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28		-	ENGROSSED HOUSE
29		-	BILL NO. 2162 By: Lowe (Dick), Ranson,
	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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	35	+	HOUSE BILL 2162 By: Lowe (Dick), Ranson,
30	36		Waldron, Fugate,
31		-	Provenzano, McBride, West
32		-	(Tammy), and Kendrix of the
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	37	+	Provenzano, McBride, and
	38	+	West (Tammy) of the House
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37	42		Pemberton of the Senate
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	47	+	AS INTRODUCED
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44	49		[ schools - minimum salary schedule - effective date
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46	51		emergency ]
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51	56		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
52	57		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18 -114.14,
53	58		is amended to read a s follows:
54	59		Section 18-114.14 A. Beginning with the 2018-2019 2023-2024
55	60		school year, certified personnel, as defined in Section 26 -103 of
56	61		this title, in the public schools of Oklahoma shall receive in
57	62		salary and/or fringe benefits not less than the amounts specified in
58	63		the following schedule:
59	64		MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE
60		-	National
61		-	Years of Bachelor's Board Master's Doctor's
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	92	+	National
	93	+	Years of Bachelor's Board Master's Doctor's
88	94		Experience Degree Certification Degree Degree
89	95		0 $36,601 $37,759 $37,991 $39,381
90	96		1 $37,035 $38,193 $38,425 $39,815
91	97		2 $37,469 $38,628 $38,859 $40,249
92	98		3 $37,904 $39,062 $39,294 $40,684
93	99		4 $38,338 $39,496 $39,728 $41,118
94	100		5 $38,810 $39,968 $40,200 $41,590
95	101		6 $39,273 $40,432 $40,663 $42,054
96	102		7 $39,737 $40,895 $41,127 $42,517
97	103		8 $40,200 $41,358 $41,590 $42,980
98	104		9 $40,663 $41,822 $42,054 $43,444
99	105		10 $41,684 $42,844 $43,568 $45,945
100	106		11 $42,177 $43,336 $44,061 $46,438
101	107		12 $42,670 $43,829 $44,554 $46,931
102	108		13 $43,162 $44,322 $45,047 $47,424
103	109		14 $43,655 $44,815 $45,539 $47,916
104	110		15 $44,167 $45,327 $46,052 $48,430
105	111		16 $44,660 $45,820 $46,545 $48,923
106	112		17 $45,153 $46,313 $47,038 $49,416
107	113		18 $45,646 $46,806 $47,531 $49,909
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109	115		20 $46,652 $47,813 $48,538 $50,917
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139	146		24 $48,625 $49,785 $50,511 $52,890
140	147		25 $50,049 $51,232 $51,971 $54,395
141	148		26 $50,542 $51,725 $52,464 $54,888
142	149		27 $51,035 $52,218 $52,957 $55,381
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149	156		34 $54,486 $55,669 $56,408 $58,832
150	157		35 $54,979 $56,162 $56,901 $59,325
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152	159		Years of National Board
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154	161		0 $39,149
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242	251		B. 1. When determining the Minimum Salary Schedule minimum
243	252		salary schedule, "fringe benefits" shall mean all or part of
244	253		retirement benefits, exc luding the contributions made purs uant to
245	254		subsection A of Section 17-108.1 of this title and the flexible
246	255		benefit allowance pursuant to Section 26 -105 of this title from the
247	256		flexible benefit allowance funds disbursed by the State Board of
248	257		Education and the State Board of Career and Technol ogy Education
249	258		pursuant to Section 26-104 of this title.
250	259		2. If a school district intends to provide retirement benefits
251	260		to a teacher such that the teacher 's salary would be less than the
252	261		amounts set forth in the minimum sa lary schedule specified in
253	262		subsection A of this section, the district shall be required to
254	263		provide written notification to the teacher prior to his or her
255	264		employment or, if already employed by the district, no later than
256	265		thirty (30) days prior to the date the district elects to provide
257	266		retirement benefits such that the teacher 's salary would be less
258	267		than the minimum salary schedule.
259		-	C. Any of the degrees referred to in this section shall be from
260		-	a college recognized by the State Board of Education. The Bo ard
261		-	shall accept teaching experien ce from out-of-state school districts
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	295	+	C. Any of the degrees referred to in this section shall be from
	296	+	a college recognized by the State Board of Education. The Bo ard
	297	+	shall accept teaching experien ce from out-of-state school districts
288	298		that are accredited by the state board of education or appropriate
289	299		state accrediting agency for the districts. The Board shall accept
290	300		teaching experience from out -of-country schools that are accredited
291	301		or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate national or regional
292	302		accrediting or endorsement authority. Out -of-country certification
293	303		documentation in a language other than English shall be analyzed by
294	304		an educational credential evaluation se rvice in accordance with
295	305		industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State
296	306		Department of Education. The person seeking to have credit granted
297	307		for out-of-country teaching experience shall be responsible for all
298	308		costs of the analysis by a credenti al evaluation service. The Board
299	309		shall accept teaching experience from primary and secondary schools
300	310		that are operated by the United States Department of Defense or are
301	311		affiliated with the United States Department of State.
302	312		D. For the purpose of state sa lary increments and retirement,
303	313		no teacher shall be granted credit for more than five (5) years of
304	314		active duty in the military service or out -of-state or out-of-
305	315		country teaching experience as a certified teacher or its
306	316		equivalent. Nothing in this section shall prohibit boards of
307	317		education from crediting more years of experience on district salary
308	318		schedules than those allowed for state purposes.
309		-	E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, for purposes
310		-	of certification and salary increments, all the ye ars of experience
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	346	+	E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, for purposes
	347	+	of certification and salary increments, all the ye ars of experience
	348	+	of a:
338	349		1. Certified teacher who teaches in the educational program of
339	350		the Department of Corrections, beginning with fiscal year 1981;
340	351		2. Vocational rehabilitation counselor under the Department of
341	352		Human Services if the counselor was empl oyed as a certified teacher
342	353		by the State Department of Education when the Division of Vocational
343	354		Rehabilitation was transferred from the State Board of Career and
344	355		Technology Education or the State Board of Education to the Oklahoma
345	356		Public Welfare Commissio n on July 1, 1968;
346	357		3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor which were completed
347	358		while employed by the Department of Human Services if such counselor
348	359		was certified as a teacher or was eligible for certification as a
349	360		teacher in Oklahoma;
350	361		4. Certified teache r which were completed while emplo yed by the
351	362		Child Study Center located at University Hospital, if the teacher
352	363		was certified as a teacher in Oklahoma; and
353	364		5. Certified school psychologist or psychometrist which were
354	365		completed while employed as a doctoral intern, psychological
355	366		assistant, or psychologist with any agency of the State of Oklahoma
356	367		if the experience primarily involved work with persons of school - or
357	368		preschool-age and if the person was, at the time the experience was
358		-	acquired, certified as, or el igible for certification as, a sch ool
359		-	psychologist or psychometrist.
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	396	+	acquired, certified as, or el igible for certification as, a sch ool
	397	+	psychologist or psychometrist.
386	398		F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to teachers
387	399		who have entered into postretirement employment with a public school
388	400		in Oklahoma and are still receiving a monthly retiremen t benefit.
389	401		G. If a person employe d as certified personnel, as defined in
390	402		Section 26-103 of this title, by a school district during the 2017 -
391	403		2018 school year was receiving a salary above the step level
392	404		indicated by the State Minimum Salary Schedule state minimum salary
393	405		schedule for the 2017-2018 school year, the person shall receive a
394	406		salary increase amount equal to the amount indicated in subsection A
395	407		for the step level indicated for the person, provided they remain
396	408		employed by the same district, unless the hours or the duties of the
397	409		certified personnel are reduced proportionately.
398	410		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
399	411		SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preserva tion
400	412		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is her eby
401	413		declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
402	414		be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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430		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 13th day of March, 2023.
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439		-	Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2023.
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	416	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET , dated
	417	+	03/02/2023 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.