1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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3 SENATE BILL 150 By: Hicks
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to school district salary schedules;
7 amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-141, which relates
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8 requiring the schedules to include certain salary and
9 benefit information; updating statutory references;
9 providing an effective date; and declaring an
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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 5-141, is
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15 amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 5-141. A. Each school district of this state shall
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17 adopt a minimum salary schedule, as provided for in subsection B of
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18 this section, and shall transmit a copy of it to the State Board of
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19 Education within thirty (30) days after adoption. A school district
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20 shall not calculate salaries of teachers solely as a proportion of
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21 the salaries of the administrators of the district.
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22 B. The minimum salary schedule adopted and transmitted to the
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23 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 18-
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17 114.12 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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