---
type: "Bill"
title: "Teachers; new and innovative pathways toward teacher certification; alternative teacher preparation programs; alternative placement teaching certificates; effective date; emergency."
description: "Teachers; new and innovative pathways toward teacher certification; alternative teacher preparation programs; alternative placement teaching certificates; effective date; emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 3076"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3076 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lepak", "Seifried"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f30684d7-14db-4ea2-853d-bdae1b18d4d1"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3076&session=2600"
source_hash: "1e49742121530332a2f1cae7495165b803dd39c2ec5a52113789d84b33d18fc2"
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 3076 (2026) — Teachers; new and innovative pathways toward teacher certification; alternative teacher preparation programs; alternative placement teaching certificates; effective date; emergency.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 INT/hB/HB3076 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB3076 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/hB/HB3076 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB3076 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/HB3076 SFLR.PDF)
6. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB3076 CS.PDF)
7. **Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB3076 FULLPCS1 MARK LEPAK-AQH.PDF)
8. **Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB3076 FULLPCS2 MARK LEPAK-AQH.PDF)

## Votes

- Education — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **38–6** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **76–17** (pass) · lower
- Common Education Committee: Do Pass — **10–2** (pass) · lower
- Education Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs — **7–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lepak — primary (person)
- Seifried — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-02** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-02** Authored by Representative Lepak
- **2026-02-03** Second Reading referred to Education Oversight `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** Referred to Common Education `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common Education `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-03** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-03** Authored by Senator Seifried (principal Senate author)
- **2026-03-11** General Order
- **2026-03-11** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 76 Nays: 17 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-11** Referred for engrossment
- **2026-03-12** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-12** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-01** Second Reading referred to Education `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-21** Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-23** Placed on General Order
- **2026-05-04** General Order, Considered
- **2026-05-04** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 6 `passage`
- **2026-05-04** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2026-05-04** Referred for enrollment
- **2026-05-05** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2026-05-05** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2026-05-05** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** Approved by Governor 05/07/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f30684d7-14db-4ea2-853d-bdae1b18d4d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).