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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 260. Office of Management and Enterprise Services |
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Chapter 25. Merit System of Personnel Administration Rules |
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Subchapter 17. Performance Evaluation and Career Enhancement Programs |
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Part 13. PERSONNEL PROFESSIONALS TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION |
SECTION 260:25-17-132. Personnel professionals training requirements
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- (a) Beginning July 15, 1996, all employees assigned to professional personnel positions in the executive branch, excluding employees within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, shall attend training in professional personnel administration conducted and determined by the Human Capital Management Division, and successfully complete an examination prescribed by the Administrator in order to attain certification as a personnel professional. In lieu of training conducted by the Human Capital Management Division, employees can complete a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification from the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) or a Certified Professional or Senior Certified Professional certification form the International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR). Employees appointed to personnel professional positions after July 15, 1996, shall attend the training and successfully complete the examination within one (1) year of appointment. [74:840-1.6A(14)](b) Service as an instructor for all or part of the course may be counted toward the training requirement. Employees serving as instructors must successfully complete the prescribed examination to attain certification as a personnel professional.(c) Employees who have been certified as personnel professionals by the Administrator shall thereafter annually complete training conducted and determined by the Human Capital Management Division in professional personnel administration to maintain certification. [74:840-1.6A(14)] The Administrator may approve training that is not conducted by the Human Capital Management Division as meeting the annual training requirements.(d) The Appointing Authority of each agency with an employee assigned to a professional personnel position shall ensure the employee is notified and scheduled to attend required personnel professionals training and shall make time available for the employee to complete the training. [74:840-1.6A(14)]