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OK SB934

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/1/2016

Primary Sponsor

Kyle Loveless

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Independent and elementary school districts with average daily membership under 250 students must combine administrative services with contiguous districts upon the superintendent's retirement, resignation, or departure

  • State Board of Education must assist districts in reaching sharing agreements, or formulate agreements if districts cannot agree, addressing employee time division, benefits, retirement contributions, and multi-year contract payments

  • When one or more districts in a county meet the criteria, the Board shall work to combine all district administrative services into one countywide shared service

  • "Administrative services" includes superintendents, assistant superintendents, directors, coordinators, supervisors, and staff handling HR, purchasing, accounting, and IT—but excludes principals and assistant principals

  • Money saved through consolidation must be allocated for teacher salary incentives, distributed 51% based on Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System ratings and 49% on local board input

Legislative Description

Schools; providing for consolidation of administrative duties of schools when certain requirements are met. Effective date.

Last Action

Second Reading referred to Education Committee then to Appropriations Committee

2/2/2016

Committee Referrals

Education2/2/2016

Full Bill Text

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