Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
TITLE 260. Office of Management and Enterprise Services |
Chapter 25. Merit System of Personnel Administration Rules |
Subchapter 29. Human Capital Management Division |
Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
SECTION 260:25-29-20. Requests for declaratory rulings
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- (a) Any person may request the Administrator to interpret HCM's policy on the applicability of any rule or order of HCM. This is called a request for a declaratory ruling. The purpose of a declaratory ruling is to explain, or clarify, a rule or an order of the Administrator in relation to a particular situation. A request for a declaratory ruling must be in writing, and it must include the following information.(1) The name, address and telephone number of the person making the request;(2) The name, address and telephone number of the organization the person represents, if applicable;(3) The date of the request;(4) A description of the problem or issue that is the reason for the request; and(5) The numbers and headings used to identify the rule or order on which the ruling is sought.(b) The Administrator may deny the request if it is repetitive, concerns a matter that in the Administrator's judgment is inappropriate for a declaratory ruling, or concerns a matter beyond the Administrator's authority.(c) The Administrator may provide others with written notice of the request for a declaratory ruling and give them an opportunity to respond in writing within 15 days.