Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-4-312
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Personnel and compensation
Official statutory text
PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION.
Subject to other provisions of Section 1-101 et seq. of this
title, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission is authorized to
appoint, fix the compensation and prescribe the duties and powers of
such officers, accountants, attorneys, experts and other persons as
may be necessary in the performance of its duties under Section 1-
101 et seq. of this title. The Commission is authorized and
directed to maintain the existing merit system covering all persons
employed in the administration of this act and shall have authority,
by rule, to provide for all matters which are appropriate to the
establishment and maintenance of a merit system on the basis of
efficiency and fitness. The Commission is authorized to adopt rules
as may be necessary to meet personnel standards pursuant to the
Social Security Act, as amended, and the Act of Congress entitled
"An Act to provide for the establishment of a national employment
system, and for other purposes", approved June 6, 1933, as amended.
Subject to other provisions of Section 1-101 et seq. of this
title, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission is authorized to
appoint, fix the compensation and prescribe the duties and powers of
such officers, accountants, attorneys, experts and other persons as
may be necessary in the performance of its duties under Section 1-
101 et seq. of this title. The Commission is authorized and
directed to maintain the existing merit system covering all persons
employed in the administration of this act and shall have authority,
by rule, to provide for all matters which are appropriate to the
establishment and maintenance of a merit system on the basis of
efficiency and fitness. The Commission is authorized to adopt rules
as may be necessary to meet personnel standards pursuant to the
Social Security Act, as amended, and the Act of Congress entitled
"An Act to provide for the establishment of a national employment
system, and for other purposes", approved June 6, 1933, as amended.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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