{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-6-181","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-181","heading":"Legislative declaration - Interpretation of act","body":"The Legislature, recognizing its obligation to the children of\n\nthis state to ensure their opportunity to receive an excellent\n\neducation, and recognizing that the single most important factor\n\naffecting the quality of education is the quality of the individual\n\nteacher in the classroom, hereby calls for the development,\n\nimplementation and administration of a new competency-based teacher\n\npreparation system in Oklahoma.\n\nIt is the intent of the Legislature that this act shall be in\n\naddition to existing laws governing teachers, and nothing herein\n\nshall be construed as repealing or amending any protection to\n\nteachers prescribed, or as removing or diminishing any existing\n\npower, authority or responsibility of the local boards of education\n\nand the State Board of Education not in conflict with the provisions\n\nof this act. Nondegreed vocational teachers and school nurses\n\ncertified under rules promulgated by the State Board of Education\n\nshall be exempt from the provisions of this act, except for those\n\nprovisions concerning professional development programs.","path":["OK Code","Title 70"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os70.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"b4b087e29eb88689419ed54fc0628c367bf5f0066f06c2cdd88e9896dcecd436","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-6-180","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-6-182"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}