A new bill that would require the Oklahoma State Board of Education to collect student tribal affiliation was signed into law by Governor Kevin Stitt last week.
House Bill 1104 amends the Student Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act to include tribal affiliation for students identified as having American Indian heritage.
According to the bill's author, Rep. Mark Vancuren (R-Owasso), collecting this kind of data will help schools meet the needs of their Native American students