Bills / S.B. 312
S.B. 312 Educator License Amendments
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill would automatically bar an educator from working or volunteering in public schools during a license suspension or revocation for serious misconduct such as harm to students, sexual misconduct, or abuse. For other suspensions or revocations, the bar would apply only if the state board issues written findings of a specific risk to student safety, and it would define technical violations and require rules for notifying the state board and educators about parent complaints.
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Official description
- amends provisions relating to ineligibility for educator licensure following license denial
- establishes a tiered framework for restrictions on employment and volunteer service following license suspension or revocation
- requires automatic restrictions for serious misconduct involving actual harm or credible risk to children
- requires written findings demonstrating specific risk for restrictions in other cases
- exempts technical violations from automatic work and volunteer restrictions
- enacts provisions governing restrictions on employment and volunteer service following disciplinary action
- modifies notice requirements for disciplinary proceedings
- makes technical and conforming changes
What it costs you
- State spending from tax funds goes up by $100,300 in FY2027.
From the bill's latest official fiscal note, counting the state's tax funds (General, Income Tax, Education, Uniform School, and Transportation) in the first full budget year after the session. Some bills take effect partway through that year, so later years can be larger; the note shows each year. Household count: U.S. Census Bureau. An average is a starting point, not your bill.
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Every vote
- 4 yes, 1 no, 2 absentSenate Education Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 25, 2026Who voted how
- 18 yes, 10 no, 1 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Mar 2, 2026Who voted how
- 16 yes, 11 no, 2 absentFinal Senate vote · Mar 3, 2026Who voted how
- 10 yes, 0 no, 5 absentHouse Education Committee: vote, which it did not pass · Mar 4, 2026Who voted how
- 10 yes, 0 no, 5 absentHouse Education Committee: vote to change the bill · Mar 4, 2026Who voted how
- 7 yes, 3 no, 5 absentHouse Education Committee: vote to approve it · Mar 4, 2026Who voted how
- 45 yes, 22 no, 8 absentFinal House vote · Mar 5, 2026Who voted how
- 15 yes, 14 noSenate vote to accept the other chamber's changes · Mar 5, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 25, 2026 Senate Education Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (55 turns) →
- Mar 2, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (14 turns) →
- Mar 3, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (10 turns) →
- Mar 4, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (4 turns) →
- Mar 4, 2026 House Education Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (22 turns) →
- Mar 5, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (7 turns) →
- Mar 5, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (20 turns) →