1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|SENATE BILL 525 By: Pugh | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| An Act relating to teachers; requiring certain | | teachers who take and pass certain examination to be | 8| reimbursed certain amount; providing for | | codification; providing an effective date; and | 9| declaring an emergency. | | | 10| | | | 11| | | | 12|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 13| SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 14|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-101.9 of Title 70, unless | | | 15|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 16| A teacher who is certified pursuant to Section 6-122.3 or 6-187 | | | 17|of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and who, at the request of the | | | 18|employing school district, takes and passes a subject area | | | 19|competency examination required by Section 6-187 of Title 70 of the | | | 20|Oklahoma Statutes to earn certification and teach an additional | | | 21|subject in the school district shall be reimbursed by the school | | | 22|district. The reimbursement shall be an amount equal to the cost of | | | 23|the subject area competency examination. | | | 24| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. | | | Req. No. 571 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | | | 2|of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby | | | 3|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | | | 4|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | | | 5| | | | 6| 59-1-571 EB 1/17/2023 7:05:01 PM | | | 7| | | | 8| | | | 9| | | | 10| | | | 11| | | | 12| | | | 13| | | | 14| | | | 15| | | | 16| | | | 17| | | | 18| | | | 19| | | | 20| | | | 21| | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 571 Page 2