All Roll Calls
Yes: 168 • No: 23
OklahomaHB 1412Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Teachers; directing stipends, rather than salary increases, be provided to teachers with certain certificates; effective date; emergency.
Sponsored By: Ronny Johns (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.
New stipends for advanced, lead, master teachers
Beginning July 1, 2025, teachers named advanced, lead, or master get extra pay. Advanced is $3,000 a year, lead is $5,000, and master is $10,000. You also get extra paid days: 5 for advanced, 10 for lead, and 15 for master. You are paid the higher of the stipend or your district daily rate times those extra days. Teachers in schools with 40% or more economically disadvantaged students, or in districts under 1,000 students, get a one-time add-on of $1,500 (advanced), $2,500 (lead), or $5,000 (master). The state pays these stipends with lottery funds, but your district must opt in. If you change districts, the new district must approve your contract terms.
Stipends do not raise your pension
Beginning July 1, 2025, these stipends do not count toward your base salary for minimum pay. They also do not count for Teachers’ Retirement System contributions or benefits. Your pensionable earnings do not go up because of these stipends.
How teachers earn and keep designations
Beginning July 1, 2025, districts that opt in can submit a plan to name teachers as advanced, lead, or master. Plans must include teacher observation, out-of-class time, and a student performance part, and must be approved by the State Department of Education. Districts can make designations twice a year. Each year, a district can designate up to 10% of teachers, with an extra 10% allowed for teachers at school sites that get top‑quartile Title I funds. Designated teachers may skip yearly evaluations. The Board sets renewal schedules and fees, and teachers who no longer meet the rules can move back to a standard certificate. Selection rules, designations, and stipend amounts are not subject to collective bargaining.
State fund and first-come stipend money
Beginning July 1, 2025, the state creates the Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund to run this program. The fund is a continuing account under the State Department of Education, not a yearly appropriation. The state gives money to districts on a first‑come, first‑served basis each school year until funds run out. The Department reviews approved district evaluation systems every two years.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Ronny Johns
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Nick Archer
Republican • House
Brad Boles
Republican • House
Michelle McCane
Democratic • House
Ellen Pogemiller
Democratic • House
Adam Pugh
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/21/2025
Top_of_Page
Yes: 78 • No: 5
Senate vote • 5/7/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/22/2025
emergency
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/11/2025
Top_of_Page
Yes: 74 • No: 15
House vote • 3/5/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 9 • No: 0
House vote • 2/19/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 7 • No: 3
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor 05/23/2025
5/27/2025HouseSent to Governor
5/21/2025HouseEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
5/21/2025SenateEnrolled, signed, to Senate
5/21/2025HouseReferred for enrollment
5/21/2025HouseFourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 5
5/21/2025HouseSA's read, adopted
5/21/2025HouseSA's received
5/8/2025HouseEngrossed to House
5/8/2025SenateReferred for engrossment
5/7/2025SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
5/7/2025SenateGeneral Order, Considered
5/7/2025SenatePlaced on General Order
4/24/2025SenateRemove as coauthor Representative(s) Provenzano
4/23/2025SenateReported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education committee; CR filed
4/22/2025SenateRemove as coauthor Representative(s) Munson
4/22/2025SenateSecond Reading referred to Education
4/1/2025SenateCoauthored by Representative Archer
3/13/2025SenateCoauthored by Representative McCane
3/12/2025SenateFirst Reading
3/12/2025SenateEngrossed, signed, to Senate
3/12/2025HouseReferred for engrossment
3/11/2025HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 15
3/11/2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Boles, Provenzano, Munson
3/11/2025HouseGeneral Order
3/11/2025House
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/21/2025
Amended And Engrossed
5/8/2025
Floor (Senate)
4/23/2025
Senate Committee Report
4/22/2025
Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill
4/22/2025
Engrossed
3/12/2025
Floor (House)
3/7/2025
House Committee Report
3/5/2025
House Committee Substitute
3/5/2025
House Policy Committee Report
2/25/2025
Introduced
1/15/2025
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