Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-840-4.6
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Pay structure
Official statutory text
A. The State of Oklahoma, to recruit, retain and motivate a
quality workforce for the purpose of providing quality services to
the citizens of Oklahoma, shall provide a compensation structure
based on internal equity and external competitiveness balanced by
the state's fiscal conditions. The state's goal shall be to provide
a flexible and adaptable state employee compensation system based on
the market data found in relevant public and private sector markets.
B. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
Services shall develop a compensation schedule for all positions
within the executive branch, excluding institutions under the
administrative authority of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education. The Office may develop market-based occupational
compensation structures. The compensation structures established
pursuant to this section for all positions shall be initially
established and published by January 1, 2015, and shall thereafter
be reviewed for revision annually. The provisions of this section
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 557
are not subject to the provisions of Article I of the Administrative
Procedures Act.
C. Beginning in fiscal year 2023, a study shall be funded to
examine the overall compensation for all positions covered by the
Office of Management and Enterprise Services under the Civil Service
and Human Capital Management Act. The study shall include an
analysis of the overall state workforce and make recommendations for
any increase or decrease in specific areas of the workforce. The
study shall be completed and the findings submitted to the Offices
of the Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of
Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State
Senate by December 31, 2022. The study shall be funded and
performed every four (4) years thereafter.
D. Beginning in fiscal year 2023, a study shall be funded to
examine the overall human resources functions throughout the state.
The study shall include an analysis of how the statewide human
resources functions can be consolidated and recommendations on how
to consolidate such functions.
E. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the state from
contracting for the studies set forth in subsections C and D of this
section with one vendor or under one contract.
quality workforce for the purpose of providing quality services to
the citizens of Oklahoma, shall provide a compensation structure
based on internal equity and external competitiveness balanced by
the state's fiscal conditions. The state's goal shall be to provide
a flexible and adaptable state employee compensation system based on
the market data found in relevant public and private sector markets.
B. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
Services shall develop a compensation schedule for all positions
within the executive branch, excluding institutions under the
administrative authority of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education. The Office may develop market-based occupational
compensation structures. The compensation structures established
pursuant to this section for all positions shall be initially
established and published by January 1, 2015, and shall thereafter
be reviewed for revision annually. The provisions of this section
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 557
are not subject to the provisions of Article I of the Administrative
Procedures Act.
C. Beginning in fiscal year 2023, a study shall be funded to
examine the overall compensation for all positions covered by the
Office of Management and Enterprise Services under the Civil Service
and Human Capital Management Act. The study shall include an
analysis of the overall state workforce and make recommendations for
any increase or decrease in specific areas of the workforce. The
study shall be completed and the findings submitted to the Offices
of the Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of
Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State
Senate by December 31, 2022. The study shall be funded and
performed every four (4) years thereafter.
D. Beginning in fiscal year 2023, a study shall be funded to
examine the overall human resources functions throughout the state.
The study shall include an analysis of how the statewide human
resources functions can be consolidated and recommendations on how
to consolidate such functions.
E. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the state from
contracting for the studies set forth in subsections C and D of this
section with one vendor or under one contract.
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