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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 25, 2025
SENATE BILL NO. 794 By: Seifried
An Act relating to teacher preparation; directing the
Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability
to establish student teaching requirements; defining
term; providing for promulgation of rules; providing
for codification; providing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6 -187E of Title 70, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability
shall establish student teaching requirements for teacher candidates
who are enrolled in an educator preparation program accredited by
the Commission. The requirements shall include:
1. Completion of a minimum number of weeks of field experience;
or
2. Completion of a qualified job -embedded, competency -based
teacher registered apprenticeship program . For the purposes of this
section, “teacher registered apprenticeship program ” means a
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structured program that combines on -the-job training with academic
instruction to prepare individuals to become teachers .
B. The Commission shall promulgate rules to implement the
provisions of this act.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health, or safety, a n emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
February 25, 2025 - DO PASS