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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
March 1, 2022
AS AMENDED
SENATE BILL NO. 1119 By: Garvin of the Senate
and
Hilbert of the House
[ teachers - alternative teaching certificates -
effective date -
emergency ]
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 Board and meets the following criteria:
1. a. holds at least a baccalaureate degree from an
institution whose accreditation is recognized by the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and has
attained a retention grade po int 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,
professional doctorates, a master of fine arts degree
or a master of library science degree, from an
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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 baccalaureate 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 determine d 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 Certificate as determined
by the State Board of Education or a vocational -
technical certificate as recommended by the Oklahoma
Department of Career and Technology Education;
2. Declares the intention to earn standard certificatio n by
means of an alternative placement program in not more than three (3)
years. The State Board of Education shall determine the subject
matter and the number of clock or semester hours required for the
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professional education component for each person ma king application
for an alternative placement teaching certificate bas ed on the
criteria of paragraph 1 of this subsection.
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 s ection;
3. Has passed the general 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 accredi ted public school
district in this state offering employment in the ar ea of
specialization for which certification is sought on condition that
the person enroll in an alternative placement program approved by
the State Board of Education or declares the in tention 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
purposes of Sections 6 -107 and 6-108 of this title, and the holder
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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 accredited 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 teacher education
program approved by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education,
the North Central Association of Colleges and Scho ols 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 cer tificate;
2. Have on file with the 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 Secti on
6-195 of this title and have the same duties and responsibilities a s
other inductees.
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D. The State Board of Education may grant an exception to the
requirements for certification and, upon demonstration by an
individual of specific competency in the su bject area of
specialization, may grant a certificate to the individua l. The
State Board may establish other requirements necessary to grant
exceptions.
E. The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
Commission for Educational Quality and Acco untability, may grant an
exception to the requirement to complete a su bject area examination
for initial certification in a field which does not require an
advanced degree pursuant to this section if the candidate has an
advanced degree in a subject that i s 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 Board 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 distinguished
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 (270) clock hours of classroom
teaching per semester.
H. Each teacher education institution shall provide the
Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation an annual report of
information as specified by the Commission regardin g participation
in the alternative placement programs offered by the i nstitution.
I. The Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation shall not
accredit, renew the accreditation of, or otherwise approve any
teacher education program of any institution of h igher education in
this state that has not implemented alternative pla cement programs
in at least four areas of specialization , including mathematics,
science and a foreign language. Each institution shall allow
individuals who meet the criteria of subsec tions 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 certificate. 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 cooperative arrangement entered into by two or more
institutions of higher education.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effecti ve July 1, 2022.
SECTION 3. It being immediately nece ssary for the preservation
of the public peace, health 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 aft er its passage and approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
March 1, 2022 - DO PASS AS AMENDED