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331 BILL NO. 2679 By: Baker and West (Tammy) of
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8- Rader, Thompson (Kristen),
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40+An Act relating to teacher certification; amending 70
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52+AUTHOR: Add the following Senate Coauthors: Thompson (Kristen),
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60+“An Act relating to s chools; making an appropriation
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63+establish certain pilot program to employ a literacy
64+instructional team; providing for technical
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70+establishing minimum criteria for team employees;
71+providing hiring preferences for team members with
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106+BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
107+SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the State Board of
108+Education from any monies not otherwise appropriated from the
109+General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury for the fiscal year
110+beginning July 1, 2023, the sum of Ten Million Dollars
111+($10,000,000.00). These monies shall be used to implement the
112+provisions of Section 2 of this act .
113+SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
114+in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.508H of Title 70, unless
115+there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
116+A. Beginning with the 202 3-2024 school year, the State
117+Department of Education shall establish a three-year pilot program
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119+in implementation of the requirements of Sectio n 1210.508C of Title
120+70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Department shall provide technical
121+assistance for literacy instruction, dyslexi a, and related
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124+literacy, dyslexia, and related disorders.
125+B. The Department shall empl oy a literacy instructional team
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153+literacy instructional teams shall assist general education and
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157+dyslexia. The role of the literacy instructional team shall also
158+include increasing professional awareness and instructional
159+competencies to meet the e ducational needs of all students including
160+those with dyslexia or identified with risk characteristics
161+associated with dysl exia. The Department shall prioritize supports
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163+professional develop ment for schools which have the highest
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166+C. Literacy instructional team members employed by the
167+Department shall have training in:
168+1. The science of how students learn to read including
169+phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension,
170+writing, and language;
171+2. Foundation of multisensory, explicit, systematic, and
172+structured reading instruction;
173+3. Identification of and the appropriate interventions,
174+accommodations, and teaching techniques for struggling students;
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206+D. The literacy instructional team members employed by the
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259+E. The State Departm ent of Education shall submit a report to
260+the Governor, the President Pro T empore of the Senate, and the
261+Speaker of the House of Representatives by December 31, 2026, that
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263+data on whether the program had an impact on increasing the number
264+of students who demonstrate prof iciency in reading, and
265+recommendations for changes to the R eading Sufficiency Act.
266+SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
267+SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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340+BILL NO. 2679 By: Baker and West (Tammy) of
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18351 An Act relating to teacher certification; amending 70
19352 O.S. 2021, Section 6-133, which relates to the
20353 teacher certification pa thways pilot program;
21354 modifying provider program requirements; updating
22355 statutory citation; requiring provider to submit
23356 certain annual report; modifying end date for pilot
24357 program; providing an effective date; and declaring
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30-SUBJECT: Teacher certification
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32365 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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34-SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -133, is
366+SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -133, is
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39369 1. "Provider" means an eligible entity that seeks or has
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47375 implement new and innovative pathways toward teacher certification
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48402 on a pilot program basis. Providers seeking to participate in the
49403 pilot program shall submit applications to the State Board of
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55407 1. Provides evidence and history of fiscal solvency, capacity,
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67416 teacher support program, the ability to obtain the instructional
68417 capacity, or has established a partnership wi th an accredited higher
69418 education institution to provide adequate instruction in accordance
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78425 and growth measured agains t state academic standards;
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92461 10. Provides a process to review a teacher candidate's final
93462 competency of required ce rtification content standards that leads to
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99467 candidates to demonstrate pedagogy and content standard proficiency
100468 in school-based programs and through other nontr aditional means.
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102470 work experience, teacher experien ce, educator evaluations, industry-
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109502 providing notification of the deficiencies and an opportunity to
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112504 F. A teacher candidate that completes a program offered by an
113505 approved provider shall be eligible for certificati on, provided he
114506 or she meets the certification requirement s set forth in Section 6-
115507 187 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title in the area of
116508 specialization for which certification is sought and is recommended
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120511 teach to any person who meets the requirements set forth in this
121512 section and who has on file with the Board a current Oklahoma
122513 criminal history record check from the Oklahoma State Bureau of
123514 Investigation as well as a national criminal history record check as
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125516 person applying for the certificate shall be responsible for the
126517 cost of the criminal history records record checks.
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129519 Education after one (1) year of operation showing the percentag e of
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132522 examinations for certification and the provider 's efforts to help
133523 candidates successfully pass the examinations. A provider shall
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135551 Education after the pilot year with evidence of outlining the
136552 success of the program.
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558+SECTION 7. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
147559 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
148560 declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
149561 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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169-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
170-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
171-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
172-By: _________________________________
173-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma th is _________
174-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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178- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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180-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
181-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
182-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
183-By: _________________________________
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