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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 2120 By: Jett
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to The Governmental Tort Claims Act;
7 defining terms; limiting settlement awards for
8 wrongful termination claims; providing for inclusion
8 of certain damages; providing for exclusion of
9 certain contributions or wages; construing
9 provisions; providing for codification; and providing
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 163.1 of Title 51, unless there
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16 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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17 A. As used in this section:
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18 1. "Employee" means any individual employed by an institution;
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19 2. "Institution" means any public institution of higher
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20 education within the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education;
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22 3. "Wrongful termination claim" means any claim, cause of
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1 equitable relief, arising under state law alleging wrongful
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2 termination of an employee.
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3 B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
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4 total amount paid by an institution to an employee to resolve a
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5 wrongful termination claim under state law, whether by voluntary
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6 settlement between the institution and the employee, arbitration
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7 award, or court judgment, shall not exceed an amount equal to two
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8 (2) years of the employee's base salary, compensation, or
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9 contractual benefit, as of the date of termination. Such limitation
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10 shall include, but not be limited to, back pay, compensatory
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11 damages, liquidated damages, and any other monetary relief, but
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12 shall not include retirement contributions already earned by the
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13 employee or accrued unpaid wages or leave accrued by the employee.
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14 C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to wrongful
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15 termination claims arising out of federal law and shall not be
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16 construed to limit the remedies available under the such claims
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17 where such limitation is preempted or prohibited.
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18 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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