1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|HOUSE BILL 2162 By: Lowe (Dick) | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, | | Section 18-114.14, which relates to the minimum | 8| salary schedule; adding ten years of experience to | | the schedule; providing an effective date; and | 9| declaring an emergency. | | | 10| | | | 11| | | | 12|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 13| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18-114.14, | | | 14|is amended to read as follows: | | | 15| Section 18-114.14 A. Beginning with the2018-20192023-2024 | | | 16|school year, certified personnel, as defined in Section 26-103 of | | | 17|this title, in the public schools of Oklahoma shall receive in | | | 18|salary and/or fringe benefits not less than the amounts specified in | | | 19|the following schedule: | | | 20| MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE | | | 21| National | | | 22|Years of Bachelor's Board Master's Doctor's | | | 23|Experience Degree Certification Degree Degree | | | 24| 0 $36,601 $37,759 $37,991 $39,381 | | | Req. No. 5537 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 1 $37,035 $38,193 $38,425 $39,815 | | | 2| 2 $37,469 $38,628 $38,859 $40,249 | | | 3| 3 $37,904 $39,062 $39,294 $40,684 | | | 4| 4 $38,338 $39,496 $39,728 $41,118 | | | 5| 5 $38,810 $39,968 $40,200 $41,590 | | | 6| 6 $39,273 $40,432 $40,663 $42,054 | | | 7| 7 $39,737 $40,895 $41,127 $42,517 | | | 8| 8 $40,200 $41,358 $41,590 $42,980 | | | 9| 9 $40,663 $41,822 $42,054 $43,444 | | | 10| 10 $41,684 $42,844 $43,568 $45,945 | | | 11| 11 $42,177 $43,336 $44,061 $46,438 | | | 12| 12 $42,670 $43,829 $44,554 $46,931 | | | 13| 13 $43,162 $44,322 $45,047 $47,424 | | | 14| 14 $43,655 $44,815 $45,539 $47,916 | | | 15| 15 $44,167 $45,327 $46,052 $48,430 | | | 16| 16 $44,660 $45,820 $46,545 $48,923 | | | 17| 17 $45,153 $46,313 $47,038 $49,416 | | | 18| 18 $45,646 $46,806 $47,531 $49,909 | | | 19| 19 $46,139 $47,299 $48,024 $50,402 | | | 20| 20 $46,652 $47,813 $48,538 $50,917 | | | 21| 21 $47,145 $48,306 $49,031 $51,410 | | | 22| 22 $47,639 $48,799 $49,524 $51,903 | | | 23| 23 $48,132 $49,292 $50,018 $52,397 | | | 24| 24 $48,625 $49,785 $50,511 $52,890 | | | Req. No. 5537 Page 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 25 $50,049 $51,232 $51,971 $54,395 | | | 2| 26 $50,542 $51,725 $52,464 $54,888 | | | 3| 27 $51,035 $52,218 $52,957 $55,381 | | | 4| 28 $51,528 $52,711 $53,450 $55,874 | | | 5| 29 $52,021 $53,204 $53,943 $56,367 | | | 6| 30 $52,514 $53,697 $54,436 $56,860 | | | 7| 31 $53,007 $54,190 $54,929 $57,353 | | | 8| 32 $53,500 $54,683 $55,422 $57,846 | | | 9| 33 $53,993 $55,176 $55,915 $58,339 | | | 10| 34 $54,486 $55,669 $56,408 $58,832 | | | 11| 35 $54,979 $56,162 $56,901 $59,325 | | | 12| Master's Degree + | | | 13|Years of National Board | | | 14|Experience Certification | | | 15| 0 $39,149 | | | 16| 1 $39,583 | | | 17| 2 $40,018 | | | 18| 3 $40,452 | | | 19| 4 $40,886 | | | 20| 5 $41,358 | | | 21| 6 $41,822 | | | 22| 7 $42,285 | | | 23| 8 $42,749 | | | 24| 9 $43,212 | | | Req. No. 5537 Page 3 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 10 $44,728 | | | 2| 11 $45,221 | | | 3| 12 $45,713 | | | 4| 13 $46,206 | | | 5| 14 $46,699 | | | 6| 15 $47,212 | | | 7| 16 $47,705 | | | 8| 17 $48,198 | | | 9| 18 $48,691 | | | 10| 19 $49,184 | | | 11| 20 $49,698 | | | 12| 21 $50,192 | | | 13| 22 $50,685 | | | 14| 23 $51,178 | | | 15| 24 $51,671 | | | 16| 25 $53,153 | | | 17| 26 $53,646 | | | 18| 27 $54,139 | | | 19| 28 $54,632 | | | 20| 29 $55,125 | | | 21| 30 $55,618 | | | 22| 31 $56,111 | | | 23| 32 $56,604 | | | 24| 33 $57,097 | | | Req. No. 5537 Page 4 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 34 $57,590 | | | 2| 35 $58,083 | | | 3| B. 1. When determining theMinimum Salary Scheduleminimum | | | 4|salary schedule, "fringe benefits" shall mean all or part of | | | 5|retirement benefits, excluding the contributions made pursuant to | | | 6|subsection A of Section 17-108.1 of this title and the flexible | | | 7|benefit allowance pursuant to Section 26-105 of this title from the | | | 8|flexible benefit allowance funds disbursed by the State Board of | | | 9|Education and the State Board of Career and Technology Education | | | 10|pursuant to Section 26-104 of this title. | | | 11| 2. If a school district intends to provide retirement benefits | | | 12|to a teacher such that the teacher's salary would be less than the | | | 13|amounts set forth in the minimum salary schedule specified in | | | 14|subsection A of this section, the district shall be required to | | | 15|provide written notification to the teacher prior to his or her | | | 16|employment or, if already employed by the district, no later than | | | 17|thirty (30) days prior to the date the district elects to provide | | | 18|retirement benefits such that the teacher's salary would be less | | | 19|than the minimum salary schedule. | | | 20| C. Any of the degrees referred to in this section shall be from | | | 21|a college recognized by the State Board of Education. The Board | | | 22|shall accept teaching experience from out-of-state school districts | | | 23|that are accredited by the state board of education or appropriate | | | 24|state accrediting agency for the districts. The Board shall accept | | | Req. No. 5537 Page 5 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|teaching experience from out-of-country schools that are accredited | | | 2|or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate national or regional | | | 3|accrediting or endorsement authority. Out-of-country certification | | | 4|documentation in a language other than English shall be analyzed by | | | 5|an educational credential evaluation service in accordance with | | | 6|industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State | | | 7|Department of Education. The person seeking to have credit granted | | | 8|for out-of-country teaching experience shall be responsible for all | | | 9|costs of the analysis by a credential evaluation service. The Board | | | 10|shall accept teaching experience from primary and secondary schools | | | 11|that are operated by the United States Department of Defense or are | | | 12|affiliated with the United States Department of State. | | | 13| D. For the purpose of state salary increments and retirement, | | | 14|no teacher shall be granted credit for more than five (5) years of | | | 15|active duty in the military service or out-of-state or | | | 16|out-of-country teaching experience as a certified teacher or its | | | 17|equivalent. Nothing in this section shall prohibit boards of | | | 18|education from crediting more years of experience on district salary | | | 19|schedules than those allowed for state purposes. | | | 20| E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, for purposes | | | 21|of certification and salary increments, all the years of experience | | | 22|of a: | | | 23| 1. Certified teacher who teaches in the educational program of | | | 24|the Department of Corrections, beginning with fiscal year 1981; | | | Req. No. 5537 Page 6 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 2. Vocational rehabilitation counselor under the Department of | | | 2|Human Services if the counselor was employed as a certified teacher | | | 3|by the State Department of Education when the Division of Vocational | | | 4|Rehabilitation was transferred from the State Board of Career and | | | 5|Technology Education or the State Board of Education to the Oklahoma | | | 6|Public Welfare Commission on July 1, 1968; | | | 7| 3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor which were completed | | | 8|while employed by the Department of Human Services if such counselor | | | 9|was certified as a teacher or was eligible for certification as a | | | 10|teacher in Oklahoma; | | | 11| 4. Certified teacher which were completed while employed by the | | | 12|Child Study Center located at University Hospital, if the teacher | | | 13|was certified as a teacher in Oklahoma; and | | | 14| 5. Certified school psychologist or psychometrist which were | | | 15|completed while employed as a doctoral intern, psychological | | | 16|assistant, or psychologist with any agency of the State of Oklahoma | | | 17|if the experience primarily involved work with persons of school- or | | | 18|preschool-age and if the person was, at the time the experience was | | | 19|acquired, certified as, or eligible for certification as, a school | | | 20|psychologist or psychometrist. | | | 21| F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to teachers | | | 22|who have entered into postretirement employment with a public school | | | 23|in Oklahoma and are still receiving a monthly retirement benefit. | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 5537 Page 7 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| G. If a person employed as certified personnel, as defined in | | | 2|Section 26-103 of this title, by a school district during the | | | 3|2017-2018 school year was receiving a salary above the step level | | | 4|indicated by theState Minimum Salary Schedulestate minimum salary | | | 5|schedule for the 2017-2018 school year, the person shall receive a | | | 6|salary increase amount equal to the amount indicated in subsection A | | | 7|for the step level indicated for the person, provided they remain | | | 8|employed by the same district, unless the hours or the duties of the | | | 9|certified personnel are reduced proportionately. | | | 10| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. | | | 11| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | | | 12|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby | | | 13|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | | | 14|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | | | 15| | | | 16| 59-1-5537 EK 12/29/22 | | | 17| | | | 18| | | | 19| | | | 20| | | | 21| | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 5537 Page 8