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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
3 HOUSE BILL 3677 By: Provenzano
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to schools; amending Section 2,
Chapter 278, O.S.L. 2023, as last amended by Section
8 2, Chapter 295, O.S.L. 2025 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025,
Section 28-101), which relates to the Oklahoma
9 Parental Choice Tax Credit Program; modifying items
the Oklahoma Tax Commission makes available on its
10 website each month; and providing an effective date.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 2, Chapter 278, O.S.L.
15 2023, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 295, O.S.L. 2025 (70
16 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 28-101), is amended to read as follows:
17 Section 28-101. A. As used in the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax
18 Credit Act:
19 1. "Accrediting association" means a recognized legal entity
20 that meets the accreditation requirements set by the State Board of
21 Education, another accrediting association approved by the State
22 Board of Education, or a legal entity that accredits education
23 organizations in multiple states, whose purpose is to verify that an
24 education program meets or exceeds predetermined criteria, and
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1 monitor the education organization during the time it is accredited
2 by completing regular reevaluations and on-site inspections of the
3 education program;
4 2. "Commission" means the Oklahoma Tax Commission;
5 3. "Curriculum" means a complete course of study for a
6 particular content area or grade level;
7 4. "Department" means the State Department of Education;
8 5. "Education service provider" means a person, business,
9 public school district, public charter school, magnet school, or
10 organization that provides educational goods and/or services to
11 eligible students in this state;
12 6. "Eligible student" means a resident of this state who is
13 eligible to enroll in a public school in this state. Eligible
14 student shall include a student who is enrolled in and attends or is
15 expected to enroll in a private school in this state accredited by
16 the State Board of Education or another accrediting association or a
17 student who is educated pursuant to the other means of education
18 exception provided for in subsection A of Section 10-105 of this
19 title;
20 7. "Qualified expense" for the purpose of claiming the credit
21 authorized by paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section means
22 tuition and fees at a private school in this state accredited by the
23 State Board of Education or another accrediting association. Such
24 private school shall comply with the provisions of subsection L of
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1 this section. Provided, the amount of tuition and fees considered a
2 qualified expense pursuant to this paragraph shall not include
3 tuition and fees paid with any scholarship or tuition and fees
4 discounted or otherwise reduced by the school;
5 8. "Qualified expense" for the purpose of claiming the credit
6 authorized by paragraph 2 of subsection C of this section means the
7 following expenditures:
8 a. tuition and fees for nonpublic learning programs,
9 online or in person,
10 b. academic tutoring services provided by an individual
11 or a private academic tutoring facility,
12 c. textbooks, curriculum, or other instructional
13 materials including, but not limited to, supplemental
14 materials or associated online instruction required by
15 an education service provider, and
16 d. fees for nationally standardized assessments
17 including, but not limited to, assessments used to
18 determine college admission and advanced placement
19 examinations as well as tuition and fees for tutoring
20 or preparatory courses for the assessments; and
21 9. "Taxpayer" means a biological or adoptive parent,
22 grandparent, aunt, uncle, legal guardian, custodian, or other person
23 with legal authority to act on behalf of an eligible student.
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1 B. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax
2 Credit Program to provide an income tax credit to a taxpayer for
3 qualified expenses to support the education of eligible students in
4 this state.
5 C. For the tax year 2024 and subsequent tax years, and fiscal
6 year 2026 and subsequent fiscal years, there shall be allowed
7 against the tax imposed by Section 2355 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma
8 Statutes a credit for any Oklahoma taxpayer who incurs a qualified
9 expense on behalf of an eligible student, to be administered subject
10 to the following amounts:
11 1. If the eligible student attends a private school in this
12 state accredited by the State Board of Education or another
13 accrediting association, the annual maximum credit amount for tax
14 year 2024, fiscal year 2026, and each subsequent fiscal year shall
15 be:
16 a. Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) or the
17 amount of tuition and fees for the private school,
18 whichever is less, if the combined adjusted gross
19 income of the parents or legal guardians of the
20 eligible student during the second preceding tax year
21 does not exceed Seventy-five Thousand Dollars
22 ($75,000.00),
23 b. Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000.00) or the amount of
24 tuition and fees for the private school, whichever is
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1 less, if the combined adjusted gross income of the
2 parents or legal guardians of the eligible student
3 during the second preceding tax year is more than
4 Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) but does
5 not exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
6 ($150,000.00),
7 c. Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($6,500.00) or the
8 amount of tuition and fees for the private school,
9 whichever is less, if the combined adjusted gross
10 income of the parents or legal guardians of the
11 eligible student during the second preceding tax year
12 is more than One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
13 ($150,000.00) but does not exceed Two Hundred Twenty-
14 five Thousand Dollars ($225,000.00),
15 d. Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) or the amount of
16 tuition and fees for the private school, whichever is
17 less, if the combined adjusted gross income of the
18 parents or legal guardians of the eligible student
19 during the second preceding tax year is more than Two
20 Hundred Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($225,000.00) but
21 does not exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
22 ($250,000.00), or
23 e. Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or the amount of
24 tuition and fees for the private school, whichever is
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1 less, if the combined adjusted gross income of the
2 parents or legal guardians of the eligible student
3 during the second preceding tax year is more than Two
4 Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00);
5 2. For tax year 2024 and subsequent tax years, the maximum
6 credit amount shall be One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) in qualified
7 expenses per eligible student in each tax year if the eligible
8 student is educated pursuant to the other means of education
9 exception provided for in subsection A of Section 10-105 of this
10 title. To claim the credit, the taxpayer shall submit to the
11 Commission receipts for qualified expenses as defined by paragraph 8
12 of subsection A of this section;
13 3. If the eligible student attends a private school in this
14 state, accredited by the State Board of Education or another
15 accrediting association, that exclusively serves students
16 experiencing homelessness, the credit amount shall be Seven Thousand
17 Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) or the amount of the cost to
18 educate the eligible student at the private school, whichever is
19 less;
20 4. If the eligible student attends a private school in this
21 state, accredited by the State Board of Education or another
22 accrediting association, that primarily serves financially
23 disadvantaged students, the credit amount shall be the maximum
24 credit amount authorized by paragraph 1 of this subsection or the
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1 amount of the cost to educate the eligible student at the private
2 school, whichever is less. The cost to educate the eligible student
3 shall be equal to the average cost to educate all students attending
4 the private school, which shall be calculated by dividing the
5 private school's total expenditures in the previous year by the
6 total enrollment in the previous school year. A private school
7 shall be deemed to be primarily serving financially disadvantaged
8 students if ninety percent (90%) of the private school's admissions
9 are based on enrolling students whose gross family income is two
10 hundred fifty percent (250%) of the federal poverty threshold or
11 below;
12 5. The taxpayer shall retain all receipts of qualified expenses
13 as proof of the amounts paid each tax year the credit is claimed and
14 shall submit them to the Commission upon request;
15 6. If the credit exceeds the tax imposed by Section 2355 of
16 Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the excess amount shall be
17 refunded to the taxpayer; and
18 7. Credits claimed by a taxpayer pursuant to the provisions of
19 this section shall not be used to offset or pay the following:
20 a. delinquent tax liability,
21 b. accrued penalty or interest from the failure to file a
22 report or return,
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1 c. accrued penalty or interest from the failure to pay a
2 state tax within the statutory period allowed for its
3 payment,
4 d. tax liability of the taxpayer from any prior tax year,
5 or
6 e. any debt, unpaid fine, final judgment, or claim filed
7 with the Commission by a qualified entity as defined
8 in Section 205.2 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
9 D. 1. a. For tax year 2024, the total amount of credits
10 authorized by paragraph 1 of subsection C of this
11 section shall not exceed One Hundred Fifty Million
12 Dollars ($150,000,000.00).
13 b. For the period of January 1, 2025, through June 30,
14 2025, the total amount of credits authorized by
15 paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section shall not
16 exceed One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000.00).
17 The Commission shall not require a taxpayer who
18 received a credit pursuant to paragraph 1 of
19 subsection C of this section in tax year 2024 to
20 reapply for a credit payable during the period
21 described in this subparagraph. The Commission shall
22 base the credit amount payable for the spring 2025 on
23 the fall 2024 installment disbursement payment amount.
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1 c. For fiscal year 2026 and subsequent fiscal years, the
2 total amount of credits authorized by paragraph 1 of
3 subsection C of this section shall not exceed Two
4 Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($250,000,000.00).
5 2. For tax year 2026 and subsequent tax years, the total amount
6 of credits authorized by paragraph 2 of subsection C of this section
7 shall not exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00). The Oklahoma
8 Tax Commission shall annually calculate and publish a percentage by
9 which the credits authorized by this section shall be reduced so the
10 total amount of credits used to offset tax does not exceed the
11 annual limit. The formula to be used for the percentage adjustment
12 shall be Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) divided by the amount
13 of credit claimed in the second preceding tax year. In the event
14 the total tax credits authorized by this section exceed the annual
15 limit in any tax year, the Tax Commission shall permit any excess
16 but shall factor such excess into the percentage adjustment formula
17 for subsequent tax years.
18 3. If a taxpayer, on behalf of an eligible student in the
19 program, chooses not to participate, is no longer eligible to
20 participate, or chooses to forgo participation in the program for
21 any reason, the credit authorized by paragraph 1 of subsection C of
22 this section but not used and not reallocated pursuant to paragraph
23 3 of subsection H of this section shall be added to the subsequent
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1 fiscal year limitation as provided in paragraph 1 of this
2 subsection.
3 E. The Commission shall prescribe applications for the purposes
4 of claiming the credits authorized by the Oklahoma Parental Choice
5 Tax Credit Act and a deadline by which applications shall be
6 submitted. A taxpayer claiming the credit authorized by paragraph 1
7 of subsection C of this section shall submit an application
8 prescribed by the Commission to receive the credit based on the
9 enrollment verification form submitted pursuant to this subsection,
10 but in no event shall a payment exceed the amount of the credit
11 authorized by paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section. If an
12 eligible taxpayer provides documentation on the application that he
13 or she is a recipient of income-based government benefits including
14 the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary
15 Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or the Oklahoma Medicaid
16 Program commonly known as SoonerCare, the eligible taxpayer shall
17 not be required to provide additional income verification. The
18 Department of Human Services and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority
19 shall, upon request by the Oklahoma Tax Commission, verify whether
20 an applicant receives income-based government benefits. The
21 taxpayer shall provide authorization for the Oklahoma Tax Commission
22 to disclose application data to the Department of Human Services
23 and/or the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, and for the Department of
24 Human Services and/or the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to provide
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1 confirmation of benefits to the Oklahoma Tax Commission for purposes
2 of verifying that the taxpayer is a current recipient of SNAP, TANF,
3 or Oklahoma Medicaid Program benefits; provided, the information
4 shall not be used for any other purpose. A taxpayer claiming the
5 credit authorized by paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section
6 shall submit to the Commission an enrollment verification form from
7 the private school in which the eligible student is enrolled or is
8 expected to enroll with the tuition and fees to be charged the
9 taxpayer for the applicable school year. In reviewing applications
10 submitted by eligible taxpayers to determine whether they qualify
11 for a credit authorized by paragraph 1 of subsection C of this
12 section, the Commission shall give first preference in making
13 payments to taxpayers who qualify pursuant to subparagraphs a and b
14 of paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section. The Commission
15 shall give second preference in making payments to taxpayers who
16 qualify and have received the credit in the prior year. For credits
17 issued in the 2026-2027 school year and subsequent school years, the
18 application period shall be open March 15 through June 15 prior to
19 the beginning of each school year. For any eligible student whose
20 parents or legal guardians have a combined adjusted gross income
21 that does not exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
22 ($150,000.00) or qualified and received credit in the prior year,
23 applications shall be submitted to the Commission within the first
24 sixty (60) days of the opening of the application period to receive
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1 priority consideration. For students enrolled in the full school
2 year, the full credit amount authorized for the school year shall be
3 paid no later than August 30.
4 F. Taxpayers claiming the credit shall:
5 1. Only claim the credit for qualified expenses as defined in
6 paragraphs 7 and 8 of subsection A of this section to provide an
7 education for an eligible student;
8 2. Ensure no other person is claiming a credit for the eligible
9 student;
10 3. Not claim the credit for an eligible student who enrolls as
11 a full-time student in a public school district, public charter
12 school, public virtual charter school, or magnet school;
13 4. Comply with rules and requirements established by the
14 Commission for administration of the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax
15 Credit Program; and
16 5. Notify the Commission not later than thirty (30) days after
17 the date on which the eligible student:
18 a. enrolls in a public school, including an open-
19 enrollment charter school,
20 b. enrolls in a nonaccredited private school,
21 c. graduates from high school, or
22 d. is no longer utilizing credits authorized by paragraph
23 1 of subsection C of this section for any reason.
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1 G. Eligible students may accept a scholarship from the Lindsey
2 Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program
3 created by Section 13-101.2 of this title while participating in the
4 Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Program.
5 H. 1. The Commission shall have the authority to conduct an
6 audit or contract for the auditing of receipts for qualified
7 expenses submitted pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection C of this
8 section.
9 2. The Commission shall be authorized to recapture the credits
10 otherwise authorized by the provisions of the Oklahoma Parental
11 Choice Tax Credit Act on a prorated basis if an audit conducted
12 pursuant to this subsection shows that the credit was claimed for
13 expenditures that were not qualified expenses or it finds that the
14 taxpayer has claimed an eligible student who no longer attends a
15 private school or has enrolled in a public school in the state.
16 3. The Commission shall be authorized to reallocate credits for
17 the current application year to the next eligible taxpayer in line
18 when a taxpayer, on behalf of an eligible student in the program,
19 chooses not to participate, is no longer eligible to participate, or
20 chooses to forgo participation in the program for any reason no
21 later than September 1 following the opening of the application
22 period of each year.
23 4. The Commission shall provide notification of approval status
24 to applicants within thirty (30) days of closure of the application
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1 window. Notice to applicants with an eligible student, whose
2 parents or legal guardians have a combined adjusted gross income of
3 more than One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), shall be
4 sent within thirty (30) days or no later than thirty (30) days after
5 the last day of the priority consideration period.
6 I. In the event of a failure of revenue pursuant to the
7 Oklahoma State Finance Act, the tax credits otherwise authorized in
8 subsection C of this section shall be reduced proportionately to the
9 reduction in the amount of money appropriated to the State Board of
10 Education for the financial support of public schools for the fiscal
11 year in which the failure of revenue occurs.
12 J. The Commission shall make available on its website to be
13 updated monthly:
14 1. The total amount of credits claimed each year pursuant to
15 paragraphs 1 through 4 of subsection C of this section;
16 2. The amount of credits claimed and number of students awarded
17 each fiscal year pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection C of this
18 section disaggregated by income categories;
19 3. The total amount of credits claimed and number of students
20 awarded who attended a public school in the semester immediately
21 preceding the school year for which the application is made each
22 year; and
23 4. The total number of applications denied and total amount of
24 credits the denied applications represent for each fiscal year.;
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1 5. The number of applications that are approved and denied each
2 year for applicants that fall below the federal poverty line
3 provided by the United States Department of Health and Human
4 Services;
5 6. The number of applications that are approved and denied each
6 year for applicants that fall below the median household income in
7 this state. For purposes of this paragraph, the median household
8 income for Oklahoma shall be the median household income amount
9 provided by the United States Census Bureau;
10 7. The number of applications that are approved whereby the
11 eligible student is also a recipient of the Lindsay Nicole Henry
12 Scholarship or any other state-funded scholarship or grant; and
13 8. The median income of the families of all approved students.
14 The median income shall be:
15 a. if the total number of approved students is an odd
16 number, the household income that occupies the middle
17 position in the ordered list, and
18 b. if the total number of approved students is an even
19 number, the mean of the two household income mounts
20 that occupy the two middle positions in the ordered
21 list.
22 K. Credits received pursuant to the Oklahoma Parental Choice
23 Tax Credit Act shall not constitute taxable income to a taxpayer who
24 received the credit on behalf of an eligible student.
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1 L. No later than June 15 of each year, each participating
2 private school shall electronically provide information to confirm
3 student enrollment and tuition information for the fall and spring
4 semesters of the preceding school year and any other information
5 requested by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Failure to provide this
6 information may result in denial of private school participation in
7 subsequent school years.
8 M. An eligible and participating private school as of April 15,
9 2025, shall have until March 1, 2027, to meet the accreditation
10 requirements of this section.
11 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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