Req. No. 2411 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022) SENATE BILL 1146 By: Hicks AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to state employees; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 3601.1, which relates to full-time- equivalent employees; increasing authorized number of employees for the State Board of Licensed Social Workers; updating references; providing an effecti ve date; and declaring an emergency . BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STA TE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 3601.1, is amended to read as follows: Section 3601.1. A. For purposes of Sections 3601. 1 through 3603 of this title, the term “employee” means a full-time employee or any number of part-time employees whose c ombined weekly hours of employment equal those of a full -time employee, but shall not include temporary employees working on a seasonal basis between May 1 and October 31. B. Beginning July 1, 2008, the maximum num ber of full-time- equivalent employees for each of the following agencies, boards, commissions, departments, or programs shall not exceed the numbers Req. No. 2411 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 specified in this section, except as may be authorized pursuant to the provisions of Section 3603 of this t itle. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FULL-TIME-EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES Oklahoma Employment Security Commission 1150 Oklahoma Accountancy Board 11 Board of Governors of the Licensed Architec ts, Landscape Architects and Registered Interior Designers of Oklahoma 4 Board of Chiropractic Examiners 3 State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering 16 Board of Dentistry 10 Oklahoma State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors Funeral Board 5 State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors 10 State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision/ Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners/State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists 29 Oklahoma Energy Resources Board 5 Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission 6 Oklahoma Board of Nursing 35 Req. No. 2411 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long -Term Care Administrators 4 Board of Examiners in Optometry 3 State Board of Osteopathic Examiners 7 Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy 15 State Board of Examiners of Psychologists 2 Oklahoma Real Estate Commission 26 Board of Examiners for Speech -Language Pathology and Audiology 2 Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle and Parts Commission 12 State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners 6 Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System 13 Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System 12 Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma 52 Oklahoma Public Employees R etirement System 63 Oklahoma Student Loan Authority 85 Oklahoma Industrial Finance Authority/Oklahoma Development Finance Authority 10 State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board 178 Oklahoma Capital Investm ent Board 4 State Board of Licensed Socia l Workers 1 2 Oklahoma State Emplo yees Benefits Council 38 Req. No. 2411 Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Oklahoma State Banking Department 46 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administration 10 C. The duties and compensation of employees, not otherwise prescribed by law, necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the Oklahoma Public Employee s Retirement System Board of Trustees by law shall be set by the Board of Trustees. D. Temporary employees of the Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle and Parts Commission between the dates of November 1 and January 31 annually shall not be counted toward the maxi mum number of full- time-equivalent employees provided for in this section. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2022. SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preser vation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 58-2-2411 CT 12/27/2021 9:54:36 AM