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331 BILL NO. 3564 By: McBride, Fugate, Baker,
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42+[ teachers - teacher preparation scholarships -
43+Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship and Employ ment
44+Incentive Program - effective date –
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50+AUTHOR: Add the following House Coauthors: Conley and Waldron
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52+AUTHOR: Add the following Senate Coauthor: Stephens
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56+AMENDMENT NO. 2. Page 1, line 23, insert after the words “state
57+public” the words “higher education institutions ”
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63+“institutions” and before t he word “and” the
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138+BILL NO. 3564 By: McBride, Fugate, Baker,
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18-An Act relating to teachers; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
19-Section 698.1, which r elates to teacher preparation
20-scholarships; describing program purpose; creating
21-the Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship and
22-Employment Incentive Program; providing program
23-eligibility criteria ; including payment of specified
24-costs and fees; listing schola rship amounts for
25-participants; specifying maximum scholarship amount
26-per participant; modifying membership and duties of
27-certain committee; setting minimum years of teaching
28-for program; listing standards for program
29-participants; providing for incentive payments after
30-graduation and upon certain employment; providing
31-annual amount of incentive and including incentive
32-cap; requiring execution of certain agreements;
33-declaring certain participant s ineligible for
34-program; authorizing Chancellor to contract wi th
35-certain entities; permitting re duction in payments if
36-funds are insufficient; allowing funds to be set
37-aside at certain time; authorizing use of funds for
38-program administration; providing a n effective date;
39-and declaring an emergency.
151+[ teachers - teacher preparation scholarships -
152+Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship and Employment
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44-SUBJECT: Teachers
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46-BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA: ENR. H. B. NO. 3564 Page 2
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159+BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA:
48160 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 698.1, is
49161 amended to read as follows:
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51162 Section 698.1 A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
52163 Education are authorized to shall establish and maintain an
53164 incentive scholarship program and teacher employment incentive
54165 program, as funding is available, to encourage the preparation of
55166 public school teachers for prekindergarten throu gh twelfth grade,
56167 including minority teachers, in critical shortage areas for the
57-public schools at one or more of the Ok lahoma all state public
58-higher education institutions or private higher education
59-institutions accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of this title and
60-incentivize employment as public teachers for prekindergarten
61-through twelfth grade in the state for at least five (5) years, to
62-be known as the Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship and Employ ment
63-Incentive Program. Prospective teachers, whether planning to pursue
64-an undergraduate teacher education program or to become qualified to
65-teach after earning a bachelor's degree in a critical shortage area,
66-at an accredited Oklaho ma teacher preparation program shall be
67-considered if they have graduated from an Oklahoma high school with
68-a grade point average ranking them in the to p fifteen percent (15%)
69-of their graduating class, meet the higher education admission
70-standards, and declare a major in an approved Oklahoma teacher
71-preparation degree program leading to a standard teaching
72-certificate. To the extent that funds are avail able, scholarships
73-of One Thousand Five Hund red Dollars ($1,500.00) per year, renewable
74-for up to three (3) additional years for qualified students meeting
75-satisfactory academic progress standards in completing a teacher
76-preparation degree program leading to a standard teaching
77-certificate, shall be awarded to cover costs of tuition, general
78-enrollment fees, other fees, books, materials, and services provided
79-by the institution, including ro om and board, in the following
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168+public schools at one or more of the Ok lahoma all state public or
169+private higher education institutions and incentivize employment as
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196+public teachers for prekindergarten thro ugh twelfth grade in the
197+state for at least five (5) years, to be known as the Oklahoma
198+Future Teacher Scholarship and Employ ment Incentive Program.
199+Prospective teachers, whether planning to pursue an undergraduate
200+teacher education program or to become qualified to teach after
201+earning a bachelor's degree in a critical shortage area, at an
202+accredited Oklahoma teacher preparation program shall be considered
203+if they have graduated from an Oklahoma high school with a grade
204+point average ranking them in the to p fifteen percent (15%) of their
205+graduating class, meet the higher education admission standa rds, and
206+declare a major in an approved Oklahoma teacher preparation degree
207+program leading to a standard teaching certificate . To the extent
208+that funds are avail able, scholarships of One Thousand Five Hund red
209+Dollars ($1,500.00) per year, renewable for up to three (3)
210+additional years for qualified students meeting satisfactory
211+academic progress standards in completing a teacher preparation
212+degree program leading to a standard teaching certificate, shall be
213+awarded to cover costs of tuition, general enrollment fees, other
214+fees, books, materials, and services provided by the institution,
215+including room and board, in the following manner:
82216 1. One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per academic year for up to
83217 three (3) academic yea rs for full-time students who have earned less
84218 than ninety (90) credit hours; and
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86245 2. Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) for the final
87246 academic year for full-time students who have earned ninety (90) or
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90-The maximum amount of scholarship funds awarded as provided in this
91-subsection to any qualified student shall not exceed Five Thousand
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249+exceed Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($5,500.00).
94250 B. It is the intent of the Ok lahoma Legislature that the
95251 Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education create a committee
96252 composed of educators, teacher educators from the participating
97253 institutions, other professionals from the shortage area fields, and
98254 representatives of the public sc hools and the State Department of
99255 Education to recommend provide recommendations to the State Regents
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109261 4. Any other criteria or procedures deemed neces sary by the
110262 State Regents to improve effectiveness of the program .
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112263 The committee shall prepare and deliver a report on the program
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115265 C. Each scholarship participant, prior to entry into the
116266 program, shall have agreed to teach in the shortage areas in the an
117267 Oklahoma public schools prekindergarten through twelfth grade school
118268 of this state for a minimum of three (3) five (5) consecutive years
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119295 upon graduation and licensure as a teacher. Any scholarship
120296 participant failing to maintain a 2 .5 grade point average, changing
121297 to an inappropriate ineligible area of study, failing to meet
122298 satisfactory academic progress standards, withdrawing or otherwise
123299 leaving school, or failing to meet requirements for licensure and
124300 certification to teach as established by law shall be subject to
125301 disqualification from the program.
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128303 authorized to make employment incen tive payments pursuant to the
129304 provisions of this section to program participants who are employed
130305 as traditionally certified teachers in Oklahoma public
131306 prekindergarten through twelfth grade schools following graduation .
132307 Incentive payments may be awarded fo llowing each consecutive year of
133308 satisfactory service as documented by the employing school district,
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135310 provided in subsection A of this section, upon graduation from an
136311 accredited Oklahoma teacher preparation degree program. The maximum
137312 amount of employment incentive payments for any qualified
138313 participant shall be Four Thousand Dollars ( $4,000.00) per year for
139314 up to five (5) years, not to exceed a total of Twenty Thousand
140315 Dollars ($20,000.00) per participant.
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143317 require the execution of appropriate contracts with eligible program
144318 participants. Participants failing to comply with the requirements
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145345 of this section or failing to provide current c ontact information
146346 shall not be eligible for the employment incentive payments provided
147347 for in this section. The Chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regent s
148348 for Higher Education, with the approval of the State Regent s, may
149349 contract with any other appropriate organization or unit of
150350 government for the administration of the provisions of this section.
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153352 incentive payments to qualified participants during any fiscal year,
154353 the Chancellor may make redu ctions in the payments made to qualified
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157355 G. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may, at the
158356 time an award is mad e on behalf of the Oklahoma Future Teacher
159357 Scholarship and Employment Incentive Program, set aside funds for
160358 the full commitment made to an eligible student.
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162359 H. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may utilize
163360 Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship and Employment Incenti ve Program
164361 designated funds for administration of the program.
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166362 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2022.
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168363 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
169364 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
170365 declared to exist, by reason whereo f this act shall take effect and
171366 be in full force from and after it s passage and approval.
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192-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
193-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
194-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
195-By: _________________________________
196-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
197-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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201- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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203-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
204-Received by the Office o f the Secretary of State this __________
205-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
206-By: _________________________________