1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|SENATE BILL 466 By: Thompson (Kristen) | | | 4| | | | 5| AS INTRODUCED | | | 6| An Act relating to teachers; amending 70 O.S. 2021, | | Section 13-110, which relates to pay for special | 7| education teachers; increasing percentage above | | certain prevailing wage to be paid special education | 8| teachers; providing an effective date; and declaring | | an emergency. | 9| | | | 10| | | | 11|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 12| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 13-110, is | | | 13|amended to read as follows: | | | 14| Section 13-110. Qualified and properly certified teachers of | | | 15|special education shall be paid a minimum offive percent (5%)ten | | | 16|percent (10%) above the prevailing wage paid teachers of children | | | 17|who are nondisabled in the same school district. | | | 18| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. | | | 19| SECTION 3. 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| 59-1-1522 EB 1/17/2023 2:04:54 PM | | | Req. No. 1522 Page 1