Oklahoma HB4153: Driver licenses; eighth grade reading level for minors to obtain a driver license; reading proficiency tests; documentation requirements; requirement for school enrollment, completion, or lawful excuse for minors to obtain a driver license; violations; alternate route to obtain driver license for certain employed persons under eighteen; employer fines for falsification; attendance officers; Service Oklahoma; license cancellation; definitions; exceptions; forms; effective date; emergency.

What the bill says

An Act relating to driver licenses; creating a requirement to demonstrate an eighth grade reading level for minors to obtain a driver license; establishing criteria for satisfying reading tester requirements for a driver license for public school students; requiring students under eighteen to complete a reading proficiency test; requiring a plan of remedial reading if assessments are not successfully completed; providing an option for students to take alternative reading proficiency tests if the initial assessment is unsuccessful…

From the engrossed text, March 25, 2026:

An Act relating to driver licenses; creating a requirement to demonstrate an eighth grade reading level for minors to obtain a driver license; establishing criteria for satisfying reading tester requirements for a driver license for public school students; requiring students under eighteen to complete a reading proficiency test; requiring a plan of remedial reading if assessments are not successfully completed; providing an option for students to take alternative reading proficiency tests if the initial assessment is unsuccessful; allowing students to take an alternative reading test for motorcycle licenses; establishing alternative reading testing sites requirements; requiring school districts to provide alternative documentation of reading proficiency if applicable; establishing alternative documentation requirements; allowing students to submit reading proficiency test results from other states; requiring the Department of Education to approve or disapprove out-of-state test results; creating requirement for documentation of school enrollment, completion, or lawful excuse for minors to obtain a driver license; requiring minors to demonstrate reading proficiency at an eighth-grade reading level unless excused; establishing exception for summer months; establishing documentation requirements for students educated by other means; establishing misdemeanor for violations; providing alternate route to obtain driver license for certain employed persons under eighteen; establishing employer fines for falsification; requiring attendance officers to provide documentation; requiring attendance officers to notify Service Oklahoma of certain student withdrawals; requiring notification of …