiency procedures, and hearing rights remains unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and sponsorship information were updated.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'STATE OF OKLAHOMA' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to indicate the bill has passed committee and is ready for floor consideration.

Added Senate co-sponsor 'Pugh of the Senate' to the bill's sponsorship line.

Page numbering and formatting were adjusted to reflect the floor version layout, but all legislative text and policy provisions remain identical.

Enrolled (final version) → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was amended to replace the entire text of the original version with a committee substitute version. The substantive policy content regarding school accreditation standards, deficiency procedures, and hearing rights appears largely unchanged, though formatting and line numbering were adjusted to reflect the committee's markup process.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the amendment primarily reflects procedural formatting and committee markup conventions.

TECHNICAL

The entire bill text was replaced with a committee substitute version that includes formatting changes, line numbering, and committee amendment headers, but the substantive legislative language regarding school accreditation standards remains consistent with the original enrolled version.

Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · May 8, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was amended to strengthen school accreditation protections by adding a requirement that districts must be given a hearing opportunity before their accreditation status can be downgraded from warning to probation or non-accredited. The changes also clarify that accreditation standards must include provisions for school counselors and establish a formal complaint investigation process with specific timelines for the State Department of Education.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly applies to all school levels (elementary, middle, junior high, and high schools) and clarifies that standards must apply to both on-site and off-site educational services provided by public districts or state-accredited private schools.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement prohibiting changes to accreditation status before a hearing opportunity is given to the school district

Mandated inclusion of school counselor standards in accreditation requirements

Clarified that accreditation standards must equal or exceed nationally recognized standards with an academic results orientation

ENFORCEMENT

Established a 30-day complaint investigation timeline and 90-day reporting deadline for accreditation violations

TIMELINE

Set a 10-day window for school districts to request hearings after receiving accreditation recommendations

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 3 edits · May 12, 2025

MINOR

The bill was transitioned from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled (final) version, which includes minor formatting cleanup and a change to the bill sponsors. The substantive policy content of the bill remains largely unchanged, with the primary differences being the addition of co-sponsors and removal of some page headers and footers.

TECHNICAL

Bill sponsors were updated to include additional House members (McCane and Waldron) in the Enrolled version, while the original Engrossed version only listed West and Pugh.

Page headers and footers (e.g., 'ENGR. H. B. NO. 1466 Page 1') were removed in the Enrolled version for a cleaner final format.

Some text formatting inconsistencies were corrected, such as removing duplicate 'Department State Department' phrasing and cleaning up line breaks.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → House Committee Substitute · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to shift focus from a comprehensive due process framework for accreditation hearings to a more streamlined approach emphasizing standards compliance and deficiency reporting. The House Committee Substitute removes detailed hearing procedures and replaces them with clearer requirements for the State Board of Education to establish accreditation standards that meet or exceed nationally recognized benchmarks. The amendment also clarifies the role of school counselors in accreditation standards and adds provisions for monitoring partial hospitalization and residential treatment programs.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing extensive due process hearing procedures while maintaining the core accreditation framework. Applicability remains the same for public schools, but the enforcement mechanism shifted from a detailed hearing process to a deficiency/warning/probation system.

REQUIREMENT

Removed detailed hearing procedures and replaced with a deficiency reporting system that includes warnings, probation, and nonaccredited status options.

Added specific requirements for school counselor staffing standards, including duties, student-to-counselor ratios, and administrative responsibilities.

Added provisions requiring the State Board to assist districts in meeting accreditation requirements through nontraditional instruction methods and cooperative arrangements.

SCOPE

Extended accreditation standards to include partial hospitalization programs, day treatment programs, residential treatment programs, and emergency shelter programs for youth aged 3-21.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed from a hearing-based enforcement process to a system where the State Board reports deficiencies to the State Board of Education within 90 days, with school districts given opportunity to request hearings before status changes.

TECHNICAL

Removed detailed hearing scheduling timelines, evidentiary procedures, and specific due process hearing order requirements.

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change the committee designation from 'Oversight' to 'Policy' and updated the summary description to reflect a more comprehensive hearing process with clearer procedural requirements. The substantive legislative text remains largely unchanged, with the primary modifications being committee-level administrative updates rather than policy shifts.

TECHNICAL

Committee designation changed from 'Proposed Oversight Committee Substitute' to 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' with updated timestamp reflecting policy committee review instead of oversight committee review.

Summary description of the bill was updated to include additional procedural elements such as written requests, hearing scheduling timelines, party clarifications, representation allowances, evidentiary procedures, order of procedures, continuance procedures, evidentiary standards, findings and conclusions of law procedures, ruling notification procedures, and ruling compliance requirements.

Page numbering and request numbers were updated from Req. No. 12721 to Req. No. 12351, indicating administrative renumbering during committee processing.

Schools; accreditation standards; deficiencies; permitting school districts to request a hearing on accreditation recommendations; effective date; emergency.

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