Okla. Stat. tit. 57 § 359
Effective July 1, 1982, all employees of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board shall become classified employees and subject to the Merit System of Personnel Administration, except as otherwise provided by law. All incumbent employees of the Board shall be classified without the need to pass examinations. Incumbent employees shall receive not less than an eight percent (8%) wage and salary increase based on salaries received for the month ending June 30, 1982, pending final classification; provided that salary increases which fall between steps on the established salary schedule shall be advanced to the next regular salary step. All classification procedures shall be completed no later than October 1, 1982, and any salary adjustment which exceeds the salary increase granted these employees on July 1, 1982, shall be paid retroactive back to July 1, 1982.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 359