STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 52nd Legislature (2010)

SENATE BILL 2243	By:	Sykes

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to prisons and reformatories; amending 57 O.S. 2001, Section 332.1, which relates to personnel of the Pardon and Parole Board; modifying the employing agency; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     57 O.S. 2001, Section 332.1, is amended to read as follows:
Section 332.1.  The Pardon and Parole Board created by Article VI, Section 10, of the Oklahoma Constitution
A.  The Department of Corrections is authorized to employ professional investigators and such clerical and administrative personnel as may be required the Department deems necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the Pardon and Parole Board, created by Section 10 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution, under the provisions of this act.  The professional investigators and any clerical or administrative personnel employed prior to the effective date of this act shall be transferred to the Department of Corrections.
B.  All classified employees under the Merit System of Personnel Administration who are transferred to the Department of Corrections shall retain the status of the class to which the position occupied on the effective date of this act.  The salary of the employee shall not be reduced as a result of such transfer.  All employees who are transferred to the Department of Corrections shall not be required to accept a lesser grade or salary than presently received.  All employees shall retain leave, sick and annual time earned, and any retirement and longevity benefits which have accrued during their tenure with the Pardon and Parole Board.  The transfer of personnel between the state agencies shall be coordinated with the Office of Personnel Management.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2010.

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