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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 22, 2023
SENATE BILL NO. 522 By: Pugh, Pemberton, and
Stanley
[ teachers - stipends - effective date -
emergency ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -106.1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 6-106.1. If funds are appropriated to the A. The State
Board of Education shall allocate funds to school districts for
Mentor Teacher Stipends, the. The funds shall be distributed by the
Board to the school districts to provide a stipend of not more than
Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per year for each mentor teacher as
defined in Section 6-182 of this title. In addition to the
distribution of the five -hundred-dollar stipend, each district shall
also receive the district ’s contribution amount necessary to meet
the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (F.I.C.A.) r equirements.
B. A mentor teacher sha ll provide guidance, suppo rt, coaching,
and assistance to a teacher in his or her first year of teaching at
an employing school district, regardless o f the length of time the
teacher has been certified.
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SECTION 2. This act shall become eff ective July 1, 2023.
SECTION 3. It being immediate ly necessary 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 an d after its passage and approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
February 22, 2023 - DO PASS