Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-3-101

A. Service Oklahoma is hereby created, which shall consist of

the Executive Director of Service Oklahoma and such divisions,

sections, committees, offices, boards, and positions as may be

established by the Executive Director of Service Oklahoma or by law.

The applicable powers, duties, and responsibilities exercised by

the Driver License Services Division of the Department of Public

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Safety shall be fully transferred to Service Oklahoma on November 1,

2022. All employees of the Department of Public Safety whose duties

are transferred under this act shall be transferred to Service

Oklahoma.

The applicable powers, duties, and responsibilities exercised by

the Motor Services Division of the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall be

fully transferred to Service Oklahoma on January 1, 2023. All

employees of the Oklahoma Tax Commission whose duties are

transferred under this act shall be transferred to Service Oklahoma.

B. 1. Beginning November 1, 2023, Service Oklahoma shall cease

to be part of or a division of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services and shall be deemed to be a separate and

distinct agency, to be known as Service Oklahoma. Service Oklahoma

and the Director of Service Oklahoma shall continue to exercise

their statutory powers, duties, and contractual responsibilities.

All records, property, equipment, assets, monies, financial

interests, liabilities, matters pending, and funds of the division

shall be transferred to Service Oklahoma.

2. Service Oklahoma shall succeed to any contractual rights or

responsibilities incurred by the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services pertaining to licensed operators.

3. Rules promulgated by the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services pertaining to Service Oklahoma that are in effect on the

effective date of this act shall be immediately adopted and enforced

by the Executive Director of Service Oklahoma. The Executive

Director maintains the authority to further promulgate and enforce

rules.

4. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services and Service

Oklahoma may enter into an agreement for the transfer of personnel

from the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to Service

Oklahoma. No employee shall be transferred to Service Oklahoma

except on the freely given written consent of the employee. All

employees who are transferred to Service Oklahoma shall not be

required to accept a lesser grade or salary than presently received.

All employees shall retain leave, sick, and annual time earned, and

any retirement and longevity benefits which have accrued during

their tenure with the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.

The transfer of personnel between the state agencies shall be

coordinated with the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.

5. The expenses incurred by Service Oklahoma as a result of the

transfer required by this subsection shall be paid by Service

Oklahoma.

6. The division within the Department known as Service Oklahoma

shall be abolished by the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services after the transfer has been completed.

7. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall

coordinate the transfer of records, property, equipment, assets,

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funds, allotments, purchase orders, liabilities, outstanding

financial obligations, or encumbrances provided for in this

subsection.