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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 9. Recruitment and Selection |
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Part 9. CLASSIFIED APPOINTMENTS |
SECTION 260:25-9-100. Optional Program for Hiring Applicants with Disabilities
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- (a) Appointing Authorities may employ persons with severe disabilities who are legal residents of Oklahoma through the Optional Program for Hiring Applicants with Disabilities ("Program") [74:840- 4.12]. Program participants shall meet all minimum qualifications of education and experience, but shall be exempt from entrance examinations and hiring procedures administered by the Human Capital Management Division [74:840-4.12]. Program participants shall be certified as having disabilities in accordance with the standards and procedures in subsection (b) of this Section [74:840-4.12]. Persons with severe disabilities are not required to participate in this Program, and they may elect to be considered for employment through regular selection procedures [74:840-4.12].(b) The Department of Rehabilitation Services shall certify an applicant as having disabilities according to the definition for "individual with severe disability" in OAC 612:10-1-2, which the Administrator has established as the standard for disability certification, and shall provide electronic or written verification to the applicant and to the Human Capital Management Division.(c) The Administrator shall give each Program applicant certified according to (b) , a letter of notification of all job family levels for which the applicant has applied and possesses the minimum qualifications of education and experience.(d) Letters of notification as described in (c) shall be valid for an initial 12-month period. Applicants may renew eligibility every 12 months by reapplying with the Human Capital Management Division.(e) An applicant for the Program may apply directly to employing agencies. In order to be eligible for appointment to fill a vacant position, an applicant shall be a legal resident of Oklahoma. The applicant shall submit to the Appointing Authority of the employing agency a current letter from the Administrator as described in subsections (c) and (d) indicating the applicant possesses the qualifications of education and experience for the vacancy.(f) Persons with severe disabilities hired pursuant to this Program shall be subject to the Merit Rules [74:840-4.12].