Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-206

pathologist, audiologist - Qualifications - Calculation - Increase.

A. Subject to the availability of funds, the State Board of

Education shall provide an annual salary bonus in the amount of Five

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Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) no later than January 31 of each year

to the following employees of public school districts:

1. Any school psychologist who has been designated as a

Nationally Certified School Psychologist by the National School

Psychology Certification Board; and

2. Any speech-language pathologist or audiologist who holds a

Certificate of Clinical Competence awarded by the American Speech-

Language Hearing Association.

B. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the

provision of the bonus pursuant to this section to include, but not

be limited to, a process by which a nationally certified school

psychologist, speech-language pathologist and audiologist may verify

that:

1. The individual is still employed by a school district;

2. The certification required in subsection A of this section

has been attained and has not lapsed; and

3. The individual is licensed to practice in this state.

C. An individual who qualifies for the bonus pursuant to this

section and who is employed by a school district on less than a

full-time basis, shall receive a pro-rated bonus based on the

proportionate equivalency to full-time employment.

D. No school or school district shall be liable for payment of

bonuses pursuant to this section. The bonus shall not be included

in the calculation of salary for purposes of meeting the district or

statutory minimum salary schedule or for purposes of calculating

Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma contributions or benefits.

E. The amount of the salary bonus pursuant to subsection A of

this section shall be increased to Seven Thousand Dollars

($7,000.00) upon implementation of subsection N of Section 6-204.2

of this title.