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31	28		STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33	30		1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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35	32		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
36	33		FOR ENGROSSED
37	34		SENATE BILL NO. 245 By: Deevers of the Senate
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41	38		Hasenbeck of the House
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49	46		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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51	48		[ State Department of Education – High Dosage
52	49		Tutoring Program - eligibility - promulgation of
53	50		rules – revolving fund - codification - effective
54	51		date -
55	52		emergency ]
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60	57		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
61	58		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
62	59		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-180 of Title 70, unless there
63	60		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
	61	+	A. The State Department of Education shall establish and
	62	+	maintain the Oklahoma High Dosage Tutoring Program for grades
	63	+	kindergarten through eight.
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91		-	A. The State Department of Education shall establish and
92		-	maintain the Oklahoma High Dosage Tutoring Program for grades
93		-	kindergarten through eight.
94	90		B. For the purposes of this section:
95	91		1. “Cohort” means a student or group of students of no more
96	92		than five who receive subject -specific high dosage tutoring in
97	93		mathematics or English language arts (ELA) and are at least one -half
98	94		grade level behind in mathematics or ELA prior to participating in
99	95		the Oklahoma High Dosage Tutoring Program; and
100	96		2. “High dosage tutoring ” means in-person, subject-specific
101	97		tutoring conducted by an individual employed by or contracted with a
102	98		school district partic ipating in the Oklahoma High Dosage Tutoring
103	99		Program after school hours for a minimum of three one -hour sessions
104	100		per week per cohort. Tutoring shall be conducted during a minimum
105	101		of ten (10) weeks in the fall semester and a minimum of twelve (12)
106	102		weeks in the spring semester.
107	103		C. 1. Participating school districts shall assess kindergarten
108	104		through third grade students participating in high dosage ELA
109	105		tutoring using the screening instrument required by Section
110	106		1210.508C of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes to track ELA academic
111	107		growth. Fourth- through eighth-grade students participating in high
112	108		dosage ELA tutoring shall be assessed using an assessment chosen by
113	109		the district to determine academic readiness for the next grade
114	110		level.
	111	+	2. Participating school d istricts shall assess students
	112	+	participating in high dosage mathematics tutoring using an
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142		-	2. Participating school districts shall assess students
143		-	participating in high dosage mathematics tutoring using an
144	139		assessment chosen by the district to determine academic readiness
145	140		for the next grade level.
146	141		3. Results of screening instruments and assessments
147	142		administered pursuant to this subsection shall be electronically
148	143		reported to the State Department of Education three times a year at
149	144		intervals determined by the Department.
150	145		D. The State Department of Education shall give priority for
151	146		participation in the Oklahoma High Dosage Tutoring Program to school
152	147		districts federally designated for additional targeted support and
153	148		improvement or comprehensive support and improvement under the
154	149		Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as reauthorized by
155	150		P.L. No. 114-95, also known as th e Every Student Succeeds Act.
156	151		Participation in the program shall be approved on a first -come,
157	152		first-served basis without any limitation other than the amount of
158	153		funds available for the program and the number of school districts
159	154		that apply.
160	155		E. High dosage tutors employed by or contracted with public
161	156		school districts participating in the Oklahoma High Dosage Tutoring
162	157		Program shall be awarded bonuses in the following amounts:
163	158		1. One Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($1,600.00) for each cohort
164	159		educated by a high dosage tutor per semester; and
	160	+	2. One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each academic grade
	161	+	level increase in ELA or mathematics that each student within a
	162	+	cohort experiences within one (1) academic year.
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192		-	2. One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each academic grade
193		-	level increase in ELA or mathematics that each student within a
194		-	cohort experiences within one (1) academic year.
195	189		F. 1. If the students in a high dosage tutor ’s cohort do not
196	190		improve by at least half a grade level in their tutored subject
197	191		within the first year of the program, the tutor shall be placed on a
198	192		conditional one-year term of participation.
199	193		2. If the students in a high dosage tutor ’s cohort fail to
200	194		achieve half a grade level of growth during the one -year conditional
201	195		term of participation, the tutor shall lose eligibility to
202	196		participate in the program. A tutor who loses eligibility pursuant
203	197		to this paragraph may be reconsidered as a high dosage tutor after
204	198		two (2) years.
205	199		3. If the students in a high dosage tutor ’s cohort achieve half
206	200		a grade level of growth during the one -year conditional term of
207	201		participation, the tutor ’s conditional status shall be lifted.
208	202		G. High dosage tutors shall be provided the nec essary
209	203		information for each student ’s subject-specific academic performance
210	204		level, as determined by the student ’s current teacher of the tutored
211	205		subject.
212	206		H. 1. School districts participating in the Oklahoma High
213	207		Dosage Tutoring Program shall obtain writt en consent from a
214	208		student’s parent or legal guardian prior to allowing the student to
215	209		participate in high dosage tutoring.
	210	+	2. If a student participating in high dosage tutoring fails to
	211	+	attend a tutoring session, the tutor shall notify the student ’s
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243		-	2. If a student participating in high dosage tutoring fails to
244		-	attend a tutoring session, the tutor shall notify the student’s
245	238		school district, and the school district shall notify the student ’s
246	239		parent or legal guardian.
247	240		3. If the parent or legal guardian of a student participating
248	241		in high dosage tutoring no longer wishes for the student to
249	242		participate, a student fails to attend nine (9) high dosage tutoring
250	243		sessions during a semester, or a student ’s behavior during tutoring
251	244		sessions requires disciplinary action, the student may be removed
252	245		from the cohort. The performance of a student subject to the
253	246		provisions of this paragraph shall not count against the high dosage
254	247		tutor.
255	248		I. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to
256	249		implement the provisions of this section.
257	250		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
258	251		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-180.1 of Title 70, unless
259	252		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
260	253		There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund
261	254		for the State Department of Education to be designated the “High
262	255		Dosage Tutoring Revolving Fund ”. The fund shall be a continuing
263	256		fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of
264	257		all monies received by the State Department of Education from gifts,
265	258		grants, donations, bequests, federal funds provided for the purpose
266	259		of funding high dosage tutoring, or state appropriations provided
	260	+	for the purpose of implementing the provisions of Section 1 of this
	261	+	act. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby
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294		-	for the purpose of implementing the provisions of Section 1 of this
295		-	act. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby
296	288		appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State
297	289		Department of Education for the purpose provided for in this
298	290		section. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants
299	291		issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by
300	292		law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
301	293		Services for approva l and payment.
302	294		SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -190, as
303	295		last amended by Section 1, Chapter 122, O.S.L. 2024 (70 O.S. Supp.
304	296		2024, Section 6-190), is amended to read as follows:
305	297		Section 6-190. A. The board of education of each school
306	298		district shall employ and contract in writing, as required in
307	299		Section 6-101 of this title, only with persons certified to teach by
308	300		the State Board of Education in accordance with the Oklahoma Teacher
309	301		Preparation Act, except as otherwise pro vided for by Section 6-101
310	302		of this title and by other law.
311	303		B. The Board shall issue a certificate to teach to any person
312	304		who:
313	305		1. Has successfully completed the teacher education program
314	306		required by the Commission for Educational Quality and
315	307		Accountability;
316	308		2. Has graduated from an accredited institution of higher
317	309		education that has approval or accreditation for teacher education;
	310	+	3. Has met all other requirements as may be established by the
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345		-	3. Has met all other requirements as may be established by the
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347	338		4. Has made the necessary application and paid the com petency
348	339		examination fee in an amount and as prescribed by the Commission;
349	340		5. Has successfully completed the competency examination
350	341		required in Section 6 -187 of this title; and
351	342		6. Beginning November 1, 2001, has on file with the Board a
352	343		current Oklahoma criminal history record from the Oklahoma State
353	344		Bureau of Investigation as well as a national criminal history
354	345		record check as defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
355	346		Statutes. Upon receipt of the Oklahoma criminal history record, the
356	347		Board may issue a temporary certificate which shall be effective
357	348		until receipt of the national fingerprint -based criminal history
358	349		record. The person applying for a certificate shall be responsible
359	350		for the cost of the criminal history records.
360	351		C. The Board shall issue a certificate to teach to any person
361	352		who:
362	353		1. Holds an out-of-state certificate and meets the requirements
363	354		set forth in subsection G of this section;
364	355		2. Holds certification from the National Board for Professional
365	356		Teaching Standards;
366	357		3. Holds an out-of-country certificate and meets the
367	358		requirements set forth in subsection F of this section; or
	359	+	4. Has successfully completed a competency examination used in
	360	+	the majority of other states or comparable customized exam and meets
	361	+	the requirements set fort h in subsection H of this section.
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395		-	4. Has successfully completed a competency examination used in
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397		-	the requirements set forth in subsection H of this section.
398	388		D. Beginning July 1, 2004, any person applying for initial
399	389		Oklahoma certification shall have on file with the Board a current
400	390		Oklahoma criminal history record from the Oklahoma State Bureau of
401	391		Investigation as well as a national criminal history record check as
402	392		defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Upon
403	393		receipt of the Oklahoma criminal history record, the Board may issue
404	394		a temporary certificate which shall be effective until receipt of
405	395		the national fingerprint-based criminal history record. The person
406	396		applying for a certificate shall be responsible for the cost of the
407	397		criminal history records.
408	398		E. Any person holding a valid certificate, issued prior to
409	399		January 1, 1997, shall be a certified teache r for purposes of the
410	400		Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act, subject to any professional
411	401		development requirements prescribed by the Oklahoma Teacher
412	402		Preparation Act or by the State Board of Education.
413	403		F. 1. The Board shall issue a certificate to teach to a pe rson
414	404		who holds a valid out -of-country certificate and meets any
415	405		requirements established by the Board. The certificate to teach
416	406		shall only be for those subject areas and grade levels most closely
417	407		aligned to the subject areas and grade levels recognized on the out-
418	408		of-country certificate.
	409	+	2. A person who meets the requirements of paragraph 1 of this
	410	+	subsection shall not be required to take any competency examinations
	411	+	in those subject areas and grade levels most closely aligned to the
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446		-	2. A person who meets the requirements of paragraph 1 of this
447		-	subsection shall not be required to take any competency examinations
448		-	in those subject areas and grade levels most clos ely aligned to the
449	438		subject areas and grade levels recognized on the out -of-country
450	439		certificate.
451	440		3. A person who meets the requirements of paragraph 1 of this
452	441		subsection shall have on file with the Board a current Oklahoma
453	442		criminal history record check from the Oklahoma State Bureau of
454	443		Investigation as well as a national criminal history record check as
455	444		defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Upon
456	445		receipt of the Oklahoma criminal history record check, the Board may
457	446		issue a temporary certificate which shall be effective until receipt
458	447		of the national fingerprint -based criminal history record check.
459	448		The person applying for a certificate shall be responsible for the
460	449		cost of the criminal history record checks.
461	450		4. The Board shall promulgate rules establishing a process by
462	451		which out-of-country certificates will be reviewed and evaluated for
463	452		purposes of awarding a certificate to teach pursuant to this
464	453		subsection.
465	454		G. 1. The Board shall issue a certificate to teach to a person
466	455		who holds a valid out -of-state certificate. The certifi cate to
467	456		teach shall only be for those subject areas and grade levels most
468	457		closely aligned to the subject areas and grade levels recognized on
469	458		the out-of-state certificate.
	459	+	2. A person who meets the requirements of paragraph 1 of this
	460	+	subsection shall not be required to take any competency examinations
	461	+	in those subject areas and grade levels most closely aligned to the
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497		-	2. A person who meets the requirements of paragraph 1 of this
498		-	subsection shall not be required to take any competency examinations
499		-	in those subject areas and grade levels most closely aligned to the
500	488		subject areas and grade levels recognized on the out -of-state
501	489		certificate.
502	490		3. A person who meets the requirements of this subsection shall
503	491		have on file with the Board a current Oklahoma criminal history
504	492		record check from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as well
505	493		as a national criminal history record check as defined in Section
506	494		150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Upon receipt of the
507	495		Oklahoma criminal history record check, the Board may issue a
508	496		temporary certificate which shall be effective until receipt of the
509	497		national fingerprint -based criminal history record check. The
510	498		person applying for a certificate shall be responsible for the cost
511	499		of the criminal history record checks.
512	500		H. 1. The Board shall issue a certificate to teach to a person
513	501		who has successfully completed a competency exam used in a majority
514	502		of the other states. The certificate to teach shall only be for
515	503		those subject areas and grade levels that correspond with a
516	504		certification area used in Oklahoma.
517	505		2. A person who meets the requirements of paragraph 1 of this
518	506		subsection shall have on file with the Board a current Oklahoma
519	507		criminal history record check from the Oklahoma State Bureau of
520	508		Investigation as well as a national criminal history record check as
	509	+	defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Upon
	510	+	receipt of the Oklahoma criminal history record check, the Board may
	511	+	issue a temporary certi ficate which shall be effective until receipt
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548		-	defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Upon
549		-	receipt of the Oklahoma criminal history record ch eck, the Board may
550		-	issue a temporary certificate which shall be effective until receipt
551	538		of the national fingerprint -based criminal history record check.
552	539		The person applying for a certificate shall be responsible for the
553	540		cost of the criminal history record checks.
554	541		I. 1. The Board may establish n ew levels of teacher
555	542		certificates: advanced, lead, and master. Each level shall have a
556	543		salary increase requirement stipend paid with state dollars from the
557	544		lottery funds as provided in Section 713 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma
558	545		Statutes. The advanced certi ficate shall include a salary increase
559	546		stipend of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), the lead certificate
560	547		shall include a salary increase stipend of Five Thousand Dollars
561	548		($5,000.00), and the master certificate shall include a salary
562	549		increase stipend of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).
563	550		2. A teacher who works in a school with an enrollment of forty
564	551		percent (40%) or more of students who are economically disadvantaged
565	552		as defined in Section 18 -109.5 of this title or a school district
566	553		with an enrollment of f ewer than one thousand students shall be paid
567	554		a one-time award in addition to the salary increases stipends
568	555		provided in paragraph 1 of this subsection:
569	556		a. One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) for an
570	557		advanced certificate,
	558	+	b. Two Thousand Five Hundr ed Dollars ($2,500.00) for a
	559	+	lead certificate, and
	560	+	c. Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for a master
	561	+	certificate.
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598		-	b. Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) for a
599		-	lead certificate, and
600		-	c. Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for a master
601		-	certificate.
602	588		3. School districts may identify and designate the highest
603	589		quality teachers for advanced, lead, and master certificates.
604	590		Participating districts shall submit designation plans to the State
605	591		Department of Education for evaluation and approval. Districts
606	592		shall have local control and flexibility in determining how to
607	593		evaluate teachers and assign designations, but, at a minimum, the
608	594		designation system shall include a teacher observation, out -of-
609	595		classroom time, and a student performance component.
610	596		a. Teacher observation shall be based on the district’s
611	597		selected Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness
612	598		Evaluation System (TLE) evaluation tool or an
613	599		alternate method of evaluation; provided, the method
614	600		is evidenced-based. Alternate methods of evaluation
615	601		shall not replace the requirements of Section 6 -101.16
616	602		of this title.
617	603		b. Each school district that elects to participate in
618	604		assigning advanced, lead, a nd master teacher
619	605		certificates shall include an out -of-classroom
620	606		component for its assigned teachers to allow for
621	607		professional growth opportunities while staying in the
	608	+	classroom. How out-of-classroom time is allotted and
	609	+	managed shall be determined by th e school district and
	610	+	submitted as part of its designation plan to the State
	611	+	Department of Education for review and approval.
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623		-	SB245 HFLR Page 13
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649		-	classroom. How out-of-classroom time is allo tted and
650		-	managed shall be determined by the school district and
651		-	submitted as part of its designation plan to the State
652		-	Department of Education for review and approval.
653	638		c. Student performance measures may be determined by the
654	639		district and may include, but shall not be limited to,
655	640		pre- and post-tests, summative or formative, and
656	641		portfolios. The school district application shall
657	642		show evidence of validity and reliability of the
658	643		measures.
659	644		d. No more than ten percent (10%) of each school
660	645		district’s teachers may be designated as an advanced,
661	646		lead, or master teacher in any given school year.
662	647		Districts which receive Title I funds within the top
663	648		quartile of individual student allotment amounts may
664	649		designate an additional ten percent (10%) of teachers
665	650		employed at school sites which receive the Title I
666	651		funding as advanced, lead, and master.
667	652		Districts may use additional factors in determining which
668	653		teachers are eligible to receive a designation, such as student
669	654		surveys, teacher leadership responsibilities, teacher mentorship
670	655		responsibilities, family surveys, dem onstration of district core
671	656		values, teacher peer surveys, and contributions to the broader
672	657		school community. No more than ten percent (10%) of each school
	658	+	district’s teachers may be designated as an advanced, lead, or
	659	+	master teacher in any given school ye ar.
	660	+	4. If a school district chooses to participate in this program,
	661	+	the state shall provide the increased salary stipend amounts
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674		-	SB245 HFLR Page 14
675		-	BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1
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700		-	district’s teachers may be designated as an advanced, lead , or
701		-	master teacher in any given school year.
702		-	4. If a school district chooses to participate in this program,
703		-	the state shall provide the increased salary stipend amounts
704	688		indicated for advanced, lead, and master certificates in paragraph 1
705	689		of this subsection above the base pay.
706	690		5. School districts that designate teachers for advanced, lead,
707	691		and master certificates do not have to participate in annual TLE
708	692		evaluations for the designated teachers.
709	693		6. School districts may designate teachers for advanced, lead,
710	694		or master certificates two times per ye ar, once prior to the
711	695		beginning of the school year, and once prior to the beginning of the
712	696		second semester. Teachers statewide who receive these designations
713	697		shall be placed in professional development cohorts and provided
714	698		additional training opportunitie s from the State Department of
715	699		Education.
716	700		7. After initial approval by the State Department of Education,
717	701		the Department shall review and validate each participating school
718	702		district’s teacher evaluation system biennially.
719	703		8. The State Department of Educa tion shall annually report the
720	704		school districts participating in the program, the number of
721	705		advanced, lead, and master certificates awarded, and the total
722	706		amount in state funding that was distributed to teachers from the
	707	+	Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund created in Section 6-190.2 of
	708	+	this title.
	709	+	9. The selection criteria; designation of advanced, lead, or
	710	+	master teachers; and any associated salary increases stipend amounts
	711	+	shall not be subject to collective bargaining.
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724		-	SB245 HFLR Page 15
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750		-	Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund created in Section 6 -190.2 of
751		-	this title.
752		-	9. The selection criteria; designation of advanced, lead, or
753		-	master teachers; and any associated salary increases stipend amounts
754		-	shall not be subject to collective bargai ning.
755	738		10. Stipends provided pursuant to t his subsection shall not be
756	739		included in the calculation of the teacher’s salary for purposes of
757	740		meeting the district or statutory minimum salary schedule or for
758	741		purposes of calculating Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma
759	742		contributions or benefits.
760	743		J. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement
761	744		a renewal schedule and associated fees for advanced, lead, and
762	745		master teaching certificates. The rules shall allow a teacher that
763	746		no longer meets the requirements of an advanced, lead, or master
764	747		teaching certificate to make application for the standard teaching
765	748		certificate.
766	749		K. The terms of the contracts issued to those holding advanced,
767	750		lead, and master teaching certificates shall include the following:
768	751		1. Advanced: an additional five (5) days to be used to
769	752		strengthen instructional leadership. A person with an advanced
770	753		teaching certificate shall receive an annual salary increase stipend
771	754		of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) or the district’s daily rate
772	755		of pay, whichever is higher, in addition t o the salary for which the
773	756		teacher qualifies pursuant to Section 18 -114.15 of this title. This
	757	+	increase stipend shall be funded by state dollars from the lottery
	758	+	funds as provided in Section 713 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma
	759	+	Statutes and shall be paid as regular annual compensation directly
	760	+	to teachers through school districts;
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801		-	increase stipend shall be funded by state dollars from the lottery
802		-	funds as provided in Section 713 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma
803		-	Statutes and shall be paid as regular annual compensation directly
804		-	to teachers through school districts;
805	787		2. Lead: an additional ten (10) days to be used to strengthen
806	788		instructional leadership. A person with a lead teaching certificate
807	789		shall receive an annual salary increase stipend of Five Thousand
808	790		Dollars ($5,000.00) or the district’s daily rate of pay, whichever
809	791		is higher, in addition to the salary for which the teacher qualifies
810	792		pursuant to Section 18 -114.15 of this title. This increase stipend
811	793		shall be funded by state dollars from the lottery funds as provided
812	794		in Section 713 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes and shall be
813	795		paid as regular annual compensation directly to teachers through
814	796		school districts; and
815	797		3. Master: an additional fifteen (15) days to be used to
816	798		strengthen leadership. A person with a master teaching certificate
817	799		shall receive an annual salary increase stipend of Ten Thousand
818	800		Dollars ($10,000.00) or the district’s daily rate of pay, whichever
819	801		is higher, in addition to the salary for which the teacher qualifies
820	802		pursuant to Section 18-114.15 of this title. This increase stipend
821	803		shall be funded by state dollars from the lottery funds as provided
822	804		in Section 713 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes and shall be
823	805		paid as regular annual compensation directly to teachers through
824	806		school districts.
	807	+	If a person with an advanced, lead, or master teaching
	808	+	certificate changes school districts during the life of the
	809	+	certificate, the terms of the contracts required in this subsection
	810	+	shall be subject to approval by the new employ ing school district.
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852		-	If a person with an advanced, lead, or master teaching
853		-	certificate changes school districts during the life of the
854		-	certificate, the terms of the contracts required in this subsection
855		-	shall be subject to approval by the new employing school district.
856	837		L. Beginning in the 2022 -2023 school year, the Department shall
857	838		make the teaching certificates provided for in this section
858	839		available for any person who has received a recommendation from his
859	840		or her school district and who meets the e ligibility criteria as
860	841		outlined in each school district’s teacher evaluation system
861	842		provided for in subsection I of this section.
862	843		M. The funding necessary for the administration of this section
863	844		shall be provided from the Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund
864	845		created in Section 6-190.2 of this title. If funding for the
865	846		administration of the teaching certificates listed in subsection I
866	847		is not available, the Department shall not be required to fulfill
867	848		the requirements listed in subsections I, K, and L of this s ection.
868	849		N. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to
869	850		implement the provisions of Section 6 -180 et seq. of this title.
870	851		SECTION 4. AMENDATORY Section 2, Chapter 359, O.S.L.
871	852		2022, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 122, O .S.L. 2024 (70 O.S.
872	853		Supp. 2024, Section 6 -190.2), is amended to read as follows:
873	854		Section 6-190.2. A. There is hereby created in the State
874	855		Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Education to
875	856		be designated the “Teacher Empowerment Revolving F und”. The
	857	+	revolving fund shall be a continuing fund, without legislative
	858	+	appropriation, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall be
	859	+	under the control and management of the State Department of
	860	+	Education. Expenditures from the Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund
876	861
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903		-	revolving fund shall be a continuing fund, without legislative
904		-	appropriation, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall be
905		-	under the control and management of the State Department of
906		-	Education. Expenditures from the Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund
907	887		shall be budgeted and expended as provided for in subsection B of
908	888		this section.
909	889		B. The State Department of Education shall utilize the funds
910	890		for the program outlined in Section 6 -190 of this title. Funding
911	891		shall be allocated to school dist ricts to provide the increased
912	892		salary stipend amounts indicated for advanced, lead, and master
913	893		certificates as provided for in subsection I of Section 6 -190 of
914	894		this title on a first -come, first-served basis until the cash is
915	895		exhausted for the school year.
916	896		SECTION 5. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
917	897		SECTION 6. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
918	898		of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
919	899		declared to exist, by reason whereof th is act shall take effect and
920	900		be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
921	901
922		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET, dated
923		-	04/17/2025 - DO PASS, As Amended.
	902	+	60-1-13558 JM 04/17/25
	903	+
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