OklahomaOklahoma may award multiple teacher programs when funding allows
Oklahoma's education commission runs a two-year teacher preparation pilot and may give awards to more than one program when enough money is available.
What it does
The Commission selects one approved program for a $500,000 award and may choose more than one if funds are sufficient.
The two-year TeachForwardOK pilot supports participating programs as they evaluate how they recruit and prepare teachers.
Argument forWhen funding allows, awards could help programs put plans into action and improve ways to recruit and prepare teachers.
Argument againstPrograms could prepare plans and take part in evaluations but receive no grant or award if money is unavailable.
More detail
The Commission selects one approved program for a $500,000 award and may select more than one if funds are sufficient. Awards go to approved teacher education programs participating in TeachForwardOK. The award depends on available funding. Programs must be approved, and the money supports initiatives in their submitted responses.
The Commission runs a two-year pilot and provides grants, when funds are available, for participating programs to work with selected providers on evaluations. The pilot covers teacher education programs at accredited institutions in Oklahoma's state higher education system. Programs apply to participate and, if approved and funded, use grants to contract with a provider selected by the Commission. Evaluations cover teacher recruitment and completion, how well programs prepare teachers, workforce needs, and ways to recruit nontraditional candidates. The Commission must send the pilot's findings and recommendations to state leaders by December 31, 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 13Approved by Governor Kevin Stitt 05/12/2026Became Law
- May 6Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6Signed, returned to Senate
- May 6Enrolled, to House
- May 6Referred for enrollment
- May 6Signed, returned to Senate
- May 6Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0Major
- May 6General Order
- Apr 13CR; Do Pass Education Oversight CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Education Oversight Committee: Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 9Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common EducationMinor
- Apr 8
- Vote recorded Common Education Committee: Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 30Referred to Common EducationMinor
- Mar 30Second Reading referred to Education OversightMinor
- Mar 17First ReadingMinor
- Mar 17Engrossed to HousePassed House
- Mar 16Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 16Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0Passed Senate
- Mar 16General Order, Considered
- Mar 10Coauthored by Representative Caldwell (Chad) (principal House author)
- Mar 5Placed on General Order
- Mar 3Emergency added
- Vote recorded Education. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education committee; CR filedMinor
- 2025
- Feb 4Second Reading referred to EducationMinor
- Feb 3Authored by Senator Seifried
- Feb 3First ReadingIntroduced
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