Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-840-2.23A: National disaster leave

A. An appointing authority may grant leave with pay not to

exceed fifteen (15) working days to a state employee who is affected

by a presidentially declared national disaster in Oklahoma after May

1, 1999, if:

1. The employee suffered a physical injury as a result of the

disaster;

2. A relative or household member of the employee, as defined

by subsection B of Section 840-2.23 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, suffered a physical injury or died as a result of the

disaster; or

3. The domicile of the employee or the domicile of a relative

of the employee, as defined by subsection B of Section 840-2.23 of

Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, was damaged or destroyed as a

result of the disaster.

B. The authority to grant leave with pay pursuant to subsection

A of this section shall extend for a period of not more than

eighteen (18) months after the date of a presidentially declared

national disaster.

C. Annual leave, sick leave, or compensatory time which was

charged to a state employee as a result of the presidentially

declared national disaster resulting from the May 3, 1999, tornadoes

that would have otherwise been eligible for the leave provision in

subsection A of this section, may be reinstated by the appointing

authority. A state employee entitled to leave with pay pursuant to

this section who was charged leave without pay shall be compensated

at the base rate of pay of the employee.