1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|HOUSE BILL 1886 By: Waldron | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| | | | 8| An Act relating to teacher certification; requiring | | the State Department of Education to code initial | 9| teacher certification; creating the Data Governance | | Council; prescribing duties of Council; providing for | 10| membership of Council; establishing deadlines for | | initial appointment and meeting of Council; | 11| prescribing frequency of meetings; setting meeting | | quorum requirement; providing staffing and support | 12| for Council; prohibiting compensation for members of | | Council; subjecting Council to the Oklahoma Open | 13| Meeting Act and Oklahoma Open Records Act; providing | | exemption from dual office-holding prohibitions; | 14| providing for codification; and providing an | | effective date. | 15| | | | 16| | | | 17|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 18| SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 19|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-188.1 of Title 70, unless | | | 20|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 21| The State Department of Education shall develop a system to code | | | 22|initial teacher certification in order to report data on the | | | 23|pathways for initial teacher certification, including emergency | | | 24|certification and full-time adjunct certification. | | | Req. No. 6652 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 2|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-188.2 of Title 70, unless | | | 3|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 4| A. There is hereby created the Data Governance Council. | | | 5| B. The Council shall: | | | 6| 1. Monitor and evaluate the impact of each teacher | | | 7|certification pathway, including emergency certification and | | | 8|full-time adjunct certification, as reported by the State Department | | | 9|of Education pursuant to Section 1 of this act, on education | | | 10|outcomes in the state; | | | 11| 2. Identify essential data elements indicative of teacher | | | 12|workforce quality and ensure these elements are appropriately | | | 13|defined and standardized for acceptable uses across certification | | | 14|pathways; and | | | 15| 3. Establish best practices in data management and storage | | | 16|processes to ensure security, privacy, and appropriate integration. | | | 17| C. The Council shall be comprised of thirteen (13) members as | | | 18|follows: | | | 19| 1. The Chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher | | | 20|Education, or designee; | | | 21| 2. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction, or designee; | | | 22| 3. The Secretary of Education, or designee; | | | 23| 4. The Executive Director of the Office of Educational Quality | | | 24|and Accountability, or designee; | | | Req. No. 6652 Page 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 5. One member who is an employee of the State Department of | | | 2|Education, designated by the State Superintendent of Public | | | 3|Instruction; | | | 4| 6. One member who is part of an organization or association | | | 5|representing school district boards of education in the state, | | | 6|appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives; | | | 7| 7. One member who is part of an organization or association | | | 8|representing school administrators in the state, appointed by the | | | 9|President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate; | | | 10| 8. One member who is an elementary or secondary public school | | | 11|teacher in the state, appointed by the Governor; and | | | 12| 9. Five members representing deans, directors, or coordinators | | | 13|from accredited, university-based educator preparation programs in | | | 14|the state, appointed as follows: | | | 15| a. two members appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma | | | 16| House of Representatives, | | | 17| b. two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of | | | 18| the Oklahoma State Senate, and | | | 19| c. one member appointed by the Governor. | | | 20| D. Appointments to the Council shall be made by no later than | | | 21|December 1, 2023. The first meeting of the Council shall be called | | | 22|by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction no later than | | | 23|February 1, 2024. At the first meeting, the members of the Council | | | 24|shall elect a chair and vice-chair from among the members. Meetings | | | Req. No. 6652 Page 3 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|of the Council shall be held at least quarterly at the call of the | | | 2|chair. Members shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing | | | 3|authorities. A majority of the members of the Council shall | | | 4|constitute a quorum to transact business, but no vacancy shall | | | 5|impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all of the | | | 6|powers of the Council. A vacancy on the Council shall be filled by | | | 7|the original appointing authority. The State Department of | | | 8|Education, Office of Educational Quality and Accountability, and the | | | 9|Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall provide staff, | | | 10|support, and information as requested by the Council. | | | 11| E. Members of the Council shall receive no compensation for | | | 12|serving on the Council. | | | 13| F. The Council shall act in accordance with the provisions of | | | 14|the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act. | | | 15| G. Members who serve on the Council shall be exempt from the | | | 16|dual office-holding prohibitions of Section 6 of Title 51 of the | | | 17|Oklahoma Statutes. | | | 18| SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. | | | 19| | | | 20| 59-1-6652 MJ 01/11/23 | | | 21| | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 6652 Page 4