Teachers; annual bonus for teachers with National Board certification; minimum salary schedule; striking National Board certification salary increment; effective date; emergency.

HB 4262 provides financial and programmatic support for Oklahoma public school teachers seeking National Board certification. It covers up to $1,800 of certification costs annually for up to 100 teachers through the Education Leadership Oklahoma program, offers free mentoring for up to three years, and grants two additional professional leave days for portfolio development. The bill also establishes an annual $5,000 bonus for certified teachers - payable for five years for those certified after June 30, 2013, or ten years for those certified before - funded by lottery dollars and paid directly to eligible teachers. This bonus does not count toward minimum salary schedules or retirement calculations, and recipients are ineligible for the additional salary increment under the minimum salary schedule.