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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2558 By: McBride, Baker, Fugate,
West (Tammy), Ranson,
Boles, and Roberts of the
House
and
Pugh of the Senate
[ teachers - Education Leadership Oklahoma Act -
National Board - bonus - Minimum Salary Schedule -
effective date -
emergency ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-204.2, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 6-204.2 A. The Oklahoma Commission for Teacher
Preparation Educational Quality and Accoun tability and the State
Board of Education are authori zed to establish the Educati on
Leadership Oklahoma program.
B. The purposes of the Education Leadership O klahoma program
are to:
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1. Provide teachers through out the state information about
National Board certification an d the Education Leadership Oklahoma
program services;
2. Provide technical assistance and National-Board-certified
mentors to all teachers s eeking National Board certification upon
request;
3. Reward teachers who are seeking National Board certification
by awarding them a portion of the a pplication processing charge and
assessment fee and a scholarship as provided in subsection D of this
section;
4. Reward teachers who are renewing their Nat ional Board
certification by awarding them a portion of the renewal application
fee as provided in subsection E of this section; and
4. 5. Provide recognition to National -Board-certified teachers.
C. To fulfill the objectives of the Education Leadersh ip
Oklahoma Act, the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation
Educational Quality and Accoun tability shall:
1. Inform teachers of the Education Leadership Oklahoma pro gram
and services it provides to teachers seeking National Board
certification, empha sizing recruiting efforts toward teachers at
high-poverty schools, schools identified as in need of improvement
and in counties with the lowest percentage of teachers who have
achieved National Board certification; and
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2. Ensure that all teachers seeking National Board
certification receive adequate inform ation regarding the level of
commitment required to acquire National Board certification.
D. The Commission shall sele ct not more than one hundred (100)
applicants to participate in the program each fisc al year for whom
the Commission shall pay one-half (1/2) of the application
processing charge and assessment fee for National B oard
certification. The total amount paid by the Commission shall not
exceed One Thousand Three Hundred Dollars ($1,300.00) per applicant.
In addition the Commission shall a lso provide to the selected
applicants a scholarship in the amount of Five Hundre d Dollars
($500.00) to cover other expenses associated with obta ining National
Board certification.
E. The OEQA shall select not more than three hundred (300)
applicants to participate in the renewal program each fiscal year
for whom the OEQA shall pay a portion of the fee for National Board
certification renewal . The total amount paid by the OEQA shall not
exceed Seven Hundred Fi fty Dollars ($750.00) per applicant.
E. F. The Commission shall promulgate rules establishing a
process for accepting applications for the Education Leadership
Oklahoma program and for providing to applicants selected for the
program up-front payment of the application processing charge and
assessment fee and scholar ship. If a selected applicant who
receives the up-front payment does not complete National Board
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certification within three (3) year s, the applicant shall repay the
Commission the full amount paid by the Commission pursuant to
subsection D of this section . All selected applicants who do not
receive an up-front payment and successfully complete National Board
certification shall be rei mbursed by the Commission for the
application processing cha rge and assessment fee. The total amount
of reimbursement paid by the Commission shall not exceed One
Thousand Three Hundred Dollars ($1,300.00) per applicant.
F. G. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Oklahoma
Commission for Teacher Preparation Educational Quality and
Accountability contract with Southe astern Oklahoma State University
to establish Education Leadership Oklahoma program training in
higher education teacher preparation programs in the state to assist
teachers in meeting the require ments to obtain National Board
certification.
G. H. All teachers seeking National Board certification shall
be eligible to participate in Education Leadership Oklahoma program
training to assist them in meeting the requirements of the National
Board certification process, free of charge.
H. I. Subject to district bo ard of education policy or
collective bargaining agreement, addi tional professional leave days
may be granted to teachers seeking National Board certification for
National Board certification p ortfolio development. During the two
(2) days of the additiona l professional days granted to teachers for
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National Board certi fication portfolio development, a substitute
teacher shall be provided by the school district at no cost to the
teacher.
I. J. 1. The State Board of Education shall provide to
teachers who attained National Board certification prior to June 30,
2013, a bonus in the amount of Five Thousand Dollar s ($5,000.00)
annually over a ten-year period, to be paid no later than January 31
each year. The Beginning July 1, 2023, the Board shall provide a
bonus in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) annually
over a five-year period, to be paid not later than January 31 each
year to any teacher who:
a. attains National Board certificat ion after June 30,
2013, if the teacher was selected for the Ed ucation
Leadership Oklahoma program before June 30, 2013, or
the teacher has submitted an application for National
Board certification to the National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards before June 30, 2013
July 1, 2023, or
b. attained National Board certification before July 1,
2023, and was receiving an additional salary increment
pursuant to the Minimum Salary Schedule in Section 18-
114.14 of this title, for the remaining time of the
ten-year period.
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2. The teachers eligible to receive the annual bonus as
provided for in paragraph 1 of this subsection shall r eceive the
annual bonus for the ten-year five-year duration of their Nati onal
Board certification or for the remaining duration of their National
Board certification if they attained National Board certification
before July 1, 2023, and have less than ten (10) years remaining in
their certification and so long as they are teaching in the
classroom full-time in an Oklahoma public sch ool. No school or
school district shall be liable for payment of bonuses pursuant to
this section.
3. The bonus shall not be included in the calculation of the
teacher's salary for purposes of meeting the district or statutory
minimum salary schedule Minimum Salary Schedule, including instances
where the salary sch edule of the district exceeds the statutory
Minimum Salary Schedu le, or for purposes of compensating Oklahoma
Teachers' Retirement System contributions or benefits.
4. Teachers eligible to receive the annual bonus as provided
for in paragraph 1 of this subsection shall not be eligible to
receive the additional salary i ncrement for National Board
certification as set forth in the minimum salary schedule in Section
3 of this act.
5. Teachers who attain National Board certification after June
30, 2013, shall be eligible to receive the additional salary
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increments for National Board certification as set forth in the
minimum salary schedule in Section 3 of this act.
6. The State Board of Edu cation shall promulgate rules for a
process by which a Nationa l-Board-certified teacher will verify
that:
a. the National Board certifi cation has not lapsed,
b. the teacher is still a full -time teacher, and
c. for teachers eligible for the bonus, the teach er has
not exceeded the limit of annual bonus payments as
provided for in paragraph 1 of this subsection.
J. K. It is the intent of th e Legislature that the Oklahoma
State Regents for Higher Education incorporate the National Board
certification portfolio de velopment into all programs in education
leading to a master's level degree.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-204.3, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 6-204.3 There is hereby created in the State Treasury a
revolving fund for the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation
Educational Quality and Accountability to be designated the
"Education Leadership Oklahoma Revolving Fund". The fund s hall be a
continuing fund, not s ubject to fiscal year limitations, and shall
consist of all monies appropriated or transferred to the fund by the
Legislature. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are
hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and ex pended by the Oklahoma
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Commission for Teacher Preparation to provide assistance and
scholarships for candidates seeking National Board certifi cation and
renewal and to provide annual bonuses to qualified te achers pursuant
to the requirements of Section 6 -204.2 of this title. Expenditures
from the fund shall be made upon warrants iss ued by the State
Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the
Director of the Office of Management and Enterpri se Services for
approval and payment.
SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18 -114.14,
is amended to read as follows:
Section 18-114.14 A. Beginning with the 2018-2019 2023-2024
school year, certified personnel, a s defined in Section 26-103 of
this title, in the p ublic schools of Oklahoma shall r eceive in
salary and/or fringe benefits not less than t he 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 $36,601 $37,759 $37,991 $39,381
1 $37,035 $38,193 $38,425 $39,815
2 $37,469 $38,628 $38,859 $40,249
3 $37,904 $39,062 $39,294 $40,684
4 $38,338 $39,496 $39,728 $41,118
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5 $38,810 $39,968 $40,200 $41,590
6 $39,273 $40,432 $40,663 $42,054
7 $39,737 $40,895 $41,127 $42,517
8 $40,200 $41,358 $41,590 $42,980
9 $40,663 $41,822 $42,054 $43,444
10 $41,684 $42,844 $43,568 $45,945
11 $42,177 $43,336 $44,061 $46,438
12 $42,670 $43,829 $44,554 $46,931
13 $43,162 $44,322 $45,047 $47,424
14 $43,655 $44,815 $45,539 $47,916
15 $44,167 $45,327 $46,052 $48,430
16 $44,660 $45,820 $46,545 $48,923
17 $45,153 $46,313 $47,038 $49,416
18 $45,646 $46,806 $47,531 $49,909
19 $46,139 $47,299 $48,024 $50,402
20 $46,652 $47,813 $48,538 $50,917
21 $47,145 $48,306 $49,031 $51,410
22 $47,639 $48,799 $49,524 $51,903
23 $48,132 $49,292 $50,018 $52,397
24 $48,625 $49,785 $50,511 $52,890
25 $50,049 $51,232 $51,971 $54,395
Master's Degree +
Years of National Board
Experience Certification
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0 $39,149
1 $39,583
2 $40,018
3 $40,452
4 $40,886
5 $41,358
6 $41,822
7 $42,285
8 $42,749
9 $43,212
10 $44,728
11 $45,221
12 $45,713
13 $46,206
14 $46,699
15 $47,212
16 $47,705
17 $48,198
18 $48,691
19 $49,184
20 $49,698
21 $50,192
22 $50,685
23 $51,178
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24 $51,671
25 $53,153
B. 1. When determining the Mi nimum Salary Schedule, "fringe
benefits" shall mean all or part of retirement benefits, excluding
the contributions made pursuant to subsection A of Se ction 17-108.1
of this title and the flexible benefit allowance pursuant to Section
26-105 of this title 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 this
title.
2. If a school district intends 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 Minimum Salary
Schedule specified in subsectio n A of this section, the district
shall be required to provide written notification to the teacher
prior to his or her employment or, if a lready employed by the
district, no later than thirty ( 30) days prior to the date the
district elects to provide retir ement benefits such that the
teacher's salary would be less than the minimum salary schedule
Minimum Salary Schedule.
C. Any of the degre es referred to in this section shall be from
a college recognized by the State Board of Education. The Bo ard
shall accept teaching experience from out-of-state school districts
that are accredited by the state board of edu cation or appropriate
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state accrediting agency for the districts. The Board shall accep t
teaching experience from out-of-country schools that are accredited
or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate nation al or regional
accrediting or endorsement authority . Out-of-country certification
documentation in a language other than English shall be analyzed by
an educational credential evaluation se rvice in accordance with
industry standards and guidelines and app roved by the State
Department of Education. The pe rson seeking to have credit grant ed
for out-of-country teaching experience shall be resp onsible for all
costs of the analysis by a credenti al evaluation service. The Board
shall accept teaching experience from primary and secondary schools
that are operated by the United States Departmen t of Defense or are
affiliated with the United States D epartment of State.
D. For the purpose of state sa lary increments and retirement,
no teacher shall be granted credit for more than five (5) years of
active duty in the military service or out -of-state or out-of-
country teaching experience as a certified t eacher or its
equivalent. Nothing in this section shall prohibit boards of
education from crediting more years of ex perience on district salary
schedules than those al lowed for state purposes.
E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, for purposes
of certification and salary increments, all the ye ars of experience
of a:
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1. Certified teacher who teaches in the e ducational program of
the Department of Corrections , beginning with fiscal year 1981 ;
2. Vocational rehabilitation counselor under the Dep artment of
Human Services if the counselor was empl oyed as a certified teacher
by the State Department of Education w hen the Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation was t ransferred from the State Board o f Career and
Technology Education or the State Board of Education to the Oklahoma
Public Welfare Commissio n on July 1, 1968;
3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor which w ere completed
while employed by the Department of Human Services if such counselor
was certified as a teacher or was eligible for certifica tion as a
teacher in Oklahoma;
4. Certified teache r which were completed while employe d by the
Child Study Center lo cated 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 o f the State of Oklahoma
if the experience primarily involved work with persons of sc hool- or
preschool-age and if the person was, at the ti me the experience was
acquired, certified as, or el igible for certification as, a schoo l
psychologist or psychometris t.
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F. The provisions of this section shall not app ly to teachers
who have entered into postretirement employment with a public school
in Oklahoma and are still receiving a monthly retiremen t benefit.
G. If a person employed as certified personnel, as def ined in
Section 26-103 of this title, by a school d istrict during the 2017 -
2018 school year was receiving a salary above the step level
indicated by the State state Minimum Salary Schedule for the 2017-
2018 school year, the pe rson shall receive a salary in crease amount
equal to the amount indicated in subs ection A of this section for
the step level indicated for the person, provided they rema in
employed by the same district, unless the hours or the dutie s of the
certified personnel are reduced proportionate ly.
SECTION 4. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary fo r the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 13th day of March, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate