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February 9, 2025Laws in the Making

HB1275: Social Media Account Limits for Minors

(as introduced, by Representative Chad Caldwell) In a nutshell, this bill is not directly an education bill but it will have some ancillary effects on schools, students, and parents/guardians. It seeks to limit minors under the age of 16 from having a social media account. Minors aged 16 or 17 will have to verify their […]

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January 18, 2025Laws in the Making

HB1075: School Employee Suspected Criminal Behaviors

Proposed bill HB1075 will expand the state clearinghouse to include mostly all school employees for reports on certain suspected criminal behaviors

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January 10, 2025Laws in the Making

SB142 – Public School Teacher Pay Raise of $3000

Proposed bill as introduced, authored by Senator Carri Hicks What does the proposed bill do? In a nutshell, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, certain certified public school personnel will receive a salary increase of $3000. This bill also removes certain existing language to preserve this increase for only public school certified personnel. More specifically, […]

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January 2, 2025GeneralLaws in the Making

3 steps to find filed legislative bills in Oklahoma

Soon, all legislative bills will be filed with their specific language. Obviously, the language will morph and change throughout the legislative session, you can see now what is being proposed. In case you haven’t looked at this before, here are… 3 steps to locate proposed legislative bills You can use this website for other searches, […]

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  • HB1075: School Employee Suspected Criminal BehaviorsJanuary 18, 2025
  • SB142 – Public School Teacher Pay Raise of $3000January 10, 2025
  • SB139: Prohibition of Student Cell PhonesJanuary 3, 2025
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    • Stay in the Know @ the Oklahoma Legislative Session right now!February 20, 2025
    • HB1275: Social Media Account Limits for MinorsFebruary 9, 2025
    • It’s the first week of Session in Oklahoma…February 5, 2025
    • HB1075: School Employee Suspected Criminal BehaviorsJanuary 18, 2025
    • SB142 – Public School Teacher Pay Raise of $3000January 10, 2025
    • SB139: Prohibition of Student Cell PhonesJanuary 3, 2025

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