A. For purposes of Sections 3601.1 through 3603 of this title, the term "employee" means a full-time employee or any number of part-time employees whose combined weekly hours of employment equal those of a full-time employee, but shall not include temporary employees working on a seasonal basis between May 1 and October 31.

B. Beginning July 1, 2008, the maximum number of full-time-equivalent employees for each of the following agencies, boards, commissions, departments, or programs shall not exceed the numbers specified in this section, except as may be authorized pursuant to the provisions of Section 3603 of this title.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF

FULL-TIME-EQUIVALENT

EMPLOYEES

Oklahoma Employment Security Commission1150

Oklahoma Accountancy Board11

Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Interior Designers of Oklahoma4

Board of Chiropractic Examiners3

State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering16

Board of Dentistry10

Oklahoma State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors5

State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors10

State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision/ Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners/State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists29

Oklahoma Energy Resources Board5

Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission6

Oklahoma Board of Nursing35

Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long-Term Care Administrators4

Board of Examiners in Optometry3

State Board of Osteopathic Examiners7

Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy15

State Board of Examiners of Psychologists2

Oklahoma Real Estate Commission26

Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology2

Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle and Parts Commission12

State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners6

Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System13

Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System12

Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma52

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System63

Oklahoma Student Loan Authority85

Oklahoma Industrial Finance Authority/Oklahoma Development Finance Authority10

State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board178

Oklahoma Capital Investment Board4

State Board of Licensed Social Workers1

Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Council38

Oklahoma State Banking Department46

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administration10

C. The duties and compensation of employees, not otherwise prescribed by law, necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees by law shall be set by the Board of Trustees.

D. Temporary employees of the Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle and Parts Commission between the dates of November 1 and January 31 annually shall not be counted toward the maximum number of full-time-equivalent employees provided for in this section.

Added by Laws 2002, c. 17, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 15, 2002. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 398, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 463, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 408, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 47, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2007, c. 208, § 1, eff. July 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 300, § 5, eff. July 1, 2008; Laws 2011, c. 101, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2013, c. 254, § 34; Laws 2013, c. 405, § 19, eff. July 1, 2013; Laws 2016, c. 269, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2019, c. 304, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.