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Live from the 2026 Regular Session
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Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
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π Bills Pending: 48
Sponsored Bills (35)
HB3706: Education; requiring a minimum amount of math instruction per day and week for
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Education
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Education π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
Co-sponsors: Ally Seifried Brian Hill
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HB3718: Special education; Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; requiring certain meeting in certain time period; evaluations; exceptions; eligibility; calculation of scholarship; effective date.
Last Action: Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
Date: 2026-05-12
Author: Chad Caldwell
Co-sponsors: Julie Daniels Denise Hader
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this bill establishes a clear and enforceable timeline for special education eligibility decisions. Families should not face indefinite delays when seeking evaluations for their children. By creating accountability and ensuring access to the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship when deadlines are missed, the bill protects students and guarantees that parents have a pathway to services when districts fail to act in a timely manner.
HB1276: Schools; extending prohibition on use of cell phones and personal electronic devices on certain campuses; effective date; emergency.
Last Action: Approved by Governor 04/30/2026
Date: 2026-05-04
Author: Chad Caldwell
Co-sponsors: Ally Seifried Ty Burns Dick Lowe Anthony Moore Amanda Clinton
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Requires school districts to permanently adopt a policy prohibiting students from using cell phones on campus during the school day.This was sold in 2025 as a PILOT PROGRAM FOR 1 YEAR THEN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS COULD DECIDE IF THEY WANTED TO CONTINUE IT. NOW INSTEAD, THEY HAVE PULLED A BAIT AND SWITCH AND USURPED THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AUTHORITY THEY GAVE THEM LAST YEAR.
HB3700: Higher education; requiring policy ensuring student grades are evaluated solely on an academic basis; directing the State Regents to withhold state-appropriated funds for failure to adopt a policy; effective date; emergency.
Last Action: Approved by Governor 05/05/2026
Date: 2026-05-06
Author: Chad Caldwell
Co-sponsors: Julie Daniels Max Wolfley Clay Staires David Bullard
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB3701: Higher education; requiring all academic programs be reviewed on a five-year cycle for quality and currency; review; low-producing programs; emergency.
Last Action: Approved by Governor 05/05/2026
Date: 2026-05-06
Author: Chad Caldwell
Co-sponsors: Ally Seifried
HB3702: Schools; increasing length of school year; references; effective date; emergency.
Last Action: Referred to Rules
Date: 2026-02-11
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
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The decline in academics is not a mystery:
- time was redirected,
- rigor was replaced with ideology,
- mastery was traded for compliance,
- and outcomes were deprioritized.
If Oklahoma wants kids who can read, write, and think β academics must come first again.
Remove the non-academic mandates and thereβs plenty of time for kids to read, write, and do mathβevery dayβwithout extending the school year or piling on new requirements.
HB3703: Schools; concurrent enrollment; school districts covering cost of tuition waivers; reimbursement for withdrawal; effective date; emergency.
Last Action: Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
Date: 2026-02-16
Author: Chad Caldwell
Co-sponsors: Dave Rader
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB3707: Education; Oklahoma Education Reform Act of 2026; effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
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HB3708: Education; Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act; adding grants; definition of a scholarship-granting organization; defining capital improvement grant; information to be submitted to Tax Commission; effective date; emergency.
Last Action: Coauthored by Senator Pederson
Date: 2026-04-14
Pending: π Education π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
Co-sponsors: Ally Seifried Roland Pederson
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HB 3708 expands school choice through tax-credit scholarships, but it also expands data collection requirements and uses tax incentives to pressure (βbribeβ) participation rather than allowing voluntary, arms-length charitable giving. While increased choice can benefit families, the bill ties that expansion to greater reporting to the state and a funding model that leverages tax policy to steer behavior, raising concerns about privacy, transparency, and government influence over private education decisions.
Bottom line: HB 3708 advances school choice, but does so by trading privacy and independence for incentives.
HB3709: Higher education; state educational institutions; general maintenance fund for buildings; new construction; State Regents for Higher Education; state-appropriated funds; noncompliance; effective date; emergency.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB3710: Education; Rising Scholars Award Program; eligibility; cohort-based award schedules; effective date.
Last Action: Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
Date: 2026-05-11
Author: Chad Caldwell
Co-sponsors: Adam Pugh
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HB 3710 represents state-level, top-down oversight of local school districts by creating a centralized commission empowered to recommend consolidation, division, or reorganization based on efficiency and outcome metrics. This structure aligns with a workforce development pipeline model, prioritizing financial efficiency and standardized outputs over local control, community input, and academic integrity.
Bottom line: HB 3710 centralizes authority at the state level, weakens local governance, and advances a workforce-driven restructuring of education rather than strengthening academics or respecting locally elected decision-making.
HB3711: Schools; School District Transparency Act; instructional expenditure disclosures on district website; bond proposals, and bond guarantee applications; effective date; emergency.
Last Action: Placed on General Order
Date: 2026-04-28
Author: Chad Caldwell
Co-sponsors: Adam Pugh Mark Lepak
HB3712: Education; Oklahoma Education Reform Act of 2026; effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
HB3713: Schools; school district budgets; instructional expenditures; extracurricular activities; noncompliance; definition; effective date; emergency.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
HB3715: Schools; prohibiting student use of personal electronic devices; effective date; emergency.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
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Amends to each school district board of education shall adopt a policy prohibiting students from using cell phones and personal electronic devices while on the campus of a public school district from bell to bell. (This bill was sold as a 1 year pilot in 2025 and thereafter SCHOOL DISTRICTS WOULD MAKE THE DECISION TO CONTINUE OR OPT OUT OR ALTER IT. But now, the legislature wants to USURP TOTAL CONTROL OVER THIS ISSUE.
HB 3715 is hypocritical in application by banning parent-controlled cell phones while leaving school-controlled Chromebooks and iPads untouched. This creates a one-sided restriction that removes parental oversight while preserving district-managed devices that are often the primary vectors for content delivery, data collection, and ideological programming.
This asymmetry aligns with DEI-era governance models that centralize control over student access, content, and data while marginalizing parental authority.
HB3716: Education; Oklahoma Education Reform Act of 2026; effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
HB3717: Education; Oklahoma Education Reform Act of 2026; effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
HB3719: Education; Third Grade Reform Act of 2026; effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
Date: 2026-02-03
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
HB1275: Social media; social network; parents and guardians; permission; verification.
Last Action: Placed on General Order
Date: 2025-04-22
Author: Chad Caldwell
Co-sponsors: Ally Seifried Mark Lepak Gerrid Kendrix Anthony Moore
HB1277: State Board of Education; providing reasons for which a license or certificate may be revoked or suspended; providing for notice; effective date; emergency.
Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025
Date: 2025-05-29
Author: Chad Caldwell
Co-sponsors: Ally Seifried
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1278: State Department of Health; Barbara Weber Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Grant Program; agency; purpose; reports; Barbara Weber Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Grant Program Revolving Fund; fund nature; budgeting and expenditure of funds; effective date; emergency.
Last Action: Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/11/2025
Date: 2025-05-12
Author: Chad Caldwell
Co-sponsors: Paul Rosino Ross Ford Nikki Nice
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1279: Revenue and taxation; Uniform Tax Procedure Code; protest process; procedures; denial of certain tax credit; oral hearing; Tax Commission; emergency.
Last Action: Approved by Governor 05/03/2025
Date: 2025-05-05
Author: Chad Caldwell
Co-sponsors: Julie Daniels
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1280: Schools; instructional expenditures; requirement; procedures; definitions; effective date; emergency.
Last Action: Third Reading, Measure failed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 57
Date: 2025-03-27
Author: Chad Caldwell
Co-sponsors: Dave Rader Denise Hader Neil Hays Cody Maynard Chris Banning
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1281: Teachers; Return to Teach Signing Bonus Act; emergency.
Last Action: Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
Date: 2025-02-17
Author: Chad Caldwell
Co-sponsors: Adam Pugh
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The OKGOP platform states we believe in sunset laws, zero based budgeting and performance audits to justify government programs.
HB1282: Scholarships; Oklahoma Rising Scholars Award; renaming; eligibility; awards; waivers; effective date; emergency.
Last Action: Approved by Governor 06/10/2025
Date: 2025-05-30
Author: Chad Caldwell
Co-sponsors: Dave Rader
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The OKGOP platform states we believe in sunset laws, zero based budgeting and performance audits to justify government programs.
HB1283: School employees; liability insurance; Educators' Professional Liability Insurance Program; effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1284: Schools; suspensions; incoming student affidavits certifying no investigation or commission of certain acts; effective date; emergency.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1285: Schools; online transparency portal; certain school materials; Oklahoma State Department of Education; effective date; emergency.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1286: Schools; length of the school year; virtual school day policy; virtual instruction requirements; definitions; notification requirements; requiring compliance; in-person instruction for noncompliance; appeals; policy for students without internet; auditing; effective date; emergency.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1288: Education; alternative education programs; charter schools and virtual charter schools; full-time virtual or blended instruction; effective date; emergency.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1289: Higher education; Academic Loyalty Oath Ban; prohibition of ideological oaths; right of action; effective date; emergency.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1291: Contracts; Oklahoma Contracts Act of 2025; effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1292: Schools; Oklahoma Education Reform Act of 2025; effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1293: Education; Education Reform Act of 2025; effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1294: Education; Education Reform Act of 2025; effective date.
Last Action: Second Reading referred to Rules
Date: 2025-02-04
Pending: π Rules π Not Scheduled
Author: Chad Caldwell
π Details π View Bill on Legislature Website
HB 3706 mandates time, not quality.
Without specifying what kind of math is taught, it risks enforcing more Common Coreβstyle math, not restoring real math fundamentals.
Math jobs are some of the first that will be replaced by AI. We're cutting art and music and creative and moral education, and pushing more math, rather than quality education.