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3|SENATE BILL NO. 150 By: Hicks |
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6| An Act relating to school district salary schedules; |
| amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-141, which relates |
7| to district adoption of minimum salary schedules; |
| requiring the schedules to include certain salary and |
8| benefit information; updating statutory references; |
| providing an effective date; and declaring an |
9| emergency. |
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12|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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13| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-141, is |
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14|amended to read as follows: |
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15| Section 5-141. A. Each school district of this state shall |
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16|adopt a minimum salary schedule, as provided for in subsection B of |
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17|this section, and shall transmit a copy of it to the State Board of |
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18|Education within thirty (30) days after adoption. A school district |
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19|shall not calculate salaries of teachers solely as a proportion of |
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20|the salaries of the administrators of the district. |
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21| B. The minimum salary schedule adopted and transmitted to the |
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22|State Board of Education pursuant to this section shall include: |
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1| 1. The base salary amounts including the minimum state salary |
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2|amounts provided for in Section 18-114.14 of this title and district |
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3|increments in excess of the minimums; and |
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4| 2. District-paid benefits, such as life, dental, disability, |
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5|salary protection, vision, cancer, and health supplemental |
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6|insurance. |
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7| C. Districts shall be encouraged to provide compensation |
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8|schedules to reflect district policies and circumstances, including |
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9|differential pay for different subject areas and special incentives |
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10|for teachers in districts with specific geographical attributes. |
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11|Districts may also adopt a salary schedule that provides additional |
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12|compensation for achieving certain ratings under the Oklahoma |
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13|Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System (TLE) as set |
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14|forth in Section 6 of this act 6-101.16 of this title. Any salary |
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15|schedule adopted by a district pursuant to this section shall not |
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16|set salaries at amounts less than those set pursuant to Section |
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17|18-114.12 18-114.14 of this title. |
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18| C. D. The State Department of Education shall compile a report |
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19|of the minimum salary schedules for every school district in the |
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20|state and shall submit the report to the Governor, Speaker of the |
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21|House of Representatives, and President Pro Tempore of the Senate no |
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22|later than December 15 of each year. |
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23| D. E. Each school district shall file within fifteen (15) days |
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24|of signing the contract, the employment contract of the |
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1|superintendent of the school district with the State Department of |
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2|Education. The Department shall keep all contracts available for |
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3|inspection by the public. The school district shall not be |
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4|authorized to pay any salary, benefits, or other compensation to a |
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5|superintendent which are not specified in the contract on file and |
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6|shall not pay administrators any amounts for accumulated sick leave |
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7|that are not calculated on the same formula used for determining |
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8|payment for accumulated sick leave benefits for other full-time |
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9|employees of that school district and shall not pay administrators |
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10|any amounts for accumulated vacation leave benefits that are not |
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11|calculated on the same formula used for determining payment for |
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12|accumulated vacation leave benefits for other twelve-month full-time |
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13|employees of that school district. |
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14| E. F. By October 1 of each year each district board of |
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15|education shall prepare a schedule of salaries and fringe benefits |
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16|paid administrators employed by the district, including a |
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17|description of the fringe benefits. The schedule shall be a public |
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18|record and shall be disclosed as required by the Oklahoma Open |
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19|Records Act. The board shall file a copy of the schedule with the |
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20|State Department of Education within one week of completion. |
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21| F. G. For purposes of this section the term "administrator" |
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22|shall include employees who are employed and certified as |
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23|superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals, and |
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1|assistant principals and who have responsibilities for supervising |
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2|classroom teachers. |
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3| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. |
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4| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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5|of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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6|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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7|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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8|COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION |
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