1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
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2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) |
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3|SENATE BILL 723 By: Hicks |
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6| AS INTRODUCED |
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7| An Act relating to school personnel compensation; |
| amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18-114.14, which |
8| relates to minimum salary and benefits; modifying |
| salary amounts; providing salary increases; requiring |
9| certain written notification and prescribing |
| procedures related thereto; providing an effective |
10| date; and declaring an emergency. |
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13|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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14| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18-114.14, |
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15|is amended to read as follows: |
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16| Section 18-114.14. A. Beginning with the 2018-2019 2023-2024 |
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17|school year, certified personnel, as defined in Section 26-103 of |
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18|this title, in the public schools of Oklahoma shall receive in |
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19|salary and/or fringe benefits not less than the amounts specified in |
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20|the following schedule: |
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21| MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE |
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22| National |
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23|Years of Bachelor's Board Master's Doctor's |
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24|Experience Degree Certification Degree Degree |
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1| 0 $36,601 $37,759 $37,991 $39,381 |
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2| $39,601 $40,759 $40,991 $42,381 |
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3| 1 $37,035 $38,193 $38,425 $39,815 |
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4| $40,035 $41,193 $41,425 $42,815 |
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5| 2 $37,469 $38,628 $38,859 $40,249 |
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6| $40,469 $41,628 $41,859 $43,249 |
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7| 3 $37,904 $39,062 $39,294 $40,684 |
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8| $40,904 $42,062 $42,294 $43,684 |
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9| 4 $38,338 $39,496 $39,728 $41,118 |
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10| $41,338 $42,496 $42,728 $44,118 |
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11| 5 $38,810 $39,968 $40,200 $41,590 |
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12| $41,810 $42,968 $43,200 $44,590 |
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13| 6 $39,273 $40,432 $40,663 $42,054 |
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14| $42,273 $43,432 $43,663 $45,054 |
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15| 7 $39,737 $40,895 $41,127 $42,517 |
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16| $42,737 $43,895 $44,127 $45,517 |
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17| 8 $40,200 $41,358 $41,590 $42,980 |
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18| $43,200 $44,358 $44,590 $45,980 |
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19| 9 $40,663 $41,822 $42,054 $43,444 |
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20| $43,663 $44,822 $45,054 $46,444 |
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21| 10 $41,684 $42,844 $43,568 $45,945 |
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22| $44,684 $45,844 $46,568 $48,945 |
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23| 11 $42,177 $43,336 $44,061 $46,438 |
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24| $45,177 $46,336 $47,061 $49,438 |
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1| 12 $42,670 $43,829 $44,554 $46,931 |
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2| $45,670 $46,829 $47,554 $49,931 |
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3| 13 $43,162 $44,322 $45,047 $47,424 |
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4| $46,162 $47,322 $48,047 $50,424 |
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5| 14 $43,655 $44,815 $45,539 $47,916 |
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6| $46,655 $47,815 $48,539 $50,916 |
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7| 15 $44,167 $45,327 $46,052 $48,430 |
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8| $47,167 $48,327 $49,052 $51,480 |
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9| 16 $44,660 $45,820 $46,545 $48,923 |
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10| $47,660 $48,820 $49,545 $51,923 |
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11| 17 $45,153 $46,313 $47,038 $49,416 |
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12| $48,153 $49,313 $50,038 $52,416 |
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13| 18 $45,646 $46,806 $47,531 $49,909 |
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14| $48,646 $49,806 $50,531 $52,909 |
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15| 19 $46,139 $47,299 $48,024 $50,402 |
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16| $49,139 $50,299 $51,024 $53,402 |
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17| 20 $46,652 $47,813 $48,538 $50,917 |
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18| $49,652 $50,813 $51,538 $53,917 |
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19| 21 $47,145 $48,306 $49,031 $51,410 |
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20| $50,145 $51,306 $52,031 $54,410 |
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21| 22 $47,639 $48,799 $49,524 $51,903 |
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22| $50,639 $51,799 $52,524 $54,903 |
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23| 23 $48,132 $49,292 $50,018 $52,397 |
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24| $51,132 $52,292 $53,018 $55,397 |
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1| 24 $48,625 $49,785 $50,511 $52,890 |
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2| $51,625 $52,785 $53,511 $55,890 |
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3| 25 $50,049 $51,232 $51,971 $54,395 |
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4| $53,049 $54,232 $54,971 $57,395 |
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5| Master's Degree + |
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6|Years of National Board |
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7|Experience Certification |
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8| 0 $39,149 |
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9| $42,149 |
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10| 1 $39,583 |
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11| $42,583 |
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12| 2 $40,018 |
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13| $43,018 |
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14| 3 $40,452 |
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15| $43,452 |
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16| 4 $40,886 |
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17| $43,886 |
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18| 5 $41,358 |
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19| $44,358 |
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20| 6 $41,822 |
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21| $44,822 |
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22| 7 $42,285 |
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23| $45,285 |
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24| 8 $42,749 |
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1| $45,749 |
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2| 9 $43,212 |
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3| $46,212 |
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4| 10 $44,728 |
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5| $47,728 |
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6| 11 $45,221 |
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7| $48,221 |
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8| 12 $45,713 |
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9| $48,713 |
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10| 13 $46,206 |
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11| $49,206 |
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12| 14 $46,699 |
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13| $49,699 |
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14| 15 $47,212 |
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15| $50,212 |
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16| 16 $47,705 |
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17| $50,705 |
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18| 17 $48,198 |
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19| $51,198 |
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20| 18 $48,691 |
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21| $51,691 |
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22| 19 $49,184 |
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23| $52,184 |
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24| 20 $49,698 |
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1| $52,698 |
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2| 21 $50,192 |
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3| $53,192 |
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4| 22 $50,685 |
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5| $53,685 |
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6| 23 $51,178 |
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7| $54,178 |
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8| 24 $51,671 |
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9| $54,671 |
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10| 25 $53,153 |
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11| $56,153 |
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12| B. 1. When determining the Minimum Salary Schedule, "fringe |
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13|benefits" shall mean all or part of retirement benefits, excluding |
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14|the contributions made pursuant to subsection A of Section 17-108.1 |
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15|of this title and the flexible benefit allowance pursuant to Section |
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16|26-105 of this title from the flexible benefit allowance funds |
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17|disbursed by the State Board of Education and the State Board of |
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18|Career and Technology Education pursuant to Section 26-104 of this |
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19|title. |
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20| 2. If a school district intends to provide retirement benefits |
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21|to a teacher such that the teacher's salary would be less than the |
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22|amounts set forth in the minimum salary schedule specified in |
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23|subsection A of this section, the district shall be required to |
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24|provide written notification to the teacher prior to his or her |
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1|employment or, if already employed by the district, no later than |
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2|thirty (30) days prior to the date the district elects to provide |
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3|retirement benefits such that the teacher's salary would be less |
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4|than the minimum salary schedule. |
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5| C. Any of the degrees referred to in this section shall be from |
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6|a college recognized by the State Board of Education. The Board |
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7|shall accept teaching experience from out-of-state school districts |
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8|that are accredited by the state board of education or appropriate |
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9|state accrediting agency for the districts. The Board shall accept |
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10|teaching experience from out-of-country schools that are accredited |
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11|or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate national or regional |
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12|accrediting or endorsement authority. Out-of-country certification |
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13|documentation in a language other than English shall be analyzed by |
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14|an educational credential evaluation service in accordance with |
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15|industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State |
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16|Department of Education. The person seeking to have credit granted |
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17|for out-of-country teaching experience shall be responsible for all |
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18|costs of the analysis by a credential evaluation service. The Board |
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19|shall accept teaching experience from primary and secondary schools |
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20|that are operated by the United States Department of Defense or are |
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21|affiliated with the United States Department of State. |
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22| D. For the purpose of state salary increments and retirement, |
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23|no teacher shall be granted credit for more than five (5) years of |
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24|active duty in the military service or out-of-state or |
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1|out-of-country teaching experience as a certified teacher or its |
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2|equivalent. Nothing in this section shall prohibit boards of |
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3|education from crediting more years of experience on district salary |
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4|schedules than those allowed for state purposes. |
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5| E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, for purposes |
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6|of certification and salary increments, all the years of experience |
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7|of a: |
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8| 1. Certified teacher who teaches in the educational program of |
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9|the Department of Corrections, beginning with fiscal year 1981; |
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10| 2. Vocational rehabilitation counselor under the Department of |
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11|Human Services if the counselor was employed as a certified teacher |
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12|by the State Department of Education when the Division of Vocational |
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13|Rehabilitation was transferred from the State Board of Career and |
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14|Technology Education or the State Board of Education to the Oklahoma |
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15|Public Welfare Commission on July 1, 1968; |
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16| 3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor which were completed |
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17|while employed by the Department of Human Services if such counselor |
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18|was certified as a teacher or was eligible for certification as a |
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19|teacher in Oklahoma; |
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20| 4. Certified teacher which were completed while employed by the |
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21|Child Study Center located at University Hospital, if the teacher |
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22|was certified as a teacher in Oklahoma; and |
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23| 5. Certified school psychologist or psychometrist which were |
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24|completed while employed as a doctoral intern, psychological |
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1|assistant, or psychologist with any agency of the State of Oklahoma |
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2|this state if the experience primarily involved work with persons of |
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3|school- or preschool-age and if the person was, at the time the |
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4|experience was acquired, certified as, or eligible for certification |
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5|as, a school psychologist or psychometrist. |
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6| F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to teachers |
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7|who have entered into postretirement employment with a public school |
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8|in Oklahoma and are still receiving a monthly retirement benefit. |
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9| G. If a person employed as certified personnel, as defined in |
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10|Section 26-103 of this title, by a school district during the |
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11|2017-2018 school year was receiving a salary above the step level |
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12|indicated by the State Minimum Salary Schedule for the 2017-2018 |
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13|school year, the person shall receive a salary increase amount equal |
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14|to the amount indicated in subsection A for the step level indicated |
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15|for the person, provided they remain employed by the same district, |
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16|unless the hours or the duties of the certified personnel are |
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17|reduced proportionately. |
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18| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. |
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19| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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20|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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21|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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22|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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24| 59-1-1193 LG 1/18/2023 5:02:36 PM |
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