Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB2696: Open records; educational records; requiring schools to release certain records; specifying certain information cannot be omitted; effective date.
Status: In committee, April 9, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Records Act; amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.16, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 86, O.S.L. 2024 (51 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 24A.16), which relates to educational records; requiring schools to release certain records to parents, guardians, or adult students; requiring records to be provided in a timely manner; mandating that certain record requests be provided for free; specifying that certain information cannot be omitted; providing examples of certain records; amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.28, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 325, O.S.L…
From the engrossed text, April 8, 2026:
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Records Act; amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.16, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 86, O.S.L. 2024 (51 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 24A.16), which relates to educational records; requiring schools to release certain records to parents, guardians, or adult students; requiring records to be provided in a timely manner; mandating that certain record requests be provided for free; specifying that certain information cannot be omitted; providing examples of certain records; amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.28, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 325, O.S.L. 2023 (51 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 24A.28), which relates to confidential information; adding certain cybersecurity information to list of confidential information; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.16, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 86, O.S.L. 2024 (51 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 24A.16), is amended to read as follows: Section 24A.16. A. Except as set forth in subsection B of this section, public educational institutions and their employees may keep confidential: SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB2696 SFLR Page (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1. Individual student records; 2. Teacher lesson plans, tests and other teaching material; 3. Personal communications concerning individual students; and 4. Any contract for use of a student athlete's …