All Roll Calls
Yes: 132 • No: 0
OklahomaSB 1489Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Students; directing compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; requiring publication of certain information. Effective date. Emergency.
Sponsored By: Adam Pugh (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
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6 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 4 mixed.
Schools must provide IDEA services
Districts must give special education and related services to resident children with disabilities. Services can be provided directly, through co-ops, by agreement with approved facilities, or by transferring a student and paying tuition. Children ages 3–21 are served under IDEA, and infants and toddlers (birth through age 2) are served under the Oklahoma Early Intervention Act. If an IEP shows a need, districts provide extended school-year services, including summer. The State Department of Education uses federal IDEA funds and the State Board can update rules and eligibility to keep federal funding tied to IDEA.
Stronger parent rights in IEPs
Parents can see their child’s evaluations, reports, progress data, work samples, and discipline records at least five business days before any IEP or related meeting, unless they agree in writing to a shorter time. Parents may bring anyone they choose, including someone with special knowledge of the child, to meetings with the school. The State Department of Education must post dispute options online, including IEP facilitation, mediation, due process, and the state complaint process.
New standards for principals and superintendents
To be a principal, you need a master’s degree, an approved administration program, IDEA-focused training, a passing subject test, and at least two years of successful teaching in accredited schools. To be a superintendent, you need principal-level preparation, a district-leadership program, a passing subject test, and at least two years of administrative experience. There is a three-year, nonrenewable alternative certificate if you have a master’s, two years of supervisory or administrative experience, pass the test, and file a plan to finish an approved program within three years; completing the plan converts you to a standard certificate. The Board sets rules to approve and verify required training, and the IDEA training can also count toward certificate renewal. People in pre-2005 alternative programs remain under prior rules.
Teacher certification and renewal updates
Teacher certification is competency-based and tied to the Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act. The State Board cannot require specific college courses or credit hours by rule, and the State Regents set coursework, GPA, and credit policies for teacher prep programs. Time teaching in Head Start can count toward renewing a standard teaching certificate. The State Board may revoke educator certificates for willful rule or law violations after a hearing.
Tech center educator certification updates
For technology center superintendents, the law requires a master’s degree and at least four years of teaching, supervisory, or administrative experience; full-time adult student teaching can count. The Career and Technology Board must create a competency-based certification system for technology center teachers that includes industry skills, standards, and certifications.
When these changes take effect
The law sets a general start date of July 1, 2026. It also declares an emergency, so the act takes effect upon passage and approval. Agencies may act now where allowed, and provisions with the later date begin on July 1, 2026.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Adam Pugh
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Chad Caldwell
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/6/2026
Top_of_Page
Yes: 94 • No: 0
House vote • 4/13/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 9 • No: 0
House vote • 4/13/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 9 • No: 0
House vote • 4/8/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 10 • No: 0
House vote • 4/8/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 10 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/10/2026
THIRD READING
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/24/2026
Emergency
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
5/13/2026SenateSent to Governor
5/6/2026SenateSigned, returned to Senate
5/6/2026HouseEnrolled, to House
5/6/2026SenateReferred for enrollment
5/6/2026SenateSigned, returned to Senate
5/6/2026HouseThird Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 94 Nays: 0
5/6/2026HouseGeneral Order
5/6/2026HouseCR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee
4/13/2026HousePolicy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common Education
4/9/2026HouseReferred to Common Education
3/30/2026HouseSecond Reading referred to Education Oversight
3/30/2026HouseFirst Reading
3/11/2026HouseEngrossed to House
3/11/2026SenateReferred for engrossment
3/10/2026SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0
3/10/2026SenateTitle restored
3/10/2026SenateGeneral Order, Amended
3/10/2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Caldwell (Chad) (principal House author)
3/2/2026SenatePlaced on General Order
2/26/2026SenateTitle stricken
2/24/2026SenateReported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education committee; CR filed
2/24/2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Education
2/3/2026SenateAuthored by Senator Pugh
2/2/2026SenateFirst Reading
2/2/2026Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/7/2026
Floor (House)
4/13/2026
House Committee Report
4/13/2026
House Policy Committee Report
4/9/2026
Engrossed
3/11/2026
Floor (Senate)
2/25/2026
Committee Substitute
2/24/2026
Senate Committee Report
2/24/2026
Introduced
1/9/2026
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