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3	34		BILL NO. 2749 By: Baker and Hill of the House
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5	36		and
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7	38		Pugh of the Senate
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	43	+	[ schools - Reading Sufficiency Act - professional
	44	+	development and training ]
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14		-	An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2011,
15		-	Section 1210.508D, as amended by Section 2, Chapter
16		-	171, O.S.L. 2012 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020 , Section
17		-	1210.508D), which relates to the Reading Sufficiency
18		-	Act; requiring certain districts to provide certain
19		-	professional development and training; directing the
20		-	Department to approve certain programs; and
21		-	eliminating requirement to promulgate certain rules .
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24		-	SUBJECT: Schools
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26	49		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEO PLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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28	50		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2011, Section 1210.508D,
29	51		as amended by Section 2, Chapter 171, O.S.L. 2012 (70 O.S. Supp.
30	52		2020, Section 1210.508D), is amended to read as follows:
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32		-	Section 1210.508D A. Contingent on the provision of
	53	+	Section 1210.508D. A. Contingent on the provision of
33	54		appropriated funds designated for the Reading Sufficiency Act,
34	55		school districts may be allocated monies for each enrolled
35	56		kindergarten student or first -, second- and third-grade student of
36	57		the current school year, including any student who has been retained
37	58		in the third grade pursuant to Section 1210.508C of this title, who
38	59		is found to be in need of remediation or intervention in reading.
39	60		The allocation shall be distributed to each school district upon
40	61		approval of the readin g sufficiency plan for the school district by
41	62		the State Department of Education and the submittal of a child -count
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42	90		report to the Department that details the number of students
43	91		identified as needing remediation or intervention in readin g. To
44	92		determine a per-student allocation amount, the total amount of funds
45	93		available for allocation each year shall be divided by the total
46		-	number of students in the state identified as in need of remediation ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 2749 Page 2~~
	94	+	number of students in the state identified as in need of remediation
47	95		or intervention in reading as provided for in Section 1210.508C of
48	96		this title. Each school district shall be allocated an amount equal
49	97		to the per-student allocation amount multiplied by the number of
50	98		identified students enrolled in the school district.
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52	99		B. The State Board of Education shall promulgat e rules for the
53	100		administration of reimbursements. Beginning with the 2022 -2023
54	101		school year, districts receiving more than Two Thousand Five Hundred
55	102		Dollars ($2,500.00) pursuant to subsection A of this section shall
56	103		spend no less than ten percent (10%) to provide professional
57	104		development for teachers teaching prekindergarten through grade
58	105		five. The professional development shall include training in the
59	106		science of how students learn to read as well as instructional
60	107		materials required for implementation.
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62	108		C. By June 30, 2022, the Department shall approve and publish a
63	109		list of professional development programs that are evidence -based
64	110		and directly address the cognitive science of how students learn to
65	111		read for which districts are permitted to use the funds rece ived
66	112		under this section.
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68	140		C. D. If a teacher attends and completes a professional
69	141		development institute in elementary reading approved by the Oklahoma
70	142		Commission for Teacher Preparation during the summer or when school
71	143		is not in session, the teacher may re ceive a stipend equal to the
72	144		amount of the cost for a substitute teacher, based on the amount of
73	145		funds allocated.
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75		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 2nd day of March, 2021.
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84		-	Passed the Senate the 22nd day of April, 2021.
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93		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
94		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
95		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
96		-	By: _________________________________
97		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
98		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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102		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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104		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
105		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
106		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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