ENGR. H. B. NO. 1747 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1747 By: Smith and O'Donnell of the House and Murdock of the Senate [ prisons and reformatories – prohibiting the utilization of certain payroll system – emergency ] BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF O KLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2011, Section 528, is amended to read as follows: Section 528. A. The Director of the Department of Corrections shall appoint and fix the duties and compensation of employees necessary to carry out the duties imposed upon the Department of Corrections by law. B. Upon the effective date of this act , utilization of supplemental payroll on the PeopleSoft system by the Central Human Resources Unit of the Department of Corrections shall be discontinued. The Department shall be prohibited from processing and issuing paychecks to employees of the Department from any type ENGR. H. B. NO. 1747 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 of supplemental payroll system. All employees of the Department shall have their paychecks processed and issued through the m ain payroll system. C. The State Board of Corrections shall appoint the Director of the Department of Corrections with the advice and consent of the Senate. The salary of the Director shall be set by the Legislature in the annual appropriation bill. SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and ap proval. Passed the House of Representatives the 2nd day of March, 2021. Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2021. Presiding Officer of the Senate