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72 OK Stat § 72-63.10a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-63.10a. Department of Veterans Affairs on-the-job employee safety program.

|It is the intent of the Legislature that the promotion of safety in the workplace is a legitimate public purpose. In order to establish a public employee benefit program to encourage safety in the workplace, the Department of Veterans Affairs is hereby directed to establish an on-the-job employee safety program which encourages work unit safety and reduces lost productivity and compensation costs. In order to promote job safety in work units and provide recognition for work units with exceptional safety records, the Department of Veterans Affairs is authorized to expend from monies available in the State Department of Veterans Affairs Revolving Fund so much thereof as may be necessary to provide incentive awards for safety-related job performance. However, no employee shall be recognized more than once per calendar year, and the award shall not exceed the value of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). |Added by Laws 2000, c. 338, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000.
72 OK Stat § 72-63.11 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-63.11. State flag for certain deceased national guard members and peace officers.

|A. The Oklahoma Veterans Commission shall furnish an Oklahoma state flag to drape the casket of each Oklahoma National Guard member or Oklahoma peace officer, as defined in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, who dies in the line of duty, unless the member or officer is otherwise entitled to a United States flag. The state flag shall be a service benefit of each Oklahoma National Guard member and Oklahoma peace officer. |B. After burial of the deceased Oklahoma National Guard member or Oklahoma peace officer, the flag so furnished shall be given to his or her next of kin. If no claim is made by the next of kin, the flag may be given to a close friend or associate of the deceased upon request by such friend or associate to the Oklahoma Veterans Commission. If the flag is given to a close friend or associate of the deceased, no flag shall be given to any other person on account of the death of the Oklahoma National Guard member or Oklahoma peace officer.Added by Laws 1984, c. 17, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 212, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
72 OK Stat § 72-63.11a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-63.11a. State flag for death of soldiers - Letter of condolence.

|A. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall, from the effective date of this act, furnish an Oklahoma state flag to any member of the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard or Armed Forces reserve, who is either killed in the line of duty in a combat zone or dies of wounds inflicted in a combat zone and who, at the time of death, was a resident of this state or whose surviving spouse, or parents, if no surviving spouse, are residents of this state. |B. The Governor's office shall alert the Office of Management and Enterprise Services upon the death of any Oklahoma member of the United States Armed Forces. Prior to sending the flag to the deceased's spouse or parents, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall alert the deceased's member of the State Senate and House of Representatives so that a letter of condolence may be sent with the flag. The Oklahoma flag shall be mailed to the surviving spouse, or parents if no surviving spouse, by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.C. All United States flags and all Oklahoma flags purchased by the state or political subdivisions shall be manufactured in the United States.Added by Laws 2010, c. 75, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 646.
72 OK Stat § 72-63.12 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-63.12. Lease and/or loan agreement for hospital or health care facilities improvements.

|The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, acting by and through the Oklahoma Veterans Commission, shall be authorized to enter into lease and/or loan agreements with local public trusts operating in and around any proposed facilities of the Department for the purpose of obtaining financing for the acquisition, construction, additions to or improvement of hospital or health care facilities operated by the Department whether existing or to be acquired. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 295, § 4, emerg. eff. July 24, 1985. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 212, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
72 OK Stat § 72-63.13 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-63.13. Power to be exercised in conjunction with local public trust.

|The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, acting by and through the Oklahoma Veterans Commission, in conjunction with the local public trust may: |1. Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers pursuant to the provisions of this act, and particularly without limiting the generality of this section, to make and enter into contracts and agreements with the separate instrumentalities, departments and agencies of the State of Oklahoma and/or federal government, in order to effectuate the financing of the hospital and health care facilities;2. Employ legal counsel, and contract for investment and trustee banking services, and credit support or enhancements, as may be necessary in the judgment of the local public trust, and to fix the fees, charges and compensation therefor; provided, that all such fees and expenses shall be payable solely from the proceeds of the bonds, or any investment earnings thereon, issued pursuant to the provisions of this and/or any other legally available source;3. Do all things necessary or convenient to implement the powers expressly granted pursuant to the provisions of this act.Added by Laws 1985, c. 295, § 5, emerg. eff. July 24, 1985. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 212, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
72 OK Stat § 72-63.14 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-63.14. Payment of certain bonds.

|The bonds issued by the local public trust, working in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs, acting by and through the Oklahoma Veterans Commission, shall be payable from the following: |1. Fees, charges and payments, including any federal subsidies, grants or contributions, received in respect to providing health care to veteran patients at such facilities acquired, constructed and equipped with the proceeds of said bonds;2. Appropriations made in any fiscal year to the Department of Veterans Affairs for defraying costs associated with said facilities; and3. Any other legally available source.Added by Laws 1985, c. 295, § 6, emerg. eff. July 24, 1985. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 212, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
72 OK Stat § 72-63.15 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-63.15. Cooperative agreements with local public trusts.

|The Department of Veterans Affairs, acting by and through the Oklahoma Veterans Commission, is directed to cooperate with local public trusts, either existing or to be formed, and to enter into all requisite agreements and contracts in order to issue bonds for the purposes prescribed herein. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 295, § 7, emerg. eff. July 24, 1985. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 212, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
72 OK Stat § 72-63.17 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-63.17. Limits on expenditure for capital projects.

|Except as otherwise provided by Section 63.16 of this title, unless the Department of Veterans Affairs Trust Fund contains the minimum amount required by Section 63.1 et seq. of this title, the Department of Veterans Affairs, whether acting through the Oklahoma Veterans Commission or any other entity, shall not be authorized to expend any appropriated monies or monies in any revolving fund for any capital project, unless such capital project: |1. Has been undertaken as of June 25, 1986, or unless the project is included in the approved fiscal year 1986 Budget Work Program for the Department of Veterans Affairs;2. Is required for repairs of an emergency nature; or3. Is required to proceed with the development of a new Oklahoma Veterans Center facility at Lawton, Oklahoma, pursuant to Section 221.2A of this title.Added by Laws 1986, c. 313, § 7, emerg. eff. June 25, 1986. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 125, § 3, emerg. eff. April 16, 1997; Laws 2014, c. 212, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
72 OK Stat § 72-63.18A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-63.18A. Department of Veterans Affairs - Unclassified positions and personnel.

|The following positions and personnel at the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall be in the unclassified service as provided in the Oklahoma Personnel Act: |1. Physicians assistants;§2. Occupational therapists;3. Physical therapists;4. Pharmacists;5. Speech pathologists;6. Nurse practitioners;7. Physical therapy assistants;8. Administrative Assistant to the Director;9. Programs Administrators;10. Administrators, Veterans Centers; and11. Assistant Administrators, Veterans Centers.Added by Laws 1993, c. 213, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1993. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 478, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2004, c. 462, § 2, eff. July 1, 2004.
72 OK Stat § 72-63.20 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-63.20. Deposit of proceeds.

|All proceeds derived from the use, sale or lease of properties under the control of the Oklahoma Veterans Commission shall be deposited in the Capital Improvement Program Revolving Fund created by Section 63.19 of this title to be expended according to law. |Added by Laws 1999, c. 348, § 6, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 115, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2014, c. 212, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
72 OK Stat § 72-63.21 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-63.21. Certified volunteers - Provision of meals for services rendered.

|The Oklahoma Veterans Commission is authorized to provide meals to certified volunteers for services rendered in all facilities operated under the control of the Oklahoma Veterans Commission. |Added by Laws 2000, c. 160, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2000. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 212, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
72 OK Stat § 72-63.22 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-63.22. Preference for veteran vendors.

|A. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs may grant a preference, for purposes of the expenditure of funds for tangible or intangible personal property or services to be acquired by the agency, to an honorably discharged veteran or to a lawfully recognized business entity having a majority ownership of fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the business that is held by an honorably discharged veteran at the time the contract is awarded. |B. No individual veteran or veteran-owned business entity, as defined in subsection C of this section, shall be eligible for consideration as a veteran vendor pursuant to this section unless the individual veteran or veteran-owned business entity has registered with the federal System for Award Management (SAM.gov) in the same manner as required to do business with the federal government or has met alternative requirements for qualification or substantiation as established by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs.C. As used in this section, the term "veteran" shall be defined in accordance with Section 2 of Title 72 of the Oklahoma Statutes.D. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs may promulgate rules for implementing the provisions of this section.Added by Laws 2019, c. 472, § 2, eff. July 1, 2019.NOTE: Laws 2019, c. 392, § 2 repealed by Laws 2020, c. 161, § 68, emerg. eff. May 21, 2020.NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 63.22 of Title 74 to provide consistency in numbering.
72 OK Stat § 72-64 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-64. Certain positions to remain exempt or unclassified.

|The status of positions that have been exempted by executive order and positions previously authorized to be in the unclassified service are not affected by this act. |Laws 1981, c. 254, § 6, operative July 1, 1981.
72 OK Stat § 72-65.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-65.1. Department directed to proceed on certain projects.

|A. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall be required to proceed with construction projects at veterans centers under the control of the Oklahoma Veterans Commission from funds designated for these purposes. |B. Projects shall be constructed in the order designated by United States Department of Veterans Affairs priorities.C. Federal matching funds received for these projects shall continue to be deposited in the federal matching fund designated for the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and shall be considered as available funds for projects, unless otherwise encumbered.Added by Laws 1997, c. 376, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 649; Laws 2014, c. 212, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
72 OK Stat § 72-67.11 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-67.11. W.V.C. Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be designated "W.V.C. Revolving Fund". |Laws 1949, p. 762, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 25, 1949; Laws 1987, c. 206, § 82, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1987, c. 236, § 40, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987.
72 OK Stat § 72-67.12 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-67.12. Nature of fund.

|The W.V.C. Revolving Fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal year limitations and shall consist of all monies received by State Veterans Department as repayments on loans as provided in Section 67.13 of this title, gifts, contributions, bequests and any transfers of monies from the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Revolving Fund of the State Treasury that may be authorized by the Oklahoma State Legislature. |Laws 1949, p. 762, § 2, emerg. eff. Feb. 25, 1949; Laws 1987, c. 206, § 83, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1987, c. 236, § 41, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987.
72 OK Stat § 72-67.13 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-67.13. Expenditures and loans from fund.

|The Oklahoma Veterans Commission shall have authority to make expenditures or loans from the W.V.C. Revolving Fund for emergency financial aid in the maintenance or support of honorably discharged veterans or their spouses or surviving spouses who have been legal residents of this state for a period of one (1) year next preceding application for these benefits. Payments may be made from this fund by the Oklahoma Veterans Commission upon warrants drawn by the State Treasurer on claims approved by the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the guidelines of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. At the time of approval of claims, the Director shall certify that such payments meet criteria established by regulations promulgated by the Oklahoma Veterans Commission. |Added by Laws 1949, p. 762, § 3, emerg. eff. Feb. 25, 1949. Amended by Laws 1951, p. 324, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 1951; Laws 1979, c. 47, § 87, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979; Laws 1981, c. 169, § 8, emerg. eff. May 13, 1981; Laws 1987, c. 206, § 84, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1987, c. 236, § 42, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987; Laws 1991, c. 259, § 1, emerg. eff. May 27, 1991; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 650; Laws 2014, c. 212, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2014, c. 247, § 1, emerg. eff. May 9, 2014.
72 OK Stat § 72-67.13b (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-67.13b. Benefits for persons serving after January 31, 1955.

|Any person who served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States and was discharged or separated from active duty under conditions other than dishonorable and further had served such active duty for more than ninety (90) days, other than for training purposes, any part of which occurred after January 31, 1955, or was released from active duty after January 31, 1955, for a service-connected disability, shall be entitled to tax exemptions, fees, special permits and veterans' preferences for state employment on the same basis as "war veterans" except as provided in Section 840.15 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |Laws 1971, c. 97, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 1971; Laws 1986, c. 115, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
72 OK Stat § 72-67.14 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-67.14. Petty Cash Fund.

|There is hereby created a "Petty Cash Fund" for the Oklahoma Veterans Commission. The balance in the fund shall never exceed the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) which may be expended for the purposes set forth in Section 67.13 of this title, when the Oklahoma Veterans Commission shall determine that the situation of the applicant is so urgent as to require immediate financial aid. Provided that the "Petty Cash Fund" may be reimbursed by the State Treasurer upon the filing of the claim assigned to the "W.V.C. Petty Cash Fund", for the amount disbursed. The reimbursement shall be made from the "W.V.C. Revolving Fund". Further provided that if the emergency assistance allowed by this section be made in the form of a loan to the applicant, the applicant's repayment of the loan shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for deposit to the credit of the W.V.C. Revolving Fund in the State Treasury. |Added by Laws 1949, p. 763, § 4, emerg. eff. Feb. 25, 1949. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 47, § 88, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979; Laws 1987, c. 206, § 86, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1987, c. 236, § 44, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987; Laws 2014, c. 212, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
72 OK Stat § 72-67.15 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-67.15. Invalidity clause.

|The Legislature hereby declares that it intended to enact every part, clause, sentence, or section of this act and if any part thereof shall be invalid for any reason, the invalidity thereof shall not affect the validity of any other parts, clauses, sentences, or sections of this act, but the same shall remain in force and effect to the same extent as if such invalid parts, clauses, sentences, or sections had been omitted. |Laws 1949, p. 763, § 5, emerg. eff. Feb. 25, 1949.
72 OK Stat § 72-68.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-68.1. Purpose of act.

|The purpose of this act shall be to provide adequate training facilities for the training and rehabilitation of residents of the State of Oklahoma, who may be affected with such severe physical handicaps as to prevent their employment in the normal fields of vocational activity, without such specialized training, through the establishment of a Rehabilitation Center for the Severely Handicapped. |Laws 1947, p. 582, § 1, emerg. eff. May 2, 1947.
72 OK Stat § 72-68.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-68.2. Contracts with educational institutions for establishment of training courses.

|The Soldiers Relief Commission is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with the Board of Regents of any educational institution in the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, subject to the approval of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, for the purpose of providing such institution with the equipment and supplies necessary for the establishment, operation and maintenance of the Rehabilitation Center for the Severely Handicapped and for repair and replacement of said equipment and supplies. Such contracts shall provide for the establishment of such training courses as may be determined by the Soldiers Relief Commission to be necessary for the achievement of the purposes of this act; and shall provide for administration and operation of the Rehabilitation Center by the Board of Regents of any Institution with which such contract may be made, and shall require such Board of Regents to cooperate with the Veterans' Administration of the United States and all other state and federal agencies which may be authorized to provide any funds, services or facilities which will assist in giving effect to the provisions of this act. |Laws 1947, p. 582, § 3, emerg. eff. May 2, 1947.
72 OK Stat § 72-165 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-165. Cemetery and graves of soldiers placed under Adjutant General's supervision.

|That the cemetery and graves of soldiers now buried on said property be and the same are placed under the supervision and care of the Adjutant General of the State of Oklahoma. |Laws 1939, p. 362, § 3, emerg. eff. May 10, 1939.
72 OK Stat § 72-191 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-191. Short title - Veterans Volunteer Guardianship Act.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Veterans Volunteer Guardianship Act". |Added by Laws 2019, c. 23, § 1, emerg. eff. April 4, 2019.
72 OK Stat § 72-192 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-192. Guardianship created under prior law.

|A. 1. Any guardianship established under the authority of the Revised Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act and in existence on November 1, 2019, shall comply with the provisions of Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes for guardianships for an incapacitated person or partially incapacitated adult person and shall remain in full force and effect unless modified or terminated. |2. All guardians shall retain the powers assigned to them, unless otherwise modified or terminated by the court.B. The chief judge of each district court shall establish a schedule by court rule which shall provide for a court review by November 1, 2020, of each guardianship case in which a guardian was appointed pursuant to the Revised Uniform Veterans Guardianship Act prior to November 1, 2019.Added by Laws 2019, c. 23, § 2, emerg. eff. April 4, 2019.
72 OK Stat § 72-193 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 72. Soldiers and Sailors|§72-193. Appointment as guardian – Procedure - Duties.

|A. A guardian or limited guardian may be appointed for an incapacitated or partially incapacitated adult veteran by the court in accordance with the procedures and requirements in Section 3-101 of Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |B. A guardian shall be appointed as a general or limited guardian as defined by Section 1-109 of Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes.C. The petition and orders for guardianship shall cite the Veterans Volunteer Guardianship Act if the guardianship is intended to be governed by and availed of the benefits of the Veterans Volunteer Guardianship Act.D. Unless otherwise provided in the Veterans Volunteer Guardianship Act, a guardian appointed to a guardianship established pursuant to this act shall be subject to all the duties, requirements and protections provided to a guardian to an incapacitated person or partially incapacitated person under Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes. In addition, the guardian shall maintain:1. Regular contact with the subject of the proceeding for purposes of assessing the person's capabilities, limitations, needs and opportunities; and2. If applicable, regular contact with the social workers, health care providers or institutions that provide services to the subject of the proceeding.Added by Laws 2019, c. 23, § 3, emerg. eff. April 4, 2019.