Senate Bill 244 Summary

• Amends 70 O.S. 2011, Section 5-142 to modify criminal history record check requirements for school personnel in Oklahoma.

• Full-time teachers moving between Oklahoma school districts may be exempted from new background checks if they can provide a record check from the previous five years and a letter confirming they left in good standing.

• Substitute teachers applying to multiple school districts only need one background check, which can be shared with all other districts where they apply.

• Substitute teachers with five or more consecutive years of employment in a school district can transition to full-time teaching without a new check if they have a recent record and good standing letter.

• Full-time teachers with ten or more consecutive years in a district can continue as substitutes in that same district without new checks; however, moving to another district requires a new background check.