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Governor signs emergency rule to let industry hires qualify as CareerTech instructors
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Summary
The board heard that an emergency rule signed April 1 allows instructors hired from industry to apply for certification without a college degree; the agency plans to start taking applications May 1 and to pursue permanent rulemaking in the fall.
The Oklahoma State Board of Career and Technology Education was told April 2 that the governor signed an emergency rule on April 1 creating a certification pathway for instructors hired from industry that does not require a college degree.
Gina Hubbard, director of Statewide Outreach, told the board the emergency rule was signed by the governor and will allow industry professionals hired as instructors to apply for certification beginning May 1. "On April 1, the governor signed that emergency rule," Hubbard said. She added agency staff have prepared a leadership and professional development plan aimed at helping industry hires succeed in classrooms.
Hubbard said the emergency rule will later be submitted into the permanent rule process in the fall, at which point the board will review it alongside any additional proposed changes. "You will see this emergency rule come back to you in the fall because we will be putting it in the permanent rule process," she said.
Board members thanked Hubbard and staff for their work on the rule. The board did not take separate action on this item at the meeting; staff will continue to process applications and advance the rule through the legislature and the formal administrative rules process.
What happens next: Instructors may begin applying under the emergency rule on May 1; staff will prepare permanent-rule materials for fall board consideration.
