Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-106
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Salary - Twelve monthly payments
Official statutory text
Boards of education are hereby authorized to contract with and
pay all teachers in their respective districts in twelve (12)
monthly payments or fractional parts of the fiscal year, to be made
on the basis of legal contracts between said board and teachers.
Procedures for paying teachers shall be in accordance with any plan
approved by the State Department of Education.
The aggregate amount of such salary payments in any fiscal year
shall be as agreed upon by the board and the teacher. Under the
terms of a contract for a ten-month school year as defined in
Section 1-109 of this title and made in keeping with the provisions
of this section, no duties shall be expected or required of the
teacher in excess of one hundred ninety (190) days; provided,
nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the making of
contracts for school years of more than ten (10) months. Any
district adopting this plan of payment may make it applicable to any
or all teachers employed therein. Such plan shall be permissive
rather than mandatory and may be discontinued at the close of any
fiscal year.
All salaries paid in twelve (12) installments pursuant to the
provisions of this section shall be for calendar months or
fractional parts thereof.
pay all teachers in their respective districts in twelve (12)
monthly payments or fractional parts of the fiscal year, to be made
on the basis of legal contracts between said board and teachers.
Procedures for paying teachers shall be in accordance with any plan
approved by the State Department of Education.
The aggregate amount of such salary payments in any fiscal year
shall be as agreed upon by the board and the teacher. Under the
terms of a contract for a ten-month school year as defined in
Section 1-109 of this title and made in keeping with the provisions
of this section, no duties shall be expected or required of the
teacher in excess of one hundred ninety (190) days; provided,
nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the making of
contracts for school years of more than ten (10) months. Any
district adopting this plan of payment may make it applicable to any
or all teachers employed therein. Such plan shall be permissive
rather than mandatory and may be discontinued at the close of any
fiscal year.
All salaries paid in twelve (12) installments pursuant to the
provisions of this section shall be for calendar months or
fractional parts thereof.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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