Teachers; temporary contracts; teachers with emergency or provisional certificates; effective date; emergency.
HB 1485 amends Oklahoma law regarding temporary contracts for teachers. It creates an exception to the existing rule that limits teachers to working no more than four semesters on a temporary contract within a school district. Specifically, teachers who hold an emergency or provisional certificate can now be hired on temporary contracts beyond the four-semester limit. This allows school districts to continue employing these certified teachers on a temporary basis for longer durations.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action May 6, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was reformatted from the House version to the Senate version with minor structural changes. The core policy content regarding teacher contracts and due process remains identical, with no substantive policy changes.
TECHNICAL
Header and title page formatting changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated dates and page numbering.
Committee report section updated to reflect Senate floor processing date of April 22, 2025 instead of the House version's March 5, 2025 date.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 3
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 1
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common Education
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Common Education
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education Oversight
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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