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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 19 of the following, if the tribe notifies the Commission of the election in writing: 1. To pay contributions. If the tribe elects to make payments for contributions, interest or penalties shall not be assessed against such tribe for the period from January 1, 2001, to the effective date of this section if full payment for all contributions due is made within twenty (20) days after an account is established for the tribe; or 2. To make payments in lieu of contributions. If the tribe elects to make payments in lieu of contributions, interest or penalties shall not be assessed against such tribe for the period from January 1, 2001, to the effective date of this section if all reports that are due for that period are filed within twenty (20) days after an account is established for the tribe. L. Any Indian tribe which did not have an active account with the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission from January 1, 2001, to the effective date of this section and does not desire to be covered for benefits for that period shall be covered by the provisions of subsections A through I of this section. The coverage for any such tribe shall be prospective only and shall not entitle any employee of the tribe to benefits for any period prior to the effective date of this section. M. Indian tribes paying contributions prior to the date of this section shall not be able to make an election to make payments in lieu of contributions for the period from January 1, 2001, to the effective date of this section. Any change in election shall be prospective only. N. Participation by any Indian tribe in the state unemployment insurance system shall not operate as a waiver of the sovereign immunity of the tribe. Added by Laws 2002, c. 452, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 132, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.

§40-1-109. Unemployment benefits impact study. If a proposed new law or amendment to an existing law will have the effect of expanding unemployment benefits available to unemployment benefit claimants, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission shall study the fiscal impact the benefit expansion will have upon Oklahoma's Unemployment Trust Fund established pursuant to 42 U.S.C., Section 1104. The impact study shall be presented to each house of the Legislature before the final vote on the bill containing the provision and shall be sent to the Governor before final approval of the bill containing the provision. Added by Laws 2013, c. 71, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.

§40-1-201. General definitions.