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OK SB 710

enacted

Teacher preparation; establishment of TeachForwardOK; allowing Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to select more than one applicant under certain circumstances. Emergency.

Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did OK SB 710 pass?

Yes. OK SB 710 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Approved by Governor 05/12/2026

What is OK SB 710 about?

OK SB 710 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Teacher preparation; establishment of TeachForwardOK; allowing Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to select more than one applicant under certain circumstances. Emergency.”.

Who sponsors OK SB 710?

Seifried, Caldwell (Chad) are the primary sponsors of OK SB 710.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2026-05-13 — Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Seifriedprimary
  • Caldwell (Chad)primary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-13

    Approved by Governor 05/12/2026

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  2. 2026-05-06

    Sent to Governor

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  3. 2026-05-06

    Signed, returned to Senate

  4. 2026-05-06

    Enrolled, to House

  5. 2026-05-06

    Referred for enrollment

  6. 2026-05-06

    Signed, returned to Senate

  7. 2026-05-06

    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0

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  8. 2026-05-06

    General Order

  9. 2026-04-13

    CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee

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  10. 2026-04-09

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

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  11. 2026-03-30

    Referred to Common Education

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  12. 2026-03-30

    Second Reading referred to Education Oversight

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  13. 2026-03-17

    First Reading

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  14. 2026-03-17

    Engrossed to House

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  15. 2026-03-16

    Referred for engrossment

  16. 2026-03-16

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0

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  17. 2026-03-16

    General Order, Considered

  18. 2026-03-10

    Coauthored by Representative Caldwell (Chad) (principal House author)

  19. 2026-03-05

    Placed on General Order

  20. 2026-03-03

    Emergency added

  21. 2026-03-03

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

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  22. 2025-02-04

    Second Reading referred to Education

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  23. 2025-02-03

    Authored by Senator Seifried

  24. 2025-02-03

    First Reading

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Education

    2026-03-03 · pass · 8-2

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Mann: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Deevers: no
    • Sacchieri: no
    • AMD SB710 PCS - ADOPTED (Request No: 3674): other
  • Third Reading

    2026-03-16 · pass · 47-0

    Member-level votes (48)
    • Alvord: yes
    • Gollihare: yes
    • Jett: yes
    • Rader: yes
    • Bergstrom: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Kern: yes
    • Reinhardt: yes
    • Boren: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Kirt: yes
    • Rosino: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Grellner: yes
    • Logan: yes
    • Sacchieri: yes
    • Bullard: yes
    • Guthrie: yes
    • Mann: yes
    • Seifried: yes
    • Burns: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • McIntosh: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Murdock: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Haste: yes
    • Nice: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Deevers: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hines: yes
    • Pederson: yes
    • Wingard: yes
    • Frix: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Prieto: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Jech: yes
    • Pugh: yes
    • Standridge: excused
  • Common Education Committee: Do Pass

    2026-04-08 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Banning: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Pogemiller: yes
    • Rosecrants: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Tedford: yes
  • Education Oversight Committee: Do Pass

    2026-04-13 · pass · 8-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Provenzano: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Waldron: no
  • Third Reading

    2026-05-06 · pass · 92-0

    Member-level votes (101)
    • Adams: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Lepak: yes
    • Rosecrants: yes
    • Alonso-Sandoval: yes
    • Gann: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Shaw: yes
    • Archer: yes
    • George: yes
    • Manger: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Banning: yes
    • Gise: yes
    • Marti: yes
    • Sneed: yes
    • Bashore: yes
    • Grego: yes
    • May: yes
    • Staires: yes
    • Blair: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Maynard: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Blancett: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • McCane: yes
    • Steagall: yes
    • Boles: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Menz: yes
    • Sterling: yes
    • Caldwell (C): yes
    • Hasenbeck: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Caldwell (T): yes
    • Hays: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Stinson: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Munson: yes
    • Strom: yes
    • Clinton: yes
    • Hildebrant: yes
    • Newton: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Cornwell: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Norwood: yes
    • Travis: yes
    • Crosswhite Hader: yes
    • Humphrey: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Culver: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Osburn: yes
    • West (J): yes
    • Deck: yes
    • Johns: yes
    • Pae: yes
    • West (R): yes
    • Dempsey: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Patzkowsky: yes
    • West (T): yes
    • Dobrinski: yes
    • Kannady: yes
    • Pfeiffer: yes
    • Wilk: yes
    • Dollens: yes
    • Kelley: yes
    • Pogemiller: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Duel: yes
    • Kendrix: yes
    • Provenzano: yes
    • Wolfley: yes
    • Eaves: yes
    • Kerbs: yes
    • Ranson: yes
    • Woolley: yes
    • Fetgatter: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Worthen: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Lay: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Cantrell: excused
    • Schreiber: excused
    • Townley: excused
    • West (K): excused
    • Luttrell: excused
    • Tedford: excused
    • Waldron: excused
    • VACANCY:: other
    • 2: other

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