HB 2121 Summary

• Amends 70 O.S. 2011, Section 5-141.4 to authorize school districts to implement incentive pay plans for teachers and school leaders beginning in the 2012-13 school year

• Teacher and leader performance measured using the Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System (TLE); incentive awards based on achieving "superior" or "highly effective" ratings plus grade/subject/school level performance success

• Updates statutory references from "Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes" to "this title" and from "Section 6" to "Section 6-101.16" for consistency

• Individual incentive pay awards are annual (not continuing contract), capped at 50% of regular salary, and excluded from retirement calculations and FICA taxes

• School district boards must hold public hearings and obtain State Board of Education approval before implementing or modifying incentive pay plans; becomes effective July 1, 2013