§ 34.70. Voluntary payroll deductions
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 62. Public FinanceEffective: November 1, 2023
Effective: November 1, 2023
62 Okl.St.Ann. § 34.70
§ 34.70. Voluntary payroll deductions
2. If the governing body of any county, municipality, or school district provides for voluntary payroll deductions to a credit union serving the employees of the county, municipality, or school district, it shall provide voluntary payroll deductions to any credit union, bank, or savings association having an office in this state which has a minimum participation of twenty percent (20%) of the employees of the county, municipality, or school district.
4. Salary adjustment agreements included in a flexible benefits plan as authorized by the State Employees Flexible Benefits Act;1
5. Membership dues utilized for benefits, goods or services provided by the Oklahoma Public Employees Association to the organization's membership or any other statewide association limited to state employee membership with a minimum membership of two thousand (2,000) dues-paying members. For purposes of this paragraph, state agencies shall accept online or electronically submitted forms from the Oklahoma Public Employees Association and other state employee associations. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall develop and implement a verification process for online or electronically submitted forms which may include the use of electronic signature technology or other process as determined appropriate. In addition, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall provide an association representing state employees with a reconciliation report once a month containing information related to the name, warrant number and warrant date of those employees that have opted into the association's membership;
C. The administrative costs of processing payroll deductions or administering salary adjustment agreements for insurance premiums as provided for in subsection B of this section shall be a charge of two percent (2%) of the gross annual premiums for insurance plans. The administrative costs of processing payroll deductions or administering salary adjustment agreements for payments for retirement plans as provided for in subsection B of this section shall be one percent (1%) of the gross annual payments for retirement plans. These charges shall be collected monthly from the private insurance or retirement plan organization by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and shall be deposited to the credit of the General Revenue Fund. Provided that these costs shall not be collected from state employees or state agencies unless otherwise directed in the Oklahoma State Finance Act.
E. Approval of a payroll deduction or salary adjustment agreement for any insurance organization, line of coverage or policy shall not be construed as an assumption of liability, for the term of policy or the performance of the insurance organization, by this state, or any of its agencies or any officer or employee thereof. Contracts for such insurance shall be in all respects subject to the insurance laws of this state, and shall be enforceable solely pursuant to such laws.
G. Payroll deductions shall be made for premium payments for group insurance for retired members or beneficiaries of any state-supported retirement system upon proper authorization given by the member or beneficiary to the board from which the member or beneficiary is currently receiving retirement benefits.
H. Upon request of instructional personnel employed at either the Oklahoma School for the Blind or the Oklahoma School for the Deaf and pursuant to procedures established by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, the Commission for Rehabilitation Services shall make payroll deductions for membership dues in any statewide educational employee organization or association.
Credits
Laws 1984, c. 28, § 1, emerg. eff. March 23, 1984; Laws 1988, c. 248, § 6, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1989, c. 370, § 11, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1992, c. 142, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1997, c. 73, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2000, c. 336, § 12, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 5, § 35, emerg. eff. March 21, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 204, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 212, § 4, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 5, § 52, emerg. eff. March 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 49, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2008, c. 392, § 1, emerg. eff. June 3, 2008; Laws 2009, c. 12, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2009, c. 135, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009. Renumbered from Title 62, § 7.10 and amended by Laws 2009, c. 441, §§ 47, 64, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 393; Laws 2021, c. 324, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2023, c. 167, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
Footnotes
Title 74, § 1341 et seq.
62 Okl. St. Ann. § 34.70, OK ST T. 62 § 34.70
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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