SECTION 260:25-11-134. Resignation or leave without pay to accept an unclassified position

(a)   No classified employee may be assigned to an unclassified or exempt position unless the employee so desires and such acceptance shall be transmitted in writing to the Administrator.

(b)   Any classified employee shall be deemed to have resigned the classified position on the date of accepting an appointment to a position in the exempt or unclassified service of the state; except that, a person appointed to a temporary or acting position in the exempt or unclassified service, including appointment as an acting incumbent as provided in Section 840-5.5(A)(50) of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, may alternatively request leave without pay status in the classified position while assigned to the unclassified or exempt position. Such leave without pay shall not exceed 2 years from the date of the appointment to the unclassified service.

[Source: Added at 31 Ok Reg 1346, eff 9-12-14]