An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 1119 By: Thompson (Roger), Hall,
Newhouse, Pemberton,
Stephens, and Pugh of the
Senate
and
Wallace, Martinez, McBride,
and Baker of the House
An Act relating to schools; establishing minimum
salary schedule for teachers; defining fringe
benefits; specifying certain recognition of college
degrees; requiring the State Board of Education to
accept certain teaching experience; requiring certain
notification; limiting tea ching credit for certain
service and experience; allowing school district to
offer more credit; directing the Board to recognize
certain experiences; prohibiting application of
minimum salary schedule to certain retired teachers;
requiring certain certifie d personnel to receive
certain salary increase above certain level paid
during certain school year; directing persons
employed in certain capacities at technology center
school districts, Department of Corrections
facilities, Office of Juvenile Affairs facilities,
and the State Department of Rehabilitation S ervices
to receive certain salary increase; repealing 70 O.S.
2021, Section 18-114.14, which relates to the minimum
salary schedule; providing for codification;
providing an effective date; and declaring an
emergency.
SUBJECT: School salaries
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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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 follows:
A. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, certified
personnel, as defined in Sect ion 26-103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, in the public schools of Oklahoma shall receive in salary
and/or fringe benefits not less than the amounts specified in the
following schedule:
MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE
National
Years of Bachelor’s Board Master’s Doctor’s
Experience Degree Certification Degree Degree
0 $39,601 $40,759 $40,991 $42,381
1 $40,035 $41,193 $41,425 $42,815
2 $40,469 $41,628 $41,859 $43,249
3 $40,904 $42,062 $42,294 $43,684
4 $41,338 $42,496 $42,728 $44,118
5 $42,810 $43,968 $44,200 $45,590
6 $43,273 $44,432 $44,663 $46,054
7 $43,737 $44,895 $45,127 $46,517
8 $44,200 $45,358 $45,590 $46,980
9 $44,663 $45,822 $46,054 $47,444
10 $46,684 $47,844 $48,568 $50,945
11 $47,177 $48,336 $49,061 $51,438
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12 $47,670 $48,829 $49,554 $51,931
13 $48,162 $49,322 $50,047 $52,424
14 $48,655 $49,815 $50,539 $52,916
15 $50,167 $51,327 $52,052 $54,430
16 $50,660 $51,820 $52,545 $54,923
17 $51,153 $52,313 $53,038 $55,416
18 $51,646 $52,806 $53,531 $55,909
19 $52,139 $53,299 $54,024 $56,402
20 $52,652 $53,813 $54,538 $56,917
21 $53,145 $54,306 $55,031 $57,410
22 $53,639 $54,799 $55,524 $57,903
23 $54,132 $55,292 $56,018 $58,397
24 $54,625 $55,785 $56,511 $58,890
25 $56,049 $57,232 $57,971 $60,395
Master’s Degree +
Years of National B oard
Experience Certification
0 $42,149
1 $42,583
2 $43,018
3 $43,452
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4 $43,886
5 $45,358
6 $45,822
7 $46,285
8 $46,749
9 $47,212
10 $49,728
11 $50,221
12 $50,713
13 $51,206
14 $51,699
15 $53,212
16 $53,705
17 $54,198
18 $54,691
19 $55,184
20 $55,698
21 $56,192
22 $56,685
23 $57,178
24 $57,671
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25 $59,153
B. 1. When determining the Minimum Sa lary Schedule, “fringe
benefits” shall mean all or part of retirement b enefits, excluding
the contributions made pursuant to subsection A of Section 17 -108.1
of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the flexible benefit
allowance pursuant to Section 26 -105 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma
Statutes from the flexible benefit allowan ce funds disbursed by the
State Board of Education and the State Board of Career and
Technology Education pursuant to Section 26-104 of Title 70 of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
2. If a school district intends to provide retirement benefits
to a teacher such tha t the teacher’s salary would be less than the
amounts set forth in the minimum salary sc hedule specified in
subsection A of this section, the district shall be required to
provide written notification to the teacher prior to his or her
employment or, if al ready employed by the district, no later than
thirty (30) days prior to the date the dis trict elects to provide
retirement benefits such that the teacher’s salary would be less
than the minimum salary schedule.
C. Any of the degrees referred to in this se ction shall be from
a college recognized by the State Board of Education. The Board
shall accept teaching experience from out-of-state school districts
that are accredited by the Sta te Board of Education or a ppropriate
state accrediting agency for the dis tricts. The Board shall accept
teaching experience from out-of-country schools that are accredited
or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate national or regional
accrediting or endors ement authority. Out-of-country certification
documentation in a languag e other than English shall be analyzed by
an educational credential evaluation service i n accordance with
industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State
Department of Education. The person seekin g to have credit granted
for out-of-country teaching experience shall be responsible for all
costs of the analysis by a credential eval uation service. The Board
shall accept teaching experience from primary and secondary schools
that are operated by the U nited States Department of Defense or are
affiliated with the United States Department of State.
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D. For the purpose of state salary in crements and retirement,
no teacher shall be granted credit for more than five (5) years of
active duty in the military s ervice or out-of-state or out-of-
country teaching experience as a certified teacher or its
equivalent. Nothing in this section shall p rohibit boards of
education from crediting more years of experience on district salary
schedules than those allowed for s tate purposes.
E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, for purposes
of certification and salary increments, all the years of experience
of a:
1. Certified teacher who teaches in the educational program of
the Department of Corrections, beginning with fiscal year 1981;
2. Vocational rehabili tation counselor under the Department of
Human Services if the counselor was employed as a certified teacher
by the State Department of Education when the Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation was transferred from the State Board of Career and
Technology Education or the State Board of Education to the Oklahoma
Public Welfare Commission on Ju ly 1, 1968;
3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor which were completed
while employed by the Department of Human Servic es if such counselor
was certified as a teacher or was eligible for certification as a
teacher in Oklahoma;
4. Certified teacher which were completed while employed by the
Child Study Center located at University Hospital, if the teacher
was certified as a teacher in Oklahoma; and
5. Certified school psychologist or psychometrist which were
completed while employed as a doctoral intern, psychological
assistant, or psychologist with any agency of the State of Oklahoma
if the experience primarily involved w ork with persons of school - or
preschool-age and if the person was, at the time the experience was
acquired, certified as, or eligible for certification as, a school
psychologist or psychometrist.
F. The provisions of thi s section shall not apply to teach ers
who have entered into postretirement employ ment with a public school
in Oklahoma and are still receiving a monthly retirement benef it.
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G. If a person employed as certified personnel, as defined in
Section 26-103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, b y a school
district during the 2022 -2023 school year was receiving a salary
above the step level indicated by the State Minimum Salary Schedule
for the 2022-2023 school year, the person shall receive a salary
increase amount equal to the amount indicated i n subsection A for
the step level indicated for the person, provided they remain
employed by the same district, unless the hours or the duties of the
certified personnel are reduced proportionately.
H. If a school district does not receive Foundation or S alary
Incentive Aid pursuant to Section 18 -200.1 of Title 70 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, funds shall be allocated by the State Board of
Education to implement the salary inc reases indicated in subsection
A of this section.
I. Persons employed as classroom instructional employees of
technology center school districts supervised by the State Board of
Career and Technology Education shall receive a salary increase
amount equal to the amount indicated in subsection A of this section
for the step level indicated for the person, provided they remain
employed by the same technology center school district, unless the
hours or the duties of the classroom instructional employees are
reduced proportionately.
J. Persons employed as correctional teachers or vocational
instructors by the Department of Corrections pursuant to Section
510.6a of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes or persons employed as
teachers by the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall receive a salary
increase amount equal to the amount indicated in subsection A of
this section for the step level indicated for the person, provided
they remain employed by the same Department of Corrections or Office
of Juvenile Affairs facility, unless the hours or the duties of the
correctional teachers, vocational instructors, or teachers are
reduced proportionately.
K. Persons employed as teachers by the State Department of
Rehabilitation Services shall receive a salary increase amount equal
to the amount indicated in subsection A of this section for the step
level indicated for the person, provided t hey remain employed by the
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State Department of Rehabilitation Services, unless the hours or the
duties of the teachers are reduced propor tionately.
SECTION 2. REPEALER 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18-114.14, is
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by rea son whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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Passed the Senate the 17th day of May, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Represen tatives the 19th day of May, 2023.
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: _______________________________ __