1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
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2| 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) |
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3|SENATE BILL 878 By: Grellner |
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6| AS INTRODUCED |
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7| An Act relating to state employees; amending 74 O.S. |
| 2021, Section 3601.1, as last amended by Section 36, |
8| Chapter 29, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section |
| 3601.1), which relates to full-time-equivalent |
9| employees; increasing number of authorized employees |
| for the State Board of Licensed Social Workers; |
10| updating statutory language; providing an effective |
| date; and declaring an emergency. |
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13|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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14| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 3601.1, as |
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15|last amended by Section 36, Chapter 29, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. |
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16|2024, Section 3601.1), is amended to read as follows: |
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17| Section 3601.1. A. For purposes of Sections 3601.1 through |
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18|3603 of this title, the term "employee" means a full-time employee |
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19|or any number of part-time employees whose combined weekly hours of |
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20|employment equal those of a full-time employee, but shall not |
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21|include temporary employees working on a seasonal basis between May |
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22|1 and October 31. |
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23| B. Beginning July 1, 2008, the maximum number of |
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24|full-time-equivalent employees for each of the following agencies, |
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1|boards, commissions, departments, or programs shall not exceed the |
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2|numbers specified in this section, except as may be authorized |
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3|pursuant to the provisions of Section 3603 of this title. |
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4| MAXIMUM |
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5|NUMBER OF |
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6| FULL-TIME- |
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7|EQUIVALENT |
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8| EMPLOYEES |
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9|Oklahoma Employment Security Commission 1150 |
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10|Oklahoma Accountancy Board 11 |
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11|Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, |
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12| Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial |
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13| Licensed Interior Designers of Oklahoma 4 |
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14|Board of Chiropractic Examiners 3 |
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15|State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering 16 |
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16|Board of Dentistry 10 |
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17|Oklahoma Funeral Board 5 |
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18|State Board of Licensure for Professional |
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19| Engineers and Land Surveyors 10 |
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20|State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision/ |
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21| Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners/State |
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22| Board of Examiners of Perfusionists 29 |
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23|Oklahoma Energy Resources Board 5 |
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24|Oklahoma New Motor Vehicle Commission 6 |
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1|Oklahoma Board of Nursing 35 |
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2|Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long-Term |
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3| Care Administrators 4 |
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4|Board of Examiners in Optometry 3 |
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5|State Board of Osteopathic Examiners 7 |
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6|State Board of Pharmacy 15 |
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7|State Board of Examiners of Psychologists 2 |
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8|Oklahoma Real Estate Commission 26 |
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9|Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology |
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10| and Audiology 2 |
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11|Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and |
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12| Manufactured Housing Commission 15 |
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13|State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners 6 |
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14|Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement |
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15| System 13 |
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16|Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System 12 |
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17|Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma 52 |
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18|Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System 63 |
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19|Oklahoma Student Loan Authority 85 |
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20|The Oklahoma Industrial Finance |
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21| Authority/Oklahoma Development Finance |
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22| Authority 10 |
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23|State and Education Employees Group Insurance |
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24| Board 178 |
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1|Oklahoma Capital Investment Board 4 |
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2|State Board of Licensed Social Workers 1 4 |
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3|Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Council 38 |
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4|Banking Department 46 |
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5|Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administration Board 10 |
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6| C. The duties and compensation of employees, not otherwise |
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7|prescribed by law, necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the |
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8|Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees by law |
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9|shall be set by the Board of Trustees. |
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10| D. Temporary employees of the Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, |
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11|Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission between the dates of |
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12|November 1 and January 31 annually shall not be counted toward the |
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13|maximum number of full-time-equivalent employees provided for in |
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14|this section. |
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15| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025. |
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16| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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17|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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18|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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19|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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21| 60-1-300 DC 1/16/2025 12:06:56 PM |
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