Req. No. 502 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021) SENATE BILL 417 By: Dossett (J.J.) AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to school support personnel; providing an increase in compensa tion for school support employees over certain time period; preventing decrease or increase of hours by school district; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency . BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STA TE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 18 -114.15 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as fol lows: A. Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, all school support personnel shall receive a one-time pay increase equivalent to a One Thousand Five Hundred Dollar ($1,500.00) increase in compensation, exclusive of any one -time stipend or over -time payments. This amount shall be prorated for part-time support personnel . For purposes of this section, the phrase "support personnel" shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 26 -103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Req. No. 502 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 B. A school district shall not lower the hours of any support personnel for the purpose of preventing qualification for or to offset the increase in compensation required by this section. A school district shall not require any support personnel to work more than the hours required to qualify as full -time support personnel under Section 26-103 of Title 70 of the Oklah oma Statutes to be eligible for the full amount of the increase in compensation required by this section. SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new sec tion of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 18-114.16 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, all school support personnel shall receive a one-time pay increase equivalent to a One Thousand Five Hundred Dollar ($1,500.00) increase in compensation , exclusive of any one-time stipend or over -time payments. This amount shall be prorated for part -time support personnel. For purposes of this sect ion, the phrase "support personnel" shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 26 -103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. B. A school district shall not lower the hours of any support personnel for the purpose of preventing qualification for or to offset the increase in compensati on required by this section. A school district shall not require any s upport personnel to work more than the hours required to qualify as full -time support personnel Req. No. 502 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 under Section 26-103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Stat utes to be eligible for the full amo unt of the increase in compensation required by this section. SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 18 -114.17 of Title 70, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, read s as follows: A. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, all school support personnel shall receive a one-time pay increase equivalent to a Two Thousand Dollar ($2,000.00) increase in compensation, exclusive of any one-time stipend or over -time payments. This amount shall be prorated for part-time support personnel. For purposes of this section, the phrase "support personnel" shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 26 -103 of Title 70 of the Oklaho ma Statutes. B. A school district shall not lower the hours of a ny support personnel for the purpose of preventing qualification for or to offset the increase in compensation required by this section. A school district shall not require any support perso nnel to work more than the hours required to qualify as full -time support personnel under Section 26-103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes to be eligible for the full amount of the increase in compensation required by this section. SECTION 4. This act shall become effect ive July 1, 2021. SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby Req. No. 502 Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 58-1-502 LG 1/15/2021 11:50:16 AM