OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More than 12,000 state employees at 25 state agencies would receive a pay raise in July under a bill that has been approved in the Oklahoma Senate.
The Senate voted 43-1 on Wednesday for the bill, which now heads to the House for consideration.
The bill comes with a $36.8 million price tag and was part of a broad budget agreement between Gov. Mary Fallin and House and Senate leaders.
The pay increases would range from about 5 percent to 13 percent.
Among the agencies targeted for pay hikes are those in the public safety and health care agencies, including the Department of Corrections, State Bureau of Investigation, Attorney General's Office and Oklahoma Health Care Authority.