Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-840-2.30

Department of Public Safety employee exemption and requirements.

A. It is the policy of the State of Oklahoma to be accountable

to state taxpayers for the expenditure of public funds. To this

end, all state employees shall be paid according to a pay system

established pursuant to the principles of public accountability that

prohibits payment to any state employee for time not worked unless

the time not worked is covered by available paid leave. Violation

of this provision may result in disciplinary action and criminal

prosecution under Oklahoma law.

B. 1. The Department of Public Safety shall be exempt from the

provisions of subsection A of this section as it relates to holiday

leave for employees of the Department of Public Safety appointed by

the Commissioner of Public Safety pursuant to subsection A of

Section 2-105 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

2. Notwithstanding the dates to be observed as holidays in

2009, as specified and approved by the Governor pursuant to Section

82.1 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes, on the effective date of

this act the Department of Public Safety shall schedule and grant

holiday leave for employees prescribed in paragraph 1 of this

subsection as is necessary to appropriately perform the functions of

the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department, regardless

of whether the holiday leave is granted on, before, or after the

actual date of the holiday specified and approved by the Governor.

3. For the calendar year beginning January 1, 2010, and for

each calendar year thereafter, all leave hours for the number of

holidays to be observed in the calendar year, as specified and

approved by the Governor pursuant to Section 82.1 of Title 25 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, shall accrue in total on January 1 of the

calendar year for each employee prescribed in paragraph 1 of this

subsection. Notwithstanding the dates to be observed as holidays in

the calendar year, the Department of Public Safety shall schedule

and grant holiday leave for the calendar year for employees

prescribed in paragraph 1 of this subsection as is deemed necessary

to appropriately perform the functions of the Oklahoma Highway

Patrol Division of the Department, regardless of whether the holiday

leave is granted on, before, or after the actual date of the holiday

specified and approved by the Governor.

4. The Department shall schedule and grant for each employee

specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection and the employee shall

use holiday leave, as specified in this subsection, in eight-hour

increments or multiples of eight-hour increments; provided:

a. the Department shall not schedule and grant for any

employee and the employee shall not use more holiday

leave in any calendar year than is specified and

approved by the Governor for that calendar year,

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pursuant to Section 82.1 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, and

b. the Department shall schedule and grant for each

employee and the employee shall use all holiday leave

during the calendar year in which it is specified and

approved by the Governor. Holiday leave shall not

carry over from one (1) calendar year to the next

calendar year.

5. If an employee prescribed in paragraph 1 of this subsection

leaves the service of the state, and the Department has scheduled

and granted the employee and the employee has used holiday leave

which is in excess of the number of holidays left in the calendar

year during which the employee leaves the service of the state, the

Department shall deduct the number of excess hours of holiday leave

used by the employee from the accrued annual leave of the employee.