1|ENGROSSED SENATE AMENDMENTS |
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2|ENGROSSED HOUSE |
|BILL NO. 2775 By: McCall, McBride, Baker, |
3| Bashore, Moore, Humphrey, |
| Luttrell, Caldwell (Chad), |
4| Maynard, Echols, and |
| Hilbert of the House |
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| Daniels and Jett of the |
7| Senate |
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9| An Act relating to education; making appropriations |
| *** directing certain appropriation to be distributed |
10| based on average daily membership *** act provisions; |
| providing for conditional enactment; providing for |
11| noncodification; providing an effective date; and |
| declaring an emergency. |
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14|AUTHOR: Add the following House Coauthor: Culver |
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15|AUTHOR: Remove as principal Senate author Daniels and substitute as |
| principal Senate author Treat |
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|AUTHOR: Add the following Senate Coauthors: Pugh, Daniels, |
17| Bullard, Rogers, Rosino, Thompson (Kristen), McCortney, |
| Thompson (Roger), Paxton, Hall, Coleman, Rader, Stephens, |
18| Burns, Jech, Newhouse, Stewart, Prieto, Montgomery, |
| Murdock, Pederson, Dugger, Pemberton, Weaver, Stanley, |
19| Garvin, Green, Kidd, Seifried, Alvord, Haste, Gollihare, |
| Bergstrom, and Woods |
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21|AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, strike the title, enacting clause and |
| entire bill and insert |
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23| "An Act relating to schools; making an appropriation |
| to the State Board of Education; providing purpose; |
24| prohibiting use of funds for certain purpose; |
| establishing minimum salary schedule for teachers; |
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1| defining fringe benefits; specifying certain |
| recognition of college degrees; requiring the State |
2| Board of Education to accept certain teaching |
| experience; requiring certain notification; limiting |
3| teaching credit for certain service and experience; |
| allowing school district to offer more credit; |
4| directing the Board to recognize certain experiences; |
| prohibiting application of minimum salary schedule to |
5| certain retired teachers; requiring certain certified |
| personnel to receive certain salary increase above |
6| certain level paid during certain school year; |
| directing persons employed in certain capacities at |
7| technology center school districts, Department of |
| Corrections facilities, and Office of Juvenile |
8| Affairs facilities to receive certain salary |
| increase; making an appropriation; specifying use of |
9| funds; creating the Rewarding Excellent Educators |
| Revolving Fund; specifying source of funds; providing |
10| for expenditures; providing purpose of fund; defining |
| terms; directing the State Department of Education to |
11| create the Rewarding Excellent Educators Grant |
| Program; providing purpose; providing eligibility for |
12| grant funds; providing for award of funds on certain |
| basis; directing use of grants; limiting the number |
13| of certain teachers and support employees that may |
| receive certain bonuses; providing maximum bonus |
14| amount; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18-200.1, as |
| last amended by Section 2, Chapter 488, O.S.L. 2021, |
15| which relates to allocation of State Aid; updating |
| statutory language; increasing transportation factor; |
16| amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18-201.1, which |
| relates to calculation of weighted membership; |
17| modifying certain category weights; updating |
| statutory language; providing for codification; |
18| providing conditional effective date; providing an |
| effective date; and declaring an emergency. |
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21|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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22| SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the State Board of |
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23|Education from any monies not otherwise appropriated from the |
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24|General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury for the fiscal year |
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1|beginning July 1, 2023, the sum of Five Hundred Million Dollars |
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2|($500,000,000.00) for the financial support of public schools. |
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3|These monies shall be used to implement the provisions of Section 2 |
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4|of this act and to provide student supports. Monies appropriated |
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5|pursuant to this section shall not be used to provide a bonus or |
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6|salary increase to an administrator, as defined by Section 6-101.3 |
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7|of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |
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8| SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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9|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 18-114.15 of Title 70, unless |
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10|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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11| A. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, certified |
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12|personnel, as defined in Section 26-103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma |
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13|Statutes, in the public schools of Oklahoma shall receive in salary |
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14|and/or fringe benefits not less than the amounts specified in the |
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15|following schedule: |
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16| MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE |
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17| National |
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18| Years of Bachelor's Board Master's Doctor's |
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19| Experience Degree Certification Degree Degree |
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20| 0 $39,601 $40,759 $40,991 $42,381 |
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21| 1 $40,035 $41,193 $41,425 $42,815 |
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22| 2 $40,469 $41,628 $41,859 $43,249 |
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23| 3 $40,904 $42,062 $42,294 $43,684 |
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24| 4 $41,338 $42,496 $42,728 $44,118 |
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1| 5 $42,810 $43,968 $44,200 $45,590 |
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2| 6 $43,273 $44,432 $44,663 $46,054 |
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3| 7 $43,737 $44,895 $45,127 $46,517 |
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4| 8 $44,200 $45,358 $45,590 $46,980 |
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5| 9 $44,663 $45,822 $46,054 $47,444 |
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6| 10 $46,684 $47,844 $48,568 $50,945 |
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7| 11 $47,177 $48,336 $49,061 $51,438 |
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8| 12 $47,670 $48,829 $49,554 $51,931 |
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9| 13 $48,162 $49,322 $50,047 $52,424 |
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10| 14 $48,655 $49,815 $50,539 $52,916 |
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11| 15 $50,167 $51,327 $52,052 $54,430 |
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12| 16 $50,660 $51,820 $52,545 $54,923 |
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13| 17 $51,153 $52,313 $53,038 $55,416 |
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14| 18 $51,646 $52,806 $53,531 $55,909 |
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15| 19 $52,139 $53,299 $54,024 $56,402 |
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16| 20 $52,652 $53,813 $54,538 $56,917 |
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17| 21 $53,145 $54,306 $55,031 $57,410 |
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18| 22 $53,639 $54,799 $55,524 $57,903 |
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19| 23 $54,132 $55,292 $56,018 $58,397 |
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20| 24 $54,625 $55,785 $56,511 $58,890 |
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21| 25 $56,049 $57,232 $57,971 $60,395 |
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22| Master's Degree + |
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23|Years of National Board |
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24|Experience Certification |
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1| 0 $42,149 |
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2| 1 $42,583 |
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3| 2 $43,018 |
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4| 3 $43,452 |
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5| 4 $43,886 |
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6| 5 $45,358 |
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7| 6 $45,822 |
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8| 7 $46,285 |
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9| 8 $46,749 |
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10| 9 $47,212 |
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11| 10 $49,728 |
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12| 11 $50,221 |
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13| 12 $50,713 |
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14| 13 $51,206 |
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15| 14 $51,699 |
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16| 15 $53,212 |
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17| 16 $53,705 |
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18| 17 $54,198 |
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19| 18 $54,691 |
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20| 19 $55,184 |
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21| 20 $55,698 |
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22| 21 $56,192 |
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23| 22 $56,685 |
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24| 23 $57,178 |
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1| 24 $57,671 |
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2| 25 $59,153 |
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3| B. 1. When determining the Minimum Salary Schedule, "fringe |
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4|benefits" shall mean all or part of retirement benefits, excluding |
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5|the contributions made pursuant to subsection A of Section 17-108.1 |
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6|of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the flexible benefit |
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7|allowance pursuant to Section 26-105 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma |
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8|Statutes from the flexible benefit allowance funds disbursed by the |
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9|State Board of Education and the State Board of Career and |
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10|Technology Education pursuant to Section 26-104 of Title 70 of the |
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11|Oklahoma Statutes. |
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12| 2. If a school district intends to provide retirement benefits |
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13|to a teacher such that the teacher's salary would be less than the |
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14|amounts set forth in the minimum salary schedule specified in |
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15|subsection A of this section, the district shall be required to |
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16|provide written notification to the teacher prior to his or her |
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17|employment or, if already employed by the district, no later than |
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18|thirty (30) days prior to the date the district elects to provide |
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19|retirement benefits such that the teacher's salary would be less |
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20|than the minimum salary schedule. |
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21| C. Any of the degrees referred to in this section shall be from |
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22|a college recognized by the State Board of Education. The Board |
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23|shall accept teaching experience from out-of-state school districts |
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24|that are accredited by the State Board of Education or appropriate |
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1|state accrediting agency for the districts. The Board shall accept |
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2|teaching experience from out-of-country schools that are accredited |
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3|or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate national or regional |
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4|accrediting or endorsement authority. Out-of-country certification |
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5|documentation in a language other than English shall be analyzed by |
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6|an educational credential evaluation service in accordance with |
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7|industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State |
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8|Department of Education. The person seeking to have credit granted |
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9|for out-of-country teaching experience shall be responsible for all |
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10|costs of the analysis by a credential evaluation service. The Board |
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11|shall accept teaching experience from primary and secondary schools |
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12|that are operated by the United States Department of Defense or are |
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13|affiliated with the United States Department of State. |
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14| D. For the purpose of state salary increments and retirement, |
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15|no teacher shall be granted credit for more than five (5) years of |
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16|active duty in the military service or out-of-state or |
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17|out-of-country teaching experience as a certified teacher or its |
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18|equivalent. Nothing in this section shall prohibit boards of |
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19|education from crediting more years of experience on district salary |
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20|schedules than those allowed for state purposes. |
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21| E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, for purposes |
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22|of certification and salary increments, all the years of experience |
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23|of a: |
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1| 1. Certified teacher who teaches in the educational program of |
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2|the Department of Corrections, beginning with fiscal year 1981; |
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3| 2. Vocational rehabilitation counselor under the Department of |
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4|Human Services if the counselor was employed as a certified teacher |
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5|by the State Department of Education when the Division of Vocational |
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6|Rehabilitation was transferred from the State Board of Career and |
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7|Technology Education or the State Board of Education to the Oklahoma |
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8|Public Welfare Commission on July 1, 1968; |
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9| 3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor which were completed |
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10|while employed by the Department of Human Services if such counselor |
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11|was certified as a teacher or was eligible for certification as a |
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12|teacher in Oklahoma; |
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13| 4. Certified teacher which were completed while employed by the |
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14|Child Study Center located at University Hospital, if the teacher |
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15|was certified as a teacher in Oklahoma; and |
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16| 5. Certified school psychologist or psychometrist which were |
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17|completed while employed as a doctoral intern, psychological |
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18|assistant, or psychologist with any agency of the State of Oklahoma |
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19|if the experience primarily involved work with persons of school- or |
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20|preschool-age and if the person was, at the time the experience was |
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21|acquired, certified as, or eligible for certification as, a school |
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22|psychologist or psychometrist. |
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1| F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to teachers |
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2|who have entered into postretirement employment with a public school |
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3|in Oklahoma and are still receiving a monthly retirement benefit. |
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4| G. If a person employed as certified personnel, as defined in |
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5|Section 26-103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, by a school |
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6|district during the 2022-2023 school year was receiving a salary |
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7|above the step level indicated by the State Minimum Salary Schedule |
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8|for the 2022-2023 school year, the person shall receive a salary |
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9|increase amount equal to the amount indicated in subsection A for |
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10|the step level indicated for the person, provided they remain |
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11|employed by the same district, unless the hours or the duties of the |
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12|certified personnel are reduced proportionately. |
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13| H. Persons employed as classroom instructional employees of |
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14|technology center school districts supervised by the State Board of |
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15|Career and Technology Education shall receive a salary increase |
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16|amount equal to the amount indicated in subsection A of this section |
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17|for the step level indicated for the person, provided they remain |
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18|employed by the same technology center school district, unless the |
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19|hours or the duties of the classroom instructional employees are |
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20|reduced proportionately. |
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21| I. Persons employed as correctional teachers or vocational |
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22|instructors by the Department of Corrections pursuant to Section |
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23|510.6a of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes or persons employed as |
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24|teachers by the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall receive a salary |
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1|increase amount equal to the amount indicated in subsection A of |
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2|this section for the step level indicated for the person, provided |
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3|they remain employed by the same Department of Corrections or Office |
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4|of Juvenile Affairs facility, unless the hours or the duties of the |
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5|correctional teachers, vocational instructors, or teachers are |
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6|reduced proportionately. |
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7| SECTION 3. There is hereby appropriated to the Rewarding |
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8|Excellent Educators Revolving Fund created in Section 4 of this act |
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9|from any monies not otherwise appropriated from the General Revenue |
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10|Fund of the State Treasury for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, |
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11|the sum of Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00). |
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12| SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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13|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 18-126 of Title 70, unless there |
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14|is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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15| There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund |
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16|for the State Board of Education to be designated the "Rewarding |
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17|Excellent Educators Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing |
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18|fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of |
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19|all monies received by the State Board of Education from state |
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20|appropriations. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are |
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21|hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the State |
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22|Board of Education for the purpose of implementing the provisions of |
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23|Section 5 of this act. Expenditures from the fund shall be made |
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24|upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as |
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1|prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and |
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2|Enterprise Services for approval and payment. |
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3| SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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4|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 18-126.1 of Title 70, unless |
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5|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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6| A. For the purposes of this act: |
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7| 1. "Eligible teacher" means a certified person employed on a |
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8|full-time basis by a school district to serve as a teacher, |
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9|supervisor, counselor, librarian, or certified or registered nurse; |
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10|and |
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11| 2. "Eligible support employee" means a full-time employee of a |
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12|school district as determined by the standard period of labor which |
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13|is customarily understood to constitute full-time employment for the |
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14|type of services performed by the employee who is employed a minimum |
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15|of one hundred seventy-two (172) days and who provides those |
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16|services, not performed by professional educators or certified |
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17|teachers, which are necessary for the efficient and satisfactory |
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18|functioning of a school district and shall not include adult |
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19|education instructors or adult coordinators employed by technology |
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20|center school districts. |
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21| B. The State Department of Education shall create the Rewarding |
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22|Excellent Educators Grant Program for the purpose of providing grant |
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23|funds to school districts to implement qualitative bonus pay plans |
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24|for eligible teachers and eligible support employees. |
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1| C. To receive grant funds, a school district board of education |
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2|shall approve and submit to the State Department of Education a |
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3|qualitative bonus pay plan to reward high-performing eligible |
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4|teachers and eligible support employees. The plan shall include, |
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5|but not be limited to, the following components: |
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6| 1. Student growth, as defined by the school district board of |
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7|education; |
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8| 2. Peer evaluations; |
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9| 3. Administrator evaluations; |
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10| 4. Mentorship participation; and |
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11| 5. Participation in extra responsibilities or duties. |
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12| D. The State Department of Education shall award grant funds to |
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13|school districts from the Rewarding Excellent Educators Revolving |
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14|Fund created in Section 4 of this act on a first-come, first-served |
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15|basis until funds appropriated pursuant to Section 3 of this act are |
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16|exhausted. |
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17| E. Grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be used to |
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18|provide one-time bonuses to eligible teachers and eligible support |
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19|employees. No more than ten percent (10%) of a school district's |
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20|eligible teachers and eligible support employees may be provided |
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21|one-time bonuses for the school year. No bonus shall exceed Five |
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22|Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). |
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1| SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18-200.1, as |
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2|last amended by Section 2, Chapter 488, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to |
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3|read as follows: |
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4| Section 18-200.1. A. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, |
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5|and each school year thereafter, each school district shall have its |
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6|initial allocation of State Aid calculated based on the state |
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7|dedicated revenues actually collected during the preceding fiscal |
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8|year, the adjusted assessed valuation of the preceding year, and the |
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9|weighted average daily membership for the school district of the |
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10|preceding school year. Each school district shall submit the |
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11|following data based on the first nine (9) weeks, to be used in the |
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12|calculation of the average daily membership of the school district: |
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13| 1. Student enrollment by grade level; |
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14| 2. Pupil category counts; and |
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15| 3. Transportation supplement data. |
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16| On or before December 30, the State Department of Education |
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17|shall determine each school district's current year allocation |
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18|pursuant to subsection D of this section. The State Department of |
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19|Education shall complete an audit, using procedures established by |
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20|the Department, of the student enrollment by grade level data, pupil |
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21|category counts, and transportation supplement data to be used in |
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22|the State Aid Formula pursuant to subsection D of this section by |
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23|December 1 and by January 15 shall notify each school district of |
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24|the district's final State Aid allocation for the current school |
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1|year. The January payment of State Aid and each subsequent payment |
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2|for the remainder of the school year shall be based on the final |
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3|State Aid allocation as calculated in subsection D of this section. |
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4|Except for reductions made due to the assessment of penalties by the |
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5|State Department of Education according to law, the January payment |
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6|of State Aid and each subsequent payment for the remainder of the |
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7|school year shall not decrease by an amount more than the amount |
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8|that the current chargeable revenue increases for that district. |
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9| B. The State Department of Education shall retain not less than |
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10|one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) of the total funds appropriated |
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11|for financial support of schools, to be used to make midyear |
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12|adjustments in State Aid and which shall be reflected in the final |
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13|allocations. If the amount of appropriated funds, including the one |
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14|and one-half percent (1 1/2%) retained, remaining after January 1 of |
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15|each year is not sufficient to fully fund the final allocations, the |
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16|Department shall recalculate each school district's remaining |
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17|allocation pursuant to subsection D of this section using the |
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18|reduced amount of appropriated funds. |
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19| C. On and after July 1, 1997, the amount of State Aid each |
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20|district shall receive shall be the sum of the Foundation Aid, the |
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21|Salary Incentive Aid, and the Transportation Supplement, as adjusted |
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22|pursuant to the provisions of subsection G of this section and |
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23|Section 18-112.2 of this title; provided, no district having per |
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24|pupil revenue in excess of three hundred percent (300%) of the |
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1|average per pupil revenue of all districts shall receive any State |
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2|Aid or Supplement in State Aid. |
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3| The July calculation of per pupil revenue shall be determined by |
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4|dividing the district's second preceding year's total weighted |
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5|average daily membership (ADM) into the district's preceding year's |
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6|total revenues excluding federal revenue, insurance loss payments, |
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7|reimbursements, recovery of overpayments and refunds, unused |
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8|reserves, prior expenditures recovered, prior year surpluses, and |
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9|less the amount of any transfer fees paid in that year. |
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10| The December calculation of per pupil revenue shall be |
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11|determined by dividing the district's preceding year's total |
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12|weighted average daily membership (ADM) into the district's |
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13|preceding year's total revenues excluding federal revenue, insurance |
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14|loss payments, reimbursements, recovery of overpayments and refunds, |
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15|unused reserves, prior expenditures recovered, prior year surpluses, |
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16|and less the amount of any transfer fees paid in that year. |
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17| D. For the 1997-98 school year, and each school year |
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18|thereafter, Foundation Aid, the Transportation Supplement, and |
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19|Salary Incentive Aid shall be calculated as follows: |
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20| 1. Foundation Aid shall be determined by subtracting the amount |
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21|of the Foundation Program Income from the cost of the Foundation |
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22|Program and adding to this difference the Transportation Supplement. |
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23| a. The Foundation Program shall be a district's higher |
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24| weighted average daily membership based on the first |
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1| nine (9) weeks of the current school year or the |
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2| preceding school year of a school district, as |
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3| determined by the provisions of subsection A of |
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4| Section 18-201.1 of this title and paragraphs 1, 2, 3, |
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5| and 4 of subsection B of Section 18-201.1 of this |
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6| title, multiplied by the Base Foundation Support |
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7| Level. However, for the portion of weighted |
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8| membership derived from nonresident, transferred |
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9| pupils enrolled in online courses, the Foundation |
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10| Program shall be a district's weighted average daily |
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11| membership of the preceding school year or the first |
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12| nine (9) weeks of the current school year, whichever |
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13| is greater, as determined by the provisions of |
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14| subsection A of Section 18-201.1 of this title and |
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15| paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 of subsection B of Section |
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16| 18-201.1 of this title, multiplied by the Base |
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17| Foundation Support Level. |
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18| b. The Foundation Program Income shall be the sum of the |
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19| following: |
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20| (1) The adjusted assessed valuation of the current |
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21| school year of the school district, minus the |
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22| previous year protested ad valorem tax revenues |
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23| held as prescribed in Section 2884 of Title 68 of |
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24| the Oklahoma Statutes, multiplied by the mills |
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1| levied pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 9 of | | | 2| Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, if | | | 3| applicable, as adjusted in subsection (c) of | | | 4| Section 8A of Article X of the Oklahoma | | | 5| Constitution. For purposes of this subsection, | | | 6| the "adjusted assessed valuation of the current | | | 7| school year" shall be the adjusted assessed | | | 8| valuation on which tax revenues are collected | | | 9| during the current school year, and | | | 10| (2) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount received | | | 11| by the school district from the proceeds of the | | | 12| county levy during the preceding fiscal year, as | | | 13| levied pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 9 of | | | 14| Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, and | | | 15| (3)Motor Vehicle Collectionsmotor vehicle | | | 16| collections, and | | | 17| (4)Gross Production Taxgross production tax, and | | | 18| (5)State Apportionmentstate apportionment, and | | | 19| (6) R.E.A.Taxtax. | | | 20| The items listed in divisions (3), (4), (5), and (6) | | | 21| of this subparagraph shall consist of the amounts | | | 22| actually collected from such sources during the | | | 23| preceding fiscal year calculated on a per capita basis | | | 24| | | | Page 17 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| on the unit provided for by law for the distribution |
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2| of each such revenue. |
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3| 2. The Transportation Supplement shall be equal to the average |
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4|daily haul times the per capita allowance times the appropriate |
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5|transportation factor. |
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6| a. The average daily haul shall be the number of children |
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7| in a district who are legally transported and who live |
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8| one and one-half (1 1/2) miles or more from school. |
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9| b. The per capita allowance shall be determined using the |
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10| following chart: |
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11| PER CAPITA PER CAPITA |
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12| |
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13|DENSITY FIGURE ALLOWANCE DENSITY FIGURE ALLOWANCE |
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14|.3000 - .3083 $167.00 .9334 - .9599 $99.00 |
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15|.3084 - .3249 $165.00 .9600 - .9866 $97.00 |
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16|.3250 - .3416 $163.00 .9867 - 1.1071 $95.00 |
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17|.3417 - .3583 $161.00 1.1072 - 1.3214 $92.00 |
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18|.3584 - .3749 $158.00 1.3215 - 1.5357 $90.00 |
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19|.3750 - .3916 $156.00 1.5358 - 1.7499 $88.00 |
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20|.3917 - .4083 $154.00 1.7500 - 1.9642 $86.00 |
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21|.4084 - .4249 $152.00 1.9643 - 2.1785 $84.00 |
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22|.4250 - .4416 $150.00 2.1786 - 2.3928 $81.00 |
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23|.4417 - .4583 $147.00 2.3929 - 2.6249 $79.00 |
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24|.4584 - .4749 $145.00 2.6250 - 2.8749 $77.00 |
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1|.4750 - .4916 $143.00 2.8750 - 3.1249 $75.00 | | | 2|.4917 - .5083 $141.00 3.1250 - 3.3749 $73.00 | | | 3|.5084 - .5249 $139.00 3.3750 - 3.6666 $70.00 | | | 4|.5250 - .5416 $136.00 3.6667 - 3.9999 $68.00 | | | 5|.5417 - .5583 $134.00 4.0000 - 4.3333 $66.00 | | | 6|.5584 - .5749 $132.00 4.3334 - 4.6666 $64.00 | | | 7|.5750 - .5916 $130.00 4.6667 - 4.9999 $62.00 | | | 8|.5917 - .6133 $128.00 5.0000 - 5.5000 $59.00 | | | 9|.6134 - .6399 $125.00 5.5001 - 6.0000 $57.00 | | | 10|.6400 - .6666 $123.00 6.0001 - 6.5000 $55.00 | | | 11|.6667 - .6933 $121.00 6.5001 - 7.0000 $53.00 | | | 12|.6934 - .7199 $119.00 7.0001 - 7.3333 $51.00 | | | 13|.7200 - .7466 $117.00 7.3334 - 7.6667 $48.00 | | | 14|.7467 - .7733 $114.00 7.6668 - 8.0000 $46.00 | | | 15|.7734 - .7999 $112.00 8.0001 - 8.3333 $44.00 | | | 16|.8000 - .8266 $110.00 8.3334 - 8.6667 $42.00 | | | 17|.8267 - .8533 $108.00 8.6668 - 9.0000 $40.00 | | | 18|.8534 - .8799 $106.00 9.0001 - 9.3333 $37.00 | | | 19|.8800 - .9066 $103.00 9.3334 - 9.6667 $35.00 | | | 20|.9067 - .9333 $101.00 9.6668 or more $33.00 | | | 21| c. The formula transportation factor shall be1.392.0. | | | 22| 3. Salary Incentive Aid shall be determined as follows: | | | 23| a. Multiply the Incentive Aid guarantee by the district's | | | 24| higher weighted average daily membership based on the | | | Page 19 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| first nine (9) weeks of the current school year or the |
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2| preceding school year of a school district, as |
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3| determined by the provisions of subsection A of |
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4| Section 18-201.1 of this title and paragraphs 1, 2, 3, |
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5| and 4 of subsection B of Section 18-201.1 of this |
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6| title. |
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7| b. Divide the district's adjusted assessed valuation of |
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8| the current school year minus the previous year's |
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9| protested ad valorem tax revenues held as prescribed |
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10| in Section 2884 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, |
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11| by one thousand (1,000) and subtract the quotient from |
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12| the product of subparagraph a of this paragraph. The |
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13| remainder shall not be less than zero (0). |
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14| c. Multiply the number of mills levied for general fund |
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15| purposes above the fifteen (15) mills required to |
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16| support Foundation Aid pursuant to division (1) of |
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17| subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of this subsection, not |
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18| including the county four-mill levy, by the remainder |
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19| of subparagraph b of this paragraph. The product |
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20| shall be the Salary Incentive Aid of the district. |
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21| E. By June 30, 1998, the State Department of Education shall |
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22|develop and the Department and all school districts shall have |
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23|implemented a student identification system which is consistent with |
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24|the provisions of subsections C and D of Section 3111 of Title 74 of |
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1|the Oklahoma Statutes. The student identification system shall be |
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2|used specifically for the purpose of reporting enrollment data by |
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3|school sites and by school districts, the administration of the |
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4|Oklahoma School Testing Program Act, the collection of appropriate |
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5|and necessary data pursuant to the Oklahoma Educational Indicators |
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6|Program, determining student enrollment, establishing a student |
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7|mobility rate, allocation of the State Aid Formula, and midyear |
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8|adjustments in funding for student growth. This enrollment data |
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9|shall be submitted to the State Department of Education in |
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10|accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Education. |
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11|Funding for the development, implementation, personnel training, and |
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12|maintenance of the student identification system shall be set out in |
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13|a separate line item in the allocation section of the appropriation |
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14|bill for the State Board of Education for each year. |
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15| F. 1. In the event that ad valorem taxes of a school district |
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16|are determined to be uncollectible because of bankruptcy, clerical |
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17|error, or a successful tax protest, and the amount of such taxes |
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18|deemed uncollectible exceeds Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) or |
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19|an amount greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of ad valorem taxes |
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20|per tax year, or the valuation of a district is lowered by order of |
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21|the State Board of Equalization, the school district's State Aid, |
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22|for the school year that such ad valorem taxes are calculated in the |
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23|State Aid Formula, shall be determined by subtracting the net |
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24|assessed valuation of the property upon which taxes were deemed |
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1|uncollectible from the assessed valuation of the school district and |
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2|the state. Upon request of the local board of education, it shall |
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3|be the duty of the county assessor to certify to the Director of |
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4|Finance of the State Department of Education the net assessed |
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5|valuation of the property upon which taxes were determined |
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6|uncollectible. |
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7| 2. In the event that the amount of funds a school district |
| |
8|receives for reimbursement from the Ad Valorem Reimbursement Fund is |
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9|less than the amount of funds claimed for reimbursement by the |
| |
10|school district due to insufficiency of funds as provided in Section |
| |
11|193 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, then the school district's |
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12|assessed valuation for the school year that such ad valorem |
| |
13|reimbursement is calculated in the State Aid Formula shall be |
| |
14|adjusted accordingly. |
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15| G. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 18-112.2 of |
| |
16|this title, a school district shall have its State Aid reduced by an |
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17|amount equal to the amount of carryover in the general fund of the |
| |
18|district as of June 30 of the preceding fiscal year, that is in |
| |
19|excess of the following standards for two (2) consecutive years: |
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20| Total Amount of Amount of |
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21| General Fund Collections, General Fund |
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22| Excluding Previous Year Balance |
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23| Cash Surplus as of June 30 Allowable |
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24| Less than $1,000,000 48% |
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1| $1,000,000 - $2,999,999 42% | | | 2| $3,000,000 - $3,999,999 36% | | | 3| $4,000,000 - $4,999,999 30% | | | 4| $5,000,000 - $5,999,999 24% | | | 5| $6,000,000 - $7,999,999 22% | | | 6| $8,000,000 - $9,999,999 19% | | | 7| $10,000,000 or more 17% | | | 8| 2. By February 1 the State Department of Education shall send | | | 9|by certified mail, with return receipt requested, to eachSchool| | | 10|District Superintendentschool district superintendent,Auditor| | | 11|auditor, andRegional Accreditation Officerregional accreditation | | | 12|officer a notice of and calculation sheet reflecting the general | | | 13|fund balance penalty to be assessed against that school district. | | | 14|Calculation of the general fund balance penalty shall not include | | | 15|federal revenue. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of this written | | | 16|notice the school district shall submit to the Department a written | | | 17|reply either accepting or protesting the penalty to be assessed | | | 18|against the district. If protesting, the school district shall | | | 19|submit with its reply the reasons for rejecting the calculations and | | | 20|documentation supporting those reasons. The Department shall review | | | 21|all school district penalty protest documentation and notify each | | | 22|district by March 15 of its finding and the final penalty to be | | | 23|assessed to each district. General fund balance penalties shall be | | | 24|assessed to all school districts by April 1. | | | Page 23 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 3. Any school district which receives proceeds from a tax |
| |
2|settlement or a Federal Emergency Management Agency settlement |
| |
3|during the last two (2) months of the preceding fiscal year shall be |
| |
4|exempt from the penalties assessed in this subsection, if the |
| |
5|penalty would occur solely as a result of receiving funds from the |
| |
6|tax settlement. |
| |
7| 4. Any school district which receives an increase in State Aid |
| |
8|because of a change in Foundation and/or Salary Incentive Aid |
| |
9|factors during the last two (2) months of the preceding fiscal year |
| |
10|shall be exempt from the penalties assessed in this subsection, if |
| |
11|the penalty would occur solely as a result of receiving funds from |
| |
12|the increase in State Aid. |
| |
13| 5. If a school district does not receive Foundation and/or |
| |
14|Salary Incentive Aid during the preceding fiscal year, the State |
| |
15|Board of Education may waive the penalty assessed in this subsection |
| |
16|if the penalty would result in a loss of more than forty percent |
| |
17|(40%) of the remaining State Aid to be allocated to the school |
| |
18|district between April 1 and the remainder of the school year and if |
| |
19|the Board determines the penalty will cause the school district not |
| |
20|to meet remaining financial obligations. |
| |
21| 6. Any school district which receives gross production revenue |
| |
22|apportionment during the 2002-2003 school year or in any subsequent |
| |
23|school year that is greater than the gross production revenue |
| |
24|apportionment of the preceding school year shall be exempt from the |
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1|penalty assessed in this subsection, if the penalty would occur | | | 2|solely as a result of the gross production revenue apportionment, as | | | 3|determined by the State Board of Education. | | | 4| 7. Beginning July 1, 2003, school districts that participate in | | | 5|consolidation or annexation pursuant to the provisions of the | | | 6|Oklahoma SchoolVoluntaryConsolidation and Annexation Act shall be | | | 7|exempt from the penalty assessed in this subsection for the school | | | 8|year in which the consolidation or annexation occurs and for the | | | 9|next three (3) fiscal years. | | | 10| 8. Any school district which receives proceeds from a sales tax | | | 11|levied by a municipality pursuant to Section 22-159 of Title 11 of | | | 12|the Oklahoma Statutes or proceeds from a sales tax levied by a | | | 13|county pursuant to Section 1370 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes | | | 14|during the 2003-2004 school year or the 2004-2005 school year shall | | | 15|be exempt from the penalties assessed in this subsection, if the | | | 16|penalty would occur solely as a result of receiving funds from the | | | 17|sales tax levy. | | | 18| 9. Any school district which has an amount of carryover in the | | | 19|general fund of the district in excess of the limits established in | | | 20|paragraph 1 of this subsection during the fiscal years beginning | | | 21|July 1, 2020, July 1, 2021, July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, shall | | | 22|not be assessed a general fund balance penalty as provided for in | | | 23|this subsection. | | | 24| | | | Page 25 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 10. For purposes of calculating the general fund balance |
| |
2|penalty, the terms "carryover" and "general fund balance" shall not |
| |
3|include federal revenue. |
| |
4| H. In order to provide startup funds for the implementation of |
| |
5|early childhood programs, State Aid may be advanced to school |
| |
6|districts that initially start early childhood instruction at a |
| |
7|school site. School districts that desire such advanced funding |
| |
8|shall make application to the State Department of Education no later |
| |
9|than September 15 of each year and advanced funding shall be awarded |
| |
10|to the approved districts no later than October 30. The advanced |
| |
11|funding shall not exceed the per pupil amount of State Aid as |
| |
12|calculated in subsection D of this section per anticipated Head |
| |
13|Start eligible student. The total amount of advanced funding shall |
| |
14|be proportionately reduced from the monthly payments of the |
| |
15|district's State Aid payments during the last six (6) months of the |
| |
16|same fiscal year. |
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17| I. 1. Beginning July 1, 1996, the Oklahoma Tax Commission, |
| |
18|notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, shall report |
| |
19|monthly to the State Department of Education the monthly |
| |
20|apportionment of the following information: |
| |
21| a. the assessed valuation of property, |
| |
22| b. motor vehicle collections, |
| |
23| c. R.E.A. tax collected, and |
| |
24| d. gross productions tax collected. |
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1| 2. Beginning July 1, 1997, the State Auditor and Inspector's |
| |
2|Office, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, shall |
| |
3|report monthly to the State Department of Education the monthly |
| |
4|apportionment of the proceeds of the county levy. |
| |
5| 3. Beginning July 1, 1996, the Commissioners of the Land |
| |
6|Office, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, shall |
| |
7|report monthly to the State Department of Education the monthly |
| |
8|apportionment of state apportionment. |
| |
9| 4. Beginning July 1, 1997, the county treasurers' offices, |
| |
10|notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, shall report |
| |
11|monthly to the State Department of Education the ad valorem tax |
| |
12|protest amounts for each county. |
| |
13| 5. The information reported by the Tax Commission, the State |
| |
14|Auditor and Inspector's Office, the county treasurers' offices, and |
| |
15|the Commissioners of the Land Office, pursuant to this subsection |
| |
16|shall be reported by school district on forms developed by the State |
| |
17|Department of Education. |
| |
18| SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18-201.1, is |
| |
19|amended to read as follows: |
| |
20| Section 18-201.1. A. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, |
| |
21|and each school year thereafter, the weighted membership of a school |
| |
22|district for calculation of Foundation Aid purposes pursuant to |
| |
23|paragraph 1 of subsection D of Section 18-200.1 of this title shall |
| |
24|be the sum of the weighted pupil grade level calculation, the |
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1|weighted pupil category calculation, the weighted district |
| |
2|calculation, and the weighted teacher experience and degree |
| |
3|calculation. The weighted membership of a school district for |
| |
4|calculation of Salary Incentive Aid purposes pursuant to paragraph 3 |
| |
5|of subsection D of Section 18-200.1 of this title shall be the sum |
| |
6|of the weighted pupil grade level calculation, the weighted pupil |
| |
7|category calculation, the weighted district calculation, and the |
| |
8|weighted teacher experience and degree calculation. |
| |
9| B. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the weighted |
| |
10|calculations provided for in subsection A of this section shall be |
| |
11|based on the higher weighted average daily membership of the first |
| |
12|nine (9) weeks of the current school year or the preceding school |
| |
13|year of a school district, unless otherwise specified. The higher |
| |
14|of the two (2) weighted average daily memberships shall be used |
| |
15|consistently in all of the calculations; however, the weighted |
| |
16|calculation for a statewide virtual charter school experiencing a |
| |
17|significant decline in membership shall be based on the first nine |
| |
18|(9) weeks of the current school year for the statewide virtual |
| |
19|charter school. For purposes of this subsection, "significant |
| |
20|decline in membership" means equal to or greater than a fifteen |
| |
21|percent (15%) decrease in average daily membership from the |
| |
22|preceding school year to the average daily membership of the first |
| |
23|nine (9) weeks of the current school year. The average daily |
| |
24|membership data used for all calculations in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and |
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1|4 of this subsection shall be the same as used in the calculation of |
| |
2|the State Aid Formula. The weighted calculations provided for in |
| |
3|subsection A of this section shall be determined as follows: |
| |
4| 1. The weighted pupil grade level calculation shall be |
| |
5|determined by taking the highest average daily membership and |
| |
6|assigning weights to the pupils according to grade attended as |
| |
7|follows: |
| |
8| GRADE LEVEL WEIGHT |
| |
9| a. Half-day early childhood programs .7 |
| |
10| b. Full-day early childhood programs 1.3 |
| |
11| c. Half-day kindergarten 1.3 |
| |
12| d. Full-day kindergarten 1.5 |
| |
13| e. First and second grade 1.351 |
| |
14| f. Third grade 1.051 |
| |
15| g. Fourth through sixth grade 1.0 |
| |
16| h. Seventh through twelfth grade 1.2 |
| |
17| i. Out-of-home placement 1.50 |
| |
18| Multiply the membership of each subparagraph of this paragraph |
| |
19|by the weight assigned to such subparagraph of this paragraph and |
| |
20|add the totals together to determine the weighted pupil grade level |
| |
21|calculation for a school district. Determination of the pupils |
| |
22|eligible for the early childhood program weight shall be pursuant to |
| |
23|the provisions of Section 1-114 of this title. The pupils eligible |
| |
24|for the out-of-home placement pupil weight shall be students who are |
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1|not residents of the school district in which they are receiving | | | 2|education pursuant to the provisions of subsection D of Section | | | 3|1-113 of this title. Such weight may be claimed by the district | | | 4|providing educational services to such student for the days that | | | 5|student is enrolled in that district. If claimed, the out-of-home | | | 6|placement weight shall be in lieu of the pupil grade level and any | | | 7|pupil category weights for that student. Provided, if a student | | | 8|resides in a juvenile detention center that is restricted to less | | | 9|than twelve (12) beds, the out-of-home placement pupil weight for | | | 10|such students shall be calculated as follows: for a center with six | | | 11|(6) beds - 3.0; for a center with eight (8) beds - 2.3; and for a | | | 12|center with ten (10) beds - 1.80. | | | 13| 2. The weighted pupil category calculation shall be determined | | | 14|by assigning a weight to the pupil category as follows: | | | 15| CATEGORY WEIGHT | | | 16| a. Visual Impairment 3.8 | | | 17| b. Specific Learning Disability.4.5 | | | 18| c. Deafness or Hearing Impairment 2.9 | | | 19| d. Deaf-Blindness 3.8 | | | 20| e. Intellectual Disability1.31.5 | | | 21| f. Emotional Disturbance 2.5 | | | 22| g. Gifted .34 | | | 23| h. Multiple Disabilities 2.4 | | | 24| i. Orthopedic Impairment 1.2 | | | Page 30 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| j. Speech or Language Impairment.05.1 | | | 2| k. Bilingual .25 | | | 3| l. Special Education Summer Program 1.2 | | | 4| m. Economically Disadvantaged.25.3 | | | 5| n. Optional Extended School Year | | | 6| Program As determined by | | | 7| the State Board | | | 8| of Education | | | 9| o. Autism 2.4 | | | 10| p. Traumatic Brain Injury 2.4 | | | 11| q. Other Health Impairment 1.2 | | | 12| Except as otherwise provided, multiply the number of pupils | | | 13|approved in the school year with the highest average daily | | | 14|membership in each category by the weight assigned to such category | | | 15|and add the totals together to determine the weighted pupil category | | | 16|calculation for a school district. For the 1997-98 school year and | | | 17|subsequent school years, the number to be multiplied by the weight | | | 18|assigned to the gifted category in subparagraph g of this paragraph | | | 19|shall be the lesser of (1) the sum of the number of students who | | | 20|scored in the top three percent (3%) on any national standardized | | | 21|test of intellectual ability plus the number of students identified | | | 22|as gifted pursuant to subparagraphs a through d of paragraph 1 of | | | 23|Section 1210.301 of this title, or (2) the sum of the number of | | | 24|students who scored in the top three percent (3%) on any national | | | Page 31 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|standardized test of intellectual ability plus eight percent (8%) of | | | 2|the total average daily membership of the school district for the | | | 3|first nine (9) weeks of the school year. | | | 4| 3. The weighted district calculation shall be determined by | | | 5|determining the calculations for each school district for both the | | | 6|small school district formula and the district sparsity - isolation | | | 7|formula, applying whichever is the greater of the calculations of | | | 8|the two formulas and then applying the restrictions pursuant to | | | 9|subparagraph c of this paragraph. | | | 10| a. Small school district formula: 529 minus the average | | | 11| daily membership divided by 529 times .2 times total | | | 12| average daily membership. | | | 13| The small school district formula calculation shall apply | | | 14| only to school districts whose highest average daily | | | 15| membership is less than 529 pupils. School districts which | | | 16| are consolidated or annexed after July 1, 2003, pursuant to | | | 17| the Oklahoma SchoolVoluntaryConsolidation and Annexation | | | 18| Act shall have the weighted district size calculation for | | | 19| the three (3) school years following the fiscal year in | | | 20| which such consolidation occurred calculated to be the sum | | | 21| of the individual consolidated districts computed as if the | | | 22| consolidation had not taken place. Thereafter, any such | | | 23| district which is consolidated pursuant to the Oklahoma | | | 24| SchoolVoluntaryConsolidation and Annexation Act shall not | | | Page 32 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| qualify for the weighted district calculation unless the |
| |
2| district can satisfy the specifications herein. Subject to |
| |
3| the provisions of subparagraph c of this paragraph, the |
| |
4| resulting number shall be counted as additional students |
| |
5| for the purpose of calculating State Aid. |
| |
6| b. District sparsity - isolation formula: |
| |
7| The district sparsity - isolation formula calculation shall |
| |
8| apply only to school districts: |
| |
9| (1) whose total area in square miles is greater than |
| |
10| the average number of square miles for all school |
| |
11| districts in this state; and |
| |
12| (2) whose areal density is less than one-fourth (1/4) |
| |
13| of the state average areal density. Areal |
| |
14| density shall be determined by dividing the |
| |
15| school district's average daily membership by the |
| |
16| school district's total area in square miles. |
| |
17| The district sparsity - isolation formula calculation shall |
| |
18| be calculated as follows: |
| |
19| The school district student cost factor multiplied by |
| |
20| the school district area factor. The resulting |
| |
21| product shall be multiplied by the school district's |
| |
22| average daily membership. Subject to the provisions |
| |
23| of subparagraph c of this paragraph, the resulting |
| |
24| |
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1| number shall be counted as additional students for the |
| |
2| purpose of calculating State Aid. |
| |
3| The school district student cost factor shall be calculated |
| |
4| as follows: |
| |
5| The school district's average daily membership shall |
| |
6| be categorized into the following grade level groups |
| |
7| and applied to the appropriate formulas as computed |
| |
8| below: |
| |
9| Grade Level Group |
| |
10| Grades K-5 Divide 74 by the sum of the Grade |
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11| Level ADM plus 23, |
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12| add .85 to the quotient, then |
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14| Level ADM. |
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15| Grades 6-8 Divide 122 by the sum of the Grade |
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16| Level ADM plus 133, |
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17| add .85 to the quotient, then |
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19| Level ADM. |
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20| Grades 9-12 Divide 292 by the sum of the Grade |
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21| Level ADM plus 128, |
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22| add .78 to the quotient, then |
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24| Level ADM. |
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1| The sum of the grade level group's average daily |
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2| membership shall be divided by the school district's |
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3| average daily membership. The number one (1.0) shall |
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4| be subtracted from the resulting quotient. |
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5| The school district area cost factor shall be calculated as |
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6| follows: |
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7| Subtract the state average district area from the |
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8| district area, then divide the remainder by the state |
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9| average district area; |
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10| however, the district area cost factor shall not exceed one |
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11| (1.0). |
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12| The State Board of Education shall define geographical barriers |
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13|whose location in a school district would inhibit the district from |
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14|consolidation or annexation. The Board shall make available an |
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15|application process, review applications, and for districts the |
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16|Board deems necessary allow additional square miles to be used for |
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17|the purposes of calculations used for the weighted district sparsity |
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18|- isolation formula. Provided, that the additional square miles |
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19|allowed for geographical barriers shall not exceed thirty percent |
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20|(30%) of the district's actual size. |
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21| c. State Aid funds which a district is calculated to |
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22| receive as a result of the weighted district |
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23| calculation shall be restricted as follows: |
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1| If, after the weighted district calculation is |
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2| applied, the district's projected per pupil |
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3| revenue exceeds one hundred fifty percent (150%) |
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4| of the projected state average per pupil revenue, |
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5| then the district's State Aid shall be reduced by |
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6| an amount that will restrict the district's |
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7| projected per pupil revenue to one hundred fifty |
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8| percent (150%) of the projected state average per |
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9| pupil revenue. Provided, in applying the |
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10| restriction provided in this division, the |
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11| district's State Aid shall not be reduced by an |
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12| amount greater than by the amount of State Aid |
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13| which was generated by the weighted district |
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14| calculation. |
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15| The July calculation of the projected per pupil |
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16| revenue shall be determined by dividing the district's |
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17| preceding year's average daily membership (ADM) as |
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18| weighted by the pupil grade level, the pupil category, |
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19| the district and the teacher experience degree index |
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20| calculations for projected State Aid into the |
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21| district's projected total revenues including |
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22| projected funds for the State Aid Formula for the |
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23| preceding year, net assessed valuation for the |
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24| preceding calendar year times thirty-nine (39) mills, |
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1| county revenues excluding the county four-mills |
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2| revenues for the second preceding year, other state |
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3| appropriations for the preceding year, and the |
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4| collections for the preceding year of state |
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5| apportionment, motor vehicle revenue, gross production |
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6| tax, and R.E.A. tax. |
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7| The December calculation of the projected per pupil |
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8| revenue shall be determined by dividing the higher of |
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9| the district's first nine (9) weeks of the current |
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10| school year or the preceding school year's average |
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11| daily membership (ADM) as weighted by the pupil grade |
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12| level, the pupil category, the district and the |
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13| teacher experience degree index calculations for |
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14| projected State Aid into the district's projected |
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15| total revenues including funds for the December |
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16| calculation of the current year State Aid Formula, net |
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17| assessed valuation for the current calendar year times |
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18| thirty-nine (39) mills, county revenues excluding the |
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19| county four-mills revenue for the preceding year, |
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20| other state appropriations for the preceding year, and |
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21| the collections for the preceding year of state |
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22| apportionment, motor vehicle revenue, gross production |
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23| tax, and R.E.A. tax. |
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1| The district's projected total revenues for each |
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2| calculation shall exclude the following collections |
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3| for the second preceding year: federal revenue, |
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4| insurance loss payments, reimbursements, recovery of |
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5| overpayments and refunds, unused reserves, prior |
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6| expenditures recovered, prior year surpluses, and |
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7| other local miscellaneous revenues. |
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8| 4. The weighted teacher experience and degree calculation shall |
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9|be determined in accordance with the teacher experience and degree |
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10|index. The State Department of Education shall determine an index |
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11|for each state teacher by using data supplied in the school |
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12|district's teacher personnel reports of the preceding year and |
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13|utilizing the index as follows: |
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14| TEACHER EXPERIENCE - DEGREE INDEX |
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15|EXPERIENCE BACHELOR'S MASTER'S DOCTOR'S |
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16| DEGREE DEGREE DEGREE |
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17|0 - 2 .7 .9 1.1 |
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18|3 - 5 .8 1.0 1.2 |
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19|6 - 8 .9 1.1 1.3 |
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20|9 - 11 1.0 1.2 1.4 |
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21|12 - 15 1.1 1.3 1.5 |
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22|Over 15 1.2 1.4 1.6 |
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23| The school district teacher index for each school district shall |
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24|be determined by subtracting the weighted average state teacher from |
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1|the weighted average district teacher. Multiply the school district |
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2|teacher index if greater than zero by .7 and then multiply that |
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3|product by the sum of the district's weighted pupil grade level |
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4|calculation provided in paragraph 1 of this subsection and the |
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5|weighted pupil category calculation provided in subparagraph m of |
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6|paragraph 2 of this subsection to determine the weighted teacher |
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7|experience and degree calculation. |
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8| C. Each school district shall allocate funds generated by the |
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9|pupil category weights provided for in paragraph 2 of subsection B |
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10|of this section to provide instruction and services to students who |
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11|generated the pupil category weight(s). Expenditures shall be |
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12|reported using the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System. |
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13| SECTION 8. The provisions of this act shall not become |
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14|effective as law unless Enrolled House Bill No. 1935 of the 1st |
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15|Session of the 59th Oklahoma Legislature becomes effective as law. |
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16| SECTION 9. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. |
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17| SECTION 10. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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18|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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19|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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20|be in full force from and after its passage and approval." |
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23| Passed the Senate the 30th day of March, 2023. |
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