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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3310 By: Eaves of the House
and
Kern of the Senate
An Act relating to state government; amending 74 O.S.
2021, Section 85.5, as amended by Section 1, Chapter
102, O.S.L. 2024 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 85.5),
which relates to the powers and duties of the State
Purchasing Director; adding duties related to
adherence to state purchasing rules; requiring
establishment of standards, evaluating compliance
with standards, and required reporting; amending 74
O.S. 2021, Section 840-2.18, as last amended by
Section 1, Chapter 18, 1st Extraordinary Session,
O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 840-2.18),
which relates to longevity payments; making
eligibility for payments subject to certain
provisions; disallowing compensation increases and
longevity payment for noncompliance with certain
standards; providing for codification; and providing
an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.5, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 102, O.S.L. 2024 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025,
Section 85.5), is amended to read as follows:
Section 85.5. A. Except as otherwise provided in this section,
the State Purchasing Director, under the supervision of the Director
of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, shall have sole
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and exclusive authority and responsibility for all acquisitions by
state agencies. In order to carry out the powers and duties of the
Chief Information Officer and the Information Services Division, the
Chief Information Officer shall have sole and exclusive authority
and responsibility for all acquisitions of information and
telecommunications technology, equipment, software, products and
related peripherals and services by state agencies. Public
construction contracts are awarded pursuant to Title 61 of the
Oklahoma Statutes and are not subject to the Oklahoma Central
Purchasing Act.
B. Every state agency shall determine its own quantitative
needs for acquisitions and the general class or nature of the
acquisitions. The State Purchasing Director, after consultation
with the requisitioning state agency, shall have authority to
determine the particular brand, model or other specific
classification of each acquisition and to draft or invoke pursuant
to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act specifications establishing
the requirements for all necessary contracts or purchase orders.
C. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
Services shall have authority and responsibility to promulgate rules
in connection with provisions of the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act
for:
1. The time, manner, authentication and form of making
requisitions for acquisitions;
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2. Inspection, analysis and testing of acquisitions or samples
bidders submit prior to contract award;
3. The form and manner of submission for bids or proposals a
bidder submits and the manner of accepting and opening bids or
proposals;
4. The conditions under which the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services shall require written contracts for
acquisitions, the conditions under which acquisitions may be made on
an open account basis, and the conditions and manner of negotiating
such contracts;
5. Obtaining acquisitions produced by state institutions;
6. Conditions under which any of the rules herein authorized
may be waived;
7. The amounts of and deposits on any bond or other surety
required to be submitted with a bid or contract for the furnishing
of acquisitions and the conditions under which such bond or other
surety shall be required;
8. The manner and conditions of delivery, which shall include
the designation of the common carrier of property to be used to
transport acquisitions whenever a common carrier is used, and the
acceptance, or rejection, including check of quantities, of any
acquisitions;
9. The form of any estimate, order or other information
required in connection with an acquisition;
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10. State agency acquisitions not exceeding the acquisition
threshold amount requiring competitive bid to ensure
competitiveness, fairness, compliance with the Oklahoma Central
Purchasing Act and Section 3001 et seq. of this title, which relates
to the State Use Committee. The rules shall include separate
provisions based on acquisition amounts as follows:
a. state agencies shall make acquisitions not exceeding
Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), provided
the acquisition process is fair and reasonable and is
conducted pursuant to rules authorized pursuant to
this section, and
b. state agencies with certified procurement officers and
internal purchasing procedures found compliant by the
State Purchasing Director may make acquisitions in
excess of the fair and reasonable acquisition
threshold amount provided for in this section and not
exceeding Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($250,000.00), pursuant to rules authorized by this
section;
11. Training by the State Purchasing Director of state agency
procurement officers;
12. Review and audit by the State Purchasing Director of state
agency acquisitions;
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13. The conditions for increasing acquisition limits for state
agencies which have had a prior reduction in acquisition limit by
the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services;
14. Use of a state purchase card to make acquisitions;
15. Any other matter or practice which relates to the
responsibilities of the State Purchasing Director;
16. Conditions for determination and authorization of
acquisition threshold amounts of state agencies;
17. The form and manner of verification by suppliers that the
supplier is eligible to do business in the State of Oklahoma and has
obtained all necessary permits and licenses, pursuant to applicable
provisions of law; and
18. Payment procedure rules for state agencies to adhere to
regarding statewide contracts;
19. Payment procedure rules for state agencies to adhere to
regarding contract invoice payment timelines, such procedures shall
include, but not be limited to, features that facilitate:
a. the timely determination of whether invoices are
proper invoices as defined in Section 34.73 of Title
62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, by state agencies, and
b. actual payment of proper invoices as defined in
Section 34.73 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, by
state agencies within sixty (60) days of receipt of
such invoices by such state agencies.
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20. A standard of assessment which identifies state agencies
out of compliance with the procedures and timelines established
pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 19 of this subsection; and
21. The creation and maintenance of a report identifying
agencies identified as out of compliance pursuant to the provisions
of paragraph 20 of this subsection, and provide that such report be
made available on the website of the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services. Such report shall include, but not be limited
to, the month such agency was identified as out of compliance and
the month such agency completed actions needed to be identified as
in compliance.
D. The State Purchasing Director shall provide training for
state agency procurement officials, and other procurement staff, and
is authorized to require retraining of such procurement personnel
found not to be in compliance with provisions of the Oklahoma
Central Purchasing Act or associated rules. The training may
include any matters related to state procurement practices. State
agency purchasing officials that demonstrate proficiency shall be
certified as "certified procurement officers" by the State
Purchasing Director and shall be authorized to make acquisitions
pursuant to provisions of the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act and
associated rules. The State Purchasing Director may assess a fee to
state agencies for the training that does not exceed each state
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agency's pro rata share of the costs the State Purchasing Director
incurs to provide the training.
E. The State Purchasing Director shall review state agency
acquisitions for the purposes of:
1. Ensuring state agency compliance with provisions of the
Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act;
2. Ensuring state agency compliance with rules promulgated by
the Office of Management and Enterprise Services pursuant to the
Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act;
3. Ensuring state agency compliance with provisions of Section
3001 et seq. of this title pertaining to the State Use Committee;
4. Reporting any acquisition by any state agency found not to
be in compliance with those sections or rules to the Director of the
Office of Management and Enterprise Services;
5. A determination by the State Purchasing Director to reduce a
state agency's acquisition authority amount when the state agency is
found not to be in compliance with the Oklahoma Central Purchasing
Act or associated rules or requirements of the State Purchasing
Director pursuant to this section; and
6. A determination by the State Purchasing Director to increase
a state agency's acquisition authority amount after the agency cures
deficiencies in connection with a prior reduction in the authority
amount by the State Purchasing Director.
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F. 1. Based on written findings and when recommended by the
State Purchasing Director, the Director of the Office of Management
and Enterprise Services may:
1. Transmit
a. transmit written findings by the State Purchasing
Director to the State Auditor and Inspector for
further investigation, indicating purchasing
procedures that do not conform to the Oklahoma Central
Purchasing Act or associated rules;, or
2. Transmit
b. transmit to the Attorney General or the State Auditor
and Inspector for further investigation a report made
by the State Purchasing Director that the Director of
the Office of Management and Enterprise Services
reasonably believes indicates that an action that
constitutes a criminal violation pursuant to the
Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act or other laws has been
taken by any state agency, state agency official,
bidder or supplier.
2. Based on the assessment report required pursuant to
paragraph 2 of subsection M of this section, the Director of the
Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall no later than
January 31 annually submit to the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of
Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State
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Senate, a recommendation for a prospective reduction of not more
than two percent (2%) in agency appropriations provided for
administrative expenses of agencies assessed an "unsatisfactory"
under a standard established by the Director, in such report.
G. 1. Pursuant to the requirements of the Oklahoma Central
Purchasing Act, the State Purchasing Director shall have authority
to enter into any statewide, multistate or multigovernmental
contract. The state entity designated by law, as specified in
Section 1010.3 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall
participate in the purchase of pharmaceuticals available through
such multistate or multigovernmental contracts entered into by the
State Purchasing Director.
2. Whenever it appears advantageous to the state or to any
state agency to purchase or otherwise acquire any acquisition which
may be offered for sale by the United States government or any
agency thereof, the State Purchasing Director may execute a contract
for the acquisition with the federal government or federal agency
and may also utilize contracts awarded by other governmental
agencies including, but not limited to, agencies of the United
States of America.
3. The State Purchasing Director may designate, for use by
state agencies, contracts described in this subsection and contracts
awarded on behalf of one or more state agencies.
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4. Prior to exercising the authority to cancel a contract, the
State Purchasing Director may authorize renegotiation of an existing
contract with an incumbent supplier for the purposes of obtaining
more favorable terms for the state.
5. The State Purchasing Director shall have the authority to
designate certain contracts for state agencies as statewide
contracts and mandatory statewide contracts. In order to carry out
the powers and duties of the Chief Information Officer and
Information Services Division, the Chief Information Officer shall
have the authority to designate certain information technology and
telecommunication contracts as statewide contracts and mandatory
statewide contracts and may negotiate consolidation contracts,
enterprise agreements and high technology system contracts in lieu
of or in conjunction with competitive bidding procedures to reduce
acquisition cost.
6. The State Purchasing Director may publish such
specifications relating to materials, supplies, equipment and
services to be acquired for the state as may best promote
competition and apprise potential suppliers of the type of product
desired.
H. 1. The State Purchasing Director may develop and test new
contracting policies, procedures and innovations that hold potential
for making state procurement more effective and efficient and
identify, and make recommendations to the Legislature of, any
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appropriate changes in law. Such development and testing, proof of
concept, pilot project or other similar test shall not be considered
an acquisition subject to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act.
2. The State Purchasing Director is authorized to explore and
investigate cost savings in energy, resource usage and maintenance
contracts and to identify and negotiate contract solutions
including, but not limited to, pilot projects to achieve cost
savings for this state.
I. The State Purchasing Director shall endeavor to satisfy
state agencies in terms of cost, quality and timeliness of the
delivery of acquisitions by using bidders who have a record of
successful past performance, promoting competition, minimizing
administrative operating costs and conducting business with
integrity, fairness and openness.
J. The State Purchasing Director shall undertake the following:
1. The use of electronic commerce pursuant to the Oklahoma
Online Bidding Act for solicitation, notification and other
purchasing processes;
2. Monitoring rules promulgated pursuant to the Oklahoma
Central Purchasing Act to ensure that the rules satisfy the
interests of the state, are clear and succinct and encourage
efficiency in purchasing processes;
3. A program to identify suppliers' performance records;
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4. Development of criteria for the use of sealed bid
contracting procedures, negotiated contracting procedures, selection
of types of contracts, postaward administration of purchase orders
and contracts, addendums, termination of contracts and contract
pricing;
5. Continual improvement in the quality of the performance of
the Purchasing Division through training programs, management
seminars, development of benchmarks and key management indicators,
and development of standard provisions, clauses and forms;
6. The State Purchasing Director shall prescribe standardized
contract forms and all other forms or certifications requisite or
deemed necessary by the State Purchasing Director to effectuate the
provisions of the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act and associated
rules;
7. Development of programs to improve customer relations
through training, improved communications and appointment of
technical representatives;
8. Provide for public two-way communication between procurement
officers and potential bidders who have questions regarding a
request for proposal or invitation to bid; and
9. Determine whether and to what extent information included in
a bid or similar offer is confidential and reject all requests to
disclose the information so designated.
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K. The State Purchasing Director may utilize and authorize
state agencies to utilize reverse auctions to obtain acquisitions.
L. Prior to the award of a contract to a supplier, the State
Purchasing Director shall verify, pursuant to applicable provisions
of law, that the supplier is eligible to do business in this state
by confirming registration with the Secretary of State and franchise
tax payment status pursuant to Sections 1203 and 1204 of Title 68 of
the Oklahoma Statutes. The provisions of this subsection shall be
applicable only if the contract amount is Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250,000.00) or greater.
M. On an annual basis, the State Purchasing Director shall
transmit to the Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives
and President Pro Tempore of the Senate a:
1. A report documenting the savings realized by each agency
through the application of best spend practices including the
collection and tracking of spend data, strategic sourcing programs
and implementation of managed and mandatory statewide contracts and
include in the report information regarding emergency acquisitions;
and
2. A report documenting state agency compliance with the
procedures established and assessment performed pursuant to the
provisions of paragraphs 19 and 20 of subsection C of this section.
Such report shall provide a list of all state agencies whose
compliance has been assessed to be "unsatisfactory" under such
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established procedures and standards established by the Director of
the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, in addition such
report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of invoices
and aggregate value of unpaid invoices determined to be proper
invoices as defined in Section 34.73 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, according to the assessment conducted pursuant to the
provisions of paragraph 20 of subsection C of this section. Such
report shall be delivered in written or electronic format no later
than January 31 annually.
N. The acquisition threshold amount applicable to an
acquisition made pursuant to this act or associated rules shall not
apply to state agency purchases; provided, the State Purchasing
Director determines the agency has subject matter experts on staff
having the specialized expertise to purchase goods or services, the
agency possesses the necessary legal and procurement staff to
procure and monitor the contracts and provided the Director of the
Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall certify that the
proposed purchase does not conflict with consolidated statewide
spend initiatives.
1. Nothing in this subsection shall give an agency authority to
issue statewide, multistate or multigovernmental contracts.
2. Agencies making purchases pursuant to this subsection shall:
a. be responsible for contracts awarded pursuant to this
subsection, which includes, but may not be limited to,
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contract management, protest costs, all costs
connected with or incurred as a result of the
contract, including legal representation,
b. comply with rules and policies of the Office of
Management and Enterprise Services, and
c. report contracts issued pursuant to this subsection to
the Office of Management and Enterprise Services,
Central Purchasing Division, on a quarterly basis.
3. Purchases made in accordance with this subsection shall be
made pursuant to rules authorized by this section.
O. The State Purchasing Director, with approval by the Director
of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, is authorized
to make use of any state laboratories for the tests and analyses
authorized in this section wherever practicable and to use private
laboratories or the laboratories of another government agency if it
is impracticable to use state laboratories. The State Purchasing
Director is further authorized to cooperate in test and analysis
programs or agreements with other states or the United States
government and to accept federal funds and funds donated by private
endowments or foundations for the purpose of participation in such
testing programs.
P. The State Purchasing Director shall require all contractors
or subcontractors who have entered into a contract with a public
employer to submit an affidavit that the contractor or subcontractor
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is in compliance with the provisions of Section 1313 of Title 25 of
the Oklahoma Statutes. If the State Purchasing Director determines
that a contractor or subcontractor has knowingly submitted a false
affidavit:
1. The contractor or subcontractor shall be liable for an
administrative penalty of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for the
first offense, which shall increase by Two Thousand Dollars
($2,000.00) for each subsequent offense; and
2. The public employer or the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services may terminate the contract with the contractor
or subcontractor.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 840-2.18, as
last amended by Section 1, Chapter 18, 1st Extraordinary Session,
O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 840-2.18), is amended to
read as follows:
Section 840-2.18. A. A longevity pay plan is hereby adopted.
This plan applies to all state employees, excluding members of
boards and commissions, institutions under the administrative
authority of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education,
employees of public school districts, and elected officials. The
plan shall also apply to those employees of the Oklahoma School for
the Blind and the Oklahoma School for the Deaf who qualify for
longevity pay in accordance with subsection G of Section 1419 of
Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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B. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission is hereby authorized to
establish a longevity pay program for employees of the conservation
districts employed under Section 3-3-103 of Title 27A of the
Oklahoma Statutes. Such longevity pay program shall be consistent
with the longevity pay program for state employees authorized under
this title and payments shall be made in a manner consistent with
procedures for reimbursement to conservation districts.
C. To Except as provided in Section 3 of this act, to be
eligible for longevity pay, employees must have been continuously
employed in the service of the state for a minimum of two (2) years
in full-time status or in part-time status working more than one
thousand (1,000) hours a year.
For purposes of this section, a break in service of thirty (30)
calendar days or less shall not be considered an interruption of
continuous service; a break in service of more than thirty (30)
calendar days shall mark an end to continuous service. The
legislative session employees who have worked for two (2) years or
more in part-time status and are eligible for state retirement
benefits, but do not receive other longevity payments, shall be
eligible and shall be considered to have been continuously employed
for purposes of calculating longevity payments, notwithstanding the
provisions of subsection E of this section.
D. 1. Longevity pay for the first twenty (20) years of service
shall be determined pursuant to the following schedule:
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Years of Service Annual Longevity Payment
At least 2 years but
less than 4 years $250.00
At least 4 years but
less than 6 years $426.00
At least 6 years but
less than 8 years $626.00
At least 8 years but
less than 10 years $850.00
At least 10 years but
less than 12 years $1,062.00
At least 12 years but
less than 14 years $1,250.00
At least 14 years but
less than 16 years $1,500.00
At least 16 years but
less than 18 years $1,688.00
At least 18 years but
less than 20 years $1,900.00
At least 20 years $2,000.00
2. For each additional two (2) years of service after the first
twenty (20) years an additional Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) shall
be added to the amount stated above for twenty (20) years of
service.
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The total amount of the annual longevity payment made to an
employee by any and all state agencies in any year shall not exceed
the amount shown on the table corresponding to that employee's years
of service with the state, except as otherwise provided by Section
840-2.28 of this title. Further, no employee shall receive
duplicating longevity payments for the same periods of service with
any and all agencies, except as otherwise provided by Section 840-
2.28 of this title.
E. To determine years of service, cumulative periods of full-
time employment or part-time employment working more than one
hundred fifty (150) hours per month with the state excluding service
as specified in subsection A of this section are applicable. Part-
time employment, working one hundred fifty (150) hours per month or
less for the state, excluding service as specified in subsection A
of this section, shall be counted only if:
1. The period of employment was continuous for at least five
(5) months; and
2. a. The person worked more than two-fifths (2/5) time.
Other employment shall not be counted as service for purposes of
longevity payments. Further, no period of employment with the
state, whether with one or more than one agency, shall be counted as
more than full-time service.
b. For purposes of the computation required by this
section, any service performed by a person during
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which the person received compensation for duties
performed for the state shall be counted if payment
for such service was made using state fiscal
resources. The provisions of this paragraph shall not
apply to elected or appointed justices or judges,
including special judges, who perform services in the
trial or appellate courts. The provisions of this
section shall apply to persons who perform services as
an administrative law judge within the executive
department and employees of the judicial branch.
F. Years of service under the administrative authority of the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or the administrative
authority of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
Education of any employee who is now employed in a job
classification which is eligible for longevity pay shall be included
in years of service for purposes of determining longevity pay.
G. Years of service shall be certified through the current
employing agency by the appointing authority on a form approved by
the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The form shall be
completed and posted as directed by the Director of the Office of
Management and Enterprise Services by the current employing agency
when the employee initially enters on duty with the agency and
thereafter whenever the employee's anniversary date is changed.
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H. Eligible employees, in full-time status or in part-time
status working more than one hundred fifty (150) hours per month,
shall receive one (1) lump-sum annual payment, in the amount
provided on the preceding schedule, during the month following the
anniversary date of the employee's most recent enter-on-duty day
with the state. Upon implementation of the statewide information
systems project, the lump-sum annual payment may be paid concurrent
with the final payroll of the month of the employee's anniversary
date. Eligible part-time employees who work one hundred fifty (150)
hours per month or less shall receive one (1) lump-sum annual
payment, based on the formula in subsection L of this section,
during the month following the anniversary date of the employee's
most recent enter-on-duty day with the state. To receive longevity
pay an employee must be in pay status on or after his or her
anniversary date.
Eligible employees who would not otherwise receive annual
longevity payments because their employment includes regular periods
of leave without pay in excess of thirty (30) calendar days shall
receive one (1) lump-sum annual payment, based on the formula in
subsection L of this section, during:
1. The month of August if the employee is in pay status on July
1; or
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2. During the month following the employee's first return to
duty that fiscal year if the employee is not in pay status on July
1.
Except as otherwise provided by Section 840-2.28 of this title,
employees terminated as a result of a reduction-in-force or retiring
from state employment shall receive upon said termination or
retirement the proportionate share of any longevity payment which
may have accrued as of the date of termination or retirement.
Provided further that, the proportionate share of any longevity
payment which may have accrued as of the date of death of an
employee shall be made to the surviving spouse of the employee or if
there is no surviving spouse to the estate of the employee.
I. Periods of leave without pay taken in accordance with
Section 840-2.21 of this title shall be counted as service. Other
periods of nonpaid leave status in excess of thirty (30) calendar
days shall not mark a break in service; however, they shall:
1. Not be used in calculating total months of service for
longevity pay purposes; and
2. Extend the anniversary date for longevity pay by the total
period of time on nonpaid leave status except as provided in
subsection H of this section for employees whose conditions of
employment include regular periods of leave without pay.
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J. Employees currently receiving longevity pay who work for the
Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education shall not be
eligible for the longevity pay plan provided for in this section.
K. A break in service with the state in excess of thirty (30)
days but which does not exceed two (2) years which was caused by a
reduction-in-force shall be treated as if it were a period of
nonpaid leave status as provided for in subsection I of this section
for the purpose of calculating total months of service for longevity
pay. This subsection shall only apply to state employees laid off
after June 30, 1982.
L. Eligible part-time employees working less than one hundred
fifty (150) hours per month and other eligible employees with
regular annual periods of leave without pay of more than thirty (30)
calendar days will receive a prorated share of the "Annual Longevity
Payment" authorized in subsection D of this section. The prorated
amount of payment will be based on actual hours worked in the
immediately preceding twelve (12) months.
M. An employee shall not be entitled to retroactive longevity
payments as a result of amendments to this section unless
specifically authorized by law.
N. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
Services is authorized to promulgate such Longevity Pay Plan Rules
as he or she finds necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section.
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O. As of July 1, 1998, years of service with a city-county
health department for employees who left a city-county health
department for employment with the Department of Environmental
Quality or the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and
Forestry, between July 1, 1993, and July 1, 1998, and who are now
employed in a job classification that is eligible for longevity pay
pursuant to this section, shall be included in years of service for
purposes of determining longevity pay subsequent to July 1, 1998.
P. As of July 1, 2003, years of service with a local
conservation district shall be included in years of service for
purposes of determining longevity pay for local conservation
district employees transferred to the Oklahoma Conservation
Commission pursuant to the provisions of this section.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 840-2.18A of Title 74, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The chief executive officer of an agency identified as "out of
compliance" pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 20 of subsection
C of Section 85.5 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be
disqualified from receiving:
1. Any compensation increase during the period such agency
under the officer's direction is identified as out of compliance and
a period of equal length beyond the point in which such agency was
identified as regaining compliance with such provisions; and
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2. Any longevity payment otherwise payable pursuant to Section
840-2.18 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to such officer in a
calendar year in which such agency under the officer's direction is
identified as out of compliance with such provisions.
SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
Passed the House of Representatives the 10th day of March, 2026.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________, 2026.
Presiding Officer of the Senate