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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 770. Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs |
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Chapter 1. Administrative Operations |
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Subchapter 3. Organizational Structure |
SECTION 770:1-3-2. Program administration
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- (a) The Oklahoma Veterans Commission is the successor to the War Veterans Commission and the Soldiers Relief Commission and was created by House Bill 247 of the Twenty-First Session of the Oklahoma Legislature in 1947. The Commission consists of nine members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, from lists of five names submitted by the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign wars, the Disabled American Veterans, the Paralyzed Veterans of America, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, and the National Guard Association of Oklahoma. One member is selected from each of these groups and three members at large will be appointed, one of whom may be a nonveteran with a family member residing in a state veteran center. All appointments will be made for a three year term.(b) The Oklahoma Veterans Commission is the controlling board for the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, Oklahoma Veterans Centers at Ardmore, Claremore, Clinton, Lawton/Ft. Sill, Norman, Sulphur and Talihina and is responsible to the Governor for carrying out the laws enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature and for administering the veterans program in Oklahoma. The Commission has the authority to appoint the necessary personnel to administer the program. The Commission acts as the funding agency for the State Accrediting Agency.(c) The Oklahoma Veterans Commission has authorized and charged the Director with the responsibility of administering the program.