§ 2-7-301. Office of Juvenile Affairs--Responsibilities, offices, programs--Transfer of employe...
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 10A. Children and Juvenile Code
10A Okl.St.Ann. § 2-7-301
§ 2-7-301. Office of Juvenile Affairs--Responsibilities, offices, programs--Transfer of employees, powers, duties etc.
2. Beginning July 1, 1995, the Office of Juvenile Affairs, in cooperation with the courts, shall develop programs which can be used directly by the Office of Juvenile Affairs or can be used in communities with the assistance of the Office of Juvenile Affairs to divert juveniles at risk of becoming delinquent from the formal court process. Any such programs shall meet the requirements of Section 2-2-404 of this title.
2. Provide that personnel shall be available in each county of the state to assist local communities in developing and implementing community programs to prevent delinquency and to divert juveniles who have committed delinquent acts from committing further delinquent or criminal acts. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall provide this service in each county either directly or by contract.
2. The Office of Juvenile Affairs and the Department of Human Services may enter into an agreement for the transfer of personnel on July 1, 1995, from the Department of Human Services to the Office of Juvenile Affairs. No selected employee shall be transferred to the Office of Juvenile Affairs, except on the freely given written consent of the employee.
a. classified employees shall remain subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration as provided in the Oklahoma Personnel Act2 except that such employees shall be exempt from the provisions of the Merit System pertaining to classification until October 1, 1995. Effective October 1, 1995, such employees shall be given status in the class to which the position occupied by the employee on October 1, 1995, is allocated by the Office of Personnel Management. The salary of such an employee shall not be reduced as a result of such position allocation, and if the employee's salary is below the minimum rate of pay for the class to which the position occupied by the employee on October 1, 1995, is allocated, the employee's salary shall be adjusted up to the minimum rate of pay; provided, if such allocation is a promotion, the minimum rate shall be determined as provided in 530:10-7-14 of the Oklahoma Administrative Code,
b. unclassified employees shall remain in the unclassified service and shall serve at the pleasure of the Executive Director. Effective October 1, 1995, such employees who occupy positions that are subject to the Merit System of Personnel Administration shall become classified and subject to the provisions of the Merit System of Personnel Administration pursuant to Section 840-4.1 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Unclassified employees who, on October 1, 1995, occupy positions that remain in the unclassified service pursuant to law, shall remain in the unclassified service and shall continue to serve at the pleasure of the Executive Director,
c. all employees who are transferred to the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall retain leave, sick and annual time earned and any retirement and longevity benefits which have accrued during their tenure with the agency from which transferred. The salaries of employees who are transferred shall not be reduced as a direct and immediate result of the transfer. The transfer of personnel among the state agencies shall be coordinated with the Office of Personnel Management, and
d. if the Office of Juvenile Affairs should implement a reduction in force, all employees transferred from the Department of Human Services to the Office of Juvenile Affairs on July 1, 1995, shall be credited for the time they were employed by the Department of Human Services. The Office of Juvenile Affairs may enter into a contract for professional services for any contract that was in effect at the time of the posting of the reduction in force with a person who has been separated from service with the Office of Juvenile Affairs as a result of the reduction in force.
F. Effective July 1, 1995, custody, care and supervision of juveniles adjudicated to be delinquent or in need of supervision and any monies and funds received on behalf of such juveniles are hereby transferred from the Department of Human Services to the Office of Juvenile Affairs. Records in the custody of the Department of Human Services on the transfer date relating to delinquent juveniles and juveniles in need of supervision shall be transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice. Effective July 1, 2006, records in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice relating to delinquent juveniles and juveniles in need of supervision shall be transferred to the Office of Juvenile Affairs.
G. Effective July 1, 1995, all powers, duties, records, property, assets, monies and funds of the Office of Juvenile Justice shall be transferred to the Office of Juvenile Affairs. Effective July 1, 1995, liabilities of the Office of Juvenile Justice shall be transferred to the Office of Juvenile Affairs as provided for in the appropriation process of the Legislature. Any additional administrative support or costs incurred by the Office of Juvenile Affairs as a result of the transfer required by this section shall be borne by the Office of Juvenile Affairs.
I. The Director of State Finance is hereby directed to coordinate the transfer of assets, funds, allotments, purchase orders, liabilities, outstanding financial obligations or encumbrances provided for in this section. The Department of Central Services is hereby directed to coordinate the transfer of property and records provided for in this section.
Credits
Laws 1994, c. 290, § 9, eff. July 1, 1994. Renumbered from Title 10, § 1507.6 and amended by Laws 1995, c. 352, §§ 77, 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Laws 2006, c. 320, § 5, emerg. eff. June 9, 2006; Laws 2007, c. 1, § 5, emerg. eff. Feb. 22, 2007. Renumbered from Title 10, § 7302-3.1 and amended by Laws 2009, c. 234, §§ 7, 171, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
10A Okl. St. Ann. § 2-7-301, OK ST T. 10A § 2-7-301
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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