- (a) Under the provisions of the Inspired to Teach program, OSRHE is authorized to make the employment incentive payments each year, up to five consecutive years for full-time teaching service, to Oklahoma public school districts for participants eligible pursuant to 610:25-41-8.
- (b) An Employment Compliance Form must be submitted to OSRHE upon completion of each year of eligible teaching service. An authorized school official must complete the form.
- (c) Each year, if all program requirements are satisfied, and contingent upon the availability of funds, OSRHE will issue disbursements of Inspired to Teach program benefits to school districts employing the qualifying participants for payment to participants.
- (d) The total annual amount of employment incentive payments for any qualified participant shall not exceed Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000).
- (e) If OSRHE determines that any Inspired to Teach program disbursement was authorized based on misleading or incorrect information supplied by the participant, the participant must reimburse such payment to OSRHE.
Added at 40 Ok Reg 144, eff 10-12-22 (emergency)
Added at 40 Ok Reg 1198, eff 8-11-23
Amended at 41 Ok Reg, Number 21, effective 7-25-24