Req. No. 475 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) SENATE BILL 360 By: Hicks AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to state employees; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 3601.1, as last amended by Section 36, Chapter 29, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 3601.1), which relates to full -time-equivalent employees; increasing number of authorized employees for the State Board of Licensed Social Workers; updating statutory language; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency . BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 3601.1, as last amended by Section 36, Chapter 29, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 3601.1), is amended to read a s follows: 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 shall not include temporary employees working on a seasonal basis between M ay 1 and October 31. B. Beginning July 1, 2008, the maximum number of full -time- equivalent employees for each of the following agencies, boards, Req. No. 475 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 commissions, departments, or pro grams 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 Commission 1150 Oklahoma Accountancy Board 11 Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Licensed Interior Designers of Oklahoma 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 Surveyors 10 State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision/ Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners/State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists 29 Oklahoma Energy Resources Board 5 Oklahoma New Motor Vehicle Commission 6 Oklahoma Board of Nursing 35 Req. No. 475 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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 Medical Examine rs 6 Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System 13 Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System 12 Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma 52 Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System 63 Oklahoma Student Loan Authority 85 The Oklahoma Industrial Finance Authority/Oklahoma Development Finance Authority 10 State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board 178 Oklahoma Capital Investment Board 4 Req. No. 475 Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 State Board of Licensed Social Workers 1 2 Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Council 38 Banking Department 46 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administration Board 10 C. The duties and com pensation of employees, not otherwise prescribed by law, necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees 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 annually shall not be counted toward the maximum number of full -time-equivalent employees provided for in this section. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025. SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emerg ency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 60-1-475 DC 1/3/2025 5:03:01 PM