| 43 | | - | 6-122.3), which relates to adjunct teachers; updating |
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| 44 | | - | references; authorizing State Board of Career and |
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| 45 | | - | Technology Education to promulgate certain rules; |
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| 46 | | - | requiring the State Department of Education to work |
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| 47 | | - | with the Department of Career and Technology |
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| 48 | | - | Education to implement rules; providing an effective |
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| 49 | | - | date; and declaring an emergency. |
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| 52 | + | 6-122.3), which relates to adjunct teachers; |
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| 53 | + | authorizing State Board of Career and Technology |
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| 54 | + | Education to promulgate certain rules; requiring the |
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| 55 | + | State Department of Education to work with the |
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| 56 | + | Department of Career and Technology Education to |
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| 57 | + | implement rules; providing an effective date; and |
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| 58 | + | declaring an emergency. |
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| 92 | 102 | | attained a retention grade poi nt average of not less |
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| 93 | 103 | | than 2.50 on a 4.0 scale, or |
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| 94 | 104 | | b. has successfully completed a terminal degree, such as |
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| 95 | 105 | | a doctorate of philosophy, a doctorate in education, |
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| 96 | 106 | | professional doctorates, a master of fine arts degree |
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| 97 | 107 | | or a master of library science degree, f rom an |
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| 98 | 108 | | institution accredited by a national or regional |
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| 99 | 109 | | accrediting agency which is recognized by the |
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| 100 | 110 | | Secretary of the United States Department of |
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| 101 | 111 | | Education. The Oklahom a State Regents for Higher |
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| 102 | 112 | | Education shall be consulted to verify other terminal |
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| 103 | 113 | | degrees, or |
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| 104 | 114 | | c. holds at least a baccalaureate degree from an |
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| 105 | 115 | | institution whose accreditation is recognized by the |
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| 106 | 116 | | Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and has |
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| 107 | 117 | | qualified work experience in a field that corresponds |
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| 108 | 118 | | to an area of certification as determined by the State |
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| 109 | 119 | | Board of Education, and |
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| 142 | 153 | | technical certificate as recommended by the Oklahoma |
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| 143 | 154 | | Department of Career and Technology Education; |
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| 144 | 155 | | 2. Declares the intention to earn standard certification by |
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| 145 | 156 | | means of an alternative placement program in not more than three (3) |
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| 146 | 157 | | years. The State Board of Education shall determine the subject |
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| 147 | 158 | | matter and the number of clock o r semester hours required for the |
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| 148 | 159 | | professional education component for each person mak ing application |
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| 149 | 160 | | for an alternative placement teaching certificate based on the |
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| 150 | 161 | | criteria of paragraph 1 of this subsection. |
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| 151 | 162 | | The State Board of Education shall establish a core minimum of |
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| 152 | 163 | | six (6) semester hours or ninety (90) clock hours and a maximum of |
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| 153 | 164 | | eighteen (18) semester hours or two hundred seventy (270) clock |
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| 154 | 165 | | hours for the professional education component. |
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| 155 | 166 | | The requirements set forth in this subsection shall exclude a ll |
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| 156 | 167 | | student teaching requirements pursuant to the provisions of |
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| 157 | 168 | | subsection E of this se ction; |
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| 158 | | - | 3. Has passed the subject area portion of the competency |
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| 159 | | - | examination required in Section 6 -187 of this title in the area of |
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| 160 | | - | specialization for which certification is sought; and |
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| 161 | | - | 4. Either presents a document from an accredited public school |
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| 162 | | - | district in this state offering employment in the area o f |
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| 163 | | - | specialization for which certification is sought on condition that |
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| 164 | | - | the person enroll in an alternative placement program approved by |
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| 165 | | - | the State Board of Education or declares the intention to seek |
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| 196 | + | 3. Has passed the subject area portion of the competency |
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| 197 | + | examination required in Section 6 -187 of this title in the area of |
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| 198 | + | specialization for which certification is sought; and |
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| 199 | + | 4. Either presents a document from an accredited public school |
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| 200 | + | district in this state offering employment in the area of |
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| 201 | + | specialization for which certification is sought on condition that |
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| 202 | + | the person enroll in an alternative placement progr am approved by |
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| 203 | + | the State Board of Education or declares the intention to seek |
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| 192 | 204 | | employment as a teacher at an accredited public school district in |
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| 193 | 205 | | this state. The certificate granted pursuant to this subsection |
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| 194 | 206 | | shall be considered a "valid certificate of qu alification" for the |
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| 195 | 207 | | purposes of Sections 6 -107 and 6-108 of this title, and the holde r |
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| 196 | 208 | | of the certificate shall be considered an inductee for the purposes |
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| 197 | 209 | | of Section 6-195 of this title. |
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| 198 | 210 | | B. An alternative placement teaching certificate shall be |
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| 199 | 211 | | renewed for not more than a maximum of three (3) years upon |
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| 200 | 212 | | presentation of a document from an accredited public school district |
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| 201 | 213 | | in this state offering renewed employment in the same area of |
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| 202 | 214 | | specialization and a document from a teacher education institution |
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| 203 | 215 | | verifying satisfactory progress in an appropriate alternative |
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| 204 | 216 | | placement program. |
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| 205 | 217 | | C. Persons enrolled in an alternative placement program shall: |
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| 206 | 218 | | 1. Have never been denied admittance to a teacher education |
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| 207 | 219 | | program approved by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, |
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| 240 | 252 | | 2. Have on file with the director of teacher education at an |
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| 241 | 253 | | Oklahoma institution of higher education a plan for meeting standard |
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| 242 | 254 | | certification requirements within three (3) years; an d |
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| 243 | 255 | | 3. Participate in an induction program as required in Section |
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| 244 | 256 | | 6-195 of this title and have the same duties and responsibilities as |
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| 245 | 257 | | other inductees. |
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| 246 | 258 | | D. The State Board of Education may grant an exception to the |
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| 247 | 259 | | requirements for certification and, upon d emonstration by an |
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| 248 | 260 | | individual of specific competency in the subject area of |
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| 249 | 261 | | specialization, may grant a certificate to the individual. The |
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| 250 | 262 | | State Board may establish other requirements necessary to grant |
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| 251 | 263 | | exceptions. |
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| 252 | 264 | | E. The State Board of Education, in con sultation with the |
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| 253 | 265 | | Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, may grant an |
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| 254 | 266 | | exception to the requirement to complete a subject area examination |
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| 255 | 267 | | for initial certification in a field which does not require an |
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| 256 | 268 | | advanced degree pursuant to this secti on if the candidate has an |
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| 257 | 269 | | advanced degree in a subject that is substantially comparab le to the |
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| 258 | 270 | | content assessed on a subject area examination. The degree shall be |
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| 289 | 302 | | F. Student teaching and a prestudent teaching field experience |
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| 290 | 303 | | shall not be required of alternati ve placement program participants |
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| 291 | 304 | | for standard certification. |
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| 292 | 305 | | G. 1. The State Board of Education and the State Board of |
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| 293 | 306 | | Career and Technology Education shall promulgate rules authorizing |
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| 294 | 307 | | adjunct teachers who shall be persons with distinguished |
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| 295 | 308 | | qualifications in their field. Adjunct teachers shall not be |
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| 296 | 309 | | required to meet standard certific ation. A person employed as an |
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| 297 | 310 | | adjunct teacher pursuant to this subsection who does not hold a |
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| 298 | 311 | | valid certificate to teach shall not be considered a teacher as |
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| 299 | 312 | | defined by Section 1-116 of this title. |
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| 300 | 313 | | 2. The State Department of Education shall work with th e |
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| 301 | 314 | | Department of Career and Technology Education as necessary to |
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| 302 | 315 | | implement the rules promulgated by the State Board of Career and |
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| 303 | 316 | | Technology Education as authorized by par agraph 1 of this subsection |
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| 338 | | - | I. The Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation Commission |
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| 339 | | - | for Educational Quality and Acco untability shall not accredit, renew |
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| 340 | | - | the accreditation of, or otherwise approve any teacher education |
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| 341 | | - | program of any institution of higher education in this state that |
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| 342 | | - | has not implemented alternative placement programs in at least four |
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| 343 | | - | areas of specializat ion including mathematics, science and a foreign |
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| 344 | | - | language. Each instituti on shall allow individuals who meet the |
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| 345 | | - | criteria of subsections A and C of this section to be: |
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| 349 | + | I. The Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation shall not |
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| 350 | + | accredit, renew the accreditation of, or otherwise approve any |
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| 351 | + | teacher education program of any insti tution of higher education in |
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| 352 | + | this state that has not implemented alternative placemen t programs |
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| 353 | + | in at least four areas of specialization including mathematics, |
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| 354 | + | science and a foreign language. Each institution shall allow |
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| 355 | + | individuals who meet the criteria of subsections A and C of this |
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| 356 | + | section to be: |
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| 346 | 357 | | 1. Admitted to an alternative placemen t program without further |
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| 347 | 358 | | qualification; and |
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| 348 | 359 | | 2. Offered the opportunity to complete the requirements for |
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| 349 | 360 | | standard certification set forth in subsection A of this section |
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| 350 | 361 | | during the summer preceding and the summer following the first year |
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| 351 | 362 | | of teaching with an alternative placement teaching certificate. Any |
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| 352 | 363 | | person seeking standard certification through an alternative |
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| 353 | 364 | | placement program shall be permitted to take necessary co urses |
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| 354 | 365 | | during regular semesters if offered. |
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| 355 | 366 | | J. The criteria specified in subsection I of this section can |
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| 356 | 367 | | be met through a cooperative arrangement entered into by two or more |
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| 357 | 368 | | institutions of higher education. |
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| 358 | 369 | | SECTION 2. This act shall beco me effective July 1, 2025. |
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| 359 | 370 | | SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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| 360 | 371 | | of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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| 361 | 372 | | |
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