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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 1931 By: Thompson
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Employment Security
7 Commission; amending 40 O.S. 2021, Section 4-102,
8 which relates to the composition of the Oklahoma
8 Employment Security Commission; increasing
9 membership; providing for the composition of the
9 Commission; establishing certain organizational
10 requirements of the Commission; repealing 40 O.S.
10 2021, Section 4-105, which relates to removal by the
11 Governor; repealing 40 O.S. 2021, Section 4-107,
11 which relates to quorum; and providing an effective
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 40 O.S. 2021, Section 4-102, is
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17 amended to read as follows:
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18 Section 4-102. COMPOSITION. A. There is hereby created a
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19 Commission to be known as the Oklahoma Employment Security
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20 Commission. The Commission shall consist of five (5) eight (8)
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21 members, appointed by the Governor, by and with the consent of the
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22 Oklahoma State Senate, two of whom shall represent employers, two
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23 shall represent employees, and one shall represent the public. The
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24 representative of the public shall be the Chairman of the
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1 Commission. New appointments shall be made within ninety (90) days
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2 after any vacancy occurs in the membership. as follows:
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3 1. One member of the public, appointed by the Governor, who
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4 shall serve as the chair of the Commission;
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5 2. One member, appointed by the Governor, who represents a
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6 business located in a county of this state with a population of less
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7 than fifty thousand (50,000) according to the most recent Federal
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8 Decennial Census;
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9 3. One member, appointed by the Governor, who represents a
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10 business located in a county of this state with a population of more
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11 than fifty thousand (50,000) according to the most recent Federal
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12 Decennial Census;
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13 4. One member, appointed by the Governor, who is employed by a
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14 business with fewer than one hundred employees;
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15 5. One member, appointed by the Governor, who is employed by a
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16 business with more than one hundred employees;
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17 6. One member, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the
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18 Senate, who shall represent a business located in this state with
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19 fewer than one hundred employees and that has been in business for
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20 more than ten (10) years;
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21 7. One member, appointed by the Speaker of the House of
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22 Representatives, who shall represent a business located in this
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23 state with more than one hundred employees and that has been in
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24 business for more than ten (10) years; and
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1 8. The Chief Executive Officer of the Oklahoma Workforce
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2 Commission.
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3 B. Each Commissioner appointed to the Commission shall serve at
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4 the pleasure of, and may be removed from office without cause by,
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5 his or her appointing authority.
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6 C. Any five Commissioners shall constitute a quorum. No
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9 SECTION 2. REPEALER 40 O.S. 2021, Section 4-105, is
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11 SECTION 3. REPEALER 40 O.S. 2021, Section 4-107, is
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13 SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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