Oklahoma's family and medical leave law can be found in the following sections of the Oklahoma Statutes.
State Employment

• 74 O.S. Sec. 840-2.20B. State agencies - Bone marrow and organ donation leave.
• 74 O.S. Sec. 840-2.22 Promulgation of Emergency and Permanent Leave Rules - Family and Medical Leave

• 70 O.S. Sec. 6-104 Sick Leave - Emergency Leave - Medical Benefits - Jury Service.
• 70 O.S. Sec. 6-104.5 Pay Deductions for Absences after Exhausting all Sick Leave.

State Employment

74 O.S. Sec. 840-2.20B. State agencies - Bone marrow and organ donation leave.

A. Any employee of this state, its departments or agencies shall be granted a leave of absence, subject to approval of the scheduling of such leave by the employee's Appointing Authority, with medical necessity being the primary determinant for such approval, for the time specified for the following purposes:

1. Five (5) workdays to serve as a bone marrow donor if the employee provides the employer written verification that the employee is to serve as a bone marrow donor; and

2. Thirty (30) workdays to serve as a human organ donor if the employee provides the employer written verification that the employee is to serve as a human organ donor.

B. An employee who is granted a leave of absence pursuant to the provisions of this section shall receive the base state pay without interruption during the leave of absence. For purposes of determining seniority, pay or pay advancement, and performance awards, and for the receipt of any benefit that may be affected by a leave of absence, the service of the employee shall be considered uninterrupted by the leave of absence.

C. A state agency shall not penalize an employee for requesting or obtaining a leave of absence pursuant to the provisions of this section.

D. The leave authorized by this section may be requested by the employee only if the employee is the person who is serving as the donor.

74 O.S. Sec. 840-2.22 - Promulgation of Emergency and Permanent Leave Rules - Family and Medical Leave

A. The Administrator of the Office of Personnel Management shall promulgate emergency and permanent leave rules as necessary to implement the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and rules thereto. Such leave rules shall permit an employee to select any one or a combination of the following types of leave to account for authorized absences covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993: leave without pay; annual and sick leave accumulated by the employee; and annual and sick leave donated by other state employees; and compensatory time.

B. The State of Oklahoma reserves absolute constitutional immunity with regard to the application to state employees of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.

C. If the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 is repealed or its application to state employees is terminated, the Administrator of the Office of Personnel Management shall promulgate emergency and permanent rules to provide for a family leave program for state employees. The family leave program shall include, but not be limited to, the following provisions:

1. Family leave rules shall be applicable to all permanent classified and regular unclassified and exempt state employees with over six (6) months of continuous service who request a leave of absence due to:

a. childbirth,

b. receiving custody of a child through adoption, or

c. the care of a terminally or critically dependent child or dependent adult;

2. Family leave shall include use of annual leave, enforced leave, leave without pay, and sick leave due to pregnancy as provided in the rules promulgated by the Office of Personnel Management, or any one or a combination of these or other types of leave taken in family situations. Family leave shall not be accrued or accumulated;

3. Family leave rules must specify that:

a. family leave must be taken within one (1) year of the birth or placement of a child or as required to provide care to a dependent adult,

b. employees must be required to provide reasonable notice if possible, and

c. whenever possible, employees must schedule their leave to accommodate the needs of the employer, if the need for leave is foreseeable and it is medically feasible to do so;

4. Upon returning to work from family leave, the employee shall have the right to be restored to the original position of the employee; and

5. While on leave without pay, the employee shall be eligible to continue the state employee group health and life insurance coverage of the employee upon proper application and payment of premiums.

Teachers

70 O.S. Sec. 6-104 - Sick Leave - Emergency Leave - Medical Benefits - Jury Service.

A. The board of education of each school district in the state shall provide for sick leave for all teachers employed in the district and shall pay such teachers the full amount of their contract salaries during any absence from their regular school duties for a period of time and under such conditions as the board may determine, but not less than the minimum benefits hereafter specified. Payment for sick leave shall be made on the basis of the current salary rate then in effect for the teacher receiving the payment. The plan shall provide that a teacher may be absent from his or her duties due to personal accidental injury, illness or pregnancy, or accidental injury or illness in the immediate family without the loss of salary for not to exceed ten (10) days during each school year, except that said absence without loss of salary for teachers employed on an eleven-month contract shall not exceed eleven (11) days during each school year and for those teachers employed on a twelve-month contract shall not exceed twelve (12) days during each school year, if said contract is for the work period, and not merely for pay purposes. The right to such leave shall vest at the beginning of the school year. Each school district shall provide for all teachers a minimum of three (3) days for personal business leave, upon the request of the teacher. Salary deductions for such leave shall not exceed the salary level for substitute teachers. Provided further, that these terms for personal business leave shall not negate any locally negotiated leave policies which exceed the minimum benefits stated above. Each school district may provide not more than five (5) days each year for emergency leave. Each school district will determine the purposes for which emergency leave can be used. Those days shall not be chargeable to sick leave and will be noncumulative. Unused sick leave shall be cumulative up to a total of sixty (60) days, and cumulative sick leave shall be transferable to another school district where the teacher is employed the next succeeding school year, provided that the number of days transferred shall not exceed the maximum days permitted by the receiving district and that such transferred days shall be used first in case of illness and, provided further, that if the receiving district pays teachers for unused sick leave upon retirement or termination of contract, then said payments shall be for only those days accumulated in the receiving district. The school board of the sending district shall certify the exact number of days eligible for transfer.

B. The plan of each school district for sick leave benefits may include other terms and conditions, but shall not provide less sick leave benefits than those prescribed herein. Hospital and medical proceeds may not be charged against sick leave benefits, but the proceeds received by the teacher from any insurance provided by the district for loss of compensable time may be charged against sick leave benefits. Provided the board of education may provide all or part of hospital and medical benefits, and sickness, accident, health and life insurance or any of the aforesaid for any or all of its employees. On authorization of the teacher, the district may approve payroll deductions for such teacher's portion of the aforesaid.

C. Each school district shall grant a teacher leave for jury service or as a witness subpoenaed in a criminal, civil or juvenile proceeding and shall pay the teacher during such service the full, current contract salary. Provided that the district may deduct any compensation received for serving as a juror or witness from the teacher's salary during such service.

D. A school district shall also provide for benefits for personnel other than teachers. Benefits for support personnel employees shall include provisions for paid sick leave of at least one (1) day per month of employment not to exceed the number of hours per day for which they are regularly employed cumulative to a total of sixty (60) days and cumulative sick leave shall be transferable to another school district where the person is employed the next succeeding school year; provided, that the number of days transferred shall not exceed the maximum days permitted by the receiving district and that such transferred days shall be used first in case of illness up to a maximum of ten (10) transferred days per school year unless the local board of education authorizes the use of additional transferred days during the school year in an amount set by the board and, provided further, that if the receiving district pays such person for unused sick leave upon retirement or termination of employment, then said payments shall be for only those days accumulated in the receiving district. The school board of the sending district shall certify the exact number of days eligible for transfer. Each school district shall provide for all support employees, a minimum of three (3) days for personal business leave, upon the request of the support employee. Salary deductions for personal business leave shall not exceed an amount necessary to cover the costs of services provided to the district by the support employee and shall not exceed the salary of the support employee. The terms for personal business leave provided by this subsection shall not negate any locally negotiated leave policies which exceed the minimum benefits stated above. Payment for such leave shall be calculated with regard to the definition of "support employee" provided by Section 70-6-101.40 of this title. Provided that such benefits shall not exceed those authorized for teachers hereunder.

70 O.S. Sec. 6-104.5 - Pay Deductions for Absences after Exhausting all Sick Leave.

A. If, after exhausting all sick leave, a teacher is absent from his or her duties due to personal accidental injury, illness or pregnancy, the teacher shall receive for a period of not to exceed twenty (20) days his or her full contract salary less the amount:

1. actually paid a certified substitute teacher for his or her position if a certified substitute teacher is hired; or

2. normally paid a certified substitute teacher for his or her position if a certified substitute teacher is not hired.

B. The district's plan may provide that the teacher is entitled to payment for accrued but unused sick leave upon termination of employment.

70 O.S. Sec. 10-105.2 - Encouragement of Public Schools to Explore Outreach Opportunities.

A. It shall be a policy of the State Board of Education to encourage each public school to explore outreach opportunities such as agreements with the parents of each child enrolled in school.

1. Such agreement may describe the beneficial relationship between parental interest and pupil achievement and provide an agreement that a child will achieve higher levels of competency if parents will guarantee that their child will attend school, behave satisfactorily while there, and complete homework. As part of the agreement, the school may state its intention to provide free remediation if a child fails to attain the necessary standards of competency.

2. Such agreement may also emphasize the importance of parent-teacher conferences. The agreement should note the days of the school year reserved for professional meetings and staff development and state that on these days teachers are available to meet with parents. Teachers should also be encouraged to schedule conferences to accommodate working parents. Teachers should strive to hold at least one conference with each student's parents at least once each semester.

B. The State Board of Education also shall require each local board of education to develop initiatives to promote schools as congenial places for parents to visit.

C. The State Board of Education shall also establish a program for encouraging private employers to give employees who have children in preschool programs, kindergarten, or school programs time off to visit the schools for parent-teacher conferences at least once each semester.