School personnel; requiring certain affidavit from previously employed full-time teacher to include certain attestation. Effective date. Emergency.

Summary

The bill changes Oklahoma’s teacher hiring rules so that a full‑time teacher moving to a new district must show a national criminal‑history record check done within the last five years and a letter confirming they left the prior school in good standing, including a statement about any student‑related misconduct allegations. It also sets fees, reimbursement, temporary‑employment limits, and special rules for substitute teachers and employees hired before 2020. The measure takes effect July 1 2025 and was signed into law as an emergency act.

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