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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 4390 By: Baker
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to teachers; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
Section 6-204.1, which relates to the Education
Leadership Oklahoma Act; adding defini tions; amending
70 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -212, which relates to a
micro-credential program for teachers ; restricting
program eligibility to certif ied teachers; including
certain micro-credential stacks, endorsements, and
micro-credentials in program; modifying how awarded
micro-credentials may be used; authorizing rule
promulgation to implement program ; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKL AHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -204.1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 6-204.1 For purposes of the Education Leadership
Oklahoma Act:
1. "Salary bonus" means additional monies granted to eligible
teachers as provided for in subsection I of Sect ion 6-204.2 of this
title maintaining National Board certification;
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2. "Salary increment" means the National Board certification
salary category as set forth in Section 3 18-114.14 of this act
title which is granted to eligible teachers as provided for in
subsection I of Section 6-204.2 of this title maintaining National
Board certification;
3. "Certification" means National Board certification;
4. "Commission" means the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher
Preparation;
5. "National Board" means the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards;
6. "National Board certification " means National Board
certification as provided by the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards; and
7. "Teacher" means a classroom teacher, counselor, or librarian
employed by a public school district on a full-time basis;
8. "Digital badge" means a web-based artifact that contains
metadata which documents a teacher's completion of a specific skill
or set of skills and can be shared and verified electronically;
9. "Endorsement" means a certification earned by a certified
teacher who completes a micro-credential stack which, where
applicable, may be used in lieu of the subject area competency
examination required by Section 6-187 of this title for subject
areas that are substantially equal to the content covered in a
stack;
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10. "Micro-credential" means a postsecondary credential to
support teacher instruction comprised of a coherent set of
measurable activities or pr ojects that provide specific career
critical skills, competencies, and knowledge that ca n be readily
implemented in a school setting. Micro-credentials may be used to
meet the professional development program requirements established
in Section 6-194 of this title; and
11. "Micro-credential stack" or "stack" means a series of
micro-credentials that collectively address a broad range of
content-area knowledge or skills and which may be completed to earn
an endorsement.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-212, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 6-212. A. The State Department of Education in
coordination with the Commission for Educational Quality and
Accountability shall establish a micro -credential program within one
hundred twenty (120) days after the effective date of this act for
the purpose of permitting any teacher candidate or certified teacher
who holds a certificate to teach to complete additional coursew ork
and earn micro-credentials in science, technology, engineeri ng and
mathematics (STEM) endorsement areas including computer science.
The micro-credential program shall include, but is not limited to:
1. Micro-credential stacks supporting science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics ( STEM) integration, provided any
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endorsements earned upon completion sh all not substitute for the
subject area competency examinations in science, technology ,
engineering, and mathematics;
2. Endorsements for Elementary Computer Science and Secondary
Computer Science; and
3. A micro-credential for the purpose of permitting any teacher
to complete additional course work to earn a micro -credential in
dyslexia.
B. The State Department of Educatio n and, in consultation with
the Commission for Educational Q uality and Accountability and the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, shall convene a working
group including pertinent education stakeholders to determine how if
any micro-credential awarded pursuant to a ny micro-credential
program established pursuant to subsection A of this section will
may be used and such uses shall include:
1. To award add-on endorsements to teachers in STEM endorsement
areas including computer science;
2. In in lieu of the subject area co mpetency examination
required by Section 6-187 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes this
title; and
3. To meet the professional development program requirements
established in Section 6 -194 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes .
C. Any course offered thro ugh a micro-credential program
established pursuant to subsection A of this section may be offered
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in person, online or in a blended format of in -person and online
instruction.
D. The State Board of Education , in consultation with the
Commission for Educa tional Quality and Accountability and the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, shall promulgate rules
as necessary to implement the micro-credential program and ensure
that rigor and content adequately prepares teachers to provide
quality instruction.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective N ovember 1, 2022.
58-2-10554 EK 02/15/22