An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2749 By: Baker and Hill of the House
and
Pugh of the Senate
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2011,
Section 1210.508D, as amended by Section 2, Chapter
171, O.S.L. 2012 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020 , Section
1210.508D), which relates to the Reading Sufficiency
Act; requiring certain districts to provide certain
professional development and training; directing the
Department to approve certain programs; and
eliminating requirement to promulgate certain rules .
SUBJECT: Schools
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2011, Section 1210.508D,
as amended by Section 2, Chapter 171, O.S.L. 2012 (70 O.S. Supp.
2020, Section 1210.508D), is amended to r ead as follows:
Section 1210.508D A. Contingent on the provision of
appropriated funds designated for the Reading Sufficiency Act,
school districts may be allocated monies for each enrolled
kindergarten student or first -, second- and third-grade student of
the current school year, including any student who has been retained
in the third grade pursuant to Section 1210.508C of this title, who
is found to be in need of remediation or intervention in reading.
The allocation shall be distributed to each scho ol district upon
approval of the reading sufficiency plan for the school district by
the State Department of Education and the submittal of a child -count
report to the Department that details the number of students
identified as needing remediation or inte rvention in reading. To
determine a per-student allocation amount, the total amount of funds
available for allocation each year shall be divided by the total
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or intervention in reading a s provided for in Section 1210.508C of
this title. Each school district shall be allocated an amount equal
to the per-student allocation amount multiplied by the number of
identified students enrolled in the school district.
B. The State Board of Educat ion shall promulgate rules for the
administration of reimbursements. Beginning with the 2022 -2023
school year, districts receiving more than Two Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ($2,500.00) pursuant to subsection A of this section shall
spend no less than te n percent (10%) to provide professional
development for teachers teaching prekindergarten through grade
five. The professional development shall include training in the
science of how students learn to read as well as instructional
materials required for implementation.
C. By June 30, 2022 , the Department shall approve and publish a
list of professional development programs that are evidence -based
and directly address the cognitive science of how students learn to
read for which districts are permitted t o use the funds received
under this section.
C. D. If a teacher attends and completes a professional
development institute in elementary reading approved by the Oklahoma
Commission for Teacher Preparation during the summer or when school
is not in session, the teacher may receive a stipend equal to the
amount of the cost for a substitute teacher, based on the amount of
funds allocated.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 2nd day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 22nd day of April, 2021.
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: _________________________________