Legislation
Legislation
Members Submit Your Platform Planks for 2021!
OPEA’s platform serves as the basis for association activities and advocacy during the upcoming legislative session. Platform planks come from members and are discussed, amended, and approved at the OPEA Annual Convention and Delegate Assembly. When a member has a good idea about legislation that would improve state employment or retirement or one that might…
Read More →The OPEA Advocate Newsletter June 2021
PDF Version: AdvocateJune 2021
Read More →Governor Signs Bill to Modernize State’s Merit System for Agency Employees
Governor Stitt today signed into law House Bill 1146 that enables the state to modernize its merit system for state agency employees. The system has been in place since the 1980s and has served state employees well but it was time to make improvements that will streamline processes to make it more efficient for employees…
Read More →Merit System Modernization Bill Passes House
The Oklahoma House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 1146, The Civil Services and Human Capital Modernization Act by Rep. Mike Osborn and Sen. Greg Treat. This bill brings up to date the state’s merit system for state agency employees and will make it more streamlined and efficient. OPEA has spent years studying Oklahoma’s and…
Read More →Legislative Deadline Week Comes-and-Goes with OPEA Bills Still Alive
The last week of February was deadline week at the Oklahoma legislature when legislation must be passed out of committee in the “house of origin” in order to be eligible to be heard on the floor. There are several bills OPEA has sponsored or is watching that made it out of committee and some that…
Read More →OPEA Releases General Election Senate Candidate Endorsement List
The Oklahoma Public Employees Association and The Oklahoma Public Employees Political Action Committee have endorsed the following Oklahoma Senate candidates for the 2020 general election. Senate District 3 Blake“Cowboy “ Stephens Senate District 9 Dewayne Pemberton Senate District 21 Tom Dugger Senate District 35 Jo Anna Dossett Senate District 37 Allison Ikley-Freeman Senate District 39…
Read More →OPEA Announces 2020 House Primary Election Endorsements
The following House of Representatives candidates have been endorsed by the Oklahoma Public Employees Association for their primary election. Any questions about OPEA endorsements may be sent to OPEA Executive Director Sterling Zearley. House District 11 Derrel Fincher , House District 12 Kevin McDugle. House District 14 Chris Sneed, House District 15 Randy Randleman,…
Read More →OPEA Supports 2021 Budget Proposal and Senate COLA Vote
The Oklahoma Public Employees Association (OPEA) supports the Fiscal Year 2021 state budget passed by the House and Senate yesterday, despite the reductions in funds for core services, saying the association’s members expect state leaders to restore funding when state revenues sufficiently improve. “During this unprecedented time, our members understand the need to reduce budgets…
Read More →OPEA Sits Down With Rep. Avery Frix to Discuss Retiree COLAs (VIDEO)
The legislative session will soon begin and we will once again be working to pass a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for public retiree. The author of the COLA bill Rep. Avery Frix sat down with Sterling Zearley this week for an update and tips on what to expect. You can view the video on…
Read More →OPEA Announces 2020 Agenda
OPEA is proud to announce our legislative agenda for the upcoming Second Session of the 57th Oklahoma Legislature, which will begin in February 2020. Our agenda has been developed entirely with input from our members and is completely focused on improving state employment in every agency and department, as well as retirement. The agenda is…
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