Okla. Admin. Code § 610:25-41-1
Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025
Section 610:25-41-1 - Purpose(a) The Inspired to Teach Program was created by House Bill 3564 during the 2022 legislative session.(b) Inspired to Teach is a program to support the teacher pipeline and the preparation of public school teachers for prekindergarten through 12th grade. As legislatively appropriated funding is available, the program provides a scholarship to eligible students majoring in teacher education at an accredited teacher preparation program at an Oklahoma public or private university OR a student majoring in a pre-teacher education program at an Oklahoma public community college that has an approved Inspired to Teach program articulation agreement with an accredited Oklahoma university teacher preparation program, and incentivizes those individuals to enter the workforce as Oklahoma public school teachers for at least five (5) consecutive years upon graduation.(c) The bill requires that the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) establish and maintain an incentive scholarship program and teacher employment incentive program, as funding is available. [70 O.S §698.1 (A)].(d) The purpose of the Inspired to Teach program is to address teacher shortages in Oklahoma by making scholarships available to undergraduate students and providing employment incentives for participants who meet eligibility criteria and major in teacher education, obtain a traditional teaching certificate, and serve as teachers in the public schools of this state for at least five (5) consecutive years.(e) The scholarship will help defray the cost of obtaining a baccalaureate degree and the incentive will assist graduates as they enter the workforce as teachers in this state.Okla. Admin. Code § 610:25-41-1
Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 5, November 15, 2022, eff. 10/12/2022Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 22, August 1, 2023, eff. 8/11/2023Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 4, November 1, 2023, eff. 11/1/2023, exp. 9/14/2024 (Emergency)Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 21, July 15, 2024, eff. 7/25/2024