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39 | 65 | | An Act relating to school district salary sche dules; |
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40 | 66 | | amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-141, which relates |
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41 | 67 | | to district adoption of minimum s alary schedules; |
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42 | 68 | | requiring the schedules to include certain salary and |
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43 | 69 | | benefit information; updating statutory references; |
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44 | 70 | | providing an effective date; and declarin g an |
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51 | 77 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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52 | 78 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 20 21, Section 5-141, is |
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53 | 79 | | amended to read as follows: |
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54 | 80 | | Section 5-141. A. Each school district of this state shall |
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55 | 81 | | adopt a minimum salary schedule, as provided for in subsection B of |
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56 | 82 | | this section, and shall transmit a copy of it to the State Board of |
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57 | 83 | | Education within thirty (30) days after adoption. A school district |
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58 | 84 | | shall not calculate salaries of teachers solely as a proportion of |
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59 | 85 | | the salaries of the administrators of the district. |
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60 | 86 | | B. The minimum salary schedule adopted and transmitted to the |
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61 | 87 | | State Board of Education pursuant to this section shall include: |
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89 | 139 | | 1. The base salary amount s including the minimum state salary |
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90 | 140 | | amounts provided for in Section 18 -114.14 of this title and district |
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91 | 141 | | increments in excess of the minimums; and |
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92 | 142 | | 2. District-paid benefits, such as life, dental, disability, |
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93 | 143 | | salary protection, vision, cancer , and health supplemental |
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94 | 144 | | insurance. |
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95 | 145 | | C. Districts shall be encouraged to provide compensati on |
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96 | 146 | | schedules to reflect district policies and circu mstances, including |
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97 | 147 | | differential pay for different subject areas and special incentives |
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98 | 148 | | for teachers in districts with specific geographical attributes. |
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99 | 149 | | Districts may also adopt a salary schedule that pro vides additional |
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100 | 150 | | compensation for achieving certain ratings under the Oklahoma |
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101 | 151 | | Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System (TLE) as set |
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102 | 152 | | forth in Section 6 of this act 6-101.16 of this title . Any salary |
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103 | 153 | | schedule adopted by a district pursuant to thi s section shall not |
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104 | 154 | | set salaries at amounts less th an those set pursuant to Section 18- |
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105 | 155 | | 114.12 18-114.14 of this title. |
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106 | 156 | | C. D. The State Department of Education shall compile a report |
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107 | 157 | | of the minimum salary schedules for every school district in the |
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108 | 158 | | state and shall submit the report to the Governor, Speaker of the |
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109 | 159 | | House of Representatives , and President Pro Tempore of the Senate no |
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110 | 160 | | later than December 15 of each year. |
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111 | 161 | | D. E. Each school district shall file within fifteen ( 15) days |
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112 | 162 | | of signing the contract, the employment contract of t he |
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140 | 214 | | superintendent of the s chool district with the State Department of |
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141 | 215 | | Education. The Department shall keep all contracts available for |
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142 | 216 | | inspection by the public. The school district shall not b e |
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143 | 217 | | authorized to pay any salary, benefits, or other compensation to a |
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144 | 218 | | superintendent which are not specified in the contract on file and |
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145 | 219 | | shall not pay administrators any amounts for accumulated sick leave |
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146 | 220 | | that are not calculated on the same formula used for determining |
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147 | 221 | | payment for accumulated sick leave benefits for ot her full-time |
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148 | 222 | | employees of that school district and shall not pay administrators |
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149 | 223 | | any amounts for accumulated vacation leave benefits that are not |
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150 | 224 | | calculated on the same formula used for determi ning payment for |
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151 | 225 | | accumulated vacation leave benefits for other twelve-month full-time |
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152 | 226 | | employees of that school district. |
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153 | 227 | | E. F. By October 1 of each year each district board of |
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154 | 228 | | education shall prepare a schedule of salaries and fringe benefits |
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155 | 229 | | paid administrators employed by the district, including a |
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156 | 230 | | description of the fringe benefits. The s chedule shall be a public |
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157 | 231 | | record and shall be disclosed as required by the Oklahoma Open |
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158 | 232 | | Records Act. The board shall file a copy of the schedule with the |
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159 | 233 | | State Department of Education within one week of completion. |
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160 | 234 | | F. G. For purposes of this section the term “administrator” |
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161 | 235 | | shall include employees who are employed and certified as |
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162 | 236 | | superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals , and |
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190 | 288 | | assistant principals and who have responsibilities for supervising |
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191 | 289 | | classroom teachers. |
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192 | 290 | | SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. |
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193 | 291 | | SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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194 | 292 | | of the public peace, health , or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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195 | 293 | | declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and |
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196 | 294 | | be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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