Joint Resolution; education state agencies; approving certain proposed permanent rules; directing distribution.

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Micheal Bergstrom and 1 co-sponsor

approves by the Legislature all permanent education rules filed by Feb 1, 2026 from six agencies, streamlining rule approval without further action.

Approved by Governor 05/20/2026

What the bill is

Type: Joint Resolution

Session: 2nd Session, 60th Oklahoma Legislature (2026)

Purpose: To approve certain proposed permanent rules issued by specific state education-related agencies, and to direct distribution of this resolution.

Mechanism: Under Oklahoma law (Section 308 of Title 75), the Legislature must adopt a joint resolution to approve or disapprove administrative rules.

Agencies covered

The resolution approves proposed permanent rules from the following education-related state agencies, provided the rules were filed on or before February 1, 2026:
1. State Department of Education
2. Office of Educational Quality and Accountability
3. State Regents for Higher Education
4. Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma
5. Statewide Charter School Board
6. Department of Career and Technology Education

Key provisions

Section 1: Approves all proposed permanent rules of the State Department of Education filed on or before February 1, 2026.

Section 2: Approves all proposed permanent rules of the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability filed on or before February 1, 2026.

Section 3: Approves all proposed permanent rules of the State Regents for Higher Education filed on or before February 1, 2026.

Section 4: Approves all proposed permanent rules of the Teachers’ Retirement System filed on or before February 1, 2026.

Section 5: Approves all proposed permanent rules of the Statewide Charter School Board filed on or before February 1, 2026.

Section 6: Approves all proposed permanent rules of the Department of Career and Technology Education filed on or before February 1, 2026.

Section 7: Directs the Oklahoma Secretary of State to distribute copies of the resolution to the Governor and to the editor of The Oklahoma Register.

Who/what is affected

The approval process affects the listed state education agencies and their proposed permanent rules.

By approving these rules, the agencies’ regulatory changes would become effectively approved by the Legislature without the need for disapproval, assuming no later legislative action to change course during any required review window.

Procedural and timeline aspects

Filing deadline for rules: February 1, 2026 (for each agency listed).

Legislative action: The Joint Resolution serves as the Legislature’s formal approval or disapproval of those rules; this one explicitly approves all qualifying proposed permanent rules.

Report and dissemination: Upon enactment, the Secretary of State must distribute copies of the resolution to the Governor and to The Oklahoma Register editor.

Status in committee: The Administrative Rules Committee recommended DO PASS.

Practical implications

The bill streamlines the process for approving permanent rules from multiple education-related agencies, assuming the rules were filed by the stated deadline.

If adopted, the approved rules can become operative without further action from the Legislature, barring potential later legal challenges or required biennial reviews outside the scope of this resolution.

The measure is primarily administrative and procedural, focusing on validation of agency rulemaking rather than altering the substantive content of the rules themselves.

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