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§ 840-1.3. Definitions

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 74. State GovernmentEffective: May 11, 2022

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 74. State Government (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 27A. Oklahoma Personnel Act (Refs & Annos)
General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: May 11, 2022
74 Okl.St.Ann. § 840-1.3
§ 840-1.3. Definitions
Currentness
As used in this act, unless otherwise provided in Sections 840-1.1 through 840-6.9 of this title:
1. “Agency” means any office, department, board, commission or institution of the executive branch of state government;
2. “Employee” or “state employee” means an elected or appointed officer or employee of an agency unless otherwise indicated;
3. “Appointing authority” means the chief administrative officer of an agency;
4. “Job-related organization” means a membership association which collects annual dues, conducts annual meetings and provides job-related education for its members and which includes state employees, including any association for which payroll deductions for membership dues are authorized pursuant to paragraph 5 of subsection B of Section 34.70 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
5. “Progressive discipline” means a system designed to ensure the consistency, impartiality and predictability of discipline and the flexibility to vary penalties if justified by aggravating or mitigating conditions;
6. “Supervisor” means an officer or employee who has been assigned authority and responsibility for evaluating the performance of subordinates;
7. “Director” means the appointing authority of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services;
8. “Office” means the Office of Management and Enterprise Services; and
9. “Veteran” means a person who has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States.

Credits

Laws 1982, c. 338, § 3, eff. July 1, 1982; Laws 1986, c. 158, § 6, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1986, c. 252, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Renumbered from Title 74, § 840.3 and amended by Laws 1994, c. 242, §§ 1, 54. Laws 1995, c. 310, § 1, emerg. eff. June 5, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 320, § 1, emerg. eff. June 12, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 287, § 2, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 256, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 410, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 381, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 347, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2010, c. 286, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 868; Laws 2022, c. 243, § 2, emerg. eff. May 11, 2022.
74 Okl. St. Ann. § 840-1.3, OK ST T. 74 § 840-1.3
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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