1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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3 SENATE BILL 926 By: Jett
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7 AS INTRODUCED
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8 An Act relating to teachers; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
8 Section 18-114.14, which relates to the minimum
9 salary schedule; modifying amount of credit school
9 districts may grant for certain service; updating
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10 declaring an emergency.
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18-114.14,
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17 is amended to read as follows:
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18 Section 18-114.14. A. Beginning with the 2018-2019 school
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19 year, certified personnel, as defined in Section 26-103 of this
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20 title, in the public schools of Oklahoma shall receive in salary
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21 and/or fringe benefits not less than the amounts specified in the
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22 following schedule:
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23 MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE
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24 National
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 1 Years of Bachelor’s Board Master’s Doctor’s
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2 Experience Degree Certification Degree Degree
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3 0 $36,601 $37,759 $37,991 $39,381
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4 1 $37,035 $38,193 $38,425 $39,815
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5 2 $37,469 $38,628 $38,859 $40,249
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6 3 $37,904 $39,062 $39,294 $40,684
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7 4 $38,338 $39,496 $39,728 $41,118
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8 5 $38,810 $39,968 $40,200 $41,590
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9 6 $39,273 $40,432 $40,663 $42,054
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10 7 $39,737 $40,895 $41,127 $42,517
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11 8 $40,200 $41,358 $41,590 $42,980
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12 9 $40,663 $41,822 $42,054 $43,444
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13 10 $41,684 $42,844 $43,568 $45,945
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14 11 $42,177 $43,336 $44,061 $46,438
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15 12 $42,670 $43,829 $44,554 $46,931
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16 13 $43,162 $44,322 $45,047 $47,424
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17 14 $43,655 $44,815 $45,539 $47,916
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18 15 $44,167 $45,327 $46,052 $48,430
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19 16 $44,660 $45,820 $46,545 $48,923
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20 17 $45,153 $46,313 $47,038 $49,416
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21 18 $45,646 $46,806 $47,531 $49,909
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22 19 $46,139 $47,299 $48,024 $50,402
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23 20 $46,652 $47,813 $48,538 $50,917
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24 21 $47,145 $48,306 $49,031 $51,410
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 1 22 $47,639 $48,799 $49,524 $51,903
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2 23 $48,132 $49,292 $50,018 $52,397
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3 24 $48,625 $49,785 $50,511 $52,890
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4 25 $50,049 $51,232 $51,971 $54,395
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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 1 $39,583
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10 2 $40,018
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11 3 $40,452
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12 4 $40,886
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13 5 $41,358
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14 6 $41,822
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15 7 $42,285
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16 8 $42,749
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17 9 $43,212
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18 10 $44,728
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19 11 $45,221
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20 12 $45,713
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21 13 $46,206
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22 14 $46,699
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23 15 $47,212
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 1 17 $48,198
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2 18 $48,691
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3 19 $49,184
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4 20 $49,698
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5 21 $50,192
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6 22 $50,685
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7 23 $51,178
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8 24 $51,671
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9 25 $53,153
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10 B. 1. When determining the Minimum Salary Schedule, “fringe
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11 benefits” shall mean all or part of retirement benefits, excluding
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12 the contributions made pursuant to subsection A of Section 17-108.1
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13 of this title and the flexible benefit allowance pursuant to Section
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14 26-105 of this title from the flexible benefit allowance funds
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15 disbursed by the State Board of Education and the State Board of
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16 Career and Technology Education pursuant to Section 26-104 of this
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17 title.
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18 2. If a school district intends to provide retirement benefits
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19 to a teacher such that the teacher’s salary would be less than the
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20 amounts set forth in the minimum salary schedule specified in
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21 subsection A of this section, the district shall be required to
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22 provide written notification to the teacher prior to his or her
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23 employment or, if already employed by the district, no later than
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24 thirty (30) days prior to the date the district elects to provide
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 1 retirement benefits such that the teacher’s salary would be less
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2 than the minimum salary schedule.
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3 C. Any of the degrees referred to in this section shall be from
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4 a college recognized by the State Board of Education. The Board
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5 shall accept teaching experience from out-of-state school districts
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6 that are accredited by the state board of education or appropriate
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7 state accrediting agency for the districts. The Board shall accept
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8 teaching experience from out-of-country schools that are accredited
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9 or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate national or regional
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10 accrediting or endorsement authority. Out-of-country certification
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11 documentation in a language other than English shall be analyzed by
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12 an educational credential evaluation service in accordance with
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13 industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State
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14 Department of Education. The person seeking to have credit granted
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15 for out-of-country teaching experience shall be responsible for all
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16 costs of the analysis by a credential evaluation service. The Board
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17 shall accept teaching experience from primary and secondary schools
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18 that are operated by the United States Department of Defense or are
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19 affiliated with the United States Department of State.
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20 D. 1. For the purpose of state salary increments and
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21 retirement, no teacher shall be granted credit for more than five
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22 (5) years of active duty in the military service or out-of-state or
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23 out-of-country teaching experience as a certified teacher or its
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 1 2. For the purpose of state salary increments, no teacher shall
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2 be granted credit for more than ten (10) years of active duty in the
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3 military service. For the purposes of retirement, no teacher shall
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4 be granted credit for more than five (5) years of active duty in the
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5 military service.
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6 Nothing in this section shall prohibit boards of education from
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7 crediting more years of experience on district salary schedules than
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8 those allowed for state purposes.
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9 E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, for purposes
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10 of certification and salary increments, all the years of experience
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11 of a:
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12 1. Certified teacher who teaches in the educational program of
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13 the Department of Corrections, beginning with fiscal year 1981;
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14 2. Vocational rehabilitation counselor under the Department of
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15 Human Services if the counselor was employed as a certified teacher
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16 by the State Department of Education when the Division of Vocational
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17 Rehabilitation was transferred from the State Board of Career and
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18 Technology Education or the State Board of Education to the Oklahoma
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19 Public Welfare Commission on July 1, 1968;
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20 3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor which were completed
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21 while employed by the Department of Human Services if such counselor
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22 was certified as a teacher or was eligible for certification as a
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23 teacher in Oklahoma;
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 1 4. Certified teacher which were completed while employed by the
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2 Child Study Center located at University Hospital, if the teacher
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3 was certified as a teacher in Oklahoma; and
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4 5. Certified school psychologist or psychometrist which were
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5 completed while employed as a doctoral intern, psychological
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6 assistant, or psychologist with any agency of the State of Oklahoma
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7 this state if the experience primarily involved work with persons of
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8 school- or preschool-age and if the person was, at the time the
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9 experience was acquired, certified as, or eligible for certification
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10 as, a school psychologist or psychometrist.
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11 F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to teachers
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12 who have entered into postretirement employment with a public school
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13 in Oklahoma and are still receiving a monthly retirement benefit.
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14 G. If a person employed as certified personnel, as defined in
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15 Section 26-103 of this title, by a school district during the 2017-
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16 2018 school year was receiving a salary above the step level
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17 indicated by the State Minimum Salary Schedule for the 2017-2018
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18 school year, the person shall receive a salary increase amount equal
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19 to the amount indicated in subsection A for the step level indicated
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20 for the person, provided they remain employed by the same district,
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21 unless the hours or the duties of the certified personnel are
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22 reduced proportionately.
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23 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
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 1 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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2 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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3 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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4 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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