SECTION 260:25-9-115. Duration of direct hire authority  


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  • (a)   Professional practice licensure positions. An Appointing Authority who has been authorized direct hire authority for professional practice licensure positions may retain the authority indefinitely, provided:
    (1)   the job family or job families to which the positions have been allocated remain authorized for the agency's use by the Human Capital Management Division;
    (2)   the professional practice licensure requirement for the positions is not removed; and
    (3)   the authority is not terminated by the Administrator as provided in 260:25-9-121.
    (b)   Hard-to-fill positions. An Appointing Authority who has been authorized direct hire authority for hard-to-fill positions may retain the authority indefinitely unless the authority is terminated by the Administrator as provided in 260:25-9-121. The Appointing Authority may reapply to continue direct hire authority in the same manner as in the initial request.
[Source: Added at 31 Ok Reg 1346, eff 9-12-14; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 1751, eff 9-11-15]