Career and technology education; creating the Oklahoma National Guard CareerTech Assistance Act; providing for eligibility; providing for application process. Effective date. Emergency.
SB 31, the Oklahoma National Guard CareerTech Assistance Act, creates a program providing career and technology education benefits to Oklahoma National Guard members. It establishes eligibility criteria and an application process for Guard members seeking to access career training programs. The bill directly affects Oklahoma National Guard personnel who qualify under the specified criteria. It became law on May 29, 2025, without the Governor's signature, implementing this new benefit pathway.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action May 29, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill text was reformatted from a House version to a Senate version, with minor structural changes including the addition of a co-sponsor from the House and a new requirement for the State Board of Career and Technology Education to notify the Adjutant General of available funding annually by July 1. No substantive policy changes to eligibility, funding amounts, or program requirements were identified.
TIMELINE
Added requirement for State Board of Career and Technology Education to notify Adjutant General of available funding in the Revolving Fund by July 1 annually
TECHNICAL
Reformatted bill header from House version to Senate Floor Version with updated date and page headers
Added Strom of the House as a co-sponsor to the bill
Removed House-specific header and formatting elements when converting to Senate version
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Amendments
1
May 22, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 5
lower
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed, to House: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
CCR adopted
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Amended
HAs rejected, conference requested
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 76 Nays: 5
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Education committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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