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OK HB2125
Bill
Status
3/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Clay Staires
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AI Summary
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Adjunct teachers with distinguished qualifications in their field are authorized to teach at all grade levels, including early childhood education programs for four-year-old children
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Adjunct teachers are explicitly prohibited from teaching special education classes
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Adjunct teachers are not required to meet standard certification requirements and are not considered "teachers" under statutory definitions if they lack a valid teaching certificate
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Early childhood education program standards are updated to allow either a certified teacher or an adjunct teacher to be present in the classroom for the full school day
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Effective date is July 1, 2025, with an emergency clause for immediate implementation upon passage and approval
Legislative Description
Education; adjunct teachers; instructional levels; early childhood education programs; authorizing adjunct teachers; effective date; emergency.
Last Action
Placed on General Order
4/17/2025