Bill > HB1015

This bill modifies the Teacher Due Process Act of 1990 to expand provisions related to temporary teaching contracts, specifically allowing teachers with emergency or provisional certificates to be hired on temporary contracts for more than four semesters. The bill clarifies existing rules about temporary contracts, including that teachers working a complete school year under a temporary contract will receive a year of service credit toward career status. It maintains protections such as requiring full written disclosure of contract terms when offering a temporary contract and ensures that teachers on continuing contracts cannot be reemployed on temporary contracts in the same district. The bill also updates language about effective dates, changing some references from "the effective date of this act" to specific dates like July 1, 1999. The legislation aims to provide more flexibility for school districts in hiring teachers with emergency or provisional certificates while maintaining certain procedural protections for educators. The bill will become effective on July 1, 2025, and includes an emergency clause allowing it to take effect immediately upon passage.

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb1015&Session=2600