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