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An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 745 By: Gillespie of the Senate
and
Moore and West (Tammy) of
the House
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
Section 5-132, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 162,
O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 5-132),
which relates to adult high school completion;
modifying qualifications that authorizes certain
persons to complete high school; allowing board
designees to receive certain school attendance
evidence; updating statutory language; allowing a
school district that provides a full-time virtual
education program to provide instruction to persons
up to certain age if the persons receive instruction
by certain method; exempting certain students from
being included in certain reports; providing an
effective date; and declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: High school completion
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-132, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 162, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S. Supp. 2024,
Section 5-132), is amended to read as follows:
Section 5-132. A. Any person lawfully present in the United
States and who is of legal age and a resident of this state, over
the age of twenty-one (21) and under the age of twenty-six (26)
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thirty (30), and who has not completed the twelfth grade in school
shall be given the same educational privileges and opportunities
provided by law for children over the age of five (5) and under the
age of twenty-one (21), upon submitting to the board of education of
the school district in which the person resides, or the board's
designee, evidence satisfactory to that board showing that during
the time before he or she was age twenty-one (21) years of age he or
she was unable to attend school for a definite period or periods of
time, by reason whereof it was impossible for him or her to complete
the twelfth grade before reaching the age of twenty-one (21).
Provided, further, the pupil shall be counted in the average daily
attendance of the district where he or she attends school during the
period of time provided for in this section for the purpose of
calculating State Aid for the district. Provided that, beginning in
the 2025-2026 school year, persons applying for and approved to
attend school in accordance with the provisions of this subsection
shall only be eligible if such district offers a full-time virtual
education program and such persons only utilize the full-time
virtual education program option for the completion of their high
school education.
B. Any resident of the state who is age nineteen (19) years of
age or older, who is not enrolled in any high school program, and
who has not completed the twelfth grade may attend any adult high
school completion program which is established by a school district
and approved by the State Board of Career and Technology Education
if such attendance has the approval of the district offering the
program. Such attendance shall not be counted in the average daily
attendance of the district unless the Legislature appropriates
monies for adult high school completion programs. Such attendance
shall not be counted to meet minimum numbers for accreditation of
the school district involved, and such students shall not attend
classes which are a part of the normal class structure of the
district.
C. A person subject to the provisions of subsection A or B of
this section shall not be required to take the student assessments
required by Section 1210.508 of this title and shall not be included
in the reports required by Section 1210.545 or 24-120.1 of this
title.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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Passed the Senate the 14th day of May, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 1st day of May, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________