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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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57	57	HOUSE BILL 3254 By: Osburn
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to state government; amending 74 O.S.
66	66	2021, Section 840-2.10, which relates to the State
67	67	Employee Assistance Program; aut horizing the Oklahoma
68	68	Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
69	69	Services to enter into certain agreements; and
70	70	providing an effective date .
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75	75	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
76	76	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 840 -2.10, is
77	77	amended to read as follows:
78	78	Section 840-2.10 A. There is hereby created a State Empl oyee
79	79	Assistance Program within the Department of Men tal Health and
80	80	Substance Abuse Services. All functions, powers, duties, funds a nd
81	81	obligations of the Office of M anagement and Enterprise Services in
82	82	administration of the State Employee Assistance Progra m shall be
83	83	transferred to the Department. The progr am may provide assistance
84	84	to state agencies in their management of employees who se personal
85	85	problems may have a n egative impact on job performance. The program
86	86	may also provide for assessment, referral, consultation, and problem
87	87	resolution assistance to s tate employees and their family members
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139	139	seeking corrective help with medical or mental health problems,
140	140	including alcohol or drug abuse and emotional, marital, familial,
141	141	financial or other personal proble ms. Participation in the State
142	142	Employee Assistance Program shall be on a voluntary basis.
143	143	B. The Department may enter into contrac ts which are necessary
144	144	and proper to carry out the purposes and functions of the State
145	145	Employee Assistance Program and estab lish standards and criteria
146	146	which shall be met by en tities to be eligible to contract with the
147	147	Department.
148	148	C. The Commissioner of t he Department is hereby directed to:
149	149	1. Promulgate rules necessary for the administration of the
150	150	State Employee Assistance Program and the maintenance and release of
151	151	participant records; and
152	152	2. Establish evaluation methods to assess the effectiveness of
153	153	the State Employee Assistance Pro gram.
154	154	D. Nothing in this act is intended to nullify any agency 's
155	155	existing employee assista nce program or to prohibit any state agency
156	156	from establishing its own employee assistance program; provided,
157	157	however, such programs established by state agencies sha ll be
158	158	subject to compliance with rules promulgated by the Commissioner of
159	159	the Department to ensure equitable treatment of employees.
160	160	E. Records that relate to participation by an individual in the
161	161	State Employee Assistance Program or an employee assistanc e program
162	162	established by a state agency shall be maintained separate and apart
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214	214	from regular personnel records and shall not become part of an
215	215	employee's personnel file. Such records relating to an individual 's
216	216	participation in an employee assistance progr am shall be
217	217	confidential and neither the records nor the testimony of an
218	218	Employee Assistance Program professional shall be subject to
219	219	subpoena unless a participant poses a threat to deliberately harm
220	220	the participant or othe rs. Such determination shall be made by an
221	221	Employee Assistance Program professional. A participant in an
222	222	employee assistance program shall have a right of access to his or
223	223	her own employee assistance program records.
224	224	F. No provision of this section or t he rules promulgated
225	225	pursuant to this section shall be construed to conflict with an
226	226	appointing authority 's responsibility and authority to maintain
227	227	discipline or to take disci plinary measures against employees for
228	228	misconduct or unacceptable performance. Further, participation or
229	229	nonparticipation in any state employee assistance program shall not
230	230	excuse an employee from discip line or otherwise affect the terms and
231	231	conditions of such employee's employment status or opportunities for
232	232	advancement with the sta te.
233	233	G. The Legislature and the j udicial branch of state government
234	234	may utilize the services of the State Employee Assistanc e Program at
235	235	their discretion.
236	236	H. The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
237	237	Services is authorized to enter into agreements to serve as a vendor
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289	289	with private sector employers wishing to offer employment assistance
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291	291	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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