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§74-840.5. Renumbered as § 840-2.12 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.
§74-840-5.1. Unclassified service exempt from act except leave regulations.
Unless otherwise provided, offices and positions in the unclassified service are in no way subject to any of the provisions of this act or of the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder except leave regulations. Provided, offices and positions of the State Senate and House of Representatives shall not be subject to regulations of the Office of Personnel Management on involuntary leave without pay or furlough but shall be subject to any involuntary leave without pay or furlough plan adopted by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives. No person chosen by election or appointment to fill an elective office shall be subject to any leave plan or regulation or shall such person be eligible for accrual of any leave benefits.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 338, § 7, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 244, § 2, emerg. eff. June 12, 1986. Renumbered from § 840.7 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.
§74-840-5.1A. Unclassified service - Service at pleasure of appointing authority - Severance benefits.
A. Within state government, persons appointed to a position in the unclassified service after June 30, 1996, shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Appointing authorities shall not convey any right or expectation of continued employment to such unclassified employees. The appointing authority may separate such unclassified employees at any time with or without cause. No provision of the Oklahoma Personnel Act shall be construed as granting any property interest in employment to any unclassified service employee.
B. Nothing in this section is intended to change the status of any unclassified employee appointed to a position on or before June 30, 1996.
C. This section shall not apply to persons in positions in institutions under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or subject to the University Hospitals Authority Model Personnel System created pursuant to Section 3211 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
3. Contain an estimate of the cost savings or reduced expenditures likely to be achieved by the agency.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 320, § 10, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 212, § 19, eff. July 1, 2003.
§74-840-5.1B. Repealed by Laws 2005, c. 453, § 5, eff. July 1, 2005.
§74-840-5.2. Option to retain classified status.
Any classified employee who is serving in an agency head position which is subject to the Merit System of Personnel Administration on the effective date of this act shall have the option of retaining such classified status. An incumbent who chooses to remain in the classified service shall be subject to all provisions and conditions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration. An incumbent who chooses to change status from classified to unclassified shall so indicate in writing. All future appointees to such positions shall be in the unclassified service.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 46, § 3, emerg. eff. April 23, 1985. Renumbered from § 840.8a of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.
§74-840-5.2A. Ethics Commission - Status of employees to be as shown on employment records.
All persons employed by the Ethics Commission prior to March 18, 1998, shall be in and shall have been in such status in the classified or unclassified service as shown on their individual records on file in the Office of Personnel Management. The employment records of such persons on file in the Office of Personnel Management shall be controlling as to the status of such persons and the positions they occupy or occupied.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 285, § 5, emerg. eff. May 27, 1998.
§74-840-5.2B. State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board - Status of employees to be as shown on employment records.
All persons employed by the State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board prior to March 27, 1998, shall be in and shall have been in such status in the classified or unclassified service as shown on their individual records on file in the Office of Personnel Management. The employment records of such persons on file in the Office of Personnel Management shall be controlling as to the status of such persons and the positions they occupy or occupied.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 285, § 6, emerg. eff. May 27, 1998.
§74-840-5.3. Certain persons not considered state employees.
4. Officers and members of the Oklahoma National Guard, as such.
B. 1. Instructional and administrative personnel, except for superintendents, of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services at the Oklahoma School for the Blind and the Oklahoma School for the Deaf pursuant to Section 1419 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be considered state employees, except they shall not be considered state employees for the purposes of the Oklahoma Personnel Act, unless otherwise provided by law. However, the Office of Personnel Management may categorize such employees as unclassified solely for the purpose of entering and maintaining employment data in the state Personnel Management Information System established pursuant to Section 840-2.13 of this title.
2. The superintendents at the Oklahoma School for the Blind and the Oklahoma School for the Deaf shall be state employees in the unclassified service, subject to the Oklahoma Personnel Act.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 338, § 9, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 244, § 5, emerg. eff. June 12, 1986. Renumbered from § 840.9 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 269, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 2001, c. 381, § 12, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2003, c. 93, § 4, eff. July 1, 2003.
§74-840-5.4. Placement of agencies under Merit System of Personnel Administration.
Nothing in this act is intended to automatically place any agency under the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration; however, any agency may be placed under the provisions of the Merit System in accordance with Section 840.3 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes unless otherwise prohibited by law.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 244, § 4, emerg. eff. June 12, 1986. Renumbered from § 840.8c of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.
55. Two Management Information Systems positions of the Office of Juvenile Affairs.
56. Heads of agencies, principal assistants or deputies and executive secretaries of an agency that is consolidated into another agency.
C. Effective July 1, 1996, authorization for unclassified offices, positions, or personnel contained in a bill or joint resolution shall terminate June 30 of the ensuing fiscal year after the authorization unless the authorization is codified in the Oklahoma Statutes or the termination is otherwise provided in the legislation.
D. The appointing authority of agencies participating in the statewide information systems project may establish unclassified positions and appoint unclassified employees to the project as needed. Additional unclassified positions may be established, if required, to appoint an unclassified employee to perform the duties of a permanent classified employee who is temporarily absent from a classified position as a result of assignment to this project. All unclassified appointments under this authority shall expire no later than December 31, 2007, and all unclassified positions established to support the project shall be abolished. Both the positions and appointments resulting from this authority shall be exempt from any agency FTE limitations and any limits imposed on the number of unclassified positions authorized. Permanent classified employees may request a leave of absence from classified status and accept an unclassified appointment and compensation with the same agency under the provisions of this subsection; provided, the leave shall expire no later than December 31, 2007. Employees accepting the appointment and compensation shall be entitled to participate without interruption in any benefit programs available to classified employees, including retirement and insurance programs. Immediately upon termination of an unclassified appointment pursuant to this subsection, an employee on assignment from the classified service shall have a right to be restored to the classified service and reinstated to the former job family level and compensation plus any adjustments and increases in salary or benefits which the employee would have received but for the leave of absence.
Laws 1982, c. 338, § 8, eff. July 1, 1982; Laws 1982, c. 358, § 21, eff. June 2, 1982; Laws 1983, c. 263, § 15, operative July 1, 1983; Laws 1984, c. 284, § 19, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1985, c. 46, § 2, emerg. eff. April 23, 1985; Laws 1985, c. 325, § 15, emerg. eff. July 29, 1985; Laws 1986, c. 19, § 6, emerg. eff. March 17, 1986; Laws 1986, c. 244, § 3, emerg. eff. June 12, 1986; Laws 1986, c. 277, § 13, emerg. eff. June 24, 1986; Laws 1987, c. 222, § 120, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1989, c. 291, § 5, eff. July 1, 1989; Laws 1989, c. 370, § 15, operative July 1, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 23, § 9, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1990, c. 260, § 50, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1990, c. 264, § 87, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1991, c. 308, § 3, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 373, § 21, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 10, § 14, emerg. eff. March 21, 1993; Laws 1993, c. 183, § 72, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1993, c. 333, § 2, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 2, § 30, emerg. eff. March 2, 1994. Renumbered from Title 74, § 840.8 by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Laws 1994, c. 315, § 5, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 64, § 1, emerg. eff. April 11, 1995; Laws 1995, c. 328, § 13, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 3, § 22, emerg. eff. March 6, 1996; Laws 1996, c. 327, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 2, § 20, emerg. eff. Feb. 26, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 165, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1998, c. 412, § 5, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 1, § 38, emerg. eff. Feb. 24, 1999; Laws 1999, c. 375, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 6, § 25, emerg. eff. March 20, 2000; Laws 2000, c. 336, § 9, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 167, § 13, emerg. eff. May 2, 2001; Laws 2001, c. 414, § 10, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 22, § 32, emerg. eff. March 8, 2002; Laws 2002, c. 435, § 1, emerg. eff. June 5, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 3, § 89, emerg. eff. March 19, 2003; Laws 2003, c. 382, § 1; Laws 2004, c. 5, § 98, emerg. eff. March 1, 2004; Laws 2004, c. 157, § 7, emerg. eff. April 26, 2004; Laws 2004, c. 462, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 1, § 132, emerg. eff. March 15, 2005; Laws 2005, c. 190, § 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2005; Laws 2005, c. 409, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 189, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 47, § 3, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2007, c. 208, § 3, eff. July 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 3, § 49, emerg. eff. Feb. 28, 2008; Laws 2008, c. 300, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008; Laws 2010, c. 41, § 51, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010; Laws 2010, c. 392, § 1, emerg. eff. June 7, 2010.
§74-840-5.6. Corporation Commission employees - Inclusion in unclassified service.
The unclassified service of the state shall include personnel employed by the Corporation Commission in positions which do not require registration with the Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors but which have been employed in accordance with subparagraph 8 of paragraph 22 of Section 840.8 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, which provides for engineer positions and employees of the Corporation Commission to be unclassified. From and after the effective date of this act, the titles of such positions and employees shall be changed to reflect the specialized nature of the positions and the intent of the Legislature that such positions be part of the unclassified service.
This provision is not intended to change the current status, whether classified or unclassified, of any employee or position of the Corporation Commission. Furthermore, it is not intended to authorize any increase in classified or unclassified full-time-equivalent employee positions or funding limitations.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 325, § 16, emerg. eff. July 29, 1985. Renumbered from § 840.8b of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.
§74-840-5.7. Grand River Dam Authority.
A. The Grand River Dam Authority shall be under the Merit System. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, all offices, positions and personnel shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration and rules promulgated hereunder. This section shall supersede and repeal any and all executive orders issued pursuant to this act to place the agency or its predecessors under the Merit System.
7. Unclassified employees hired prior to May 1, 1989, who hold engineering job titles but who are not registered engineers, provided said persons are reassigned nonengineering job titles. At such time as the positions occupied by said unclassified employees are vacated, the positions shall revert to the classified service.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 9.
A. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall be under the Merit System. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, all offices, positions and personnel shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration and rules promulgated hereunder. This section shall supersede and repeal any and all executive orders issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Personnel Act to place the agency or its predecessors under the Merit System.
7. All Tax Economist and Tax Policy Analyst positions.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 10. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 309, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1998, c. 388, § 4, eff. July 1, 1998.
§74-840-5.9. State Department of Education.
A. The State Department of Education shall be under the Merit System. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, all offices, positions and personnel shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration and rules promulgated hereunder. This section shall supersede and repeal any and all executive orders issued pursuant to this act to place the agency or its predecessors under the Merit System.
11. In addition to the State Department of Education offices and positions listed in this paragraph, any and all offices and positions within the State Department of Education for which the annual salary is Twenty-one Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-three Dollars ($21,943.00) or more shall also be in the unclassified service of this state.
Nothing in this paragraph is intended to change the status, whether classified or unclassified service, of any person employed by the Department of Education prior to May 1, 1989. No position shall be made part of the selective service while it is occupied by an unclassified service employee because of any change in salary or grade. Hereafter, any position paid an annual salary of Twenty-one Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-three Dollars ($21,943.00) or more shall be made part of the unclassified service upon being vacated.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 11.
A. CompSource Oklahoma shall be under the Merit System. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, all offices, positions and personnel shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration and rules promulgated hereunder. This section shall supersede and repeal any and all executive orders issued pursuant to this act to place the agency or its predecessors under the Merit System.
C. CompSource Oklahoma may develop a plan for a program for incentive-based compensation for its employees. The plan shall be subject to the review and approval of the Insurance Commissioner.
Laws 1994, c. 242, § 12; Laws 2003, c. 353, § 4, emerg. eff. June 3, 2003; Laws 2006, c. 316, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 440, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009.
§74-840-5.11. Department of Corrections – Merit system – Service status.
A. The Department of Corrections shall be under the Merit System. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, all offices, positions and personnel shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration and rules promulgated hereunder. This section shall supersede and repeal any and all executive orders issued pursuant to this act to place the agency or its predecessors under the Merit System.
B. In addition to offices, positions and personnel that are unclassified pursuant to Section 840-5.5 of this title, the Director of the Department of Corrections may establish positions in the unclassified service and place employees in those positions provided the total number of unclassified positions does not exceed six percent (6%) of the total full-time-equivalent employee limit established for the Department of Corrections. Any unclassified positions established for the Oklahoma State Industries shall be funded from the Department of Corrections Industries' Revolving Fund only. In addition to the regular salary, any unclassified employee of the Oklahoma State Industries of the Department of Corrections who is responsible for obtaining a contract for products manufactured or services provided by prison industries may, at the discretion of the Director of the Department of Corrections, be awarded additional compensation of not more than five percent (5%) of the total amount of said contracts but not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per year. This compensation may be in addition to the salary of the employee and may be paid in one lump sum from any funds available to the Department of Corrections. No such compensation shall be made unless funds are available. Funds for payment of any compensation awards shall be encumbered to the extent of the awards.
Incumbents who were classified under the Merit System of Personnel Administration on the effective date the position they occupy became part of the unclassified service shall have the option of remaining in their classified service status. Incumbents who choose to accept unclassified service appointments shall so signify in writing. All future appointees to these positions shall be in the unclassified service. Incumbents who choose to remain in the classified service shall be subject to all rules and procedures of the Merit System.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 13. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 309, § 4, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 327, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1998, c. 388, § 5, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2001, c. 381, § 14, eff. July 1, 2001.
§74-840-5.12 - State Department of Rehabilitation Services - Unclassified Service.
A. The State Department of Rehabilitation Services shall be under the Merit System. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all offices, positions and personnel shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration and rules promulgated hereunder. This section shall supersede and repeal any and all executive orders issued pursuant to Section 840-1.1 et seq. of this title to place the agency or its predecessors under the Merit System.
B. In addition to offices, positions and personnel that are unclassified pursuant to Section 840-5.5 of this title, the Director of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services may establish positions in the unclassified service and place employees in the positions provided the total number of unclassified positions does not exceed fifty-two (52). This limit does not include State Department of Rehabilitation Services employees subject to Section 840-5.3 of this title.
C. The limit on unclassified positions provided for in subsection B of this section shall not apply to the instructional and administrative personnel at the Oklahoma School for the Blind and the Oklahoma School for the Deaf as listed in Section 1419 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. The limit on unclassified positions provided for in subsection B of this section shall not apply to the employees of the Disability Determination Division of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services. The Director of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services may establish positions in the unclassified service in the Disability Determination Division and may place employees in those positions provided the total number of those unclassified positions does not exceed fourteen.
E. Instructional and administrative personnel of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services at the Oklahoma School for the Blind and the Oklahoma School for the Deaf pursuant to Section 1419 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be considered unclassified state employees solely for the purpose of entering and maintaining employment data in the state Personnel Management Information System established pursuant to Section 840-2.13 of this title, unless otherwise provided by law.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 14; Amended by Laws 1995, c. 106, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Amended by Laws 1995, c. 269, § 4, eff. July 1, 1995; Amended by Laws 1996, c. 327, § 3, eff. November 1, 1996; Amended by Laws 1998, c. 388, § 6, eff. July 1, 1998; Amended by Laws 2001, HB 1768, c. 381, § 15, emerg. eff. July 1, 2001; Amended by Laws 2003, HB 1415, c. 93, § 5, emerg. eff. July 1, 2003; Amended by Laws 2008, SB 1369, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008.
§74-840-5.13. Department of Environmental Quality.
A. The Department of Environmental Quality shall be under the Merit System. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, all offices, positions and personnel shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration and rules promulgated hereunder. This section shall supersede and repeal any and all executive orders issued pursuant to this act to place the agency or its predecessors under the Merit System.
8. Director of the Office of Waste Planning and Systems Development.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 15. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 327, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
§74-840-5.13A. Temporary employees of the Department of Environmental Quality.
With the exception of temporary employees hired through temporary personnel services agencies and temporary employees hired into positions or to perform functions that require a professional or occupational license or registration, temporary employees of the Department of Environmental Quality shall not apply against any full-time-equivalency (FTE) employee limitation imposed by law on the Department. The equivalency figure for these non-FTE temporary employees and students in the unclassified service shall not exceed eight percent (8%) of the total full-time-equivalent employee limit established for the Department.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 259, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006.
§74-840-5.14. Repealed by Laws 1996, c. 327, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
§74-840-5.15. Office of Juvenile Affairs.
A. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall be under the Merit System. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, all offices, positions and personnel shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration and rules promulgated pursuant thereto. This section shall supersede and repeal any and all executive orders issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Personnel Act to place the agency or its predecessors under the Merit System.
B. In addition to offices, positions and personnel that are unclassified pursuant to Section 840-5.5 of this title, the Office of Juvenile Affairs may place a maximum of thirty-eight (38) employees in the unclassified service.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 196, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 409, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
§840-5.15 - Office of Juvenile Affairs – Classification.
B. In addition to offices, positions and personnel that are unclassified pursuant to Section 840-5.5 of this title, the Office of Juvenile Affairs may place a maximum of forty-one (41) employees in the unclassified service.
Added by Laws 1995, HB 1978, c. 352, § 196, emerg. eff. July 1, 1995; Amended by Laws 2005, SB 226, c. 409, § 3, eff. September 1, 2005; Amended by Laws 2008, SB 1369, c. 300, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 2008.
§74-840-5.16 - Creation of State Work Incentive Program.
A. There is hereby created the State Work Incentive Program aimed at employing participants in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program in Oklahoma and vocational rehabilitation clients of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services in the state service. The program shall focus on placement of persons in entry-level positions. The Department of Human Services and the State Department of Rehabilitation Services shall notify agencies in all branches of state government of this program and shall certify to appointing authorities and the Administrator of the Office of Personnel Management that a person is a participant in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program or is a vocational rehabilitation client of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services before the person is eligible to be employed under the State Work Incentive Program by a state agency. Agencies shall cooperate with the Department of Human Services and the State Department of Rehabilitation Services in seeking to provide employment opportunities to persons who are participants in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program or who are vocational rehabilitation clients of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services. The Department of Human Services, the State Department of Rehabilitation Services and the Office of Personnel Management shall coordinate with agencies to facilitate the transition of participants in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and vocational rehabilitation clients of the State Department of Rehabilitation Services into the State Work Incentive Program.
B. Agencies employing eligible persons in the State Work Incentive Program shall employ them in unclassified status for up to two (2) years in full-time or part-time capacity. State Work Incentive Program positions shall not be included within any limitation on full-time-equivalent employee positions for any agency. The service of participants shall be rated pursuant to Section 840-4.17 of this title.
C. Employees hired under the State Work Incentive Program are eligible for leave benefits and other benefits available to state employees, subject to other eligibility requirements, and may be reassigned or promoted while they are participating in the program.
2. Possesses the minimum requirements specified for an applicable job.
The Administrator of the Office of Personnel Management shall promulgate such rules as are necessary for the implementation of the State Work Incentive Program.
Added by Laws 1997, HB 1147, c. 286, § 6, emerg. eff. July 1, 1997; Amended by Laws 1999, SB 464 c. 410. § 19, eff. November 1,1999; Amended by Laws 2000, SB 825 c. 155. § 1, eff. November 1,2000; Amended by Laws 2007, SB 626, c. 342, § 5, emerg. eff. July 1, 2007.
Beginning on the effective date of this act, all offices, positions and personnel of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System shall be in the unclassified service except as provided in Section 840-4.2 of this title. All future appointees to such offices and positions shall be in the unclassified service.
Laws 1997, c. 412, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 388, § 8, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2008, c. 300, § 4, eff. July 1, 2008; Laws 2010, c. 392, § 2, emerg. eff. June 7, 2010.
A. The Ethics Commission shall be under the Merit System. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, all positions and personnel shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration as provided in the Oklahoma Personnel Act. This section shall supersede and repeal any and all executive orders issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Personnel Act to place the agency under the Merit System.
B. In addition to positions and personnel that are unclassified pursuant to Section 840-5.5 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the following offices, positions, and personnel of the Ethics Commission shall be in the unclassified service: One investigator.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 285, § 2, emerg. eff. May 27, 1998.
§74-840-5.20. State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board.
A. The State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board shall be under the Merit System. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, all positions and personnel shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration as provided in the Oklahoma Personnel Act. This section shall supersede and repeal any and all executive orders issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Personnel Act to place the agency under the Merit System.
6. Three professional-level data processing positions.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 285, § 3, emerg. eff. May 27, 1998. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 375, § 2, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 195, § 1, emerg. eff. May 7, 2001.
A. All offices, positions, and personnel of the Oklahoma Transportation Authority shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration as provided in the Oklahoma Personnel Act. This section shall supersede and repeal any and all Executive Orders issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Personnel Act to place the Authority under the Merit System.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 388, § 9, eff. July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 336, § 10, eff. July 1, 2000.
§74-840-5.23. Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission - Unclassified service.
All offices, positions, and personnel of the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission shall be in the unclassified service. All future appointees to positions in the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission shall be in the unclassified service.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 304, § 2, emerg. eff. May 31, 2001.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the State Election Board shall be under the Merit System of Personnel Administration. Except for the Secretary of the State Election Board, the Assistant Secretary of the State Election Board, the Support Services Division Director, the Election Services Division Director, the Information Services Division Director, one Election Technology Coordinator, one Public Information Officer and one Administrative Assistant, all offices, positions, and personnel shall be classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration and rules promulgated hereunder. Salaries and job family allocations shall be determined in accordance with Section 840-4.2 of this title. This section shall supersede and repeal any and all executive orders issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Personnel Act to place the agency or its predecessors under the Merit System.
Laws 2001, c. 381, § 16, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2010, c. 392, § 3, emerg. eff. June 7, 2010.
§74-840.5b. Renumbered as § 840-1.20 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.
§74-840.5c. Renumbered as § 840-2.13 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.
§74-840.5d. Renumbered as § 840-2.7 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54.

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