1| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION | | | 2| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 3| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 4|COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE | |FOR | 5|HOUSE BILL NO. 2679 By: Baker | | | 6| | | | 7| | | | 8| COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE | | | 9| An Act relating to teacher certification; amending 70 | | O.S. 2021, Section 6-133, which relates to the | 10| teacher certification pathways pilot program; | | modifying provider program requirements; updating | 11| statutory citation; requiring provider to submit | | certain annual report; modifying end date for pilot | 12| program; providing an effective date; and declaring | | an emergency. | 13| | | | 14| | | | 15| | | | 16|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 17| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-133, is | | | 18|amended to read as follows: | | | 19| Section 6-133. A. As used in this section: | | | 20| 1. "Provider" means an eligible entity that seeks or has | | | 21|obtained approval of an alternative teacher preparation program | | | 22|consistent with this section; and | | | 23| 2. "Program" means content provided by a provider that leads | | | 24|toward licensure in a specific content area. | | | arsid14623225 HB2679 HFLR Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| B. The State Board of Education shall identify providers to | | | 2|implement new and innovative pathways toward teacher certification | | | 3|on a pilot program basis. Providers seeking to participate in the | | | 4|pilot program shall submit applications to the State Board of | | | 5|Education. | | | 6| C. A provider chosen by the State Board of Education to | | | 7|participate in the pilot program shall offer a program that: | | | 8| 1. Provides evidence and history of fiscal solvency, capacity, | | | 9|operation, and program effectiveness; | | | 10| 2. Provides evidence of necessary infrastructure to provide | | | 11|accurate, timely, and secure data for the purpose of admission, | | | 12|teacher candidate monitoring, testing, and certification | | | 13|recommendations; | | | 14| 3. Has policies and procedures in place ensuring the security | | | 15|of teacher candidate records under applicable laws and regulations; | | | 16| 4. Has the instructional capacityorwithin an existing novice | | | 17|teacher support program, the ability to obtain the instructional | | | 18|capacity, or has established a partnership with an accredited higher | | | 19|education institution to provide adequate instruction in accordance | | | 20|with this subsection; | | | 21| 5. Offers an instructional phase that provides intensive | | | 22|preparation before the teacher candidates assume classroom | | | 23|responsibilities; | | | 24| | | | arsid14623225 HB2679 HFLR Page 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 6. Offers a research-based and results-oriented approach | | | 2|focused on best teaching practices to increase student achievement | | | 3|and growth measured against state academic standards; | | | 4| 7. Provides assessment, supervision, and evaluation of teacher | | | 5|candidates to determine their specific needs throughout the program | | | 6|and to support efforts to successfully complete the program; | | | 7| 8. Provides intensive and ongoing professional development | | | 8|opportunities that accelerate a teacher candidate's professional | | | 9|growth, support student learning, and provide a workplace | | | 10|orientation, professional staff development, and mentoring; | | | 11| 9. Offers peer review focused on standards of professional | | | 12|practice and continuous professional growth; and | | | 13| 10. Provides a process to review a teacher candidate's final | | | 14|competency of required certification content standards that leads to | | | 15|a potential candidate being recommended for teacher certification in | | | 16|accordance with subsection F of this section. | | | 17| D. The State Board of Education shall ensure that providers | | | 18|approved to participate in the pilot program allow teacher | | | 19|candidates to demonstrate pedagogy and content standard proficiency | | | 20|in school-based programs and through other nontraditional means. | | | 21|Nontraditional means may include, but not be limited to, previous | | | 22|work experience, teacher experience, educator evaluations, | | | 23|industry-recognized certifications, and other essentially equivalent | | | 24|demonstrations. | | | arsid14623225 HB2679 HFLR Page 3 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| E. If the State Board of Education determines that a provider | | | 2|fails to meet or is deficient in any of the requirements of this | | | 3|section, it may suspend or revoke the approval of the provider after | | | 4|providing notification of the deficiencies and an opportunity to | | | 5|remedy the deficiencies. | | | 6| F. A teacher candidate that completes a program offered by an | | | 7|approved provider shall be eligible for certification, provided he | | | 8|or she meets the certification requirements set forth in Section | | | 9|6-187 ofTitle 70 of the Oklahoma Statutesthis title in the area of | | | 10|specialization for which certification is sought and is recommended | | | 11|for certification by the approved provider. | | | 12| G. The State Board of Education shall issue a certificate to | | | 13|teach to any person who meets the requirements set forth in this | | | 14|section and who has on file with the Board a current Oklahoma | | | 15|criminal history record check from the Oklahoma State Bureau of | | | 16|Investigation as well as a national criminal history record check as | | | 17|defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The | | | 18|person applying for the certificate shall be responsible for the | | | 19|cost of the criminal historyrecordsrecord checks. | | | 20| H. A provider shall submit a report to the State Department of | | | 21|Education after one (1) year of operation showing the percentage of | | | 22|teacher candidates who have completed the program and who have | | | 23|successfully completed or who have failed the competency | | | 24|examinations for certification and the provider's efforts to help | | | arsid14623225 HB2679 HFLR Page 4 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|candidates successfully pass the examinations. A provider shall | | | 2|annually submitevidencea report to the State Department of | | | 3|Educationafter the pilot year with evidence ofoutlining the | | | 4|success of the program. | | | 5| I. The State Board of Education may promulgate rules to | | | 6|implement the provisions of this section. | | | 7| J. The pilot program created in this section shall end no later | | | 8|than July 1,20242026.| | | 9|SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. | | | 10| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | | | 11|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby | | | 12|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | | | 13|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | | | 14| | | | 15|COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON COMMON EDUCATION, dated 03/02/2023 | |- DO PASS, As Amended. | 16| | | | 17| | | | 18| | | | 19| | | | 20| | | | 21| | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | arsid14623225 HB2679 HFLR Page 5