Oklahoma SB 1232: School superintendents; establishing maximum salary schedule. Effective date. Emergency.

Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 56th Legislature (2018)

SENATE BILL 1232 By: Brecheen

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to school superintendents;
establishing maximum salary schedule for
superintendents; prohibiting school district boards
of education from entering into or renewing contracts
above certain caps; allowing the State Board of
Education to approve waivers to certain maximum
amounts for certain districts; providing definition;
providing for promulgation of rules; providing for
codification; providing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 18-114.15 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, a school district
board of education shall not enter into a new contract or renew a
contract with a superintendent after the effective day of this act
that is less than the minimum compensation or exceeds the maximum
compensation amounts provided for in the following schedule:
1. Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) to Sixty-five Thousand
Dollars ($65,000.00) for the superintendent of a district or

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districts with an average daily membership (ADM) of under one
hundred (100);
2. A maximum of Eighty-five Thousand Dollars ($85,000.00) for
the superintendent of a district or districts with an ADM of one
hundred fifty (150) or less but more than one hundred (100);
3. A maximum of Ninety-five Thousand Dollars ($95,000.00) for
the superintendent of a district or districts with an ADM of two
hundred (200) or less but more than one hundred fifty (150);
4. A maximum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) for
the superintendent of a district or districts with an ADM of two
hundred fifty (250) or less but more than two hundred (200);
5. A maximum of One Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($110,000.00)
for the superintendent of a district or districts with an ADM of
seven hundred fifty (750) or less but more than two hundred fifty
(250);
6. A maximum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars
($120,000.00) for the superintendent of a district or districts with
an ADM of one thousand five hundred (1,500) or less but more than
seven hundred fifty (750);
7. A maximum of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars
($130,000.00) for the superintendent of a district or districts with
an ADM of three thousand (3,000) or less but more than one thousand
five hundred (1,500);

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8. A maximum of One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars
($140,000.00) for the superintendent of a district or districts with
an ADM of six thousand five hundred (6,500) or less but more than
three thousand (3,000); and
9. A maximum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($150,000.00) for the superintendent of a district or districts with
an ADM of more than six thousand five hundred (6,500).
B. A school district board of education may enter into a new
contract or renew a contract with a superintendent that exceeds the
maximum compensation amounts provided for in subsection A of this
section provided that no state appropriated funds are used for any
amount above the maximum amount allowed.
C. The State Board of Education, upon written application by
the school district board of education, may approve a waiver of the
maximum compensation amounts for any district or districts with an
ADM of ten thousand (10,000) or more.
D. For the purposes of this section, "compensation" shall mean
any base salary an individual receives as a superintendent, teacher,
counselor, principal or any other capacity and fringe benefits.
E. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules
necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2018.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby

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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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