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HB1396 • 2026

Schools; Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act; prohibiting private schools from requiring parent to participate.

Schools; Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act; prohibiting private schools from requiring parent to participate.

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Sponsor
Provenzano
Last action
2025-04-09
Official status
Placed on General Order
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Schools; Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act; prohibiting private schools from requiring parent to participate.

Schools; Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act; prohibiting private schools from requiring parent to participate.

What This Bill Does

  • Schools; Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act; prohibiting private schools from requiring parent to participate.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1396 (House): Introduced (2/11/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1396 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/12/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1396 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (3/4/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1396 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation - - Amendment 1 (3/4/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1396 (House): Committee Substitute (3/10/2025)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 12629 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 1396 By: Provenzano POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to schools; prohibiting private schools from requiring a parent or guardian to participate in the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Filed

Plain English: HB1396 POLREC-AMD1 Melissa Provenzano-AO 3/4/2025 12:51:52 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Melissa Provenzano Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1396 Of the printed Bill Page 1 Section 1 Lines 20 Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the following language: "student eligibility" and inserting "application" in its place.

  • HB1396 POLREC-AMD1 Melissa Provenzano-AO 3/4/2025 12:51:52 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Melissa Provenzano Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1396 Of the printed Bill Page 1 Section 1 Lines 20 Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the following language: "student eligibility" and inserting "application" in its place.
Filed

Plain English: HB1396 POLPCS1 Melissa Provenzano-AO 2/10/2025 9:55:48 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Melissa Provenzano Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1396 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

  • HB1396 POLPCS1 Melissa Provenzano-AO 2/10/2025 9:55:48 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Melissa Provenzano Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1396 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
  • No.
  • 12461 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 1396 By: Provenzano PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to schools; prohibiting private schools from requiring a parent or guardian to participate in the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit; providing for tuition and fee agreement; providing for process when tuition increases; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-09 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  2. 2025-04-07 Senate

    Reported Do Pass Revenue and Taxation committee; CR filed

  3. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Revenue and Taxation

  4. 2025-03-31 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  5. 2025-03-31 Senate

    First Reading

  6. 2025-03-27 House

    General Order

  7. 2025-03-27 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Deck

  8. 2025-03-27 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed and Emergency failed: Ayes: 61 Nays: 26; Ayes: 60 Nays: 23

  9. 2025-03-27 House

    Referred for engrossment

  10. 2025-03-05 House

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee

  11. 2025-03-05 House

    Authored by Senator Mann (principal Senate author)

  12. 2025-02-17 House

    Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Common Education

  13. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Education Oversight

  14. 2025-02-04 House

    Referred to Common Education

  15. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  16. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative Provenzano

Official Summary Text

Schools; Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act; prohibiting private schools from requiring parent to participate.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1396 (House): Introduced (2/11/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1396 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/12/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1396 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (3/4/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1396 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation - - Amendment 1 (3/4/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1396 (House): Committee Substitute (3/10/2025)

Current Bill Text

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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1396 By: Provenzano and Deck of the
House

and

Mann of the Senate

An Act relating to schools; prohibiting private
schools from requiring a parent or guardian to
participate in the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax
Credit Program; and providing for codification.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 28-104 of Title 70, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
Private schools accredited by the State Board of Education or
another accrediting association shall not, as a condition of
acceptance, enrollment, or application, require that a student's
parent or guardian participate in the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax
Credit Program created in Section 28-101 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.

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Passed the House of Representatives the 27th day of March, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate