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30-ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 482 By: Pugh, Pemberton, Stanley,
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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+COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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37+SENATE BILL NO. 482 By: Pugh, Pemberton, Stanley,
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42-An Act relating to teacher compensation; establishing
43-minimum salary schedule for teacher s; defining fringe
44-benefits; specifying certain recognition of co llege
45-degrees; requiring the State Board of Education to
46-accept certain teaching experience; requiring certain
47-notification; limiting teaching credit for certain
48-service and experience; allow ing school district to
49-offer more credit; directing the Board to recognize
50-certain experiences; prohibiting application of
51-minimum salary schedule to certain retired teachers;
52-requiring certain certified personnel to receive
53-certain salary increase above c ertain level paid
54-during certain school year; providing for
55-codification; providing an effective date; and
56-declaring an emergency.
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60+BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
61+SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18 -114.14,
62+is amended to read a s follows:
63+Section 18-114.14 A. Beginning with the 2018-2019 2023-2024
64+school year, certified personnel, as defined in Section 26-103 of
65+this title, in the public schools of Oklahoma shall receive in
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99-BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
100-SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18 -114.14,
101-is amended to read as follows:
102-Section 18-114.14 A. Beginning with the 2018-2019 2023-2024
103-school year, certified personnel, as defined in Section 26-103 of
104-this title, in the public schools of Oklahoma shall receive in
10593 salary and/or fringe benefi ts not less than the amounts specified in
10694 the following schedule:
10795 MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE
10896 National
10997 Years of Bachelor's Board Master's Doctor's
11098 Experience Degree Certification Degree Degree
11199 0 $36,601 $37,759 $37,991 $39,381
112100 1 $37,035 $38,193 $38,425 $39,815
113101 2 $37,469 $38,628 $38,859 $40,249
114102 3 $37,904 $39,062 $39,294 $40,684
115103 4 $38,338 $39,496 $39,728 $41,118
116104 5 $38,810 $39,968 $40,200 $41,590
117105 6 $39,273 $40,432 $40,663 $42,054
118106 7 $39,737 $40,895 $41,127 $42,517
119107 8 $40,200 $41,358 $41,590 $42,980
120108 9 $40,663 $41,822 $42,054 $43,444
121109 10 $41,684 $42,844 $43,568 $45,945
122110 11 $42,177 $43,336 $44,061 $46,438
111+12 $42,670 $43,829 $44,554 $46,931
112+13 $43,162 $44,322 $45,047 $47,424
113+14 $43,655 $44,815 $45,539 $47,916
114+15 $44,167 $45,327 $46,052 $48,430
115+16 $44,660 $45,820 $46,545 $48,923
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158147 21 $47,145 $48,306 $49,031 $51,410
159148 22 $47,639 $48,799 $49,524 $51,903
160149 23 $48,132 $49,292 $50,018 $52,397
161150 24 $48,625 $49,785 $50,511 $52,890
162151 25 $50,049 $51,232 $51,971 $54,395
163152 26 $50,542 $51,725 $52,464 $54,888
164153 27 $51,035 $52,218 $52,957 $55,381
165154 28 $51,528 $52,711 $53,450 $55,874
166155 29 $52,021 $53,204 $53,943 $56,367
167156 30 $52,514 $53,697 $54,436 $56,860
168157 31 $53,007 $54,190 $54,929 $57,353
169158 32 $53,500 $54,683 $55,422 $57,846
170159 33 $53,993 $55,176 $55,915 $58,339
171160 34 $54,486 $55,669 $56,408 $58,832
172161 35 $54,979 $56,162 $56,901 $59,325
162+ Master's Degree +
163+Years of National Board
164+Experience Certification
165+0 $39,149
166+1 $39,583
167+2 $40,018
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200-Years of National Board
201-Experience Certification
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205195 3 $40,452
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264255 B. 1. When determining the Minimum Salary Schedule minimum
265256 salary schedule, "fringe benefits" shall mean all or part of
266257 retirement benefits, exc luding the contributions made purs uant to
267258 subsection A of Section 17-108.1 of this title and the f lexible
268259 benefit allowance pursuant to Section 26-105 of this title from the
269260 flexible benefit allowance funds disbursed by the State Board of
270261 Education and the State Board of Career and Technol ogy Education
271262 pursuant to Section 26-104 of this title.
263+2. If a school district intends to provide retirement benefits
264+to a teacher such that the teacher 's salary would be less than the
265+amounts set forth in the minimum sa lary schedule specified in
266+subsection A of this section, the district shall be required to
267+provide written notification to the teacher prior to his or her
268+employment or, if already employed by the district, no later than
269+thirty (30) days prior to the date the district elects to provide
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298-2. If a school district intends to provide retirement benefits
299-to a teacher such that the teacher 's salary would be less than the
300-amounts set forth in the minimum sa lary schedule specified in
301-subsection A of this section, the district shall be required to
302-provide written notification to the teacher prior to his or her
303-employment or, if already employed by the district, no later than
304-thirty (30) days prior to the date the district elects to provide
305297 retirement benefits such that the teacher's salary would be less
306298 than the minimum salary schedule.
307299 C. Any of the degrees referred to in this section shall be from
308300 a college recognized by the State Board of Education. The Bo ard
309301 shall accept teaching experien ce from out-of-state school districts
310302 that are accredited by the state board of education or appropriate
311303 state accrediting agency for the districts. The Board shall accept
312304 teaching experience from out -of-country schools that are accredited
313305 or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate national or regional
314306 accrediting or endorsement authority. Out -of-country certification
315307 documentation in a language other than English shall be analyzed by
316308 an educational credential evaluation se rvice in accordance with
317309 industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State
318310 Department of Education. The person seeking to have credit granted
319311 for out-of-country teaching experience shall be responsible for all
320312 costs of the analysis by a credenti al evaluation service. The Board
321313 shall accept teaching experience from primary and secondary scho ols
314+that are operated by the United States Dep artment of Defense or are
315+affiliated with the United States Department of State.
316+D. For the purpose of state sa lary increments and retirement,
317+no teacher shall be granted credit for more than five (5) years of
318+active duty in the military service or out -of-state or out-of-
319+country teaching experience as a certified teacher or its
320+equivalent. Nothing in this section shall prohibit boards of
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348-that are operated by the United States Dep artment of Defense or are
349-affiliated with the United States Department of State.
350-D. For the purpose of state sa lary increments and retirement,
351-no teacher shall be granted credit for more than five (5) years of
352-active duty in the military service or out -of-state or out-of-
353-country teaching experience as a certified teacher or its
354-equivalent. Nothing in this section shall prohibit boards of
355348 education from crediting more years of experience on district salary
356349 schedules than those allowed for state purposes.
357350 E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, for purposes
358351 of certification and salary increments, all the ye ars of experience
359352 of a:
360353 1. Certified teacher who teaches in the educational program of
361354 the Department of Corrections, beginning with fiscal yea r 1981;
362355 2. Vocational rehabilitation counselor under the Department of
363356 Human Services if the counselor was empl oyed as a certified teacher
364357 by the State Department of Education when the Division of Vocational
365358 Rehabilitation was transferred from the State B oard of Career and
366359 Technology Education or the State Board of Education to the Oklahoma
367360 Public Welfare Commissio n on July 1, 1968;
368361 3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor which were completed
369362 while employed by the Department of Human Services if such couns elor
370363 was certified as a teacher or was eligible for certification as a
371364 teacher in Oklahoma;
365+4. Certified teache r which were completed while emplo yed by the
366+Child Study Center located at University Hospital, if the teacher
367+was certified as a teacher in Okl ahoma; and
368+5. Certified school psychologist or psychometrist which were
369+completed while employed as a doctoral intern, psychological
370+assistant, or psychologist with any agency of the State of Oklahoma
371+if the experience primarily involved work with persons of school- or
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398-4. Certified teache r which were completed while em ployed by the
399-Child Study Center located at University Hospital, if the teacher
400-was certified as a teacher in Okl ahoma; and
401-5. Certified school psychologist or psychometrist which were
402-completed while employed as a doctoral intern, psychological
403-assistant, or psychologist with any agency of the State of Oklahoma
404-if the experience primarily involved work with persons of school- or
405399 preschool-age and if the person was, at the time the experience was
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407401 psychologist or psychometrist.
408402 F. The provisions of this se ction shall not apply to teachers
409403 who have entered into postretirement employment with a public school
410404 in Oklahoma and are still receiving a monthly retiremen t benefit.
411405 G. If a person employe d as certified personnel, as defined in
412406 Section 26-103 of this title, by a school district during the 2017 -
413407 2018 school year was receiving a salary above the step level
414408 indicated by the State Minimum Salary Schedule state minimum salary
415409 schedule for the 2017-2018 school year, the person shall receive a
416410 salary increase amount equal to the amount indicated in subsect ion A
417411 for the step level indicated for the person, provided they remain
418412 employed by the same district, unless the hours or the duties of the
419413 certified personnel are reduced proportionately.
420414 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
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448-of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
449-declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take eff ect and
450-be in full force from and after its pa ssage and approval."
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497-BILL NO. 482 By: Pugh, Pemberton, Stanley,
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508-An Act relating to teacher compensation; establishing
509-minimum salary schedule for teachers ; defining fringe
510-benefits; specifying certain recognition of college
511-degrees; requiring the State Board of Education to
512-accept certain teaching experience; requiring certa in
513-notification; limiting teaching credit for certain
514-service and experience; allowi ng school district to
515-offer more credit; directing the Board to recognize
516-certain experiences; prohibiting application of
517-minimum salary schedule to certain retired teacher s;
518-requiring certain certified personnel to receive
519-certain salary increase above ce rtain level paid
520-during certain school year; providing for
521-codification; providing an effective date; and
522-declaring an emergency.
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526-BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STAT E OF OKLAHOMA:
527-SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
528-in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 18-114.15 of Title 70, unless
529-there is created a duplication in num bering, reads as follows:
530-A. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, certified
531-personnel, as defined in Section 26 -103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma
532-Statutes, in the public schools of Oklahoma shall receive in salary
533-and/or fringe benefits not less than the amounts specified in the
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563-Years of Bachelor’s Board Master’s Doctor’s
564-Experience Degree Certification Degree Degree
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566-1 $40,035 $41,193 $41,425 $42,815
567-2 $40,469 $41,628 $41,859 $43,249
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583-18 $51,646 $52,806 $53,531 $55,909
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616-25 $56,049 $57,232 $57,971 $60,395
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618-Years of National Board
619-Experience Certification
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672-B. 1. When determining the Minimum Salary Schedule, “fringe
673-benefits” shall mean all or part of reti rement benefits, excluding
674-the contributions made pursuant to subsect ion A of Section 17-108.1
675-of Title 70 of the Oklahoma S tatutes and the flexible benefit
676-allowance pursuant to Section 26-105 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma
677-Statutes from the flexible benefit allowance funds dis bursed by the
678-State Board of Education and the State Board of Career and
679-Technology Education pursuant to Section 26-104 of Title 70 of the
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681-2. If a school district intend s to provide retirement benefits
682-to a teacher such that the teacher ’s salary would be less than the
683-amounts set forth in the minimum salary schedule specified in
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712-employment or, if already employed by t he district, no later than
713-thirty (30) days prior to the dat e the district elects to provide
714-retirement benefits such that the teacher’s salary would be less
715-than the minimum salary s chedule.
716-C. Any of the degrees referred to in this section shall be from
717-a college recognized by the State Board of Education. The Board
718-shall accept teaching experience from out-of-state school districts
719-that are accredited by the State Board of Education or appropriate
720-state accrediting agency for the districts. The Board shall accept
721-teaching experience from out-of-country schools that are accredited
722-or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate national or regional
723-accrediting or endorsement authority. Out-of-country certification
724-documentation in a language other than Englis h shall be analyzed by
725-an educational credential evaluation service in accordance with
726-industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State
727-Department of Education. The person seeking to have credit granted
728-for out-of-country teaching experience sh all be responsible for all
729-costs of the analysis by a creden tial evaluation service. The Board
730-shall accept teaching experience from primary and se condary schools
731-that are operated by the United States Department of Defense or are
732-affiliated with the Unit ed States Department of State .
733-D. For the purpose of state salary increments and retirement,
734-no teacher shall be granted credit for more than five (5) years of
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762-country teaching experience as a certified teacher or its
763-equivalent. Nothing in this sectio n shall prohibit boards of
764-education from crediting more years of experience on district salary
765-schedules than those allowe d for state purposes.
766-E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, f or purposes
767-of certification and salary increments, all the years of experience
768-of a:
769-1. Certified teacher who teaches in the educational program o f
770-the Department of Corrections, be ginning with fiscal year 1981;
771-2. Vocational rehabilitation counselor un der the Department of
772-Human Services if the counselor was em ployed as a certified teacher
773-by the State Department of Education when the Division of Vocational
774-Rehabilitation was trans ferred from the State Board of Career and
775-Technology Education or the Sta te Board of Education to the Oklahoma
776-Public Welfare Commiss ion on July 1, 1968;
777-3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor which were completed
778-while employed by the Department of Human Services if such counselor
779-was certified as a teacher or was eligible fo r certification as a
780-teacher in Oklahoma;
781-4. Certified teacher which were completed while employed by the
782-Child Study Center located at University Hospital, if the teacher
783-was certified as a teacher in Oklahoma; and
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810-5. Certified school psychologist or ps ychometrist which were
811-completed while employed as a doctor al intern, psychological
812-assistant, or psychologist with any agency of the State of Oklah oma
813-if the experience primarily inv olved work with persons of school- or
814-preschool-age and if the person was , at the time the experience was
815-acquired, certified as, or eligible for certification as, a school
816-psychologist or psychometrist.
817-F. The provisions of this section shall not apply t o teachers
818-who have entered into postretirement employment with a public school
819-in Oklahoma and are st ill receiving a monthly retire ment benefit.
820-G. If a person employed a s certified personnel, as defined in
821-Section 26-103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes , by a school
822-district during the 2022-2023 school year was receiving a salary
823-above the step level indicated by the State Mini mum Salary Schedule
824-for the 2022-2023 school year, the person shall receive a salary
825-increase amount equal t o the amount indicated i n subsection A for
826-the step level indicated for the person , provided they remain
827-employed by the same district, unless the h ours or the duties of the
828-certified personnel are reduced proportionately.
829-SECTION 5. This act shall become effective Ju ly 1, 2023.
830-SECTION 6. It being immediately n ecessary for the preservation
831416 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is her eby
832417 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take eff ect and
833418 be in full force from and after its pa ssage and approval.
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