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OK SB242
Bill
AI Summary
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Creates the Veterans Entering Teaching (VET) Program to provide tuition and mandatory fee assistance to honorably discharged U.S. Armed Forces veterans enrolled in approved teacher preparation programs at Oklahoma State System of Higher Education institutions
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Requires participants to complete a bachelor's degree leading to a standard teaching certificate and commit to teaching in an Oklahoma school district for 3 consecutive years (not necessarily the same district)
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Caps annual program funding at $2,000,000 starting in the 2025-2026 academic year, with assistance provided on a first-come, first-served basis and limited to 5 years from initial enrollment
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Participants who fail to fulfill the teaching commitment must repay a prorated amount based on unfulfilled months, though hardship waivers may be requested from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
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Recipients must exhaust all federal education benefits first and cannot simultaneously receive benefits from the Inspired to Teach Program
Legislative Description
Higher education; creating the Veterans Entering Teaching (VET) Act to provide certain tuition and fee assistance. Effective date. Emergency.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Education Committee then to Appropriations Committee
2/4/2025