A. The annual salaries for the Commissioner of Public Safety, the Assistant Commissioner of Public Safety and the commissioned officers within the Highway Patrol Division shall be in accordance and conformity with the findings for Department of Public Safety law enforcement personnel of the State of Oklahoma Total Remuneration Study of 2013, exclusive of longevity pay, as authorized by Section 840-2.18 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, expense allowance, as authorized by Section 2-130 of this title, and irregular shift pay, as authorized by Section 2-130.1 of this title.

B. The provisions of this section shall supersede all existing laws covering the salaries for the Commissioner of Public Safety, the Assistant Commissioner of Public Safety and the commissioned officers in the Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety.

C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a reduction in pay or salary due to involuntary leave without pay as authorized in Section 840-2.27C of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Added by Laws 1988, c. 290, § 21, operative July 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 295, § 13, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 258, § 59, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 118, § 1, emerg. eff. April 23, 1992; Laws 1992, c. 367, § 20, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 190, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 239, § 1; Laws 1996, c. 57, § 3, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1996, c. 300, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 201, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 245, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; Laws 1999, c. 120, § 1, emerg. eff. April 26, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 37, § 10, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 435, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2004, c. 161, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 81, § 2, eff. April 21, 2006; Laws 2006, 2nd Ex.Sess., c. 83, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Laws 2011, c. 335, § 2; Laws 2014, c. 135, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014.