Oklahoma Personnel Act; allowing for low performance evaluation to be used during a reduction-in-force implementation plan. Effective date.

This bill modifies Oklahoma's personnel laws to allow low job performance evaluations to be considered when deciding which state employees to lay off during workforce reductions. It also clarifies that these layoffs cannot be used as disciplinary actions and requires agencies to provide outplacement assistance and employment counseling to affected workers. Additionally, the legislation updates rules for mandatory furloughs and cost-saving measures during legislative recesses, while repealing previous statutes related to voluntary buyout benefits.