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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Schools; removing requirement that persons enrolled in alternative placement program document certain number of years of work experience; effective date; emergency."
+description: "Schools; removing requirement that persons enrolled in alternative placement program document certain number of years of work experience; effective date; emergency."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
+legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "HB 1957"
+citation: "Oklahoma HB 1957 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Baker", "Sharp"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 24
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2017-02-06"
+last_action: "2017-04-24"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a555acb-47db-4fe3-bf9f-76c3a401541f"
+source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1957&session=1800"
+source_hash: "d6ef5e3d6e43730fbd922ca43e2675d4c948665caa31fc4ec217d5d278950b18"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ok"]
+---
+
+# Oklahoma HB 1957 (2017-2018) — Schools; removing requirement that persons enrolled in alternative placement program document certain number of years of work experience; effective date; emergency.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 INT/hB/HB1957 INT.PDF)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB1957 ENGR.PDF)
+3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB1957 ENR.PDF)
+4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB1957 HFLR.PDF)
+5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB1957 SFLR.PDF)
+
+## Votes
+
+- THIRD READING — **72–21** (pass) · lower
+- THIRD READING — **42–0** (pass) · upper
+- EMERGENCY — **68–23** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Baker — primary (person)
+- Sharp — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-02-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-02-06** Authored by Representative Jordan
+- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-15** Withdrawn from Rules Committee
+- **2017-02-15** Referred to Common Education `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-28** CR; Do Pass Common Education Committee `committee-passage`
+- **2017-02-28** Remove Representative Jordan as principal House author and substitute with Representative Baker
+- **2017-03-13** General Order
+- **2017-03-13** Authored by Senator Sharp (principal Senate author)
+- **2017-03-13** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 72 Nays: 21; Ayes: 68 Nays: 23 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2017-03-13** Referred for engrossment
+- **2017-03-14** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
+- **2017-03-14** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-03-27** Second Reading referred to Education `reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2017-04-03** Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
+- **2017-04-10** General Order, considered and deferred
+- **2017-04-17** General Order, Considered
+- **2017-04-17** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0 `passage`
+- **2017-04-17** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
+- **2017-04-17** Referred for enrollment
+- **2017-04-18** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
+- **2017-04-18** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
+- **2017-04-18** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-04-24** Approved by Governor 04/24/2017 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5a555acb-47db-4fe3-bf9f-76c3a401541f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).
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