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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 2, 2021
SENATE BILL NO. 124 By: Rader
An Act relating to county juvenile bureaus ; amending
10A O.S. 2011, Section 2 -4-107, as last amended by
Section 3, Chapter 155, O.S.L. 2018 (10A O.S. Supp.
2020, Section 2-4-107), which relates to the salaries
and expenses of juvenile bureau employees; modifying
procedures for setting of certain salaries;
eliminating salary cap for juvenile bureau director;
and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 10A O.S. 2011, Section 2 -4-107, as
last amended by Section 3, Chapter 155, O.S.L. 2018 (10A O.S. Supp.
2020, Section 2-4-107), is amended to read as follows :
Section 2-4-107. A. 1. The salary of the juvenile bureau
director and shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners of
the county. Salaries of all other employees of the bureau and any
detention home established pursuant to Section 2 -4-108 of this title
shall be fixed by the judge of the Juvenile Division, subject to the
general administrative authority of the county commissioners of the
contracting county. The salary of the direct or shall not exceed
ninety percent (90%) of salaries of county C lass A officers.
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2. The salary of any other employee of the juvenile bureau
shall not exceed eighty -five percent (85%) of Class A county
officers.
B. The judge of the Juvenile Division, subj ect to the general
administrative authority of the county commis sioners of the
contracting county, may fix a limit on the amount of expenses that
may be incurred by the director and assistants to the director, such
limit to be in the judgment of the judge adequate to care for the
expenses necessary to carrying out the orders of the court i n an
efficient and expedient manner. The director and assistants to the
director and other personnel of the court shall keep and mai ntain
their offices at the place where the office of the judge of the
court is kept, unless the judge of the Juvenile Divis ion, subject to
the general administrative authority of the county commissioners of
the contracting county, shall direct otherwise. The offices of the
director and assistants to the director shall contain adequate
equipment, desk spac e and consultation ro oms necessary for
appropriate office procedure.
C. In addition to their salaries, the director and assistants
to the director shall be reimbursed at the same rate as stat e
employees for mileage traveled by them in the investigation of court
cases and in supervising probationers. The director and assistants
may also receive reimbursement, at the rate and in the manner
applicable to other county officers, for actual and nec essary
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expenses incurred by them in attending conferences, meeti ngs,
seminars or official business of the court either within or outside
of the State of Oklahoma.
D. In all counties having a juvenile bureau, the budge t of the
juvenile bureau for salaries and expenses of the director,
counselors and other employees sha ll be established and funded as
follows:
1. All expenses incurred in complying with the provisions of
this article shall be a county charge or funded by a special sales
tax dedicated to juven ile programs and expenses;
2. The salaries and other compensati on of all employees o f the
juvenile bureau shall be fixed by the judge within the limit of the
total appropriations therefor; and
3. It is made the duty of the county excise board to make the
necessary appropriation and levy for the payment of salaries of the
director and all other employees, together with the expenses of
administering the bureau, consistent with the duty to do likewise
with the budget estimates of other county officers under the board’s
jurisdiction, as required by the Constitution and la ws of this
state.
4. E. Except in instances where it is entitled to
representation because of insurance coverage, the district attorney
of the county in which the juvenile bureau is located s hall
represent the juvenile bureau and any employee who was acti ng in his
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or her official capacity at the time of the act or omission
complained of in any lawsuit. If the district attorney has a
conflict of interest o r otherwise declines to represent the juvenile
bureau or its employees, the county commissioners may r equest the
assistance of the Attorney General or authorize the employment of
private counsel for the juvenile bureau and its employees in their
official capacity.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 202 1.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JU DICIARY
February 2, 2021 - DO PASS