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31		-	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33		-	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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35		-	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
36		-	FOR ENGROSSED
37		-	SENATE BILL NO. 332 By: Dossett and Jett of the
	28	+	ENGROSSED SENATE
	29	+	BILL NO. 332 By: Dossett and Jett of the
38	30		Senate
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40	32		and
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42		-	Vancuren and Provenzano of
43		-	the House
	34	+	Vancuren of the House
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49		-	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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51	38		An Act relating to teachers; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
52	39		Section 6-101.3, which relates to definitions for
53		-	teachers; modifying definition for career teacher;
54		-	providing an effective date; and declaring an
55		-	emergency.
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	40	+	teachers; modifying certain definition; prov iding an
	41	+	effective date; and declaring an emergency .
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61	46		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
62	47		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -101.3, is
63	48		amended to read as follows:
64		-	Section 6-101.3 As used in Section 6-101 et seq. of this title:
	49	+	Section 6-101.3. As used in Section 6-101 et seq. of this
	50	+	title:
65	51		1. “Administrator” means a duly certified person who devotes a
66	52		majority of time to service as a superintendent, eleme ntary
67	53		superintendent, principal, super visor, vice principal , or in any
68	54		other administrative or supe rvisory capacity in the school district;
	55	+	2. “Dismissal” means the discontinuance of the teaching service
	56	+	of an administrator or teacher during the term of a written
	57	+	contract, as provided by law;
	58	+	3. “Nonreemployment” means the nonrenewal of the contract o f an
	59	+	administrator or teacher upon expiration of the contract;
	60	+	4. “Career teacher” means a teacher who:
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96		-	2. “Dismissal” means the discontinuance of the teac hing service
97		-	of an administrator or teach er during the term of a written
98		-	contract, as provided by law;
99		-	3. “Nonreemployment” means the nonrenewal of the contract o f an
100		-	administrator or teacher upon expiration of the contract;
101		-	4. “Career teacher” means a teacher who:
102	87		a. is employed by a school district prior to the 201 7-
103	88		2018 school year and has completed t hree (3) or more
104	89		consecutive complete school years as a teach er in one
105	90		school district under a written continuing or
106	91		temporary teaching contract, or
107	92		b. is employed for the first time by a school district
108	93		under a written continuing or temporary teaching
109	94		contract during the 2017 -2018 school year and
110		-	thereafter, and:
	95	+	thereafter and:
111	96		(1) has completed three (3) consecutive complete
112		-	school years as a teacher in one school district
113		-	under a written continuing or tempora ry teaching
114		-	contract and has achieved a dist rict evaluation
115		-	rating of “superior” as measured pursuant to the
116		-	TLE as set forth in Section 6-101.16 of this
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	97	+	school years as a teacher in one or more school
	98	+	district districts under a written continuing or
	99	+	temporary teaching contract and has achieved a
	100	+	district evaluation rating of “superior” as
	101	+	measured pursuant to the TLE as set forth in
	102	+	Section 6-101.16 of this title for at least two
	103	+	(2) of the three (3) school years ,
	104	+	(2) has completed four (4) consecutive complete
	105	+	school years as a teacher in one or more school
	106	+	district districts under a written continuing or
	107	+	temporary teaching contract, has averaged a
	108	+	district evaluation rating of at least
	109	+	“effective” as measured pursuant to the TLE for
	110	+	the four-year period, and has received district
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146		-	(2) has completed four (4) consecutive compl ete
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148		-	under a written continuing or temp orary teaching
149		-	contract, has averaged a dis trict evaluation
150		-	rating of at least “effective” as measured
151		-	pursuant to the TLE for t he four-year period, and
152		-	has received district evaluation ratings of at
153		-	least “effective” for the last two (2) years of
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	137	+	evaluation ratings o f at least “effective” for
	138	+	the last two (2) years of the four -year period,
	139	+	or
155	140		(3) has completed four (4) or more consecutive
156		-	complete school years in one school district
157		-	under a written continuing or temporary teaching
158		-	contract and has not met the requirements of
159		-	subparagraph a or b of this p aragraph, only if
160		-	the principal of the school at which the teacher
161		-	is employed submits a petition to the
162		-	superintendent of the school district requestin g
163		-	that the teacher be granted career stat us, the
164		-	superintendent agrees with the petition, and the
165		-	school district board of education approves the
166		-	petition. The principal shall specify in the
167		-	petition the underlying facts supporting the
168		-	granting of career status to the teacher, or
	141	+	complete school years in one or more school
	142	+	district districts under a written continuing or
	143	+	temporary teaching contract and has no t met the
	144	+	requirements of subparagraph a or b of this
	145	+	paragraph, only if the principal of the school at
	146	+	which the teacher is employed submits a petition
	147	+	to the superintendent of the school district
	148	+	requesting that the teacher be granted career
	149	+	status, the superintendent agrees with the
	150	+	petition, and the school distr ict board of
	151	+	education approves the petition. The principal
	152	+	shall specify in the petition the underlying
	153	+	facts supporting the granting of career status to
	154	+	the teacher;
	155	+	5. “Teacher hearing” means the hearing before a school district
	156	+	board of education aft er a recommendation for dismissal or
	157	+	nonreemployment of a teacher has been made but before any final
	158	+	action is taken on the recommendation, held for the purp ose of
	159	+	affording the teacher all right s guaranteed by the United States
	160	+	Constitution and the Consti tution of Oklahoma under circumstances
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196		-	c. after meeting the requirements of subparagraph a or b
197		-	of this paragraph in one school district, is employed
198		-	by another school district under a written continuing
199		-	or temporary teaching contract and the board of
200		-	education of the school district has approved the
201		-	granting of career status to the teacher;
202		-	5. “Teacher hearing” means the hearing before a school district
203		-	board of education aft er a recommendation for dismissal or
204		-	nonreemployment of a teacher has been made but before any final
205		-	action is taken on the recommendat ion, held for the purpose of
206		-	affording the teacher all right s guaranteed by the United States
207		-	Constitution and the Consti tution of Oklahoma under circumstances
208	187		and for enabling the board to determine whether to approve or
209	188		disapprove the recommendation;
210	189		6. “Probationary teacher ” means a teacher who:
211	190		a. is employed by a school district prior to the 2017 -
212	191		2018 school year and h as completed fewer than three
213	192		(3) consecutive complete school years as a teacher in
214	193		one school district under a written teaching contract,
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216	195		b. is employed for the first time by a school distric t
217	196		under a written teaching contract during the 2017 -2018
218	197		school year and thereafter and has not met the
	198	+	requirements for career teacher as provided in
	199	+	paragraph 4 of this section;
	200	+	7. “Suspension” or “suspended” means the temporary
	201	+	discontinuance of the se rvices of an administrator or teacher, as
	202	+	provided by law;
	203	+	8. “Teacher” means a person defined as a teacher in Section 1 -
	204	+	116 of this title; and
	205	+	9. “District evaluation rating ” means the rating issued based
	206	+	on the components of the TLE as set forth in sub section B of Section
	207	+	6-101.16 of this title.
	208	+	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
	209	+	SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
	210	+	of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is h ereby
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246		-	requirements for career teacher as provided in
247		-	paragraph 4 of this section;
248		-	7. “Suspension” or “suspended” means the temporary
249		-	discontinuance of the se rvices of an administrator or teacher, as
250		-	provided by law;
251		-	8. “Teacher” means a person defined as a teacher in Section 1 -
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253		-	9. “District evaluation rating ” means the rating issued based
254		-	on the components of the TLE as set forth in sub section B of Section
255		-	6-101.16 of this title.
256		-	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
257		-	SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservati on
258		-	of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is h ereby
259	237		declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
260	238		be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
	239	+	Passed the Senate the 13th day of March, 2023.
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262		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: C OMMITTEE ON COMMON EDUCATION, dated 04/11/2023
263		-	- DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.
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	243	+	Presiding Officer of the Senate
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	246	+	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
	247	+	2023.
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	251	+	Presiding Officer of the House
	252	+	of Representatives
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