Oklahoma 2024 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1553 Amended / Bill

Filed 03/03/2024

                     
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION 
 
STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
FOR 
HOUSE BILL NO. 1553 	By: Moore of the House 
 
   and 
 
  Pemberton of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
 
An Act relating to state employees; amending 74 O.S. 
2021, Section 3601.1, as last am ended by Section 36, 
Chapter 29, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 
3601.1), which relates to full -time-equivalent 
employees; increasing authorized number of employees 
for the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma ; and 
declaring an emergency . 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 3601.1, as 
last amended by Section 36, C hapter 29, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 
2023, Section 3601.1), is amended to read as fo llows: 
Section 3601.1 A.  For purposes of Sections 3601.1 through 3603 
of this title, the term "employee" means a full-time employee or any 
number of part-time employees whose combined weekly hours of 
employment equal those of a full-time employee, but sh all not   
 
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include temporary employees working on a seasonal basis between May 
1 and October 31. 
B. Beginning July 1, 2008, t he maximum number of full-time-
equivalent employees for each of the following agencies, boards, 
commissions, departments, or programs shall not exceed the numbers 
specified in this section, except as may be authorized pursuant to 
the provisions of Section 3603 of this title. 
 	MAXIMUM NUMBER OF 
 	FULL-TIME-EQUIVALENT 
 	EMPLOYEES 
Oklahoma Employment Security Commissi on 	1150 
Oklahoma Accountancy Board 	11 
Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, 
Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial 
Interior Designers of Ok lahoma 	4 
Board of Chiropractic Examiners 	3 
State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering 	16 
Board of Dentistry 	10 
Oklahoma Funeral Board 	5 
State Board of Licensure for Professional 
Engineers and Land Sur veyors 	10 
State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervisio n/ 
Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners/State 
Board of Examiners of Perfusionists 	29   
 
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Oklahoma Energy Resources Board 	5 
Oklahoma New Motor Vehicle Commission 	6 
Oklahoma Board of Nursing 	35 
Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long-Term 
Care Administrators 	4 
Board of Examiners in Optometry 	3 
State Board of Osteopathic Examiners 	7 
State Board of Pharmacy 	15 
State Board of Examiners of Psychologists 	2 
Oklahoma Real Estate Commission 	26 
Board of Examiners for Speech -Language Pathology 
and Audiology 	2 
Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and 
Manufactured Housing Commission 	15 
State Board of Veterinary Medi cal Examiners 	6 
Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement 
System 	13 
Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System 	12 
Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma 	52 85 
Oklahoma Public Employees Reti rement System 	63 
Oklahoma Student Loan Authority 	85 
Oklahoma Industrial Finance Authority/Oklahoma 
Development Finance Authority 	10   
 
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State and Education Employees Group Insurance 
Board 	178 
Oklahoma Capital Investment Board 	4 
State Board of Licensed Social W orkers 	1 
Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Council 	38 
Banking Department 	46 
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administration 	10 
C.  The duties and compensation of employees, not otherwise 
prescribed by law, necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the 
Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System Board of Trust ees by law 
shall be set by the Board of Trustees. 
D.  Temporary employees of the Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, 
Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission between the dates of 
November 1 and January 31 ann ually shall not be counted toward the 
maximum number of full-time-equivalent employees provided for in 
this section. 
SECTION 2.  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 this act shall take effect and 
be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 
 
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON BANKING, FINANCIAL SERVICES AND 
PENSIONS, dated 02/27/2024 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.