Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 5-141
Adoption of Minimum Salary Schedule - Employment Contracts - Salary and Fringe Benefit Schedule
Effective May 24, 1993Laws 1983, HB 1179, c. 330, § 40, emerg. eff. July 1, 1983; Amended by Laws 1989, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1017, c. 2, § 49, emerg. eff. April 25, 1990; Amended by Laws 1993, SB 130, c. 215, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1993.
- A. Each school district of this state shall adopt a minimum salary schedule and shall transmit a copy of it to the State Board of Education within thirty (30) days after adoption. A school district shall not calculate teacher's salaries solely as a proportion of the salaries of that district's administrators. Districts shall be encouraged to provide compensation schedules to reflect district policies and circumstances, including differential pay for different subject areas and special incentives for teachers in districts with specific geographical attributes. The State Department of Education shall compile a report of the minimum salary schedules for every school district in the state and shall provide such information to the Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and President Pro Tempore of the Senate no later than December 15 of each year.
- B. Each school district shall file within fifteen (15) days of signing the contract, the employment contract of the superintendent of the school district with the State Department of Education. The Department shall keep all such contracts available for inspection by the public. The school district shall not be authorized to pay any salary, benefits or other compensation to a superintendent which are not specified in the contract on file and shall not pay administrators any amounts for accumulated sick leave that are not calculated on the same formula used for determining payment for accumulated sick leave benefits for other full-time employees of that school district and shall not pay administrators any amounts for accumulated vacation leave benefits that are not calculated on the same formula used for determining payment for accumulated vacation leave benefits for other twelve-month full-time employees of that school district.
- C. By October 1 of each year each district board of education shall prepare a schedule of salaries and fringe benefits paid administrators employed by the district, including a description of the fringe benefits. The schedule shall be a public record and shall be disclosed as required by the Oklahoma Open Records Act, Section 24A.1 et seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The district board shall file a copy of the schedule with the State Department of Education within one week of completion.
- D. For purposes of this section the term "administrator" shall include employees who are employed and certified as superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals, and assistant principals and who have responsibilities for supervising classroom teachers.
Laws 1983, HB 1179, c. 330, § 40, emerg. eff. July 1, 1983; Amended by Laws 1989, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1017, c. 2, § 49, emerg. eff. April 25, 1990; Amended by Laws 1993, SB 130, c. 215, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1993.