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OK SB1292

OK SB1292
State Department of Education; directing the Department to establish the Oklahoma High Dosage Tutoring Program for students in kindergarten through three. Effective date. Emergency.


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Introduced
02/02/2026
In Committee
02/24/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act relating to the State Department of Education; directing the Department to establish and maintain the Oklahoma High Dosage Tutoring Program; defining terms; providing for assessment of participating students; requiring electronic reporting of assessment results; directing priority for participation to be given to certain school districts; directing certain high dosage tutors to be awarded certain bonus amounts based on certain criteria; providing for conditional participation for a high dosage tutor who fails to achieve certain growth in certain cohort; providing for loss of program eligibility; requiring certain written consent for students to participate; allowing for removal of students from participation under certain circumstances; providing for promulgation of rules; creating the High Dosage Tutoring Revolving Fund; specifying sources of fund; providing for expenditures; providing purpose of fund; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Oklahoma High Dosage Tutoring Program, which aims to provide intensive reading support for students in prekindergarten through third grade who are at least half a grade level behind in reading. The program will involve in-person tutoring sessions conducted after school hours, with tutors working with small cohorts of up to five students for a minimum of three one-hour sessions per week across ten weeks in the fall and twelve weeks in the spring. School districts will prioritize participation based on federal designations for support, and tutors will be eligible for financial bonuses of $1,600 per cohort per semester and an additional $1,000 for each academic grade level increase in reading. Tutors will be held accountable for student progress, with potential conditional participation or program removal if students do not improve by at least half a grade level within a year. The bill requires parental consent for student participation and establishes a High Dosage Tutoring Revolving Fund to support the program, which can receive funding from gifts, grants, donations, federal funds, and state appropriations. The program is set to become effective on July 1, 2026, with an emergency clause allowing immediate implementation to address educational needs.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Coauthored by Representative Moore (principal House author) (on 03/03/2026)

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