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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 169 By: Hall
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to state government; amending 74 O.S.
7 2021, Section 840-2.18, as last amended by Section 1,
8 Chapter 18, 1st Extraordinary Session, O.S.L. 2023
8 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 840-2.18), which relates
9 to longevity pay; increasing longevity amounts for
9 certain state employees; updating statutory language;
10 updating statutory references; and providing an
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 840-2.18, as
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15 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 18, 1st Extraordinary Session,
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16 O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 840-2.18), is amended to
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17 read as follows:
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18 Section 840-2.18. A. A longevity pay plan is hereby adopted.
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19 This plan applies to all state employees, excluding members of
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20 boards and commissions, institutions under the administrative
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21 authority of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education,
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22 employees of public school districts, and elected officials. The
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23 plan shall also apply to those employees of the Oklahoma School for
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24 the Blind and the Oklahoma School for the Deaf who qualify for
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1 longevity pay in accordance with subsection G of Section 1419 of
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2 Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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3 B. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission is hereby authorized to
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4 establish a longevity pay program for employees of the conservation
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5 districts employed under Section 3-3-103 of Title 27A of the
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6 Oklahoma Statutes. Such longevity pay program shall be consistent
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7 with the longevity pay program for state employees authorized under
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8 this title and payments shall be made in a manner consistent with
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9 procedures for reimbursement to conservation districts.
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10 C. To be eligible for longevity pay, employees must have been
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11 continuously employed in the service of the state for a minimum of
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12 two (2) years in full-time status or in part-time status working
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13 more than one thousand (1,000) hours a year.
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14 For purposes of this section, a break in service of thirty (30)
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15 calendar days or less shall not be considered an interruption of
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16 continuous service; a break in service of more than thirty (30)
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17 calendar days shall mark an end to continuous service. The
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18 legislative session employees who have worked for two (2) years or
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19 more in part-time status and are eligible for state retirement
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20 benefits, but do not receive other longevity payments, shall be
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21 eligible and shall be considered to have been continuously employed
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22 for purposes of calculating longevity payments, notwithstanding the
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23 provisions of subsection E of this section.
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1 D. 1. Longevity pay for the first twenty (20) years of service
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2 shall be determined pursuant to the following schedule:
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3 Years of Service Annual Longevity Payment
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4 At least 2 years but
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5 less than 4 years $250.00 $375.00
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6 At least 4 years but
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7 less than 6 years $426.00 $639.00
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8 At least 6 years but
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9 less than 8 years $626.00 $939.99
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10 At least 8 years but
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11 less than 10 years $850.00 $1,275.00
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12 At least 10 years but
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13 less than 12 years $1,062.00 $1,593.00
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14 At least 12 years but
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15 less than 14 years $1,250.00 $1,875.00
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16 At least 14 years but
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17 less than 16 years $1,500.00 $2,250.00
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18 At least 16 years but
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19 less than 18 years $1,688.00 $2,532.00
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20 At least 18 years but
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21 less than 20 years $1,900.00 $2,850.00
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22 At least 20 years $2,000.00 $3,000.00
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23 2. For each additional two (2) years of service after the first
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24 twenty (20) years an additional Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) Three
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1 Hundred Dollars ($300.00) shall be added to the amount stated above
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2 for twenty (20) years of service.
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3 The total amount of the annual longevity payment made to an
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4 employee by any and all state agencies in any year shall not exceed
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5 the amount shown on the table corresponding to that employee's years
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6 of service with the state, except as otherwise provided by Section
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7 840-2.28 of this title. Further, no employee shall receive
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8 duplicating longevity payments for the same periods of service with
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9 any and all agencies, except as otherwise provided by Section 840-
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10 2.28 of this title.
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11 E. To determine years of service, cumulative periods of full-
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12 time employment or part-time employment working more than one
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13 hundred fifty (150) hours per month with the state excluding service
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14 as specified in subsection A of this section are applicable. Part-
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15 time employment, working one hundred fifty (150) hours per month or
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16 less for the state, excluding service as specified in subsection A
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17 of this section, shall be counted only if:
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18 1. The period of employment was continuous for at least five
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19 (5) months; and
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20 2. a. The person worked more than two-fifths (2/5) time.
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21 Other employment shall not be counted as service for purposes of
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22 longevity payments. Further, no period of employment with the
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23 state, whether with one or more than one agency, shall be counted as
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24 more than full-time service.
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1 b. For purposes of the computation required by this
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2 section, any service performed by a person during
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3 which the person received compensation for duties
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4 performed for the state shall be counted if payment
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5 for such service was made using state fiscal
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6 resources. The provisions of this paragraph
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7 subparagraph shall not apply to elected or appointed
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8 justices or judges, including special judges, who
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9 perform services in the trial or appellate courts.
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10 The provisions of this section shall apply to persons
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11 who perform services as an administrative law judge
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12 within the executive department and employees of the
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13 judicial branch.
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14 F. Years of service under the administrative authority of the
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15 Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or the administrative
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16 authority of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
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17 Education of any employee who is now employed in a job
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18 classification which is eligible for longevity pay shall be included
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19 in years of service for purposes of determining longevity pay.
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20 G. Years of service shall be certified through the current
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21 employing agency by the appointing authority on a form approved by
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22 the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The form shall be
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23 completed and posted as directed by the Director of the Office of
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24 Management and Enterprise Services by the current employing agency
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1 when the employee initially enters on duty with the agency and
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2 thereafter whenever the employee's anniversary date is changed.
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3 H. Eligible employees, in full-time status or in part-time
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4 status working more than one hundred fifty (150) hours per month,
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5 shall receive one (1) lump-sum annual payment, in the amount
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6 provided on the preceding schedule, during the month following the
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7 anniversary date of the employee's most recent enter-on-duty day
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8 with the state. Upon implementation of the statewide information
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9 systems project, the lump-sum annual payment may be paid concurrent
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10 with the final payroll of the month of the employee's anniversary
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11 date. Eligible part-time employees who work one hundred fifty (150)
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12 hours per month or less shall receive one (1) lump-sum annual
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13 payment, based on the formula in subsection L of this section,
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14 during the month following the anniversary date of the employee's
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15 most recent enter-on-duty day with the state. To receive longevity
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16 pay an employee must be in pay status on or after his or her
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17 anniversary date.
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18 Eligible employees who would not otherwise receive annual
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19 longevity payments because their employment includes regular periods
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20 of leave without pay in excess of thirty (30) calendar days shall
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21 receive one (1) lump-sum annual payment, based on the formula in
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22 subsection L of this section, during:
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23 1. The month of August if the employee is in pay status on July
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1 2. During the month following the employee's first return to
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2 duty that fiscal year if the employee is not in pay status on July
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4 Except as otherwise provided by Section 840-2.28 of this title,
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5 employees Employees terminated as a result of a reduction-in-force
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6 or retiring from state employment shall receive upon said such
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7 termination or retirement the proportionate share of any longevity
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8 payment which may have accrued as of the date of termination or
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9 retirement. Provided further, that, the proportionate share of any
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10 longevity payment which may have accrued as of the date of death of
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11 an employee shall be made to the surviving spouse of the employee or
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12 if there is no surviving spouse to the estate of the employee.
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13 I. Periods of leave without pay taken in accordance with
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14 Section 840-2.21 of this title shall be counted as service. Other
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15 periods of nonpaid leave status in excess of thirty (30) calendar
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16 days shall not mark a break in service; however, they shall:
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17 1. Not be used in calculating total months of service for
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18 longevity pay purposes; and
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19 2. Extend the anniversary date for longevity pay by the total
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20 period of time on nonpaid leave status except as provided in
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21 subsection H of this section for employees whose conditions of
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22 employment include regular periods of leave without pay.
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1 J. Employees currently receiving longevity pay who work for the
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2 Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education shall not be
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3 eligible for the longevity pay plan provided for in this section.
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4 K. A break in service with the state in excess of thirty (30)
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5 days but which does not exceed two (2) years which was caused by a
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6 reduction-in-force shall be treated as if it were a period of
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7 nonpaid leave status as provided for in subsection I of this section
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8 for the purpose of calculating total months of service for longevity
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9 pay. This subsection shall only apply to state employees laid off
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10 after June 30, 1982.
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11 L. Eligible part-time employees working less than one hundred
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12 fifty (150) hours per month and other eligible employees with
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13 regular annual periods of leave without pay of more than thirty (30)
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14 calendar days will receive a prorated share of the "Annual Longevity
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15 Payment" authorized in subsection D of this section. The prorated
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16 amount of payment will be based on actual hours worked in the
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17 immediately preceding twelve (12) months.
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18 M. An employee shall not be entitled to retroactive longevity
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19 payments as a result of amendments to this section unless
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20 specifically authorized by law.
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21 N. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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22 Services is authorized to promulgate such Longevity Pay Plan Rules
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23 longevity pay plan rules as he or she finds necessary to carry out
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1 O. As of July 1, 1998, years of service with a city-county
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2 health department for employees who left a city-county health
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3 department for employment with the Department of Environmental
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4 Quality or the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and
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5 Forestry, between July 1, 1993, and July 1, 1998, and who are now
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6 employed in a job classification that is eligible for longevity pay
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7 pursuant to this section, shall be included in years of service for
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8 purposes of determining longevity pay subsequent to July 1, 1998.
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9 P. As of July 1, 2003, years of service with a local
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10 conservation district shall be included in years of service for
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11 purposes of determining longevity pay for local conservation
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12 district employees transferred to the Oklahoma Conservation
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13 Commission pursuant to the provisions of this section.
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14 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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