Ford's Highway Patrol Pay Increase Passes House
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers are a step closer to receiving a 35% pay raise after the House on Wednesday unanimously passed House Bill 4386 by Rep. Ross Ford, R-Broken Arrow.
An emergency clause on the bill ensures the raise would be given to each commissioned OHP officer effective July 1.
"Our Highway Patrol troopers have gone seven years without a pay raise," Ford said. "This is while they daily take their lives in their hands to provide safety and protection and a multitude of other services to Oklahomans throughout our state."
Ford explained Highway Patrol pay lags behind that of many other law enforcement agencies in the state. This pay raise should take them close to what police officers in the cities of Edmond and Oklahoma City earn.
