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74 OK Stat § 74-840-4.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-4.8. Chaplains - Percentage of salary designated as housing allowance for federal tax purposes.

|A. In order to allow state-employed chaplains to take advantage of federal tax provisions, the chief administrative officer of any state entity that employs chaplains may designate not to exceed forty percent (40%) of the salary of the chaplain as a housing allowance. |B. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall promulgate rules for the implementation of this section.Added by Laws 1990, c. 68, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991. Renumbered from § 840.16c of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 904.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-4.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-4.9. Teachers' rights, privileges and benefits.

|Certified teachers employed to serve as administrators, counselors, librarians or to teach by the state, under the Merit System of Personnel Administration, shall be entitled to all benefits granted other state employees of the agency, board, commission, department or institution by which they are employed. Such teachers shall also be entitled to all benefits and privileges of their profession, including the right to participate in the Public Employees' Retirement System, or the Oklahoma Teachers' Retirement System at the option of the teacher and the right of membership and participation in the Oklahoma Education Association and all other professional associations and organizations of their choice. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 338, § 17, eff. July 1, 1982. Renumbered from § 840.17 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-4.10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-4.10. Enforcement of teachers' rights, privileges and benefits.

|A. The Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall enforce and carry out the provisions of Section 840-4.9 of this title. |B. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall act upon recommendation made by the Superintendent or his designee.Added by Laws 1982, c. 338, § 18, eff. July 1, 1982. Renumbered from § 840.18 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 905.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-4.11 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-4.11. Noncompetitive appointments.

|The Director may promulgate rules to provide for the establishment of noncompetitive appointments including, but not limited to, the positions of unskilled labor, attendants, aides, food service helpers, or custodial or similar types of employment when the character of the work makes it impracticable to supply the needs of the service effectively by competitive examination. All such persons appointed shall serve a probationary period in accordance with the rules adopted by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the provisions of the laws of the State of Oklahoma and shall acquire permanent status and be subject to the same rules as other classified employees. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 338, § 21, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 274, § 2, operative July 1, 1983. Renumbered from § 840.21 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 410, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 336, § 5, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 906.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-4.16 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-4.16. Promotional preferences - Intent of Legislature.

|It is the intent of the Legislature that any guidelines pertaining to promotion adopted by the Administrator give preference to: |1. a promote-from-within policy when the merit, ability and capacity of incumbent employee applicants is relatively equal to that of outside applicants; and2. seniority as a factor in promotional plans when merit, ability and capacity are relatively equal among applicants.Laws 1986, c. 84, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Renumbered from § 841.19a of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-4.17 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-4.17. Employee performance and pay evaluation system.

|A. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall study and establish a performance evaluation system that shall be used by all executive branch agencies for completing employee performance evaluations and making salary and performance-based pay decisions. The purpose of the system is to effectively link pay and performance while taking into consideration both the relativity of the position to market and the performance of the employee. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section. |B. The agency shall retain a copy of the performance evaluation for each employee of the agency. A copy of the performance evaluation shall be retained in the employee's personnel file.Added by Laws 1982, c. 338, § 37, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 46, § 4, emerg. eff. April 23, 1985; Laws 1986, c. 84, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 1986, c. 244, § 8, emerg. eff. June 12, 1986; Laws 1992, c. 367, § 18, eff. July 1, 1992. Renumbered from § 841.16 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 235, § 8, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 1, § 37, emerg. eff. Feb. 24, 1999; Laws 1999, c. 410, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 381, § 11, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2003, c. 212, § 18, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 312, § 12, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 389, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 911; Laws 2014, c. 390, § 5, eff. July 1, 2014.NOTE: Laws 1998, c. 98, § 1 repealed by Laws 1999, c. 1, § 45, emerg. eff. Feb. 24, 1999.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-4.19 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-4.19. Authority to designate place of employment - Appeals to Merit Board Protection Commission.

|A state agency shall have sole and final authority to designate the place or places where its employees shall perform their duties. The Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission shall not have jurisdiction to accept an appeal of an employee resulting from the employing agency transfer of an employee from one county or locality to another, changing the assigned duties of an employee, or relieving the employee from performance of duty at a particular place and reassigning to an employee duties to be performed at another place, unless an employee asserts that: |1. The action resulted in a change in job classification or reduction of the base salary of the employee;2. A violation of the provisions of Section 840-2.5 or 840-2.9 of this title may have occurred; or3. The action was taken clearly for disciplinary reasons and to deny the employee the right of appeal.Added by Laws 1995, c. 310, § 16, emerg. eff. June 5, 1995.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-5.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-5.1. Unclassified service exempt from act except leave regulations.

|Unless otherwise provided, offices and positions in the unclassified service are in no way subject to any of the provisions of this act or of the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder except leave regulations. Provided, offices and positions of the State Senate and House of Representatives shall not be subject to regulations of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services on involuntary leave without pay or furlough but shall be subject to any involuntary leave without pay or furlough plan adopted by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives. No person chosen by election or appointment to fill an elective office shall be subject to any leave plan or regulation or shall such person be eligible for accrual of any leave benefits. |Added by Laws 1982, c. 338, § 7, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 244, § 2, emerg. eff. June 12, 1986. Renumbered from § 840.7 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 912.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-5.1A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-5.1A. Unclassified service - Service at pleasure of appointing authority - Severance benefits.

|A. Within state government, persons appointed to a position in the unclassified service after June 30, 1996, shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Appointing authorities shall not convey any right or expectation of continued employment to such unclassified employees. The appointing authority may separate such unclassified employees at any time with or without cause. No provision of the Oklahoma Personnel Act shall be construed as granting any property interest in employment to any unclassified service employee. |B. Nothing in this section is intended to change the status of any unclassified employee appointed to a position on or before June 30, 1996.C. This section shall not apply to persons in positions in institutions under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or subject to the University Hospitals Authority Model Personnel System created pursuant to Section 3211 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.D. Agencies may provide severance benefits pursuant to Section 840-2.27D of this title to regular unclassified employees with one (1) year or more continuous state service who are separated from the state service for budgetary reasons. A plan providing for such benefits shall be submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services who shall reject any plan that does not:1. Demonstrate that funds are available to cover projected costs;2. Contain an estimate of the number of affected employees likely to participate in the education voucher program established in Section 840-2.27D of this title; and3. Contain an estimate of the cost savings or reduced expenditures likely to be achieved by the agency.Added by Laws 1996, c. 320, § 10, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 212, § 19, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 913.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-5.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-5.2. Option to retain classified status.

|Any classified employee who is serving in an agency head position which is subject to the Merit System of Personnel Administration on the effective date of this act shall have the option of retaining such classified status. An incumbent who chooses to remain in the classified service shall be subject to all provisions and conditions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration. An incumbent who chooses to change status from classified to unclassified shall so indicate in writing. All future appointees to such positions shall be in the unclassified service. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 46, § 3, emerg. eff. April 23, 1985. Renumbered from § 840.8a of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-5.2A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-5.2A. Ethics Commission - Status of employees to be as shown on employment records.

|All persons employed by the Ethics Commission prior to March 18, 1998, shall be in and shall have been in such status in the classified or unclassified service as shown on their individual records on file in the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The employment records of such persons on file in the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall be controlling as to the status of such persons and the positions they occupy or occupied. |Added by Laws 1998, c. 285, § 5, emerg. eff. May 27, 1998. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 914.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-5.2B (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-5.2B. State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board - Status of employees to be as shown on employment records.

|All persons employed by the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board prior to March 27, 1998, shall be in and shall have been in such status in the classified or unclassified service as shown on their individual records on file in the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The employment records of such persons on file in the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall be controlling as to the status of such persons and the positions they occupy or occupied. |Added by Laws 1998, c. 285, § 6, emerg. eff. May 27, 1998. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 915.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-5.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-5.3. Certain persons not considered state employees.

|A. The following offices, positions and personnel shall not be considered state employees except as otherwise provided by law: |1. Patient and inmate help in the state charitable, mental and correctional institutions;2. Persons engaged in public work for the state, but employed by contractors when the performance of such contract is authorized by the Legislature or other competent authority;3. All employees of all public school districts; and4. Officers and members of the Oklahoma National Guard, as such.B. 1. Instructional and administrative personnel, except for superintendents, of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services at the Oklahoma School for the Blind and the Oklahoma School for the Deaf pursuant to Section 1419 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be considered state employees, except they shall not be considered state employees for the purposes of the Oklahoma Personnel Act, unless otherwise provided by law. However, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services may categorize such employees as unclassified solely for the purpose of entering and maintaining employment data in the state Personnel Management Information System established pursuant to Section 840-2.13 of this title.2. The superintendents at the Oklahoma School for the Blind and the Oklahoma School for the Deaf shall be state employees in the unclassified service, subject to the Oklahoma Personnel Act.Added by Laws 1982, c. 338, § 9, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 244, § 5, emerg. eff. June 12, 1986. Renumbered from § 840.9 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 269, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 2001, c. 381, § 12, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2003, c. 93, § 4, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 916.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-5.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-5.4. Placement of agencies under Merit System of Personnel Administration.

|Nothing in this act is intended to automatically place any agency under the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration; however, any agency may be placed under the provisions of the Merit System in accordance with Section 840.3 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes unless otherwise prohibited by law. |Added by Laws 1986, c. 244, § 4, emerg. eff. June 12, 1986. Renumbered from § 840.8c of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-5.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-5.6. Corporation Commission employees - Inclusion in unclassified service.

|The unclassified service of the state shall include personnel employed by the Corporation Commission in positions which do not require registration with the Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors but which have been employed in accordance with subparagraph 8 of paragraph 22 of Section 840.8 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, which provides for engineer positions and employees of the Corporation Commission to be unclassified. From and after the effective date of this act, the titles of such positions and employees shall be changed to reflect the specialized nature of the positions and the intent of the Legislature that such positions be part of the unclassified service. |This provision is not intended to change the current status, whether classified or unclassified, of any employee or position of the Corporation Commission. Furthermore, it is not intended to authorize any increase in classified or unclassified full-time-equivalent employee positions or funding limitations.Added by Laws 1985, c. 325, § 16, emerg. eff. July 29, 1985. Renumbered from § 840.8b of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-5.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-5.7. Grand River Dam Authority

|A. The Grand River Dam Authority shall be under the Merit System. Except as otherwise provided in subsections B and C of this section, all offices, positions and personnel shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration and rules promulgated hereunder. This section shall supersede and repeal any and all executive orders issued pursuant to this act to place the agency or its predecessors under the Merit System. |B. In addition to offices, positions and personnel that are unclassified pursuant to Section 840-5.5 of this title, the Grand River Dam Authority may employ unclassified personnel as deemed necessary by the board of directors.C. Unclassified employees hired prior to May 1, 1989, who hold engineering job titles but who are not registered engineers, shall be in the unclassified service, provided said persons are reassigned non-engineering job titles. At such time as the positions occupied by said unclassified employees are vacated, the positions shall revert to the classified service.Added by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 9. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 140, § 1, emerg. eff. April 21, 2016.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-5.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-5.8. Oklahoma Tax Commission.

|A. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall be under the Merit System. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, all offices, positions and personnel shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration and rules promulgated hereunder. This section shall supersede and repeal any and all executive orders issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Personnel Act to place the agency or its predecessors under the Merit System. |B. In addition to offices, positions and personnel that are unclassified pursuant to Section 840-5.5 of this title, the following offices, positions and personnel shall be in the unclassified service:1. One private secretary for each Tax Commissioner; all revenue administrators, the budget officer and the comptroller of the Tax Commission;2. All revenue unit managers;3. All Computer Programming Systems Specialist positions;4. All Data Processing Programmer Analyst Supervisor and Data Processing Programmer Analyst III positions;5. All Public Affairs Officer and Assistant Public Affairs Officer positions;6. The Public Information Officer; and7. All Tax Economist and Tax Policy Analyst positions.Added by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 10. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 309, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1998, c. 388, § 4, eff. July 1, 1998.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-5.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-5.9. State Department of Education.

|A. The State Department of Education shall be under the Merit System. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, all offices, positions and personnel shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration and rules promulgated hereunder. This section shall supersede and repeal any and all executive orders issued pursuant to this act to place the agency or its predecessors under the Merit System. |B. In addition to offices, positions and personnel that are unclassified pursuant to Section 8 of this act, the following offices, positions and personnel shall be in the unclassified service:1. Administrative Assistants;2. Informational Representatives III;3. Driver Educational Electronics Technician;4. Media Technical Assistants;5. Executive Secretaries;6. Accounting Supervisor;7. Supervisor of Records;8. Supervisor of Printing Services;9. Migrant Records Transfer System Representative;10. Financial Managers; and11. In addition to the State Department of Education offices and positions listed in this paragraph, any and all offices and positions within the State Department of Education for which the annual salary is Twenty-one Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-three Dollars ($21,943.00) or more shall also be in the unclassified service of this state.Nothing in this paragraph is intended to change the status, whether classified or unclassified service, of any person employed by the Department of Education prior to May 1, 1989. No position shall be made part of the selective service while it is occupied by an unclassified service employee because of any change in salary or grade. Hereafter, any position paid an annual salary of Twenty-one Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-three Dollars ($21,943.00) or more shall be made part of the unclassified service upon being vacated.Added by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 11.
74 OK Stat § 74-840-5.11 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 74. State Government|§74-840-5.11. Department of Corrections – Merit system – Service status.

|A. The Department of Corrections shall be under the Merit System. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, all offices, positions and personnel shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration and rules promulgated hereunder. This section shall supersede and repeal any and all executive orders issued pursuant to this act to place the agency or its predecessors under the Merit System. |B. In addition to offices, positions and personnel that are unclassified pursuant to Section 840-5.5 of this title, the Director of the Department of Corrections may establish positions in the unclassified service and place employees in those positions provided the total number of unclassified positions does not exceed six percent (6%) of the total full-time-equivalent employee limit established for the Department of Corrections. Any unclassified positions established for the Oklahoma State Industries shall be funded from the Department of Corrections Industries' Revolving Fund only. In addition to the regular salary, any unclassified employee of the Oklahoma State Industries of the Department of Corrections who is responsible for obtaining a contract for products manufactured or services provided by prison industries may, at the discretion of the Director of the Department of Corrections, be awarded additional compensation of not more than five percent (5%) of the total amount of said contracts but not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per year. This compensation may be in addition to the salary of the employee and may be paid in one lump sum from any funds available to the Department of Corrections. No such compensation shall be made unless funds are available. Funds for payment of any compensation awards shall be encumbered to the extent of the awards.Incumbents who were classified under the Merit System of Personnel Administration on the effective date the position they occupy became part of the unclassified service shall have the option of remaining in their classified service status. Incumbents who choose to accept unclassified service appointments shall so signify in writing. All future appointees to these positions shall be in the unclassified service. Incumbents who choose to remain in the classified service shall be subject to all rules and procedures of the Merit System.Added by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 13. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 309, § 4, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 327, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1998, c. 388, § 5, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2001, c. 381, § 14, eff. July 1, 2001.