A. The intent of the Legislature is to increase individual agency skill and accountability in managing the costs associated with personnel and in applying controls that will enhance the ability of the State of Oklahoma to manage the overall costs of human resources as efficiently as possible, while continuing to maintain fairness to employees.

B. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall produce an electronic report on an annual basis of all reallocation decisions for career service positions.

C. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall produce an electronic report on an annual basis of all transactions in the career service and executive service involving the establishment of new positions.

D. As a further control on human resource costs, the Governor may declare a financial emergency or implement a freeze in hiring, by declaring this section to be in effect. CompSource Oklahoma shall not be subject to the provisions of this subsection. During such periods, no audits of classified positions or reallocation of unclassified positions shall be initiated or conducted at the request of an agency except at the direction of the Governor. The provisions of the Oklahoma Personnel Act relating to agency-requested audits may be suspended during such periods to the extent that they are in conflict with this section. Provided, an audit at the request of an employee who files a classification grievance shall be conducted during such periods in accordance with the provisions of Section 840-4.3 of this title.

E. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to suspend the responsibility of any agency to ensure that the duties and responsibilities assigned to an employee are consistent with the current classification of the employee.

Added by Laws 1986, c. 226, § 5, operative July 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 367, § 16, eff. July 1, 1992. Renumbered from § 840.22A of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 283, § 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1996, c. 363, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1998, c. 364, § 30, emerg. eff. June 8, 1998; Laws 2004, c. 312, § 4, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 875; Laws 2014, c. 267, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.