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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1201 By: Mann of the Senate
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4 and
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5 Gise of the House
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8 AS INTRODUCED
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9 An Act relating to education employees; amending 70
9 O.S. 2021, Section 6-104.1, as amended by Section 2,
10 Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section
10 6-104.1), which relates to leave without pay for
11 teachers; providing for adoption leave; updating
11 statutory references; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section
12 6-104.5, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 291, O.S.L.
12 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-104.5), which
13 relates to pay deductions for certain leave;
13 providing for adoption leave; updating statutory
14 reference; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-104.6, as
14 amended by Section 4, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2023 (70
15 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-104.6), which relates to
15 establishment of leave sharing program; providing for
16 adoption leave; updating statutory references;
16 amending Section 1, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2023, as
17 amended by Section 3, Chapter 57, O.S.L. 2025 (70
17 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-104.8), which relates to
18 maternity leave for education employees; extending
18 amount of paid maternity leave; providing for
19 adoption leave; modifying name of revolving fund;
19 modifying purpose of fund; updating statutory
20 language; amending Section 7, Chapter 291, O.S.L.
20 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-104.9), which
21 relates to the Public School Paid Maternity Leave
21 Revolving Fund; modifying name of revolving fund;
22 modifying purpose; updating statutory reference;
22 amending Section 8, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S.
23 Supp. 2025, Section 6-104.10), which relates to the
23 Education Employee Paid Maternity Leave Revolving
24 Fund; modifying name of revolving fund; modifying
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1 purpose; updating statutory reference; amending 10A
1 O.S. 2021, Section 2-7-202, as last amended by
2 Section 5, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2023 (10A O.S. Supp.
2 2025, Section 2-7-202), which relates to duties of
3 the Office of Juvenile Affairs; providing for
3 adoption leave; updating statutory language; updating
4 statutory reference; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section
4 510.6a, as amended by Section 6, Chapter 291, O.S.L.
5 2023 (57 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 510.6a), which
5 relates to salaries for correctional teachers;
6 providing for adoption leave; updating statutory
6 references; updating statutory language; providing an
7 effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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11 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-104.1, as
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12 amended by Section 2, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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13 Section 6-104.1), is amended to read as follows:
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14 Section 6-104.1. After exhausting sick leave and extended leave
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15 pursuant to Sections 6-104 and 6-104.5 of this title and maternity
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16 or adoption leave pursuant to Section 1 6-104.8 of this act title, a
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17 full-time teacher who, with the proper approval of the district
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18 board of education, takes not more than ninety (90) school days of
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19 leave without pay to care for the teacher's child during the first
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20 year of the child's life, shall receive full credit for the days on
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21 leave without pay as though the teacher had been on leave with pay
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22 for purposes of computing experience for the minimum teacher salary
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23 schedule. A teacher on leave without pay pursuant to this section
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24 who pays the actuarial cost, as determined by the Board of Trustees
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1 of the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma, shall have the
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2 period during which such leave without pay is taken, counted toward
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3 retirement service credit as though the teacher had been on leave
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4 with pay. The teacher shall notify his or her employer and the
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5 System in writing within thirty (30) days from the date he or she
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6 returns to service that he or she will pay such actuarial cost. The
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7 teacher shall have up to twelve (12) months from the date he or she
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8 returns to service to pay such actuarial cost.
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9 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-104.5, as
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10 amended by Section 3, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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11 Section 6-104.5), is amended to read as follows:
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12 Section 6-104.5. A. If, after exhausting all sick leave
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13 pursuant to Section 6-104 of this title and maternity or adoption
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14 leave pursuant to Section 1 6-104.8 of this act title, a teacher is
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15 absent from his or her duties due to personal accidental injury,
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16 illness, or pregnancy, or adoption, the teacher shall receive for a
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17 period of not to exceed twenty (20) days his or her full contract
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18 salary less the amount:
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19 1. Actually paid a certified substitute teacher for his or her
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20 position if a certified substitute teacher is hired; or
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21 2. Normally paid a certified substitute teacher for his or her
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22 position if a certified substitute teacher is not hired.
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1 B. The district's plan for sick leave benefits may provide that
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2 the teacher is entitled to payment for accrued but unused sick leave
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3 upon termination of employment.
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4 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-104.6, as
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5 amended by Section 4, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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6 Section 6-104.6), is amended to read as follows:
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7 Section 6-104.6. A. The board of education of each school
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8 district may establish a leave sharing program for all district
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9 employees. The program shall permit district employees to donate
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10 sick leave to a fellow district employee who is pregnant or
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11 recovering from childbirth or miscarriage, who recently adopted a
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12 child, or who is suffering from or has a relative or household
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13 member suffering from an extraordinary or severe illness, injury,
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14 impairment, or physical or mental condition which has caused or is
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15 likely to cause the employee to take leave without pay or to
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16 terminate employment.
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17 B. As used in this section:
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18 1. "Relative of the employee" means a spouse, child, stepchild,
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19 grandchild, grandparent, stepparent, or parent of the employee;
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20 2. "Household members" means those persons who reside in the
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21 same home, who have reciprocal duties to and do provide financial
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22 support for one another. This term shall include foster children
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23 and legal wards even if they do not live in the household. The term
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1 does not include persons sharing the same general house, when the
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2 living style is primarily that of a dormitory or commune;
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3 3. "Severe" or "extraordinary" means serious, extreme, or life-
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4 threatening including temporary disability resulting from pregnancy,
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5 miscarriage, childbirth, and recovery therefrom; and
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6 4. "District employee" means a teacher or any full-time
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7 employee of the school district.
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8 C. A district employee may be eligible to receive shared leave
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9 pursuant to the following conditions:
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10 1. The board of education determines that the employee meets
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11 the criteria described in this section; and
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12 2. The employee has abided by district policies regarding the
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13 use of sick leave.
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14 D. A district employee may donate annual leave to another
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15 district employee only pursuant to the following conditions:
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16 1. The receiving employee has exhausted, or will exhaust,
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17 maternity or adoption leave granted pursuant to Section 1 6-104.8 of
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18 this act title or sick leave earned pursuant to Section 6-104 of
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19 this title due to pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth and recovery
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20 therefrom, adoption of a child, an illness, injury, impairment, or
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21 physical or mental condition, which is of an extraordinary or severe
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22 nature, and involves the employee, a relative of the employee, or
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23 household member;
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1 2. The condition has caused, or is likely to cause, the
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2 employee to go on leave without pay or to terminate employment;
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3 3. The board of education of the district permits the leave to
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4 be shared with an eligible employee;
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5 4. The amount of leave to be donated is within the limits set
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6 by the board of education of the district; and
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7 5. District employees may not donate excess sick leave that the
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8 donor would not be able to otherwise take.
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9 E. The board of education of each school district shall
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10 determine the amount of donated leave an employee may receive.
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11 F. The board of education shall require the employee to submit,
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12 prior to approval or disapproval, a medical certificate from a
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13 licensed physician or health care practitioner verifying the severe
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14 or extraordinary nature and expected duration of the condition.
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15 G. Donated sick leave is transferable between employees of
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16 different school districts in the state with the agreement of both
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17 boards of education of each school district.
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18 H. The receiving employee shall be paid the regular rate of pay
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19 of the employee. The sick leave received will be designated as
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20 shared sick leave and be maintained separately from all other sick
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21 leave balances.
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22 I. Any donated sick leave may only be used by the recipient for
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23 the purposes specified in this section.
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1 J. Maternity or adoption leave granted pursuant to Section 1 6-
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2 104.8 of this act title and sick leave earned pursuant to Section 6-
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3 104 of this title available for use by the recipient shall be used
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4 prior to using shared sick leave.
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5 K. Any shared sick leave not used by the recipient during each
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6 occurrence as determined by the board of education shall be returned
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7 to the donor. The shared sick leave remaining will be divided among
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8 the donors on a prorated basis based on the original donated value
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9 and returned at its original donor value and reinstated to the
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10 annual leave balance of each donor.
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11 L. All donated sick leave shall be given voluntarily. No
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12 employee shall be coerced, threatened, intimidated, or financially
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13 induced into donating sick leave for purposes of the leave sharing
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14 program.
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15 M. In addition to the sick leave sharing program provided for
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16 in this section, the board of education of each school district may
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17 establish a sick leave sharing bank for all district employees. A
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18 district employee may donate sick leave to a common fund which may
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19 be used by any district employee who is eligible to receive shared
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20 leave as set forth in subsection A of this section. The terms and
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21 conditions for donation and use of sick leave to a leave sharing
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22 bank shall be subject to the provisions of this section, unless
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23 negotiations, entered into pursuant to Section 509.1 et seq. of this
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24 title, between district employees and the school district establish
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1 terms and conditions for a sick leave sharing bank in excess of
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2 those provided for in this section.
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3 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 291, O.S.L.
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4 2023, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 57, O.S.L. 2025 (70 O.S.
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5 Supp. 2025, Section 6-104.8), is amended to read as follows:
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6 Section 6-104.8. A. 1. Full-time employees of a public school
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7 district in this state who have been employed by the school district
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8 for at least one (1) year and have worked at least one thousand two
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9 hundred fifty (1,250) hours during the preceding twelve-month
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10 period;
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11 2. Persons employed full time full-time as classroom
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12 instructional employees of technology center school districts
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13 supervised by the State Board of Career and Technology Education who
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14 have been employed by the technology center school district for at
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15 least one (1) year and have worked at least one thousand two hundred
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16 fifty (1,250) hours during the preceding twelve-month period;
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17 3. Persons employed as teachers by the State Department of
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18 Rehabilitation Services who have been employed by the State
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19 Department of Rehabilitation Services for at least one (1) year and
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20 have worked at least one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) hours
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21 during the preceding twelve-month period;
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22 4. Persons employed full time full-time as correctional
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23 teachers or vocational instructors by the Department of Corrections
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24 pursuant to Section 510.6a of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes who
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1 have been employed by a Department of Corrections facility for at
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2 least one (1) year and have worked at least one thousand two hundred
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3 fifty (1,250) hours during the preceding twelve-month period; and
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4 5. Persons employed full time full-time as teachers by the
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5 Office of Juvenile Affairs who have been employed by an Office of
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6 Juvenile Affairs facility for at least one (1) year and have worked
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7 at least one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) hours during the
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8 preceding twelve-month period,
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9 shall be entitled to six (6) twelve (12) weeks of paid maternity
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10 leave following the birth of the employee's child or twelve (12)
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11 weeks of paid adoption leave following the adoption of the
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12 employee's child. The six (6) twelve (12) weeks of paid maternity
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13 or adoption leave shall be used immediately following the birth or
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14 adoption of the school district employee's child.
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15 B. 1. Paid maternity or adoption leave provided pursuant to
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16 paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of subsection A of this section shall be in
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17 addition to and not in place of sick leave due to pregnancy, as
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18 authorized by Section 6-104 of this title.
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19 2. Paid maternity or adoption leave provided pursuant to
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20 paragraph 4 of subsection A of this section shall be in addition to
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21 and not in place of sick leave due to pregnancy, as authorized by
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22 Section 510.6a of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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23 3. Paid maternity or adoption leave provided pursuant to
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24 paragraph 5 of subsection A of this section shall be in addition to
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1 and not in place of sick leave due to pregnancy, as authorized by
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2 Section 2-7-202 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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3 C. 1. Employees described in subsection A of this section
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4 shall have the right to utilize accrued sick leave to extend the
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5 duration of their maternity or adoption leave beyond the six (6)
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6 twelve (12) weeks provided by subsection A of this section. Such
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7 sick leave may be used for recovery from childbirth, bonding with a
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8 newborn or adopted child, or caring for a newborn, or adopted child
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9 and shall not require additional approval from a school district
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10 board of education or employer, provided the employee has sufficient
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11 sick leave to cover the extended duration. Sick leave used pursuant
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12 to this subsection shall not exceed six (6) weeks, unless a licensed
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13 medical professional provides written certification recommending
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14 additional leave for medical necessity related to the employee's
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15 recovery from child birth childbirth, or for the care of the a
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16 newborn or adopted child, to achieve a combined twelve (12) weeks of
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17 FMLA Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) leave in accordance
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18 with paragraph 2 of this subsection.
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19 2. An employee seeking to use sick leave to extend the duration
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20 of their maternity or adoption leave shall notify their his or her
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21 employer in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
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22 (FMLA) FMLA. FMLA leave shall run concurrently with the paid sick
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23 leave extended duration.
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1 D. An employee who takes maternity or adoption leave pursuant
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2 to the provisions of subsection A of this section shall not be
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3 deprived of any compensation or other benefits to which the employee
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4 is otherwise entitled.
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5 E. Each fiscal year, the Legislature shall appropriate adequate
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6 funding to the Public School Paid Maternity and Adoption Leave
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7 Revolving Fund created in Section 6-104.9 of this title for the
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8 purpose of providing paid maternity and adoption leave to eligible
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9 school district employees pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection A of
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10 this section. If the Legislature does not appropriate adequate
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11 funding specifically for the purpose of providing paid maternity and
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12 adoption leave to school district employees, the State Board of
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13 Education shall allocate from the funds appropriated to the State
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14 Board of Education for the support of public school activities an
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15 amount to fully fund paid maternity and adoption leave.
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16 F. The State Board of Education, the State Board of Career and
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17 Technology Education, the Commission for Rehabilitation Services,
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18 the State Board of Corrections, and the Board of Juvenile Affairs
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19 may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
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20 SECTION 5. AMENDATORY Section 7, Chapter 291, O.S.L.
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21 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-104.9), is amended to read as
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22 follows:
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23 Section 6-104.9. A. There is hereby created in the State
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24 Treasury a revolving fund for the State Board of Education to be
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1 designated the "Public School Paid Maternity and Adoption Leave
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2 Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject
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3 to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received
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4 by the State Board of Education from state appropriations provided
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5 for the purposes set forth in Section 6-104.8 of this title. All
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6 monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated
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7 and may be budgeted and expended by the State Board of Education for
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8 the purpose of reimbursing school districts for expenses related to
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9 providing paid maternity and adoption leave as provided for in
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10 subsection B of this section. Expenditures from the fund shall be
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11 made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims
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12 filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of
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13 Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
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14 B. School districts in this state shall file claims with the
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15 State Board of Education for reimbursement of expenses related to
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16 providing eligible employees with paid maternity or adoption leave
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17 as provided for in Section 1 6-104.8 of this act title.
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18 SECTION 6. AMENDATORY Section 8, Chapter 291, O.S.L.
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19 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-104.10), is amended to read as
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20 follows:
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21 Section 6-104.10. A. There is hereby created in the State
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22 Treasury a revolving fund for the Office of Management and
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23 Enterprise Services to be designated the "Education Employee Paid
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24 Maternity and Adoption Leave Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a
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1 continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall
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2 consist of all monies received by the Office of Management and
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3 Enterprise Services from state appropriations provided for the
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4 purposes set forth in Section 6-104.8 of this title. All monies
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5 accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may
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6 be budgeted and expended by the Office of Management and Enterprise
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7 Services for the purpose of reimbursing agencies for expenses
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8 related to providing paid maternity and adoption leave as provided
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9 for in subsection B of this section. Expenditures from the fund
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10 shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against
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11 claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of
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12 Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
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13 B. The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education,
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14 the State Department of Rehabilitation Services, the Department of
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15 Corrections, and the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall file claims
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16 with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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17 Services for reimbursement of expenses related to providing eligible
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18 employees with paid maternity or adoption leave as provided for in
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19 Section 1 6-104.8 of this act title.
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20 SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 10A O.S. 2021, Section 2-7-202, as
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21 last amended by Section 5, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2023 (10A O.S. Supp.
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22 2025, Section 2-7-202), is amended to read as follows:
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23 Section 2-7-202. A. There is hereby created the Office of
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24 Juvenile Affairs which shall be responsible for programs and
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1 services for youthful offenders and juveniles alleged or adjudicated
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2 to be delinquent or in need of supervision. The Executive Director
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3 shall be responsible for established divisions and appointing
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4 Division Directors division directors within the Office of Juvenile
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5 Affairs.
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6 B. Suitable office space shall be provided by the Office of
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7 Management and Enterprise Services to the Office of Juvenile
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8 Affairs, to the extent necessary for the Office to implement its
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9 jurisdictional duties provided by the Oklahoma Juvenile Code, and
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10 the Office may incur necessary expenses for office rent.
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11 C. Effective July 1, 1995, the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall
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12 be a Merit System agency and all employees of the Office of Juvenile
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13 Affairs shall be classified employees who are subject to the
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14 Oklahoma Personnel Act and the Merit System of Personnel
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15 Administration, except as otherwise provided by law. Eligible
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16 persons employed as teachers by the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall
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17 be entitled to paid maternity or adoption leave as provided for in
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18 Section 1 6-104.8 of this act Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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19 Effective June 1, 2020, employees hired for service at the Southwest
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20 Oklahoma Juvenile Center in Manitou shall be considered unclassified
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21 and employed in a term-limited appointment. If state services
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22 continue at the facility after the designated term, the employee may
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23 be transferred into a non-term-limited position. Current employees
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1 and employees hired prior to June 1, 2020, shall not be subject to
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2 this provision.
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3 D. Effective July 1, 1995, within its jurisdictional areas of
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4 responsibility, the Office of Juvenile Affairs, acting through the
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5 Executive Director, or persons authorized by law, rule, or
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6 designated by the Executive Director to perform such acts, shall
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7 have the power and duty to:
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8 1. Advise, consult, cooperate, and enter into agreements with
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9 agencies of the state, municipalities and counties, other states and
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10 the federal government, and other persons;
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11 2. Enter into agreements for, accept, administer and use,
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12 disburse and administer grants of money, personnel, and property
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13 from the federal government or any department or agency thereof, or
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14 from any state or state agency, or from any other source, to promote
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15 and carry on in this state any program within its jurisdictional
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16 area of responsibility;
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17 3. Require the establishment and maintenance of records and
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18 reports;
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19 4. Establish a system of training for personnel in order to
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20 assure uniform statewide application of law and rules;
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21 5. Enforce the provisions of the Oklahoma Juvenile Code and
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22 rules promulgated thereunder and orders issued pursuant thereto;
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23 6. Charge and receive fees pursuant to fee schedules
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24 promulgated by the Board of Juvenile Affairs;
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1 7. Conduct studies, research, and planning of programs and
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2 functions, pursuant to the authority granted by the Oklahoma
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3 Juvenile Code;
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4 8. Enter into interagency agreements;
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5 9. Provide administrative and support services to the Board of
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6 Juvenile Affairs as necessary to assist the Board in the performance
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7 of its duties;
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8 10. Establish and maintain such facilities and institutions as
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9 are necessary or convenient for the operation of programs for
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10 children under the jurisdiction of the Office of Juvenile Affairs;
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11 11. Lease, from time to time, any real property which the Board
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12 of Juvenile Affairs shall determine advisable to more fully carry
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13 into effect the operation of the Office of Juvenile Affairs in
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14 accordance with applicable state statutes. All such leases for real
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15 property shall be subject to the provisions of Section 63 of Title
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16 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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17 12. Purchase or lease any equipment, supplies, or materials
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18 pursuant to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act;
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19 13. Contract for professional services;
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20 14. Acquire, construct, extend, and operate any and all
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21 facilities of all kinds which in the judgment of the Executive
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22 Director and the approval of the Legislature shall be necessary or
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23 convenient to carry out the duties of the Office of Juvenile
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24 Affairs, as authorized by law;
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1 15. Establish an employee recruitment and referral incentive
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2 program and promulgate internal agency policy for the operation of
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3 the program, which may include, but shall not be limited to, program
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4 purposes, pay incentives for employees, eligibility requirements,
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5 payment conditions and amounts, payment methods, payment recoupment,
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6 and record keeping recordkeeping; and
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7 16. Exercise all incidental powers which are necessary and
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8 proper to implement and administer the purposes of the Oklahoma
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9 Juvenile Code.
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10 E. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall maintain a fair,
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11 simple, and expeditious system for resolution of grievances of all
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12 persons committed to the Office of Juvenile Affairs regarding the
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13 substance or application of any written or unwritten policy, rule of
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14 the Board of Juvenile Affairs or of an agent or contractor of the
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15 Office of Juvenile Affairs or any decision, behavior, or action by
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16 an employee, agent, or contractor or by any other person committed
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17 to the Office of Juvenile Affairs.
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18 F. Effective November 1, 2012, the Office of Juvenile Affairs
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19 shall establish a system of certification in accordance with the
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20 Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act for the shelters
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21 managed and operated by the Department of Human Services pursuant to
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22 the requirements of Section 1-9-111 of this title. The Office of
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23 Juvenile Affairs shall certify shelters pursuant to the requirements
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24 of existing rules as established by the Oklahoma Commission on
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1 Children and Youth until such time the Office of Juvenile Affairs
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2 has promulgated rules for the certification of shelters.
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3 SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 510.6a, as
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4 amended by Section 6, Chapter 291, O.S.L. 2023 (57 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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5 Section 510.6a), is amended to read as follows:
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6 Section 510.6a. A. Persons certified to teach in this state
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7 and meeting all minimum qualifications set by the Office of
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8 Management and Enterprise Services, who are hired or employed as
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9 correctional teachers or vocational instructors by the Department of
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10 Corrections educational program, shall receive in salary the minimum
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11 amounts specified in Section 1 18-114.15 of Enrolled Senate Bill No.
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12 1119 of the 1st Session of the 59th Oklahoma Legislature Title 70 of
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13 the Oklahoma Statutes multiplied by a factor of 1.20. Correctional
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14 teachers serving as lead workers with supervisory responsibilities
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15 shall receive the minimum amounts specified above multiplied by a
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16 factor of 1.25. Correctional teachers who have a special education
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17 certificate shall receive salary of an additional five percent (5%).
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18 Correctional teachers shall receive the benefits set forth in
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19 Sections 1370 and 1707 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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20 provided, however, correctional teachers shall not be eligible for
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21 longevity payments pursuant to Section 840-2.18 of Title 74 of the
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1 for in Section 1 6-104.8 of this act Title 70 of the Oklahoma
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3 B. Persons employed by the Department of Corrections school
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4 system as nonteaching administrators shall be in the unclassified
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5 service and shall not be placed under the classified service;
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6 however, any classified employee occupying an administrative
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7 position prior to July 1, 2000, shall retain the right to remain in
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9 vacant, it shall be placed in the unclassified service.
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10 C. Except as provided by this section of law, the employment of
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11 persons by the Department of Corrections educational program as
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12 teachers or administrators shall be entirely governed by the
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13 provisions of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and any other laws
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14 or rules regarding state employees and their employment; however, no
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15 Department of Corrections correctional teacher or vocational
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16 instructor, whose salary is calculated in accordance with the
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17 provisions of this section, shall be entitled to receive any pay
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18 increases for state employees authorized elsewhere in statute, rule,
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19 or law. Correctional teachers or vocational instructors shall
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1 D. The salaries for all correctional teachers and vocational
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2 instructors shall be adjusted annually on July 1 unless legislation
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3 authorizes a pay raise for educators with an implementation date
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4 other than July 1, in which case the annual adjustment shall occur
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5 on the date of the pay raise implementation.
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6 E. The monthly salaries of correctional teachers and vocational
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7 instructors employed by the Department of Corrections on the
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8 effective date of this act July 1, 2005, will be adjusted according
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9 to the procedures authorized in subsection A of this section on the
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10 first day of the month following the effective date of this act July
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11 1, 2005. Longevity payments will be eliminated in the month
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12 following the effective date of this act July 1, 2005, for
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13 correctional teachers and vocational instructors whose salaries are
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14 calculated according to the provisions of this section. The
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15 salaries of the employees governed by this section who are employed
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16 on the effective date of this act July 1, 2005, will be
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22 will receive a one-time payment equal to the difference between the
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1 SECTION 10. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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