Teacher preparation; requiring certain student teaching requirements. Effective date. Emergency.
SB 794 requires Oklahoma teacher preparation programs accredited by the state's Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to provide either a minimum number of weeks of classroom practice or a job-embedded teacher apprenticeship program for teacher candidates. It directly affects all individuals training to become teachers in state-accredited programs. The law mandates the Commission to establish specific requirements through rules, with the policy taking effect July 1, 2025. The bill creates two concrete pathways for teacher candidates to gain practical experience before certification.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 5, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from the House version to the Senate version, with minor structural changes to the header and committee report information. The substantive policy content regarding teacher preparation requirements remains unchanged.
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Header text changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date to February 25, 2025.
Committee report attribution changed from 'COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION OVERSIGHT' dated 04/23/2025 to 'COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION' dated February 25, 2025.
Page numbering and footer formatting adjusted to reflect Senate floor version with different page headers.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2025 · House Apr 29, 2025
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 49
Mar 11, 2025
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican40
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/05/2025
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 0
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common Education
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Common Education
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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