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Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 186: Teachers; directing the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability to establish a grant program to provide grants to certain individuals seeking alternative certification. Effective date. Emergency.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 186 is a bill introduced in the Oklahoma Senate on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Teachers; directing the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability to establish a grant program to provide grants to certain individuals seeking alternative certification. Effective date. Emergency. Primary sponsor: Mark Mann (Democratic), Trish Ranson (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark MannPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Trish RansonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse34

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee
  2. Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
  3. First Reading
  4. Engrossed to House
  5. Referred for engrossment
  6. Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 34 Nays: 12
  7. General Order, Considered
  8. Coauthored by Representative Ranson (principal House author)
  9. Placed on General Order
  10. Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed
  11. Referred to Appropriations
  12. Title stricken

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source