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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
SENATE BILL 1626 By: Pugh
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to teacher certification; amend ing 70
O.S. 2021, Section 6 -190, which relates to
contracting with certified teachers; allo wing each
school district board of education to approve and
submit to the State Department of Education a
framework for issuance of cert ain teaching
certificates; removing language establishing
qualifications for certain certificates; providing
for contents of framework; providing for evaluation
and review of frameworks; allowing teachers with
certain certificates to be exempt from certain
evaluation; allowing school districts to recommend
teachers for certain certificates during certain time
periods; allowing certain teachers to receive
additional training opportunities; updating
references; providing terms of contract for teachers
with certain certificate ; modifying terms of
contracts for teachers with cert ain certificates;
providing for funding of adminis tration; creating the
Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund; specifying
sources of fund; providing for expenditures ;
providing purpose of fund; updating statutory
language; providing for codification; providing an
effective date; and declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -190, is
amended to read as follows:
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Section 6-190. A. The board of education of each school
district shall employ and contract in writing, as required in
Section 6-101 of this title, only with persons certified to teach by
the State Board of Education in accordance with the Oklahoma Teacher
Preparation Act, except as otherwise provided for by Section 6 -101
of this title and by other law.
B. The Board shall issue a certificate to teach to any person
who:
1. Has successfully completed th e teacher education program
required by the Commission for Educat ional Quality and
Accountability;
2. Has graduated from an accredited i nstitution of higher
education that has approval or accreditation for teacher education;
3. Has met all other requirem ents as may be established by the
Board;
4. Has made the necessa ry application and paid the competency
examination fee in an amount and as prescribed by the Commission;
5. Has successfully completed the competency examination
required in Section 6 -187 of this title; and
6. Beginning November 1, 2001, has on file with the Board a
current Oklahoma criminal history record from the Oklahoma State
Bureau of Investigation as well as a national criminal history
record check as defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
Statutes. Upon receipt of the Oklahoma crimin al history record, the
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Board may issue a temporary certificate which sha ll be effective
until receipt of the national fingerprint -based criminal history
record. The person applying for a cer tificate shall be responsible
for the cost of the criminal histor y records.
C. The Board shall issue a certificate to teach to any perso n
who:
1. Holds an out-of-state certificate and meets the requirements
set forth in subsection G of this section;
2. Holds certification from the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards;
3. Holds an out-of-country certificate and meets the
requirements set forth in subsection F of this section; or
4. Has successfully completed a competency examination used i n
the majority of other states or comparable customized exam and meets
the requirements set forth in subsection H of this section.
D. Beginning July 1, 2004, any person applying for initial
Oklahoma certification shall have on file with the Board a curren t
Oklahoma criminal history record from the Oklahoma State Bureau of
Investigation as well as a national criminal history record check as
defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Upon
receipt of the Oklahoma criminal history record, the Board may issue
a temporary certificate which shall be effect ive until receipt of
the national fingerprint -based criminal history rec ord. The person
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applying for a certificate shall be responsible for the cost of the
criminal history records.
E. Any person holding a valid certificate, issued prior to
January 1, 1997, shall be a certified teacher for purposes of the
Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act, subject to any professional
development requirements prescribed by the Oklahoma Teacher
Preparation Act or by the State Board of Education.
F. 1. The Board shall issue a certificate to teach to a person
who holds a valid out -of-country certificate and meets any
requirements established by the Board. The certificate to teach
shall only be for those subject areas and grade levels most closely
aligned to the subject areas and grade levels recognized on the out-
of-country certificate.
2. A person who meets the requirements of paragraph 1 of this
subsection shall not be required to take any competency examinat ions
in those subject areas and grade levels most closely aligned to the
subject areas and grade levels recognized on the out -of-country
certificate.
3. A person who meets the requirements of paragraph 1 of this
subsection shall have on file with the Boar d a current Oklahoma
criminal history record check from the Oklah oma State Bureau of
Investigation as well as a national criminal history record check as
defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Upon
receipt of the Oklahoma criminal history record check, the Board may
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issue a temporary certificate which shall be effective until receipt
of the national fingerprint -based criminal history record check.
The person applying for a certificate shall be responsible for the
cost of the criminal history record checks.
4. The Board shall promulgate rules es tablishing a process by
which out-of-country certificates will be review ed and evaluated for
purposes of awarding a certificate to teach pursuant to this
subsection.
G. 1. The Board shall i ssue a certificate to teach to a person
who holds a valid out -of-state certificate. The certificate to
teach shall only be for those sub ject areas and grade levels most
closely aligned to the subject areas and grade levels recognized on
the out-of-state certificate.
2. A person who meets the requirements of paragraph 1 of this
subsection shall not be required to take any competency examin ations
in those subject areas and grade levels most closely aligned to the
subject areas and grade levels recognized on the out-of-state
certificate.
3. A person who meets the require ments of this subsection shall
have on file with the Board a current Okl ahoma criminal history
record check from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as well
as a national criminal hist ory record check as defined in Section
150.9 of Title 74 of the O klahoma Statutes. Upon receipt of the
Oklahoma criminal history record check, the Board may issue a
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temporary certificate which shall be effective until receipt of the
national fingerprint -based criminal history record check. The
person applying for a ce rtificate shall be responsible for the cost
of the criminal history reco rd checks.
H. 1. The Board shall issue a certificate to teach to a person
who has successfully completed a competency exam used in a majority
of the other states. The certificate to teach shall only be for
those subject areas and grade levels that corre spond with a
certification area used in Oklahoma this state.
2. A person who meets the requirements of paragraph 1 of this
subsection shall have on file with the Board a current Oklahoma
criminal history record check from the Oklahoma State Bureau of
Investigation as well as a national criminal history record check as
defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. U pon
receipt of the Oklahoma criminal history record check, the Bo ard may
issue a temporary certificate which shall be effectiv e until receipt
of the national fingerprint -based criminal history record check.
The person applying for a certificate shall be r esponsible for the
cost of the criminal history record checks.
I. The Board shall issue a Each school district board of
education may adopt and submit to the State Department of Education
for approval a framework providing qualifications for the issuance
of advanced, lead, and master teaching certificate certificates to
any person who upon application:
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1. Has successfully compl eted the requirements of this
subsection;
2. Has a minimum of five (5) years of experience as a teacher;
3. Participates in a meaningful individualized program of
professional development, as p rovided for in Section 6-101.10 of
this title;
4. Has earned a “highly effective” or “superior” rating
pursuant to Section 6 -101.16 of this title; and
5. May have a teaching load of not more than seventy -five
percent (75%) student instruction to allow th e teacher to mentor
other teachers.
J. 1. The Board shall i ssue a master teaching certificate to
any person who upon application:
a. has successfully completed the requirements of this
subsection,
b. has a minimum of seven (7) years of experience as a
teacher, and
c. (1) has earned a “superior” rating pursuant to
Section 6-101.16 of this title, or
(2) has earned a “highly effective” rating pursuant
to Section 6-101.16 of this title and holds or
has held a National Board certification from the
National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards.
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2. Teachers with a m aster teaching certificate may assume
leadership roles that include but are n ot limited to:
a. the planning and delivery of professional development
activities designed to improve instructional
strategies,
b. the facilitation of an instructional leadership team
within the building or school district in which the
lead teacher is assigned, and
c. the mentoring of other teachers and participation in
evaluations of other teachers.
3. Teachers with a master teaching certificate may have a
teaching load of not m ore than fifty percent (50%) student
instruction to allow the lead teacher to spend time on:
a. co-teaching,
b. co-planning,
c. peer reviews, and
d. other duties mutually agreed upon by the
superintendent and the master teacher, and may be used
to satisfy the qualitative evaluation component for
teachers as required by Section 6 -101.16 of this title
by performing the duties set forth in this paragraph
teachers employed by the school district.
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1. The framework established pursuant to this subsectio n shall
provide for identification of high quality teachers employed by the
school district including at a minimum:
a. a teacher observation component which may be the same
as that used by the district for its written policy of
evaluation and corresponding professi onal development
adopted pursuant to Section 6-101.10 of this title.
Districts may adopt an alternative observation rubric
if the State Department of Education verifies it shows
evidence of validity and reliability, and
b. a student performance component that includes student
growth measures. The student performance component
may include summative or formative pre- and post-
tests, value-added measures, student learning
objectives, and student portfolios.
2. The framework established pursuant to th is subsection may
include additional factors including but not limited to student
surveys, teacher leadership responsibilities, teacher mentorship
responsibilities, family surveys, demonstrati on of district core
values, teacher peer survey s, and contributions to the broader
school community.
J. The State Department of Education shall evaluate frameworks
submitted by school districts pursuant to sub section I of this
section to determine whether the y show evidence of validity and
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reliability. After initial approva l, the Department shall review
and validate frameworks biannually.
K. Teachers with advanced, lead, or master teaching
certificates employed by a school district that has adopted an
alternative observati on rubric approved by the State Department of
Education pursuant to subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection I
of this section may be exempt from the written policy of evaluation
and corresponding professional development adopted by the school
district board of education pursuant to Section 6-101.10 of this
title.
L. A school district that receives approval for its framework
adopted pursuant to subsection I of this section may recommend
teachers to the State Board of Education for advanced, lead, or
master teaching certificates prior to the beginning of the school
year and prior to the beginning of the second semester.
M. Teachers with advanced, lead, or master teaching
certificates may be placed into professional development cohor ts and
provided additional training opportunities from the S tate Department
of Education.
K. N. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
implement a renewal schedule and associated fees for advanced, lead,
and master teaching certificates. The rules shall allow a teach er
that no longer meets the requirements of a an advanced, lead, or
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master teaching certificate to make application for the standard
teaching certificate.
L. O. The terms of the contracts issued to those holding
advanced, lead, and master teaching certifi cates shall include the
following:
1. Advanced: an additional five (5) days to be us ed to
strengthen instructional leadership. A person with an advanced
teaching certificate shall receive an annual salary supplement of at
least Three Thousand Dollars ($ 3,000.00) or the district’s daily
rate of pay, whichever is higher, in addition to t he salary for
which the teacher qualifies pursuant to Section 18 -114.14 of this
title. The salary supplement amount shall be matched by an equal
amount from the Teacher Em powerment Revolving Fund created pursuant
to Section 2 of this act. A person with an advanced teaching
certificate who is employed by a school district with an average
daily attendance of less than one thousand students or a school
district that receives funds pursuant to Title I, Part A of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as
reauthorized by P.L. No. 114-95, also known as the Every Student
Succeeds Act (ESSA), shall receive an addition al salary supplement
of One Thousand Five Hundr ed Dollars ($1,500.00);
2. Lead: an additional t en (10) days to be used to strengthen
instructional leadership. A person with a lead teaching certificate
shall receive an annual salary supplement of at least Three Thousand
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Dollars ($3,000.00) Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or the
district’s daily rate of pay, whichever is higher, in addition to
the salary for which the teacher qualifies pursuant to Section 18 -
114.14 of this title . The salary supplement amount shall be matched
by an equal amount from the Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund
created pursuant to Section 2 of this act. A person with a lead
teaching certificate who is employed by a school district with an
average daily attendance of less than one thousand students or a
school district that receives funds pursuant to Title I, Part A of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as
reauthorized by P.L. No. 114-95, also known as the Every Student
Succeeds Act (ESSA), shall receive an addition al salary supplement
of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00); and
2. 3. Master: an additional fifteen (15) days to be used to
strengthen leadership. A person with a master teaching certificat e
shall receive an annual salary supplement of at least Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00) Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or the
district’s daily rate of pay, whichever is higher, in addition to
the salary for which the teacher qualifies pursuant to Section 18 -
114.14 of this title . The salary supplement amount shall be matched
by an equal amount from the Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund
created pursuant to Section 2 of this act. A person with a master
teaching certificate who is employed by a school district with an
average daily attendance of less than one thousand students or a
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school district that receives funds pursuant to Title I, Par t A of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as
reauthorized by P.L. No. 114-95, also known as the Every Student
Succeeds Act (ESSA), shall receive an addition al salary supplement
of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
If a person with a an advanced, lead, or master teaching
certificate changes school districts during the life of the
certificate, the terms of the contracts required in this subsection
shall be subject to approval by the new employing school district.
M. 1. Any person who is eligible for a lead or master teaching
certificate described in this section shall make application for the
following school year with the State Board of Education. The
application shall include a reco mmendation from the local board of
education and determination that the applicant has met the statutory
criteria. In reviewing an application, the local school board of
education and the superintendent shall consider the ability of the
school district to fulfill the additional requirements described in
subsections I and J of this section before making a recommendation
to the State Board of Education.
2. The State Department of Education shall develop an
application to implement the provisions of this subs ection and make
it available to school districts.
N. P. Beginning in the 2021-2022 2022-2023 school year, the
Department shall make the teaching certificates provided for in this
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section available for any person who has received a recommendation
from their local employing school district board of education and
who meets the eligibility criteri a established in the school
district’s framework adopted pursuant to subsection I of this
section.
O. For the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years, the Department
shall identify school districts to implement the tea ching
certificates provided for in this section on a pilot program basis
with the assistance of public -private partnerships, funding fro m
philanthropic organizations or federal grants.
P. The Department shall seek funding necessary for the
administration of this section. If funding Q. Funding for the
administration of the advanced, lead, and master teaching
certificates listed in subsections I and J including salary
supplements required by subsection O of this section shall be
provided on a first come, f irst served basis subject to availability
of funding. If funding for the administration of the advanced,
lead, and master teaching certificates is not available, the
Department shall not be required to ful fill the requirements listed
in subsections L, M, N and O and P of this section.
Q. R. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to
implement the provisions of this act section.
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SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-190.2 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund
for the State Department of Education to be designated the “Teacher
Empowerment Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund,
not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all
monies received by the State Department of Education from
appropriations from the General Revenue Fund and the Oklahoma
Education Lottery Trust Fund . All monies accruing to the credit of
the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by
the State Department of Education for the purpose of providing
matching salary supplement funds pursuant to t he provisions of
subsection O of Section 6-190 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes .
Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the
State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the
Director of the Office of Manageme nt and Enterprise Services for
approval and payment.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2022.
SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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