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Oklahoma Teacher's Retirement System (OTRS) is the pension program for public education employees in the State of Oklahoma. As of June 30, 2014, the program had nearly 168,000 members. [ 1 ] Public education teachers and administrators are required to be OTRS members; support staff can join voluntarily. [ 1 ]
The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) is an agency of the government of Oklahoma that manages the public pension system for majority of Oklahoma state employees. 74 Okla.Statutes §§901 et seq. The System provides pension benefits such as normal retirement, disability retirement, surviving spouse benefits and a death benefit.
In another study, Equable Institute found that the total lifetime value of teacher pension benefits have declined by $100,000 on average (13%) since 2005. A teacher hired for the 2005 school year can expect to earn $768,000 in retirement benefits, where as a teacher hired for the 2023 school year can expect to earn $668,000. [19
While teacher employment numbers are relatively consistent, the state Education Department reported that the number of teachers leaving the profession due to retirement was unexpectedly higher, by ...
The Legislature will make the final call on teacher pay and education funding levels after Oklahoma State Board of Education voted for pay raise. $5,000 teacher pay raise passes Oklahoma state ...
House Bill 3454, authored by Rep. Anthony Moore, R-Clinton, would expand Oklahoma's Promise eligibility to children of certified, full-time teachers who have been employed by a public-school ...
The State Pension Commission provides guidance to the Governor of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Legislature concerning the state's public retirement systems, including identifying problems and areas of abuse, projecting costs of existing systems and modifications to those systems, and recommending pension reform programs. Funding for the Commission ...
$65 million to implement $1,200/annual teacher pay raise; $17 million to fund increased employer contributions to the Oklahoma Teachers' Retirement System; $10 million in additional State Aid to local school districts; $4 million for standardized testing remediation; $3 million for Sooner Start; $2.5 million for high school graduation coaches