HB 2153

Agriculture; Homemade Food Freedom Act; renaming to Local Food Freedom Act; modifying definitions; effective date.

Charter schools; Revolving Loan Fund Program for Charter School Capital Expenditures; Statewide Charter School Board issuing low-interest loans to charter schools through a revolving fund; Charter School Loan Revolving Fund; appropriation; Charter School Bond Credit Enhancement Program; allowing charter schools to issue bonds; Charter School Bond Credit Enhancement Fund; interest allocation; default; special obligations; effective date.

Schools; length of school year; increasing minimum days of instruction; requiring parent-teacher conferences to have an in-person option; contingent effective date.

Veterans; disabled veterans; benefits; qualifications; codification; effective date.

Statutes and reports; Administrative Procedures Act; definitions; guidance documents; effective date.

Agriculture; Oklahoma Agriculture Act of 2026; effective date.

Mathematics instruction; Oklahoma Math Achievement and Proficiency Act; teacher training; creating the Office of Mathematics Improvement; Director; screening instrument; funding. Effective date. Emergency.

Schools; creating the Donald J. Trump Physical Fitness Act. Effective date.

Schools; directing career-readiness assessments and assessment-based credentials to be made available to certain students beginning in certain school year. Effective date. Emergency.

Higher education; directing certain institutions of higher education to establish certain training program for graduate instructors. Effective date. Emergency.

Schools; curriculum requirements for graduation; diploma pathway; State Department of Education; notice; seminar; English requirements financial literacy; alternate diploma; course availability; waiver; coursework; repealers; effective date; emergency.

Education initiatives; Education Impact and Innovation Revolving Fund; competitive grants pool; State Department of Education to administer grant program; rubric. Effective date.

Changing certain school calendar requirements from days or months to hours

Education; enact policies and procedures for use of personal electronic devices at school and school sponsored events by students in grades nine through twelve; require local school systems

Regards academic intervention, math improvement and intervention

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-104-20, RELATING TO THE PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, SO AS TO ADD THE CLASSIC LEARNING TEST AS AN APPROVED ASSESSMENT FOR RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIPS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-149-50, RELATING TO THE LIFE SCHOLARSHIP, SO AS TO AMEND THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR A LIFE SCHOLARSHIP TO INCLUDE ACT AND CLT SCORES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-26-20, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, SO AS TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "TALENTED AND QUALIFIED RESIDENT"" TO INCLUDE ACT AND CLT SCORES."

Education: curriculum; computer science course requirements; modify

Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act)