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70 OK Stat § 70-6-122.10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-122.10. Issuance of two-year provisional certificate to teach in the area of severe-profound disabilities.

|A. The State Board of Education shall issue a two-year provisional certificate in the area of severe-profound disabilities to any individual who has: |1. Obtained a standard certificate in the area of mild-moderate disabilities;2. Been recommended for a certificate in the area of severe-profound disabilities by a school district board of education; and3. Submitted an application and payment of the required certification fee.B. An individual who completes the requirements of subsection A of this section may be eligible to receive a standard certificate in the area of severe-profound disabilities upon completion of:1. A micro-credentialing program in the area of severe-profound disabilities approved by the State Board of Education. The micro-credentialing program shall include competencies described in Section 6-187 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or2. The subject area competency examination required by Section 6-187 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 2020, c. 144, § 4, eff. July 1, 2020.
70 OK Stat § 70-6-127 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-127. Teacher's assistants - Employment - Criteria - Qualifications - Duties - Students to be included in meeting percentage requirement - Bilingual assistants not to qualify as.

|A. Beginning with the 1990-91 school year, every school site shall employ a teacher's assistant or use a volunteer for each class in grades kindergarten through two which has a class size of more than twenty (20) students in average daily membership as of September 15 of each year and which is composed of students, at least twenty percent (20%) of whom meet the criteria specified in subsection B of this section; provided, this requirement shall not apply to classes that are not subject to class size limitations pursuant to subsection D of Section 18-113.1 of this title or to pull-out sections for Chapter 1 or to Special Education students. Assistants shall be required as of September 15 of each year. The State Board of Education shall establish regulations that prescribe the qualifications for and duties of teacher assistants in public schools. The State Board of Education shall also establish standards and regulations which provide for a determination of how and when eacher assistants may be used as an appropriate and necessary part of classroom instruction. In addition to any other duties which the Board may deem appropriate, teacher assistants may perform or assist a classroom teacher in the performance of hallroom duty, bus duty, playground duty, lunchroom duty, extracurricular activities involving school functions or any other noninstructional duty the Board may prescribe. Provided, nothing in this section shall construe teacher assistants to be defined as personnel as set out in Section 6-108 of this title or require teacher assistants to possess the certification required for teachers. |B. Any student who meets the criteria established by the State Board which are commensurate with established eligibility criteria for participation in the National School Lunch Act of 1946, 42 U.S.C. Section 1751 et seq. as amended, shall be included in the percentage necessary to meet the requirement of subsection A of this section for the entitlement to a teacher's assistant for such class.C. For the purposes of this section, and for Sections 18-113.1 and 18-113.2 of this title, a federally funded bilingual assistant hall not qualify as a teacher's assistant.Amended by Laws 1982, c. 73, § 1; Laws 1988, c. 207, § 2, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1989, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 31, emerg. eff. April 25, 1990.
70 OK Stat § 70-6-127A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-127A. Public school paraprofessionals.

|A. The Oklahoma Legislature recognizes that public school paraprofessionals play an important role in educating school children and in assisting teachers. The Legislature further recognizes the increasing role of public school paraprofessionals in the school system in light of teacher shortages. To achieve the goal of excellence for all persons who have an impact on student learning, it is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that public school paraprofessionals be afforded career opportunities and economic incentives through a career development program. |B. The State Board of Education shall adopt a program for the career development of public school paraprofessionals. The purpose of the program is to provide to public school paraprofessionals a system of career development which is based upon education and training advancement to encourage excellence among public school paraprofessionals. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require public school paraprofessionals to participate in the career development program.C. The board of education of a school district shall have authority to extend an existing contract with a public school paraprofessional that provides for the payment of compensation for paraprofessional services rendered for the same time period during which the paraprofessional is also assigned to the school district for practice teaching as a student teacher.D. For the purposes of this section, a public school paraprofessional is an employee of a school district whose position is either instructional in nature, or who delivers other direct services to students and/or their parents. A public school paraprofessional serves in a position for which a teacher or another professional has the ultimate responsibility for the design, implementation, and evaluation of the individual educational programs or related services and student performance.Added by Laws 1999, c. 295, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2017, c. 333, § 2, eff. July 1, 2017.
70 OK Stat § 70-6-130 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-130. Minority Teacher Recruitment Center.

|Recognizing the future significance and challenge of educating a growing and highly diverse student population in Oklahoma common schools and acknowledging the underrepresentation of minority teachers among the state's professional education staff, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall have authority to establish the Minority Teacher Recruitment Center and staff and administer its work. Upon recommendations and advice from the Minority Teacher Recruitment Advisory Committee re-created pursuant to Section 1 of this act, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are hereby directed to work with the State Board of Education, the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation and other agencies, boards and education organizations in the interests of recruiting, retaining and placing minority teachers in the public schools of the State of Oklahoma. Such efforts shall include, but not be limited to: |1. The provision and coordination of support services to teacher training programs in state institutions of higher education, including the funding of grants for campus-based recruitment, retention and placement programs that assist minority students who intend to become teachers;2. The establishment and development of recruiting programs for potential minority teachers, including pre-collegiate curricular courses that emphasize school success and the opportunity to investigate teaching as a career choice, future teacher clubs and collegiate programs designed to recruit students making transitions from other careers and other areas of study;3. The hosting of conferences dealing with issues that effect minority teacher recruitment, retention, and placement;4. The creation of activities in the public and private schools of Oklahoma which enhance the image of the teaching profession; and5. The creation and development of placement services providing assistance to both minority educators and school districts seeking to hire qualified minority teachers.Added by Laws 1989, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 52, emerg. eff. April 25, 1990. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 324, § 9, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1995, c. 322, § 27, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 344, § 1, emerg. eff. June 9, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 139, § 2, eff. July 1, 1998.NOTE: Laws 1998, c. 20, § 1 repealed by Laws 1998, c. 205, § 2 and Laws 1998, c. 412, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1998.
70 OK Stat § 70-6-131 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-131. Teacher recruitment programs.

|Subject to the availability of funds, the State Department of Education and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, working in cooperation, shall: |1. Develop and implement programs to identify talented students and recruit those students and other persons into the teaching profession. Persons targeted for recruitment may include anyone eligible for lawful employment;2. Develop and distribute materials that emphasize the importance of the teaching profession and inform individuals about state-funded loan forgiveness and tuition assistance programs;3. Give priority to developing and implementing recruitment programs to address the areas of teacher shortage identified and the recommendations made in the educator supply-and-demand study as required by Section 6-211 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Department may use discretionary funds to carry out the provisions of this paragraph;4. Encourage cooperation between the business community and school districts to develop recruitment programs designed to attract and retain capable teachers, including programs to provide summer employment opportunities for teachers; and5. Encourage major education associations to cooperate in developing a long-range program promoting teaching as a prestigious, respected and desirable career and to assist in identifying local activities and resources that may be used to promote the teaching profession.Added by Laws 2017, c. 149, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017.
70 OK Stat § 70-6-132 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-132. Oklahoma Teacher Recruitment Revolving Fund.

|A. Twenty Dollars ($20.00) of the fee authorized by Section 1 of Enrolled Senate Bill No. 14 of the 1st Session of the 56th Oklahoma Legislature, for Oklahoma License to Educate license plates shall be deposited to the Oklahoma Teacher Recruitment Revolving Fund created in subsection B of this section. |B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Education to be designated the "Oklahoma Teacher Recruitment Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the State Department of Education pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this section and any donations, grants and gifts from any public or private source. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State Department of Education for the purpose of operating teacher recruitment programs. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.Added by Laws 2017, c. 149, § 2, eff. July 1, 2017.
70 OK Stat § 70-6-149.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-149.1. Short title - School Protection Act.

|Sections 2 through 10 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "School Protection Act". |Added by Laws 2013, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 7, § 2, emerg. eff. Sept. 10, 2013.NOTE: Text formerly resided under repealed Title 70, § 6-140, which was derived from Laws 2009, c. 228, § 75, which was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Douglas v. Cox Retirement Properties, Inc., 2013 OK 37, 302 P.2d 789 (Okla. 2013).
70 OK Stat § 70-6-149.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-149.2. Purpose of act.

|The purpose of the School Protection Act is to provide teachers, principals, and other school professionals the tools they need to undertake reasonable actions to maintain order, discipline, and an appropriate educational environment. |Added by Laws 2013, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 7, § 3, emerg. eff. Sept. 10, 2013.NOTE: Text formerly resided under repealed Title 70, § 6-141, which was derived from Laws 2009, c. 228, § 76, which was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Douglas v. Cox Retirement Properties, Inc., 2013 OK 37, 302 P.2d 789 (Okla. 2013).
70 OK Stat § 70-6-149.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-149.3. Definitions.

|As used in the School Protection Act: |1. "Education employee" means any individual who is an employee of a school; and2. "School" means a public school district, governmental entity that employs teachers as defined in Section 1-116 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or private kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school.Added by Laws 2013, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 7, § 4, emerg. eff. Sept. 10, 2013.NOTE: Text formerly resided under repealed Title 70, § 6-142, which was derived from Laws 2009, c. 228, § 77, which was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Douglas v. Cox Retirement Properties, Inc., 2013 OK 37, 302 P.2d 789 (Okla. 2013).
70 OK Stat § 70-6-149.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-149.4. False accusations of criminal activity against education employees - Penalties.

|A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person eighteen (18) years of age or older who acts with specific intent in making a false accusation of criminal activity against an education employee to law enforcement authorities or school district officials, or both, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, punished by a fine of not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). |B. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any student between seven (7) years of age and seventeen (17) years of age who acts with specific intent in making a false accusation of criminal activity against an education employee to law enforcement authorities or school district officials, or both, shall, upon conviction, at the discretion of the court, be subject to any of the following:1. Community service of a type and for a period of time to be determined by the court; or2. Any other sanction as the court in its discretion may deem appropriate.C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to statements regarding individuals elected or appointed to an educational entity.D. This section is in addition to and does not limit the civil or criminal liability of a person who makes false statements alleging criminal activity by another.Added by Laws 2013, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 7, § 5, emerg. eff. Sept. 10, 2013.NOTE: Text formerly resided under repealed Title 70, § 6-143, which was derived from Laws 2009, c. 228, § 78, which was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Douglas v. Cox Retirement Properties, Inc., 2013 OK 37, 302 P.2d 789 (Okla. 2013).
70 OK Stat § 70-6-149.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-149.5. Awarding of costs and attorney fees – Expert witness fees.

|A. In any civil action or proceeding against a school or an education employee, the court may award costs and reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party. In any civil action or proceeding by or between any education employee and a school or other education employee, the provisions of this section shall not apply. |B. Expert witness fees may be included as part of the costs awarded under this section.Added by Laws 2013, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 7, § 6, emerg. eff. Sept. 10, 2013.NOTE: Text formerly resided under repealed Title 70, § 6-144, which was derived from Laws 2009, c. 228, § 79, which was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Douglas v. Cox Retirement Properties, Inc., 2013 OK 37, 302 P.2d 789 (Okla. 2013).
70 OK Stat § 70-6-149.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-149.6. Insurance indemnification not a waiver of defenses.

|Unless otherwise provided by law, the existence of any policy of insurance indemnifying a school or an education employee against liability for damages is not a waiver of any defense otherwise available to the educational entity or its employees in the defense of the claim. |Added by Laws 2013, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 7, § 7, emerg. eff. Sept. 10, 2013.NOTE: Text formerly resided under repealed Title 70, § 6-145, which was derived from Laws 2009, c. 228, § 80, which was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Douglas v. Cox Retirement Properties, Inc., 2013 OK 37, 302 P.2d 789 (Okla. 2013).
70 OK Stat § 70-6-149.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-149.7. Student assault or acts reasonably causing injury to education employees or volunteers - Penalties - Education employee immunity.

|A. No student enrolled in a school shall assault, attempt to cause physical bodily injury, or act in a manner that could reasonably cause bodily injury to an education employee or a person who is volunteering for the school. Any student in grades six through twelve who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to out-of-school suspension as provided for in Section 24-101.3 of this title. This section shall be in addition to and does not limit the criminal liability of a person who causes or commits an assault, battery, or assault and battery upon a school employee as provided for in Section 650.7 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |B. No education employee shall be liable for the use of necessary and reasonable force to control and discipline a student during the time the student is in attendance at the school or in transit to or from the school, or any other function authorized by the school district.Added by Laws 2013, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 7, § 8, emerg. eff. Sept. 10, 2013. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 135, § 1.NOTE: Text formerly resided under repealed Title 70, § 6-146, which was derived from Laws 2009, c. 228, § 81, which was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Douglas v. Cox Retirement Properties, Inc., 2013 OK 37, 302 P.2d 789 (Okla. 2013).
70 OK Stat § 70-6-149.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-149.8. Benefits not lost by leaves of absence due to assault or battery.

|An education employee who is injured as a result of an assault or battery upon the person of the employee while the employee is in the performance of any duties as an education employee shall be entitled to a leave of absence from employment with the school without a loss of leave benefits. |Added by Laws 2013, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 7, § 9, emerg. eff. Sept. 10, 2013.NOTE: Text formerly resided under repealed Title 70, § 6-147, which was derived from Laws 2009, c. 228, § 82, which was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Douglas v. Cox Retirement Properties, Inc., 2013 OK 37, 302 P.2d 789 (Okla. 2013).
70 OK Stat § 70-6-149.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-149.9. Act does not limit other laws.

|The School Protection Act shall be in addition to and shall not limit or amend The Governmental Tort Claims Act or any other applicable law. |Added by Laws 2013, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 7, § 10, emerg. eff. Sept. 10, 2013.NOTE: Text formerly resided under repealed Title 70, § 6-148, which was derived from Laws 2009, c. 228, § 83, which was held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Douglas v. Cox Retirement Properties, Inc., 2013 OK 37, 302 P.2d 789 (Okla. 2013).
70 OK Stat § 70-6-154.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-154.1. Renewal of Standard Teaching Certificate.

|A. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules by which a person who holds a valid Oklahoma Standard Teaching Certificate may satisfy requirements for renewal of the Standard Teaching Certificate by completing staff development programs, conferences and seminars in lieu of teaching experience or higher education credits required by the State Board of Education for certificate renewal. Only programs, conferences and seminars recognized for staff development credit by an Oklahoma public school district at the time the teacher attends the program, conference or seminar may be used to fulfill requirements under this section. The State Board of Education shall not require more staff development credit to be earned for certificate renewal than the Board requires teachers and administrators to earn pursuant to Section 6-158 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |B. District boards of education may charge a reasonable fee for a holder of a valid Oklahoma Standard Teaching Certificate who is not employed as a teacher or administrator in an Oklahoma public school to attend district-sponsored staff development programs or seminars.Added by Laws 1993, c. 350, § 2, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993.
70 OK Stat § 70-6-180 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-180. Short title.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act". |Added by Laws 1995, c. 322, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995.
70 OK Stat § 70-6-181 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-181. Legislative declaration - Interpretation of act.

|The Legislature, recognizing its obligation to the children of this state to ensure their opportunity to receive an excellent education, and recognizing that the single most important factor affecting the quality of education is the quality of the individual teacher in the classroom, hereby calls for the development, implementation and administration of a new competency-based teacher preparation system in Oklahoma. |It is the intent of the Legislature that this act shall be in addition to existing laws governing teachers, and nothing herein shall be construed as repealing or amending any protection to teachers prescribed, or as removing or diminishing any existing power, authority or responsibility of the local boards of education and the State Board of Education not in conflict with the provisions of this act. Nondegreed vocational teachers and school nurses certified under rules promulgated by the State Board of Education shall be exempt from the provisions of this act, except for those provisions concerning professional development programs.Added by Laws 1992, c. 308, § 1, eff. June 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 224, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 322, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 6-171 of this title by Laws 1995, c. 322, § 34, eff. July 1, 1995.
70 OK Stat § 70-6-187 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-187. See the following versions:

|OS 70-6-187v1 (HB 2329, Laws 2021, c. 118, § 1). |OS 70-6-187v2 (HB 1796, Laws 2021, c. 319, § 1).
70 OK Stat § 70-6-187A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 70. Schools|§70-6-187A. Competency examinations - Refund.

|If a company that provides competency examinations within this state requires payment from a teacher candidate for an examination prior to the release of the previous competency examination results for that candidate, it shall be required to provide a full refund to the teacher candidate in the event he or she successfully passes the previous examination. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 141, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.