An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 794 By: Seifried of the Senate
and
Lowe (Dick) of the House
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 .
SUBJECT: Teacher preparation
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 t eaching 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 qualifi ed job-embedded, competency -based
teacher registered apprenticeship program . For the purposes of this
section, “teacher registered apprenticeship program ” means a
structured program that combines on -the-job training with academic
instruction to prepare in dividuals to become teachers .
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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, an 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.
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Passed the Senate the 11th day of March, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 29th day of April, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _______ __
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________ ________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
day of _________________ _, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________