STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 54th Legislature (2013)

SENATE BILL 776	By:	Barrington

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S. 2001, Section 2-106, which relates to the Department of Public Safety; modifying name of certain Division; modifying certain requirement for Driver License Examiner; requiring certain background check on certain employees and certain applicants for employment under certain circumstances; providing for certain fee; making certain annual salaries in accordance with certain Office of Personnel Management job family descriptors and salary bands effective June 30, 2013; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     47 O.S. 2011, Section 2-106, is amended to read as follows:
Section 2-106.  A.  There is hereby established in the Department of Public Safety the Driver License Examining Services Division and the Driver Compliance Division and such other divisions as the Commissioner of Public Safety may direct.
B.  The Driver License Examining Services Division shall consist of noncommissioned classified employees of the Department who may administer tests for the purpose of issuing driver licenses pursuant to Chapter 6 of this title.
C.  Any employee appointed to the position of Driver License Examiner shall be not less than twenty-one (21) nor more than sixty-five (65) years of age and any person appointed to the position of Senior Driver License Examiner shall have held the position of Driver License Examiner with the Department for not less than three (3) years immediately preceding such appointment.
D.  1.  Any person appointed to any position created pursuant to this section shall:
a.	be a citizen of the State of Oklahoma,
b.	be of good moral character,
c.	possess a high school diploma or General Educational Development equivalency certificate, and
d.	meet physical and mental standards as the Commissioner may prescribe.  The scope of the physical and mental examinations for persons appointed as a Driver License Examiner or Senior Driver License Examiner shall be as prescribed by the Commissioner.
2.  Any person appointed to the position of Driver License Examiner shall be required to complete satisfactorily a course of training as prescribed by the Commissioner.
E.  Drunkenness, being under the influence of an intoxicating substance or any conduct not becoming an officer or public employee shall be sufficient grounds for the removal of any employee appointed pursuant to this section.
F.  The Department shall conduct an annual complete nationwide criminal history background check on each current employee in the Driver License Services Division and a complete nationwide criminal history background check on each applicant for employment in the Driver License Services Division when the responsibilities of the employee or applicant include administering tests for the purpose of issuing driver licenses pursuant to Chapter 6 of this title.  The fee for the background check for an applicant shall be borne by the applicant.
G.  Effective January 1, 2007 July 1, 2013, the annual salaries of the following employees of the Driver License Examining Services Division of the Department of Public Safety shall be in accordance with the following salary schedule Office of Personnel Management job family descriptors and salary bands, exclusive of longevity pay, as authorized by Section 840-2.18 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes:
1.  Driver License Examiner	$34,023.00;
2.  Senior Driver License Examiner	$40,686.00;
3.  Administrative Programs Officer I	$37,202.00;
4.  Administrative Programs Officer II	$43,308.00; and
5.  Training Specialist	$40,686.00.
Provided, however, no such employee shall receive less than the salary the employee was receiving on December 31, 2006 June 30, 2013.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2013.

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