Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB2981: Open meetings; school district boards of education; meeting minutes; website posting; time limit; accessibility requirements; accreditation; effective date.
Status: In committee, April 16, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to open meetings; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-118, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 4, O.S.L. 2025 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 5-118), which relates to regular meetings of school district boards of education; requiring all school district boards of education to post meeting minutes on their website; establishing time limit for compliance; determining accessibility requirements; establishing results for noncompliance; clarifying applicability; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text, April 15, 2026:
An Act relating to open meetings; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-118, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 4, O.S.L. 2025 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 5-118), which relates to regular meetings of school district boards of education; requiring all school district boards of education to post meeting minutes on their website; establishing time limit for compliance; determining accessibility requirements; establishing results for noncompliance; clarifying applicability; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-118, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 4, O.S.L. 2025 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 5-118), is amended to read as follows: Section 5-118. A. Regular meetings of the board of education of each school district shall be held upon the first Monday of each month, or upon such day as may be fixed by the board. Special meetings may be held from time to time as circumstances may demand. SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB2981 SFLR Page (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) B. All meetings of the boards of education shall be public meetings, and in all such meetings the vote of each member must be publicly cast and recorded. Executive sessions will be permitted only for the purpose of discussing the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining, or resignations of …