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3|SENATE BILL NO. 473 By: Paxton |
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6| [ school employees - leave of absence - coverage - |
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10|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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11| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 135, O.S.L. |
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12|2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 509.12), is amended to read as |
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13|follows: |
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14| Section 509.12. A. A school district board of education may |
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15|approve a request from a school district employee for a leave of |
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16|absence to hold office as an officer, director, trustee, or agent of |
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17|a national, statewide, or school district employee association. The |
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18|employee requesting the leave shall provide the school district |
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19|superintendent with proof of election and proof of the term of |
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20|office for the national, statewide, or school district employee |
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21|association. Proof of election shall include but not be limited to |
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22|certification by the national, statewide, or school district |
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23|employee association of the date of the election and the results of |
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24|the election. Board of education approval for leave requested |
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1|pursuant to this section shall have definitive beginning and end |
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2|dates. |
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3| B. Leave granted pursuant to this section shall be leave |
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4|without pay. The school employee on leave shall not be entitled to |
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5|maintain any benefits granted by the school district regardless of |
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6|whether the benefit is paid by the employee on leave or the |
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7|association for which the person is serving as an officer, director, |
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8|trustee, or agent may be allowed to retain insurance coverage |
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9|pursuant to Section 1308.1 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |
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10| C. During the leave period, the school employee's position with |
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11|the school district shall be maintained without advancement on the |
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12|minimum salary schedule adopted pursuant to Section 5-141 of Title |
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13|70 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title and with no accrual of sick |
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14|leave, personal business leave, or personal leave. The employee on |
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15|leave shall not accumulate service credit within the Teachers' |
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16|Retirement System of Oklahoma. Following the term of leave granted |
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17|pursuant to the provisions of this section, the employee granted |
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18|leave may return to his or her former position or a comparable |
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19|position. |
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20| D. A school district employee granted leave pursuant to the |
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21|provisions of this section shall be prohibited from accessing school |
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22|district office space. |
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23| E. If a national, statewide, or school district employee |
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24|association that serves as a school district employee organization |
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1|established pursuant to Section 509.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma |
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2|Statutes this title fails to comply with the provisions of this |
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3|section, the school district board of education shall no longer |
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4|recognize the organization as a representative of employees. |
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5| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. |
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6| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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7|of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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8|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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9|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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10|COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS |
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