Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB3698: Unstable housing; Student Eviction Assistance Revolving Fund; Oklahoma State Department of Education; indigent defense; forcible entry and detainer; requirements; report; audit; effective date.
Status: In committee, March 5, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to unstable housing; creating the Student Eviction Assistance Pilot Program Revolving Fund; directing the State Department of Education to use the fund to provide legal representation to certain parties in forcible entry and detainer actions; providing requirements to qualify for representation; directing the State Board of Education to determine service area for the legal services providing the representation; providing for administrative fee; providing requirements to qualify for funding; defining term…
From the engrossed text, March 9, 2026:
An Act relating to unstable housing; creating the Student Eviction Assistance Pilot Program Revolving Fund; directing the State Department of Education to use the fund to provide legal representation to certain parties in forcible entry and detainer actions; providing requirements to qualify for representation; directing the State Board of Education to determine service area for the legal services providing the representation; providing for administrative fee; providing requirements to qualify for funding; defining term; requiring contracted organizations to determine the eligibility of individuals seeking legal services; requiring certain report; providing for certain recordkeeping; requiring an annual audit; providing for costs related to audit; requiring audit by the State Auditor and Inspector or independent auditing firm; providing for expiration of pilot program; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: HB3698 HFLR Page BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 10-110 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. To help school districts address chronic absenteeism linked to unstable housing, the "Student Eviction Assistance Pilot Program Revolving Fund" is hereby created in the State Treasury for the State Department of Education. The fund shall be a continuing fund, …