Req. No. 3170 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 1468 By: Dahm AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to state employee compensation; creating salary limit for state employee s; defining state employees; providing exemptions for certain employees; providing for submission of certain compensation for Legislature approval; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 250.8 of Title 74, unless there is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows: A. No state employee shall be annually compensated more t han the Governor of the State of Oklahoma pursuant to the salary established in Secti on 250.4 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section and for the purposes of this section, “state employee” means and includes each officer or employee elected or employed in the service of this state. Req. No. 3170 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 C. The following state employees shall be exempt from the requirements in subsection A of this section: 1. Officers and members of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and state employees of institutions under the administrative authority of the Okl ahoma State Regents for Higher Education; and 2. Physicians and other licensed health care professionals under the administrative authority of any state department or agency. D. State employee compensation greater than the Governor’s may be submitted to the Legislature by the director of the respective state department, agency , or political subdivision. The Legislature may approve submitted compensation by the proper pa ssage of a joint or concurrent resolution. SECTION 2. This act shall be come effective July 1, 2022. SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is here by declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 58-2-3170 CT 1/19/2022 9:23:09 PM