Req. No. 2653 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 1826 By: Taylor AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to the Corporation Commission; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 840 -5.6, which relates to unclassified service of Corporation Commission personnel; establishing minimum salary of certain Commission employees; updating statutory references; and providing an effective date . BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 840 -5.6, is amended to read as follows: Section 840-5.6. A. The unclassified service of the state shall include personnel employed by the Corporation Commission in positions which do not require registration with the Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors but which have been employed in accordance with subparagraph 8 of paragraph 22 of Section 840.8 840-5.5 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, which provides for engineer positions and employees of the Cor poration Commission to be unclassified. From and after the effective date of this act July 29, 1985, the titles of such positions and employees shall be changed to reflect the specialized nature of the positions Req. No. 2653 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 and the intent of th e Legislature that such positi ons be part of the unclassified service. This provision is not intended to change the current status, whether classified or unclassified, of any employee or position of the Corporation Commission. Furtherm ore, it is not inten ded to authorize any increase in classified or unclassified full-time- equivalent employee positions or funding limitations. B. Upon the effective date of this act, the minimum salary for the position of Field Inspector under the Oil and Gas Conservation Division shall be Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00). The minimum salary provided by this subsection shall not include any calculation for longevity pay or other benefit provided by law . SECTION 2. This act shall becom e effective November 1, 2022. 58-2-2653 RJ 1/20/2022 8:16:23 PM