HB 1056 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Education; Education Reform Act of 2025; effective date.

HB 1056 requires new district superintendents in Oklahoma to complete 66 hours of specific professional development within their first year of employment to maintain their certification. The training must cover areas like school finance, legal issues, community relations, and special education law (IDEA), with local districts determining the exact workshops. Superintendents who fail to complete the training will lose their certification, and districts must submit verification to the state education department. The law takes effect July 1, 2025, and is classified as an emergency measure.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025

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Introduced → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from its original introduced version to a policy committee substitute version, which completely rewrote the measure. The original bill created the 'Education Reform Act of 2025' with a noncodified status and an effective date of November 1, 2025. The new version creates the 'Education Reform Act of 2025' as a codified law (Section 6-195.3 of Title 70) with an effective date of July 1, 2025, and adds specific professional development requirements for district superintendents.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a noncodified act to a codified statute, and the effective date was moved forward from November 1, 2025 to July 1, 2025.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from November 1, 2025 to July 1, 2025, making the law take effect earlier.

TECHNICAL

The bill changed from noncodified to codified status, meaning it will be added to the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-195.3 of Title 70.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements were added mandating that district superintendents complete 66 hours of professional development during their first year of employment to maintain their certification.

Local school districts are now required to determine and issue certificates for completed professional development, and verify completion with the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

ENFORCEMENT

The bill now authorizes the Oklahoma State Board of Education to revoke a superintendent's certificate if they fail to complete the required professional development.

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Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

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