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74 OK Stat § 74-840-3.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-3.1. Training programs for supervisory personnel.

|A. Each supervisor employed as of January 1, 1993, by a state agency, board or commission in the executive branch of state government, excluding those within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, shall attend, prior to December 31, 1993, a training program for supervisory personnel. The training program shall be established pursuant to subsection C of this section. |B. Employees appointed to supervisory positions after January 1, 1993, shall complete twenty-four (24) hours of training pursuant to subsection C of this section within twelve (12) months of assuming such supervisory position. Thereafter, supervisors are required to complete twelve (12) hours of training pursuant to subsection C of this section each year. The appointing authority of each agency shall ensure each supervisory employee is notified and scheduled to attend such required training and shall make time available for each such employee to complete the training.C. 1. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall promulgate any rules necessary to develop and implement training programs for supervisory personnel which shall include courses related to the effective performance of an agency manager or supervisor. Rules authorized by this subsection shall require supervisors to attend such training within a reasonable period of time determined by the Director.2. Training programs for supervisors under this section may be approved by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services; provided, however, such programs shall be subject to standards developed by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. All state agencies, boards and commissions may participate in any such government employee training program established by an institution that is a member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and approved by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services as provided for in this paragraph.Added by Laws 1992, c. 387, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992. Renumbered from § 840.35 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 406, § 2, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 235, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 410, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 381, § 9, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 892.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-3.1A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-3.1A. Authorization for agencies to establish education and training programs.

|A. For the purpose of this section, "agency" is any agency or department of the executive branch. |B. Beginning November 1, 2016, agencies are authorized to establish education and training programs for positions critical to the mission of the agency. The agency may contract with accredited institutions located in Oklahoma necessary to provide this education and training. Funds of the agency or its institutions may be used to pay salaries or tuition and subsistence for employees in these training programs, pursuant to subsection D of this section. Employees may be in work status while engaging in training and education programs provided for in this section.C. An employee of an agency, who has achieved a "meets" or "exceeds" standards on his or her performance evaluation and meets the standards as established in rules promulgated pursuant to this section, shall be eligible for additional education and training provided by the state.D. An employee of the agency who participates in the education and training program outlined in this act shall execute a promissory note for expenses payable to the agency whereby the employee promises to repay the note by remaining in employment with the agency. The duration of the loan repayment will correspond with the program in which the employee participated as set forth in rules promulgated for the implementation of this act.E. The amount due pursuant to this act shall be reduced at a rate of Thirteen Dollars ($13.00) per calendar day beginning the first day after graduation from the education or training program. If for any reason the employee leaves the employment of the agency, the obligation will be considered due.F. Violation of the provisions of the terms of the promissory note for training expenses entered into pursuant to this section shall give rise to a cause of action and suit may be commenced by the agency for and on behalf of the State of Oklahoma for restitution of any and all sums plus interest at the statutory rate, costs, and reasonable attorney fees. The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons who volunteer or are drafted into active military service subsequent to receiving training at state expense.G. The agency of the executive branch may pay fees for employees to maintain licenses and certification required to provide services essential to the mission of the agency. The agency may require repayment of such fees pursuant to subsection D of this section.H. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall promulgate rules pursuant to the implementation of this act.Added by Laws 2016, c. 206, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-3.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-3.2. Creation - Purpose - Administration.

|There is hereby established within the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, the Carl Albert Public Internship Program. The purposes of the program shall be to assist students at institutions of higher education in gaining experience and knowledge in state government and to encourage recruitment of such students to pursue careers in state government service. In administering the program, the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall: |1. Consult with the chief administrative officers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government in encouraging the establishment and development of intern positions within their agencies;2. Coordinate with the State Regents for Higher Education and the appropriate public and private institutions of higher education in Oklahoma in the development of a statewide internship program, soliciting qualified applicants, and selecting participants;3. Develop and coordinate a selection process for placing individuals in intern positions. This selection process shall provide for equal employment opportunities in accordance with state and federal law;4. Develop and coordinate a training plan for the internship program which balances the need for training and exposure to new ideas with the intern's and agency's need for on-the-job work experience;5. Develop guidelines for a compensation plan for interns participating in this program; and6. Provide for recruitment in the regular state service of persons who have successfully completed the Executive Fellows Program provided for in Section 840-3.4 of this title.Added by Laws 1988, c. 218, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1988. Renumbered from § 840.40 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 893.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-3.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-3.4. Undergraduate and Senior Undergraduate Internship Program - Executive Fellows Program.

|A. The Carl Albert Public Internship Program shall consist of three individual internship programs: |1. An Undergraduate Internship Program consisting of a temporary position for students enrolled in an institution of higher education and working toward an undergraduate degree, which shall include associate's degrees or certifications by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education;2. A Senior Undergraduate Internship Program consisting of a job placement of up to twenty-four (24) months for students enrolled in an institution of higher education with ninety (90) semester hours or more of completed coursework towards a bachelor's degree. To remain in the Senior Internship a student must continue to be working toward an undergraduate degree at an institution of higher education with at least a two point five (2.5) grade point average calculated on a four point zero (4.0) scale in all undergraduate coursework; and3. An Executive Fellows Program consisting of six-month to two-year placements in professional or managerial level positions for students who have:a.successfully completed a baccalaureate degree and at least six (6) semester hours of approved graduate level work with at least a three point zero (3.0) grade point average calculated on a four point zero (4.0) scale in all graduate coursework,b.demonstrated a substantial interest in public sector management,c.been recommended by the institution of higher education at which they are enrolled, andd.such additional requirements as determined by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.B. Employing agencies shall rate the performance of participants in the Executive Fellows Program in accordance with Section 840-4.17 of this title.C. State employees, who otherwise meet the qualifications of the program, shall be eligible to participate in the Carl Albert Public Internship Program upon the written recommendation of the chief administrative officer of the applicant's agency.Added by Laws 1988, c. 218, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 106, § 1, operative July 1, 1990. Renumbered from § 840.42 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 235, § 4, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2002, c. 347, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2009, c. 12, § 6, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 894; Laws 2013, c. 237, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-3.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-3.6. Exception to employment limitations.

|Intern positions established pursuant to the provisions of this act shall not be included within any limitation on full-time-equivalent employee positions for any agency. |Added by Laws 1988, c. 218, § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1988. Renumbered from § 840.44 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-3.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-3.7. Certain construction of act prohibited.

|Provided that nothing in this act creating the Carl Albert Public Internship Program shall be construed to limit the authority of state agencies and institutions of higher education to continue or establish other internship programs or positions. |Added by Laws 1988, c. 218, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 1988. Renumbered from § 840.45 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-3.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-3.9. Short title.

|Sections 840-3.9 through 840-3.14 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "State Personnel Interchange Program". |Added by Laws 1985, c. 185, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Renumbered from § 840.26 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 310, § 7, emerg. eff. June 5, 1995.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-3.10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-3.10. Public policy.

|A. It is the policy of this state that: |1. State agencies in all branches of state government shall provide, whenever possible, such services as shall be required by other entities of state government; and2. All entities of state government shall provide required services without charge or, when it is not possible to provide such services without charge, on a contractual basis.B. "Agency" or "agencies" shall include agencies, boards or commissions in all branches of state government and "employee" or "employees" shall include persons employed in all branches of state government when used in Sections 840-3.10 through 840-3.14 of this title.Added by Laws 1985, c. 185, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Renumbered from § 840.27 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 310, § 8, emerg. eff. June 5, 1995.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-3.11 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-3.11. Establishment of interchange programs - Rules and regulations.

|The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services is hereby directed to establish programs to facilitate the interchange of employees among state governmental entities, to evaluate the efficient utilization and deployment of state personnel, and to adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of the State Personnel Interchange Program. The State Personnel Interchange Program and rules promulgated hereunder shall apply to both unclassified and classified employee services. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 185, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Renumbered from § 840.28 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 896.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-3.12 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-3.12. Eligible employees.

|All employees in the classified and unclassified service are eligible for interchange. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 185, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Renumbered from § 840.29 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 310, § 9, emerg. eff. June 5, 1995.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-3.14 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-3.14. Conflict of interest.

|Nothing in the State Personnel Interchange Program is intended to authorize any participating agency or employee to engage in any activity which is a conflict of interest or which would be in conflict with any provision of law, except as specifically provided herein. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 185, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Renumbered from § 840.31 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-3.15 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-3.15. Certified Public Manager Program.

|A. There is hereby created the Certified Public Manager Program within the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The Program shall be administered by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The purpose of the Program shall be to develop the management skills of those employees and persons who enter into the Program and to assist state agencies and other employers in the identification and development of future managers and leaders. The Program, when space is available, may be available to political subdivisions and not-for-profit employers. |B. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall adopt rules necessary to implement the Certified Public Manager Program. These shall include:1. Admission and curriculum requirements for the Program; and2. Fees sufficient for the operation of the Program. Fees charged to state agencies for their employees who participate in the Program may be less than fees charged to other employers for persons employed by them. The Director shall also require a nominal fee to be charged individuals who participate in the Program.Added by Laws 1995, c. 310, § 11, emerg. eff. June 5, 1995. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 898.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-3.16 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-3.16. Executive Development Program for State Officials.

|A. There is hereby created the Executive Development Program for State Officials within the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The Program shall be administered by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The purpose of the Executive Development Program for State Officials is to enhance the leadership skills of program participants. This program is designed for cabinet secretaries, agency directors, and senior-level executives within Oklahoma state agencies. |B. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services may adopt rules necessary to implement the Executive Development Program for State Officials. The Director may establish and collect fees for participation in the Program.Added by Laws 2009, c. 12, § 8, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 899.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-3.17 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-3.17. Counting of employees sharing position identification numbers.

|Employees who share position identification numbers for a time period of one hundred eighty (180) days or more shall count in the cumulative total against the statutory limitation of full-time-equivalent employee positions for any agency. |Added by Laws 2013, c. 237, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-4.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-4.1. Placement of agency under Merit System of Personnel Administration.

|A. The Governor of the State of Oklahoma is hereby empowered and authorized by an Executive Order to place any agency, and the employees thereof, except positions exempted from the classified service as stipulated by said Order, under the Merit System of Personnel Administration prescribed by the Oklahoma Personnel Act and the rules promulgated thereunder. Further, the Governor may issue an Executive Order to place any position exempted from the Merit System by Executive Order and its incumbent under the Merit System. This section shall not authorize the removal of any agency, position, or employee placed under the Merit System of Personnel Administration. |B. The provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration shall not be extended to any agency except by Executive Order as provided in this section or by legislation.C. The placement of an agency under the Merit System of Personnel Administration covers functions, positions, and employees in an agency on the effective date of the legislation or the Executive Order and functions, positions, and employees subsequently added to the agency, unless otherwise provided by law.D. Upon placement of an agency under the Merit System of Personnel Administration by Executive Order or legislation, subsequent changes in the name of the agency, its organization or structure, or repeal of statutory language placing the agency under the Merit System shall not alone be construed to remove the agency from the Merit System. An agency shall be removed from the Merit System by enacting legislation which affirmatively declares the agency is removed from the Merit System of Personnel Administration.E. Upon placement of an agency under the Merit System of Personnel Administration by Executive Order or legislation, the agency shall abide by the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration Rules and the Oklahoma Personnel Act. Statutory provisions not included in the Oklahoma Personnel Act that authorize agencies to effect personnel transactions, including but not limited to preparing personnel schedules, employing and appointing personnel, defining their duties and fixing their salaries or compensation shall be interpreted as authorizing agencies to effect personnel transactions within the provisions of the Oklahoma Personnel Act and the rules promulgated thereunder unless the Legislature expresses a contrary intent.Added by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 2. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 310, § 12, emerg. eff. June 5, 1995; Laws 1998, c. 285, § 1, emerg. eff. May 27, 1998.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-4.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-4.2. Status of employees.

|A. Except as otherwise provided by law, effective on the date an unclassified employee is made subject to the Merit System of Personnel Administration by virtue of an Executive Order issued pursuant to Section 840-4.1 of this title or legislation, the employee shall be given status in the job family level to which the position occupied by the employee is initially allocated by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The employee shall not be required to take any examination or qualify for the job family level, and the salary of the employee shall not be reduced as a result of such initial allocation. The status of the employee shall be determined as follows: |1. An employee who has been continuously employed by the agency for a minimum of twelve (12) months immediately preceding the date on which the employee is made subject to the provisions of the Merit System shall be given permanent status in the classified service.2. An employee who has been continuously employed by the agency for less than twelve (12) months on the date the employee is made subject to the provisions of the Merit System shall be given probationary status in the classified service. Such employee may obtain permanent status in the classified service twelve (12) months after the employee's entry-on-duty date with the agency pursuant to the provisions of the Merit System.B. Persons appointed to the classified service of any agency under the Merit System shall achieve classified status only in accordance with the Oklahoma Merit System of Personnel Administration Rules promulgated pursuant to the Oklahoma Personnel Act.C. Any classified employee who is serving in a position on the effective date of the removal of the position from the classified service and placement into the unclassified service shall have the option of retaining the employee's classified status. Any such employee who elects to change from classified to unclassified status shall so indicate in writing. If the employee chooses to remain in the classified service, the position occupied by the employee shall remain in the classified service until the employee either vacates the position or elects unclassified status. All future appointees to such positions shall be in the unclassified service.Added by Laws 1982, c. 338, § 13, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 21. Renumbered from § 840.13 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 410, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 347, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 900.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-4.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-4.4. Job specifications - Incorporation of requirements related to the deaf and hard-of-hearing.

|When the appointing authority determines that certain knowledge and sign language skills are required in any position in order to effectively work with deaf or hard-of-hearing persons, such requirements shall be incorporated into the specifications of the appropriate job family descriptors. Such requirements shall not be construed as placing additional requirements on persons who are incumbents in such positions at the time such a determination is made. |Added by Laws 1988, c. 51, § 1, emerg. eff. March 21, 1988. Renumbered from § 840.19a of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 246, § 39, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 410, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-4.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-4.6. Pay structure.

|A. The State of Oklahoma, to recruit, retain and motivate a quality workforce for the purpose of providing quality services to the citizens of Oklahoma, shall provide a compensation structure based on internal equity and external competitiveness balanced by the state's fiscal conditions. The state's goal shall be to provide a flexible and adaptable state employee compensation system based on the market data found in relevant public and private sector markets. |B. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall develop a compensation schedule for all career and executive service positions within the executive branch pursuant to the recommendations of the 2013 State Employee Total Remuneration Study, excluding institutions under the administrative authority of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The Office may develop market-based occupational compensation structures. The compensation structures established pursuant to this section for all career and executive service positions shall be initially established and published by January 1, 2015, and shall thereafter be reviewed for revision annually. The provisions of this section are not subject to the provisions of Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act.Added by Laws 1982, c. 338, § 16, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 22. Renumbered from § 840.16 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 410, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 902; Laws 2014, c. 390, § 4, eff. July 1, 2014.