Oklahoma § 72-63.10 - Employee training programs - Funding - Salary, tuition,

§ 72-63.10. Employee training programs - Funding - Salary, tuition,

and subsistence contracts.

A. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs is hereby

authorized to establish within the Department or within any of the

institutions operated by the Department training programs to train

necessary personnel for the Department or its institutions, or may

arrange for programs with any public or private school, entity or

institution. Training may occur individually pursuant to the

Quality Workforce for Oklahoma's Heroes Act. Funds of the

Department or its institutions may be used to pay salaries or

tuition and subsistence for employees or prospective employees in

the training programs, pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of

this section.

B. Any employee or prospective employee who, while receiving

such training is paid a salary, or for whom tuition and subsistence

are furnished shall enter into a contract with the Department prior

to receiving any payment for salary, tuition, or subsistence. The

contract shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations

promulgated by the Oklahoma Veterans Commission and shall include a

stipulation that, unless the employee or prospective employee

continues in the employ of the Department for a period of time that

is greater than or equal to the length of the training, the employee

or prospective employee shall reimburse the Department or

institution for the amount of money paid to or for him or her by the

Department during the training period.

Added by Laws 1983, c. 140, § 1, emerg. eff. May 23, 1983. Amended

by Laws 2014, c. 212, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2022, c. 71, § 1,

emerg. eff. April 25, 2022.

§72-63.10a. Department of Veterans Affairs on-the-job employee

safety program.

It is the intent of the Legislature that the promotion of safety

in the workplace is a legitimate public purpose. In order to

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors

establish a public employee benefit program to encourage safety in

the workplace, the Department of Veterans Affairs is hereby directed

to establish an on-the-job employee safety program which encourages

work unit safety and reduces lost productivity and compensation

costs. In order to promote job safety in work units and provide

recognition for work units with exceptional safety records, the

Department of Veterans Affairs is authorized to expend from monies

available in the State Department of Veterans Affairs Revolving Fund

so much thereof as may be necessary to provide incentive awards for

safety-related job performance. However, no employee shall be

recognized more than once per calendar year, and the award shall not

exceed the value of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

Added by Laws 2000, c. 338, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000.