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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 22, 2023
SENATE BILL NO. 482 By: Pugh, Pemberton, and
Stanley of the Senate
and
McBride of the House
[ teacher compensation - benefits - experience -
notification - codification - effective date -
emergency ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE 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 num bering, reads as follows:
A. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, certified
personnel, as defined in Section 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
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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
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 $53,83 $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
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24 $54,625 $55,785 $56,511 $58,890
25 $56,049 $57,232 $57,971 $60,395
Master’s Degree +
Years of National Board
Experience Certification
0 $42,149
1 $42,583
2 $43,018
3 $43,452
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
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19 $55,184
20 $55,698
21 $56,192
22 $56,685
23 $57,178
24 $57,671
25 $59,153
B. 1. When determining the Minimum Salary Schedule, “fringe
benefits” shall mean all or part of retirement benefits, excluding
the contributions made pursuant to subsect ion A of Section 17-108.1
of Title 70 of the Oklahoma S tatutes and the flexible benefit
allowance pursuant to Section 26-105 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma
Statutes from the flexible benefit allowance funds dis bursed 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 intend s to provide retirement benefits
to a teacher such that the teacher ’s salary would be less than the
amounts set forth in the minimum salary schedule specified in
subsection A of this section, the d istrict shall be require d to
provide written notification t o the teacher prior to his or her
employment or, if already employed by t he district, no later than
thirty (30) days prior to the dat e the district elects to provide
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retirement benefits such that t he teacher’s salary would be less
than the minimum salary s chedule.
C. Any of the degrees referred to in this section 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 State Board of Education or appropriate
state accrediting agency for the districts. The Board shall accept
teaching experience from out-of-country schools that are accredited
or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate na tional or regional
accrediting or endorsement authority. Out-of-country certification
documentation in a language other than Englis h shall be analyzed by
an educational credential evaluation service in accordance with
industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State
Department of Education. The person seeking to have credit granted
for out-of-country teaching experience sh all be responsible for all
costs of the analysis by a creden tial evaluation service. The Board
shall accept teaching experi ence from primary and se condary schools
that are operated by the United States Department of Defense or are
affiliated with the Unit ed States Department of State .
D. For the purpose of state salary increments and retirement,
no teacher shall be granted cr edit for more than five (5) years of
active duty in the mil itary service or out-of-state or out-of-
country teaching experience as a certified teacher or its
equivalent. Nothing in this sectio n shall prohibit boards of
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education from crediting more years o f experience on district salary
schedules than those allowe d for state purposes.
E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, f or purposes
of certification and salary increments, all the years of experience
of a:
1. Certified teacher who teaches in t he educational program o f
the Department of Corrections, be ginning with fiscal year 1981;
2. Vocational rehabilitation counselor un der the Department of
Human Services if the counselor was em ployed as a certified teacher
by the State Department of Educati on when the Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation was trans ferred from the State Board of Career and
Technology Education or the Sta te Board of Education to the Oklahoma
Public Welfare Commiss ion on July 1, 1968;
3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor whi ch were completed
while employed by the Department of Human Services if such counselor
was certified as a teacher or was eligible fo r 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 ps ychometrist which were
completed while employed as a doctor al intern, psychological
assistant, or psychologist with any agen cy of the State of Oklah oma
if the experience primarily inv olved work with persons of school- or
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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 psychome trist.
F. The provisions of this section shall not apply t o teachers
who have entered into postretirement employment with a public school
in Oklahoma and are st ill receiving a monthly retire ment benefit.
G. If a person employed as certified personnel, as defined in
Section 26-103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes , by a school
district during the 2022-2023 school year was receiving a salary
above the step level indicated by the State Mini mum Salary Schedule
for the 2022-2023 school year, the pers on shall receive a salary
increase amount equal t o 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 h ours or the duties of the
certified personnel are reduced p roportionately.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective Ju ly 1, 2023.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after it s passage and approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
February 22, 2023 - DO PASS