Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-197
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Persons subject to certification procedures
Official statutory text
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 462
A. All students graduating from an accredited institution of
higher education approved or accredited by the Oklahoma Commission
for Teacher Preparation for the preparation of educational personnel
on or after September 1, 1999, and seeking to enter the public
education system as a teacher shall be subject to the assessment and
certification procedures established in the Oklahoma Teacher
Preparation Act. Except as provided for in subsection B of this
section, all students graduating from an accredited institution of
higher education prior to September 1, 1999, and seeking to enter
the public education system as a teacher shall be subject to the
assessment and certification requirements in effect before July 1,
1997.
B. Any person who graduates from an accredited institution of
higher education prior to September 1, 1999, and seeks certification
or endorsement subsequent to September 1, 1999, to teach a subject
area which the teacher was not certified to teach prior to September
1, 1999, following completion of the required higher education shall
be required to successfully complete the competency examination for
such subject area prior to receiving such certification or
endorsement.
A. All students graduating from an accredited institution of
higher education approved or accredited by the Oklahoma Commission
for Teacher Preparation for the preparation of educational personnel
on or after September 1, 1999, and seeking to enter the public
education system as a teacher shall be subject to the assessment and
certification procedures established in the Oklahoma Teacher
Preparation Act. Except as provided for in subsection B of this
section, all students graduating from an accredited institution of
higher education prior to September 1, 1999, and seeking to enter
the public education system as a teacher shall be subject to the
assessment and certification requirements in effect before July 1,
1997.
B. Any person who graduates from an accredited institution of
higher education prior to September 1, 1999, and seeks certification
or endorsement subsequent to September 1, 1999, to teach a subject
area which the teacher was not certified to teach prior to September
1, 1999, following completion of the required higher education shall
be required to successfully complete the competency examination for
such subject area prior to receiving such certification or
endorsement.
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