Charter, Voucher, Education Savings Account Feb 20, 2015
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2015 Charter/ Voucher/ ESA
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Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Authors: Kirby and Loveless
Co-Authors: Billy and Denney
Title: Schools; authorizing sponsorship of charter schools by certain tribes on certain property; effective date.
Description: Allows a federally recognized Indian tribe to sponsor a charter school when said school is within reservation or treaty area boundaries.
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Actions:
17 Feb - S coauthored by Billy
Authors: Denney
Title: Revenue and taxation; Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act; modifying provisions related to allocation of tax credits; effective
date.
Description: Amends the “Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act.” When an “eligible special needs student” who has been provided services
under an Individual Service Plan through the SoonerStart program, and deemed eligible for school district services and approved by a board of scholarship-granting
organization, they will be eligible of up to $5,000 or 80% of the statewide annual average per-pupil expenditure. Modifies definition of a “qualified school.”
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Actions:
9 Feb - H Withdrawn from Rules, Direct to Appropriations and Budget
Authors: Denney
Title: Schools; modifying the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act; effective date; emergency.
Description: Bill Schools; modifying the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act; effective date; EMERGENCY.
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Actions:
4 Feb - H Withdrawn from Rules, Direct to Common Education
HB1034
HB1034 -- 31%
HB1693
HB1693 -- 10%
HB1696
HB1696 -- 10%
Authors: Denney
Title: Schools; updating statutory citations relating to the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act; effective date.
Description: Shell bill that modifies language pertaining to the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act.
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Actions:
3 Feb - H Second Reading referred to Rules
Authors: Newell
Title: Schools; creating the Oklahoma Education Savings Account Act; effective date.
Description: Shell bill creating the "Oklahoma Education Savings Account Act."
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
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3 Feb - H Second Reading referred to Rules
Authors: Nelson and Jolley
Co-Authors: Bennett, Brumbaugh, Echols, Fisher, Hall, Johnson, Jordan, Kern, McCullough, Moore, Newell, Strohm, and Rogers
Title: Education; Oklahoma Education Savings Account Act; effective date; emergency.
Description: Creates the Oklahoma Education Savings Account Act to provide additional educational options to parents for the education of students in this
state, by creating education accounts for individual students empowering parents to make educational decisions for their children; EMERGENCY.
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
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16 Feb - H Failed in Committee
Authors: Nelson
Title: Schools; modifying provisions of the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program Act; effective date; emergency.
Description: Amends language pertaining to the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with disabilities Program Act; modifies eligibility criteria and
exemptions for students provided services under an Individual Family Service Plan. The bill gives responsibility of parents to pay tuition until scholarship funding begins;
EMERGENCY.
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Actions:
HB1709
HB1709 -- 10%
HB1755
HB1755 -- 10%
HB2003
HB2003 -- 0%
HB2004
HB2004 -- 10%
19 Feb - H Meeting set for 02/23/2015 at 3:00 PM, 3:00pm or AA1: State Capitol, Rm 412-C, Common Education Committee
Authors: Nelson
Title: Schools; creating the Parent Empowerment Act; effective date.
Description: Amending a law relating to Oklahoma Charter Schools and creating the Parent Empowerment Act. States that a school that has received a
sufficient petition, requesting a transition to a charter school under the provisions of the Parent Empowerment Act, will be formed if they follow other provisions provided
in the bill. A petition circulated by parents and legal guardians seeking to make their school a charter school, must follow provisions in the bill.
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Actions:
16 Feb - H Withdrawn from Rules, Direct to Common Education
Authors: Nelson
Title: Revenue and taxation; enacting the Tax Credit Education Scholarship Act of 2015; effective date.
Description: Shell bill creating the "Tax Credit Education Scholarship Act of 2015."
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Actions:
3 Feb - H Second Reading referred to Rules
Authors: Nelson and Holt
Title: Charter schools; allowing certain city governing bodies to be sponsors. Effective date. Emergency.
Description: Modifies the definition of charter schools as well as charter school sponsorship where it adds that the governing body of a city must meet certain
criteria to be a sponsor; EMERGENCY.
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Actions:
10 Feb - H Note: Coauthored by Nelson (principal House author)
Authors: Nelson and Stanislawski
Title: Online education; providing the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board certain duties. Effective date. Emergency.
HB2132
HB2132 -- 10%
HB2141
HB2141 -- 10%
SB68
SB68 -- 13%
SB136
SB136 -- 25%
Description: Statewide virtual charter school board to send forms for parents authorization to release state test results to online course providers; reviews
online courses for curricular standards; enters contracts with online course providers; makes available online courses to school districts; EMERGENCY
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Actions:
19 Feb - S Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
Authors: Loveless
Title: Charter schools; creating the Flexibility for Rural Education Act of 2015; removing population limits. Effective date. Emergency.
Description: Changes name of Act to "Flexibility for Rural Education Act." Removes the restrictions for eligibility (including daily membership, local population,
and being identified as in need of improvement pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) of charter schools to be sponsored; EMERGENCY.
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Actions:
9 Feb - S Failed in Committee - Education
Authors: Nelson and Holt
Title: Schools; creating the Parent Empowerment Act; creating guidelines for petition circulation. Effective date.
Description: Creates the Parent Empowerment Act; allows for petitions at any time in a qualifying school to be circulated seeing to transition the school to a
charter school; creates certain guidelines for petition.
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Actions:
3 Feb - S coauthored by Nelson
Authors: Loveless
Title: Schools; modifying requirements to participate in the School District Empowerment Program. Effective date. Emergency.
Description: Removes the provision that school districts must comply with minimum salary schedule requirements for teachers as it pertains to the School
District Empowerment Program; requires 85 percent of students enrolled in an empowered school district to demonstrate mastery of the state academic content
standards and if the district cannot do so, it must implement an intervention model; EMERGENCY.
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Actions:
3 Feb - S Second Reading referred to Education
SB171
SB171 -- 10%
SB187
SB187 -- 5%
SB300
SB300 -- 5%
SB302
Authors: Kirby and Loveless
Title: Charter schools; allowing a federally recognized Indian tribe to be a sponsor under certain conditions. Effective date.
Description: States that the Oklahoma Charter School Act will allow a federally recognized Indian tribe to sponsor a charter school when it is located within
former reservation or treaty boundaries.
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Actions:
19 Feb - S Meeting set for 02/23/2015 at 9:00 AM, State Capitol, Rm 535, Education Committee
Authors: Nelson and Stanislawski
Title: Statewide Virtual Charter School Board; creating the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board Revolving Fund. Effective date. Emergency.
Description: Relating to the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board, it will create the “Statewide Virtual Charter School Board Revolving Fund,” which will not
be subject to fiscal year limitations. Funds garnered will be received by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board from State Aid. Monies accrued will be appropriated
and may be budgeted and expended by the SVCSBR; EMERGENCY.
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Actions:
18 Feb - S Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed
Authors: Bice
Title: Private educational institutions; requiring certain institutions to publish certain report online. Effective date. Emergency.
Description: Requires private educational institutions to annually publish on its website a report concerning the cost of its programs and the ability of its
courses to transfer; EMERGENCY.
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Actions:
3 Feb - S Second Reading referred to Education
Authors: Smalley
Title: Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; requiring participating schools to comply with certain requirements.
Effective date. Emergency.
Description: Modifies language and requires private schools that accept students participating in the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship to comply with state
mandates; EMERGENCY.
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
SB302 -- 0%
SB505
SB505 -- 13%
SB589
SB589 -- 5%
SB593
SB593 -- 5%
Actions:
3 Feb - S Second Reading referred to Education
Authors: Nelson and Jolley
Title: Schools; creating the Oklahoma Education Empowerment Scholarship Act; establishing eligibility. Effective date. Emergency.
Description: Creates the Oklahoma Education Empowerment Scholarship Act, the Oklahoma Education Empowerment Scholarship Savings Program, and the
Oklahoma Education Empowerment Scholarship Savings Revolving Fund. The bill proposes certain provisions, definitions, requirements, administration direction,
funding and all other various rules and regulations for each program. The bill proposes specifications regarding tax exemptions after a certain time in relation to the
Oklahoma Education Empowerment Scholarship Savings Program. EMERGENCY.
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Actions:
19 Feb - S Meeting set for 02/24/2015 at 10:30 AM, State Capitol, Rm 535, Finance Committee
Authors: Denney and Jolley
Title: Charter schools; modifying criteria for sponsors; directing sponsors to establish certain policies. Effective date. Emergency.
Description: Amends charter school sponsorship, allowing any school district to be a sponsor and priority will be provided to those serving at-risk student
populations. The bill amends the charter school application to include several new provisions. The bill provides specific powers to a sponsored charter school and allows
sponsors to develop policies and practices. The bill prohibits the operation of a charter school without an executed charter school contract; EMERGENCY.
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Actions:
19 Feb - S Meeting set for 02/23/2015 at 9:00 AM, State Capitol, Rm 535, Education Committee
Authors: Denney and Jolley
Title: Charter schools; providing for calculation of state aid for certain purpose. Effective date. Emergency.
Description: Pertains to state aid funds; allowing a charter school to receive funds for facility use, acquisition and maintenance; EMERGENCY.
Tracks: 2015 Session and Charter/ ESA/ Voucher
Actions:
19 Feb - S Meeting set for 02/23/2015 at 9:00 AM, State Capitol, Rm 535, Education Committee
SB609
SB609 -- 13%
SB782
SB782 -- 5%
SB783
SB783 -- 5%