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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 1363 By: Hicks
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to schools; establishing minimum
salary schedule for teachers; providing for layered
additional compensation for teachers; defining term;
specifying certain recognition of college degrees;
requiring the State Board of Education to accept
certain teaching experience; requiring certain
notification; limiting teaching credit for certain
service and experience; allowing school districts to
offer more credit; directing the Board to recognize
certain experiences; prohibiting application of
minimum salary schedule to certain retired teachers;
requiring certain certified personnel to receive
certain salary increase above certain level paid
during certain school year; repealing Section 1,
Chapter 289, O.S.L. 2023, as last amended by Section
2, Chapter 480, O.S.L. 2025 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025,
Section 18-114.15), which relates to the minimum
salary schedule; 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 18-114.16 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. 1. Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, certified
personnel, as defined in Section 26-103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, in the public schools of this state shall receive in
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salary and/or fringe benefits not less than the 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 $43,000 $44,158 $44,390 $45,870
1 $43,434 $44,592 $44,824 $46,214
2 $43,868 $45,027 $45,258 $46,648
3 $44,303 $45,461 $45,693 $47,083
4 $44,737 $45,895 $46,127 $47,517
5 $46,209 $47,367 $47,599 $48,989
6 $46,672 $47,831 $48,062 $49,453
7 $47,136 $48,294 $48,526 $49,916
8 $47,599 $48,757 $48,989 $50,379
9 $48,062 $49,221 $49,453 $50,843
10 $50,083 $51,243 $51,967 $54,344
11 $50,576 $51,735 $52,460 $54,837
12 $51,069 $52,228 $52,953 $55,330
13 $51,561 $52,721 $53,446 $55,823
14 $52,054 $53,214 $53,938 $56,315
15 $53,566 $54,726 $55,451 $57,829
16 $54,059 $55,219 $55,944 $58,322
17 $54,552 $55,712 $56,437 $58,815
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18 $55,045 $56,205 $56,930 $59,308
19 $55,538 $56,698 $57,423 $59,801
20 $56,051 $57,212 $57,937 $60,316
21 $56,544 $57,705 $58,430 $60,809
22 $57,038 $58,198 $58,923 $61,302
23 $57,531 $58,691 $59,417 $61,796
24 $58,024 $59,184 $59,910 $62,289
25 $59,448 $60,631 $61,370 $63,794
26 $59,941 $61,124 $61,863 $64,287
27 $60,434 $61,617 $62,356 $64,780
28 $60,927 $62,110 $62,849 $65,273
29 $61,420 $62,603 $63,342 $65,766
30 $61,940 $63,123 $63,862 $66,286
31 $62,400 $63,583 $64,322 $66,746
32 $62,983 $64,076 $64,815 $67,239
33 $63,386 $64,569 $65,308 $67,732
34 $63,879 $65,062 $65,801 $68,225
35 $64,372 $65,555 $66,294 $68,718
Years of Master’s Degree and
Experience National Board Certification
0 $45,548
1 $45,982
2 $46,417
3 $46,851
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4 $47,285
5 $48,757
6 $49,221
7 $49,684
8 $50,148
9 $50,611
10 $53,127
11 $53,620
12 $54,112
13 $54,605
14 $55,098
15 $56,611
16 $57,104
17 $57,597
18 $58,090
19 $58,583
20 $59,097
21 $59,591
22 $60,084
23 $60,577
24 $61,070
25 $62,552
26 $63,045
27 $63,538
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28 $64,031
29 $64,524
30 $65,044
31 $65,504
32 $65,997
33 $66,490
34 $66,983
35 $67,476
2. a. Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, certified
personnel, as defined in Section 26-103 of Title 70 of
the Oklahoma Statutes, in the public schools of this
state shall receive additional compensation equal to
five percent (5%) above the minimum salary the person
qualifies for on the minimum salary schedule set forth
in paragraph 1 of this subsection should he or she
fill a position deemed hard-to-fill, as defined by
subparagraph b of this paragraph.
b. For the purposes of this section, a “hard-to-fill”
position means:
(1) a certified personnel position at a public school
district with vacancy rates of fifteen percent
(15%) or more, or
(2) a position in which the certified personnel’s
duties actively include teaching students for the
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majority of class periods during the school day
in English language arts, mathematics, science,
technology, bilingual education, or another
subject area deemed a critical labor shortage by
the State Department of Education.
3. a. Certified personnel who become certified in the
subjects of science, technology, engineering,
mathematics, bilingual education, or special education
shall be eligible for a one-time stipend of One
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) at the
conclusion of their first year of teaching, and One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) at the conclusion of
their second year of teaching.
b. Certified personnel who achieve additional
endorsements such as teaching English as a second
language, gifted education, or any other endorsement
recognized by the State Department of Education shall
be eligible for a one-time stipend of One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) and shall receive additional
compensation equal to three percent (3%) above the
minimum salary the person qualifies for on the minimum
salary schedule set forth in paragraph 1 of this
subsection.
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4. a. The State Department of Education shall make an
electronic report to the Legislature not later than
December 1 of each year regarding the number of
certified positions filled and unfilled that are
designated as hard-to-fill, and the number of schools
within each district that have one or more positions
designated as hard-to-fill as defined by subparagraph
b of paragraph 2 of this subsection.
b. Subject to the availability of funding, the
Legislature shall provide funds to the State
Department of Education to distribute to any school
district of this state that incurs personnel costs
related to paragraphs 2 and 3 of this subsection.
B. 1. When determining the minimum salary schedule, “fringe
benefits” shall mean all or part of retirement benefits, excluding
the contributions made pursuant to subsection A of Section 17-108.1
of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the flexible benefit
allowance pursuant to Section 26-105 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma
Statutes from the flexible benefit allowance funds disbursed by the
State Board of Education and the State Board of Career and
Technology Education pursuant to Section 26-104 of Title 70 of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
2. If a school district intends to provide retirement benefits
to a teacher such that the teacher’s salary would be less than the
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amounts set forth in the minimum salary schedule specified in
subsection A of this section, the district shall be required to
provide written notification to the teacher prior to his or her
employment or, if already employed by the district, no later than
thirty (30) days prior to the date the district elects to provide
retirement benefits such that the teacher’s salary would be less
than the minimum salary schedule.
C. Any of the degrees referred to in this section shall be from
a college recognized by the State Board of Education. The Board
shall accept teaching experience from out-of-state school districts
that are accredited by the state board of education or appropriate
state accrediting agency for the districts. The Board shall accept
teaching experience from out-of-country schools that are accredited
or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate national 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 service in accordance with
industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State
Department of Education. The person seeking to have credit granted
for out-of-country teaching experience shall be responsible for all
costs of the analysis by a credential evaluation service. The Board
shall accept teaching experience from primary and secondary schools
that are operated by the United States Department of Defense or are
affiliated with the United States Department of State.
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D. For the purpose of state salary increments and retirement,
no teacher shall be granted credit for more than five (5) years of
active duty in the military service, as defined in Section 17-113 of
Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or out-of-state or out-of-country
teaching experience as a certified teacher or its equivalent.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit boards of education from
crediting more years of experience on district salary schedules than
those allowed for state purposes.
E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, for purposes
of certification and salary increments, all the years of experience
of a:
1. Certified teacher who teaches in the educational program of
the Department of Corrections, beginning with fiscal year 1981;
2. Vocational rehabilitation counselor under the Department of
Human Services if the counselor was employed as a certified teacher
by the State Department of Education when the Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation was transferred from the State Board of Career and
Technology Education or the State Board of Education to the Oklahoma
Public Welfare Commission on July 1, 1968;
3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor which were completed
while employed by the Department of Human Services if such counselor
was certified as a teacher or was eligible for certification as a
teacher in this state;
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4. Certified teacher which were completed while employed by the
Child Study Center located at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital, if the
teacher was certified as a teacher in this state; and
5. Certified school psychologist or psychometrist which were
completed while employed as a doctoral intern, psychological
assistant, or psychologist with any agency of this state if the
experience primarily involved work with persons of school- or
preschool-age and if the person was, at the time the experience was
acquired, certified as, or eligible for certification as, a school
psychologist or psychometrist.
F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to teachers
who have entered into postretirement employment with a public school
in this state and are still receiving a monthly retirement benefit.
G. Persons employed as classroom instructional employees of
technology center school districts supervised by the State Board of
Career and Technology Education shall receive a salary increase
amount equal to the amount indicated in subsection A of this section
for the step level indicated for the persons, provided they remain
employed by the same technology center school district, unless the
hours or the duties of the classroom instructional employees are
reduced proportionately.
H. Persons employed as correctional teachers or vocational
instructors by the Department of Corrections pursuant to Section
510.6a of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes or persons employed as
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teachers by the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall receive a salary
increase amount equal to the amount indicated in subsection A of
this section for the step level indicated for the persons, provided
they remain employed by the same Department of Corrections or Office
of Juvenile Affairs facility, unless the hours or the duties of the
correctional teachers, vocational instructors, or teachers are
reduced proportionately.
I. Persons employed as teachers by the State Department of
Rehabilitation Services shall receive a salary increase amount equal
to the amount indicated in subsection A of this section for the step
level indicated for the persons, provided they remain employed by
the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, unless the hours or
the duties of the teachers are reduced proportionately.
SECTION 2. REPEALER Section 1, Chapter 289, O.S.L. 2023,
as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 480, O.S.L. 2025 (70 O.S.
Supp. 2025, Section 18-114.15), is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for 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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