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Supporters described the bill as an opportunity-expanding change for students. \"House bill 10 96 gives students an option of a third test as a choice for end of high school and college admission,\" Representative Hassenbeck said during her explanation of the measure. Hassenbeck told colleagues the CLT would be administered in controlled, brick-and-mortar settings in Oklahoma and said the test offers additional pathways for students to qualify for scholarships and college admission.

Opponents focused their remarks on test security, the limited number of institutions that currently accept the CLT and the relative lack of long-term, national usage data. \"I'm gonna urge the membership to vote against this bill,\" Representative McCain said during closing debate, saying the state lacked sufficient additional data. Representative Waldron described concerns relayed by the regents' office, saying, in part, \"We would not use the CLT for our institutions ... they lack the rigor of the tests we're already using\" and outlined specific security, proctoring and accessibility gaps voiced by higher-education officials.

The House heard extended debate on the floor. Supporters argued the state is facing an \"enrollment cliff\" and should broaden options that could draw students to Oklahoma institutions; Representative Wooley and Representative Hall both spoke in favor of the bill during debate. Critics urged caution and recommended aligning any new exam accepted with the same security, accessibility and auditing standards used for existing college entrance tests.

The bill's language makes the CLT an available option for students alongside existing assessments; it does not remove the existing ACT or SAT requirements or automatically change university admissions rules. The House also approved the emergency clause allowing the change to take effect immediately under the rules the chamber followed for the vote.

Representative Hassenbeck closed debate by urging members to consider the state's college-degree and enrollment goals. \"It is only giving more students more opportunities,\" she said. The bill now heads to the next step in the legislative process after passage in the House.

Votes on final passage: 78 ayes, 17 nays. Emergency vote recorded as having met the required threshold per the House announcement.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House of Representatives First Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 22 Afternoon Session Mar 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Oklahoma House on March 11 passed House Bill 10 96, sponsored by Representative Hassenbeck, to allow the Classical Learning Test (CLT) as an optional assessment for high-school accountability and certain college scholarship eligibility; the House recorded a 78-17 final vote.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature OK, Oklahoma","taxId",78380,"location","Oklahoma","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6641267,"House advances a package of bills on energy, public safety, taxes and education; roll-call results",3559,2941000,6500000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2547183-9471b6228793c59bc94f57e4c44bc448&start=2941&end=6500","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2547183-9471b6228793c59bc94f57e4c44bc448/thumbnail_2941000.jpg","/articles/6641267/Oklahoma/House-advances-a-package-of-bills-on-energy-public-safety-taxes-and-education-roll-call-results","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6641267-d0d7092e1b5bbcaec75f53a64a5c5625/orig.mp4?Expires=1771042135&Signature=LwdN0oDmhbeIbtYuuWtTNfgqXvc459Lv8GTSxPetYkTvSmX8CySTHTT5xCgVIqGQ3-IDeJfpNLsNEM8YWWdJ6NjzgXRNdW2KAqO-GVtT-R-rmeGy45S1oNFcq9nxL4syxqHKa8EeMylNXsWQScTu0fiynhnqgZRugEtAmHRniamaJ0YulqnAgt3QFEyYxujfBoutHN9Oltsgu4z~EG-o6SqoXySREe2H4GOqDSp4LQl95H2KRWUhin744PCgBMGi1JofxRn~MosPrR5Gtw0~DBscbblVP3telEpATn6nHqng8VWaW26jNRX0BKzmosepZYTdeZNof8kw4sV~LK0CNg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oklahoma House on March 11 considered and, in most cases, approved a set of bills spanning energy, public safety, criminal procedure, taxation and school policy. Several measures passed on final passage with recorded roll-call tallies, while others moved forward without extended floor debate.

Key measures the chamber acted on included two bills related to the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA). House Bill 14 20 would allow GRDA to retain proceeds from the sale of property that a federal regulator once required for lake access; the House approved final passage, 72 ayes and 6 nays. House Bill 14 22 raised GRDA’s bonding capacity from $2,000,000,000 to $3,600,000,000 to finance three projects noted by the sponsor: a 650-megawatt generation unit, a 450-megawatt generation unit and refurbishment of the Salina pump station; the House recorded 67 ayes and 17 nays on final passage and recorded an emergency vote later in the tally (70 ayes, 6 nays) as announced on the floor.

Other bills that passed on final passage included:
- HB 20 33 (request bill from Oklahoma Primary Care Authority) — related to public health and safety; final vote recorded as 68 ayes, 18 nays; Representative Moore announced his intent to move to reconsider the vote on a later legislative date.
- HB 20 83 (dual office-holding exemptions for certain officers) — added municipal and campus police officers and deputy sheriffs to a list of exemptions; final vote recorded as 83 ayes, 3 nays.
- HB 13 56 (agriculture; farm-gate gates liability changes) — sponsor said the bill addresses people leaving gates open and shifts liability in certain circumstances; final vote 88 ayes, 0 nays.
- HB 10 98 (firefighter training; rural/volunteer departments) — prohibits state or county-mandated training for rural volunteer fire departments while allowing local departments to require training; final vote 83 ayes, 4 nays.
- HB 18 34 (Inhofe disaster savings account; revenue and taxation) — creates a disaster savings account; final vote 58 ayes, 25 nays.
- HB 16 84 (tax/tagging for legally obtained surplus military vehicles older than 35 years) — final vote 87 ayes, 0 nays.
- HB 20 51 (supervised physician status for unmatched medical graduates) — allows certain medical school graduates who did not match to work as supervised physicians for up to two years; transcript shows roll call in progress and the bill advanced; final roll-call tally not specified in the transcript excerpt.
- HB 21 37 (procedures for involuntary medication of persons incompetent to stand trial) — final vote recorded as 84 ayes, 0 nays.
- HB 19 91 (allow bonding out in county of original warrant) — final vote recorded as 85 ayes, 0 nays.
- HB 19 96 (sheriffs’ commissary auditing) — clarifies procedures for unclaimed inmate funds; final vote recorded as 86 ayes, 0 nays.
- HB 21 53 (brick-and-mortar charter schools may implement a sibling preference that supersedes other enrollment preferences) — final vote recorded as 84 ayes, 1 nay; emergency provision also approved by the roll call announced on the floor.
- HB 14 12 (changes to A–F school report card metrics; replace chronic absenteeism with instructional time) — final vote recorded as 74 ayes, 15 nays; emergency provision recorded on the floor.
- HB 21 64 (public corruption; ethics and procurement changes following interim study) — final vote recorded as 88 ayes, 0 nays.
- HB 22 60 (tax incentives for cybersecurity and automotive industries) — final vote recorded as 59 ayes, 27 nays after a motion to strike the title for fiscal impact; the bill nevertheless passed that day on final passage as announced.
- HB 21 85 (follow-up oversight for juvenile custodial assaults) — the bill passed as announced on the floor; transcript excerpt does not provide a clear roll-call tally in the provided segment.
- HB 13 60 (attorney general address confidentiality for domestic abuse victims) — final vote recorded as 88 ayes, 0 nays.

Several bills were advanced to third reading earlier in the session without extended floor debate. Where the transcript included roll-call tallies, those are recorded above; for a small number of measures the excerpt shows the bill advanced and a roll call in progress but does not record the final numerical tally in the excerpted lines.

The House adjourned to reconvene on March 12 at 10:30 a.m.","On March 11 the Oklahoma House took final action on multiple bills, including measures affecting the Grand River Dam Authority, public health, law enforcement, schools and taxes. Several measures passed with recorded roll-call votes; below is a concise roundup of outcomes and short descriptions.","actionData","errors"]

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House approves bill letting students use Classical Learning Test for school accountability and scholarships

House advances a package of bills on energy, public safety, taxes and education; roll-call results