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31		-	BILL NO. 1798 By: Osburn of the House
	34	+	BILL NO. 1798 By: Osburn, Menz, and Deck of
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42	45		[ state government - Oklahoma Personnel Act - pay
43	46		structures - studies of compensation - adjustment
44	47		percentage cap - effective date ]
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49		-	AUTHOR: Add the following House Coauthors: Menz and Deck
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51		-	AUTHOR: Add the following Senate Coauthor: Floyd
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53		-	AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, strike the enacting clause
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96		-	BILL NO. 1798 By: Osburn of the House
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114	53		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA:
115	54		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 840 -2.15A,
116	55		is amended to read as follows:
117	56		Section 840-2.15A There is hereby established the "State
118	57		Employee Compensation Program " within the executive branch. The
119	58		State Employee Compensation Program will attract, retain and reward
120	59		quality employees with competi tive total compensation based on
121	60		relevant labor markets. The Office of Management and Enterprise
122	61		Services will be responsible for coordinat ing the implementation of
123	62		the compensation program. The compensation program will establish
124	63		pay structures with a goal of compensating which compensate state
125	64		employees at a level of at least a ninety percent (90%) of
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152	92		compensation for comparable private se ctor positions. This shall be
153	93		done by a gradual in crease over the following fiscal years :
154	94		1. Eighty-five percent (85%) for the f iscal year beginning July
155	95		1, 2024;
156	96		2. Eighty-seven percent (87%) for the fiscal year beginning
157	97		July 1, 2025; and
158	98		3. Ninety percent (90%) for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
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160	100		Upon reaching the ninety -percent threshold, the Office of
161	101		Management and Enterprise Services s hall maintain the compensation
162	102		levels at such a percentage based upon the fiscal year 2023 Market-
163	103		Based Pay Study and subsequent pay studies funded and performed
164	104		every four (4) years therea fter. These studies shall be funded to
165	105		examine the overall compens ation for all positions covered by the
166	106		Office of Management and Enterprise Services under the Civil Service
167	107		and Human Capital Management Act. The studies shall include an
168	108		analysis of the overall state workforce and recommendations for any
169	109		increase or decrease in specific areas of the workforce. The
170	110		studies shall be completed, and the findings submitted to t he
171	111		Offices of the Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of
172	112		Representatives, and th e President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State
173	113		Senate, by December 31 of each required year.
174	114		The compensation program will reinforce a productive work
175	115		climate and culture of accountability and make the State of Oklahoma
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202	143		an employer of choice. Pay structures will be implemented with
203	144		fairness and equity throughout the e xecutive branch. Pay delivery
204	145		mechanisms will be based on a combination of establishing and
205	146		maintaining relativity to market, achievement of performance
206	147		objectives, recognition of differences in job content, acquisition
207	148		and application of further skill an d education. The Legislature
208	149		will be accountable for the funding of the pay structures
209	150		established pursuant to the compensation program.
210	151		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 840 -2.17, as
211	152		amended by Section 1, Chapter 244, O.S.L. 2022 (74 O.S. Supp. 2022,
212	153		Section 840-2.17), is amended to read as follows:
213	154		Section 840-2.17 A. Unless otherwise provided by the Oklahoma
214	155		Constitution, statutory authority to set o r fix compensation, pay or
215	156		salary of state officers a nd employees shall not be construed to
216	157		authorize any agency, board, commission, department, institution,
217	158		bureau, executive officer or other entity of the executive br anch of
218	159		state government to award, gr ant, give, authorize, or promise any
219	160		officer or employee of the State of Oklahoma a raise that is
220	161		inconsistent with the compensation schedules established by the
221	162		Office of Management and Enterprise Services for all stat e officers
222	163		and employees in the execu tive branch pursuant to Section 840-4.6 of
223	164		this title, including, but not limited to, a cost-of-living raise or
224	165		any other type of raise that would be given to state e mployees on an
225	166		across-the-board basis, except as here in provided. Such raises are
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252	194		prohibited unless authorized by the Legislature and b y rules
253	195		promulgated by the Director of the Office of Management and
254	196		Enterprise Services. This prohibition applies to al l officers and
255	197		employees in the executive branch of state government, excludin g
256	198		institutions under the administrative authority of the Oklahoma
257	199		State Regents for Higher Education.
258	200		B. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to
259	201		prohibit the following actions if the action is made in good faith
260	202		and not for the purpose of c ircumventing subsection A of this
261	203		section, and if the appointing auth ority certifies that the action
262	204		can be implemented for the current fiscal year and the subsequent
263	205		fiscal year without the need for additional funding to increase the
264	206		personal services bud get of the agency, and if the Office of
265	207		Management and Enterprise Ser vices certifies that the action is
266	208		consistent with the compensation schedules established pursuan t to
267	209		the provisions of Section 840-4.6 of this title:
268	210		1. Salary advancements on promotio n to a job family level or
269	211		class with a higher salary band;
270	212		2. Salary adjustments resulting from a pay band change for a
271	213		job family level or class adopted by the Office of Mana gement and
272	214		Enterprise Services;
273	215		3. Increases in longevity payments pursuant to Section 840 -2.18
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301	244		4. Payment of overtime, special entrance rates , pay
302	245		differentials;
303	246		5. Payment of wages, salaries, or rates of pay established and
304	247		mandated by law;
305	248		6. Market adjustments for job family levels tie d to market
306	249		competitiveness;
307	250		7. Intra-agency lateral transfers, prov ided that the adjustment
308	251		does not exceed five percent (5%) and the adjustment is based on the
309	252		needs of the agency;
310	253		8. Skill-based adjustments. Such adjustments, which are
311	254		implemented before November 1, 2006, other than lump -sum payments,
312	255		shall become permanent after twenty-four (24) months from the date
313	256		such salary adjustment is implemented and may not later be removed
314	257		from an employee's base salary if a furlough or reduction-in-force
315	258		is implemented by the appoin ting authority granting such salary
316	259		adjustment. Skill-based pay adjustments, wh ich are implemented on
317	260		or after November 1, 2006, and which are paid to an employee, shall
318	261		be paid as long as the employee remains employed in the pos ition and
319	262		performs the skills for whic h the differential is due, but shall not
320	263		be included as a part of th e employee's base salary;
321	264		9. Equity-based adjustments;
322	265		10. Performance-based adjustments for em ployees who received at
323	266		least a "meets standards" rating on their most current performanc e
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351	295		11. Career progression increases as an employee advances
352	296		through job family levels; or
353	297		12. Salary adjustments not to exceed five percent (5%) for
354	298		probationary employees achieving permanent status following the
355	299		initial probationary period and permanent employees successfully
356	300		completing trial periods after i ntra-agency lateral transfer or
357	301		promotion to a different job family level or following car eer
358	302		progression to a different job family level.
359	303		C. The pay movement mechanisms described in paragraphs 6
360	304		through 11 in of subsection B of this section shall be implemented
361	305		pursuant to rules promulgated by the Director of the Office of
362	306		Management and Enterprise Services.
363	307		D. Appointing authorities may implement the pay movement
364	308		mechanisms in paragraphs 6 through 12 in of subsection B of this
365	309		section subject to the availabili ty of funds within the agency's
366	310		budget for the current fiscal year and subsequent fiscal ye ar
367	311		without the need for additional funding to increase the personal
368	312		services budget of the agency . Failure by the appointing authority
369	313		to follow the provisions of t his subsection may cause the withdrawal
370	314		of the use of the pay movement mechanisms provided in paragraphs 6,
371	315		7, 9, 10 and 11 of subsection B of this section within the agency
372	316		during the next appropriations cycle.
373	317		E. The provisions in of subsection B of this section shall not
374	318		apply to chief executive officers of any agency, board, commission,
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401	346		department or program except for paragraphs 3 and 5 of subsection B
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403	348		F. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall file
404	349		a quarterly report with the Offices of the Governor, Speaker of the
405	350		Oklahoma House of Representatives, and President Pro Tempore of the
406	351		Oklahoma State Senate listing, by agency, all increases in wages,
407	352		salaries or rates of pay and any changes to ti tle or classification
408	353		of each employee.
409	354		SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
410		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 20th day of March, 2023.
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