Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-506
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Director - Qualifications - Appointment – Removal
Official statutory text
There is hereby created the position of Director of Corrections.
The Director shall be qualified for such position by character,
knowledge, skill, ability, education, training and successful
administrative experience and shall have five (5) years of
professional level work. The Director of Corrections shall be
appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate
and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be removed
or replaced without cause. Compensation for the Director shall be
determined by the Governor. The Director may be removed from office
by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members elected to and
constituting each chamber of the Legislature.
The Director shall be qualified for such position by character,
knowledge, skill, ability, education, training and successful
administrative experience and shall have five (5) years of
professional level work. The Director of Corrections shall be
appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate
and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be removed
or replaced without cause. Compensation for the Director shall be
determined by the Governor. The Director may be removed from office
by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members elected to and
constituting each chamber of the Legislature.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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