SECTION 612:1-7-2. Relationships with appointed state officials

(a)   Division of Capital Assets Management. The Director of the Division of Capital Assets Management is responsible for the award of State contracts for supplies, materials, and equipment. The Division of Capital Assets Management is also the contracting body for leases covering State real property and is responsible for disposing of any real or personal property of the State which an agency determines is surplus to its needs.

(b)   Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission is charged with the responsibility of promoting employment security by increasing opportunities for job placement, through its operation of public employment offices and by paying compensation to eligible workers who become unemployed. In addition, the Employment Security Commission assists the Department in the verification of employment for applicants and recipients of Department services.

(c)   Merit System of Personnel Administration. The Merit Act of 1959 established the Merit System of Personnel Administration and created and defined the structure and duties of the first administrative body of that system. Later, the Oklahoma Personnel Act abolished the State Personnel Board and created and transferred the powers, duties, and responsibilities to the Office of Personnel Management and the Ethics Commission and Merit Protection Commission.

(1)   Office of Human Capital Management (HCM). The Office of Human Capital Management is responsible for: the development of an efficient and effective system of personnel administration that meets the management needs of the various state agencies; maintaining and revising a classified system of employment which protects state employees from arbitrary dismissal or unfair treatment; maintaining an equitable system for the classified service; helping recruit and select qualified people; conducting a management training program; and assuring equal employment opportunity.

(2)   Ethics Commission and Merit Protection Commission. The Ethics Commission and Merit Protection Commission is responsible for assuring that the rights of employees and agencies under the Merit System of Personnel Administration are not abridged.

(d)   The Director of Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The Director of Office of Management and Enterprise Services maintains in his office records showing the debits and credits of each separate fund or appropriation for each State agency. He or she also pre-audits the claims of the Department's general administrative funds and any special construction funds. An annual budget estimate is prepared by the Department and filed with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, who serves as the senior budget officer of the State.

(e)   State Fire Marshal. The State Fire Marshal is involved in reviewing fire protection and safety features of facilities operated and funded by the Department.

(f)   Secretary of the State Election Board. Among other duties, the Secretary of the State Election Board is to promote and encourage voter registration and voter participation in elections. The State Department of Rehabilitation Services will cooperate with the Secretary of the State Election Board in compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

[Source: Added at 10 Ok Reg 4607, eff 9-1-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 2425, eff 7-1-94; Amended at 12 Ok Reg 1483, eff 7-1-95; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1974, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 31 Ok Reg 2381, eff 9-12-14]