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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 13. VETERANS PREFERENCE |
SECTION 260:25-9-131. Pass for cause of an absolute preference veteran
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- (a) An Appointing Authority who finds it necessary to pass over an Absolute Preference Veteran for cause must receive written approval from the Administrator before taking such action. Any Appointing Authority who, without prior approval, passes an Absolute Preference Veteran for cause on any certificate returned to Human Capital Management shall be required to hire the preferenced applicant, if such pass for cause is subsequently rejected by the Administrator. No offer of initial employment may be made to any applicant ranked below such veterans in the absence of this approval; such offers and any subsequent initial appointments shall be void. [74:840-4.14(A)(3)](b) Nothing in this Section prohibits or limits passing an Absolute Preference Veteran to hire another Absolute Preference Veteran within the hiring rule, or hiring any other eligible through means other than an initial appointment.(c) A request to pass over or disqualify an Absolute Preference Veteran shall include a detailed written explanation and justification provided by the Appointing Authority documenting why the Appointing Authority believes:(1) the applicant cannot be reasonably expected to satisfactorily perform at the required level of the position [74:840-4.14(A)(3)]; or(2) it is necessary to disqualify the applicant because of 1 or more of the causes for disqualification listed in 260:25-9-9, Disqualifications.(d) Any person who is so disqualified shall be notified in writing by the Administrator of the right to appeal.