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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
HOUSE BILL 1162 By: Osburn
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to state government ; amending 74 O.S.
2011, Section 840-5.15, which relates to the Office
of Juvenile Affairs; modifying the number of
employees that may be placed in unclassified service;
and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2011, Section 840 -5.15, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 840-5.15 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 provisi ons 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 th e Merit System.
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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) sixty-two
(62) employees in the unclassified service.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
58-1-6361 CMA 12/18/20