Senate Bill No. 711 amends existing laws related to the Oklahoma School Testing Program and high school graduation rates. The bill mandates the State Board of Education to adopt a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate and an extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, which will be reported at various levels and disaggregated by subgroups as required by federal law. The definition of the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate is clarified, specifying that students who transfer in and out, emigrate, or are deceased will not be included in the graduation rate calculation. Additionally, the bill introduces new language regarding the reporting of instructional time, replacing chronic absenteeism as a measure of school quality or student success.

Furthermore, the bill outlines that the State Board of Education must amend the State ESSA Plan to incorporate a measure of instructional time, which will be evaluated based on total in-person school days, total school hours for the academic year, and day length. This new measure will account for ten points out of a total of ninety on school report cards, starting from the 2025-2026 school year, contingent upon approval from the U.S. Department of Education. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, with an emergency clause for immediate implementation upon passage and approval.