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OK HB4387
OK HB4387Teacher certification; providing for issuance of advanced teaching certificates; modifying procedures for issuing lead and master teaching certificates; effective date; emergency; conditional effect.
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Introduced
02/07/2022
02/07/2022
In Committee
04/12/2022
04/12/2022
Crossed Over
03/22/2022
03/22/2022
Passed
Dead
05/27/2022
05/27/2022
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act relating to teacher certification; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-190, which relates to criteria for issuing teaching certificates; providing for issuance of advanced teaching certificates; modifying procedures for issuing lead and master teaching certificates; establishing minimum salary increase for certificates; providing for minimum time out of classroom; prescribing additional award for certain teachers; directing school district to identify and designate teachers for specialized certificates; requiring submission of plans to State Department of Education for evaluation and approval; providing minimum requirements for district designation system; authorizing use of additional factors; requiring state funding match; permitting districts to not participate in certain program; prescribing frequency and timing of designation; providing for professional development cohorts and additional training; mandating certain review of each district's system; requiring annual report of program; prescribing and modifying contract terms for advanced, lead, and master teachers; providing for funding through certain lottery monies; stating funding is on a first-come, first-served basis; clarifying certain funding is a state match for local funds; updating statutory citations; providing an effective date; declaring an emergency; and providing for conditional effect.
AI Summary
This bill establishes new levels of teacher certificates - advanced, lead, and master - with minimum salary increases of $3,000, $5,000, and $10,000 to $40,000, respectively, which will be matched by state funding from lottery monies. It allows school districts to identify and designate their highest-quality teachers for these certificates based on a district-developed evaluation system that includes teacher observation, out-of-classroom time, and student performance components. The bill also modifies procedures for issuing lead and master teaching certificates, provides additional awards for teachers in high-poverty or small districts, and requires the State Department of Education to review and validate each district's evaluation system biennially. The bill has an effective date of July 1, 2022, declares an emergency, and is contingent on the enactment of a separate bill.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (5)
Last Action
Coauthored by Senator Dahm (on 04/25/2022)
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