State Department of Education; creating the LETRS Training Revolving Fund to provide certain training to certain teachers. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 1293 creates a new "LETRS Training Revolving Fund" within Oklahoma's State Department of Education to provide training in Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) to pre-K through third-grade public school teachers. The fund, financed by state appropriations, will cover training costs for all eligible teachers within five years, subject to available funding. This policy change directly affects certified teachers in Oklahoma public schools serving early grades, aiming to improve foundational literacy instruction. The bill establishes the fund as a continuing resource, allowing repeated use of allocated funds for ongoing training needs.