Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-507
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Director - Status - Powers and duties
Official statutory text
The Director shall be the executive officer of the Department
and shall have the following general powers and duties:
(a) To supervise the activities of the Department and, subject
to the policies established by the Board, to act for the Department
in all matters, except as may be otherwise provided in this act.
(b) To prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of the
Department, consistent with the general policies established by the
Board.
(c) To appoint and fix the duties and salaries of such
personnel for the Department as may be necessary to administer and
carry out the provisions of this act. The Department and the
employees thereof, except the members of the Board and the Director
shall be subject to the provisions of the State Merit System of
Personnel Administration, but the Governor may by Executive Order
exempt positions therefrom as authorized by Section 802 of Title 74
of the Oklahoma Statutes, except as may be otherwise provided in
this act.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 111
(d) To accept, use, disburse and administer grants, allotments,
gifts, devises, bequests, appropriations and other monies and
property offered or given to the Department, or any component or
agency thereof, by any agency of the federal government or any
corporation or individual for the use of the Department.
and shall have the following general powers and duties:
(a) To supervise the activities of the Department and, subject
to the policies established by the Board, to act for the Department
in all matters, except as may be otherwise provided in this act.
(b) To prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of the
Department, consistent with the general policies established by the
Board.
(c) To appoint and fix the duties and salaries of such
personnel for the Department as may be necessary to administer and
carry out the provisions of this act. The Department and the
employees thereof, except the members of the Board and the Director
shall be subject to the provisions of the State Merit System of
Personnel Administration, but the Governor may by Executive Order
exempt positions therefrom as authorized by Section 802 of Title 74
of the Oklahoma Statutes, except as may be otherwise provided in
this act.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 111
(d) To accept, use, disburse and administer grants, allotments,
gifts, devises, bequests, appropriations and other monies and
property offered or given to the Department, or any component or
agency thereof, by any agency of the federal government or any
corporation or individual for the use of the Department.
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