Okla. Admin. Code § 210:20-9-99.1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 210:20-9-99.1 - National certification bonus for school psychologists, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists

(a) Subject to availability of funds, a bonus in the amount prescribed in 70 O.S. § 6-206, shall be provided to individuals currently providing service to children and who are an Oklahoma school psychologist who has been designated as a nationally certified school psychologist by the National School Psychology Certification Board, or a speech-language pathologist or audiologist who holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence awarded by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.

(b) If adequate funding is not available for a full bonus to be provided, the bonus amount may be prorated.

(c) Psychologists, speech-language pathologists, or audiologists eligible for the bonus are those individuals currently employed in the public schools of Oklahoma and are carried on the school personnel report submitted to the State Department of Education. The individual must be coded as a speech-language pathologist, psychologist, or audiologist only. Individuals may be employed in multiple districts.

(d) To document having a current national certificate, being employed by a public school district, and are currently providing services to children as a psychologist, speech-language pathologist, or audiologist, as of January 1 of the year the bonus is to be awarded, a verification form will be sent to each nationally certified person to be signed by the psychologist, speech-language pathologist, or audiologist and the superintendent of the local school district and returned to the State Department of Education before the bonus is awarded.

(e) Verification of national certification shall be provided to the State Department of Education prior to the bonus being awarded.

Okla. Admin. Code § 210:20-9-99.1

Added at 24 Ok Reg 578, eff 12-21-06 (emergency); Added at 24 Ok Reg 1221, eff 5-25-07; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 216, eff 10-22-07 (emergency); Added at 25 Ok Reg 1580, eff 6-12-08; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 98, eff 10-7-08 (emergency); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1467, eff 6-11-09