HB 1056 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Education; Education Reform Act of 2025; effective date.

HB 1056 is a procedural bill that formally names the "Education Reform Act of 2025" and sets its effective date as November 1, 2025. It does not establish any new educational policies, funding mechanisms, or requirements. The bill is explicitly stated to be "noncodified," meaning it will not be included in Oklahoma's official statutes. This is a naming and scheduling measure with no substantive policy changes.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended by the Policy Committee to replace the original text with a new version that adds substantive requirements for district superintendents. The original bill was titled 'Education Reform Act of 2025' with no specific provisions shown, while the new version requires new district superintendents to complete 66 hours of professional development within their first year of employment, covering areas like legal issues, staff relationships, and school finance. Failure to complete this training would result in revocation of the superintendent's certificate.

Scope change

The bill now specifically applies to individuals employed for the first time as district superintendents in Oklahoma, creating new professional development requirements that were not present in the original version.

REQUIREMENT

New requirement for first-time district superintendents to complete 66 hours of professional development within their first year of employment

Specific training areas defined including legal issues, staff relationships, community relationships, school finance, plant management, goal setting, and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

ENFORCEMENT

Provision that failure to complete professional development requirements results in invalidation and revocation of the superintendent's certificate

TIMELINE

Effective date changed to July 1, 2025

TECHNICAL

Bill is now to be codified as Section 6-195.3 of Title 70 in the Oklahoma Statutes

Title changed from 'Education Reform Act of 2025' to 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute'

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Committee

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors