School-Based Occupational Therapists//Pay Schedule/Clarify

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act clarifies the pay schedule for school-based occupational therapists. Due to varying program lengths, such as accelerated programs, and the different methods of how colleges and universities award credits, it is challenging to accurately and equitably determine the appropriate lane on the salary schedule for school-based occupational therapists. This Act creates a uniform baseline for school-based occupational therapists on the salary schedule in a manner similar to other school-based clinicians such as audiologists and speech-language pathologists.

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Apr 15, 2026CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate · Senate Education
2. May 5, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits · Senate Education
3. May 5, 2026CommitteeAssigned to Finance Committee in Senate · Senate Finance
4. May 12, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits · Senate Finance
5. May 12, 2026SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT20–0 vote
6. May 13, 2026CommitteeAssigned to Education Committee in House · House Education
7. Jun 17, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 10 On Its Merits · House Education
8. Jun 18, 2026CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations Committee in House · House Appropriations
9. Jun 30, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits · House Appropriations
10. Jun 30, 2026HousePassed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 NO40–1 vote
11. Sep 30, 2026GovernorVetoed by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 1 Republican.

• NP Nicole PooreD Primary sponsor · District 12
• KT Kamela T SmithD Joint sponsor · District 15