SB 1480 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Career and technology education; directing the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education to establish certain pilot program beginning in certain school year. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 1480 requires all Oklahoma technology center school districts to appoint an apprenticeship coordinator. These coordinators must build employer relationships, help students access apprenticeships, and work with schools that offer apprenticeships under the AIM Act. The bill also mandates that schools serving technology centers must collaborate with these coordinators to improve student participation in apprenticeship programs. This directly affects technology center districts, their partner schools, and high school students seeking work-based learning opportunities.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Apr 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

Committee Substitute → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted to reflect the Senate Floor version, removing the 'Committee Substitute' header and adding a new title that explicitly outlines the bill's purpose. The core legislative content regarding the apprenticeship pilot program remains substantively unchanged, though page numbering and formatting markers were updated to match the floor version.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability remains unchanged; the substantive provisions for the apprenticeship pilot program are identical in both versions.

TECHNICAL

The document header was changed from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Senate Floor Version' with an updated date of March 3, 2026.

The bill title was updated to include a detailed summary of the act's provisions, replacing the previous shorter title.

Page numbering and footer text were adjusted to reflect the Senate Floor version, including the addition of notes indicating that bold face denotes committee amendments.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

43–0

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 50

Mar 11, 2026

D Democratic9

7 Yea 2

77% Yea

R Republican41

36 Yea 5

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Postsecondary Education

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to Postsecondary Education

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Engrossed to House

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Education

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors