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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma restricts State Board of Education license revocation authority and mandates ten-day notice
Last action · February 4, 2025: Second Reading referred to Rules
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What This Bill Proposed
Oklahoma House Bill 1013 limits the State Board of Education's authority to summarily revoke or suspend educator licenses or certificates unless a valid emergency exists under the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act. The measure requires that educators and employing school districts receive written notice at least ten days before any complaint or revocation proceeding is filed, effective July 1, 2025.
Educators and local school districts gain guaranteed advance notice before disciplinary revocation proceedings begin, altering how quickly the state can suspend professional credentials.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
certified school personnel
Educators and school staff receive mandatory ten-day advance notice before any license revocation or suspension complaint is filed against them.
school districts
Employing school districts must be notified at least ten days prior to any disciplinary complaint being filed against a staff member's certificate.
State Board of Education
The Board's discretionary authority to summarily suspend or revoke educator licenses is restricted to declared emergencies and subject to mandatory notice timelines.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What notice is required before an educator's license can be suspended or revoked?
Can the State Board of Education suspend a license immediately in an emergency?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Rules
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Vancuren
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
Version history
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Discoveries
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Limitation on Summary Disciplinary Actions
The measure introduces stricter procedural hurdles for the State Board of Education by requiring an explicit emergency definition and a ten-day notice period before moving against educator licenses.
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Sources
www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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