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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
SENATE BILL 193 By: Garvin
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to paid leave for state employees;
allowing state employees to take a leave of absence;
requiring that certain employees continue to receive
compensation during certain leaves of absence;
providing protections for certain employees during a
leave of absence; providing for codification; and
providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF TH E STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 840-2.20D of Title 74, unless
there is created a dupl ication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Any full-time employee of this state who has been employed
for at least two years prior to the request shall be granted a paid
leave of absence, for twelve (12) weeks for the birth or adoption of
the employee’s child.
B. An employee who is granted a lea ve of absence pursuant t o
the provisions of this section shall receive t heir annual salary
without interruption during the l eave of absence. For purposes of
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determining seniority, pay or pay adva ncement, and performance
awards, and for the receipt of any benefit that may be affect ed by a
leave of absence, the service of the em ployee shall be considered
uninterrupted by the lea ve of absence.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective Nove mber 1, 2023.
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