Okla. Admin. Code § 715:10-17-15
Salary limitations for certain returning classroom teachers
Effective Oct 15, 202442 Ok Reg, Number 5Added at 35 Ok Reg 2120, eff 9-14-18; Amended at 39 Ok Reg 2307, eff 9-11-22; Amended at 40 Ok Reg 9, eff 9-12-22 (emergency); Amended at 40 Ok Reg 1293, eff 9-11-23; <div>Revoked at 42 Ok Reg, Number 5, effective 10-15-24 (emergency)<sup>1</sup></div>; <div><sup>1</sup><em>This emergency action expired before being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency amendatory action, the last effective permanent text is reinstated. Therefore, on 9-15-25 (after the 9-14-25 expiration of the emergency action), the text of section 715:10-17-15 reverted back to the permanent text that became effective 9-11-23.</em></div>Teachers' Retirement System
Legislation enacted during the 2021 legislative session allows members who retired on or before July 1, 2020, to return to employment as an active classroom teacher for a public school or career technology district with no earnings limitations in certain circumstances. Members seeking to return to employment as an active classroom teacher under this provision must meet all the following requirements:
- (1) The member must have been retired as of July 1, 2020;
- (2) The member must have been retired and drawing a TRS retirement benefit and not be employed by any public school or career technology district in any capacity for a period of twelve (12) consecutive months immediately following the last day of employment prior to their retirement date;
- (3) The member can only be employed as an active classroom teacher as defined in 70 O.S. § 17-101(27) when they return to employment; and
(4) Within sixty (60) days of the member's return to employment, the member's employer must provide to TRS, in a manner prescribed by TRS, documentation establishing the member's eligibility under this provision.
- (A) The Executive Director of TRS may waive the sixty (60) day requirement for good cause shown.
- (B) To petition for waiver, either the TRS member, the employer, or both if appropriate under the circumstances, must provide written documentation of good cause to TRS along with documentation establishing eligibility under this provision.
Added at 35 Ok Reg 2120, eff 9-14-18
Amended at 39 Ok Reg 2307, eff 9-11-22
Amended at 40 Ok Reg 9, eff 9-12-22 (emergency)
Amended at 40 Ok Reg 1293, eff 9-11-23
<div>Revoked at 42 Ok Reg, Number 5, effective 10-15-24 (emergency)<sup>1</sup></div>
<div><sup>1</sup><em>This emergency action expired before being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency amendatory action, the last effective permanent text is reinstated. Therefore, on 9-15-25 (after the 9-14-25 expiration of the emergency action), the text of section 715:10-17-15 reverted back to the permanent text that became effective 9-11-23.</em></div>