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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 28, 2023
SENATE BILL NO. 150 By: Hicks
An Act relating to school district salary sche dules;
amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-141, which relates
to district adoption of minimum s alary schedules;
requiring the schedules to include certain salary and
benefit information; updating statutory references;
providing an effective date; and declarin g an
emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-141, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 5-141. A. Each school district of this state shall
adopt a minimum salary schedule, as provided for in subsection B of
this section, and shall transmit a copy of it to the State Bo ard of
Education within thirty (30) days after adoption. A school district
shall not calculate salaries of teachers solely as a proportion of
the salaries of the administrators of the district.
B. The minimum salary schedule adopted and transmitted to the
State Board of Education pursuant to this section shall include:
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1. The base salary amount s including the minimum state salary
amounts provided for in Section 18 -114.14 of this title and district
increments in excess of t he minimums; and
2. District-paid benefits, such as life, dental, disability,
salary protection, vision, cancer , and health supplemental
insurance.
C. Districts shall be encouraged to provide compensati on
schedules to reflect district policies and circums tances, including
differential pay for different subject areas and special incentives
for teachers in districts with specific geographical attributes.
Districts may also adopt a salary schedule that pro vides additional
compensation for achieving certain r atings under the Oklahoma
Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System (TLE) as set
forth in Section 6 of this act 6-101.16 of this title . Any salary
schedule adopted by a district pursuant to thi s section shall not
set salaries at amounts less than those set pursuant to Section 18-
114.12 18-114.14 of this title.
C. D. The State Department of Education shall compile a report
of the minimum salary schedules for every school district in the
state and shall submit the report to the Governor, Speaker of the
House of Representatives , and President Pro Tempore of the Senate no
later than December 15 of each year.
D. E. Each school district shall file within fifteen ( 15) days
of signing the contract, the employment contract of t he
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superintendent of the sch ool district with the State Dep artment of
Education. The Department shall keep all contracts available for
inspection by the public. The school district shall not b e
authorized to pay any salary, benefits, or other compensation to a
superintendent which a re not specified in the contra ct on file and
shall not pay administrators any amounts for accumulated sick leave
that are not calculated on the same formula used for determining
payment for accumulated sick leave benefits for ot her full-time
employees of that school district and shall not pay administrators
any amounts for accumulated vacation leave benefits that are not
calculated on the same formula used for determi ning payment for
accumulated vacation leave benefits for other twelve-month full-time
employees of that school district.
E. F. By October 1 of each year each district board of
education shall prepare a schedule of salaries and fringe benefits
paid administrators employed by the district, including a
description of the fringe benefits. The sche dule shall be a public
record and shall be disclosed as required by the Oklahoma Open
Records Act. The board shall file a copy of the schedule with the
State Department of Education within one week of completion.
F. G. For purposes of this section the te rm “administrator”
shall include employees who are employed and certified as
superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals , and
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assistant principals and who have responsibilities for supervising
classroom teachers.
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 i ts passage and approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
February 28, 2023 - DO PASS