Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB1119 Latest Draft

Bill / Enrolled Version Filed 04/27/2022

                             
 
 
An Act 
ENROLLED SENATE 
BILL NO. 1119 	By: Garvin of the Senate 
 
  and 
 
  Hilbert of the House 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to teachers; amending 70 O.S. 2021, 
Section 6-122.3, which relates to alternative 
teaching certificates; removing clock -hour limitation 
for adjunct teachers; providing for inapplicability 
of certain definition; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Sectio n 
17-101, which relates to Teachers' Retirement System 
of Oklahoma definitions; modifying certain 
definition; updating statutory reference; providing 
an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 
 
 
 
SUBJECT:  Teachers 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY    70 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -122.3, is 
amended to read as follows: 
 
Section 6-122.3. A.  The State Board of Education shall grant 
an alternative placem ent teaching certificate to a person who makes 
application to the Board and meets the following criteria: 
 
1. a. holds at least a baccalaureate degree from an 
institution whose accreditation is recognized by the 
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education a nd has 
attained a retention grade po int average of not less 
than 2.50 on a 4.0 scale, or 
 
b. has successfully completed a terminal degree, such as 
a doctorate of philosophy, a doctorate in education, 
professional doctorates, a master of fine arts degree   
 
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or a master of library science degree, from an 
institution accredited by a national or regional 
accrediting agency which is recognized by the 
Secretary of the United States Department of 
Education.  The Oklah oma State Regents for Higher 
Education shall be con sulted to verify other terminal 
degrees, or 
 
c. holds at least a baccalaureate degree from an 
institution whose accreditation is recognized by the 
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and has 
qualified work experience in a field that corresponds 
to an area of certification as determine d by the State 
Board of Education, and 
 
d. in addition to the requireme nts of subparagraphs a, b 
and c of this paragraph, has demonstrated competency 
or completed a major in a field that corresponds to an 
area of specialization for an Elementary -Secondary 
Certificate or a Secondary Certificate as determined 
by the State Board of Education or a vocational -
technical certificate as recommended by the Oklahoma 
Department of Career and Technology Education; 
 
2.  Declares the int ention to earn standard certificatio n by 
means of an alternative placement program in not more than three (3) 
years.  The State Board of Education shall determine the subject 
matter and the number of cl ock or semester hours required for the 
professional education component for each person ma king application 
for an alternative placement teaching certificate bas ed on the 
criteria of paragraph 1 of this subsection. 
 
The State Board of Education shall establ ish a core minimum of 
six (6) semester hours or ninety (90) clock hours and a maximum of 
eighteen (18) semester hours or two hundred seventy (270) clock 
hours for the professional education component. 
 
The requirements set forth in this subsection shall ex clude all 
student teaching requirements pursuant to the provisions of 
subsection E of this s ection; 
   
 
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3.  Has passed the general education and subject area portions 
of the competency examination required in Section 6 -187 of this 
title in the area of special ization for which certification is 
sought; and 
 
4.  Either presents a document from an accredi ted public school 
district in this state offering employment in the ar ea of 
specialization for which certification is sought on condition that 
the person enroll in an alternative placement program approved by 
the State Board of Education or declares the in tention to seek 
employment as a teacher at an accredited public school district in 
this state.  The certificate granted pursuant to this subsection 
shall be considered a “valid certificate of qualification” for the 
purposes of Sections 6-107 and 6-108 of this title, and the holder 
of the certificate shall be considered an in ductee for the purposes 
of Section 6-195 of this title. 
 
B.  An alternative placement teachi ng certificate shall be 
renewed for not more than a maximum of three (3) years upon 
presentation of a document from an accredited public school district 
in this state offering renewed employment in the same area of 
specialization and a document from a teac her education institution 
verifying satisfactory progress i n an appropriate alternative 
placement program. 
 
C.  Persons enrolled in an alternative placement program s hall: 
 
1.  Have never been denied admittance to a teacher education 
program approved by th e Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, 
the North Central Association of Colleges and Scho ols and by the 
Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to offer te acher 
education programs, nor have enrolled in and subsequently failed 
courses necessary to successfully meet the minimum requirements of 
the program, except those persons who hold a cer tificate; 
 
2.  Have on file with the director of teacher education at a n 
Oklahoma institution of higher education a plan for meeting standard 
certification requirements within three (3) years; and 
 
3.  Participate in an in duction program as required in Secti on 
6-195 of this title and have the same duties and responsibilities a s 
other inductees.   
 
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D.  The State Board of Education may grant an exception to the 
requirements for certification and, upon demonstration by an 
individual of specific competency in the su bject area of 
specialization, may grant a certificate to the individua l.  The 
State Board may establish other requirements necessary to grant 
exceptions. 
 
E.  The State Board o f Education, in consultation with the 
Commission for Educational Quality and Acco untability, may grant an 
exception to the requirement to complete a su bject area examination 
for initial certification in a field which does not require an 
advanced degree pursuant to this section if the candidate has an 
advanced degree in a subject that i s substantially comparable to the 
content assessed on a subject area e xamination.  The degree shall be 
from an institution accredited by a national or regi onal accrediting 
agency which is recognized by the Secretary of t he U.S. Department 
of Education.  The Commission shall provide the Board with the 
necessary information to determine comparability. 
 
F.  Student teaching and a prestudent teaching field exper ience 
shall not be required of alternative placement program parti cipants 
for standard certification. 
 
G.  The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules 
authorizing adjunct teachers who shall be persons with distinguished 
qualifications in their fiel d.  Adjunct teachers s hall not be 
required to meet standard certifi cation.  Adjunct teachers shall be 
limited to two hundred seventy (270) clock hours of classroom 
teaching per semester A person employed as an adjunct teacher 
pursuant to this subsection wh o does not hold a vali d certificate to 
teach shall not be conside red a teacher as defined by Section 1 -116 
of this title. 
 
H.  Each teacher education institution shall provide the 
Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation an annual report of 
information as specified by the Com mission regarding participation 
in the alternative placement programs offered by the i nstitution. 
 
I.  The Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation shall not 
accredit, renew the accreditation of, or otherwise approve any 
teacher education program of any institution of higher education in   
 
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this state that has not implemented alternative pla cement programs 
in at least four areas of specialization , including mathematics, 
science and a foreign language.  Each institution shall allow 
individuals who meet the cr iteria of subsections A and C of this 
section to be: 
 
1.  Admitted to an alternative pl acement program without further 
qualification; and 
 
2.  Offered the opportunity to complete the requirements for 
standard certification set forth in subsection A of this s ection 
during the summer preceding and the summer following the first year 
of teaching with an alternative placement teaching certificate.  Any 
person seeking standard certification through an alternative 
placement program shall b e permitted to take necess ary courses 
during regular semesters if offered. 
 
J.  The criteria specified in subsect ion I of this section can 
be met through a cooperative arrangement entered into by two or more 
institutions of higher education. 
 
SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     70 O.S. 2021, Section 17-101, is 
amended to read as follows: 
 
Section 17-101. The following words and phrases as used in this 
act Section 17-101 et seq. of this title, unless a different meaning 
is clearly required by the context, shall have the following 
meanings: 
 
(1)  “Retirement system” shall mean the Teachers ’ Retirement 
System of Oklahoma, as defined in Section 17 -102 of this title. 
 
(2)  “Public school” shall mean a school district, a state 
college or university, the State Board of Educat ion, the State Board 
of Career and Technology Educat ion, and any other state educational 
entity conducted within the state supported wholly or partly by 
public funds and ope rating under the authority and supervision of a 
legally constituted board or agency having authority and 
responsibility for any functio n of public education.  “Public 
school” Public school shall also mean a tuition free, nonprofit 
alternative school of cho ice that provides education, therapeutic   
 
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counseling, and outreach programs which is aligne d with a school 
district and which receives grant funds from governmental sources. 
 
(3)  “Classified personnel ” shall mean any teacher, principal, 
superintendent, supe rvisor, administrator, librarian, certified or 
registered nurse, college professor, or col lege president whose 
salary is paid wholly or in part from public funds.  An employee of 
any state department, board, board of regents , or board of trustees, 
who is in a supervisory or an administrative position, the functio n 
of which is primarily devoted to public education, shall be 
considered classified personnel under the meaning of this act 
Section 17-101 et seq. of this title, at the discretion o f the Board 
of Trustees of the Teachers’ Retirement System.  The term “teacher” 
shall also include instruct ors and counselors employed by the 
Department of Corrections and holding valid teaching certificates 
issued by the State Department of Education.  Pr ovided, that a 
person employed by the Department of Corrections as an instr uctor or 
counselor shall have be en actively engaged in the teaching 
profession for a period of no t less than three (3) years prior to 
employment to be eligible to participate in the Oklahoma Teachers’ 
Retirement System of Oklahoma.  The Department of Corre ctions shall 
contribute the employer’s share to the Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement 
System of Oklahoma. 
 
(4)  “Nonclassified optional personnel” shall include persons 
hired as adjunct teachers pursuant to subsection G of Section 6-
122.3 of this title, cooks, janitors, maintenance personne l not in a 
supervisory capacity, bus drivers, noncertified or nonregistered 
nurses, noncertified librarians, and clerical employees of the 
public schools, state colleges, universities , or any state 
department, board, board of regents, or board of trustees, t he 
functions of which are primarily devoted to public education and 
whose salaries are paid wholly or in part from public funds. 
 
(5)  “Employer” shall mean the state and any of its designated 
agents or agencies with respon sibility and authority for public 
education, such as boards of education of elementary and independent 
school districts, boards of regents, boards of control , or any other 
agency of and within the state by which a person may be employed for 
service in public education.  “Employer” Employer shall also mean 
the board of directors of a tuition free, nonprofit alternative 
school of choice that provides education, therapeuti c counseling,   
 
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and outreach programs which is aligned with a school district and 
which receives grant funds from governmenta l sources. 
 
(6)  “Member” shall mean any teacher or other employee included 
in the membership of the system as provided in Section 17 -103 of 
this title. 
 
(7)  “Board of Trustees” shall mean the board provided for in 
Section 17-106 of this title to administer the retirement system. 
 
(8)  “Service” shall mean service as a classified or 
nonclassified optional employee in the public school sys tem, or any 
other service devoted primarily to public education in the state. 
 
(9)  “Prior service” shall mean service rende red prior to July 
1, 1943. 
 
(10)  “Membership service” shall mean service as a member of the 
classified or nonclassified personnel as defined in paragraph s (3) 
and (4) of this section. 
 
(11)  “Creditable service” shall mean membership service plus 
any prior service authorized under this title. 
 
(12)  “Annuitant” shall mean any person in receipt of a 
retirement allowance as provided in this title. 
 
(13)  “Accumulated contributions” shall mean the sum of all 
amounts deducted from the compensation of a member and credited to 
his individual account in the Teacher Teachers’ Savings Fund, 
together with interest as of June 30, 1968. 
 
(14)  “Earnable compensation” shall mean the full rate of the 
compensation that would be payabl e to a member if he worked the full 
normal working time. 
 
(15)  “Average salary”: 
 
(a) for those members who joined the System prior to July 
1, 1992, shall mean the average of the salaries for 
the three (3) years on which the highest contributions 
to the Teachers’ Retirement System was paid not to   
 
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exceed the maximum contribution level specified in 
Section 17-116.2 of this title or the maximum 
compensation level specified in subsection (28) of 
this section.  Provided, no member shall retire with 
an average salary in excess of Twenty -five Thousand 
Dollars ($25,000.00) unless the member has made the 
required election and paid the required contributions 
on such salary in excess of Twenty -five Thousand 
Dollars ($25,000.00), or unless an eligible member 
fulfills the requirements of Section 17 -116.2C of this 
title in order to have pre-cap removal service 
included in the retirement benefit computation of the 
member using the regular annual compensati on of the 
member for any pre-cap removal year of service so 
included subject to the maximum average salary amount , 
and 
 
(b) for those members who join the System after June 30, 
1992, shall mean the average of the salaries for five 
(5) consecutive years on w hich the highest 
contribution to the Teachers’ Retirement System wa s 
paid.  Only salary on which required contrib utions 
have been made may be used in computing average 
salary. 
 
(16)  “Annuity” shall mean payments for life derived from the 
“accumulated contributions” of a member.  All annuities shall be 
payable in equal monthly installments. 
 
(17)  “Pension” shall mean payments for life derived from money 
provided by the employer.  All pensions shall be payable in equal 
monthly installments. 
 
(18)  “Monthly retirement allowance” is one-twelfth (1/12) of 
the annual retiremen t allowance which shall be payable monthly. 
 
(19)  “Retirement Benefit Fund” shall mean the fund from which 
all retirement benefits shall be paid based on such mortality tables 
as shall be adopted by the Board of Trustees. 
   
 
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(20)  “Actuary” shall mean a person especially skilled through 
training and experie nce in financial calculation respecting the 
expectancy and duration of life. 
 
(21)  “Actuarial equivalent ” shall mean a benefit of equal value 
when computed upon th e basis of such mortality and other table s as 
shall be adopted by the Board of Trustees. 
 
(22) The masculine pronoun, whenever used, shall include the 
feminine. 
 
(23)  “Actuarially determined cost ” shall mean the single sum 
which is actuarially equivalent i n value to a specified pension 
amount as determined on the basis of mortality and interest 
assumptions adopted by the Board of Trustees. 
 
(24)  “Normal retirement age” means the earliest date upon 
which: 
 
(a) a member reaches the age sixt y-two (62) with respect 
to a member whose first creditabl e service occurs 
prior to November 1, 2011, unless the m ember reaches a 
normal retirement date pursuant to subparagraph (c) or 
subparagraph (d) of this paragraph, or 
 
(b) a member reaches the age of s ixty-five (65) with 
respect to a member whose first cred itable service 
occurs on or after November 1, 2011, or wi th respect 
to a member whose first creditable service occurs on 
or after November 1, 2011, reaches a normal retirement 
date pursuant to subpara graph (d) of this pa ragraph 
having attained a minimum ag e of sixty (60) years, or 
 
(c) the age at which the sum of a member’s age and number 
of years of creditable service total eighty (80), with 
respect to a member whose first creditable service 
occurred prior to July 1, 1992 , and who does not reach 
a normal retirement age pursuant to subparagraph (a) 
of this paragraph, or 
 
(d) the age at which the sum of a member’s age and number 
of years of creditable service total ninety (90), with   
 
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respect to a member who se first creditable service 
occurred on or after July 1, 1992, but prior to 
November 1, 2011, if the member does not reach a 
normal retirement age pursuant to subparagraph (a) of 
this paragraph. 
 
(25)  “Regular annual compensation ” means salary plus fringe 
benefits, excluding the flexible benefit allowance pu rsuant to 
Section 26-105 of this title and for purposes purs uant to Section 
17-101 et seq. of this title.  For purposes of this definition, 
regular annual compensation shall include: 
 
(a) salary which accrues on a regular ba sis in proportion 
to the service performed, including payments for staff 
development, 
 
(b) amounts that would otherwise qualify as salary under 
paragraph (a) of this subsection but are not received 
directly by the member pursuant to a go od faith, 
voluntary written salary reduction agreem ent in order 
to finance payments to a deferred compensation or tax-
sheltered annuity program or to finance benefit 
options under a cafeteria plan qualifying under the 
United States Internal Revenue Code, 2 6 U.S.C., 
Section 101 et seq., 
 
(c) group health and disability insurance, group term life 
insurance, annuities , and pension plans, provided on a 
periodic basis to all qualified employees of the 
employer, which qualify as fringe benefits under the 
United States Internal Revenu e Code, and 
 
(d) excluded from regular annual compensation are: 
 
1. expense reimbursement payme nts, 
 
2. office, vehicle, housing, or other maintenance 
allowances, 
 
3. the flexible benefit allowance provided pursuant 
to Section 26-105 of this title, 
   
 
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4. payment for unused vacation and sick leave, 
 
5. any payment made for reason of termination or 
retirement not specifically provided for in 
subparagraphs (a) through (c) of this subsection, 
 
6. maintenance or other nonmonetary compensation, 
 
7. payment received as an i ndependent contractor or 
consultant, pursuant to a lawful contract which 
complies with the re quirements of subsection B of 
Section 6-101.2 of this title, 
 
8. any benefit payments not made pursuant to a valid 
employment agreement, 
 
9. compensation for clinica l related activity 
performed in the University of Oklahoma Health 
Sciences Center (OUHSC) Pro fessional Practice 
Plan or Oklahoma State University Center for 
Health Sciences (OSU-CHS) Professional Practice 
Plan, and 
 
10. any other compensation not described in 
subparagraphs (a) through (c) of this subsection. 
 
(26)  “Teacher” means classified personn el and nonclassified 
optional personnel. 
 
(27)  “Active classroom teacher” means a person employed by a 
school district to teach students specif ically identified cl asses 
for specifically identified subjects during the course of a 
semester, and who holds a v alid certificate or license issued by and 
in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Board of 
Education. 
 
(28)  “Maximum compensation level” shall, except as otherwise 
authorized pursuant to the provisions of Section 17 -116.2C of this 
title, mean: 
 
(a) Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for 
creditable service authorized and performed prior to   
 
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July 1, 1995, for members not elec ting a higher 
maximum compensation level, 
 
(b) Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) for creditable 
service authorized and performed prior to July 1, 
1995, for members electing a maximum comp ensation 
level in excess of Twenty -five Thousand Dollars 
($25,000.00), 
 
(c) Twenty-seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars 
($27,500.00) for members who, as of June 30, 1995, had 
elected to have a maximum compensation level not in 
excess of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), 
and who were employed by an entity or institut ion 
within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education 
for creditable service authorized and performed on or 
after July 1, 1995, but not later than June 30, 1996, 
if such member does not elect a higher maximum 
compensation level for this period as author ized by 
Section 17-116.2A of this title, 
 
(d) Thirty-two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($32,500.00) 
for members employed by a comprehensive university if 
the member meets the requirements i mposed by Section 
17-116.2A of this title and the member elects to 
impose a higher maxim um compensation level for service 
performed on or after July 1, 1995, but not later than 
June 30, 1996, 
 
(e) Forty-four Thousand Dollars ($44,000.00) for members 
who, as of June 30, 1995, had elected to have a 
maximum compensation level in excess of Twenty-five 
Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), and who were employed 
by an entity or institution within The Oklahoma State 
System of Higher Education for creditable service 
authorized and performed on or after July 1, 1995, but 
not later than June 30, 1996, if such member does not 
elect a higher maximum compensation level for this 
period as authorized by Sec tion 17-116.2A of this 
title, 
   
 
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(f) Forty-nine Thousand Dollars ($49,000.00) for members 
employed by a comprehensive university if the member 
meets the requirements imposed by Section 17-116.2A of 
this title and the member elects to impose a higher 
maximum compensation level for service performed on or 
after July 1, 1995, but not l ater than June 30, 1996, 
 
(g) the following amounts for creditable se rvice 
authorized and performed by members employed by a 
comprehensive university, based upon the election of 
the member in effect as of June 30, 1995: 
 
1. for members who elected a maximum compensation 
level not in excess of Twenty -five Thousand 
Dollars ($25,000.00): 
 
(i) Thirty-two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars 
($32,500.00) for service authorized and 
performed on or after July 1, 1996, but not 
later than June 30, 1997, 
 
(ii) Thirty-seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars 
($37,500.00) for service authorized and 
performed on or after July 1, 1997, but not 
later than June 30, 1998, 
 
(iii) Forty-two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars 
($42,500.00) for service authorized and 
performed on or after July 1, 1998 , but not 
later than June 30, 2000, 
 
(iv) Forty-seven Thousand Five H undred Dollars 
($47,500.00) for service authorized and 
performed on or after July 1, 2000, but not 
later than June 30, 2001, 
 
(v) Fifty-two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars 
($52,500.00) for service authorized and 
performed on or after July 1, 2001, but not 
later than June 30, 200 2, 
   
 
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(vi) Fifty-seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars 
($57,500.00) for service authorized and 
performed on or after July 1, 2002, but not 
later than June 30, 2003, 
 
(vii) Sixty-two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars 
($62,500.00) for service autho rized and 
performed on or after July 1, 2003, but not 
later than June 30, 2004, 
 
(viii) Sixty-seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars 
($67,500.00) for service authorized and 
performed on or after July 1, 2004, but not 
later than June 30, 2005, 
 
(ix) Seventy-two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars 
($72,500.00) for service authorized and 
performed on or after July 1, 2005, but not 
later than June 30, 2006, 
 
(x) Seventy-seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars 
($77,500.00) for service authorized and 
performed on or after July 1 , 2006, but not 
later than June 30, 2007, and 
 
(xi) the full amount of regular annual 
compensation for service aut horized and 
performed on or after July 1, 2007, and 
 
2. for members who elected a maximum compensation 
level in excess of Twenty -five Thousand Dollars 
($25,000.00): 
 
(i) Forty-nine Thousand Dollars ($49,000.00) for 
service authorized and performed on or afte r 
July 1, 1996, but not later than June 30, 
1997, 
 
(ii) Fifty-four Thousand Dollars ($54,000.00) for 
service authorized and performed on or afte r 
July 1, 1997, but not later than June 30, 
1998,   
 
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(iii) Fifty-nine Thousand Dollars ($59,000.00) for 
service authorized and performed on or after 
July 1, 1998, but not later than June 30, 
2000, 
 
(iv) Sixty-four Thousand Dollars ($64,000.00) for 
service authorized and performed on or after 
July 1, 2000, but not later than June 30, 
2001, 
 
(v) Sixty-nine Thousand Dollars ($69,000.00) for 
service authorized and performed on or after 
July 1, 2001, but not later than June 30, 
2002, 
 
(vi) Seventy-four Thousand Dollar s ($74,000.00) 
for service authorized and performed on or 
after July 1, 2002, but not later than June 
30, 2003, 
 
(vii) Seventy-nine Thousand Dollars ($79,000.00) 
for service authorized and perf ormed on or 
after July 1, 2003, but not later than June 
30, 2004, 
 
(viii) Eighty-four Thousand Dollars ($84,000.00) 
for service authorized and performed on or 
after July 1, 2004, but not later than June 
30, 2005, 
 
(ix) Eighty-nine Thousand Dollars ($89,000.0 0) 
for service authorized and performed on or 
after July 1, 2005, but not later than June 
30, 2006, 
 
(x) Ninety-four Thousand Dollars ($94,000.00) 
for service authorized and perf ormed on or 
after July 1, 2006, but not later than June 
30, 2007, and 
   
 
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(xi) the full amount of regular annual 
compensation for service authorize d and 
performed on or after July 1, 2007, and 
 
(h) the full amount of regular annual compensation of: 
 
1. a member of the retirement system not employed by 
an entity or institution within The Oklahoma 
State System of Higher Education for all 
creditable service authorized and performed on or 
after July 1, 1995, 
 
2. a member of the retirement system first employed 
on or after July 1, 1995, by an entity or 
institution within The Oklahoma State System of 
Higher Education for all creditable service 
authorized and performed on or after July 1, 
1995, but not later than June 30, 1996, 
 
3. a member of the retirement system employe d by an 
entity or institution within The Oklahoma State 
System of Higher Education, oth er than a 
comprehensive university, if the member elects to 
impose a higher maximum compensation level for 
service performed on or after July 1, 1995, but 
not later than June 30, 1996, pursuant to 
subsection B of Section 17-116.2A of this title, 
 
4. a member of the retirement system who is first 
employed on or after July 1, 1996, b y any entity 
or institution within The Oklahoma State System 
of Higher Education, including a comprehensive 
university, for creditable service authorized and 
performed on or after July 1, 1996, 
 
5. a member of the retirement system who, as of July 
1, 1996, is subject to a maximum compensation 
level pursuant to paragraph (g) of this 
subsection if the member terminates service with 
a comprehensive university and is subsequently 
reemployed by a comprehensive university, 
   
 
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6. a member of the retirement system empl oyed by a 
comprehensive university for all service 
performed on and after July 1, 2007, or 
 
7. an eligible member of the retirement system who 
fulfills the requirements of Section 2 of this 
act Section 17-116.2C of this title with respect 
to pre-cap removal service included in the 
retirement benefit computation of the member at 
the average salary o f the member subject to the 
maximum average salary amou nt. 
 
(29)  “Comprehensive university” shall mean: 
 
(a) the University of Oklahoma and all of its constituent 
agencies, including the University of Oklahoma Health 
Sciences Center, the University of Oklah oma Law 
Center, and the Geological Survey, and 
 
(b) Oklahoma State University and all of its constituent 
agencies, including the Oklahoma State University 
Agricultural Experiment Station, the Oklahoma State 
University Agricultural Extension Division, the 
Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary 
Medicine, the Oklahoma State University Center for 
Health Sciences, the T echnical Branch at Oklahoma 
City, the Oklahoma State University Institute of 
Technology-Okmulgee, and Oklahoma State University -
Tulsa. 
 
(30)  “Retirement contract” means the document prepared b y the 
Teachers’ Retirement System upon member request, which inc orporates 
member’s selected retirement optio n, and which must be executed and 
submitted to the Teachers ’ Retirement System no less than t hirty 
(30) days prior to the projected retirement date. 
 
SECTION 3.  This act shall become effecti ve July 1, 2022. 
 
SECTION 4.  It being immediately nece ssary for the preservation 
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby 
declared to exist, by reason whereof th is act shall take effect and 
be in full force from and aft er its passage and approval.   
 
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Passed the Senate the 23rd day of March, 2022. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate 
 
 
Passed the House of Represen tatives the 26th day of April, 2022. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives 
 
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 
Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________ 
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. 
By: _______________________________ __ 
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____ 
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. 
 
 	_________________________________ 
 	Governor of the State of Oklahoma 
 
 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE 
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___ 
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o 'clock _______ M. 
By: _______________________________ __