Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-988.14

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State agency - Creation

Official statutory text

A. There is hereby created within the Department of Corrections

the "Community Sentencing Division". The purpose of the Division

shall be to implement and administer the Oklahoma Community

Sentencing Act and any provisions of law relating to the operation

and management of a statewide community sentencing system.

B. The Community Sentencing Division shall employ an executive

management staff consisting of a deputy director and such other

employees as authorized by the Legislature and subject to

appropriations, who shall be unclassified state employees. In

addition to the executive management staff, there shall be an

appropriate number of local community sentencing system

administrators as authorized by the Legislature and subject to

appropriations, who shall be unclassified state employees of the

Division. The deputy director of the Division shall report directly

to the Director of the Department of Corrections or designee. The

Legislature shall provide the Department of Corrections sufficient

funds for administrative support to the Division, and the Division

shall have a separate legislative appropriation for the

implementation and operation of the statewide community sentencing

system pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Community

Sentencing Act. The Director of the Department of Corrections or

designee shall hire and set the salary of the executive management

staff. The deputy director of the Division shall hire the local

administrators.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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