---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education; competency examinations; providing for additional certification of special education teachers in certain instances; effective date."
description: "Education; competency examinations; providing for additional certification of special education teachers in certain instances; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1206"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 1206 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Casey", "Pemberton"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36e1ef49-d600-4090-9a5b-45b7640de63a"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1206&session=1800"
source_hash: "7cea86d2cecf1fd5593c8d879236a080ad6881017aadb10c4e3d6ba13dd171a1"
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 1206 (2017-2018) — Education; competency examinations; providing for additional certification of special education teachers in certain instances; effective date.

## 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/HB1206 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENGR/hB/HB1206 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 ENR/hB/HB1206 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/HFLR/HB1206 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 FLR/SFLR/HB1206 SFLR.PDF)
6. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2017-18 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1206 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- THIRD READING — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Casey — primary (person)
- Pemberton — 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 Casey
- **2017-02-07** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-01** Authored by Senator Pemberton (principal Senate author)
- **2017-03-08** General Order
- **2017-03-08** Coauthored by Representative(s) Newton
- **2017-03-08** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-08** Referred for engrossment
- **2017-03-09** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2017-03-09** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-27** Second Reading referred to Education `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-10** Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-17** General Order, Considered
- **2017-04-17** Measure passed: Ayes: 45 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/36e1ef49-d600-4090-9a5b-45b7640de63a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).