All Roll Calls
Yes: 128 • No: 4
OklahomaSB 710Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Teacher preparation; establishment of TeachForwardOK; allowing Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to select more than one applicant under certain circumstances. Emergency.
Sponsored By: Ally Seifried (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Grants and $500K for teacher programs
The Commission can give grants to approved teacher training programs that join the pilot and hire an evaluator. Evaluators send reports to the program and the Commission. Each program must respond within 90 days with steps to improve, like new recruitment paths, on-the-job training, mastery checks, and flexible schedules for apprentices and paraprofessionals. The Commission then picks one approved program to receive $500,000 to put its plan in place, and may fund more if money allows.
New pilot to grow Oklahoma teachers
The law creates TeachForwardOK, a two-year pilot to build new teacher pathways. It starts on August 29, 2025. The Commission runs it, sets rules, and must ask for proposals within 30 days to pick technical help to review teacher training programs. By December 31, 2027, the Commission sends a final report to the Governor and legislative leaders.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Ally Seifried
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Chad Caldwell
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/6/2026
Top_of_Page
Yes: 92 • No: 0
House vote • 4/13/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 8 • No: 1
House vote • 4/13/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 8 • No: 1
House vote • 4/8/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 10 • No: 0
House vote • 4/8/2026
DO PASS
Yes: 10 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/16/2026
THIRD READING
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/3/2026
Top_of_Page
Yes: 0 • No: 2
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: 92 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
3/17/2026HouseEngrossed to House
3/17/2026SenateReferred for engrossment
3/16/2026SenateMeasure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0
3/16/2026SenateGeneral Order, Considered
3/16/2026SenateCoauthored by Representative Caldwell (Chad) (principal House author)
3/10/2026SenatePlaced on General Order
3/5/2026SenateEmergency added
3/3/2026SenateReported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education committee; CR filed
3/3/2026SenateSecond Reading referred to Education
2/4/2025SenateAuthored by Senator Seifried
2/3/2025SenateFirst Reading
2/3/2025Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/6/2026
Floor (House)
4/13/2026
House Committee Report
4/13/2026
House Policy Committee Report
4/9/2026
Engrossed
3/17/2026
Floor (Senate)
3/4/2026
Committee Substitute
3/3/2026
Senate Committee Report
3/3/2026
Introduced
1/15/2025
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