Special education; special education administrators; training; competency exam; effective date; emergency.
HB 2702 requires Oklahoma school districts to hire special education administrators (directors and assistant directors) who hold a standard teaching certificate and obtain an "acknowledgment of competency" by July 1, 2025. This acknowledgment requires completing 150 hours of training covering Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) rules and scoring at least 70% on a competency exam. Administrators with existing Special Education Teaching Certificates under Oklahoma law (Sections 6-122.7-9) are exempt from the competency requirement. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025, and declares an emergency for immediate implementation.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Apr 1, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a committee substitute version to the final floor version, with the header updated to indicate it is the House of Representatives Floor Version. The substantive policy content regarding special education administrator qualifications remains unchanged.
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Header changed from 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to reflect the bill's current stage in the legislative process.
Page headers were updated to show 'HB2702 HFLR' instead of 'Req. No. 13001' to indicate the floor version of the bill.
Line numbering and spacing were adjusted to match standard floor version formatting conventions.
Floor votes · House Mar 25, 2025
How they voted
87–1
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 100
Mar 25, 2025
D
Democratic19
78% Yea
R
Republican81
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 1
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Amended by floor substitute
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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