For purposes of the Education Leadership Oklahoma Act:
- 1. "Salary bonus" means additional monies granted to teachers maintaining National Board certification subject to the availability of funds specifically appropriated by the Legislature to the State Board of Education for that purpose;
- 2. "Certification" means National Board certification;
- 3. "Commission" means the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation;
- 4. "National Board" means the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; and
- 5. "National Board certification" means National Board certification as provided by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; and
- 6. "Teacher" means a classroom teacher, counselor, or librarian employed by a public school district on a full-time basis.
Laws 1997, SB 202, c. 181, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1997; Amended by Laws 2003, HB 1767, c. 434, § 21 (superseded document available).