Oklahoma SB 981: State government; limiting applicability of certain longevity pay schedule. Effective date. Emergency.

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)

SENATE BILL 981 By: Weaver

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to state government; amending 74 O.S.
2011, Section 840-2.18, as amended by Section 877,
Chapter 304, O.S.L. 2012 (74 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section
840-2.18), which relates to longevity pay; limiting
applicability of certain longevity pay schedule;
creating additional longevity pay schedule for
certain employees; requiring employee evaluation to
be eligible for certain payment; providing an
effective date; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2011, Section 840-2.18, as
amended by Section 877, Chapter 304, O.S.L. 2012 (74 O.S. Supp.
2020, 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 classified, unclassified, and exempt
employees, excluding members of boards and commissions, institutions
under the administrative authority of the 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

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who qualify for longevity pay in accordance with subsection G of
Section 1419 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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 be eligible for longevity pay, employees must have been
continuously employed in the classified or unclassified 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.

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D. 1. Longevity For employees who do not receive at least a
“meets standards” rating on their most current performance rating,
longevity pay for the first twenty (20) years of service shall be
determined pursuant to the following schedule:
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

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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.
3. For employees who receive at least a “meets standards”
rating on their most current performance rating, longevity pay for
the first twenty (20) years of service shall be determined pursuant
to the following schedule:
Years of Service Annual Longevity Payment
At least 2 years but
less than 4 years $500.00
At least 4 years but
less than 6 years $750.00
At least 6 years but
less than 8 years $1,000.00
At least 8 years but
less than 10 years $1,250.00
At least 10 years but
less than 12 years $1,500.00
At least 12 years but
less than 14 years $1,750.00
At least 14 years but
less than 16 years $2,000.00

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