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SB840 • 2026

Teachers; establishing certain micro-credential; establishing minimum requirements for micro-credential. Effective date. Emergency.

Teachers; establishing certain micro-credential; establishing minimum requirements for micro-credential. Effective date. Emergency.

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Sponsor
Hicks
Last action
2025-05-29
Official status
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Teachers; establishing certain micro-credential; establishing minimum requirements for micro-credential. Effective date. Emergency.

Teachers; establishing certain micro-credential; establishing minimum requirements for micro-credential.

What This Bill Does

  • Teachers; establishing certain micro-credential; establishing minimum requirements for micro-credential.
  • Effective date.
  • Emergency.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 840 (House): Engrossed (4/7/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 840 (House): Proposed Committee Amendment (sub committee) 1 (4/7/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 840 (House): Sub Committee Recommendation (4/14/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 840 (House): Floor Amendment 1 (4/28/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 840 (House): Senate Conference Committee Report (5/21/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 840 (Senate): Introduced (1/29/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 840 (Senate): Senate Conference Committee Report (5/21/2025) Fiscal Impact Statements For SB 840 (Senate): SB840 INT FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: SB840 FA1 MooreAn-MKS 4/17/2025 11:23:47 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Anthony Moore Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend SB840 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

  • SB840 FA1 MooreAn-MKS 4/17/2025 11:23:47 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Anthony Moore Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend SB840 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
  • No.
  • 13562 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) FLOOR SUBSTITUTE FOR ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO.
  • 840 By: Hicks of the Senate and Moore of the House FLOOR SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to teachers; directing the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to promulgate rules establishing certain micro- credential; establishing minimum requirements for micro-credential; authorizing a certified teacher with certain micro-credential to screen students for and identify characteristics of dyslexia; directing certain micro-credential to be reflected on certain certificate; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Filed

Plain English: SB840 FA2 OsburnMi-CC 4/29/2025 1:47:01 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Mike Osburn Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend SB840 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By striking the Title.

  • SB840 FA2 OsburnMi-CC 4/29/2025 1:47:01 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Mike Osburn Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend SB840 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By striking the Title.
Filed

Plain English: SB840 SUBAMD1 Anthony Moore-AQH 4/7/2025 8:26:20 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Anthony Moore Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend SB840 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill On page 2, line 6, by replacing the word "assess" with the word "screen"; and On page 2, line 7, by replacing the word "diagnose" with the words "identify characteristics of".

  • SB840 SUBAMD1 Anthony Moore-AQH 4/7/2025 8:26:20 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Anthony Moore Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend SB840 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill On page 2, line 6, by replacing the word "assess" with the word "screen"; and On page 2, line 7, by replacing the word "diagnose" with the words "identify characteristics of".
Filed

Plain English: (Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed: Untimely Amendment Cycle Extended Secondary Amendment SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF OKLAHOMA DISPOSITION FLOOR AMENDMENT No.

  • (Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed: Untimely Amendment Cycle Extended Secondary Amendment SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF OKLAHOMA DISPOSITION FLOOR AMENDMENT No.
  • ________ COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (Date) I move to amend Senate Bill No.
  • 840, page 2, line 6, by replacing the word “screen” with the word “assess”; On page 2, line 7, by replacing the words “identify characteristics of” with “diagnose”; And, by amending the title to conform.
  • Submitted by: _______________________ Senator Hicks Hicks-EB-FA-SB840 2/25/2025 1:50 PM 1
Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 13441 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO.
  • 840 By: Hicks of the Senate and Moore of the House SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to teachers; directing the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to promulgate rules establishing certain micro- credential; establishing minimum requirements for micro-credential; authorizing a certified teacher with certain micro-credential to screen students for and identify characteristics of dyslexia; directing certain micro-credential to be reflected on certain certificate; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/29/2025

  2. 2025-05-22 Senate

    CCR adopted

  3. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Measure and Emergency passed, to House: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0

  4. 2025-05-22 House

    CCR submitted

  5. 2025-05-22 House

    CCR adopted

  6. 2025-05-22 House

    Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 0

  7. 2025-05-22 House

    To Senate

  8. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Referred for enrollment

  9. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Enrolled, to House

  10. 2025-05-22 House

    Signed, returned to Senate

  11. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Sent to Governor

  12. 2025-05-21 Senate

    CCR read

  13. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Title restored

  14. 2025-05-15 House

    Conference granted, naming GCCA

  15. 2025-05-13 Senate

    SCs named Hicks, Pugh, Seifried, Reinhardt, Deevers, Mann

  16. 2025-05-12 Senate

    HAs rejected, conference requested

  17. 2025-04-30 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  18. 2025-04-30 Senate

    HAs read

  19. 2025-04-29 House

    General Order

  20. 2025-04-29 House

    Amended by floor substitute

  21. 2025-04-29 House

    Title restored

  22. 2025-04-29 House

    Enacting clause restored

  23. 2025-04-29 House

    Amended

  24. 2025-04-29 House

    Title stricken

  25. 2025-04-29 House

    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 0

  26. 2025-04-29 House

    Referred for engrossment

  27. 2025-04-16 House

    CR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget Committee

  28. 2025-04-16 House

    Title stricken

  29. 2025-04-16 House

    Enacting clause stricken

  30. 2025-04-08 House

    Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee

  31. 2025-04-02 House

    Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee

  32. 2025-04-01 House

    Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget

  33. 2025-03-31 Senate

    Engrossed to House

  34. 2025-03-31 House

    First Reading

  35. 2025-03-27 Senate

    General Order, Amended

  36. 2025-03-27 Senate

    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0

  37. 2025-03-27 Senate

    Referred for engrossment

  38. 2025-02-24 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  39. 2025-02-19 Senate

    Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed

  40. 2025-02-19 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Moore (principal House author)

  41. 2025-02-04 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Education

  42. 2025-02-03 Senate

    First Reading

  43. 2025-02-03 Senate

    Authored by Senator Hicks

Official Summary Text

Teachers; establishing certain micro-credential; establishing minimum requirements for micro-credential. Effective date. Emergency.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 840 (House): Engrossed (4/7/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 840 (House): Proposed Committee Amendment (sub committee) 1 (4/7/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 840 (House): Sub Committee Recommendation (4/14/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 840 (House): Floor Amendment 1 (4/28/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 840 (House): Senate Conference Committee Report (5/21/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 840 (Senate): Introduced (1/29/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 840 (Senate): Senate Conference Committee Report (5/21/2025)
Fiscal Impact Statements For SB 840 (Senate): SB840 INT FI.PDF (Fiscal (Senate))

Current Bill Text

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An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 840 By: Hicks of the Senate

and

Moore of the House

An Act relating to teachers; directing the Commission
for Educational Quality and Accountability to
promulgate rules establishing certain micro-
credential; establishing minimum requirements for
micro-credential; authorizing a certified teacher
with certain micro-credential to screen students for
and identify characteristics of dyslexia; directing
certain micro-credential to be reflected on certain
certificate; providing for codification; providing an
effective date; and declaring an emergency.

SUBJECT: Teachers

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7002 of Title 70, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

A. The Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability
shall promulgate rules establishing a micro-credential for certified
teachers who complete Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT)
certification or Center for Effective Reading Instruction (CERI).

B. The requirements for a CALT micro-credential or a CERI
micro-credential shall include at a minimum:

1. A master’s degree;

2. Completion of a comprehensive therapy-level training;

ENR. S. B. NO. 840 Page 2
3. Successful passage of a CALT competency examination or CERI
competency examination; and

4. Twenty-eight (28) days of instruction post the passage of
the applicable competency examination.

C. A certified teacher who earns a CALT micro-credential or a
CERI micro-credential shall be authorized to screen students for and
identify characteristics of dyslexia.

D. A micro-credential awarded pursuant to this section shall be
reflected on a teacher’s certificate to teach.

SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.

SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

ENR. S. B. NO. 840 Page 3
Passed the Senate the 22nd day of May, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of May, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________