Representative Lisa Billy of District 42 received the “Legislator of the Year” award at the Oklahoma Public Employees Association’s 35th Annual Convention, August 28, in Oklahoma City. The award was presented to Representative Billy at the annual awards luncheon. Rumble, the Oklahoma City Thunder mascot, assisted with the program.

State employee insurance rates were set on Friday, August 20 and revised on September 1 at the Employees Benefit Council and the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board. Insurance rates for the calendar year beginning January 2011. The rates will be good and bad news for state employees.

The Association has turned 35 years old!  Take a trip down memory lane with OPEA's first executive director, Pat Hall.  To listen, CLICK HERE.

The Oklahoma Public Employees Office will be closed Friday, September 3rd and September 6th. The OPEA staff wishes its members a great Labor Day weekend!

In order to begin their effort to become a star chapter in the upcoming year, several OPEA chapter leaders attended the 2010 OPEA Annual Convention. Three chapters were awarded star chapter at this year’s convention: Tulsa OESC, Crossroads OKDHS and Muskogee County. However seeing the momentum of several newly formed chapters it is apparent the number could be much larger next year.

The state employee health insurance rates for the calendar year 2011 will be changed tomorrow in special meetings of the Oklahoma State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board and the Employee Benefits Council.