Oklahoma Personnel Act

§74-840-1.1 through §74-840-6.9

Unofficial Compilation as of September 1, 2009

§74-840-1.1. Short title - Content of act.

§74-840-1.2. Purpose.

§74-840-1.3. Definitions.

§74-840-1.4. Merit System Office and State Personnel Board abolished - Transfer of functions, powers, duties, etc.

§74-840-1.5. Office of Personnel Management - Liability.

§74-840-1.6. Office of Personnel Management - Organization - Personnel.

§74-840-1.6A. Office of Personnel Management.

Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission:

• §74-840-1.7. Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission - Creation - Membership - Terms - Expenses - Officers - Meetings.
• §74-840-1.8. Executive Director - Appointing authority - Status of employees.
• §74-840-1.9. Powers and duties of Commission.
• §74-840-1.10. Oaths, subpoena and production of books and papers - Reimbursement of employees.
• §74-840-1.12. Summaries and recordings of appeal hearings.
• §74-840-1.13. Training and certification program.
• §74-840-1.14. Attorney General as legal counsel - Opinions to officers or employees - Representation of Commission - Conflict of interest - Appointment of alternate counsel.

§74-840-1.15. Delegation of personnel authority - Model human resource projects - Human Resource Management Plan and Self - Evaluation Report system.

§74-840-1.16. Conflicts with federal requirements.

§74-840-1.17. Agreements with municipalities to furnish services and facilities.

§74-840-1.18. Payment of administrative costs and expenses.

§74-840-1.19. Merit System of Personnel Administration Rules - Distribution.

§74-840-1.20. Creation of Office of Personnel Management Revolving Fund.

§74-840-1.21. Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission Revolving Fund - Transcriptions for indigent respondents.

§74-840.2. Renumbered as § 840-1.2 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.

§74-840-2.1. Affirmative action.

§74-840-2.2. Affirmative action officers - Supervision.

§74-840-2.3. Affirmative action officers - Responsibilities and qualifications.

§74-840-2.4. Rules and standards for defining progress.

§74-840-2.5. Whistleblower Act – Short title – Purpose -Disciplinary actions - Definitions.

§74-840-2.6. Enforcement of employee rights.

§74-840-2.7. Central payroll system - State agencies required to utilize.

§74-840-2.8. State and county officers and employees - Support, etc. of Constitution and laws of state.

§74-840-2.9. Discrimination and other prohibited acts.

§74-840-2.10. State Employee Assistance Program.

§74-840-2.11. State employee personal information - Confidentiality.

§74-840-2.12. Renumbered as § 840-1.6A of this title by Laws 1995, c. 310, § 24, emerg. eff. June 5, 1995.

§74-840-2.13. Personnel Management Information System.

§74-840-2.14. Management of costs of human resources.

§74-840-2.15. Overtime, holiday and compensatory time

§74-840-2.16. Grade or Salary Adjustment.

§74-840-2.17. Salary Raise.

§74-840-2.18. Longevity pay plan.

§74-840-2.19. Payroll claims.

§74-840-2.20. Leave benefits - Emergency and permanent rules.

§74-840-2.20A. Agency closings and reductions in services - Employee leave or relocation.

§74-840-2.20B. Leaves of absence for state employees serving as donors.

§74-840-2.21. Leave without pay.

§74-840-2.21A - Renumbered as 47 O.S. § 2-310.2 by Laws 2007, HB 1616, c. 62, § 29, emerg. eff. April 30, 2007.

§74-840-2.22. Family and medical leave.

§74-840-2.23. State leave sharing program.

§74-840-2.23A. National disaster leave.

§74-840-2.24. Participation in specialized disaster relief services - Leave with pay.

§74-840-2.25. Meetings of job-related professional organizations - Leave to attend - Activities excluded.

§74-840-2.26. Flextime attendance policies and alternative work schedules.

§74-840-2.27. Renumbered as § 840-2.27C of this title by Laws 1997, c. 287, § 20, eff. July 1, 1997.

§74-840-2.27A. Short title.

§74-840-2.27B. Definitions.

§74-840-2.27C. Reduction-in-force, Layoffs, and Furloughs.

§74-840-2.27D. Severance benefits.

§74-840-2.27E. Separation agreement.

§74-840-2.27F. Reduction-in-Force Education Voucher Action Fund.

§74-840-2.27G. Reduction-in-Force Emergency Cost Fund.

§74-840-2.27H. Repealed by Laws 1998, c. 256, § 11, eff. July 1, 1998.

§74-840-2.27I. Election to reinstate health insurance coverage.

§74-840-2.28. Authorization - Benefit package options - Plan for reduction-in-force - Part-time employees - Ineligibility for future benefits.

§74-840-2.29. On-call classified employees - Minimum compensation for hours worked.

§74-840-2.30. Payment for time not worked - Public accountability.

§74-840.3. Renumbered as § 840-1.3 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.

§74-840-3.1. Training programs for supervisory personnel.

§74-840-3.2. Creation - Purpose - Administration.

§74-840-3.3. Repealed by Laws 1998, c. 235, § 10, eff. July 1, 1998.

§74-840-3.4. Undergraduate Public Internship Program - Executive Fellows Program.

§74-840-3.5. Rules and regulations.

§74-840-3.6. Exception to employment limitations.

§74-840-3.7. Certain construction of act prohibited.

§74-840-3.8 - Repealed by Laws 2007, HB 2111, c. 93, § 13, eff. November 1, 2007.

State Personnel Interchange Program:

• §74-840-3.9. Short title.
• §74-840-3.10. Public policy.
• §74-840-3.11. Establishment of interchange programs - Rules and regulations.
• §74-840-3.12. Eligible employees.
• §74-840-3.13. Procedures, requirements and restrictions for personnel interchange assignments.
• §74-840-3.14. Conflict of interest.

Certified Public Manager Program:

• §74-840-3.15. Certified Public Manager Program.

§74-840.4. Renumbered as § 840-1.4 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.

§74-840-4.1. Placement of agency under Merit System of Personnel Administration.

§74-840-4.2. Status of employees.

 §74-840-4.3. Audit of classified service positions.

§74-840-4.4. Job specifications - Incorporation of requirements related to the deaf and hard-of-hearing. 

§74-840-4.6. Pay structure. 

§74-840-4.7. Adoption of pay grades and pay grade adjustments - Reports - Exemption from Administrative Procedures Act. 

§74-840-4.8. Chaplains - Percentage of salary designated as housing allowance for federal tax purposes.

§74-840-4.9. Teachers' rights, privileges and benefits.

§74-840-4.10. Enforcement of teachers' rights, privileges and benefits.

§74-840-4.11. Noncompetitive appointments.

§74-840-4.12. Promotional and entrance examinations - Persons with severe disabilities - Special disabled veterans - Optional hiring procedure for affirmative action goals.

§74-840-4.13. Certification to appointing authority - Statewide and local registers - Professional practice licensure and hard to fill positions - Probationary period - Minimum qualifications.

§74-840-4.14. Preferences.

§74-840-4.15. Posting vacancies and promotional opportunities.

§74-840-4.16. Promotional preferences - Intent of Legislature.

§74-840-4.17. Employee performance management system.

§74-840-4.18. Renumbered as § 840-2.27 of this title by Laws 1995, c. 263, § 10.

§74-840-4.19. Authority to designate place of employment - Appeals to Merit Board Protection Commission.

§74-840.5. Renumbered as § 840-2.12 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.

§74-840-5.1. Unclassified service exempt from act except leave regulations.

§74-840-5.1A. Unclassified service - Service at pleasure of appointing authority - Severance benefits.

§74-840-5.1B - Repealed by Laws 2005, HB 1500, c. 453, § 5, emerg, eff. July 1, 2005.

§74-840-5.2. Option to retain classified status.

§74-840-5.2A. Ethics Commission - Status of employees to be as shown on employment records.

§74-840-5.3. Certain persons not considered state employees.

§74-840-5.4. Placement of agencies under Merit System of Personnel Administration.

§74-840-5.5. Unclassified service - Offices, positions, and personnel.

§74-840-5.6. Corporation Commission employees - Inclusion in unclassified service.

§74-840-5.7. Grand River Dam Authority.

§74-840-5.8. Oklahoma Tax Commission.

§74-840-5.9. State Department of Education.

§74-840-5.10. State Insurance Fund.

§74-840-5.11. Department of Corrections – Merit system – Service status.

§74-840-5.12. State Department of Rehabilitation Services – Unclassified Service.

§74-840-5.13. Department of Environmental Quality.

§74-840-5.13A. Temporary employees of the Department of Environmental Quality.

§74-840-5.14. Repealed by Laws 1996, c. 327, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.

§74-840-5.15. Office of Juvenile Affairs -- Classification.

§74-840-5.16. Creation of State Work Incentive Program.

§74-840-5.18. Classification of Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.

§74-840-5.19. Ethics Commission.

§74-840-5.20. State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board.

§74-840-5.21. Oklahoma Transportation Authority.

§74 840-5.22. Certain employees to become classified and subject to Merit System Examination.

§74-840-5.23. Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission - Unclassified service.

§74-840-5.24. State Election Board – Merit system.

§74-840.5a. Renumbered as § 840-1.5 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.

§74-840.5b. Renumbered as § 840-1.20 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.

§74-840.5c. Renumbered as § 840-2.13 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.

§74-840.5d. Renumbered as § 840-2.7 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.

§74-840.6. Renumbered as § 840-1.6 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.

§74-840-6.1. Alternative Dispute Resolution Program.

§74-840-6.2. Grievance procedure.

§74-840-6.3. Progressive discipline.

§74-840-6.4. Pretermination hearing - Violation of procedures - Penalties.

§74-840-6.5. Demotion, suspension or discharge of classified employee - Notice - Appeal - Hearing - Findings.

§74-840-6.6. Violation of employee rights - Appeals - Investigations - Reports - Hearings - Alternative Dispute Resolution - Closing of record.

§74-840-6.7. Hearing procedure.

§74-840-6.8. Attorney fees and costs - Motion - Supporting evidence - Review.

 §74-840-6.9. Administrative fines - Forfeiture of position.