SB 1893

1STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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22nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1893  By: Standridge
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6AS INTRODUCED
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7An Act relating to students; creating the Teacher
7Shortage Reduction Act; providing short title;
8directing school districts to implement certain
8graduation recognition for students who have met
9certain criteria; allowing recognition to be
9indicated on a diploma and transcript; directing the
10Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to
10implement certain designation for students who have
11met certain criteria and earned certain hours or a
11degree; allowing designation to be indicated on
12certain degree and transcript; providing for
12acceptance by a college of education under certain
13circumstances; providing for granting of certain
13credit; providing for promulgation of rules;
14providing for codification; providing an effective
14date; and declaring an emergency.
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17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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18     SECTION 1.       NEW LAW       A new section of law to be codified
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19 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11-103.6q of Title 70, unless
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20 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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21     A.   This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Teacher
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22 Shortage Reduction Act”.
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1     B.   Beginning with the 2027-2028 high school graduating class, a
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2 school district shall implement an education endorsement graduation
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3 recognition for students who have:
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4     1.   Met the curricular requirements set forth in Section 11-
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5 103.6 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes for a standard diploma;
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6     2.   Identified teaching or another education profession as a
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7 career goal on their individual career and academic plan (ICAP)
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8 created pursuant to Section 1210.508-4 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma
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9 Statutes; and
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10     3.   Participated in an apprenticeship, internship, or mentorship
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11 related to teaching or another education profession pursuant to the
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12 Apprenticeships, Internships and Mentorships (AIM) Act of 2016.
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13     C.   A graduation recognition awarded pursuant to this section
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14 may be indicated on the diploma and the high school transcript of
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15 students who meet the requirements of subsection B of this section.
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16     D.   1.   Beginning with the 2027-2028 high school graduating
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17 class, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall
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18 implement an education designation for students who earn an
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19 education endorsement graduation recognition pursuant to the
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20 provisions of subsection B of this section and who graduate with
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21 thirty (30) or more college credit hours or an associate’s degree
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22 through concurrent enrollment at an institution of higher education
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23 within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.    An education
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24 designation awarded pursuant to this subsection may be indicated on
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1 the degree and the institution of higher education transcript of the
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2 students who qualify.
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3     2.   If a student is awarded an education designation pursuant to
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4 the provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection and subsequently
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5 enrolls in an institution of higher education within The Oklahoma
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6 State System of Higher Education to earn a degree in pursuit of a
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7 career in teaching or another education profession, the student
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8 shall be accepted into the institution’s college of education.    The
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9 institution shall grant credit for field experience the student may
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10 have earned pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsection B of this section.
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11     E.   The State Board of Education and the Oklahoma State Regents
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12 for Higher Education may promulgate rules to implement the
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13 provisions of this section.
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14     SECTION 2.   This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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15     SECTION 3.   It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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16 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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17 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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18 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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20     60-2-3378      EB  1/15/2026 8:32:28 AM
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