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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
HOUSE BILL 1886 By: Waldron
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to teacher certification; requiring
the State Department of Educatio n to code initial
teacher certification; creating the Data Governance
Council; prescribing duties of Council; providing for
membership of Council; establishing deadlines for
initial appointment and meeting of Council;
prescribing frequency of meetings; set ting meeting
quorum requirement; providing staffing and sup port
for Council; prohibiting compensation for members of
Council; subjecting Council to the Oklahoma Open
Meeting Act and Oklahoma Open Records Act; providing
exemption from dual office-holding prohibitions;
providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6 -188.1 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numberi ng, reads as follows:
The State Department of Education shall develop a syst em to code
initial teacher certificatio n in order to report data on the
pathways for initial teacher certification, inclu ding emergency
certification and full-time adjunct certification. Req. No. 6652 Page 2
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes a s Section 6-188.2 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby created the Data Governance Council.
B. The Council shall:
1. Monitor and evaluate the impact of each teacher
certification pathway, including emergency certification and full-
time adjunct certification, as reported by the State Department of
Education pursuant to Section 1 of this act, on education outcomes
in the state;
2. Identify essential data e lements indicative of teache r
workforce quality and ensure these element s are appropriately
defined and standardized for acceptable uses across certification
pathways; and
3. Establish best practices in data management and storage
processes to ensure security, privacy, and appropriate integration.
C. The Council shall be c omprised of thirteen (13) members as
follows:
1. The Chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education, or designee;
2. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction, or d esignee;
3. The Secretary of Education, or designee;
4. The Executive Director of the Office of Educational Quality
and Accountability, or designee; Req. No. 6652 Page 3
5. One member who is an empl oyee of the State Department of
Education, designated by the State Superinte ndent of Public
Instruction;
6. One member who is part of an organiza tion or association
representing school district boards of education in the state,
appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives;
7. One member who is part of an org anization or association
representing school administrators in the sta te, appointed by the
President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate;
8. One member who is an elementary o r secondary public school
teacher in the state, appointed by the Governor; a nd
9. Five members representing deans, directors, or coordinators
from accredited, university-based educator preparation programs in
the state, appointed as follows:
a. two members appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma
House of Representatives,
b. two members appointed by the P resident Pro Tempore of
the Oklahoma State S enate, and
c. one member appointed by the Governor.
D. Appointments to the Council shall be made by no later than
December 1, 2023. The first meeting of the Council shall be called
by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction no later than
February 1, 2024. At the first meeting, the mem bers of the Council
shall elect a chair and vice -chair from among the m embers. Meetings Req. No. 6652 Page 4
of the Council shall be held at least quarterly at the cal l of the
chair. Members shall serve at the pleasure of their appointi ng
authorities. A majority of the memb ers of the Council shall
constitute a quorum to transact business, but no vacancy shall
impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all o f the
powers of the Counci l. A vacancy on the Council shall be filled by
the original appointing authority. The State Department of
Education, Office of Educational Quality and A ccountability, and the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall pro vide staff,
support, and information as requested by the Council.
E. Members of the Council shall receive no compensation for
serving on the Council.
F. The Council shall act in accordance with the provisions of
the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act and the Okla homa Open Records Act.
G. Members who serve on the Council shall be e xempt from the
dual office-holding prohibitions of Section 6 of Title 51 of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 202 3.
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