1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|SENATE BILL 893 By: Hicks | | | 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 Title 70 of the Oklahoma | | | 23|Statutes, in the public schools of Oklahoma shall receive in salary | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 1548 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|and/or fringe benefits not less than the amounts specified in the | | | 2|following schedule: | | | 3| MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE | | | 4| National | | | 5|Years of Bachelor's Board Master's Doctor's | | | 6|Experience Degree Certification Degree Degree | | | 7|0 $36,601 $37,759 $37,991 $39,381 | | | 8|1 $37,035 $38,193 $38,425 $39,815 | | | 9|2 $37,469 $38,628 $38,859 $40,249 | | | 10|3 $37,904 $39,062 $39,294 $40,684 | | | 11|4 $40,904 $42,062 $42,294 $43,684 | | | 12|5 $41,338 $42,496 $42,728 $44,118 | | | 13|6 $43,810 $44,968 $45,200 $46,590 | | | 14|7 $44,273 $45,432 $45,663 $47,054 | | | 15|8 $44,737 $45,895 $46,127 $47,517 | | | 16|9 $45,200 $46,358 $46,590 $47,980 | | | 17|10 $45,663 $46,822 $47,054 $48,444 | | | 18|11 $46,684 $47,844 $48,568 $50,945 | | | 19|12 $47,177 $48,336 $49,061 $51,438 | | | 20|13 $47,670 $48,829 $49,554 $51,931 | | | 21|14 $48,162 $49,322 $50,047 $52,424 | | | 22|15 $48,655 $49,815 $50,539 $52,916 | | | 23|16 $49,167 $50,327 $51,052 $53,430 | | | 24|17 $49,660 $50,820 $51,545 $53,923 | | | Req. No. 1548 Page 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|18 $50,153 $51,313 $52,038 $54,416 | | | 2|19 $50,646 $51,806 $52,531 $54,909 | | | 3|20 $51,139 $52,299 $53,024 $55,402 | | | 4|21 $51,652 $52,813 $53,538 $55,917 | | | 5|22 $52,145 $53,306 $54,031 $56,410 | | | 6|23 $52,639 $53,799 $54,524 $56,903 | | | 7|24 $53,132 $54,292 $55,018 $57,397 | | | 8|25 $53,625 $54,785 $55,511 $57,890 | | | 9|26 $55,049 $56,232 $56,971 $59,395 | | | 10| Master's Degree + | | | 11|Years of National Board | | | 12|Experience Certification | | | 13| 0 $39,149 | | | 14| 1 $39,583 | | | 15| 2 $40,018 | | | 16| 3 $40,452 | | | 17| 4 $43,452 | | | 18| 5 $43,886 | | | 19| 6 $46,358 | | | 20| 7 $46,822 | | | 21| 8 $47,285 | | | 22| 9 $47,749 | | | 23| 10 $48,212 | | | 24| 11 $49,728 | | | Req. No. 1548 Page 3 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 12 $50,221 | | | 2| 13 $50,713 | | | 3| 14 $51,206 | | | 4| 15 $51,699 | | | 5| 16 $52,212 | | | 6| 17 $52,705 | | | 7| 18 $53,198 | | | 8| 19 $53,691 | | | 9| 20 $54,184 | | | 10| 21 $54,698 | | | 11| 22 $55,192 | | | 12| 23 $55,685 | | | 13| 24 $56,178 | | | 14| 25 $56,671 | | | 15| 26 $58,153 | | | 16| B. 1. When determining the Minimum Salary Schedule, "fringe | | | 17|benefits" shall mean all or part of retirement benefits, excluding | | | 18|the contributions made pursuant to subsection A of Section 17-108.1 | | | 19|of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the flexible benefit | | | 20|allowance pursuant to Section 26-105 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma | | | 21|Statutes from the flexible benefit allowance funds disbursed by the | | | 22|State Board of Education and the State Board of Career and | | | 23|Technology Education pursuant to Section 26-104 of Title 70 of the | | | 24|Oklahoma Statutes. | | | Req. No. 1548 Page 4 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 2. If a school district intends to provide retirement benefits | | | 2|to a teacher such that the teacher's salary would be less than the | | | 3|amounts set forth in the minimum salary schedule specified in | | | 4|subsection A of this section, the district shall be required to | | | 5|provide written notification to the teacher prior to his or her | | | 6|employment or, if already employed by the district, no later than | | | 7|thirty (30) days prior to the date the district elects to provide | | | 8|retirement benefits such that the teacher's salary would be less | | | 9|than the minimum salary schedule. | | | 10| C. Any of the degrees referred to in this section shall be from | | | 11|a college recognized by the State Board of Education. The Board | | | 12|shall accept teaching experience from out-of-state school districts | | | 13|that are accredited by the state board of education or appropriate | | | 14|state accrediting agency for the districts. The Board shall accept | | | 15|teaching experience from out-of-country schools that are accredited | | | 16|or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate national or regional | | | 17|accrediting or endorsement authority. Out-of-country certification | | | 18|documentation in a language other than English shall be analyzed by | | | 19|an educational credential evaluation service in accordance with | | | 20|industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State | | | 21|Department of Education. The person seeking to have credit granted | | | 22|for out-of-country teaching experience shall be responsible for all | | | 23|costs of the analysis by a credential evaluation service. The Board | | | 24|shall accept teaching experience from primary and secondary schools | | | Req. No. 1548 Page 5 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|that are operated by the United States Department of Defense or are | | | 2|affiliated with the United States Department of State. | | | 3| D. For the purpose of state salary increments and retirement, | | | 4|no teacher shall be granted credit for more than five (5) years of | | | 5|active duty in the military service or out-of-state or | | | 6|out-of-country teaching experience as a certified teacher or its | | | 7|equivalent. Nothing in this section shall prohibit boards of | | | 8|education from crediting more years of experience on district salary | | | 9|schedules than those allowed for state purposes. | | | 10| E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, for purposes | | | 11|of certification and salary increments, all the years of experience | | | 12|of a: | | | 13| 1. Certified teacher who teaches in the educational program of | | | 14|the Department of Corrections, beginning with fiscal year 1981; | | | 15| 2. Vocational rehabilitation counselor under the Department of | | | 16|Human Services if the counselor was employed as a certified teacher | | | 17|by the State Department of Education when the Division of Vocational | | | 18|Rehabilitation was transferred from the State Board of Career and | | | 19|Technology Education or the State Board of Education to the Oklahoma | | | 20|Public Welfare Commission on July 1, 1968; | | | 21| 3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor which were completed | | | 22|while employed by the Department of Human Services if such counselor | | | 23|was certified as a teacher or was eligible for certification as a | | | 24|teacher in Oklahoma; | | | Req. No. 1548 Page 6 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 4. Certified teacher which were completed while employed by the | | | 2|Child Study Center located at University Hospital, if the teacher | | | 3|was certified as a teacher in Oklahoma; and | | | 4| 5. Certified school psychologist or psychometrist which were | | | 5|completed while employed as a doctoral intern, psychological | | | 6|assistant, or psychologist with any agency of the State of Oklahoma | | | 7|if the experience primarily involved work with persons of school- or | | | 8|preschool-age and if the person was, at the time the experience was | | | 9|acquired, certified as, or eligible for certification as, a school | | | 10|psychologist or psychometrist. | | | 11| F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to teachers | | | 12|who have entered into postretirement employment with a public school | | | 13|in Oklahoma and are still receiving a monthly retirement benefit. | | | 14| G. If a person employed as certified personnel, as defined in | | | 15|Section 26-103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, by a school | | | 16|district during the 2022-2023 school year was receiving a salary | | | 17|above the step level indicated by the State Minimum Salary Schedule | | | 18|for the 2022-2023 school year, the person shall receive a salary | | | 19|increase amount equal to the amount indicated in subsection A for | | | 20|the step level indicated for the person, provided they remain | | | 21|employed by the same district, unless the hours or the duties of the | | | 22|certified personnel are reduced proportionately. | | | 23| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 1548 Page 7 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | | | 2|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby | | | 3|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | | | 4|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | | | 5| | | | 6| 59-1-1548 LG 1/19/2023 11:44:06 AM | | | 7| | | | 8| | | | 9| | | | 10| | | | 11| | | | 12| | | | 13| | | | 14| | | | 15| | | | 16| | | | 17| | | | 18| | | | 19| | | | 20| | | | 21| | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 1548 Page 8