Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-105
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Payment - Duration of employment - Leave of absence for
Official statutory text
military service - Contracts for training and employment of
substitutes.
A. If, because of sickness or other reason, a teacher is
temporarily unable to perform regular duties, a substitute teacher
may be employed for the position for the time of the absence. A
substitute teacher shall be paid in an amount and under such terms
as may be agreed upon in advance by the substitute teacher and the
board of education or according to regulations of the board. If a
teacher is absent for reason of personal business the school
district shall deduct from the salary of the teacher only the amount
necessary to pay the substitute.
B. No substitute teacher shall be employed for a total period
of time in excess of one hundred thirty-five (135) school days
during a school year; or one hundred forty-five (145) school days
during the school year if the substitute teacher holds a lapsed or
expired certificate or has a bachelors level college degree; or no
limit of school days during the school year if the substitute
teacher holds a valid certificate. Each school district shall adopt
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 379
a policy which sets forth the maximum number of days a substitute
teacher may be employed for the same assignment if the substitute
teacher does not hold a valid certificate.
C. Substitute teachers who do not hold a valid certificate and
who are employed to teach special education for students with
physical disabilities or students with intellectual disabilities
shall not be subject to the restrictions on total time a substitute
teacher may be employed if no certified teachers are available to
teach such students and the students would be denied instruction in
special education if the substitute teacher were not employed.
Beginning with the 2007-08 school year, any substitute teacher
employed to teach special education for the same assignment for more
than fifteen (15) consecutive or thirty (30) total school days
during a school year who does not hold a valid certificate to teach
special education shall be required to complete in-service training
as prescribed by the State Board of Education. The training shall
be provided at no cost to the substitute teacher. Availability of
certified teachers shall be determined after the school has
consulted the State Board of Education and any other resources for
filling the vacant position with a certified teacher.
D. A school district may request a waiver of the restrictions
on total time a substitute teacher may be employed from the State
Board of Education for a substitute teacher who does not hold a
valid certificate. The school district shall submit evidence on the
availability of certified substitute teachers and the qualifications
of the substitute teacher. The Board shall develop procedures for
the filing and processing of substitute teacher waivers pursuant to
this subsection.
E. Payment of salary to a substitute shall have no effect on
the amount of salary to which the absent regular teacher is entitled
under the applicable leave plan.
F. Any substitute or cadet teacher employed in any school
system on a monthly or annual basis shall hold a certificate and
have a written contract in the manner and under the same conditions
as for regular teachers.
G. Teachers who are members of the Reserve Forces of the Army,
the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Air Force, or any
other component of the Armed Forces of the United States, including
members of the Air or Army National Guard, shall, when ordered by
the proper authority to active duty or service, be entitled to a
leave of absence from such civil employment for the period of such
active service without loss of status or efficiency rating and
without loss of pay during the first thirty (30) days of such leave
of absence.
H. School districts in this state may contract with outside
providers for the training and employment of substitute teachers.
oper authority to active duty or service, be entitled to a
leave of absence from such civil employment for the period of such
active service without loss of status or efficiency rating and
without loss of pay during the first thirty (30) days of such leave
of absence.
H. School districts in this state may contract with outside
providers for the training and employment of substitute teachers.
The State Board of Education shall promulgate guidelines to assist
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 380
school districts in the sanctioning and approval of an outside
provider in accordance with this section.
substitutes.
A. If, because of sickness or other reason, a teacher is
temporarily unable to perform regular duties, a substitute teacher
may be employed for the position for the time of the absence. A
substitute teacher shall be paid in an amount and under such terms
as may be agreed upon in advance by the substitute teacher and the
board of education or according to regulations of the board. If a
teacher is absent for reason of personal business the school
district shall deduct from the salary of the teacher only the amount
necessary to pay the substitute.
B. No substitute teacher shall be employed for a total period
of time in excess of one hundred thirty-five (135) school days
during a school year; or one hundred forty-five (145) school days
during the school year if the substitute teacher holds a lapsed or
expired certificate or has a bachelors level college degree; or no
limit of school days during the school year if the substitute
teacher holds a valid certificate. Each school district shall adopt
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 379
a policy which sets forth the maximum number of days a substitute
teacher may be employed for the same assignment if the substitute
teacher does not hold a valid certificate.
C. Substitute teachers who do not hold a valid certificate and
who are employed to teach special education for students with
physical disabilities or students with intellectual disabilities
shall not be subject to the restrictions on total time a substitute
teacher may be employed if no certified teachers are available to
teach such students and the students would be denied instruction in
special education if the substitute teacher were not employed.
Beginning with the 2007-08 school year, any substitute teacher
employed to teach special education for the same assignment for more
than fifteen (15) consecutive or thirty (30) total school days
during a school year who does not hold a valid certificate to teach
special education shall be required to complete in-service training
as prescribed by the State Board of Education. The training shall
be provided at no cost to the substitute teacher. Availability of
certified teachers shall be determined after the school has
consulted the State Board of Education and any other resources for
filling the vacant position with a certified teacher.
D. A school district may request a waiver of the restrictions
on total time a substitute teacher may be employed from the State
Board of Education for a substitute teacher who does not hold a
valid certificate. The school district shall submit evidence on the
availability of certified substitute teachers and the qualifications
of the substitute teacher. The Board shall develop procedures for
the filing and processing of substitute teacher waivers pursuant to
this subsection.
E. Payment of salary to a substitute shall have no effect on
the amount of salary to which the absent regular teacher is entitled
under the applicable leave plan.
F. Any substitute or cadet teacher employed in any school
system on a monthly or annual basis shall hold a certificate and
have a written contract in the manner and under the same conditions
as for regular teachers.
G. Teachers who are members of the Reserve Forces of the Army,
the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Air Force, or any
other component of the Armed Forces of the United States, including
members of the Air or Army National Guard, shall, when ordered by
the proper authority to active duty or service, be entitled to a
leave of absence from such civil employment for the period of such
active service without loss of status or efficiency rating and
without loss of pay during the first thirty (30) days of such leave
of absence.
H. School districts in this state may contract with outside
providers for the training and employment of substitute teachers.
oper authority to active duty or service, be entitled to a
leave of absence from such civil employment for the period of such
active service without loss of status or efficiency rating and
without loss of pay during the first thirty (30) days of such leave
of absence.
H. School districts in this state may contract with outside
providers for the training and employment of substitute teachers.
The State Board of Education shall promulgate guidelines to assist
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 380
school districts in the sanctioning and approval of an outside
provider in accordance with this section.
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