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3|SENATE BILL NO. 522 By: Pugh, Pemberton, and |
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6| [ teachers - stipends - effective date - |
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9|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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10| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-106.1, is |
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11|amended to read as follows: |
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12| Section 6-106.1. If funds are appropriated to the A. The State |
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13|Board of Education shall allocate funds to school districts for |
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14|Mentor Teacher Stipends, the. The funds shall be distributed by the |
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15|Board to the school districts to provide a stipend of not more than |
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16|Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per year for each mentor teacher as |
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17|defined in Section 6-182 of this title. In addition to the |
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18|distribution of the five-hundred-dollar stipend, each district shall |
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19|also receive the district's contribution amount necessary to meet |
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20|the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (F.I.C.A.) requirements. |
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21| B. A mentor teacher shall provide guidance, support, coaching, |
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22|and assistance to a teacher in his or her first year of teaching at |
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23|an employing school district, regardless of the length of time the |
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24|teacher has been certified. |
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1| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. |
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2| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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3|of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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4|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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5|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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6|COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS |
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