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OklahomaHB 1277Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouse

State Board of Education; providing reasons for which a license or certificate may be revoked or suspended; providing for notice; effective date; emergency.

Sponsored By: Chad Caldwell (Republican)

Became Law

Senate Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Stronger license protections for Oklahoma educators

Oklahoma’s State Board of Education can suspend or revoke educator licenses or certificates only for reasons listed in law. These include willful federal or state law violations, child abuse or neglect, moral turpitude, and convictions or other listed grounds. This limit excludes the offenses specified in 70 O.S. § 3-104(A)(6)(a). Immediate suspension or revocation while a case is pending requires a valid emergency under the Administrative Procedures Act. The state education department must notify the employing district’s superintendent when it starts a formal investigation. Before the Board moves to suspend or revoke, the holder and any employing district must receive notice by both certified mail and email within three days after the application is filed with the Board.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Chad Caldwell

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Ally Seifried

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 248 • No: 44

House vote • 5/21/2025

FOURTH READING

Yes: 78 • No: 12

Senate vote • 5/7/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 39 • No: 6

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

Committee vote: Education

Yes: 9 • No: 1

House vote • 3/13/2025

THIRD READING

Yes: 56 • No: 23

House vote • 2/26/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 29 • No: 0

House vote • 2/26/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 29 • No: 0

House vote • 2/17/2025

DO PASS

Yes: 8 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025

    5/29/2025House

  2. Sent to Governor

    5/22/2025House

  3. Enrolled, signed, to Senate

    5/22/2025House

  4. Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

    5/22/2025Senate

  5. Referred for enrollment

    5/21/2025House

  6. Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 12

    5/21/2025House

  7. SA's read, adopted

    5/21/2025House

  8. SA's received

    5/8/2025House

  9. Engrossed to House

    5/8/2025Senate

  10. Referred for engrossment

    5/7/2025Senate

  11. Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 6

    5/7/2025Senate

  12. Title restored

    5/7/2025Senate

  13. General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute

    5/7/2025Senate

  14. Placed on General Order

    4/24/2025Senate

  15. Withdrawn from Appropriations committee

    4/24/2025Senate

  16. Referred to Appropriations

    4/22/2025Senate

  17. Emergency added

    4/22/2025Senate

  18. Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education committee; CR filed

    4/22/2025Senate

  19. Second Reading referred to Education Committee then to Appropriations Committee

    4/1/2025Senate

  20. First Reading

    3/17/2025Senate

  21. Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    3/17/2025House

  22. Referred for engrossment

    3/13/2025House

  23. Third Reading, Measure passed and Emergency failed: Ayes: 56 Nays: 23; Ayes: 56 Nays: 23

    3/13/2025House

  24. General Order

    3/13/2025House

  25. Authored by Senator Seifried (principal Senate author)

    3/4/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled (final version)

    5/22/2025

    PDF

  • Amended And Engrossed

    5/8/2025

    PDF

  • Floor (Senate)

    4/24/2025

    PDF

  • Senate Committee Report

    4/22/2025

    PDF

  • Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill

    4/22/2025

    PDF

  • Engrossed

    3/17/2025

    PDF

  • Floor (House)

    3/4/2025

    PDF

  • House Committee Report

    3/4/2025

    PDF

  • House Committee Report

    2/17/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/15/2025

    PDF

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