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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 260:25-9-92. Appointments from certificates
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- After receipt of a certificate, the Appointing Authority may consider and select anyone whose name is within the hiring rule, i.e. the top 10 available eligibles, or anyone whose name is tied with the lowest ranked eligible within the hiring rule [74:840-4.13]. In selecting persons from among those certified, the Appointing Authority shall have the right, and is encouraged to examine applications, reports of investigations and interview eligibles.(1) The Appointing Authority shall interview in person any Absolute Preference Veteran(s) within the hiring rule in order to allow the veteran(s) to demonstrate any transferable skills acquired in the military service [74:840-4.14(D) ].(2) The Appointing Authority shall not deny employment to, and pass over, an available Absolute Preference Veteran except as provided in the Act and this Section and in 260:25-9-131.(3) If the Appointing Authority passes over an available Absolute Preference Veteran(s) as provided in the Act and Section in 260:25-9-131, the Appointing Authority shall interview in person any available veteran(s) who are within the hiring rule in order to allow the veteran(s) to demonstrate any transferable skills acquired in the military service [74:840-4.14(D)].(4) The Appointing Authority may give preference in all cases to persons who have resided in Oklahoma for at least 1 year prior to the date of examination [74:840-4.13].(5) The Appointing Authority need not consider any eligible who is currently in probationary status in the classified service, or permanent status with that agency in a job with the same or a higher pay band assignment.(6) The Appointing Authority may take action to remove eligibles from consideration only as permitted and provided in the statutes or Merit Rules.(7) If the Administrator has certified the names of eligibles in addition to those within the hiring rule, and if 1 or more eligibles initially within the hiring rule are removed from consideration in accordance with the Merit Rules, then the next lower eligible(s) may be added to fill in the hiring rule and anyone tied with the lowest such eligible may be considered and selected.(8) The Appointing Authority is responsible for making the final selection.