State Board of Education; authorizing certain action regarding licensure. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 798 changes Oklahoma's teacher certification rules by limiting when the State Board of Education can revoke or suspend teaching certificates. It specifies that revocations or suspensions may only occur for five reasons: willful law violations, child abuse, moral turpitude, incompetence, or neglect of duty. The bill also requires the Board to provide certified staff and their school districts with at least 10 days' notice before filing revocation complaints, prohibiting summary actions without due process. This directly affects teachers, principals, and other certified school personnel in Oklahoma public schools. The law updates existing certification procedures without altering fee collection or fund management rules.