ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1918	By:	Coody of the House

			  and

		Ford of the Senate

An Act relating to schools; requiring the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to offer certain teachers a professional development program in certain mathematics instruction; stating purpose; specifying criteria for a professional development program; requiring certain content; and providing for codification.

SUBJECT:  Professional development programs for teachers

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-195.2 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

A.  Subject to the availability of funds, the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation shall develop and administer mathematics professional development programs which will be provided for any teacher who became licensed or certified to teach in elementary education or early childhood education prior to July 1, 2001, and is serving as a teacher in a public school in this state in kindergarten through third grade.  The purpose of the professional development program shall be to improve the knowledge and skills of the teachers and to ensure that the elementary grade students of the state are taught by professional educators fully prepared in the area of mathematics.

B.  Any professional development program offered to teachers pursuant to the provisions of this section shall:

1.  Be scientifically research-based professional development; and

2.  Meet state law requirements for professional development administered by the Commission. 

C.  The professional development program offered to teachers pursuant to the provisions of this section shall address both content skill and methodology, and may contain a technology component.

Passed the House of Representatives the 11th day of May, 2011.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the 12th day of May, 2011.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate