SB 63 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

School district boards of education; increasing stipend amount for certain board of education members. Effective date.

SB 63 would increase the pay for certain part-time members of school district boards of education. It directly affects non-voting or part-time board members who currently receive a stipend for their service. The bill’s key provision is raising the stipend amount to a specified higher rate, though the exact figure isn’t detailed in the provided text. As a procedural bill adjusting compensation, it does not create new policies or affect broader education programs. The bill is currently moving through committee stages with recent authorship changes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Mar 31, 2026

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MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify that executive sessions are strictly limited to specific personnel matters and student disciplinary issues, ensuring transparency by requiring votes in public meetings. It also updated the financial provisions to increase the stipend amount for school board members in large districts and clarified the effective date of the legislation.

Scope change

The scope of executive sessions was narrowed to explicitly list permitted topics (hiring, firing, student discipline) and mandate that any vote taken during these sessions must occur in a public meeting.

REQUIREMENT

Executive sessions are now explicitly restricted to discussing employee personnel actions and student expulsions/suspensions, with a requirement that any votes taken on these matters must be cast publicly.

FISCAL

The stipend for school board members in large districts was increased from $25.00 to $190.00 per meeting attended.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the act was set to November 1, 2025.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2026

How they voted

33–14

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 50

Mar 24, 2026

D Democratic9

7 Yea 1 Nay 1

77% Yea

R Republican41

26 Yea 13 Nay 2

63% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 31, 2026

Committee

Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Engrossed to House

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 32 Nays: 13

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Introduced

General Order, Amended

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Introduced

General Order, Amended, considered and deferred

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Introduced

General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors