1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|SENATE BILL 28 By: Pemberton | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| An Act relating to teacher compensation; establishing | | minimum salary schedule for teachers; defining fringe | 8| benefits; specifying certain recognition of college | | degrees; requiring the State Board of Education to | 9| accept certain teaching experience; requiring certain | | notification; limiting teaching credit for certain | 10| service and experience; allowing school district to | | offer more credit; directing the Board to recognize | 11| certain experiences; prohibiting application of | | minimum salary schedule to certain retired teachers; | 12| requiring certain certified personnel to receive | | certain salary increase above certain level paid | 13| during certain school year; providing for | | codification; providing an effective date; and | 14| declaring an emergency. | | | 15| | | | 16| | | | 17|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 18| SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 19|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 18-114.15 of Title 70, unless | | | 20|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 21| A. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, certified | | | 22|personnel, as defined in Section 26-103 of this title, in the public | | | 23|schools of Oklahoma shall receive in salary and/or fringe benefits | | | 24|not less than the amounts specified in the following schedule: | | | Req. No. 137 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE | | | 2| National | | | 3|Years of Bachelor's Board Master's Doctor's | | | 4|Experience Degree Certification Degree Degree | | | 5| 0 $38,601 $39,759 $39,991 $41,381 | | | 6| 1 $39,035 $40,193 $40,425 $41,815 | | | 7| 2 $39,469 $40,628 $40,859 $42,249 | | | 8| 3 $39,904 $41,062 $41,294 $42,684 | | | 9| 4 $40,338 $41,496 $41,728 $43,118 | | | 10| 5 $40,810 $41,968 $42,200 $43,590 | | | 11| 6 $41,273 $42,432 $42,663 $44,054 | | | 12| 7 $41,737 $42,895 $43,127 $44,517 | | | 13| 8 $42,200 $43,358 $43,590 $44,980 | | | 14| 9 $42,663 $43,822 $44,054 $45,444 | | | 15| 10 $43,684 $44,844 $45,568 $47,945 | | | 16| 11 $44,177 $45,336 $46,061 $48,438 | | | 17| 12 $44,670 $45,829 $46,554 $48,931 | | | 18| 13 $45,162 $46,322 $47,047 $49,424 | | | 19| 14 $45,655 $46,815 $47,539 $49,916 | | | 20| 15 $46,167 $47,327 $48,052 $50,430 | | | 21| 16 $46,660 $47,820 $48,545 $50,923 | | | 22| 17 $47,153 $48,313 $49,038 $51,416 | | | 23| 18 $47,646 $48,806 $49,531 $51,909 | | | 24| 19 $48,139 $49,299 $50,024 $52,402 | | | Req. No. 137 Page 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 20 $48,652 $49,813 $50,538 $52,917 | | | 2| 21 $49,145 $50,306 $51,031 $53,410 | | | 3| 22 $49,639 $50,799 $51,524 $53,903 | | | 4| 23 $50,132 $51,292 $52,018 $54,397 | | | 5| 24 $50,625 $51,785 $52,511 $54,890 | | | 6| 25 $52,049 $53,232 $53,971 $56,395 | | | 7| Master's Degree + | | | 8|Years of National Board | | | 9|Experience Certification | | | 10| 0 $41,149 | | | 11| 1 $41,583 | | | 12| 2 $42,018 | | | 13| 3 $42,452 | | | 14| 4 $42,886 | | | 15| 5 $43,358 | | | 16| 6 $43,822 | | | 17| 7 $44,285 | | | 18| 8 $44,749 | | | 19| 9 $45,212 | | | 20| 10 $46,728 | | | 21| 11 $47,221 | | | 22| 12 $47,713 | | | 23| 13 $48,206 | | | 24| 14 $48,699 | | | Req. No. 137 Page 3 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 15 $49,212 | | | 2| 16 $49,705 | | | 3| 17 $50,198 | | | 4| 18 $50,691 | | | 5| 19 $51,184 | | | 6| 20 $51,698 | | | 7| 21 $52,192 | | | 8| 22 $52,685 | | | 9| 23 $53,178 | | | 10| 24 $53,671 | | | 11| 25 $55,153 | | | 12| B. 1. When determining the Minimum Salary Schedule, "fringe | | | 13|benefits" shall mean all or part of retirement benefits, excluding | | | 14|the contributions made pursuant to subsection A of Section 17-108.1 | | | 15|of this title and the flexible benefit allowance pursuant to Section | | | 16|26-105 of this title from the flexible benefit allowance funds | | | 17|disbursed by the State Board of Education and the State Board of | | | 18|Career and Technology Education pursuant to Section 26-104 of this | | | 19|title. | | | 20| 2. If a school district intends to provide retirement benefits | | | 21|to a teacher such that the teacher's salary would be less than the | | | 22|amounts set forth in the minimum salary schedule specified in | | | 23|subsection A of this section, the district shall be required to | | | 24|provide written notification to the teacher prior to his or her | | | Req. No. 137 Page 4 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|employment or, if already employed by the district, no later than | | | 2|thirty (30) days prior to the date the district elects to provide | | | 3|retirement benefits such that the teacher's salary would be less | | | 4|than the minimum salary schedule. | | | 5| C. Any of the degrees referred to in this section shall be from | | | 6|a college recognized by the State Board of Education. The Board | | | 7|shall accept teaching experience from out-of-state school districts | | | 8|that are accredited by the state board of education or appropriate | | | 9|state accrediting agency for the districts. The Board shall accept | | | 10|teaching experience from out-of-country schools that are accredited | | | 11|or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate national or regional | | | 12|accrediting or endorsement authority. Out-of-country certification | | | 13|documentation in a language other than English shall be analyzed by | | | 14|an educational credential evaluation service in accordance with | | | 15|industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State | | | 16|Department of Education. The person seeking to have credit granted | | | 17|for out-of-country teaching experience shall be responsible for all | | | 18|costs of the analysis by a credential evaluation service. The Board | | | 19|shall accept teaching experience from primary and secondary schools | | | 20|that are operated by the United States Department of Defense or are | | | 21|affiliated with the United States Department of State. | | | 22| D. For the purpose of state salary increments and retirement, | | | 23|no teacher shall be granted credit for more than five (5) years of | | | 24|active duty in the military service or out-of-state or | | | Req. No. 137 Page 5 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|out-of-country teaching experience as a certified teacher or its | | | 2|equivalent. Nothing in this section shall prohibit boards of | | | 3|education from crediting more years of experience on district salary | | | 4|schedules than those allowed for state purposes. | | | 5| E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, for purposes | | | 6|of certification and salary increments, all the years of experience | | | 7|of a: | | | 8| 1. Certified teacher who teaches in the educational program of | | | 9|the Department of Corrections, beginning with fiscal year 1981; | | | 10| 2. Vocational rehabilitation counselor under the Department of | | | 11|Human Services if the counselor was employed as a certified teacher | | | 12|by the State Department of Education when the Division of Vocational | | | 13|Rehabilitation was transferred from the State Board of Career and | | | 14|Technology Education or the State Board of Education to the Oklahoma | | | 15|Public Welfare Commission on July 1, 1968; | | | 16| 3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor which were completed | | | 17|while employed by the Department of Human Services if such counselor | | | 18|was certified as a teacher or was eligible for certification as a | | | 19|teacher in Oklahoma; | | | 20| 4. Certified teacher which were completed while employed by the | | | 21|Child Study Center located at University Hospital, if the teacher | | | 22|was certified as a teacher in Oklahoma; and | | | 23| 5. Certified school psychologist or psychometrist which were | | | 24|completed while employed as a doctoral intern, psychological | | | Req. No. 137 Page 6 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|assistant, or psychologist with any agency of the State of Oklahoma | | | 2|if the experience primarily involved work with persons of school- or | | | 3|preschool-age and if the person was, at the time the experience was | | | 4|acquired, certified as, or eligible for certification as, a school | | | 5|psychologist or psychometrist. | | | 6| F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to teachers | | | 7|who have entered into postretirement employment with a public school | | | 8|in Oklahoma and are still receiving a monthly retirement benefit. | | | 9| G. If a person employed as certified personnel, as defined in | | | 10|Section 26-103 of this title, by a school district during the | | | 11|2017-2018 school year was receiving a salary above the step level | | | 12|indicated by the State Minimum Salary Schedule for the 2017-2018 | | | 13|school year, the person shall receive a salary increase amount equal | | | 14|to the amount indicated in subsection A of this section for the step | | | 15|level indicated for the person, provided they remain employed by the | | | 16|same district, unless the hours or the duties of the certified | | | 17|personnel are reduced proportionately. | | | 18| SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 19|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 18-114.16 of Title 70, unless | | | 20|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 21| A. Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, certified | | | 22|personnel, as defined in Section 26-103 of this title, in the public | | | 23|schools of Oklahoma shall receive in salary and/or fringe benefits | | | 24|not less than the amounts specified in the following schedule: | | | Req. No. 137 Page 7 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE | | | 2| National | | | 3|Years of Bachelor's Board Master's Doctor's | | | 4|Experience Degree Certification Degree Degree | | | 5| 0 $40,601 $41,759 $41,991 $43,381 | | | 6| 1 $41,035 $42,193 $42,425 $43,815 | | | 7| 2 $41,469 $42,628 $42,859 $44,249 | | | 8| 3 $41,904 $43,062 $43,294 $44,684 | | | 9| 4 $42,338 $43,496 $43,728 $45,118 | | | 10| 5 $42,810 $43,968 $44,200 $45,590 | | | 11| 6 $43,273 $44,432 $44,663 $46,054 | | | 12| 7 $43,737 $44,895 $45,127 $46,517 | | | 13| 8 $44,200 $45,358 $45,590 $46,980 | | | 14| 9 $44,663 $45,822 $46,054 $47,444 | | | 15| 10 $45,684 $46,844 $47,568 $49,945 | | | 16| 11 $46,177 $47,336 $48,061 $50,438 | | | 17| 12 $46,670 $47,829 $48,554 $50,931 | | | 18| 13 $47,162 $48,322 $49,047 $51,424 | | | 19| 14 $47,655 $48,815 $49,539 $51,916 | | | 20| 15 $48,167 $49,327 $50,052 $52,430 | | | 21| 16 $48,660 $49,820 $50,545 $52,923 | | | 22| 17 $49,153 $50,313 $51,038 $53,416 | | | 23| 18 $49,646 $50,806 $51,531 $53,909 | | | 24| 19 $50,139 $51,299 $52,024 $54,402 | | | Req. No. 137 Page 8 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 20 $50,652 $51,813 $52,538 $54,917 | | | 2| 21 $51,145 $52,306 $53,031 $55,410 | | | 3| 22 $51,639 $52,799 $53,524 $55,903 | | | 4| 23 $52,132 $53,292 $54,018 $56,397 | | | 5| 24 $52,625 $53,785 $54,511 $56,890 | | | 6| 25 $54,049 $55,232 $55,971 $58,395 | | | 7| Master's Degree + | | | 8|Years of National Board | | | 9|Experience Certification | | | 10| 0 $43,149 | | | 11| 1 $43,583 | | | 12| 2 $44,018 | | | 13| 3 $44,452 | | | 14| 4 $44,886 | | | 15| 5 $45,358 | | | 16| 6 $45,822 | | | 17| 7 $46,285 | | | 18| 8 $46,749 | | | 19| 9 $47,212 | | | 20| 10 $48,728 | | | 21| 11 $49,221 | | | 22| 12 $49,713 | | | 23| 13 $50,206 | | | 24| 14 $50,699 | | | Req. No. 137 Page 9 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 15 $51,212 | | | 2| 16 $51,705 | | | 3| 17 $52,198 | | | 4| 18 $52,691 | | | 5| 19 $53,184 | | | 6| 20 $53,698 | | | 7| 21 $54,192 | | | 8| 22 $54,685 | | | 9| 23 $55,172 | | | 10| 24 $55,671 | | | 11| 25 $57,153 | | | 12| B. 1. When determining the Minimum Salary Schedule, "fringe | | | 13|benefits" shall mean all or part of retirement benefits, excluding | | | 14|the contributions made pursuant to subsection A of Section 17-108.1 | | | 15|of this title and the flexible benefit allowance pursuant to Section | | | 16|26-105 of this title from the flexible benefit allowance funds | | | 17|disbursed by the State Board of Education and the State Board of | | | 18|Career and Technology Education pursuant to Section 26-104 of this | | | 19|title. | | | 20| 2. If a school district intends to provide retirement benefits | | | 21|to a teacher such that the teacher's salary would be less than the | | | 22|amounts set forth in the minimum salary schedule specified in | | | 23|subsection A of this section, the district shall be required to | | | 24|provide written notification to the teacher prior to his or her | | | Req. No. 137 Page 10 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|employment or, if already employed by the district, no later than | | | 2|thirty (30) days prior to the date the district elects to provide | | | 3|retirement benefits such that the teacher's salary would be less | | | 4|than the minimum salary schedule. | | | 5| C. Any of the degrees referred to in this section shall be from | | | 6|a college recognized by the State Board of Education. The Board | | | 7|shall accept teaching experience from out-of-state school districts | | | 8|that are accredited by the state board of education or appropriate | | | 9|state accrediting agency for the districts. The Board shall accept | | | 10|teaching experience from out-of-country schools that are accredited | | | 11|or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate national or regional | | | 12|accrediting or endorsement authority. Out-of-country certification | | | 13|documentation in a language other than English shall be analyzed by | | | 14|an educational credential evaluation service in accordance with | | | 15|industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State | | | 16|Department of Education. The person seeking to have credit granted | | | 17|for out-of-country teaching experience shall be responsible for all | | | 18|costs of the analysis by a credential evaluation service. The Board | | | 19|shall accept teaching experience from primary and secondary schools | | | 20|that are operated by the United States Department of Defense or are | | | 21|affiliated with the United States Department of State. | | | 22| D. For the purpose of state salary increments and retirement, | | | 23|no teacher shall be granted credit for more than five (5) years of | | | 24|active duty in the military service or out-of-state or | | | Req. No. 137 Page 11 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|out-of-country teaching experience as a certified teacher or its | | | 2|equivalent. Nothing in this section shall prohibit boards of | | | 3|education from crediting more years of experience on district salary | | | 4|schedules than those allowed for state purposes. | | | 5| E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, for purposes | | | 6|of certification and salary increments, all the years of experience | | | 7|of a: | | | 8| 1. Certified teacher who teaches in the educational program of | | | 9|the Department of Corrections, beginning with fiscal year 1981; | | | 10| 2. Vocational rehabilitation counselor under the Department of | | | 11|Human Services if the counselor was employed as a certified teacher | | | 12|by the State Department of Education when the Division of Vocational | | | 13|Rehabilitation was transferred from the State Board of Career and | | | 14|Technology Education or the State Board of Education to the Oklahoma | | | 15|Public Welfare Commission on July 1, 1968; | | | 16| 3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor which were completed | | | 17|while employed by the Department of Human Services if such counselor | | | 18|was certified as a teacher or was eligible for certification as a | | | 19|teacher in Oklahoma; | | | 20| 4. Certified teacher which were completed while employed by the | | | 21|Child Study Center located at University Hospital, if the teacher | | | 22|was certified as a teacher in Oklahoma; and | | | 23| 5. Certified school psychologist or psychometrist which were | | | 24|completed while employed as a doctoral intern, psychological | | | Req. No. 137 Page 12 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|assistant, or psychologist with any agency of the State of Oklahoma | | | 2|if the experience primarily involved work with persons of school- or | | | 3|preschool-age and if the person was, at the time the experience was | | | 4|acquired, certified as, or eligible for certification as, a school | | | 5|psychologist or psychometrist. | | | 6| F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to teachers | | | 7|who have entered into postretirement employment with a public school | | | 8|in Oklahoma and are still receiving a monthly retirement benefit. | | | 9| G. If a person employed as certified personnel, as defined in | | | 10|Section 26-103 of this title, by a school district during the | | | 11|2017-2018 school year was receiving a salary above the step level | | | 12|indicated by the State Minimum Salary Schedule for the 2017-2018 | | | 13|school year, the person shall receive a salary increase amount equal | | | 14|to the amount indicated in subsection A of this section for the step | | | 15|level indicated for the person, provided they remain employed by the | | | 16|same district, unless the hours or the duties of the certified | | | 17|personnel are reduced proportionately. | | | 18| SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified | | | 19|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 18-114.17 of Title 70, unless | | | 20|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: | | | 21| A. Beginning with the 2029-2030 school year, certified | | | 22|personnel, as defined in Section 26-103 of this title, in the public | | | 23|schools of Oklahoma shall receive in salary and/or fringe benefits | | | 24|not less than the amounts specified in the following schedule: | | | Req. No. 137 Page 13 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE | | | 2| National | | | 3|Years of Bachelor's Board Master's Doctor's | | | 4|Experience Degree Certification Degree Degree | | | 5| 0 $42,601 $43,759 $43,991 $45,381 | | | 6| 1 $43,035 $44,193 $44,425 $45,815 | | | 7| 2 $43,469 $44,628 $44,859 $46,249 | | | 8| 3 $43,904 $45,062 $45,294 $46,684 | | | 9| 4 $44,338 $45,496 $45,728 $47,118 | | | 10| 5 $44,810 $45,968 $46,200 $47,590 | | | 11| 6 $45,273 $46,432 $46,663 $48,054 | | | 12| 7 $45,737 $46,895 $47,127 $48,517 | | | 13| 8 $46,200 $47,358 $47,590 $48,980 | | | 14| 9 $46,663 $47,822 $48,054 $49,444 | | | 15| 10 $47,684 $48,844 $49,568 $51,945 | | | 16| 11 $48,177 $49,336 $50,061 $52,438 | | | 17| 12 $48,670 $49,829 $50,554 $52,931 | | | 18| 13 $49,162 $50,322 $51,047 $53,424 | | | 19| 14 $49,655 $50,815 $51,539 $53,916 | | | 20| 15 $50,167 $51,327 $52,052 $54,430 | | | 21| 16 $50,660 $51,820 $52,545 $54,923 | | | 22| 17 $51,153 $52,313 $53,038 $55,416 | | | 23| 18 $51,646 $52,806 $53,531 $55,909 | | | 24| 19 $52,139 $53,299 $54,024 $56,402 | | | Req. No. 137 Page 14 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 20 $52,652 $53,813 $54,538 $56,917 | | | 2| 21 $53,145 $54,306 $55,031 $57,410 | | | 3| 22 $53,639 $54,799 $55,524 $57,903 | | | 4| 23 $54,132 $55,292 $56,018 $58,397 | | | 5| 24 $54,625 $55,785 $56,511 $58,890 | | | 6| 25 $65,049 $57,232 $57,971 $60,395 | | | 7| Master's Degree + | | | 8|Years of National Board | | | 9|Experience Certification | | | 10| 0 $45,149 | | | 11| 1 $45,583 | | | 12| 2 $46,018 | | | 13| 3 $46,452 | | | 14| 4 $46,886 | | | 15| 5 $47,358 | | | 16| 6 $47,822 | | | 17| 7 $48,285 | | | 18| 8 $48,749 | | | 19| 9 $49,212 | | | 20| 10 $50,728 | | | 21| 11 $51,221 | | | 22| 12 $51,713 | | | 23| 13 $52,206 | | | 24| 14 $52,699 | | | Req. No. 137 Page 15 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 15 $53,212 | | | 2| 16 $53,705 | | | 3| 17 $54,198 | | | 4| 18 $54,691 | | | 5| 19 $55,184 | | | 6| 20 $55,698 | | | 7| 21 $56,192 | | | 8| 22 $56,685 | | | 9| 23 $57,178 | | | 10| 24 $57,671 | | | 11| 25 $59,153 | | | 12| B. 1. When determining the Minimum Salary Schedule, "fringe | | | 13|benefits" shall mean all or part of retirement benefits, excluding | | | 14|the contributions made pursuant to subsection A of Section 17-108.1 | | | 15|of this title and the flexible benefit allowance pursuant to Section | | | 16|26-105 of this title from the flexible benefit allowance funds | | | 17|disbursed by the State Board of Education and the State Board of | | | 18|Career and Technology Education pursuant to Section 26-104 of this | | | 19|title. | | | 20| 2. If a school district intends to provide retirement benefits | | | 21|to a teacher such that the teacher's salary would be less than the | | | 22|amounts set forth in the minimum salary schedule specified in | | | 23|subsection A of this section, the district shall be required to | | | 24|provide written notification to the teacher prior to his or her | | | Req. No. 137 Page 16 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|employment or, if already employed by the district, no later than | | | 2|thirty (30) days prior to the date the district elects to provide | | | 3|retirement benefits such that the teacher's salary would be less | | | 4|than the minimum salary schedule. | | | 5| C. Any of the degrees referred to in this section shall be from | | | 6|a college recognized by the State Board of Education. The Board | | | 7|shall accept teaching experience from out-of-state school districts | | | 8|that are accredited by the state board of education or appropriate | | | 9|state accrediting agency for the districts. The Board shall accept | | | 10|teaching experience from out-of-country schools that are accredited | | | 11|or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate national or regional | | | 12|accrediting or endorsement authority. Out-of-country certification | | | 13|documentation in a language other than English shall be analyzed by | | | 14|an educational credential evaluation service in accordance with | | | 15|industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State | | | 16|Department of Education. The person seeking to have credit granted | | | 17|for out-of-country teaching experience shall be responsible for all | | | 18|costs of the analysis by a credential evaluation service. The Board | | | 19|shall accept teaching experience from primary and secondary schools | | | 20|that are operated by the United States Department of Defense or are | | | 21|affiliated with the United States Department of State. | | | 22| D. For the purpose of state salary increments and retirement, | | | 23|no teacher shall be granted credit for more than five (5) years of | | | 24|active duty in the military service or out-of-state or | | | Req. No. 137 Page 17 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|out-of-country teaching experience as a certified teacher or its | | | 2|equivalent. Nothing in this section shall prohibit boards of | | | 3|education from crediting more years of experience on district salary | | | 4|schedules than those allowed for state purposes. | | | 5| E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, for purposes | | | 6|of certification and salary increments, all the years of experience | | | 7|of a: | | | 8| 1. Certified teacher who teaches in the educational program of | | | 9|the Department of Corrections, beginning with fiscal year 1981; | | | 10| 2. Vocational rehabilitation counselor under the Department of | | | 11|Human Services if the counselor was employed as a certified teacher | | | 12|by the State Department of Education when the Division of Vocational | | | 13|Rehabilitation was transferred from the State Board of Career and | | | 14|Technology Education or the State Board of Education to the Oklahoma | | | 15|Public Welfare Commission on July 1, 1968; | | | 16| 3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor which were completed | | | 17|while employed by the Department of Human Services if such counselor | | | 18|was certified as a teacher or was eligible for certification as a | | | 19|teacher in Oklahoma; | | | 20| 4. Certified teacher which were completed while employed by the | | | 21|Child Study Center located at University Hospital, if the teacher | | | 22|was certified as a teacher in Oklahoma; and | | | 23| 5. Certified school psychologist or psychometrist which were | | | 24|completed while employed as a doctoral intern, psychological | | | Req. No. 137 Page 18 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|assistant, or psychologist with any agency of the State of Oklahoma | | | 2|if the experience primarily involved work with persons of school- or | | | 3|preschool-age and if the person was, at the time the experience was | | | 4|acquired, certified as, or eligible for certification as, a school | | | 5|psychologist or psychometrist. | | | 6| F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to teachers | | | 7|who have entered into postretirement employment with a public school | | | 8|in Oklahoma and are still receiving a monthly retirement benefit. | | | 9| G. If a person employed as certified personnel, as defined in | | | 10|Section 26-103 of this title, by a school district during the | | | 11|2017-2018 school year was receiving a salary above the step level | | | 12|indicated by the State Minimum Salary Schedule for the 2017-2018 | | | 13|school year, the person shall receive a salary increase amount equal | | | 14|to the amount indicated in subsection A of this section for the step | | | 15|level indicated for the person, provided they remain employed by the | | | 16|same district, unless the hours or the duties of the certified | | | 17|personnel are reduced proportionately. | | | 18| SECTION 4. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. | | | 19| SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | | | 20|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby | | | 21|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | | | 22|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | | | 23| | | | 24| 59-1-137 LG 12/13/2022 2:35:05 PM | | | Req. No. 137 Page 19