Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-181
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Legislative declaration - Interpretation of act
Official statutory text
The Legislature, recognizing its obligation to the children of
this state to ensure their opportunity to receive an excellent
education, and recognizing that the single most important factor
affecting the quality of education is the quality of the individual
teacher in the classroom, hereby calls for the development,
implementation and administration of a new competency-based teacher
preparation system in Oklahoma.
It is the intent of the Legislature that this act shall be in
addition to existing laws governing teachers, and nothing herein
shall be construed as repealing or amending any protection to
teachers prescribed, or as removing or diminishing any existing
power, authority or responsibility of the local boards of education
and the State Board of Education not in conflict with the provisions
of this act. Nondegreed vocational teachers and school nurses
certified under rules promulgated by the State Board of Education
shall be exempt from the provisions of this act, except for those
provisions concerning professional development programs.
this state to ensure their opportunity to receive an excellent
education, and recognizing that the single most important factor
affecting the quality of education is the quality of the individual
teacher in the classroom, hereby calls for the development,
implementation and administration of a new competency-based teacher
preparation system in Oklahoma.
It is the intent of the Legislature that this act shall be in
addition to existing laws governing teachers, and nothing herein
shall be construed as repealing or amending any protection to
teachers prescribed, or as removing or diminishing any existing
power, authority or responsibility of the local boards of education
and the State Board of Education not in conflict with the provisions
of this act. Nondegreed vocational teachers and school nurses
certified under rules promulgated by the State Board of Education
shall be exempt from the provisions of this act, except for those
provisions concerning professional development programs.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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