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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
SENATE BILL 1119 By: Garvin
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to teachers; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
Section 6-122.3, which relates to alternative
teaching certificates; removing clock-hour limitation
for adjunct teachers; providing an effective date;
and declaring an emerg ency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -122.3, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 6-122.3. A. The State Board of Education shall grant
an alternative placement teaching certificate to a person who makes
application to the Boa rd and meets the following criteria:
1. a. holds at least a baccalaureate degree from a n
institution whose accreditation is recognized by the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and has
attained a retention grade point average of not less
than 2.50 on a 4.0 scale, or
b. has successfully completed a terminal degree, such as
a doctorate of philosophy, a doctorate in education,
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professional doctorates, a master of fine arts degree
or a master of library science degree, from an
institution accredited by a national or regional
accrediting agency which is recognized by the
Secretary of the United States Department of
Education. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education shall be consulted to verify other terminal
degrees, or
c. holds at least a bacca laureate degree from an
institution whose accreditation is recognized by the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and has
qualified work experience in a field that corresponds
to an area of certification as determined by the State
Board of Education, and
d. in addition to the requireme nts of subparagraphs a, b
and c of this paragraph, has demonstrated competency
or completed a major in a field that corresponds to an
area of specialization for an Elementary -Secondary
Certificate or a Secondary Certifi cate as determined
by the State Board of Education or a vocational -
technical certificat e as recommended by the Oklahoma
Department of Career and Technology Education;
2. Declares the intention to earn standard certification by
means of an alternative plac ement program in not more than three (3)
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years. The State Board of Education shall det ermine the subject
matter and the number of clock or semester hours required for the
professional education component for each person making application
for an alternative placement teaching certificate bas ed on the
criteria of paragraph 1 of this subsecti on.
The State Board of Education shall establish a core minimum of
six (6) semester hours or ninety (90) clock hours and a maximum of
eighteen (18) semester hours or two hundred seventy (270) clock
hours for the professional education component.
The requirements set forth in this subsection shall exclude all
student teaching requirements pursuant to the provisions of
subsection E of this section;
3. Has passed the genera l education and subject area portions
of the competency examination required in Section 6-187 of this
title in the area of specialization for which certification is
sought; and
4. Either presents a document from an accredited public school
district in this state offering employment in the ar ea of
specialization for which certification is so ught on condition that
the person enroll in an alternative placement program approved by
the State Board of Education or declares the intention to seek
employment as a teacher at an accredited public school district in
this state. The certificate granted pursuant to this subsection
shall be considered a “valid certificate of qualification ” for the
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purposes of Sections 6 -107 and 6-108 of this title, and the holder
of the certificate shall be considered an in ductee for the purposes
of Section 6-195 of this title.
B. An alternative placement teaching certificate shall be
renewed for not more than a maximum of three (3) years upon
presentation of a document from an accredite d public school district
in this state offering renewed employment in the same area of
specialization and a document from a teacher education institution
verifying satisfactory progress in an appropriate alternative
placement program.
C. Persons enrolled in an alternative placement program s hall:
1. Have never been denied admittance to a t eacher education
program approved by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education,
the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and by the
Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to offer te acher
education programs, nor have enrolled in and subsequently failed
courses necessary to successfully meet the minimum requirements of
the program, except those persons who hold a certificate;
2. Have on file with t he director of teacher education at a n
Oklahoma institution of higher education a plan for meeting standard
certification requirements within three (3) years; and
3. Participate in an induction program as required in Section
6-195 of this title and have t he same duties and responsibilities a s
other inductees.
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D. The State Board of Educatio n may grant an exception to the
requirements for certification and, upon demonstration by an
individual of specific competency in the subject area of
specialization, may grant a certificate to the individua l. The
State Board may establish other requiremen ts necessary to grant
exceptions.
E. The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, may grant an
exception to the requirement to complete a su bject area examination
for initial certification i n a field which does not require an
advanced degree pursuant to this section if the candidate has an
advanced degree in a subject that is substantially comparable to the
content assessed on a subject area e xamination. The degree shall be
from an institution accredited by a national or regional accrediting
agency which is recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department
of Education. The Commission shall provide the Bo ard with the
necessary information to determine comparability.
F. Student teaching and a prestudent teaching field experience
shall not be required of alternative placement program participants
for standard certification.
G. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules
authorizing adjunct teachers who shall be persons with distingui shed
qualifications in their field. Adjunct teachers shall not be
required to meet standard certification. Adjunct teachers shall be
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limited to two hundred seventy (27 0) clock hours of classroom
teaching per semester.
H. Each teacher education instituti on shall provide the
Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation an annual report of
information as specified by the Commission regarding participation
in the alternative placement programs offered by the i nstitution.
I. The Oklahoma Commission for Teache r Preparation shall not
accredit, renew the accreditation of, or otherwise approve any
teacher education program of any institution of higher education in
this state that has not implemented alternative pla cement programs
in at least four areas of speciali zation, including mathematics,
science and a foreign language. Each institution shall allow
individuals who meet the criteria of subsections A and C of this
section to be:
1. Admitted to an alternative pl acement program without further
qualification; and
2. Offered the opportunity to complete the requirements for
standard certification set forth in subsection A of this section
during the summer preceding and the summer following the first year
of teaching with an alternative placement teaching certificat e. Any
person seeking standard certification through an alternative
placement program shall be permitted to take necessary courses
during regular semesters if offered.
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J. The criteria specified in subsect ion I of this section can
be met through a coopera tive arrangement entered into by two or more
institutions of higher education.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2022.
SECTION 3. It being immediately nece ssary for the preservation
of the public peace, he alth or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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