Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 6-104.5
Pay Deductions for Absences after Exhausting all Sick and Maternity Leave
Effective Jul 1, 2023Laws 1976, SB 624, c. 286, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1976; Amended by Laws 1985, HB 1283, c. 14, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1985; Amended by Laws 2023, SB 1121, c. 291, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 2023 (superseded document available).
A. If, after exhausting all sick leave pursuant to Section 6-104 of this title and maternity leave pursuant to Section 1 of this act, a teacher is absent from his or her duties due to personal accidental injury, illness, or pregnancy, the teacher shall receive for a period of not to exceed twenty (20) days his or her full contract salary less the amount:
- 1. Actually paid a certified substitute teacher for his or her position if a certified substitute teacher is hired; or
- 2. Normally paid a certified substitute teacher for his or her position if a certified substitute teacher is not hired.
- B. The district’s plan may provide that the teacher is entitled to payment for accrued but unused sick leave upon termination of employment.
Laws 1976, SB 624, c. 286, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1976; Amended by Laws 1985, HB 1283, c. 14, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1985; Amended by Laws 2023, SB 1121, c. 291, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 2023 (superseded document available).