STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 54th Legislature (2013)

HOUSE BILL 2105	By:	Fourkiller

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to schools; establishing certain eligibility qualifications for the State Superintendent of Public Instruction; providing for application of law; providing for codification; providing an effective date.

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 3-107.2 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.  No person shall be eligible to serve as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction unless the person:
1.  Has completed, prior to election, a standard master’s degree and a program in education administration approved by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation with an emphasis on district-level leadership skills, which are equivalent to the educational requirements for a superintendent of schools as set forth in Section 6-189 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statute; and
2.  Holds a current certificate for superintendent of a school or superintendent of a technology center school district.
B.  The provisions of this section shall apply to any person elected to serve as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction after November 1, 2013.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2013.

54-1-6137	KB	01/15/13