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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1037 By: Randleman, Pae, Waldron,
Rosecrants, Deck, and Menz
of the House
and
Kirt of the Senate
[ schools – bonuses – employees – psychologists –
speech language pathologists – audiologists –
effective date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -206, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 6-206. A. Subject to the availability of funds, the
The State Board of Education shall provide an annual salary bonus in
the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) no later than
January 31 of each year to the f ollowing employees of public school
districts:
1. Any school psychologist who has been designated as a
Nationally Certified School Psychologist by the National School
Psychology Certification Boar d; and
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2. Any speech-language pathologist or audiologist w ho holds a
Certificate of Clinical Competence awarded by the American Speech -
Language-Hearing Association.
B. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the
provision of the bonus pursuant to this section to include, but not
be limited to, a proce ss by which a nationally certified school
psychologist, speech -language pathologist and audiologist may verify
that:
1. The individual is still employed by a school distri ct;
2. The certification required in subsection A of this section
has been attained and has not lapsed; and
3. The individual is licensed or certified to practice in this
state.
C. An individual who qualifies for the bonus pursuant to this
section and who is employe d by a school district on less than a
full-time basis, shall receive a pro-rated bonus based on the
proportionate equivalency to full -time employment.
D. No school or school district s hall be liable for payment of
bonuses pursuant to this section. The bo nus shall not be included
in the calculation of salary for purposes of meeting the district or
statutory minimum salary schedule or for purposes of calculating
Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma contributions or benefits.
E. The amount of the salary bonus pursuant to subsect ion A of
this section shall be increased to Se ven Thousand Dollars
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($7,000.00) upon implementation of subsection N of Section 6 -204.2
of this title.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
Passed the House of Representatives the 12th day of March, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2024.
Presiding Officer of th e Senate