HB 3711 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Schools; School District Transparency Act; instructional expenditure disclosures on district website; bond proposals, and bond guarantee applications; effective date; emergency.

HB 3711 requires Oklahoma school districts with websites to publicly disclose detailed spending data on their websites, including all state, federal, and local funds used for instruction, administration, and other purposes. It specifically mandates that districts display the percentage of total spending allocated to "instructional expenditures" (defined as funds directly supporting teaching, per the National Center for Education Statistics) on their homepage. This applies to all school districts with websites, requiring them to post this information alongside full expenditure details like budgeted vs. actual costs and superintendent compensation. The bill aims to increase transparency for parents and the public about how school funds are spent.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Apr 28, 2026

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was moved from the House to the Senate floor, resulting in significant substantive changes. The Senate version expands transparency requirements by mandating that school districts post specific financial data on their websites, including per-pupil expenditures and superintendent compensation packages. It also clarifies that 'instructional expenditures' are defined by federal standards and excludes administrative costs, ensuring the data reflects actual classroom spending.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from general transparency to specific, detailed financial reporting requirements for school districts, including new mandates for bond proposals and guarantee applications.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for school districts to post a link to the State Department of Education's financial data or provide the data within one click of the district's home page.

Added a new requirement for school districts to post the percentage of total expenditures allocated to instructional expenses on their home page when proposing bonds.

Added detailed requirements for bond proposals and guarantee applications to include the percentage of instructional expenditures.

Added a requirement for the State Department of Education to make data available in an open-structured format that allows public sorting and searching without fees.

DEFINITION

Modified the definition of 'instructional expenditures' to explicitly include per-pupil expenditure figures and superintendent compensation packages.

Floor votes · House Mar 24, 2026

How they voted

79–17

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 100

Mar 24, 2026

D Democratic18

2 Yea 16 Nay

88% Nay

R Republican82

77 Yea 1 Nay 4

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass as amended Rules committee; CR filed

upper

Apr 22, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 79 Nays: 16

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common Education

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Referred to Common Education

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Referred to Education Oversight

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors