House passes bill to streamline educators development training
OKLAHOMA CITY â Legislation that seeks to give educators more time to focus on students while still receiving adequate professional development training passed off the House floor Monday with a bipartisan vote of 74-19.
House Bill 1593, authored by Rep. Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa, modifies how often teachers are required to complete professional development hours by reducing the frequency of four educator trainings out of the twenty-seven currently required by state statute.
Provenzano, a former public school educator and administrator, heard from teachers across the state regarding the redundancy of professional development training.
HB1593 is now eligible to be heard in the Oklahoma Senate.