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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-501. Construction of act - Conditions relating to smoking.

The provisions of Sections 11 through 14 of this act shall not be construed to prevent an employer from prescribing conditions with regard to smoking while on the job or on the premises of the employer.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 172, § 12, emerg. eff. May 8, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-502. Application of act - Restriction on smoking as bona fide occupational requirement or part of collective bargaining agreement.

The provisions of Sections 11 through 14 of this act shall not apply when the restriction on smoking relates to a bona fide occupational requirement or an applicable collective bargaining agreement which prohibits or allows off-duty use of tobacco products.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 172, § 13, emerg. eff. May 8, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-503. Action for damages - Costs and attorney fees.

A. The sole remedy for any individual claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of Section 11 of this act shall be a civil action for damages which shall include all wages and benefits deprived the individual by reason of the violation.
B. The court shall award the prevailing party in such action court costs and reasonable attorney fees.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 172, § 14, emerg. eff. May 8, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-551. Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act.

Sections 551 through 563 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act".
Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 1, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 180, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-553. Construction of act.

A. The Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act shall not be construed as requiring or encouraging employers to conduct drug or alcohol testing.
B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, employers who choose to conduct drug or alcohol testing of job applicants or persons employed in this state shall be governed by the provisions of this act and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
C. Drug or alcohol testing required by and conducted pursuant to federal law or regulation shall be exempt from the provisions of the Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
D. This act shall not be construed as preventing the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements that provide greater protection to employees or applicants than is provided by this act.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 3, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-555. Written policy required - Notice of policy changes - Distribution.

A. Any employer that requests or requires an applicant or employee to undergo drug or alcohol testing shall first adopt a written policy setting forth the specifics of its drug or alcohol testing program, which may include, but is not limited to, the following information:
1. A statement of the employer's policy respecting drug or alcohol use by employees;
2. Which applicants and employees are subject to testing;
3. Circumstances under which testing may be requested or required;
4. Substances which may be tested. It shall be sufficient for an employer to state in the written policy that the substances tested shall be for drugs and alcohol;
5. Testing methods and collection procedures to be used;
6. Consequences of refusing to undergo testing;
7. Potential adverse personnel action which may be taken as a result of a positive test result;
8. The ability of an applicant and employee to explain, in confidence, the test results;
9. The ability of an applicant and employee to obtain copies of all information and records related to that individual's testing;
10. Confidentiality requirements; and
11. The available appeal procedures.
B. An employer who implements a drug or alcohol testing policy or changes its policy, shall provide at least ten (10) days' notice to its employees and shall provide a copy of its policy to each applicant upon his or her acceptance of employment by:
1. Hand-delivery of a paper copy of the policy or changes to the policy;
2. Mailing a paper copy of the policy or changes to the policy through the U.S. Postal Service or a parcel delivery service to the last address given by the employee or applicant;
3. Electronically transmitting a copy of the policy through an e-mail or by posting on the employer’s website or intranet site; or
4. Posting a copy in a prominent employee access area.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 5, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 78, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 132, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2011, c. 180, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-556. Time of employer testing - Payment of costs.

Any drug or alcohol testing by an employer shall be deemed work time for purposes of compensation and benefits for current employees.
An employer shall pay all costs of testing for drugs or alcohol required by the employer. Provided, however, if an employee or applicant requests a confirmation test of a sample within twenty-four (24) hours of receiving notice of a positive test in order to challenge the results of a positive test, the employee or applicant shall pay all costs of the confirmation test, unless the confirmation test reverses the findings of the challenged positive test. In such case, the employer shall reimburse the individual for the costs of the confirmation test.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 6, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 180, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-557. Licensure and regulation of testing facilities - Alternative testing methods.

A. The State Board of Health shall have the power and duty to promulgate, prescribe, amend and repeal rules for the licensure and regulation of testing facilities, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Qualifications of testing facilities which shall include the requirement that facilities doing urine analysis tests be certified for forensic urine drug testing pursuant to guidelines or regulations of the federal Department of Health and Human Services or be accredited for forensic urine drug testing by the College of American Pathologists or other organizations recognized by the State Board of Health;
2. Qualifications of testing facility personnel; and
3. Procedures for the testing facility to provide the necessary documentation of testing procedures and test results to the employer requesting testing services as may be required by a court or administrative proceeding.
B. Nothing in the Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act shall be construed as prohibiting an employer from adopting a policy which allows for testing for drugs or alcohol by another method which is reasonably calculated to detect the presence of drugs or alcohol, including, but not limited to, breathalyzer testing, testing by use of a single-use test device, known as an on-site or quick testing device, to collect, handle, store and ship a sample collected for testing.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 7, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 277, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2011, c. 180, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2012, c. 196, § 19, emerg. eff. May 8, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-558. Licensing of testing facilities - Fees - Administrative fines.

A. On and after July 1, 1994, no testing facility shall provide laboratory services to an employer to test for the presence or absence of drugs or alcohol unless it meets the qualifications established for testing facilities pursuant to Section 7 of this act and is licensed by the State Department of Health to perform such tests. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules relating to the issuance of such license, including rules governing license revocation, suspension and nonrenewal.
B. The fees for licensure of testing facilities by the State Department of Health shall be set by the State Board of Health and shall not be more than One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) annually.
C. Any testing facility providing laboratory services to an employer to test for the evidence of drugs or alcohol which is not licensed by the State Department of Health pursuant to this section shall be subject to an administrative fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense. Each test performed by the unlicensed testing facility in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 8, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-559. Sample collection and testing - Conditions.

All sample collection and testing for drugs and alcohol pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be conducted in accordance with the following conditions:
1. Samples shall be collected and tested only by individuals deemed qualified by the State Board of Health and may be collected on the premises of the employer;
2. Only samples deemed appropriate by the State Board of Health for drug and alcohol testing shall be collected;
3. The collection of samples shall be performed under reasonable and sanitary conditions;
4. A sample shall be collected in sufficient quantity for splitting into two separate specimens, pursuant to rules of the State Board of Health, to provide for any subsequent independent analysis in the event of challenge of the test results of the main specimen;
5. Samples shall be collected and tested with due regard to the privacy of the individual being tested. In the instances of urinalysis, no employer or representative, agent or designee of the employer shall directly observe an applicant or employee in the process of producing a urine sample; provided, however, collection shall be in a manner reasonably calculated to prevent substitutions or interference with the collection or testing of reliable samples;
6. Sample collection shall be documented, and the documentation procedures shall include:
a.
labeling of samples so as reasonably to preclude the probability of erroneous identification of test results, and
b.
an opportunity for the applicant or employee to provide notification of any information which the applicant or employee considers relevant to the test, including identification of currently or recently used prescription or nonprescription drugs, or other relevant information;
7. Sample collection, storage, and transportation to the testing facility shall be performed so as reasonably to preclude the probability of sample contamination or adulteration;
8. Sample testing shall conform to scientifically accepted analytical methods and procedures. Testing shall include confirmation of any positive test result by gas chromatography, gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy, or an equivalent scientifically accepted method of equal or greater accuracy as approved by Board rule, at the cutoff levels as determined by Board rule, before the result of any test may be used as a basis for refusal to hire a job applicant or any action by an employer pursuant to Section 12 of this act; and
9. A written record of the chain of custody of the sample shall be maintained from the time of the collection of the sample until the sample is no longer required.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 9, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-559.1. Results of single-use tests — Report of information to employer's review officer.

A. A testing facility shall report single-use test results that meet the standard to be sent to the laboratory for confirmation testing to an employer’s review officer, or a designee of the employer’s review officer, as soon as the results for the single-use test become available or the next working day. The final conclusion of the testing, which shall include the results of the single-use tests, confirmatory tests, or quality control data, shall be reviewed and the test certified as an accurate report by the responsible individual. The report shall identify the drugs and metabolites tested for, whether positive or negative, and the cutoff for each, the specimen number assigned by the employer, and the testing facility specimen identification number.
B. The drug screen testing facility shall report as negative all specimens which are negative on the single-use test or negative on the confirmatory test. Only specimens confirmed positive shall be reported as positive for a specific drug.
C. The review officer may request from the certified laboratory, and the certified laboratory shall provide, quantitation of test results. The review officer shall not disclose quantitation of test results to the employer but shall report only whether the test was positive or negative.
D. The drug screen testing facility may transmit results to the review officer by electronic means, including teleprinters, facsimile, or computer, in a manner designed to ensure confidentiality of the information. Results shall not be provided verbally by telephone. The drug screen testing facility shall ensure the security of the data transmission and limit access to any data transmission, storage, and retrieval system.
E. The certified laboratory shall send to the review officer the positive drug test results, which shall be signed by the individual responsible for the day-to-day management of the certified laboratory or the individual responsible for attesting to the validity of the test reports.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 261, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-560. Drug and alcohol test records - Disclosure.

A. Records of all drug and alcohol test results and related information maintained by the employer shall be the property of the employer and, upon the request of the applicant or employee tested, shall be made available for inspection and copying to the applicant or employee. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, an employer shall not release such records to any person other than the applicant, employee or the review officer.
B. Records of all drug and alcohol test results and related information maintained by the employer may be released by the employer for any of the following purposes:
1. As admissible evidence by an employer or the individual tested in a case or proceeding before a court of record or administrative agency if either the employer or the individual tested are named parties in the case or proceeding;
2. In order to comply with a valid judicial or administrative order; or
3. To an employer's employees, agents and representatives who need access to such records in the administration of the Standards For Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act.
C. A testing facility, or any agent, representative or designee of the facility, or any review officer, shall not disclose to any employer, based on the analysis of a sample collected from an applicant or employee for the purpose of testing for the presence of drugs or alcohol, any information relating to the general health, pregnancy or other physical or mental condition of the applicant or employee.
A testing facility shall release the results of the drug or alcohol test, and any analysis and information related thereto, to the individual tested upon request.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 10, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 180, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2012, c. 196, § 20, emerg. eff. May 8, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-562. Disciplinary actions.

A. An employer's policy shall state the disciplinary actions that may be taken upon a refusal to undergo a drug or alcohol test or for a positive test for the presence of drugs or alcohol.
B. An employer may take disciplinary action, up to and including discharge, against an employee who refuses to undergo drug or alcohol testing conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 551 et seq. of this title or who tests positive for the presence of drugs or alcohol.
C. Notwithstanding any provision of law for confidentiality of drug or alcohol testing results, nothing in the Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act shall preclude an employer, contracting with another employer, from sharing drug or alcohol testing results of any tested person who works pursuant to such contractual agreement.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 12, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 180, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2012, c. 196, § 21, emerg. eff. May 8, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-563. Willful violation of act - Civil actions - Remedies.

A. Any person aggrieved by a willful violation of the Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act may institute a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction within one (1) year of the alleged willful violation or be barred from obtaining the relief provided for in subsection B of this section. A willful violation of the Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act requires proof by the preponderance of the evidence that the employer had a specific intent to violate the act.
B. A prevailing party may be awarded lost wages to which the person would have been entitled and an additional equal amount as liquidated damages. Interim earnings or amounts earnable with reasonable diligence by the aggrieved person shall operate to reduce the lost wages otherwise allowable. Reasonable costs and attorney fees may be awarded to the prevailing party, whether plaintiff or defendant.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 13, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 180, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-600.1. Short title – Legislative findings.

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act".
B. The Legislature hereby finds:
1. That professional employer organizations provide a valuable service to commerce and the citizens of this state by increasing the opportunities of employers to develop cost-effective methods of satisfying their personnel requirements and providing employees with access to certain employment benefits which might otherwise not be available to them;
2. That professional employer organizations operating in this state should be properly recognized and regulated by the Department of Insurance of this state, as provided in this act; and
3. That any allocation of the employer’s duties and responsibilities pursuant to this act will preserve all rights to which their covered employees would be entitled under a traditional employment relationship.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 64, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-600.3. Effect of act on collective bargaining agreements, licensing, and tax credits.

A. Collective bargaining agreements. Nothing contained in the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act or in any professional employer agreement shall affect, modify or amend any collective bargaining agreement, or the rights or obligations of any client, PEO, or covered employee under the National Labor Relations Act.
B. Licensing. Nothing contained in the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act or any professional employer agreement shall affect, modify or amend any state, local, or federal licensing, registration, or certification requirement applicable to any client or covered employee.
C. Licensed employees. A covered employee who must be licensed, registered, or certified according to law or regulation is deemed solely an employee of the client for purposes of any such license, registration, or certification requirement.
D. Licensed activities. A PEO shall not be deemed to engage in any occupation, trade, profession, or other activity that is subject to licensing, registration, or certification requirements, or is otherwise regulated by a governmental entity solely by entering into and maintaining a coemployment relationship with a covered employee who is subject to such requirements or regulation.
E. Tax credits and other incentives. For purposes of determination of tax credits and other economic incentives provided by this state and based on employment, covered employees shall be deemed employees solely of the client. A client shall be entitled to the benefit of any tax credit, economic incentive, or other benefit arising as the result of the employment of covered employees of such client. Each PEO will provide, upon request by a client, employment information reasonably required by any agency or department of this state responsible for administration of any such tax credit or economic incentive and necessary to support any request, claim, application, or other action by a client seeking any such tax credit or economic incentive.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 64, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-600.5. Registration fees.

A. Initial registration. Upon filing an initial registration statement under the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act, a PEO shall pay an initial registration fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
B. Initial Group Registration. Upon filing an initial Group registration statement pursuant to the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act, the PEO Group shall pay an initial registration fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per member of the PEO Group.
C. Renewal. Upon each annual renewal of a registration statement filed under the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act, a PEO shall pay a renewal fee of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).
D. Renewal. Upon each annual renewal of a Group registration statement filed under the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act, a PEO Group shall pay a renewal fee of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) per member of the PEO Group.
E. Exemption. Each PEO exempt from registration under the terms of this subsection shall pay an exemption fee in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) upon initial application for exemption and upon each annual renewal of the exemption.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 64, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2002. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 222, § 54, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-600.6. Financial and tax requirements – Confidentiality.

A. Net worth and bonding. Each PEO shall maintain either:
1. A minimum net worth of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), as reflected in the financial statements submitted to the Commissioner with the initial registration and each annual renewal; or
2. A bond or securities with a minimum market value of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), held by a depository designated by the Commissioner, securing payment by the PEO of all taxes, wages, benefits or other entitlement due to or with respect to a covered employee, if the PEO does not make such payments when due. Any bond or securities deposited under this subsection shall not be included for the purpose of calculation of the minimum net worth required by this subsection.
B. Payroll tax payments. A PEO shall submit to the Commissioner, within ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar quarter, a statement by an independent certified public accountant that all applicable state payroll taxes for covered employees located in this state have been paid on a timely basis for that quarter.
C. Record confidentiality. All records, reports and other information obtained from a PEO under the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act, except to the extent necessary for the proper administration of the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act by the Department, shall be confidential and shall not be published or open to public inspection other than to public employees in the performance of their public duties.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 64, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-600.8. Unemployment compensation contributions.

A. For purposes of the Employment Security Act of 1980, covered employees of a PEO are considered employees of the PEO during the term of the applicable professional employer agreement.
B. The PEO shall report and pay all required contributions to the unemployment compensation fund in accordance with the methods set out in Section 2 of this act.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 64, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2002. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 221, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-600.9. Refusal to register - Suspension or revocation of registration.

The Insurance Commissioner may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, refuse to register any person, suspend or revoke the registration of any professional employer organization, or impose administrative fines as provided for in the Oklahoma Professional Employer Organization Recognition and Registration Act if the Commissioner finds:
1. That the registrant or applicant has violated any of the provisions of this section, rules lawfully promulgated by the Commissioner, or the conditions of financial assurances required by this act;
2. That the registrant or applicant has engaged in a fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest practice; or
3. For good and sufficient cause, that the registrant or applicant is unfit to be a professional employer organization within the meaning of this act or of any of the rules lawfully promulgated by the Commissioner.
Added by Laws 2012, c. 238, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-701. Contract between minor and union.

A. Except as provided by subsection B of this section, any contract or agreement between a minor and a union is not a valid contract or agreement and shall be null and void for any purpose including, but not limited to, official recognition by a union for purposes of intent or interest by a minor to join, vote, or consent to any action of the union.
B. Any contract or agreement between a minor and a union shall be signed and adjoined by the parent or legal guardian of the minor. The minor, or parent or legal guardian of the minor, shall have the right to rescind the contract or agreement within ninety (90) days of the date of the contract or agreement.
C. Any funds received by a union in an attempt to contractually obligate a minor, without meeting the provisions set forth in subsection B of this section, shall be fully refunded to the minor within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the minor, or parent or legal guardian of the minor. If the full amount of funds received by the union has not been refunded to the minor, or parent or legal guardian of the minor within thirty (30) days, the full amount of funds due shall double each successive thirty-day-period until such refund is made in full to the minor, or parent or legal guardian of the minor.
Laws 2011, c. 68, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-801. Voluntary Veterans' Preference Employment Policy Act.

A. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Voluntary Veterans' Preference Employment Policy Act".
B. As used in this section:
1. "DD 214" means United States Department of Defense Form 214 or a similarly effective form issued by the Department relating to separation from military service;
2. "Private employer" means a business entity in the private sector of this state with one or more employees;
3. "Veteran" means a person who served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States who was discharged or released with an honorable discharge and registered with the veterans registry created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; and
4. "Veterans' preference employment policy" means a private employer's voluntary preference for hiring, promoting or retaining a veteran over another qualified applicant or employee.
C. A private employer may have a voluntary veterans' preference employment policy. The policy:
1. Shall be in writing; and
2. Shall be applied uniformly to employment decisions regarding hiring, promotion or retention during a reduction in force.
D. An employer may require that a veteran submit a DD 214 to a private employer with a veterans' preference employment policy to be eligible for the preference.
E. The granting of a veterans' preference pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be deemed to violate any local or state equal employment opportunity law or regulation.
F. The Department of Veterans Affairs shall assist any private employer in determining if an applicant is a veteran to the extent permitted by law.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 45, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015. Amended by Laws 2017, c. 229, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-901. Definitions.

As used in this act:
1. “Commission” means the Oklahoma Workforce Commission;
2. “Person” means any individual, group of individuals, or any partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or employee thereof, or any other legal entity; and
3. “Governor’s Council for Workforce and Economic Development” means the State’s Workforce Investment Board established under the authority of Executive Order 2005-27 and Section 5003.10d of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 361, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-902. Creation of Oklahoma Workforce Commission.

There is hereby created the Oklahoma Workforce Commission. The purpose of the Commission is to coordinate the development of the workforce needed to grow Oklahoma’s economy and Oklahomans’ prosperity. To accomplish this purpose, the Commission is empowered to the fullest extent permitted by law to coordinate the funding and activities of each element of the state’s workforce development programs, systems, and entities; to achieve better alignment, accountability, and results for the state’s workforce development efforts; and to act as the principal point of contact regarding workforce development for public officials, businesses, and the public. In carrying out its work, the Commission shall consult officials, leaders, and experts in workforce development including, but not limited to, state and local agencies, departments, educational institutions, boards, commissions, the private sector, and other leaders and experts. The Commission shall convene advisory committees consisting of relevant state and local agencies, departments, educational institutions, boards, commissions, the private sector, and other officials as the Commission deems appropriate. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Commission shall serve as a coordinating body for workforce development entities in the state and that workforce development entities will fully participate in and cooperate with the Commission’s activities, but the Commission shall not directly exercise governing control of state and local agencies, departments, educational institutions, boards, commissions, and other workforce development entities except as otherwise prescribed by law.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 361, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 40. Labor › §40-903. Commission membership.

A. The Oklahoma Workforce Commission shall consist of nine (9) members. The nine members shall be private sector leaders conducting business in this state:
1. Three members to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
2. Three members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
3. Three members to be appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be designated by the Governor to serve as chair of the Commission.
B. The members of the Commission shall be qualified electors of this state and shall not be employed by any government entity or have been employed by a government entity within the preceding one-year period.
C. For the initial appointments of Commissioners, each appointing authority shall make one appointment for a one-year term, one appointment for a two-year term, and one appointment for a three-year term. Thereafter, the terms of the Commissioners shall be for three (3) years. Commissioners may be appointed to subsequent terms without limit as to number.
D. Vacancies on the Commission shall be filled for the unexpired term of office in the same manner as the original appointment. The appointed members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authorities.
E. In addition to the chair appointed by the Governor, the Commission may establish and elect additional officers by a majority vote of the Commissioners. The chair shall preside over meetings of the Commission and officers shall perform duties as may be required by the Commission. The first meeting of the Commission shall be called by the chair no later than sixty (60) days after the effective date of this act.
F. No member of the Commission shall receive a salary for duties performed as a member of the Commission; however, members are eligible to receive reimbursement for expenses and travel reimbursement as provided for in the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
G. Members serving on the Commission shall be eligible to serve on any other state board or commission if such member is otherwise qualified to hold such appointed office, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
H. A quorum of five members shall be required to conduct official business of the Commission.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 361, § 4.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-2. Tenant holding over as tenant at will - Expiration of unwritten contract.

When premises are let for one or more years, and the tenant, with the assent of the landlord, continues to occupy the premises after the expiration of the term, such tenant shall be deemed to be a tenant at will; provided, that no lease or rental contract of premises shall be continued, unless the original contract was in writing, and all other lease or contracts shall expire by limitation with the calendar year, without notice.
R.L. 1910, § 3784; Laws 1910-11, c. 64, p. 146, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-3. Tenant holds from one period to another, when.

When rent is reserved, payable at intervals of three (3) months or less, the tenant shall be deemed to hold from one period to another, equal to the intervals between the days of payment, unless there is an express contract to the contrary.
R.L. 1910, § 3785.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-4. Time of notice to terminate tenancy.

Thirty (30) days' notice in writing is necessary to be given by either party before he can terminate a tenancy at will, or from one period to another, of three (3) months or less; but where in any case rent is reserved, payable at intervals of less than thirty (30) days, the length of notice need not be greater than such interval between the days of payment.
R.L. 1910, § 3786.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-6. Notice to quit where rent not paid.

If a tenant, for a period of three (3) months or longer, neglect or refuse to pay rent when due, ten (10) days' notice in writing to quit, shall determine the lease, unless such rent be paid before the expiration of said ten (10) days.
R.L. 1910, § 3789.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-7. Notice when rent not paid under tenancy for less than three (3) months.

If a tenant, for a period of less than three (3) months, shall neglect or refuse to pay rent when due, five (5) days' notice, in writing, to quit, shall determine the lease, unless such rent be paid before the expiration of said five (5) days.
R.L. 1910, § 3790.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-8. Notice to quit not required, when.

When the time for the termination of a tenancy is specified in the contract, or where a tenant at will commits waste, or in the case of a tenant by sufferance, and in any case where the relation of landlord and tenant does not exist, no notice to quit shall be necessary.
R.L. 1910, § 3791.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-9. Service of notice - Termination of tenancy.

The notice to terminate the tenancy required in this chapter may be served on the tenant, or, if he cannot be found, by delivering the same to some person over the age of twelve (12) years, residing on the premises, having first made known to such person the contents thereof; or, if service cannot be made by the use of reasonable diligence on the tenant or on any person over the age of twelve (12) years residing on the premises, the same may be served by posting said notice at some conspicuous place on the building on said premises and if there be no buildings on said premises then said notice shall be posted at some conspicuous place on said premises and if said notice is posted, a copy of said notice shall be mailed to the tenant at his last-known address by registered mail and such notice shall operate to terminate the tenancy at the end of the period after the date of such posting and mailing that it would have been terminated by personal service of such notice on the date of such posting and mailing; provided, that in no event shall such posting and mailing terminate any tenancy within a period of less than ten (10) days from the date of such posting and mailing.
R.L. 1910, § 3792; Laws 1941, p. 169, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-10. Tenant may not assign, when.

No tenant for a term not exceeding two (2) years, or at will, or by sufferance, shall assign or transfer his term or interest, or any part thereof, to another, without the written assent of the landlord or person holding under him.
R.L. 1910, § 3793.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-11. Landlord may reenter after unauthorized assignment.

If any tenant shall violate the provisions of the preceding section, the landlord, or person holding under him, after giving ten (10) days' notice to quit possession, shall have a right to reenter the premises and take possession thereof, and dispossess the tenant, subtenant or undertenant.
R.L. 1910, § 3794.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-12. Attornment unnecessary to conveyance.

A conveyance of real estate, or of any interest therein, by landlord, shall be valid without the attornment of the tenant; but the payment of rent by the tenant to the grantor, at any time before notice of sale, given to said tenant, shall be good against the grantee.
R.L. 1910, § 3795.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-20. Contribution by joint tenants.

If a joint tenant, or tenant in common, or tenant in coparcenary, have, by consent, management of the estate, and make repairs and improvements with the knowledge, and without objection, of his cotenant or coparcener, such cotenant or coparcener shall contribute ratably thereto.
R.L. 1910, § 3803.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-24. Crop rent.

When any such rent is payable in a share or certain proportion of the crop, the lessor shall be deemed the owner of such share or proportion, and may, if the tenant refuse to deliver him such share or proportion, enter upon the land and take possession of the same, or obtain possession thereof by action of replevin.
R.L. 1910, § 3807.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-27. Landlord may have attachment, when.

When any person who shall be liable to pay rent (whether the same be due or not, if it be due within one (1) year thereafter, and whether the same be payable in money or other things), intends to remove, or is removing, or has, within thirty (30) days, removed, his property, or his crops, or any part thereof, from the leased premises, the person to whom the rent is owing may commence an action, and upon making an affidavit stating the amount of rent for which such person is liable, and one or more of the above facts, and executing an undertaking as in other cases, an attachment shall issue in the same manner and with the like effect as is provided by law in other actions.
R.L. 1910, § 3809.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-28. Attachment for rent lien on crops.

In an action to enforce a lien on crops for rent of farming lands, the affidavit for attachment shall state that there is due from the defendant to the plaintiff a certain sum, naming it, for rent of farming lands, describing the same, and that the plaintiff claims a lien on the crop made on such land. Upon making and filing such affidavit and executing an undertaking as prescribed in the preceding section, an order of attachment shall issue as in other cases, and shall be levied on such crop, or so much thereof as may be necessary; and all other proceedings in such attachment shall be the same as in other actions.
R.L. 1910, § 3810.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-30. Taxation of improvements.

All improvements put on leased lands, that do not become a part of the realty, shall be assessed to the owner of such improvements as personal property; and the taxes imposed on such improvements shall be collected by levy and sale of the interest of such owner, the same as in all other cases of the collection of taxes on personal property.
R.L. 1910, § 3812.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-35. Continued possession renews the lease, when.

If a lessee of real property remains in possession thereof, after the expiration of the lease and the lessor accepts rent from him, the parties are presumed to have renewed the lease on the same terms and for the same time, not exceeding one (1) year.
R.L. 1910, § 3817.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-36. Renewal of lease presumed unless notice of termination given.

A lease of real property, for a term not specified by the parties, is deemed to be renewed, as stated in the last section, at the end of the term implied by law, unless one of the parties gives notice to the other of his intention to terminate the same, at least as long before the expiration thereof as the term of the lease itself, not exceeding one (1) month.
R.L. 1910, § 3818.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-37. Rent payable, when.

When there is no contract or usage to the contrary, the rent of agricultural and wild land is payable yearly at the end of each year. Rents of lodgings are payable monthly at the end of each month. Other rents are payable quarterly at the end of each quarter from the time the hiring takes effect. The rent for shorter period than the periods herein specified is payable at the termination of such period.
R.L. 1910, § 3819.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-38. Duty of tenant in case of proceedings.

Every tenant who receives notice of any proceeding to recover the real property occupied by him or the possession thereof must immediately inform his landlord of the same, and also deliver to the landlord the notice, if in writing, and is responsible to the landlord for all damages which said landlord may sustain by reason of any omission to inform him of the notice, or to deliver it to him if in writing.
R.L. 1910, § 3820.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-40. Forfeiture of lease - Release from record - Penalty.

When any lease on land heretofore or hereafter taken shall have become forfeited, it shall be the duty of the lessee, his, her, or their heirs, successors, assigns or legal representatives, within sixty (60) days from the date this act shall take effect, if such forfeiture occurs prior thereto, and within sixty (60) days from date of forfeiture of any and all other leases, to have such leases released from record in the county where such land is situated, without cost to the owner or owners thereof; and upon failure to make such release, the owner or owners of the land under lease may notify in writing the holder of the record title to such lease, that the same has become forfeited and demand a release of record of such lease, as herein provided; and if the owner or holder of such lease, or the officer, agent, or other persons whose duty it is to release such lease, shall fail or neglect to release same within thirty (30) days after demand to release has been made in writing, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Laws 1915, c. 248, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-51. Abandonment or surrender of nonresidential rental property - Definitions.

As used in this act:
1. "Landlord" means the owner, lessor or sublessor of a nonresidential rental property, but does not mean an “owner” as defined by Section 192 of Title 42 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. “Nonresidential rental property” means any land or building which is rented or leased to a tenant for other than residential purposes and the rental agreement of which is not regulated under the provisions of the Oklahoma Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Section 101 et seq. of Title 41 of the Oklahoma Statutes or the Self-Service Storage Facility Lien Act, Section 191 et seq. of Title 42 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
3. "Tenant" means any person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy the nonresidential rental property.
Added by Laws 1988, c. 138, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 212, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-61. Computation of time.

The time within which an act is to be done, as provided for in Title 41 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last day. If the last day is a legal holiday as defined by Section 82.1 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes, it shall be excluded. The provisions of this section are hereby declared to be a clarification of the law as it existed prior to the effective date of this act and shall not be considered or construed to be a change of the law as it existed prior to the effective date of this act. Any action or proceeding arising under Title 41 of the Oklahoma Statutes prior to the effective date of this act for which a determination of the period of time prescribed by this section is in question or has been in question due to the enactment of Section 20, Chapter 293, O.S.L. 1999, shall be governed by the method for computation of time as prescribed by this section.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 260, § 3, emerg. eff. June 1, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-103. Application of act.

A. Except as otherwise provided in this act, this act applies to, regulates and determines rights, obligations and remedies under a rental agreement, wherever made, for a dwelling unit located within this state.
B. Any agreement, whether written or oral, shall be unenforceable insofar as said agreement, or any provision thereof, conflicts with any provision of this act.
Added by Laws 1978, c. 257, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1978.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 41. Landlord and Tenant › §41-104. Arrangements not covered by act.

Unless created to avoid the application of this act, the following arrangements are not governed by this act:
1. Residence at an institution, public or private, if incidental to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious or similar service;
2. Occupancy under a contract of sale or contract for deed of a dwelling unit or of the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser or a person who succeeds to his interest;
3. Occupancy by a member of a fraternal or social organization in a structure operated for the benefit of the organization;
4. Transient occupancy in a hotel, motel or other similar lodging regardless of the length of the stay;
5. Occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit or a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative; and
6. Occupancy under a rental agreement covering premises used by the occupant primarily for agricultural purposes.
Added by Laws 1978, c. 257, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 159, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.