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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 612. State Department of Rehabilitation Services |
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Chapter 1. Administrative Operations |
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Subchapter 3. Administrative Components of the Department |
SECTION 612:1-3-1. The Commission for Rehabilitation Services
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- (a) Title 74, Section 166.1 et seq. of the Oklahoma Statutes provides that the Department of Rehabilitation Services is under the control of the Oklahoma Commission for Rehabilitation Services, composed of three members: one member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, one member appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and one member appointed by the Governor. The first three members of the Commission shall serve concurrent terms of three years. At the expiration of the terms of the three members initially appointed, the Commission shall consist of three members: one member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate for a term of one year, one member to be appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for a term of two years, and one member to be appointed by the Governor for a term of three years. Thereafter, terms of office of the Commission members are for three years, with the term of one Commission member expiring each year. Members are selected on the basis of having a knowledge and concern for rehabilitation issues and disability-related issues. A member of the Commission may be appointed to succeed himself or herself. Commission members do not receive compensation for their services but are reimbursed for necessary travel and related expenses actually incurred in the performance of their official duties. The Commission meets a minimum of ten (10) times per calendar year and holds a regular annual meeting at which it elects from among its membership a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. The Commission may also hold special sessions at such times as deemed necessary or advisable by a majority of Commission members.(b) The Commission has the legal authority and responsibility to govern the Department of Rehabilitation Services, appoint and remove the Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services; approve programs, policy and budgets; and perform the necessary functions of a governing board. The Commission has the authority to accept monies gifts and bequests of real and personal property, which become available for operation of programs under the jurisdiction of the Department.