---
type: "Bill"
title: "Teacher certification; teacher certification pathways pilot program; provider program requirements; annual report; effective date; emergency."
description: "Teacher certification; teacher certification pathways pilot program; provider program requirements; annual report; effective date; emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2679"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2679 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Baker", "Rader"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 46
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7efd1abf-2974-48ca-994f-459e238c5ccf"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2679&session=2300"
source_hash: "40fa78a46593ecf32d66ef745b3d49b66ec1a02bb988058a5f4efa1dc7832d3b"
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 2679 (2023) — Teacher certification; teacher certification pathways pilot program; provider program requirements; annual report; 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/2023-24 INT/hB/HB2679 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB2679 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB2679 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB2679 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB2679 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB2679 SFLR.PDF)
7. **HB2679 (4-26-23) (RADER) FS FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB2679 (4-26-23) (RADER) FS FA1.PDF)
8. **HB2679 FULLPCS1 RHONDA BAKER-EK.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB2679 FULLPCS1 RHONDA BAKER-EK.PDF)
9. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB2679 CS.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Baker — primary (person)
- Rader — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Authored by Representative Baker
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20** Withdrawn from Rules Committee
- **2023-02-20** Referred to Common Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Common Education Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-02** Emergency added
- **2023-03-13** General Order
- **2023-03-13** Coauthored by Representative(s) West (Tammy)
- **2023-03-13** Authored by Senator Rader (principal Senate author)
- **2023-03-13** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-13** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-03-14** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-14** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Coauthored by Representative Waldron
- **2023-03-30** Second Reading referred to Education `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04** Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-27** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- **2023-04-27** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-27** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-04-27** Coauthored by Senator Thompson (Kristen)
- **2023-04-27** Coauthored by Senator Bergstrom
- **2023-04-27** Coauthored by Senator Coleman
- **2023-04-27** Coauthored by Senator Stanley
- **2023-04-27** Coauthored by Senator Newhouse
- **2023-04-27** Coauthored by Senator Garvin
- **2023-04-27** Coauthored by Senator Pederson
- **2023-04-27** Coauthored by Senator Daniels
- **2023-04-27** Remove as coauthor Representative(s) Waldron
- **2023-05-01** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2023-05-01** SA's received
- **2023-05-16** SA's rejected, conference requested, conferees to be named later
- **2023-05-18** HC's named: Conference Committee on Common Education
- **2023-05-18** Conference granted, SCs named Rader, Pugh, Pemberton, Paxton, Murdock, Dossett
- **2023-05-19** CCR submitted
- **2023-05-24** CCR adopted
- **2023-05-24** Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 95 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-24** To Senate
- **2023-05-24** CCR read
- **2023-05-25** CCR adopted
- **2023-05-25** Measure and Emergency passed, to House: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2023-05-25** Referred for enrollment
- **2023-05-26** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2023-05-26** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2023-05-26** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-26** Approved by Governor 06/07/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7efd1abf-2974-48ca-994f-459e238c5ccf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).