2025 Regular SessionOklahoma Legislature

SB212

Legislative Summary

Teacher preparation; directing the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to establish TeachForwardOK.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
First Reading
Senate
2/3/2025
Authored by Senator Seifried
Senate
2/4/2025
Second Reading referred to Education Committee then to Appropriations Committee
Senate
2/19/2025
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education committee; CR filed
Senate
2/19/2025
Title stricken
Senate
2/19/2025
Referred to Appropriations
Senate
2/26/2025
Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed
Senate
3/3/2025
Placed on General Order
Senate
3/4/2025
Coauthored by Representative Caldwell (Chad) (principal House author)
Senate
3/13/2025
General Order, Considered
Senate
3/13/2025
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 34 Nays: 10
Senate
3/13/2025
Referred for engrossment
Senate
3/17/2025
Engrossed to House
Senate
3/17/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
CR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Enacting clause stricken
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
General Order
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Third Reading, Measure passed and Emergency failed: Ayes: 59 Nays: 28; Ayes: 59 Nays: 28
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Referred for engrossment
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
HAs read
Senate
5/13/2025
HAs rejected, conference requested
Senate
5/13/2025
SCs named GCCA
Senate
5/15/2025
Conference granted, naming GCCA
House of Representatives
5/21/2025
CCR read, GCCA
Senate
5/21/2025
Title restored
Senate
5/21/2025
Emergency clause restored
Senate
5/21/2025
Enacting clause restored
Senate
5/22/2025
CCR adopted, GCCA
Senate
5/22/2025
Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 34 Nays: 10
Senate
5/22/2025
Emergency passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0
Senate
5/22/2025
CCR submitted
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
CCR adopted
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
Fourth Reading, Measure passed and Emergency failed: Ayes: 51 Nays: 29; Ayes: 51 Nays: 29
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
To Senate
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
Referred for enrollment
Senate
5/22/2025
Enrolled, to House
Senate
5/22/2025
Signed, returned to Senate
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
Sent to Governor
Senate
5/29/2025
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Committee Amendment

Committee Amendment

1/30/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: FOURTH READING
5/22/2025
51
Yea
29
Nay
0
Not Voting
18
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: THIRD READING
5/6/2025
59
Yea
28
Nay
0
Not Voting
11
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Oklahoma House of Representatives: E DO PASS AS AMENDED, STRIKE THE E NACTING CLAUSE
4/16/2025
26
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Oklahoma House of Representatives: E DO PASS
4/7/2025
8
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: THIRD READING
3/13/2025
34
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Senate Bill 212: DO PASS
2/19/2025
10
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/29/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text5/22/202566.5 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text5/7/202560.0 KB
Amended
Bill Text4/21/202586.1 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/17/202554.5 KB
Amended
Bill Text2/27/202582.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/19/202554.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/30/202451.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/30/202451.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/30/202451.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis5/21/202511.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis5/21/202547.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis4/6/202524.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/20/202546.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/2/202585.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/2/202585.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/2/202585.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis12/31/202446.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis12/31/202446.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis12/31/202446.2 KB