Oklahoma HB4268: Education; Teacher Effectiveness and Excellence Act; Growth-based Teacher Compensation Program; pilot program; eligibility; bonus program; effective date; emergency.

What the bill says

An Act relating to schools; creating the Teacher Effectiveness and Excellence Act; providing short title; defining terms; establishing the Growth-Based Teacher Compensation Program as a pilot program to be administered by the State Board of Education beginning in certain school year; providing eligibility criteria; directing the State Board of Education to establish selection criteria; directing certain teachers to receive certain annual performance-based compensation; providing for promulgation of rules; defining terms; establishing the National Board Certification Bonus Program…

From the enrolled text, May 6, 2026:

An Act relating to schools; creating the Teacher Effectiveness and Excellence Act; providing short title; defining terms; establishing the Growth-Based Teacher Compensation Program as a pilot program to be administered by the State Board of Education beginning in certain school year; providing eligibility criteria; directing the State Board of Education to establish selection criteria; directing certain teachers to receive certain annual performance-based compensation; providing for promulgation of rules; defining terms; establishing the National Board Certification Bonus Program; directing certain teachers to receive certain bonus for certain period of time; providing eligibility criteria; directing bonus payments to be made from certain fund; prohibiting bonus amount from being included in certain calculation; prohibiting a school district from being liable for certain payment; providing for promulgation of rules; directing the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability to contract with an independent evaluator to conduct certain evaluation and report; providing for contents of evaluation; requiring electronic submission of certain report; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3116.2, which relates to the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability; directing the terms of certain members to be staggered upon certain date; directing terms of members to be in accordance with certain designations; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-116.5, which relates to Commission reporting requirements; directing certain report to be electronically submitted with certain frequency; allowing the Commission …