ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 4388 By: Hilbert and Baker of the House
and
Pugh of the Senate
An Act
relating to teachers; amending 3A O.S. 2021, Section 713, which relates to the
Oklahoma Education Lottery Act; requiring proceeds in excess of certain annual
amount be deposited into certain fund; updating references; creating the
Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund for the State Department of Education;
providing for expenditures; providing purpose of fund; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
Section 6-190, which relates to criteria for issuing teaching certificates;
removing language establishing criteria for lead and master teaching
certificates; allowing the State Board of Education to establish advanced,
lead, and master teaching certificates; establishing minimum salary increase
for certificates; prescribing additional one-time award for certain teachers;
directing school districts to identify and designate teachers for certificates;
requiring submission of designation plans to the State Department of Education
for evaluation and approval; providing minimum requirements for district
designation system; authorizing use of additional factors; requiring state
funding match; exempting certain teachers from certain annual evaluations;
prescribing frequency and timing of designation; providing for professional
development cohorts and additional training; requiring biennial review of certain
evaluation system; requiring annual report on program; prescribing and
modifying contract terms for teachers with advanced, lead, and master
certificates; clarifying certain funding is a state match for local funds;
modifying school year in which certificates are to be made available; updating
statutory citations; providing for codification; providing an effective date;
and declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT:
Teachers
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.
AMENDATORY 3A O.S. 2021,
Section 713, is amended to read as follows:
Section 713. A. All gross proceeds shall be the property of
the Oklahoma Lottery Commission. From
its gross proceeds, the Commission shall pay the operating expenses of the
Commission. At least forty-five percent
(45%) of gross proceeds shall be made available as prize money. However, the provisions of this subsection
shall be deemed not to create any lien, entitlement, cause of action, or other
private right, and any rights of holders of tickets or shares shall be
determined by the Commission in setting the terms of its lottery or lotteries.
B. The Oklahoma Lottery
Commission shall submit a written report of its findings and any
recommendations regarding the impact of removing the requirement that net
proceeds shall equal at least thirty-five percent (35%) of the gross
proceeds. The report shall be submitted
to the Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the
President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate not later than October 1,
2020, and annually thereafter.
C. There is hereby
created in the State Treasury a fund to be designated the "Oklahoma
Education Lottery Trust Fund".
Except as otherwise provided in subsections I H and J
I of this section, on or before the fifteenth day of each calendar
quarter, the Commission shall transfer to the State Treasurer, for credit to
the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund, the amount of all net proceeds
accruing during the preceding calendar quarter.
Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State
Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the
Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
D. Upon their deposit
into the State Treasury, any monies representing a deposit of net proceeds
shall then become the unencumbered property of this state, and neither the
Commission nor the board of trustees shall have the power to agree or undertake
otherwise. The monies shall be invested
by the State Treasurer in accordance with state investment practices. All earnings attributable to such investments
shall likewise be the unencumbered property of the state and shall accrue to
the credit of the fund provided for in subsection C of this section.
E. Monies in 1. The first Sixty-five Million Dollars ($65,000,000.00)
of monies contributed annually to the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund
shall only be appropriated as follows:
1.
Forty-five
a. forty-five
percent (45%) for the following:
a. (1) kindergarten through twelfth grade public
education, including but not limited to compensation and benefits for public
school teachers and support employees, and
b. (2) early childhood development programs, which
shall include but not be limited to costs associated with prekindergarten and
full-day kindergarten programs;,
2.
Forty-five
b. forty-five
percent (45%) for the following:
a. (1) tuition grants, loans and scholarships to
citizens of this state to enable such citizens to attend colleges and
universities located within this state, regardless of whether such colleges and
universities are owned or operated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education, or to attend institutions operated under the authority of the
Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education; provided, such
tuition grants, loans and scholarships shall not be made to a citizen of this
state to attend a college or university which is not accredited by the Oklahoma
State Regents for Higher Education,
b. (2) construction of educational facilities for
elementary school districts, independent school districts, The Oklahoma State
System of Higher Education, and career and technology education,
c. (3) capital outlay projects for elementary school
districts, independent school districts, The Oklahoma State System of Higher
Education, and career and technology education,
d. (4) technology for public elementary school
district, independent school district, state higher education, and career and
technology education facilities, which shall include but not be limited to
costs of providing to teachers at accredited public institutions who teach
levels kindergarten through twelfth grade, personnel at technology centers
under the authority of the Oklahoma State Department of Career and Technology
Education, and professors and instructors within The Oklahoma State System of
Higher Education, the necessary training in the use and application of
computers and advanced electronic instructional technology to implement
interactive learning environments in the classroom and to access the statewide
distance learning network and costs associated with repairing and maintaining
advanced electronic instructional technology,
e. (5) endowed chairs for professors at institutions
of higher education operated by The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,
and
f. (6) programs and personnel of the Oklahoma School
for the Deaf and the Oklahoma School for the Blind;,
3.
Five
c. five percent (5%)
to the School Consolidation and Assistance Fund. When the total amount in the School
Consolidation and Assistance Fund from all sources equals Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000.00), all monies appropriated pursuant to this paragraph subparagraph
which would otherwise be deposited in the School Consolidation and Assistance
Fund in excess of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) shall be allocated by
the State Department of Education to public schools based on the audited
end-of-year average daily membership in grades 8 through 12 during the
preceding school year for the purpose of purchasing technology equipment. If at any time the total amount in the School
Consolidation and Assistance Fund drops below Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000.00), the monies appropriated pursuant to this paragraph subparagraph
shall be deposited in the School Consolidation and Assistance Fund until the
Fund again reaches Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00);, and
4.
Five
d. five percent (5%)
to the Teachers' Retirement System Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund.
In no
instance shall the annual maximum percentage for administrative costs, not
including marketing and advertising costs, funds set aside for prizes,
commissions paid to retailers, contract fees paid to gaming system vendors and
instant ticket providers or emergency-related capital expenses, exceed three
percent (3%) of sales.
F. 2. The remaining portion of lottery annual net proceeds
deposited to the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund that exceeds Sixty-five
Million Dollars ($65,000,000.00) shall be deposited to the credit of the
Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund created in Section 2 of this act.
E. The Legislature shall appropriate funds from
the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund only for the purposes specified in
subsection E D of this section.
Even when funds from the trust fund are used for these purposes, the
Legislature shall not use funds from the trust fund to supplant or replace
other state funds supporting common education, higher education, or career and
technology education.
G. F. In order to ensure that the funds from the
trust fund are used to enhance and not supplant funding for education, the
State Board of Equalization shall examine and investigate appropriations from
the trust fund each year. At the meeting
of the State Board of Equalization held within five (5) days after the monthly
apportionment in February of each year, the State Board of Equalization shall
issue a finding and report which shall state whether appropriations from the
trust fund were used to enhance or supplant education funding. If the State Board of Equalization finds that
education funding was supplanted by funds from the trust fund, the Board shall
specify the amount by which education funding was supplanted. In this event, the Legislature shall not make
any appropriations for the ensuing fiscal year until an appropriation in that
amount is made to replenish the trust fund.
H. G. Except as otherwise provided by this
subsection, no deficiency in the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund shall be
replenished by reducing any nonlottery funds, including,
specifically but without limitation, the General Revenue Fund, the
Constitutional Reserve Fund or the Education Reform Revolving Fund of the State
Department of Education. No program or
project started specifically from lottery proceeds shall be continued from the
General Revenue Fund, the Constitutional Reserve Fund or the Education Reform
Revolving Fund of the State Department of Education. Such programs must be adjusted or
discontinued according to available lottery proceeds unless the Legislature by
general law establishes eligibility requirements and appropriates specific
funds therefor. No surplus in the
Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund shall be reduced or transferred to
correct any nonlottery deficiencies in sums available for general
appropriations. The provisions of this
subsection shall not apply to bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to or
to the repayment of bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to the Oklahoma
Higher Education Promise of Excellence Act of 2005.
I. H. There is hereby created in the State Treasury
a revolving fund to be designated the "Oklahoma Education Lottery
Revolving Fund". The fund shall be
a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of
all monies received by the Commission.
The Commission shall make payments of net proceeds from the fund to the
Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund on or before the fifteenth day of each
calendar quarter as provided in subsection C of this section. All monies accruing to the credit of the
Oklahoma Education Lottery Revolving Fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted
and expended for the payment of net proceeds, prizes, commissions to retailers,
administrative expenses and all other expenses arising out of the operation of
the education lottery, subject to the limitations provided in the Oklahoma
Education Lottery Act. Expenditures from
the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against
claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management
and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
The monies in the fund shall be
invested by the State Treasurer in accordance with state investment
practices. All earnings attributable to
such investments shall likewise accrue to the credit of the fund.
J. I. When appropriations from the Oklahoma
Education Lottery Trust Fund are made to common education pursuant to the
provisions of subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection E D
of this section, the appropriations shall be made available on a monthly
basis. In addition to the provisions of
subsections C and D of this section, the following process shall be used to
ensure that the appropriations are made available to common education in a
timely manner:
1. Beginning in July of
the fiscal year in which appropriations are made to common education from the
Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund, the Commission, on or before the ninth
day of each month, shall transfer to the State Treasurer, for credit to the
Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund, the amount of net proceeds accruing
during the preceding month equal to the amount of total monthly collections due
to common education as required by subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of
subsection E D of this section;
2. The Director of the
Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall allocate the transfers
provided for in paragraph 1 of this subsection to the State Department of
Education on a monthly basis, not to exceed one-twelfth (1/12) of the annual
apportionment for the fiscal year; and
3. The total amount of
transfers to the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund of net lottery proceeds
made pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed the total appropriations made
to common education from the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund for the
specific fiscal year.
K. J. When appropriations from the Oklahoma
Education Lottery Trust Fund are made to The Oklahoma State System of Higher
Education, the appropriations shall be made available to the System on a
monthly basis. In addition to the
provisions of subsections C and D of this section, the following process shall
be used to ensure that the appropriations are made available to The Oklahoma
State System of Higher Education in a timely manner:
1. Beginning in July of
the fiscal year in which appropriations are made to The Oklahoma State System
of Higher Education from the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund, the
Commission, on or before the ninth day of each month, shall transfer to the
State Treasurer, for credit to the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund, the
amount of net proceeds accruing during the preceding month equal to the amount
of total monthly collections due to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education as required by subparagraph b of paragraph 2 1
of subsection E D of this section;
2. The Director of the
Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall allocate the transfers
provided for in paragraph 1 of this subsection to the Oklahoma State Regents
for Higher Education on a monthly basis, not to exceed one-twelfth (1/12) of
the annual apportionment for the fiscal year; and
3. The total amount of
transfers to the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund of net lottery proceeds
made pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed the total appropriations made
to The Oklahoma State System for Higher Education from the Oklahoma Education
Lottery Trust Fund for the specific fiscal year.
SECTION 2.
NEW LAW A new section of law
to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-190.2 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby
created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of
Education to be designated the "Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund". The revolving fund shall be a continuing
fund, without legislative appropriation, not subject to fiscal year
limitations, and shall be under the control and management of the State
Department of Education. Expenditures
from the Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund shall be budgeted and expended as
provided for in subsection B of this section.
B. The State Department
of Education shall utilize the funds for the program outlined in Section 6-190
of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Funding shall go toward advanced, lead, and master certificate holders
on a first-come, first-served basis until the cash is exhausted for the school
year. Funds from the Teacher Empowerment
Revolving Fund shall serve as a state match to local dollars each school
district contributes to its advanced, lead, and master teachers as provided in
Section 713 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
SECTION 3.
AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021,
Section 6-190, is amended to read as follows:
Section 6-190. A. The board of education of each school
district shall employ and contract in writing, as required in Section 6-101 of
this title, only with persons certified to teach by the State Board of
Education in accordance with the Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act, except as
otherwise provided for by Section 6-101 of this title and by other law.
B.
The Board shall issue a certificate to teach to any person who:
1.
Has successfully completed the teacher education program required by the
Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability;
2.
Has graduated from an accredited institution of higher education that
has approval or accreditation for teacher education;
3.
Has met all other requirements as may be established by the Board;
4.
Has made the necessary application and paid the competency examination
fee in an amount and as prescribed by the Commission;
5.
Has successfully completed the competency examination required in
Section 6-187 of this title; and
6.
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C.
The Board shall issue a certificate to teach to any person who:
1.
Holds an out-of-state certificate and meets the requirements set forth
in subsection G of this section;
2.
Holds certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards;
3.
Holds an out-of-country certificate and meets the requirements set forth
in subsection F of this section; or
4.
Has successfully completed a competency examination used in the majority
of other states or comparable customized exam and meets the requirements set
forth in subsection H of this section.
D.
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E.
Any person holding a valid certificate, issued prior to January 1, 1997,
shall be a certified teacher for purposes of the Oklahoma Teacher Preparation
Act, subject to any professional development requirements prescribed by the
Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act or by the State Board of Education.
F.
1. The Board shall issue a
certificate to teach to a person who holds a valid out-of-country certificate
and meets any requirements established by the Board. The certificate to teach shall only be for
those subject areas and grade levels most closely aligned to the subject areas
and grade levels recognized on the out-of-country certificate.
2.
A person who meets the requirements of paragraph 1 of this subsection
shall not be required to take any competency examinations in those subject
areas and grade levels most closely aligned to the subject areas and grade
levels recognized on the out-of-country certificate.
3.
A person who meets the requirements of paragraph 1 of this subsection
shall have on file with the Board a current Oklahoma criminal history record check
from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as well as a national criminal
history record check as defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
Statutes. Upon receipt of the Oklahoma
criminal history record check, the Board may issue a temporary certificate
which shall be effective until receipt of the national fingerprint-based
criminal history record check. The
person applying for a certificate shall be responsible for the cost of the
criminal history record checks.
4.
The Board shall promulgate rules establishing a process by which
out-of-country certificates will be reviewed and evaluated for purposes of
awarding a certificate to teach pursuant to this subsection.
G.
1. The Board shall issue a
certificate to teach to a person who holds a valid out-of-state
certificate. The certificate to teach
shall only be for those subject areas and grade levels most closely aligned to
the subject areas and grade levels recognized on the out-of-state certificate.
2.
A person who meets the requirements of paragraph 1 of this subsection
shall not be required to take any competency examinations in those subject
areas and grade levels most closely aligned to the subject areas and grade
levels recognized on the out-of-state certificate.
3.
A person who meets the requirements of this subsection shall have on
file with the Board a current Oklahoma criminal history record check from the
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as well as a national criminal history
record check as defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
Statutes. Upon receipt of the Oklahoma
criminal history record check, the Board may issue a temporary certificate
which shall be effective until receipt of the national fingerprint-based
criminal history record check. The person
applying for a certificate shall be responsible for the cost of the criminal
history record checks.
H.
1. The Board shall issue a
certificate to teach to a person who has successfully completed a competency
exam used in a majority of the other states.
The certificate to teach shall only be for those subject areas and grade
levels that correspond with a certification area used in Oklahoma.
2.
A person who meets the requirements of paragraph 1 of this subsection
shall have on file with the Board a current Oklahoma criminal history record
check from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as well as a national
criminal history record check as defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the
Oklahoma Statutes. Upon receipt of the
Oklahoma criminal history record check, the Board may issue a temporary
certificate which shall be effective until receipt of the national
fingerprint-based criminal history record check. The person applying for a certificate shall
be responsible for the cost of the criminal history record checks.
I.
1. The Board shall
issue a lead teaching certificate to any person who upon application:
1.
Has successfully completed the requirements of this subsection;
2.
Has a minimum of five (5) years of experience as a teacher;
3.
Participates in a meaningful individualized program of professional
development, as provided for in Section 6-101.10 of this title;
4.
Has earned a "highly effective" or "superior" rating
pursuant to Section 6-101.16 of this title; and
5.
May have a teaching load of not more than seventy-five percent (75%)
student instruction to allow the teacher to mentor other teachers.
J.
1. The Board shall issue a master
teaching certificate to any person who upon application:
a. has successfully
completed the requirements of this subsection,
b. has a minimum of
seven (7) years of experience as a teacher, and
c. (1) has earned a "superior" rating
pursuant to Section 6-101.16 of this title, or
(2) has
earned a "highly effective" rating pursuant to Section 6-101.16 of
this title and holds or has held a National Board certification from the
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
2.
Teachers with a master teaching certificate may assume leadership roles
that include but are not limited to:
a. the planning and
delivery of professional development activities designed to improve
instructional strategies,
b. the facilitation of
an instructional leadership team within the building or school district in
which the lead teacher is assigned, and
c. the mentoring of
other teachers and participation in evaluations of other teachers.
3.
Teachers with a master teaching certificate may have a teaching load of
not more than fifty percent (50%) student instruction to allow the lead teacher
to spend time on:
a. co-teaching,
b. co-planning,
c. peer reviews, and
d. other duties mutually
agreed upon by the superintendent and the master teacher, and may be used to
satisfy the qualitative evaluation component for teachers as required by
Section 6-101.16 of this title by performing the duties set forth in this
paragraph
may
establish new levels of teacher certificates: advanced, lead, and master. Each level shall have a minimum salary
increase requirement paid by the school district and matched with state dollars
from the lottery funds as provided in Section 713 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma
Statutes. The advanced certificate shall
include a minimum salary increase of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), the
lead certificate shall include a minimum salary increase of Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00), and the master certificate shall include a minimum salary
increase of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) and maximum salary increase of
Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00).
2. A teacher who works in
a school with an enrollment of forty percent (40%) or more of students who are
economically disadvantaged as defined in Section 18-109.5 of this title or a
school district with an enrollment of fewer than one thousand students shall be
paid a one-time award in addition to the salary increases provided in paragraph
1 of this subsection:
a. One Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) for an advanced certificate,
b. Two Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) for a lead certificate, and
c. Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00) for a master certificate.
3. School districts may
identify and designate the highest quality teachers for advanced, lead, and
master certificates. Participating
districts shall submit designation plans to the State Department of Education
for evaluation and approval. Districts
shall have local control and flexibility in determining how to evaluate
teachers and assign designations, but, at a minimum, the designation system
shall include a teacher observation, out-of-classroom time, and a student
performance component.
a. Teacher observation
shall be based on the district's selected Teacher and Leader Effectiveness
Evaluation System (TLE) evaluation tool or an alternate method of evaluation;
provided, the method is evidenced-based.
Alternate methods of evaluation shall not replace the requirements of
Section 6-101.16 of this title.
b. Each school district
that elects to participate in assigning advanced, lead, and master teacher
certificates shall include an out-of-classroom component for its assigned
teachers to allow for professional growth opportunities while staying in the
classroom. How out-of-classroom time is
allotted and managed shall be determined by the school district and submitted
as part of its designation plan to the State Department of Education for review
and approval.
c. Student performance
measures may be determined by the district and may include, but shall not be
limited to, pre- and post-tests, summative or formative, and portfolios. The school district application shall show
evidence of validity and reliability of the measures.
Districts may use additional factors in determining which
teachers are eligible to receive a designation, such as student surveys,
teacher leadership responsibilities, teacher mentorship responsibilities,
family surveys, demonstration of district core values, teacher peer surveys,
and contributions to the broader school community. No more than ten percent (10%) of each school
district's teachers may be designated as an advanced, lead, or master teacher
in any given school year.
4. If a school district
chooses to participate in this program, the state shall match the amount the
district pays above base pay, up to Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) per
teacher.
5. School districts that
designate teachers for advanced, lead, and master certificates do not have to
participate in annual TLE evaluations for the designated teachers.
6. School districts may
designate teachers for advanced, lead, or master certificates two times per
year, once prior to the beginning of the school year, and once prior to the
beginning of the second semester.
Teachers statewide who receive these designations shall be placed in
professional development cohorts and provided additional training opportunities
from the State Department of Education.
7. After initial approval
by the State Department of Education, the Department shall review and validate
each participating school district's teacher evaluation system biennially.
8. The State Department
of Education shall annually report the school districts participating in the
program, the number of advanced, lead, and master certificates awarded, and the
total amount in state match funding that was distributed to teachers.
K. J. The State
Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement a renewal schedule and
associated fees for advanced, lead, and master teaching
certificates. The rules shall allow a
teacher that no longer meets the requirements of a an advanced,
lead, or master teaching certificate to make application for the
standard teaching certificate.
L. K. The terms of
the contracts issued to those holding advanced, lead, and master
teaching certificates shall include the following:
1.
Advanced: an additional five
(5) days to be used to strengthen instructional leadership. A person with an advanced teaching
certificate shall receive an annual salary increase of at least Three Thousand
Dollars ($3,000.00) or the district's daily rate of pay, whichever is higher,
in addition to the salary for which the teacher qualifies pursuant to Section
18-114.14 of this title. This increase
shall be matched by state dollars from the lottery funds as provided in Section
713 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes and shall be paid as regular annual
compensation directly to teachers through school districts;
2. Lead: an additional ten (10) days to be used to
strengthen instructional leadership. A
person with a lead teaching certificate shall receive an annual salary supplement
increase of at least Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or the district's daily rate of pay, whichever
is higher, in addition to the salary for which the teacher qualifies pursuant
to Section 18-114.14 of this title.
This increase shall be matched by state dollars from the lottery funds
as provided in Section 713 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes and shall be
paid as regular annual compensation directly to teachers through school
districts; and
2. 3. Master: an additional fifteen (15) days to be used to
strengthen leadership. A person with a
master teaching certificate shall receive an annual salary supplement increase
of at least Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00) or the district's daily rate of pay, whichever is higher, in
addition to the salary for which the teacher qualifies pursuant to Section
18-114.14 of this title. This
increase, up to Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00), shall be matched by state
dollars from the lottery funds as provided in Section 713 of Title 3A of the
Oklahoma Statutes and shall be paid as regular annual compensation directly to
teachers through school districts.
If a person with a an
advanced, lead, or master teaching certificate changes school
districts during the life of the certificate, the terms of the contracts
required in this subsection shall be subject to approval by the new employing
school district.
M.
1. Any person who is eligible for
a lead or master teaching certificate described in this section shall make
application for the following school year with the State Board of Education. The application shall include a
recommendation from the local board of education and determination that the
applicant has met the statutory criteria.
In reviewing an application, the local school board of education and the
superintendent shall consider the ability of the school district to fulfill the
additional requirements described in subsections I and J of this section before
making a recommendation to the State Board of Education.
2.
The State Department of Education shall develop an application to
implement the provisions of this subsection and make it available to school
districts.
N. L. Beginning in
the 2021-2022 2022-2023 school year, the Department shall make
the teaching certificates provided for in this section available for any person
who has received a recommendation from their local board of education his
or her school district and who meets the eligibility criteria as
outlined in each school district's teacher evaluation system provided for in
subsection I of this section.
O.
For the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years, the Department shall
identify school districts to implement the teaching certificates provided for
in this section on a pilot program basis with the assistance of public-private
partnerships, funding from philanthropic organizations or federal grants.
P.
The Department shall seek funding M. The funding
necessary for the administration of this section shall be provided from the
Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund created in Section 2 of this act. If funding for the administration of the
teaching certificates listed in subsections subsection I and J
is not available, the Department shall not be required to fulfill the
requirements listed in subsections I, K, and L, M, N and O of
this section.
Q. N. The State
Board of Education shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this
act Section 6-180 et seq. of this title.
SECTION 4. This act shall become effective July 1, 2022.
SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
Passed the House of Representatives the 20th day of May, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 20th day of May, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office
of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________,
20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By:
_________________________________
Approved by the
Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ day of ___________________,
20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of
the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE
OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office
of the Secretary of State this __________ day of ___________________,
20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By:
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