1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
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2| 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) |
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3|HOUSE BILL 3033 By: Lowe |
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6| AS INTRODUCED |
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7| An Act relating to schools; amending Section 1, |
| Chapter 289, O.S.L. 2023, as last amended by Section |
8| 2, Chapter 480, O.S.L. 2025 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, |
| Section 18-114.15), which relates to minimum salary |
9| and benefits; requiring certified personnel to |
| receive a salary increase in certain instances; |
10| providing an effective date; and declaring an |
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16|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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17| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 289, O.S.L. |
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18|2023, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 480, O.S.L. 2025 (70 |
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19|O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 18-114.15), is amended to read as follows: |
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20| Section 18-114.15. A. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school |
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21|year, certified personnel, as defined in Section 26-103 of this |
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22|title, in the public schools of this state shall receive in salary |
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23|and/or fringe benefits not less than the amounts specified in the |
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24|following schedule: |
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1| MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE |
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2| National |
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3| Years of Bachelor's Board Master's Doctor's |
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4| Experience Degree Certification Degree Degree |
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5| 0 $39,601 $40,759 $40,991 $42,381 |
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6| 1 $40,035 $41,193 $41,425 $42,815 |
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7| 2 $40,469 $41,628 $41,859 $43,249 |
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8| 3 $40,904 $42,062 $42,294 $43,684 |
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9| 4 $41,338 $42,496 $42,728 $44,118 |
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10| 5 $42,810 $43,968 $44,200 $45,590 |
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11| 6 $43,273 $44,432 $44,663 $46,054 |
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12| 7 $43,737 $44,895 $45,127 $46,517 |
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13| 8 $44,200 $45,358 $45,590 $46,980 |
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14| 9 $44,663 $45,822 $46,054 $47,444 |
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15| 10 $46,684 $47,844 $48,568 $50,945 |
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16| 11 $47,177 $48,336 $49,061 $51,438 |
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17| 12 $47,670 $48,829 $49,554 $51,931 |
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18| 13 $48,162 $49,322 $50,047 $52,424 |
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19| 14 $48,655 $49,815 $50,539 $52,916 |
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20| 15 $50,167 $51,327 $52,052 $54,430 |
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21| 16 $50,660 $51,820 $52,545 $54,923 |
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22| 17 $51,153 $52,313 $53,038 $55,416 |
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23| 18 $51,646 $52,806 $53,531 $55,909 |
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24| 19 $52,139 $53,299 $54,024 $56,402 |
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1| 20 $52,652 $53,813 $54,538 $56,917 |
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2| 21 $53,145 $54,306 $55,031 $57,410 |
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3| 22 $53,639 $54,799 $55,524 $57,903 |
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4| 23 $54,132 $55,292 $56,018 $58,397 |
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5| 24 $54,625 $55,785 $56,511 $58,890 |
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6| 25 $56,049 $57,232 $57,971 $60,395 |
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7| 26 $56,542 $57,725 $58,464 $60,888 |
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8| 27 $57,035 $58,218 $58,957 $61,381 |
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9| 28 $57,528 $58,711 $59,450 $61,874 |
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10| 29 $58,021 $59,204 $59,943 $62,367 |
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11| 30 $58,541 $59,724 $60,463 $62,887 |
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12| 31 $59,001 $60,184 $60,923 $63,347 |
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13| 32 $59,494 $60,677 $61,416 $63,840 |
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14| 33 $59,987 $61,170 $61,909 $64,333 |
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15| 34 $60,480 $61,663 $62,402 $64,826 |
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16| 35 $60,973 $62,156 $62,895 $65,319 |
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17| Master's Degree + |
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18| Years of National Board |
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19| Experience Certification |
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20| 0 $42,149 |
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21| 1 $42,583 |
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22| 2 $43,018 |
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23| 3 $43,452 |
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24| 4 $43,886 |
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1| 5 $45,358 |
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2| 6 $45,822 |
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3| 7 $46,285 |
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4| 8 $46,749 |
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5| 9 $47,212 |
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6| 10 $49,728 |
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7| 11 $50,221 |
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8| 12 $50,713 |
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9| 13 $51,206 |
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10| 14 $51,699 |
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11| 15 $53,212 |
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12| 16 $53,705 |
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13| 17 $54,198 |
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14| 18 $54,691 |
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15| 19 $55,184 |
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16| 20 $55,698 |
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17| 21 $56,192 |
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18| 22 $56,685 |
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19| 23 $57,178 |
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20| 24 $57,671 |
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21| 25 $59,153 |
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22| 26 $59,646 |
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23| 27 $60,139 |
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24| 28 $60,632 |
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1| 29 $61,125 |
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2| 30 $61,645 |
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3| 31 $62,105 |
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4| 32 $62,598 |
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5| 33 $63,091 |
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6| 34 $63,584 |
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7| 35 $64,077 |
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8| B. 1. When determining the minimum salary schedule, "fringe |
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9|benefits" shall mean all or part of retirement benefits, excluding |
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10|the contributions made pursuant to subsection A of Section 17-108.1 |
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11|of this title and the flexible benefit allowance pursuant to Section |
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12|26-105 of this title from the flexible benefit allowance funds |
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13|disbursed by the State Board of Education and the State Board of |
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14|Career and Technology Education pursuant to Section 26-104 of this |
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15|title. |
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16| 2. If a school district intends to provide retirement benefits |
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17|to a teacher such that the teacher's salary would be less than the |
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18|amounts set forth in the minimum salary schedule specified in |
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19|subsection A of this section, the district shall be required to |
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20|provide written notification to the teacher prior to his or her |
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21|employment or, if already employed by the district, no later than |
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22|thirty (30) days prior to the date the district elects to provide |
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23|retirement benefits such that the teacher's salary would be less |
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24|than the minimum salary schedule. |
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1| C. Any of the degrees referred to in this section shall be from |
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2|a college recognized by the State Board of Education. The Board |
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3|shall accept teaching experience from out-of-state school districts |
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4|that are accredited by the State Board of Education or appropriate |
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5|state accrediting agency for the districts. The Board shall accept |
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6|teaching experience from out-of-country schools that are accredited |
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7|or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate national or regional |
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8|accrediting or endorsement authority. Out-of-country certification |
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9|documentation in a language other than English shall be analyzed by |
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10|an educational credential evaluation service in accordance with |
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11|industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State |
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12|Department of Education. The person seeking to have credit granted |
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13|for out-of-country teaching experience shall be responsible for all |
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14|costs of the analysis by a credential evaluation service. The Board |
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15|shall accept teaching experience from primary and secondary schools |
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16|that are operated by the United States Department of Defense or are |
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17|affiliated with the United States Department of State. |
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18| D. For the purpose of state salary increments and retirement, |
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19|no teacher shall be granted credit for more than five (5) years of |
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20|active duty in the military service, as defined in Section 17-113 of |
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21|this title, or out-of-state or out-of-country teaching experience as |
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22|a certified teacher or its equivalent. Nothing in this section |
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23|shall prohibit boards of education from crediting more years of |
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1|experience on district salary schedules than those allowed for state |
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2|purposes. |
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3| E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, for purposes |
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4|of certification and salary increments, all the years of experience |
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5|of a: |
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6| 1. Certified teacher who teaches in the educational program of |
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7|the Department of Corrections, beginning with fiscal year 1981; |
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8| 2. Vocational rehabilitation counselor under the Department of |
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9|Human Services if the counselor was employed as a certified teacher |
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10|by the State Department of Education when the Division of Vocational |
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11|Rehabilitation was transferred from the State Board of Career and |
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12|Technology Education or the State Board of Education to the Oklahoma |
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13|Public Welfare Commission on July 1, 1968; |
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14| 3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor which were completed |
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15|while employed by the Department of Human Services if such counselor |
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16|was certified as a teacher or was eligible for certification as a |
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17|teacher in this state; |
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18| 4. Certified teacher which were completed while employed by the |
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19|Child Study Center located at University Hospital, if the teacher |
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20|was certified as a teacher in this state; and |
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21| 5. Certified school psychologist or psychometrist which were |
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22|completed while employed as a doctoral intern, psychological |
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23|assistant, or psychologist with any agency of this state if the |
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24|experience primarily involved work with persons of school- or |
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1|preschool-age and if the person was, at the time the experience was |
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2|acquired, certified as, or eligible for certification as, a school |
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3|psychologist or psychometrist. |
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4| F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to teachers |
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5|who have entered into postretirement employment with a public school |
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6|in this state and are still receiving a monthly retirement benefit. |
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7| G. If a person employed as certified personnel, as defined in |
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8|Section 26-103 of this title, by a school district during the |
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9|2022-2023 school year was receiving a salary above the step level |
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10|indicated by the State Minimum Salary Schedule for the 2022-2023 |
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11|school year, the person shall receive a salary increase amount equal |
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12|to the amount indicated in subsection A of this section for the step |
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13|level indicated for the person, provided they remain employed by the |
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14|same district, unless the hours or the duties of the certified |
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15|personnel are reduced proportionately. |
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16| H. Persons employed as classroom instructional employees of |
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17|technology center school districts supervised by the State Board of |
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18|Career and Technology Education shall receive a salary increase |
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19|amount equal to the amount indicated in subsection A of this section |
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20|for the step level indicated for the person, provided they remain |
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21|employed by the same technology center school district, unless the |
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22|hours or the duties of the classroom instructional employees are |
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23|reduced proportionately. |
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1| H. I. Persons employed as correctional teachers or vocational |
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2|instructors by the Department of Corrections pursuant to Section |
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3|510.6a of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes or persons employed as |
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4|teachers by the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall receive a salary |
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5|increase amount equal to the amount indicated in subsection A of |
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6|this section for the step level indicated for the person, provided |
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7|they remain employed by the same Department of Corrections or Office |
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8|of Juvenile Affairs facility, unless the hours or the duties of the |
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9|correctional teachers, vocational instructors, or teachers are |
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10|reduced proportionately. |
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11| I. J. Persons employed as teachers by the State Department of |
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12|Rehabilitation Services shall receive a salary increase amount equal |
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13|to the amount indicated in subsection A of this section for the step |
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14|level indicated for the person, provided they remain employed by the |
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15|State Department of Rehabilitation Services, unless the hours or the |
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16|duties of the teachers are reduced proportionately. |
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17| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026. |
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18| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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19|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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20|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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21|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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