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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1776 By: Pugh
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to income tax; providing tax credit
7 for teachers attaining certain years of service with
8 a school district; prescribing credit amount and
8 requirements; providing exception for certain
9 eligibility requirement; authorizing the Oklahoma Tax
9 Commission to conduct audit to determine eligibility;
10 requiring the recapture of credit if a taxpayer
10 becomes ineligible; making the credit refundable;
11 providing for codification; and providing an
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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16 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2357.49 of Title 68, unless
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17 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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18 A. For tax year 2027 and subsequent tax years, there shall be
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19 allowed against the tax imposed by Section 2355 of Title 68 of the
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20 Oklahoma Statutes, a credit for any individual who is certified to
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21 teach in this state and has begun teaching an eighth consecutive
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22 year in a school district in this state during the tax year. The
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23 credit allowed shall be in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars
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1 B. Any taxpayer claiming the credit authorized by this section
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2 shall continue to teach in the same school district for the
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3 remainder of the eighth year, plus three (3) more consecutive years,
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4 to remain eligible for the credit. Provided, if the taxpayer became
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5 unemployed due to a reduction in force by the school district,
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6 death, or a documented medical hardship, the taxpayer shall remain
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7 eligible. The Commission may conduct an audit to verify the
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8 eligibility of a taxpayer that has claimed the credit authorized
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9 pursuant to this section. The Commission shall recapture the
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10 credits otherwise authorized by the provisions of this section if an
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11 audit conducted shows that the taxpayer became ineligible.
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12 C. If the credit exceeds the tax imposed by Section 2355 of
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13 Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the excess amount shall be
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15 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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