Rep. Rob Hall, R-Tulsa, and Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, recently commented on the signing of House Bill 3151, a measure to increase the minimum number of instructional days for certain public schools while maintaining current instructional hour requirements.
HB3151 increases the minimum number of instructional days from 166 to 173 for schools operating under an hoursbased calendar, while maintaining the current minimum of 1,086 instructional hours. The change will take eect in the 2027-28 school year only if funding for the State Department of Education increases by at least $175 million over the next two fiscal years.
“This sets a clear, consistent floor while ensuring schools keep the flexibility they already have to build a calendar that works for their communities,” Hall said. “A lot of districts are already meeting this standard today, and nothing about this aects professional development days or the total number of hours students are in the classroom. It simply spreads that time across more days in a way that can better support student learning.”