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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 1067 By: Jett
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to public employees; allowing c ertain
employers to investigate certain employees under
certain circumstances; requiring certain
investigation follow certain g uidelines requiring
disclosure of certain findings; allowing action
against certain employee’s pension; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE O F OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 936 of Title 74, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as f ollows:
A. Any eligible employer shall have the authority to
investigate all current employees or persons who were employed by
the state. The eligible employer shall have the respo nsibility to
determine a reasonable basis for investigation related to alleged
illegal or inappropriate conduct.
B. The workplace investigation shall follow a fair procedure.
The employer shall no t violate an employee’s reasonable expectation
of privacy and the investigation shall be kept confidential.
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C. The eligible employer shall report to the proper authorities
illegal conduct found during the investigation.
D. In addition to the penalty authorized for the illegal
conduct, an employee may be found guilty as a result of the employer
investigation; upon conviction, the court may deprive the employee
of his or her pension o r any part thereof.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
59-1-597 KR 1/19/2023 1:33:07 PM